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"Doe Season," David Kaplan uses symbolism to carry Andy through her
rite of passage into womanhood. I. Andy is unknowing as she ventures out on a
hunting trip with her father. A. She leaves at night and arrives at her
destination early in the morning. B. She comments on the space between where she
was and the moon. II. Andy is maturing slowly as the story progresses. A. Andy
carries her ... Full-text essay
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"A Doll's House" is classified under the "second phase" of
Henrik Ibsen's career. It was during this period which he made the transition
from mythical and historical dramas to plays dealing with social problems.It was
the first in a series investigating the tensions of family life.Written during
the Victorian era, the controversial play featuring a femaleprotagonist seeking
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lose control of their viewing and their parents have no time to
identify whether a particular program makes sense for their son or daughter or
can bring harm. The average household with children has a television set on over
sixty hours a week and during this sixty hours this window into the real world
is trying to change our children. Does television spoil our children who begin
viewing their fir... Full-text essay
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Why Elizabeth Bishop was Considered to be Dickonsonian in Her Writing Style Poet
Elizabeth Bishop was as simple as she was complex. The lucid and uncomplicated
images she created with her seemingly elementary style were anything but; in
fact, the complexity that resides within her characteristically simple prose,
which demonstrate a purity and precision like no other, are known only to those
who c... Full-text essay
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Fahrenheit 451 is one of Ray Bradbury's most famous, wonderfully crafted
accomplishments. The book was first published in 1933, and its story entails a
futuristic world in the middle of a nuclear war. The totalitarian government of
this future forbids its people from reading or taking a part in other acts that
involve individual thinking. The law against reading is, presumably, fairly new,
and the... Full-text essay
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For more than half a century science fiction writers have thrilled and
challenged readers with visions of the future and future worlds. These authors
offered an insight into what they expected man, society, and life to be like at
some future time. One such author, Ray Bradbury, utilized this concept in his
work, Fahrenheit 451, a futuristic look at a man and his role in society.
Bradbury utilizes ... Full-text essay
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The extremely powerful characterization used in Catch 22 depicts what Heller
feels to be the frivolousness and insanity of war, as well as portraying
Yossarian, the main character, as the anti-war hero. The two internal changes
that shape Yossarian's character are when he goes from being obedient and brave
to being disobedient and afraid, and ultimately to being disobedient and brave.
Heller purpo... Full-text essay
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What would happen if technology became so advanced that people did not need to
compute for themselves, and over time eventually forgot that there ever was a
time when they did? Isaac Asimov must have asked himself this question, and
wrote, the classic short story, "The Feeling of Power." He wrote this
to warn everyone not to rely solely on computers, and the dangers of
"forgetting&q... Full-text essay
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Test and Key 1. Where is this story set? Future, in western Europe or North
America 2. How old are Charlie and Miss Kinnian? 37, and 34. 3. What was the
first test Charlie did, and what was it for/ What did Charlie call it? A
Rorschach test, which asks the patient to say what he/she thinks of inkblots on
cards. This test is to determine if Charlie is intelligent or truly retarded.
