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Brave New World - Summary
Number of words: 1196 | Number of pages: 5.... traveled to the Reservation with Tomakin years ago and became pregnant; therefore Tomakin left her at the reservation never to see her again. Linda gave birth, to John, therefore breaking a law and never being permitted to enter Utopia again. Bernard and Lenina brought Linda and John back to Utopia with the permission of one of the World Controllers. When they arrive home Bernard finds out that the Directors o Hatcheries is about to exile him, then which Marx produces
John and Linda that greet him as son and wife. Tomakin then resigned in disgrace.
Bernard and a friend, Helmholtz Watson, help to adjust John to Utopia, and spend .....
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Common Sense
Number of words: 1295 | Number of pages: 5.... even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for even we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a country without government, our calamities is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer." (65) Paine clearly believes that the English government falls into the "intolerable" category of governments. Although a system of government is a required entity in almost any society, there are much better ways to govern a people besides the British monarchal system. Paine discusses how the Parliament is set up as a .....
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The Crucible
Number of words: 607 | Number of pages: 3.... time period, and was quite appropriate for the
scenes, when coupled with her movement, and manner. It was very noticeable
the way she could change the attributes of her character, as I mentioned
before (a girl to a tiger), just by the subtle change of various bodily
actions. This was accomplished by vocal changes, and different method of
walk, from a light dainty movement, to a fierce romping thump.
The play had four main sets, each one for each scene. It started out in
a small upper bedroom in the home of Reverend Parris, with a bed, for sick
Betty, a small night table, and a chair. Even with this small number of
physica .....
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Blind Conformity In The Crucib
Number of words: 326 | Number of pages: 2.... the morning I sometimes catch myself wondering if the outfit I picked out will be "cool enough", subconsciously trying to fit in. Another, more important, example is the problem of drinking and drug use with high school-aged kids. Most kids just want to fit in and will do whatever is considered cool to feel like they are "normal", even if they hate the taste of beer. This type of blind conformity is not usually life threatening, but when it is taken to the level it was in Salem, it can be very deadly. That is a prime example of why we must think before we act and be skeptical of certain situations, or else a tragedy like the witch .....
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Jumping Mouse
Number of words: 753 | Number of pages: 3.... be open minded enough to understand it. Now look what being open minded did for the mouse. His willingness to listen and his faith in the frog allowed him to see into the rest of the world, even deeper into his own mind. There is a fine line between being open-minded and being gullible. Both will listen to anything to try to understand it, but gullible people lack common sense. The mouse seemed kind of gullible, in how he’d risk his safety by jumping in the water all because the frog said to.
is like many people, always seeking a better way of life. The other mice were quite content with their busy life, because that was t .....
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Guy De Maupassants The Necklac
Number of words: 514 | Number of pages: 2.... a husband that loved her and was willing to do anything to please her. Even if it meant giving up something he had been saving up for, a shotgun, just so she could feel like Cinderella for one night and get a dress that suited her needs. She was unable to stop at a dress though: she needed to have jewelry. It could't be just any jewelry either, it had to be a diamond necklace.
Mathilde was a success at the party, she was noticed and sought by all. She found happiness in vanity until she arrived at home and discovered the necklace was gone. Unable to find it when they retraced their steps, they were forced to replace the jewels i .....
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The Color Purple
Number of words: 1630 | Number of pages: 6.... be hard for the individual to self-discover himself and succeeded in life. These kinds of individuals that grow up under these circumstances mainly suffer from depressions, sadness, and most importantly from low self-esteem. They suffer from low self-esteem because they were raised in low standard environments. Their personalities are excessively sensitive to social rejection, humiliation, and shame. One of the greatest literary examples of this situation is Celie, the main character in the book by Alice Walker. "Devoid of any and all respect, Celie, a persecuted African-American woman suppressed by tyrannical rule s .....
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Macbeth-blood
Number of words: 798 | Number of pages: 3.... 18), he is referring to Macbeth's braveness in which his sword is covered in the hot blood of the enemy. Blood is used in these passages to identify honor and courage, it separates the good from the bad, and it also gives the reader a view of how the shedding of blood will be used often to identify certain characteristics.
After these few references to honor, the symbol of blood changes to show a theme of treachery and treason. Lady Macbeth starts this off when she asks the spirits to "make thick my blood,"(Act 1 Sc 5 line 43) What she is saying by this, is that she wants to make herself insensitive and remorseless for the deed .....
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Social Topics In American Lite
Number of words: 845 | Number of pages: 4.... authors told of the
sorrows society felt during the Civil War.
Before, during, and after the Civil War writers were writing about the society of the westward movement. A famous westward movement author was Mark Twain. Twain wrote mostly stories pertaining to life on the Mississippi River. One of his most famous novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, tells of a young boy and a run away slave rafting up the Mississippi. The society of the time did not except blacks, but Huck like Twain was a non-conformist and treated Jim, the slave, with respect. This non-conformist aspect can be seen in much of the westward movement literat .....
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Beowulf And His Virtues
Number of words: 455 | Number of pages: 2.... to his father remained throughout the epic. On numerous occasions he boasted of his father, Ecgtheow, who “was famous in many a folk-land,” (195) thus immortalizing his name. Promises made by Beowulf were worth their weight in gold. His reputation grew as an honest and loyal man. After Beowulf’s promise to slay mother Grendel, Hrothgard “gave thanks to God/ for the heartening words the hero had spoken.” (910) Beowulf had yet to kill mother Grendel, but Hrothgar knew Beowulf would fulfill his promise.
Acceptance of death, and care for the welfare of his people were Beowulf’s greatest virtues. Preparing for batt .....
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