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Papers on Book Reports
Lord Of The Flies: Primal Instincts
Number of words: 1163 | Number of pages: 5.... about his father, who happens to be a "commander in a navy" (p. 8), in such a way hoping that he will somehow finds the boys and bring them off the island. Furthermore, at various moments of the novel, especially when Jack lost interest in the fire, Ralph reminds the boys how important the fire is. At one point a ship passed by the island but did not see the smoke because Jack took all his hunters who were supposed to keep the fire lit, on a hunt, Ralph was indignant! He yelled at Jack like he was never going to forgive or forget about the incident. The other boys could have released their anger against Jack; however, Ralph was .....
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The Lady With The Pet Dog: A Review
Number of words: 904 | Number of pages: 4.... a woman wearing a beret walking a white Pomeranian. He lusted after her. He would see her in a public garden and in the square several times a day. Dmitry gets to know the woman as Anna, which then turns his lust of women into passion for Anna.
Dmitry’s passion begins as he starts to learn about Anna. He recognizes that they have a lot on common. They are both married, not of their free choosing. Dmitry, who’s marriage was chosen for him when he was in the second year of school. Anna, who was married two years ago, did not even know what her husband did for a living. Dmitry learned that she had been a schoolgirl only a short .....
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Ernest Hemingway - "The Lost Generation"
Number of words: 765 | Number of pages: 3.... his love with Lady Brett Ashley. Emotional suffering can take
its toll on the Code Hero as it did with Jake Barnes. Despite the deep
love between Jake and Lady Brett, Jake is forced to keep the relationship
strictly platonic and stand watch as different men float in and out of Lady
Ashley's life and bed. No one other than Jake and Brett themselves ever
learn the complexity of their relationship because Jake's hopeless love for
Brett and the agony it entails are restricted to scenes known to themselves
alone. Therefore, Jake suffers in silence because he has learned to trust
and rely only upon himself, which is conduc .....
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1984
Number of words: 755 | Number of pages: 3.... thinks that he can get away with this and that the thought police will never catch him. This is where Winston unconsciously seals his fate of being caught but he feels the adventure is well worth the risk. Later in the relationship, they both are aware that the end to them is near. There were a couple of things that Winston owned that were deemed illegal but ironically the glass paperweight seemed to be the most important. First of all, the paperweight serves no purpose in the world that Winston lives in. Another thing about it was that it represented individuality to him because he thought of it as a world in which he and Julia .....
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The Rime Of The Ancient Marine
Number of words: 675 | Number of pages: 3.... He is beaten down by the sun with its rays and is taunted by the endless sight of water that he cannot drink. Nature is the force in this poem that has power to decide what is right or wrong and how to deal with the actions.
The mariner reconciles his sins when he realizes what nature really is and what it means to him. All around his ship, he witnesses, "slimy things did crawl with legs upon the slimy sea" and he questions "the curse in the Dead man's eyes". This shows his contempt for the creatures that Nature provides for all people. The mariner begins to find his salvation when he begins to look on the 'slimy things' .....
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Nine Tomorrows: Will Computers Control Humans In The Future?
Number of words: 865 | Number of pages: 4.... by computer tapes.
Putting in knowledge would take less time than reading books and memorizing
something that would take almost no time using a computer in the futuristic
world that Asimov describes. Humans might began to rely on computers and
allow them to control themselves by letting computers educate people.
Computers would start teaching humans what computers tell them without
having any choice of creativity. Computers would start to control humans'
lives and make humans become too dependent on the computers.
Another point that is criticized by Asimov is the fact that people
might take their knowledge for granted allo .....
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The Culture Of Censorship In F
Number of words: 462 | Number of pages: 2.... A good example of someone who was brain-washed by the material possessions was Guy Montag's wife Mildred. She was so convinced by the people on the television that she was unable to think for herself. When Montag eventually questioned the mindless pleasure seeking, his wife was too wrapped up in her life to think twice.
The mindless pleasure seeking and materialism may have been most entertaining and powerful for firefighters such as Montag, until he began to question this destruction. Montag was entertained with his line of work for a while. There was a turning point where Montag started questioning his job and the culture aroun .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: A Hero Among Them
Number of words: 827 | Number of pages: 4.... Mayella Ewell with a respect that she is not accustomed to receiving. This respect is shown to Mayella simply because it was the right thing to do. Additionally, Walter Cunningham is treated as a guest, while in the Finch home for lunch, not as a poor person in the community Atticus shows Walter respect for the hard work that he contributes to his family. Atticus also takes on the Tom Robinson case with all his might and power as an established attorney simply because he believes in Tom’s innocence, and does not permit public opinion to sway him.
Being a single parent in the south during the depression, Atticus Finch proves t .....
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The Sexes
Number of words: 951 | Number of pages: 4.... His servants like him very much and enjoy his entertainments. An example of this is when Petrucio and his servant man Grumio get into a disagreement about knocking on the gate. Reflective of this is Petrucio’s methods to “woo” Katherine. His methods are game like and outrageous. Such as when he beats up Grumio because Kate’s horse stumbles, or showing up late to the wedding. While showing Katherine how ridiculous she is about things, he is also making her feel special, which is something she never felt in life. He also says that “This is the way to kill a wife with kindness.” (I .....
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“A Raisin In The Sun”: Struggles
Number of words: 593 | Number of pages: 3.... endless hours to keep the house. Ruth says, “Lena—I’ll work… I’ll work twenty hours a day in all the kitchens in Chicago… I’ll strap my baby on my back if I have to scrub all the floors in America and wash all the sheets in America if I have to—but we got to move….” Through the struggle of poverty, one can still achieve success by keeping their pride and confronting the problem.
Walter often struggles with his identity and individuality as a person. He feels as if an empty life lies ahead of him with no future. Walter encounters his problem and comes up with an idea of opening up his own business, to get cont .....
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