Charlie called i... Full-text essay
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People inevitably encounter many problematic situations in their lifetime. Some
problems may be more serious than others, but the fact remains that it is
alsways their choice as to how they will react and whether or not they will
“sink or swim.” A survivor is aperson who, depite whatever hardships they
encounter, will face their problems head on and will not back down. They always
do whatever huma... Full-text essay
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A fraternity, as defined by the The American Heritage Dictionary is "a
chiefly social organization of male college students, usually designated by
Greek letters."(pg. 523) This definition, however, is very limited and
leaves plenty of space for short sighted people to believe the stereotype
conveyed by the popular media, where fraternity members are depicted as drunks
who accomplish noth... Full-text essay
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Robert Arthur’s story, Getting Rid of George is a good gothic story because of
it’s various examples of required gothic elements. These requirements include
atmosphere, psychological state of mind, mystery, romance, and melodrama. All of
these combined make this story a good gothic example. To begin, the setting, at
one point, takes place at a dark secludes cabin in the mountains. Evidence of
this... Full-text essay
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Jonathan Swift was born in Dublin on November 30 in 1967. Swift’s father was
an English lawyer died while his wife was pregnant to Jonathan. Right after he
was born, his mother left him to be raised by his brother. He graduated from
Trinity College and started a master’s degree, but left to join the Glorious
Revolution. The object of this revolution was to convince James II (King of
England) to ab... Full-text essay
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It takes place in the year 2005. The world has become a world controlled by
computers and large multi-billion dollar companies. Our lead character, Jack
Burroughs, has an adventure in Cyberspace (on the Internet). In order to
understand the plot, one must understand the technology of the time. While most
people today have a dial up TCP/IP connection to the Internet running at speeds
up to 56Kbs, t... Full-text essay
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A lie is an untruth. It can be a false statement or a statement left unsaid
which causes someone to be misled. In life, lies are told for many different
reasons. In fiction, they thicken the plot and overall setting of the story. In
Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Marlow dislikes lies and therefore only tells two,
both in extraordinary circumstances. Thus, these lies show the following about
Marlow: e... Full-text essay
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"And this also," said Marlow Suddenly, "has been one of the dark
places of the earth." He was the only man who still "followed the
sea." The worst that could be said of him was that he did not represent his
class. Why did you think that this exert was the most significant? I thought
this exert was most significant because I thought that when Marlow’s first
words were ... Full-text essay
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In the novella Heart if Darkness by Joseph Conrad Marlow and Kurtz undergo
similar journeys through the most evil and dark regions of their psyche;
however, Marlow is able to realize the darkness inside him and retain his soul
before he reverts to a savage animal-like Kurtz has. Marlow’s disillusionment
begins as he arrives on the shore of Africa. When he first arrives on the coast
of Africa he se... Full-text essay
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The imagery of dark and light is never clearly defined but the linkage between
the two in this novel is obviously clear. Light indicates self-knowledge,
civilization and enlightenment. The darkness is in the title and also the major
theme of this book. Darkness represents wilderness, evil and greed. Conrad tells
us about the nature of the human’s heart and how it turns from good to bad.
Since this... Full-text essay
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Author: Joseph Conrad Setting: The storyteller, Charlie Marlow, sits on the deck
of the Nellie recanting his journey to the Congo and his perception and
encounter with Kurtz and Kurtz's intended. Plot: The telling of a remarkable
horror tale to the inner darkness of man, Kurtz/Marlow, and the center of the
earth, the Congo. Charlie Marlow gives the accounts of the double journey to the
passengers ... Full-text essay
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Joseph Conrad's novel, Heart of Darkness, relies on the historical period of
imperialism in order to describe its protagonist, Charlie Marlow, and his
struggle. Marlow's catharsis in the novel, as he goes to the Congo, rests on how
he visualizes the effects of imperialism. This paper will analyze Marlow's
"change," as caused by his exposure to the imperialistic nature of the
historical p... Full-text essay
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"And this also," said Marlow Suddenly, "has been one of the dark
places of the earth." He was the only man who still "followed the
sea." The worst that could be said of him was that he did not represent his
class. Why did you think that this exert was the most significant? I thought
this exert was most significant because I thought that when Marlow’s first
words were ... Full-text essay
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Heroism is an important element in both Roman and Greek mythology. Honored as a
man of cunning and a master of strategy, Odysseus is a beau ideal of Greek
heroism. Being a man of sacrifice, rational thinking, and discipline, Aeneas is
a praised counterpart to Odysseus. Both were victims of savagery and temptation,
examples of heroism and valor, and recipients of struggle and satisfaction. Even
whe... Full-text essay
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"History and Cultures" by Thomas Sowell surveys many different
cultures and explains why cultures have differences in productivity, income,
wealth, education, occupation and industry. A reason for these differences is
due primary to geography, rather than to the individual or ethnic group. History
has proven that because of geography that no one society has developed equally
and that the... Full-text essay
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The doors of the empty house swung open and drifted gently back and forth in the
