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Papers on Book Reports
The Time Machine
Number of words: 794 | Number of pages: 3.... what to think. And then it disappears into thin air. All of his
friends can't believe it and leave. Except one of his friends, David
Filby a good friend of his. He tries to talk him into not going through
with this whole time travel notion, and then he leaves.
The time traveler descides to try it anyways and goes into his
laboratory. The first thing he does is sets his pocket watch to the same
time as the clock on his desk and then he starts to proceed with the
experiment. He gets in his time machine and starts it up and travels
into the future. He doesn't travel too far but just enough to see if it
works and it does .....
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The Effects Of Sin On Hester P
Number of words: 660 | Number of pages: 3.... more lady-like, in the antique interpretation of the term, than as she issued from the prison,"
Hester's daughter, Pearl, is "a blessing and is a reminder of her sin."
As if the scarlet A were not enough punishment there "was a brat of that hellish breed" which would remind Hester of what had happened in the past. The "brat" could have been given away to Governor Bellingham yet Hester proclaimed that Pearl "is my happiness!...Ye shall not take her! I will die first!" Not a person in Boston, nor Hester herself thought highly of the little child and yet Hester still refused to let Pearl go. Hester carried the child around only be .....
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The Joy Luck Club: The Gap Between Mother And Daughter
Number of words: 1065 | Number of pages: 4.... Her love turned to hate, and she killed her unborn baby. This made her think she is a murderer. Ying-Ying lived in her past for a long time; she can hardly forget the pain of her unsuccessful marriage. Actually, in real life, Ying-Ying wants to hide herself, her tragic past and her pain. Ying-Ying also wants her second husband believes she was from a poor family, and he married her saving her from a catastrophe. But she would not tell her husband and her daughter about the catastrophe.
"I let myself become a wounded animal. I let the hunter come to me and turn me into a tiger ghost. I willingly gave up my chi, the spirit that caus .....
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Animal Farm Book Report
Number of words: 2085 | Number of pages: 8.... of Animal Farm.
Diction, language and imagery are three important
elements in a style analysis. A word choice that
is used a lot in the novel is "rebellion".
Rebellion is a word used instead of a revolution
or a war. Another word that is used a lot in the
novel is "comrade". Comrade means an intimate
friend or associate. Comrade is used in that form
in the novel, instead of saying that someone was
their friend the animals called him their comrade.
"’No, comrades, a thousand times no!’"(p. 28),
that quote was used when one of the animals is
expressing to his friends that they will no longer
take what man has to o .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism Of The Forest In Puritan Society
Number of words: 1001 | Number of pages: 4.... where all humankind, can
open up and naturally be themselves, and here that Dimmesdale openly
acknowledges Hester and his undying love for her. In the forest, Hester
can also do the same for Dimmesdale, such as the time when she revealed
her actual relationship with Chillingworth to Dimmesdale- "O Arthur, cries
Hester, "forgive me! In all things else I have to be true!... That Old
man!- the physician- he whom they call Roger Chillingworth!- he was my
husband!" (Hawthorne, 177) Finally, in the forest the two characters can
openly engage in conversation without being preoccupied with the
constraints that Puritan society places on th .....
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Tom Sawyer
Number of words: 832 | Number of pages: 4.... do not speak. Meanwhile, the whole town is gossiping of the murder of Dr. Robinson and the prosecution of Muff Potter. A trail quickly forms and Muff is put on the stand. Tom knows he can not let the innocent Muff go to jail so as the trial comes to a close Tom testifies, proving Injun Joe guilty. This is the climax of the story. After the trial ends, the man hunt for Injun Joe begins. Tom is treated like a hero, but feels bad knowing that he broke Huck’s oath. Becky and Tom soon become friends again after Tom takes Becky’s punishment at school for being careless with the teachers things. Becky finds Tom to be very noble. Su .....
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Comparison: Journey To The Center Of The Earth & The Time Machine
Number of words: 1656 | Number of pages: 7.... Earth. The professor couldn't resist an adventure and chose to go on it. The Time Machine uses the plot "The Understanding." The Time Traveler had built a time machine and went into the future. The sensation he felt when he traveled he could not describe. The kinds of conflict are different. Journey to the Center of the Earth uses the conflict Man Vs Nature. The travelers have to over come the dangers of the journey. They have to face the elements, starvation, thirst, and fatigue. The Time Machine uses Man Vs Society. The Time Traveler has traveled into the future where there is a child-like race called the Eloi. They were beautifu .....
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Catcher In The Rye Holdens Sig
Number of words: 1553 | Number of pages: 6.... him “I’d like to put some sense in that head of yours, boy. I’m trying to help you. I’m trying to help you, if I can” (14). But the fact of the matter is he can’t help him, Holden has to help himself. The drive to succeed has to come from within him, “I mean you can’t hardly ever do something just because somebody wants you to” (185). In order for Holden to succeed he has to want it for himself. The only problem being Holden is unable to will him into doing anything he is not genuinely interested in, therefore missing out on further knowledge he could acquire that wou .....
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The True Sinners
Number of words: 1915 | Number of pages: 7.... a consecration of its own. We felt it so! We said so to each other!” Hester fully acknowledged her guilt and displayed it with pride to the world. This was obvious by the way she displayed the scarlet letter. It was elaborately designed as if to show Hester was proud of what she had done. Hester is indeed a sinner; adultery is not a minor affair, even today. On the other hand, her sin has brought her not evil, but good. Her charity to the poor, her comfort to the broken-hearted, her unquestionable presence in times of trouble are all direct results of her quest for repentance. Her salvation also lies in the truth. She tells Dim .....
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Mark Twain And His Masterpiece: The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Number of words: 2515 | Number of pages: 10.... B. How the era affected his writings
VI. Conclusion
A. My feelings
B. End notes
C. Bibliography
Samuel Clemens was an American writer and humorist who's best work is shown
by broad social satire, realism of place and language, and memorable characters.
Clemens was born November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri. His family moved
to Hannibal, Mississippi when he was four. There he received a public school
education. Samuel Clemens was a difficult child, given to mischief and mis
adventure. He barely escaped drowning on nine separate occasions. His fathers
death was a .....
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