Chapter 1 (Q)List all of Meg’s problems. Which one do you think is the most important? Why? (A) Meg has many problems such as she is too effusive. Another one of her problems is that she has much trouble at school. A few examples of this would be that her teachers threaten to hold her back for her...
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I would like to start by making a character analysis. First, both characters Bartleby and Willy Loman have serious social and psychological issues that are evident. The employers of both these men attempt to assist them. Neither one is able to continue in their daily work tasks for one reason or...
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Flowers For Algernon was told from the point of view of Charlie, the person the intelligence-increasing surgery was performed on. The story would have been very different if it was told through the eyes of another character in the story. Views on things like the surgery and whether or not it was...
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Macbeth: Corruption When people come into a position of power where the definition of control becomes a new definition according to their point of view, they unleash a feeling in their minds that what ever decision they make that directly conflicts the lives of other people, they don't feel...
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Miles “Pudge” Halter- Miles never really fit in with the rest of his hometown, he always felt as though his life was much unfulfilled. In the beginning of the book, Miles discusses a poem that has the words “Great Perhaps”. This becomes the overall theme for Miles’s role in the story. He is a...
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Romeo and Juliet: Act III, Scene V Act III, Scene V of Romeo and Juliet is significant for it is the most pivotal scene of this tragic play. Although prior scenes present extreme circumstances, this scene reveals the results of past activities and begins a series of tragic misunderstandings and...
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“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it”. This powerful quote from Paul Coehlo’s The Alchemist, is just one of the book’s messages that changed me. In this story, Santiago, a young shepherd, decides ...
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Heroic Code in the Iliad and the Odyssey In Webster's Dictionary, a hero is defined as a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of purpose, especially if this individual has risked or sacrificed his life. In the Iliad and the Odyssey, the code which administers the conduct of the Homeric...
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existentialism is a philosophy that emphasizes a few main points, such as free will, and choices should be made without the assistance of another person or standard. From the existentialist point of view you must accept the risk and responsibility of your choices and follow the commitment wherever...
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Tuesdays With Morrie The rejection of popular cultural morals in society is something very important to Morrie's way of life, but is indefinitely a difficult system to follow. By throwing out the typical way of life through grades and styles of dance, you are able to find happiness and fulfillment...
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“A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court” In the novel Hank Morgan lives in the nineteenth century and is transported back in time to the sixth century in England. He is at a greater advantage compared to the sorcerers and miracle-working church officials of England because of his diverse...
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A Wrinkle in Time is the story of Meg Murry, a high-school-aged girl who is transported on an adventure through time and space with her younger brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin O'Keefe to rescue her father, a gifted scientist, from the evil forces that hold him prisoner on another...
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Invisible Man: Plot Summary Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man opens with a prologue describing the main character in time after the beginning of the body of the book. In the prologue, Ellison tells of the main characters invisibility. It is not a physical invisiblity, but rther he is not recognised...
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John Green’s 2006 novel Looking for Alaska personally affected me as I could relate to one of the main characters Miles (Pudge). The theme of belonging was also very relevant as this novel touches on the concern of Miles fitting into his new school and finding out how everything works at Culver...
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Romeo and Juliet: Shakespeare's metaphor Of Comparing Man To Plants To express his view of good and evil in every man, William Shakespeare writes lines that Friar Laurence reveals in the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet which compare man to plants, focusing on the common trait they hold of having two...
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Have you ever wondered if you had a specific purpose in life, that nagging feeling that you were meant to do something, a destiny for which you've been placed on Earth, and all you have to do is to discover what it is? If so, then after reading The Alchemist you may have a better idea of what it...
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A disastrous, wicked, and shameful story of the vengeance of a teen are the only descriptions for this story. The Crucible, by Author Miller a play about a vengeful teen who accuses her rival of witchcraft. The story takes place in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692 when anything can spark a fear. When...