wind. Empty? Muffled screams came from one of the rooms. I opened the door to a
scene of inhuman, blasphemous, butchery. Naked men and women were nailed upside
down on inverted crucifixes. Blood was dripping down the walls of the pentagonal
shaped room. Bits and pieces of rotting flesh was strewn about the place. In t... Full-text essay
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With our view of God, comprehending the actions and thinking of the Greek
deities can sometimes be difficult. The Christian God does not take such an
active role in the affairs of people's lives, where, the Greeks regarded direct
involvement by the gods as a uncontrollable part of life. Naturally, divine
intervention was a major variable in the equation of Homer's Iliad. Zeus, as the
symbol of sup... Full-text essay
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On In the book In Cold Blood, Truman Capote engages in an analysis of both the
murderers and the people who surrounded the Clutter family. Capote goes through
an intensive breakdown of the characters, clearly showing how each was affected
as an individual by the horrendous happenings of November 15, 1959. The Clutter
murders jolted the peaceful lives and future outcomes of the residents of
Holcomb... Full-text essay
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Jack London fought his way up out of the factories and waterfront dives of West
Oakland to become the highest paid, most popular novelist and short story writer
of his day. He wrote passionately and prolifically about the great questions of
life and death, the struggle to survive with dignity and integrity, and he wove
these elemental ideas into stories of high adventure based on his own firsthand... Full-text essay
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Jean Kerr was a woman with a great style of writing; she was like Thorton Wilder
in the sense that she likes to see the big picture in life. She uses logic in
her writings. Her family somewhat affected her type of writing. She tended to
focus on the humorous aspect of her life and that could relate to almost
everyone who read her works. Kerr had a wonderful sense of humor and that helped
her write... Full-text essay
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A Lifetime of Journeys Journey is an important theme found in Asian American
works. Although journey, by travel from one place to another is a common form of
journey, the journey through life in search of success is also an important
theme. In Asian American Literature, an anthology by Shawn Wong, who has been
recognized for his works ofpublished poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews there
are many... Full-text essay
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It is true that all people are created different, and thus no two cultures will
ever be the same. Throughout Asian American literature there seems to be a
struggle between the Asian culture and American culture. More specifically,
there is a struggle between Asian women and their Asian American daughters, and
what it means to be feminine, and how a woman should act. The main struggle is
between ho... Full-text essay
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The novel ' The Jungle' by Upton Sinclair took place in the 1900's the main
character in this book is Jurgis Rudkis and his dynamic change to Socialism. He
started out as a young and strong man looking for the "american
dream." He left Lithuania in hope of starting a family and a cordial Life.
The beginning of this book starts at the wedding of Jurgis and Ona Lukoszaite
which I believe s... Full-text essay
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The Reality of Change What is reality? Every person has his or her own
“reality” or truth of their existence. For some it may be a dead-end job due
to their lack of education while to others it may be the carefree life of a
successful person. The true reality of any situation is that whatever direction
is chosen in life a person brings the same inner self, motivational levels and
attitudes. Unless... Full-text essay
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In the story "Athenaise," Chopin portrayal of the character Cazeau is
almost a direct reflection of the character Karol Karol from the film
"White." Both men love their respective wives deeply, but they also
realize that their wives do not feel the same. These men have to struggle with
the inner turmoil of letting go of the women they love. In the film
"White," the di... Full-text essay
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If the name of King Arthur is mentioned, I suppose what comes to mind is not so
much one person as a whole array of characters and themes, a montage so to
speak. Of course we do think first of the King, the magnificent monarch of a
glorified or idealized medieval realm. But we think also of his Queen, of the
fair and wayward Guinevere, we think of his enchanter, Merlin, who presided over
his birth... Full-text essay
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As a six year old child, fighting like a Ninja was a necessary step in growing
up. Since most of my six year old friends had hit this stage at about the same
time as myself, we would fight each other like Ninjas. We would fight almost
every day. At school, at home, on the playground, even on the gymnastic mats
outside the gymnasium, where our story begins. Now after fighting day after day,
we beca... Full-text essay
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As I sit here and think back to the past events, I wonder if everything that was
done was really necessary. I now realise that it was my own selfishness that
drove my husband to the person he has become. I fear him now. I don’t know
what became of me, maybe it was the excitement of the fact that I was to become
queen one day. Why couldn’t of I just waited till the day came naturally,
instead of ca... Full-text essay
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Death is an end result of any living creature in Nature. As an intelligent
species it is sometimes difficult, especially when personally facing death, to
accept this brutal reality. Koshoosh, in "The Law of Life" written by
Jack London, experiences the intelligible acceptance of the "law
of…flesh"(890). He is found being left alone by his tribe "in the
snow, with a little ... Full-text essay
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Before a person can take any action to lead their followers, they must be able
to recognize approximately where their followers are in the developmental cycle.
