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William Shaksphere
Number of words: 917 | Number of pages: 4.... disciplinarians.
Though Shakespeare spent long hours at school, his boyhood was
probably fascinating. Stratford was a lively town and during
holidays, it was known to put on pageants and many popular shows. It
also held several large fairs during the year. Stratford was a
exciting place to live. Stratford also had fields and woods
surrounding it giving William the opportunity to hunt and trap small
game. The River Avon which ran through the town allowed him to fish
also. Shakespeare's' poems and plays show his love of nature and
rural life which reflects his childhood.
On November 28, 1582, Shak .....
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MacBeth - Analysis Of Fear
Number of words: 976 | Number of pages: 4.... everything to become King and after him none of his family will follow.
Only for them; and mine eternal jewel
Given to the common enemy of man,
To make them kings, the seeds of Banquo kings!
[Act III, S I, L 72-75]
Here Macbeth realizes that if something is not done to Banquo, then his sons will become King. Macbeth can't have this, he's already worried that his soul will go to hell for what he's already done. His fear become evident in this scene also, "But to be safely thus: our fears in Banquo Stick deep;" [Act III, S I, L 53-54] Macbeth then has Banquo murdered, however his son Fleance escapes in the attack. Next Macduff refu .....
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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Number of words: 804 | Number of pages: 3.... said she felt guilty and had forfeited her place in heaven. She said she was pure evil,because she had lied about him in court and that this lie caused his death.
5. Why is Ritie so offended that she wants to quit working for Mrs. Cullinan? How does she get out of her job?
Mrs. Cullinan calls Ritie not by her given name, Marguerite, but by the name of Mary, which annoys Ritie. She is fired after she intentionally breaks some of Mrs. Cullinan's valuable family dishes.
6. Tell what happens at Ritie's eighth grade graduation.
Ritie is angered that white's only think that Negroes are only good for being athletes, maids, and othe .....
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Athol Fugards Master Harold...
Number of words: 1019 | Number of pages: 4.... is what we want life to be."
Sam then goes on to illustrate the real-life scenario on a personal level, explaining interpersonal disagreements as collisions on the ballroom floor, such as collisions among Sam, Willie, Hally, his mother and his father. Expanding this metaphor to the international level, Sam proceeds to talk about how America "bumps" into Russia, and about England "bumping" into India. Making sure not to deny the obvious, it would be wise to assume that Fugard intended to address the racial aspect of this microcosm.
Within this principal metaphor are contained symbols that represent the certain elements which ofte .....
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Beowulf: A Story Told In One Mothers Point-of-View
Number of words: 638 | Number of pages: 3.... her morbid course. She swims back to her cave with the man still
in her evil, cunning clutches. She gains solid ground again, and casts the
killer-of-children to the floor of her dingy home. As he is recovering from the
shock of the water, and his recent capture, she has time to note that this mans
seemingly invincible flesh is merely a protective covering. She is grimly
pleased to witness his surprise and disgust at his sordid surroundings. She
cracks a wicked smile full of razor-sharp teeth as she sees his head turn, and
sees his eyes widen in recognition. The man regains his senses and draws his
mighty sword. He gives a mighty .....
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Drown: A Consideration
Number of words: 1574 | Number of pages: 6.... to keep readers aware of Yunior’s culture and homeland, attempting to stop the "stifling" effect America often has on immigrants’ cultures. Also, Yunior’s rejection of the norms of English writing, evident in the phrases "got themselves" and "nothing to nobody" in the above quote, gives his narratives a certain rebellious quality. Not only does he rebel against America’s tendency to smother cultural values but rebelling against American rules in general, even the rules of grammar. Diaz continues his grammatical attack on the United States’ rules with his lack of quotation marks:
Papi pulled .....
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Comparison Of The Characters In "A Doll's House" And "The Stranger"
Number of words: 1648 | Number of pages: 6.... is also common among characters
in novels, dramas, and other forms of literature. In certain characters it is
evident in the novel The Stranger and the play A Doll's House . In some
instances it is quite easy to notice but other times it may be difficult to
identify the changes in character's masks as the changes slowly develop
throughout the plot.
A form of mask wearing was found at the beginning of the novel The
Stranger, where Meursault goes to the beach to go swimming and meets Marie
Cardona. She was lying on a float when Meursault was swimming towards it. "She
turned toward [him]. Her hair was in her eyes and s .....
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Grand Avenue Masks
Number of words: 731 | Number of pages: 3.... now she was telling
them to excuse herself. Hatred. Jealousy. Anger. Evil.
All I had seen in my mother’s and my aunt’s eyes at
different times were here in Faye’s.” (p. 23-24)
After doing her best to fight the poison that curses her family, she finally succumbs.
Jasmine describes her cousin Ruby’s eyes as being “a million miles away” (p.7). But when Ruby’s mind is set on saving the pony, her determination comes shining brightly through.
“Her eyes were like a pair of headlights on the highway,
staring straight ahead, zooming past me.” (p.18)
Rub .....
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The Lonely Soul Of Dasein
Number of words: 2231 | Number of pages: 9.... that occur in the solitude of single existence amongst Others. Psychology and morality provide excellent headquarters from which to launch this campaign in search of the soul of Dasein…How can one’s soul exhibit both concernful solicitude and care while experiencing existential loneliness in the face of Death? When looking at the temporality of Dasein’s existence, psychology corresponds to Heidegger’s concept of already-being as does morality to being-ahead-of-itself, in relation to the prospect of having a soul.
Psychology and morality play such large roles in the creation of both the they-self and .....
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Irony In Animal Farm
Number of words: 382 | Number of pages: 2.... too find some dramatic irony. When Boxer is sent off to be slaughtered, the characters trust Squealer when he says Boxer is being taking off to a hospital, but the reader knows the truth. While that is a good example, the best, perhaps, is the ending where it is stated that the onlooker could not tell the difference between pig and man.
The two most prominent themes in Animal Farm, freedom and oppression, play a very important role in the novel’s irony. While the animals’ ultimate goal is to break free from oppression, they ironically oppress themselves in the process. Here irony is used to show how lack of equality, no .....
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