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Wolfgang Peterson tackles the job of bringing the epic of Homer's The Iliad to the big screen in his film Troy. Iliad being a lengthy text, it is impossible to include every detail in a movie. Therefore, there are obvious deviations from the book such as the length of the Trojan War, and the...
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The Stranger vs. A Family on their lawn one Sunday in Westchester, N. Y. Alienation comes in many different shapes and sizes. It can be caused by one's self or it can be caused by a community. Both individuals and communities can be alienated and for all we know there may be a community of...
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Everyone has different experiences with loss or threats, but in almost every case, they change the person. In Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie, Morrie experiences a major, and irreversible, threat on his life when he gets sick. This causes him and his old student Mitch to re-examine the way they...
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In Chapter 1 of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain, the role of inequality is emphasized heavily. The quote on page 8, paragraph 2 shows this. The quote is “They and the women, as a rule, wore a coarse tow-linen robe that came well below the knee, and a rude sort...
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What motivates you to be reasonable when it comes to normal requests? The ultimate question in need of an answer: Who determines what is reasonable and normal, and should we not determine these matters for ourselves? Chaos would result if every individual were granted that freedom. Herman Melville...
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Flowers for Algernon The main characters of the story are Charlie, who is a mentally retarded person involved in a remarkable experiment which increased his I. Q. Alice, a teacher at the Adult Basic Education Facility at Beekman College who taught Charlie how to read and write, the professors who...
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Macbeth: How Money Killed Jerry Engstrom Many of our friends at Wall Street have serious heart problems; some of them even die years before they should because of the stress that is brought on by the money and greed of Wall Street. Money is also evident as a health risk in Macbeth and The Merchant...
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1) Looking for Alaska, starts out with a, “before” section and has each chapter counting down to an unknown event. John Green introduced the main character with pronouncing that Miles Halter was leaving his school and family in Florida to go to a boarding school in Alabama. Miles never really had...
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Romeo and Juliet: Fate Throughout Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet, fate manifests itself causing the destruction of many lives. Fate drastically affects the lives of Romeo, Juliet, and Tybalt throughout the tragedy. Destined to bump into the servant, Romeo discovers the Capulets party...
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The Iliad Paper "Polonius, ? What do you read my Lord? ' Hamlet, ? Words, words, words. '" -Shakespeare, Hamlet, II, ii, 193-4. Reading, writing, speaking, these are the things that define our humanity. Without words or the ability of speech we would once again be equal to the animals we preside...
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TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie, is flipping through his TV stations one night and he heard these words come from his TV set- “Who is Morrie Schwartz? ”- And Mitch went numb. Mitch found out through the TV show “Nightline” that his life long friend and teacher is...
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Once again its easier to adapt from Wikipedia … full credit given: The book begins with the line, “It was a dark and stormy night,” an allusion to the opening words in Edward George Bulwer-Lytton’s 1830 novel Paul Clifford (though probably more familiar to juvenile readers through Snoopy’s...
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Isn't it easier to accept the idea that a main character would be engaged in a fist fight, rather than a sword fight? Aren't fire fighters, as characters, more believable than a bunch of olden day French cadets? I certainly think so. To me it is just more real to have the setting of a story in...
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The experiences of the Invisible Man are so real and true with such rich imagery. Even today some 40 to 50 years later prejudice still rings throughout society like a loud, annoying bell. Some of us today still haven't learned to treat all people equal and I think that is what makes the book so...
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Is Macbeth a Thoroughly Representative Character? Some critics may contend that Macbeth is not a thoroughly representative character, yet through a close observation and understanding of the drama, it can be seen that any rational human being, given the identical situation, would have undergone...
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Looking for Alaska The story opens with Miles Halter, the protagonist, leaving his home in Florida to attend a preparatory high school named Culver Creek in Alabama for his junior year. When he arrives at Culver Creek, Miles meets his roommate, Chip Martin. Chip introduces Miles to one of his...
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Romeo and Juliet: Love and Hate In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare wrote the story of two lover's Romeo and Juliet. The love of Romeo and Juliet was a great and unforgettable love. The two cross star lovers had shared their love and hate to each other. The families had to have love and hate or story...
