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Papers on Book Reports
Irony In "The Pardoners Tale" And "The Nun's Priest's Tale"
Number of words: 692 | Number of pages: 3.... more ironic, is how they end up killing each other. After
finding the money, the men plan to stay with it until it becomes dark and
they can safely take it away. To tide themselves over until then, they
send the youngest one out to get food and wine, and while he is away they
plan to kill for his share of the money. Ironically, the youngest one is
planning the same thing so he slips poison into the drinks of his
companions. When he returns, he is attacked and stabbed to death by the
other men Then, in probably the most ironic action in the whole story, the
murderers, to congratulate themselves, drink from the poisoned cup and .....
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20,000 Leagues
Number of words: 988 | Number of pages: 4.... creature, which immediately dragged M. Aronnax into the action. Due to his expertise on the matter, the public expected Pierre to be the one to solve this mystery. M. Aronnax, under all this pressure, concluded that the animal was to be called the Narwhale. At first, the matter was taken lightly, and only expert scientists were involved. However, when this animal began to become a threat to all ships in the water, the military took the issue into its own hands. It promptly fitted a frigate, the Abraham Lincoln, to destroy the beast, and invited Pierre to join them, for his science capabilities. For many months they searched, .....
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Midsummer Nights Dream
Number of words: 1857 | Number of pages: 7.... can't stand up for himself, likewise, this lack of speech displays his lack of self-confidence and image: Relent, sweet Hermia, and, Lysander, yield Thy crazed title to my certain right. (Demetrius, 1.1.93-94) Demetrius believes that since he has Egeus' approval, that Hermia should relinquish to him and states that Lysander is going against his privilege. B. Demetrius takes advantage of his stature by claiming Hermia as a right, which truly portrays his instability, but, at the same time shows that in true he loves Hermia. It is absolutely obvious that he is well supported by Egeus: Scornful Lysander, true, he hath my love; And wha .....
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Huck Finn And The River
Number of words: 1352 | Number of pages: 5.... in his mind since his birth, which is shown by his close friendship with Jim, a runaway slave. The river is the only form of separation from this society which Huck has access to, but it still does not completely separate them from what they disbelieve in. Although "the river allows [them] some measure of freedom at once, the moment they set foot on Jackson's Island or the raft," as Marx says, and although "only on the raft do they have a chance to practice that idea of brotherhood to which they are so devoted," (342) this freedom is very limited in scope, and they must still go out of their way to avoid others, going down .....
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Indulging In Escapism
Number of words: 707 | Number of pages: 3.... she can feel free from rejection be accepted. She has a favorite glass piece in her menagerie, the unicorn. Laura points out to Jim that the unicorn "doesn't complain" about being different either (Williams 275). Laura sticks to the fear that she is different because of her crippled leg, she magnifies her problem by not allowing her real beauty from within to come out. This is how Laura hides from a world she fears.
Tom faces the sad fact of working every day at the factory and having to return home every day to a family who cannot understand his problems and insecurities. He goes to the movies instead of facing his problems. .....
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Silent Spring: Pesticides
Number of words: 500 | Number of pages: 2.... to be inappropriate thus bringing us to the measures being taken today. In the past, we were not quite sure what long-term effects, if any that pesticides might have. When applying pesticides one must take into consideration the amount that actually remains on the plant as compared to the amount that is washed away by rain, carried off by wind, or absorbed by microorganisms and other living animals. In the case of DDT, or Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane which was first synthesized in 1874 was thought to be the miracle due to the impact that it served in World War II fighting off diseases as well as it’s many uses from stabilit .....
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The Storm By Kate Chopin
Number of words: 2368 | Number of pages: 9.... it is doubtful that in writing "The Storm" so soon after completing her 'feminist' novel, Chopin had "the protest of "The Awakening" off her mind" (p169).
The Coming of the Storm
The title of "The Storm", with its obvious connotations of sexual energy and passion, is of course critical to any interpretation of the narrative. Chopin's title refers to nature, which is symbolically feminine; the storm can therefore be seen as symbolic of feminine sexuality and passion, and the image of the storm will be returned to again and again throughout the story. At the beginning of the tale, which is divided into five sections, Bobi .....
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Beowulf
Number of words: 352 | Number of pages: 2.... a magic sword, which no ordinary man could lift. struck her in the neck and destroyed her. took Grendel’s head as a form of final revenge. He proudly displayed the trophy to both the Geats and the Danes. Again the good had been victorious over the evil, had won. The popular hero, , became king of Geatland after returning home. A dragon now begins to threaten the land of the Geats. again commits to a battle, this time being much older. is unable to conquer the monster, failing his own people, died. At that point, fate was against , being older and weaker than the before. Before dying, made Wiglaf the leader of the Ge .....
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By The Waters Of Babylon
Number of words: 955 | Number of pages: 4.... priests. In the movie the planet of the apes the main people in charge were the elder apes and Dr. Zayus. In both stories their reasons for having the forbidden zones were similar they wanted to hide the past from them so they do not do it again. One last strange similarity is that they both took place in New York City or in that area.
In the main character and narrator was a boy on the verge of manhood. He was in a culture that resembled that of medieval times. Their culture had many tales, stories, good spirits, evil spirits, and magic. He was the son of a high priest, he called himself John. High priests made up the r .....
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Catcher In The Ryes Holden Cau
Number of words: 445 | Number of pages: 2.... ephiphany during the novel as he passes the elementary school halls and notices the obscenities scribbled on the walls. His attempt to efface them is unsuccessful, and he realizes that he can't make them go away. This symbolizes Holden's need to protect, and realization that he can't be the savior of society's corruption.
Although the scene in the elementary school halls hint to Holden that he can't make the imperfections of the world disappear, nothing provides the determining insight better than his little sister, Phoebe. Upon his departure, Holden giving up, as he always does, Phoebe makes him realize what it is he is really gi .....
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