Category: Literature
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Lord of the Flies Study Guide
Lord of the Flies Study Guide Author: William Golding Original title: Lord of the Flies Characters: Ralph (LOTF), Piggy (LOTF), Roger (LOTF), Jack Merridew, Simon (LOTF), Sam and Eric, The Lord of the Flies Published: Published October 1st 1999 by Penguin Books (first published 1954) ISBN 0140283331 (ISBN13: 9780140283334) ”Lord Of The Flies” is the…
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Don Juan Essays
Don Juan: Rapscallion and Misogynist George Gordon Lord Byron’s poem Don Juan, though well received as art, was never equally well received as a moral vision. Unfortunately for the poet, this is a well established fact. One only has to peruse the historical record, to examine the letters and reviews of the day to see…
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The Brothers Karamazov Study Guide
The Brothers Karamazov Study Guide Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky Original title: Братья Карамазовы Published: Published June 14th 2002 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (first published 1880) ISBN 0374528373 (ISBN13: 9780374528379) “The Brothers Karamazov” is the last book written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky in 1880. It is a rare case where the philosophy of the content is successfully…
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The Wild Duck Study Guide
The Wild Duck Study Guide Author: Henrik Ibsen Original title: Vildanden The Wild Duck is a play by Henrik Ibsen that is considered the first modern example of tragicomedy. It, as his another play, The Enemy of the People, tells us the story about an idealist, who believes that absolute truth is an absolute good.…
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Le Père Goriot Essays
Goriot ?WT2 Questions & samples Higher Level students must write at least one critical response (written task 2) to a text. These responses, which in fact are essays, answer one of six prescribed quesitons from the Language A: Language and Literature guide. These questions are answered with regards… 658 words
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Beneatha Younger (“Bennie”)
Beneatha Younger also known as “Bennie” is described by the author of the play as one of the smartest girls with a significant number of personal and career opportunities in the future. This character appears to be the most educated person in her family and, for that reason, she feels herself to be different from…
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Rabbi Eliahu
Rabbi Eliahu is the rabbi of a small Polish community, beloved and kind. During the period when he appears, he retains his holiness, despite his time in the concentration camps. We see him, and even a little bit pity. Why is that? Because his son has a very bad behavior to his dad. What is…
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Chorus
The Chorus does not play any significant role in the “Antigone”; chorus songs, but does not detach from the course of action, and are more or less adjacent to the situations of the drama. Especially interesting is the first stasim, in which the strength and ingenuity of the human mind, conquering nature and organizing social…
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General John Gordon Macarthur
In And Then There Were None published by Agatha Christie, General John Gordon Macarthur is the following characteristics that draw’s the readers’ attention. Being the retired military leader, general Macarthur experienced a significant number of challenges during his life. After the death of his beloved wife Leslie Macarthur, he lived a quiet and lonely existence.…
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Science
Arthur Charles Clarke (December 16, 1917 – March 19, 2008) is the distinguished English science fiction writer, inventor, and humanist. Throughout his lifetime he created more than 70 works including non-fiction scientific books. Joined by Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein, Clarke is the…