To do this, he or she must watch closely the actions of his or her followers and
determine to what degree their actions are being influenced dominantly by either
confidence or competence. Once the leader knows the point of confidence vs.
co... Full-text essay
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1. The theme of this novel is that which one would expect from a story about a
knight. Much of the novel deals with the honor of one's country, one's
countrymen, and one's god. Huma, the hero of the novel, has a chance to run off
with the girl he loves and abandon his mission because he is presumed dead. He
overcomes this temptation , however, and continues his brave mission to save his
world. Ano... Full-text essay
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A Celebration of life Eudora Welty’s “Livvie”, is a great story on how
life should be celebrated. The story is about a young woman , who marries and
old man, that in a since imprisons her. The young girl gets a second chance at
life when a younger man (someone her own age) enters her life and the older man
is about to die. The theme Welty is trying to get across is live life to the
fullest. Welty ... Full-text essay
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and James Russell Lowell were great poets of their
time. Although, they have many similarities, they also are very different. Both
Longfellow and Lowell were great writers of their time. They were both poets in
a group of four called the Fireside Poets. The Fireside Poets were great writers
in the 1800’s. Longfellow and Lowell were born into rich families. They aslo
ofte... Full-text essay
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There are many different interpretations and feelings about love being a
beautiful thing and love being an ordinary thing depending on ones past. Two
contrasting thoughts about love are expressed by Robert Burns in his poem “A
Red, Red Rose”, and by Edna St. Vincent Millay in her poem “Love Is Not All:
It Is Not Meat nor Drink.” Burns feels that his love is beautiful and he would
do anything for i... Full-text essay
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Title: Major Barbara Author: George Bernard Shaw Setting: The play extends over
three days in January 1906. The beginning starts in the library of Lady
Britomart, the estranged wife of Andrew Undershaft. It then continues with a
visit to the West Ham Shelter of the Salvation Army. The play finally concludes
at the Undershaft Empire, the munitions' factory. Plot: Lady Britomart invites
her estrange... Full-text essay
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Racism is a problem that the American people have grappled with since colonial
times. The 1960's saw the rise of Martin Luther King, Jr and Malcolm X, who not
only influenced the civil rights movement but attempted to solve the problem of
racism in this country. On February 16, 1965, Malcolm X gave a speech called
"Not Just An American Problem, but a World Problem". In his speech he
prov... Full-text essay
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The Matchmaker has four main characters Mrs. Dolly Levi, Mr. Horace Vandergelder,
Cornelius Hackl, and Mrs. Irene Molloy. Each character has his or her own
personality, but one thing that each character has in common is that they want
some type of adventure or change in their life. How they go about these changes
they each do differently. Mrs. Dolly Levi is a lady who likes to get what she
wants. ... Full-text essay
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Throughout the whole story the white whale is not only depicted as a an
unexplainable force of nature but is also given an almost divine quality , he is
constantly compared to God, and as the people fear and revere God they also fear
Moby Dick and whales in general.The Whalers of the town see the whales not as
thier prey but they see them as thier advisaries.An advisary that equals and
often times... Full-text essay
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Moll Flanders: A woman in the 17th century who was born in Newgate ( a prison)
and spent twelve years as a whore, twelve years as a thief, was married five
times, committed incest, was sentenced to death, but given a reprieve, and was
transported to Virginia were she finally prospered. As a child Moll was raved
upon for her beauty and her ability to carry herself even as a orphan. Even as
she got ... Full-text essay
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Imagine you could wish for your heart’s desire. It could be anything you
wanted. However, someone would have to die for your wish to come true. Remember,
be careful of what you wish for; The consequences may be horrific. The idea of
fate and symbolism, when mixed together, can make a lethal pair. Poe and Jacobs
use fate and symbolism to paint an effective picture of death. The idea of fate
is used... Full-text essay
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In Much Ado About Nothing, most of the characters had interesting relationships
with each other. For example, Hero and Claudio, were deeply in love. Also, Don
Juan, and Don John were fighting with each other. Another example was the close
friendship between Bene*censored*, Claudio, and Don Juan. But the relationship
between Bene*censored* and Beatrice was different than the others. In their
relati... Full-text essay
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Most people find it very hard to pull up roots in their native land and move to
a strange country. Throughout history, countless millions of people have done
so. People forsake their homeland and move to another country for various
reasons. Some people emigrate to avoid starvation. Some seek adventure. Others
wish to escape unbearable family situations. Still others desire to be reunited
with love... Full-text essay
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