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Papers on Book Reports
The Eyes Have It
Number of words: 1315 | Number of pages: 5.... had the notion of destroying all this good for
her own, and turning it into her black domain. She did. She casted a
spell which made a huge black bubble. It spread like a plague and grew for
leagues in every direction. Anything that entered this bubble never came
out. The Spider Queen threw her min orcs, demons, kobolds, etc. into this
bubble to plunder and destroy. This she did successfully.
But one person would not take this sitting down. While the Wold Nomads,
who were far away and too far to really receive the effects of this bubble,
rested their haunches and became couch potatoes, one Kathryn Fern-Cliffe,
daughter .....
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Macbeth
Number of words: 1210 | Number of pages: 5.... because Duncan had everything, including happiness. Duncan was the King and was not. This could cause a lot of jealousy. had desires and wishes but they were unattainable with Duncan around.
In the end of the story everyone loses respect for and realizes that he was the one who killed Duncan. was killed. This seems like a high price to pay just to be King. The strange thing is that was filled with extreme guilt and sadness. He could not even enjoy his time of rulership.
A classic modern day parallel to Macbeth who fits the Macbeth mold is Tanya Harding. Tanya was a figure skater who was not number one. Kim Campb .....
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Themes And Contradictions In The Chronicle Of A Death Foretold
Number of words: 927 | Number of pages: 4.... was if he was already dead”
. One person attempted to warn him by slipping a note under his door but
he never got around to seeing it. That is another reason that the people
believed fate got him there. Santiago Nazar died with dignity because when
he falls on the ground after he was stabbed he got up to wipe off the dirt
from his intestines. this gives off the idea that he accepted his murder
and that he believed this was his fate. This event also determined the rest
of Angela’s life by awakening her character. The contradiction with this
theme is that although this group of people believed so strongly in fate,
after .....
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Macbeths Character
Number of words: 831 | Number of pages: 4.... milk of human kindness, "says Lady Macbeth. She then devises a plan to kill Duncan while he is staying with them.
Duncan has arrived and is having dinner. Macbeth leaves and decides not to murder Duncan. Lady Macbeth accuses him of being less than a man for not killing him. Macbeth is not a natural born killer, Lady Macbeth has to persuade him to murder the king; he is initially reluctant to do such a deed:
"We will proceed no further in this business: "Macbeth says this because he thinks he might become king without killing the present king, it might just be fate. But Lady Macbeth then begins to persuade him and soon a chink .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: A Satirical View Of The Old South
Number of words: 805 | Number of pages: 3.... Huck and Jim have a true friendship. The go
out of their way at many times for the welfare of eachother and they
develop a relationship to which they both contribute. Huck teaches Jim
about diversity, priests and rulers in chapter fourteen when he reads to
him about Solomon and Frenchmen. Jim also teaches Huck an important lesson
on how people should be treated individually.
Another example Twain uses to show the hypocrisies of society is
racism. Twain is not attacking the whole issue of race as much as the role
race plays in society. Twain uses race to demonstrate the hypocrisy of the
rich and "well refined." He starts .....
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Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Number of words: 993 | Number of pages: 4.... you felt better than you do now? No, says I, I'd feel bad…" (p.127). Only a few weeks with Jim and still feeling great ambivalence, Huck returns to the river to think. Twain tries here to tell the reader how strong the "mob" really is, and only when totally alone is Huck able to make the morally correct decision. The natural flowing and calm of the river cause this deep-thought, show! ing how unnatural the collective thought of a society can be. The largest and most obvious test of Huck's character is his relationship with Jim. The friendship and assistance which he gives to Jim go completely against all that "sivilizatio .....
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The Lord Of The Flies: A Complex Web Of Symbolism
Number of words: 1362 | Number of pages: 5.... and cliffs, each
of which can be used to represent human abilities and dreams. According to
historic documents, the boat shape of the island is an ancient symbol of
civilization. The boys were forced to look to themselves to solve the
problems of their own little society. “Nobody knows where we are. We may
be here a long time.” Piggy’s awareness to the reality of isolation was
announced at an assembly. The meeting was called to report that the island
was indeed an island. The harsh reality hit the boys hard. “ The silence
was so complete that they could hear the unevenness of Piggy’s breathing.”
Without grown u .....
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Of Mice And Men 4
Number of words: 1033 | Number of pages: 4.... Lennie accidentally stumbles into Crook’s home in the stable and they talk. "You got George. You know he’s goin’ to come back. S’pose you didn’t have nobody. S’pose you couldn’t go to the bunk-house and play rummy ‘cause you was black. How’d you like that? S’pose you had to sit out here an’ read books. Sure you could play horse shoes til it got dark, but then you got to read books. Books ain’t no good. A guy needs somebody-to be near him. ‘He whined : ‘A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody. Don’t make no difference who the g .....
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Johnny Tremain
Number of words: 560 | Number of pages: 3.... that he could secretly work on Sunday. While Johnny
was working, One of the other workers handed him a broken piece which had a
crack in the side. It broke and silver when everywhere. Johnny's hand went
on the stove. He nearly burned it, it was completely silver on his palm.
They called for an old lady. A month later, they were going to unwrap his
hand out of the cloth they put it in. When they took off the cloth, it was
crippled. Johnny's thumb grew into his other fingers. He couldn't work as a
blacksmith so he became useless. Mr. Lampham told Johnny to go look for
another job. So Johnny went into town and looked with no luck. .....
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An Analysis Of "This Boy's Life"
Number of words: 1563 | Number of pages: 6.... should
act, whether it's good or bad. These three boys never had that experience
from a father on a regular basis. Everything that they learned at home,
they learned from their mother. By no fault of their mothers, the three
boys developed a sensitive feminine side. Deep down, almost subconsciously,
they were all aware of their sensitivity, which made them feel weak. Their
feelings of inferiority showed with their shyness around girls, their
attempts at looking cool in the mirror, and in their teasing of one another.
A good example of their uneasiness around girls is shown as Wolff
described Taylor's sisters, "As girls went t .....
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