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Giants In The Earth
Number of words: 660 | Number of pages: 3.... of his
own hands. For example, Per Hans is basically happy with the prairie from the beginning to the end of the book. He knows that someday it will become a large town or city that he helped start or that in the future it will be the same clear and peaceful prairie forever. He finds happiness in these thoughts and he continues to keep himself busy by working as hard as he possibly can to keep the property in the best possible shape it can be. The story was not quite the same for most female pioneers of that time. Most of the
female pioneers, shown by the character of Beret, feared the open plains, feared the desolation tha .....
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Compare And Contrast
Number of words: 430 | Number of pages: 2.... In John Smith's work he always made fun of the Indians like he was the greatest one then everybody. William Bradford's purpose in writing was to teach people. He directed them how to set their corn, where to take fish, and to procure other commodities, and was also their pilot to bring them to unknown places for their profit, and never left them till he died.
John Smith and William Bradford were very mean to the Indians and hated them all together, but towards the end William Bradford started liking them. "All this while the Indians came shulking about them, and would sometimes show themselves aloof off, but when any approac .....
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The Bridge Of San Luis Rey. By Thornton Wilder
Number of words: 1538 | Number of pages: 6.... Brother Juniper is shocked into a metaphysical thought: "If there were any pattern in the universe at all, any plan in a human life, surely it could be discovered mysteriously latent in those lives so suddenly cut off. Either we live by accident and die by accident, or we live by plan and die by plan. And in that instant Brother Juniper made the resolve to inquire into the secret lives of those five persons, that moment falling through the air, and to surprise the reason of their taking off" (Wilder, 5).
This is the wonderful premise behind Wilder’s examination of the connected lives of these five people. Several of the .....
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The Go Between
Number of words: 1922 | Number of pages: 7.... their working clothes or some just take off their coats and play in their normal clothes. Meanwhile the members of the Hall team are respectably attired, in their cricket whites and with appropriate equipment. Leo likens this difference to the Boer War, “The village team were like the Boers, who did not have much in the ways of equipment by our standards, but could give a good account of themselves,” (page 117) (The Boers were an army with no uniform).
There is also a difference between their styles of play. The village team is prepared to hit the ball with no real style, just with power. An example of this is sho .....
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The Real Plague
Number of words: 1162 | Number of pages: 5.... Jean should consider using some of the prisoners in the jail to work against the plague. After dealing with plague-stricken men all his life, Tarrou rejects this proposal. Tarrou comments, "I loathe men¡¦s being condemned to death," (125). Tarrou¡¦s reasoning for that not wanting prisoners to be used deviates from the ordinary. While many would object to prisoners being sent out to work because they do not deserve to be set free. Tarrou has different reasons. Because the plague is equal to death, Tarrou would want no part in forcing men to take part in. He wants volunteers, "free men,"(124) to confront death, not impressed ind .....
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Lightning Never Strikes Twice
Number of words: 1146 | Number of pages: 5.... sees a Murrey’s real estate sign. As fast as he can he looked at the address, "52 Cliff road" he says to himself. He rushes to his car and drives to Murrey’s real estate office on Main Street. He signs up to buy the house right away. Of course everyone working there has a greedy look in his or her eyes while Steve signs the contract. Being so self-centered as he is he doesn’t even notice. Steve could smell the sweat falling from the agents. They were so nervous most of them had to leave, they couldn’t believe that they were actually going to sell the old Haley residents. When he was finished he stepped out o .....
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Ideals Satirized In Candide
Number of words: 580 | Number of pages: 3.... six men who claim to be ex-kings. Each of the kings have been dethroned by war, family or chance, and some have been in prison. Its ironic that all these men are sitting, having dinner together, it shows that even the kings of the world are human and can be hit by hard times. Theodore of Corsica mentions, "I used to coin currency, and now i dont have a cent"(393). Voltaire pokes fun at the royals here while most writers would have shown various kings in a flatoring way.
In chapters 2 and 3, the wars of the time are somewhat serious to those involved. Early on, the Bulgar army takes pity on Candide and recrutes him. .....
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A Bintel Brief
Number of words: 847 | Number of pages: 4.... there surroundings to get a job or even to make friends. In one of the letters, a young Jewish woman would go to work each day knowing that she would be harassed when she arrived. One of her fellow co-workers said the all Galician Jews should be dead. With comments like that, I myself would try to hide the fact that I am of different culture. The Jewish people would have to slowly bring back there heritage after they become treated more equally. Another letter about a 18 year old boy, that is a machinist, would get beaten up as if he was a punching bag. He left the job only to receive the same treatment in the other jobs. .....
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Pride And Prejudice
Number of words: 1323 | Number of pages: 5.... to anyone. His pride was said to come from his extreme wealth.
SETTING:
Our first introduction to pride and prejudice is at a ball Mr. Bingley throws. His sisters and a dear friend of his, Mr. Darcy, accompany him.. Eighteenth-century England was quite preoccupied with status, especially concerning wealth and reputation. Darcy’s reluctance to speak with anyone stemmed from his lack of respect for anyone outside his close-knit circle. His good breeding was obvious only to those whom he knew well. Elizabeth is prejudiced against Darcy for entirely different reasons. She received information that was one-sided and made unfair ass .....
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Character Analysis 2
Number of words: 459 | Number of pages: 2.... will be overcome by other powerful emotions. John’s initial struggle for survival is suppressed by his overwhelming love for his wife. He becomes involved when his wife’s name is mentioned in court, and her life becomes endangered. John does a complete turn around on his perspective of the situation. He goes from being completely isolated, to attempting to take control of the situation. However, his initial failure to do the right thing from the start caused this plan to fail.
If he had been faithful to his wife in the first place, this could have all been avoided. It is ironic that he is put to death beca .....
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