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Papers on Book Reports
Catcher In The Rye: How Holden Deals With Alcohol, Sex, And Violence
Number of words: 1041 | Number of pages: 4.... students age 14 - 17, 60% of the students use
alcohol once a week, 75% use it at least once a month, and 85% have used it
once in the year.
In the novel, Holden Caulfield has very easy access to alcoholic
beverages. Throughout the novel, it seems that every time Holden gets
depressed, he turns towards alcohol. in Chapter 12, Holden is at Ernie's
night club and he got served even though he was only a minor. In Chapter
20, Holden gets drunk. The way he acted when he was drunk shows how
pathetic you are when you can not function properly.
The next topic, sex, is a very common word nowadays. Sex is so
common it is on television .....
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Jurassoc Park
Number of words: 409 | Number of pages: 2.... 11 year old grandson of John Hammond is very into computers and loves Dinosaurs. His 7 year older sister is Alexis. She has a kind of tomboy attitude and loves baseball. Ian Malcom is the Mathematician that uses "Chaos Theory" to predict disastrous results. Finally there is Dennis Nedry. He was the computer genius who's greed and ambition bring chaos to Jurassic Park. The characters show the greatest difference in the movie and the book. There were many opposites in the characters. One of the obvious differences is that the roles of Tim and Lex were reversed. The book starts off when some of the dinosaurs have escaped form the isl .....
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Candide 2
Number of words: 1603 | Number of pages: 6.... were grown and his wife unable to have any more children. It would be rather absurd to think that a rational man would want to both propose this and partake in the eating of another human being. Therefore, before an analyzation can continue, one has to make the assumption that this is strictly a fictional work and Swift had no intention of pursuing his proposal any further. One of the other voices that is present throughout the entire story is that of sarcasm. In order to understand this further, a reader has to comprehend that Swift, becoming infamous after Gullivers Travels, was a member of the upper-class. Right from the f .....
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Summary Of Gulliver's Travels
Number of words: 603 | Number of pages: 3.... he must be
very careful not to crush anyone or break the buildings. The country of
Lilliput is in the process of a war with Blefescu, the neighbor island to
the north east. Gulliver becomes aware of the complexities of human ways
and our helplessness.
After returning home for ten months, Gulliver sets sail on another
trip. After a few complications, he ends up on the peninsula off North
America called Brobdingnag. He is found by giant people, with whom he
lives with for over two years. The proportions of the people compared to
Gulliver seem to be the exact opposite of those on Lilliput. During his
stay on Brobdingnag, Gul .....
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An Analysis Of The Lord Of The Flies
Number of words: 641 | Number of pages: 3.... a functional group.
The novel's main focus is on Ralph and his experiences on the island.
As leader of the group, Ralph has a great deal of responsibility and must learn
how to work with this responsibility. Through the course of the story, Ralph
changes from an adolescent child to a mature person, but ends up breaking down
at the end of the novel. This aspect of Ralph's character is a way that Golding
depicts human behavior in society, which is the main theme of the book.
As the novel begins, Ralph is portrayed as being a normal adolescent who
is irresponsible and negligent. Even when he is chosen as leader, he still is
de .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Hester Pryne Lived An Important Life
Number of words: 592 | Number of pages: 3.... Pearl might not have been as successful as she became.
Hester was a very admirable person. After committing her awful sin
(awful as seen by the townspeople), and losing the respect of most of the
townspeople, Hester was able to turn her life around for the better. Her
turn around, however, happened slowly. It took Hester and Pearl a while to
earn some respect in their community. Hester became a renowned seamstress.
She made clothes for herself and Pearl, she even sewed gloves for the
governor. For Pearl, she made some beautiful dresses. She made some of
these dresses a crimson color, (which was a color close to scarlet). .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Light And Darkness
Number of words: 757 | Number of pages: 3.... However, Pearl
creates a need in Dimmesdale to repent in front of the town. During the
third scaffold scene, Dimmesdale is able to release his guilt about his
crime and his lack of strength. He is also able to complete his obligation
to accept the hands of Pearl and Hester on the platform from the second
scaffold scene. Through his confession, he creates a sense of reality for
the entire town. It can be clearly seen that what is created in the first
scaffold is released in the second scaffold; while, the things created in
the second scaffold are finally released in the third and final scaffold.
There is another complexi .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Cynical Point Of View
Number of words: 733 | Number of pages: 3.... to get as far as possible from their home. Their journey down the river sets the stage for most of Mark Twain's comments about man and society. It is when they stop off at various towns along the river that various human character flaws always seem to come out. Examples of this would include the happenings after the bringing on of the Duke and King. These two con artists would execute the most preposterous of schemes to relieve unsuspecting townspeople of their cash. The game of the King pretending to be a reformed marauder-turned-missionary at the tent meeting showed that people are gullible and often easily led, particularly wh .....
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Book Report: The Hot Zone By Richard Preston
Number of words: 666 | Number of pages: 3.... and there are no cures for these killers.
In 1976 Ebola climbed out of its primordial hiding place in the jungles
of Africa, and in two outbreaks in Zaire and Sudan wiped out six hundred people.
But the virus had never been seen outside of Africa and the consequences of
having the virus in a busy suburb of Washington DC is too terrifying to
contemplate. Theoretically, an airborne strain of Ebola could emerge and circle
the world in about six weeks. Ebola virus victims usually "crash and bleed," a
military term which literally means the virus attacks every organ of the body
and transforms every part of the body into a digested .....
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The Great Gatsby: Adults In The Great Gatsby And Adults In The 80s And 90s
Number of words: 488 | Number of pages: 2.... against because
they are thought to be inferior. In school, at work, and in anyone's
neighborhood there is discrimination because of the skin color and they are
harassed. There was violence in the 20's with gangs and mob leaders such as
Al Capone. He was a notorious racketeer who fought with other gangs. Today
there are also gang crimes like in the music business there were killings
of two rap artists. The killings took place because of animosity among the
East Coast and the West Coast rappers.
Even though there is discrimination and irresponsibility many young
adults prove their integrity and assist others in the most crucial tim .....
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