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Papers on Book Reports
Stillwatch: Summary
Number of words: 1397 | Number of pages: 6.... who wasn’t
appreciated, and an ex-fiancé...but that’s not all.
Pat’s real name is Kerry Adams. She is living in her parents’ old
house in Washington. 24 years ago, her parents died. It was said that her
father had killed her mother and then himself. Pat’s not real sure that
was the case. She’s living in that house so that she can try to conjure up
some memories. And she does...like it or not. Pat begins to remember
scenes such as tripping over her mother’s bleeding body, crying for her
daddy, and running through the house in a state of shock.
Pat is seeing Sam again, and Sam can’t stand Abigail Jennings .....
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The Pearl: Evil
Number of words: 451 | Number of pages: 2.... wide unfrightened eyes, like a sheep before a
butcher. (742)
Juana saw through the outer beauty of the pearl and knew it would destroy them,
but Kino's vision was blurred by the possible prosperity the pearl brought. The
malignant evil then spread to a secret cult known only as the trackers. This
corrupt band of ruffians attacked and destroyed Kino's life. The very night
that the trackers learned of Kino's pearl, they tried to steal it. The next
night, Kino was attacked twice, which resulted in Kino committing murder. After
the final struggle of the night, Juana went back to their home to find more
baneful members of .....
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Hiroshima: Book Report
Number of words: 845 | Number of pages: 4.... the bomb was. No one saw anything or
heard anything but a flash. The first chapter speaks about how people are
wondering why they are alive, but their next door neighbors aren't. It was
weird, there could be a house right in the middle of two houses; the one in the
middle survived the bomb but the other two did not. A whole neighborhood could
be wiped out except for a few houses. Why those houses did not get knocked down,
no one knows.
The second chapter is called "The Fire." This chapter is about how the
explosion caused many fires. The fires were spread everywhere because of the
high winds. Many of the people were burned .....
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H.m.s. Pinafore
Number of words: 533 | Number of pages: 2.... to the whole thing. On the deck was a steering wheel and a bell and both of these things were used on numerous occasions. Also up there was another entrance/exit. As well as another by the cabin on the bottom as well as in the cabin.
To stage right there was a movable rope holder that is a hug part of the ending. Lower stage right are typical supplies a ship would store, such as crates and extra rope. There are two exit/entrances used- one that is suppose to lead to the right end of the boat and another that is suppose to lead to the shore. Both of these are also wonderfully used.
Upper center stage holds the main s .....
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Mania Dictator Of Inability Ha
Number of words: 1104 | Number of pages: 5.... .In extreme cases (like Hamlet's) the manic person may become consistently wild or violent until he or she reaches the point of exhaustion. Manic depressives often function on little or no sleep during their episodes .(A.L.Smith &Weisman,1992)
At the opening of the play Hamlet is portrayed as a stable individual . He expresses disappointment in his mother for her seeming disregard for his father's death. His feelings are justified and his actions are rational at this point ,he describes himself as being genuine. As this scene progresses it is revealed that Hamlet views himself as being weak: "My father's brother, but no more like .....
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Hamlet
Number of words: 833 | Number of pages: 4.... One could read simply, simplistically even, as a revenge tragedy. ¡¦s father, the king of Denmark, is killed by his brother, Claudius, who, overriding the rights of succession, appropriates both the crown and the wife of ¡¦s father. The ghost of the father reveals everything to his son, and all the elements of the revenge tragedy are in place: has an obligation to avenge the murder, the usurpation, and the adultery. This he does by killing Claudius at the end of the play. However it is clear that the theme of vengeance is merely a vehicle used by Shakespeare in order to articulate a whole series of themes central to .....
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Ordinary People - Avoiding Problems Is Not A Way Of Handling Them
Number of words: 740 | Number of pages: 3.... family. For example, when Calvin and her were getting dressed, she made him change his tie. That stuck in Calvin’s mind as why did it matter what he wore to his son’s funeral. Beth was very loving to Buck, though. She didn’t want anyone to know that there was anything wrong and she would avoid problems at all cost.
In this novel, Judith Guest tries to portray the same statement as I. Both Calvin and Conrad represent the correct way to handle the problem at hand. Beth is the character who does avoid the problems and suffers greatly as a result. Towards the beginning of the novel, Conrad takes Dr. Crawford’s idea, (the .....
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Death Of A Salesman - Characte
Number of words: 560 | Number of pages: 3.... comprises the dreams
of man. Sometimes, this can drive man to great things, sometimes
it can drive a man to ruin. Willy was driven to the latter.
(Not his own greed for he was a simple man with simple dreams,
but by the greed of others.) The developers who took away the
sun and gave birth to shadows, his boss who reduced him to
commission and his sons which reduced him to a failure.
The next largest flaw in society is a lack of compassion.
This could be as a result of almost overwhelming greed, the main
culprit being big business.
"I'm always in a race with the junkyard! I just
finished paying for the car and it's on it .....
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"The Gift Of The Magi" And "The Necklace": Money And Its Control On People
Number of words: 389 | Number of pages: 2.... uncaring woman.
Although she is beautiful, she only cares about money. In the story, she
and her husband are invited to a party. She has her husband spend the 400
francs he has saved for a gun, on a dress she wants to wear to the ball.
She also wants something beautiful to go with her dress, so she borrows a
gorgeous necklace from a friend.
Madame Loisel was the hit of the party. At the end of the night,
she discovered she had lost the necklace. Madame and her husband take out
loans so that they could buy a replacement and spent the next ten years
paying it off. Madame was forced to work, which made Madame Loisel's looks
deterior .....
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The Best Little Girl In The Wo
Number of words: 631 | Number of pages: 3.... appear rather gross at points, I think that is a good thing. That way a reader discovers the harsh reality of the disease. “The thinner is the winner” (rld Steven Levenkron page 25). This is a powerful quote because thinness is what the whole story is based upon. Kessa thinks that the thinner she is the better. She is most definitely proved wrong in the end.
I noted three main settings used in this book. rld takes place in the year of 1979. The first one is the Dietrich’s home. Their apartment is located in New York City. The second location is at Francesca’s dancing studio downtown. The third location whe .....
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