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Commentary On The Road Not Tak
Number of words: 881 | Number of pages: 4.... wood) symbolises Frost’s departure into the real world (because of the singularity in “wood”). This could mean that the wood is being compared to the “unknown” world. Again, in the first stanza there is the start of the ambiguity in the very colour of the wood. A strong believer in the view that Frost has given a regretful tone to the poem will point out that there is a significance in the very colour of the wood. This is because yellow represents autumn time where the stigma is that everything around him is dying and because of life he still has to continue. Furthermore, there is the inclusion of the second line .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Conflict With Social Authority
Number of words: 1178 | Number of pages: 5.... relationship with social authority and the
hypocrisy in their actions.
Huck has a "desire" to turn in Jim a few times in the book. One
instance is when they are on their way to Cairo and they think they see it.
Huck takes the canoe by himself to talk to this "police" boat that patrols
the area. He plans to turn in Jim, but Jim keeps on saying how much Huck
means to him. Huck says, "I was paddling off, all in a sweat to tell on
him; but when he says this, it seemed kind of take the tuck all out of me…I
warn't right down certain whether I was glad I started or whether I
warn't."(Twain, pg. 99). The last sentence of this quot .....
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Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes
Number of words: 712 | Number of pages: 3.... their own words, telling the same. Jim Nightshade and William
Halloway, neighbors and best friends, one born a minute before October thirtieth
and one born a minute after October thirtieth, both lay there in Jim's front
yard. The salesman stopped and told them that the storm was coming and it was
coming for them. One of their houses would get struck by lightning and who was
to say which one. "This," said the salesman, "is the one." He had been talking
about Jim's house, his was the one to get struck.
Will's father, a janitor for the town library, knew the storm was coming
too. He had never sensed one quite like this, so .....
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Hemingway's "The Old Man And The Sea": An Analysis
Number of words: 680 | Number of pages: 3.... who fished every day. La mar provided the man with
food, a living, an enemy, and a friend.
When he was out on the sea fishing, he was at home. The sea, la mar,
was like his mother. The fish in the ocean were like his brothers and sisters.
When he heard the dolphins playing in the night he thought, "They are
good...they are our brothers like the flying fish." (p.48) He had almost reeled
the giant marlin in when he realized what he was doing. "You are killing me,
fish. But you have a right to. Never have I seen a greater, or more
beautiful...thing than you, brother." (p.92) Even as he ate the fish that he
would catch, or a .....
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Jackaroo: Gwyn Versus Tad
Number of words: 1309 | Number of pages: 5.... significant to their
growth as characters and ultimately, to their place in the world.
Gwyn started out in the novel as the hard-working, responsible
daughter who contributed her all to the family and their needs. Gwyn
worked a full day doing chores and helping out around the Inn. She did
everything that was asked of her. She could be seen as the model child.
As Gwyn continued on in the novel, she began to feel really unappreciated.
Gwyn's parents kept driving her, expecting more and more. Gwyn understood
her role as the daughter, and did not complain in any way. However, Gwyn
was unhappy and knew that something was missing. .....
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Cry The Beloved Country: The Power Of Love
Number of words: 497 | Number of pages: 2.... God when it comes time for judgment. People base their lives too much on what material things they have, rather than what they have spiritually. They search for happiness in things like money and fame, but they are never fulfilled. It is impossible to find happiness in things like money and fame. No one can obtain happiness in a place where happiness cannot be found. When people start living their lives for the Lord, they will be the ones who hold the power in heaven.
God has power over all things, because he created them all. People have the option of turning the power in the direction that best suits them, but God control .....
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All The Kings Men
Number of words: 855 | Number of pages: 4.... his corruptness. He begins to make deals, blackmail those against him, and had countless affairs. Tom, his son, gets into a bind by killing a girl in a car wreck. Willie tried to cover it up and bribe the father, yet he is unsuccessful. Willie comes under suspicion, and is impeached in the house. After he makes a plea to the “hicks” of the state for support they come into town in throngs and protest. Willie impeachment trial in the Senate does not pass. He is a free man. Adam Stanton the brother of one of his mistresses, and the nephew of an advocate, comes out and shoots him. In turn, Willie’s bodyguard .....
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Shoot The Teacher
Number of words: 431 | Number of pages: 2.... to vary a lot. At first Adam looks at
his father as if he was a perfect stranger.And he has all rights to do that
since they practicly hadn't seen each other att all since Adam was born. Then
some kind of a father-son friendship evolves, but I get the feeling that it's
only because they feel they have to. When Simon is accused of murder, Adam
starts to hate him. Perhaps stop caring about it, is a better way of describing
Adam's feelings towards his dad.
The author used a technique with many enviromental descriptions. He didn't use a
lot of fancy words, probably because it is a youth book. I am amazed by the
number of times the aut .....
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A Separate Peace: Brinker Hadley
Number of words: 306 | Number of pages: 2.... the class. He is
"the hub of the class", and "the standard boy's school article." Brinker
gives a name to "the rest of them.
Brinker Hadley is important to the story: he brings out Gene's
misdeeds, he symbolizes Devons change from peace to war, and he embodies
the rest of the class. First, he reveals Gene's misdeeds (jouncing the
limb). Second, he signifies Devon's change from peace to war. Finally, he
gives a name to the general populous' attitudes. Brinker Hadley is
important to the novel A Separate Peace. .....
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Analysis Of -guests Fo The She
Number of words: 1018 | Number of pages: 4.... for example, the cultural ethos is family honor. All actions in the community are based on the strong family bonds that exist throughout. However, individualism drives the majority of America. Our actions seem to be a direct result of the cultural ethos. In that, lied much of the confusion between Bob, BJ and the El Nahran people. In America, we spend much of the time away from home and completing tasks that will further the success of the individual. Generally, Americans are willing to sacrifice a little of their family stability for individual success. The sacrifice would be unheard of in a community such as El Nahra. .....
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