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An allegory is an extended metaphorical narrative in which a figure stands for a specific quality. It is a story or narrative, usually of some length, which carries a second meaning or relevance, as well as that of its surface story; It is usually a method of telling one story whilst seeming to...
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The Crucible is about Salem during the witch trials of 1692. People living in and around the village were greatly affected by the hysteria, which had horrible consequences including the hanging of many innocent people. Some of these people had motives other than the ones they revealed. Many...
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Summary The Stranger, written by Albert Camus, tells of a man named Monsieur Meursault who never articulates his emotions. Meursault attends his mother's funeral which he does not show the usual emotions of heartbreak, sadness, or anything that such an event induces. The novel goes on to tell how...
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Tuesdays with Morrie is an inspirational book about a dying professor, Morrie Schwartz, and his former student Mitch Albom. Morrie learns that he has Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Lou Gehrig’s disease and knows he is going to die. When Mitch hears about Morrie he decides to get in contact...
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Henrik Ibsen's “A Doll's House” is the story of Nora Helmer and the events that led to her independence. At the end of the play, Nora decides to leave her husband, Torvald. One central event ultimately led to her decision to leave: Krogstad's blackmailing of Nora in regards to Nora's illegal...
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“Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms, is like a sonnet: You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. - Mrs. Whatsit” — Page 151 — “Believing takes practice.” — — “We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts.” — — “I do not...
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Bartleby is a scrivener who suddenly decides to leave his work aside and not do it ever again. He was employed by a lawyer to perform labors as a law-copyists, his new boss assigns him a place near the office window. Initially, everything goes well as for Bartleby's performance, but one day...
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Throughout Edmond Rostand's classic play, Cyrano de Bergerac, the title character, Cyrano, is a passionate writer whose complex and rich personal qualities are the foundation of his peerless eloquence. Cyrano's unrivaled sense of humor is a defense against those who humiliate him for his...
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"If your smart you can have lots of frends to talk to and you never get lonely by yourself all the time" - Charlie This quote is from Daniel Keyes novel, Flowers for Algernon. I chose this quote, because I really think it show how cruel some people can be and shows how some people think that if...
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Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man depicts a realistic society where white people act as if black people are less than human. Ellison uses papers and letters to show the narrator's poor position in this society. Many papers seem to show good fortune for the narrator, but only provide false dreams. The...
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Macbeth: Lady Macbeth and Evil In a play that is abundant in evil occurrences, Lady Macbeth is the overriding source of evil in the first act. Lady Macbeth persuades Macbeth to kill Duncan, despite Macbeth listing eight reasons against the murder. When Macbeth is alone, we discover that he is a...
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Naomi SmithSummer 2013 Reading AssignmentHonors English 8/3/13 Characterization Analysis In Looking for Alaska by John Green, the protagonist, Miles “Pudge” Halter, is very dynamic. In the beginning of the book, Pudge had no friends and was looking for what he calls the “Great Perhaps. ” So he...
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Fate in Romeo and Juliet In modern times, and in the Elizabethan era, fate plays an important role in people's lives. Many people believe it to be written in stone, and unchangeable. Many others believe it to be controlled by a person's own actions. In Romeo and Juliet, fate is one of the main...
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Anne's optimism contrasts Peter Van Daan's initial pessimism. Rather quiet and bewildered by the sudden turn in his life, he spends much time locked in his own room. Anne gradually develops a romantic interest in Peter and convinces him not to succumb to pessimism but to hope for a better future...
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Wars are often complex in nature and are fought for diverse reasons. In the Iliad, powerful gods, great nations, and heroic people all fight for different reasons. Each has private motivations to fight the war. These private motivations are of special interest, because they help define the...
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The stranger Chapter one commentary Meng Hua In chapter one of the stranger Camus have used special techniques and skills to portrait Meursault’s inner character without direct reference. Camus has achieved this using different diction, sentence structure, metaphors, contrasts and other types of...
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