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Papers on Book Reports
Stephen Coonts' "Flight Of The Intruder": Summary
Number of words: 592 | Number of pages: 3.... South Vietnam. Grafton and Cole fly their next
mission with a EA-6B for SAM (surface-to-air missiles) suppression. This
plane only carried antiradiation missiles to destroy the SAMs and their
radar. But, as they were approximating (approaching, advancing on) the
first SAM surface gun destroyed most of the plane. The crew ejected within
the midst of the night; Grafton landing safely, but Cole's back broke.
Eventually, they were rescued by a helicopter, but an A-1 Skyraider pilot
who was killing off the Vietnamese that were trying to shoot the crew.
The setting of the book was in the Vietnam Era, most likely in the
early years. Ther .....
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A Good Man Is Hard To Find Ana
Number of words: 631 | Number of pages: 3.... her purse on the shelf in front of the back window.
The children's mother still had on slacks and still had her head tied up in a green kerchief but the grandmother had on a navy blue straw sailor hat with a bunch of white violets on the brim and a navy blue dress with a small white dot in the print. Her collar and cuffs were white organdy trimmed with lace, and at her neckline she had pinned a purple spray of cloth violets containing a sachet. In case of an accident, anyone seeing her dead on the highway would know at once she was a lady.
The parents pay little attention to the grandmother and when they do, they are often quite .....
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Flowers For Algernon: Charlie's Psychological Traumas
Number of words: 725 | Number of pages: 3.... making fun of him. He also had memories of the night
his parents took him to the Warren Home. He was terrified and his dad would
never answer his questions. Charlie remembered his childhood and through his
memories, he felt guilty for hurting his family.
After the operation, Charlie also suffered from disillusionment. In the
bakery he used to have friends. Friends that would talk to him and care about
him. "...Why? Because all of the sudden your a bigshot. You think you are
better than the rest of us..." Charlie then realized that he had no friends but
merely knew people that made fun of him. The bakery employees just l .....
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The Ironies Of Orwell's 1984
Number of words: 422 | Number of pages: 2.... watches
over every move a person makes keeping them controlled with fear.
The next type of irony is Situation irony, which is when a character or a
sequence of events appears to be headed one way, but it ends up as the opposite
of what was thought. One example of this is Winston's general health. From the
beginning of the book, it is shown how horrible his health is and is continually
getting worse and more difficult, but as Winston gets involved with Julia then
he begins a metamorphosis into a more healthy person. Another major example is
the betrayal of many of the people whom Winston thought were his friends, such
as Mr. .....
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The Effects And Implications Of Sin In The Scarlet Letter
Number of words: 817 | Number of pages: 3.... fear.” In addition to the physical
separation, a more intangible manner of exclusion also exists, in that
Hester becomes a pariah. She is subject to derision and malice from the
lowliest of vagrants to the most genteel of individuals of the community,
though many are often the recipients of her care and attention: “The
poor...whom she sought out to be the objects of her bounty, often reviled
the hand that was stretched forth to succor them...Dames of elevated rank,
likewise, were accustomed to distill drops of bitterness into her heart.”
Hester cannot feel any sort of kinship with the townspeople in light of the
trea .....
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The Pardoner's Tale: Irony
Number of words: 310 | Number of pages: 2.... the common sins of society
such as drinking and gluttony. The irony of his criticism lies in the fact
that he has been drinking himself, and that he is an admitted glutton. There
are also many ironic elements of the stor itself. The rioters in his story,
vow to set out and slay Death. In doing so, they promise to fight and die for
each other. There are two ironies in their mission. First, Death is hardly a
being that can be killed. Second, the three drunken fighters pledge to die for
each other, but in reality they kill each other. .....
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The Young Goodman Brown: Resistance, Acceptance, And Embracing Of Evil
Number of words: 1040 | Number of pages: 4.... which turns out to be the beginning of the end for Young Goodman. The man along the path is clearly seen as evil because of the detailed description of his devilish appearance and the nature of this late-night rendezvous. The devilish man says to Goodman Brown “I have been well acquainted with your family as with ever a one among the Puritans (Nathaniel Hawthorn, 198)”. This devilish traveler is implying that Goodman Brown’s family, and the entire Puritan community is not as “pure” as they appear that they might in fact be involved in satanic behavior or witchcraft. Goodman Brown’s rejection to this statement is m .....
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Book Review: For Whom The Bell Tolls
Number of words: 307 | Number of pages: 2.... a situation arises.
There has been no turning point in the book other than Robert Jordan
getting his mission orders which is really the beginning and not a turning point.
My personal opinion of the book so far is good. I like the usage of language,
the way a character speaks, the lack of contractions, and where the story is
headed. The start has been good and I hope it carries through to the end. .....
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Hank Morgan's Use Of Technology In King Arthur's Camelot
Number of words: 618 | Number of pages: 3.... dynamite and the people stood
in awe.
As soon as Hank got his power back from blowing Merlin's tower, he
developed a patents office, iron missionaries, and steel missionaries.
During this time he also created a teacher factory, Sunday Schools, Grade
Schools, variety of Protestant Congregations, mines, Branch Schools, Naval
Academies, Military Academies, and established a remote seaport.
Morgan also invented soap, which he wanted people to use. In the
sixth century, no one believed in properly bathing so Hank made squires
where Slogans on their armor to encourage people to wash. One slogan about
soap is “Persimmon's Soap .....
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Gatsby's Pursuit Of The American Dream
Number of words: 538 | Number of pages: 2.... this dream doesn't happen, he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Soon he meets Nick Carraway, a cousin of Daisy, who agrees to set up a meeting, "He wants to know...if you'll invite Daisy to your house some afternoon and then let him come over (83)." Gatsby's personal dream symbolizes the larger American Dream where all have the opportunity to get what they want.
Later, as we see in the Plaza Hotel, Jay still believes that Daisy loves him. He is convinced of this as is shown when he takes the blame for Myrtle's death. "Was Daisy driving?" "Yes...but of course I'll say I was." (151) He also watches and protects Daisy a .....
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