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Papers on Book Reports
"Failure Is A Step Towards Success"
Number of words: 600 | Number of pages: 3.... it was when the baby died. It did all create success
in the end. The storm finally ended in the three days Paul said it would.
Paul accepted Ellen back into the family after she ran away. The last
thing was that Paul promised her that he would change his crops, breed
cattle and restore the land again. So, Ellen did succeed in the end.
Secondly, I found that Marthe create success from her failures in "The
Blue Kimono". She knew herself that she was a failure. Just the way she
related her Blue Kimono to her own life. The Kimono was all ripped, torn
and shredded just the way her marriage and life was. There child .....
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The Violence In The Catcher In
Number of words: 952 | Number of pages: 4.... hand. Then I tore it up.”(Salinger 41) Holden admires Allie, and his baseball glove, and is forced to protect his honor. Next Holden is upset, and worried about Jane’s date with Stradlater. He fears that Stradlater is determined to steal Jane’s innocence. He explains, “If you knew Stradlater, you’d have been worried, too. I’d double-dated with the bastard a couple of times, and I know what I’m talking about. He was unscrupulous.”(Salinger 40) Holden acknowledges Jane’s purity and wishes not to have to think otherwise with Stradlater. Holden feels the responsibility to d .....
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The Crucible: John Proctor
Number of words: 979 | Number of pages: 4.... sense of self-preservation. The first real conversation he has with another character is with Abigail Williams, where Abigail is trying to make John tell her that loves her, and that he will come again for her. John tells Abby that their affair is over with and Abby begins to plead for John’s love and he says “Abby I may think softly of you from time to time. But I’ll cut off my hand before I’ll ever reach for you again. Wipe it out of mind. We never touched, Abby.” John knows that he really did have an affair with Abby, but the fact that he denied it shows how in the beginning of the story, he was a man only concerne .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Theme
Number of words: 419 | Number of pages: 2.... He has mental anguish for the rest of his life and punishes himself by not eating properly, and by beating himself with a whip. Roger Chillingworth, his physician and Hester’s husband constantly reminds him of his sin. Near the end of the book, Dimmesdale finally tells the people of his sin and is redeemed just before he dies.
Roger Chillingworth was Hester’s husband in the Old World. He sent her to the colonies to make a home while he finished his affairs. After two years many people believed him to be dead. He finally shows up when Hester is on the scaffold. He changes his name and lives to find and torture Hester .....
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Jane Eyre
Number of words: 724 | Number of pages: 3.... happiness. Jane is extremely independent, for instance when she walked all the way to town to mail her letter. She is also very cynical like when Mr. Rochester asks if she expects a present from him and she replies that she has done nothing to deserve a present. Mr. Rochester is the other main character of this story. He also is wanting happiness, but mostly he just wants peace. He is brash and blunt, not really caring about people’s feelings. E. After Jane attends school at Lowood 6 years then teaches 2 additional years she becomes tired of it and places an ad for a governess position in the local newspaper. The ad is answered a .....
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Elie Wiesel
Number of words: 2393 | Number of pages: 9.... only thought it was a vivid imagination
speaking from his lips. No one wanted to believe his story and people lived
life as usual.
It was not until German troops would enter Hungarian territory that
life would change for the Jews of Signet. At first the German soldiers did
not seem like a threat. During the week of Passover things seemed to be
going well. People were celebrating yet, it was not a complete celebration.
On the seventh day of the Passover Jewish leaders of the community were
arrested. After that rules were set by the Germans. Jews were confined to
their homes for three days and they could no longer keep valuables .....
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The Power And The Glory: The Whiskey Priest A Saint?
Number of words: 700 | Number of pages: 3.... betrayed him: “The priest waved his hand; he bore no grudge because he
expected nothing else of anything human...” (P. 198) This shows that that
whiskey priest is a forgiving man and this indeed helps to validate that
the whiskey priests statement is inaccurate.
Graham Greene portrays to the reader that the whiskey priest thinks
of others before himself. This is clearly evident when he goes to help the
child's dyeing mother even though he knows that he will miss his boat:
But the stranger got up as though unwillingly he had been summoned
to an occasion he couldn't pass by. He said sadly,
“It always see .....
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The Adventures And Maturing Of Huckleberry Finn
Number of words: 3407 | Number of pages: 13.... slave, Jim, and make him believe witches were around. They also formed a gang whose only line of business was to rob and kill; of course the boys only pretended to rob and kill. While out one night, Huck discovers that Pap is back and Huck knows he's after his six thousand dollars. Huck hurries to give his money to Judge Thatcher then asks Jim to tell his future. Jim tells Huck to leave, but it's too late. A drunken Pap takes Huck to his shack, where Huck is locked up like a captive. Huck enjoys the lazy days there, but has to escape before he gets killed in one of Pap's drunken rages. One day, while Pap is gone, Huck devises a .....
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Cultural Literacy According To E.D. Hirsch
Number of words: 940 | Number of pages: 4.... in America. With increased cultural literacy, an egalitarian
society is eventually possible. One common body of knowledge for everyone will
be the glue that holds society together.
Hirsch also points out the senselessness of concepts such as multi-culturalism
and multi-lingualism. He acknowledges the importance of the numerous cultures
and ethnicities of which United States is comprised. Hirsch mentions the
"hyphenated American: the Italo-American, the Polish-American, the Afro-
American, the Asian-American and so forth." He points out that he is in favor
of each minority's protection, nurture, and respect; however, he st .....
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The Old Man And The Sea
Number of words: 643 | Number of pages: 3.... the line would break because the size of the fish. He thought about
increasing the tension so it would hurt the fish and it would jump out.
But the line had been taut up to the very edge of the breaking point.
Then with his right hand he felt the difference in the pull of the line
before he saw the slant change in the water. The fish started to come up.
The line rose slowly and steadily and then the surface of the ocean bulged
ahead of the boat and the fish came out. He was bright in the sun and his
head and back were dark purple and in the sun the stripes on his sides
showed wide and a light lavender. His sword was a .....
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