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Summary Of The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Number of words: 1565 | Number of pages: 6.... is a section of Chicago where the meat packing industry
is centralized. They take a tour of the plant, and see the unbelievable
efficiency and speed att which hogs and cattle are butchered, cooked,
packed, and shipped. In Packingtown, no part of the animal is wasted. The
tour guide specifically says, "They use everything about the hog except the
squeal."
Jurgis' brawny build quickly gets him a job on the cattle killing
beds. The other members of the family soon find jobs, except for the
children. They are put into school. At first, Jurgis is happy with his job
and America, but he soon learns that America is plagued by .....
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Book Report Boundaries
Number of words: 3574 | Number of pages: 13.... with Sherrie. Sherrie's mother always managed to make her feel like a guilty little girl. Sherrie's girlfriend, who was unmarried, always dumped her "boyfriend" problems on her. Sherrie's co-worker always managed to dump part of his work on her. He knew she was dependable, faithful, and reliable, and would always say all of this while asking her to do his work. A committee leader from Sherrie's church called for her to work on a special committee, saying this is what is meant being a living sacrifice. Her husband ignored her, burring himself in front of the TV most evenings. Sherrie resented the imbalance in all of h .....
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Analysis On Hamlets Madness
Number of words: 1130 | Number of pages: 5.... certainly no sign of madness in Hamlet’s character. In Chapel Scene, when Claudius is praying alone for his guilt, Hamlet accidentally sees him. He realizes that this is the perfect opportunity to perform the revenge. Seeing the opportunity, Hamlet says, “Now might I do it pat, now a’ is a-praying; And now I’ll do it, and so he goes to heaven, And so am I reveng’d. That would be scann’d; A villain kills my father, for that, I, his sole son, do this same villain send To heaven. O, this is hire and salary, not revenge.” (III, iii, 73-79). This shows, Hamlet has a sound mind and is no .....
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1984: Some Prophecies Have Come True
Number of words: 552 | Number of pages: 3.... in the book might be a little exaggerated but it is
still the same concept.
Yet another example is how people are tagged with numbers. People today
are identified by a social security number same as in 1984. Many of Orwells
predictions became true but many didn't.
Despite the truths, there were many untruths prevalent in 1984. Many
concepts expressed in the book such as banned sex, thought police, food
shortages from the past were all predictions that never became true. Orwell made
the prediction that sex would be illegal in the year 1984. In the story Winston
and Julia were caught having sex and Winston .....
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As I Lay Dying: Anse's Laziness
Number of words: 664 | Number of pages: 3.... determined to get to Jefferson.
Is Anse sincere in wanting to fulfill his promise to Addie, or is he driven by another motive? Anse plays "to perfection the role of the grief-stricken widower" (Bleikasten 84) while secretly thinking only of getting another wife and false teeth in Jefferson. When it becomes necessary to drive the wagon across the river, he proves himself to be undeniably lazy as he makes Cash, Jewel, and Darl drive the wagon across while he walks over the bridge, a spectator.
Anse is also stubborn; he could have borrowed a team of mules from Mr. Armstid, but he insists that Addie would not have wanted it that wa .....
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Animal Farm: Allegory Of Stalinism
Number of words: 962 | Number of pages: 4.... in euphoria and idealism.
No voice is raised to ask relevant question or call for a considered debate.
The appearance of rats at the meeting raises a question: ”Are rats comrades?” A
democratic vote results in a ringing ”Yes!”. And Old Major proclaims, ”No animal
must ever tyrannise over his own kind. Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are
all brothers. All animals are equal!”
It was however generally understood that the pigs were the cleverest of the
animals, so the work of organising for the Rebellion fell naturally to them.
Especially two pigs take over leadership: Napoleon and Snowball.
The pigs developed .....
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Heart Of Darkness: Tension In Marlow's Mind
Number of words: 677 | Number of pages: 3.... and not so nasty as it looks they sayý (12). Marlow
finally takes the job, however, and tells himself that the pain and
unusually harsh treatment the workers are subjected to is minimal.
During the tests and the requirements that he has to undergo before
entering the jungle Marlow feels that he is being treated like a freak. The
doctor measures his head and asks him questions such as, 3Ever any madness
in your family?ý (15). In this part of the story Marlow is made to feel
small and unimportant. Any feelings or concerns that he has are not
important to the company, and as a result, he feels alone. It is only
logical that .....
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Janies Quest In There Eyes Wer
Number of words: 606 | Number of pages: 3.... safe in life.”(p.14) Nanny instilled a sense of needing a man to be safe on Janie that she keeps with her all through her life. After
Nanny’s death, Janie continued to stay with Logan although she disliked him. She would have left if she didn’t need him to depend on.
Next is Joe Starks. He is a kind of salvation to Janie. He is a well-dressed black man who has worked for “white folks” all his life and has earned enough to travel to a place where black people run the town. Janie meet Joe while she was still married to Logan. She wanted to leave Logan, but I don’t think she would have if Joe hadn .....
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Man's Evil Nature In Lord Of The Flies
Number of words: 849 | Number of pages: 4.... any repercussions. Jack portrays this violence in different ways.
First, Jack enjoys hunting because he gets to kill pigs. Often, in Lord of
the Flies, Jack is consumed by killing pigs, and desires nothing more. The
drive to kill rules his thoughts. In Jacks statement "'We're strong-we
hunt! If there's a beast we'll hunt it down. We'll close in and beat and
beat and beat-‘"(83), he demonstrates his carnal desire to hint and kill.
Next, Jack also strove to control others. He would even resort to torture,
"'What d' you mean by it, eh?' said the chief (Jack) forcefully ‘What d'
you mean coming with spears? What .....
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The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kr
Number of words: 869 | Number of pages: 4.... in
this dialogue: -"I know you're responsible for the drawing on the board and I
think it cowardly of you not to have taken complete responsibility." said the
teacher. -"I'm a coward. Who's afraid to strap who around here?" responded
Duddy. We find that the young Duddy is a bit of a trouble maker, and we
also see a very distinguishing trait that will carry out throughout the book, his
stubbornness. Duddy absolutely refuses to let the teacher win any argument,
and he will not stop until he is proven right. This trait when combined with a
hard nosed attitude would result in Duddy becoming very successful in
business, .....
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