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The Crucible
Number of words: 2511 | Number of pages: 10.... of her first seven
children and Giles’ wife reading of strange books which keep him from reciting the Lord’s
prayer. Ironically, he encounters, Tituba, after hearing that this Barbados slave had been
practicing voodoo with the afflicted girls. After Hale puts immense pressure on Tituba to
proclaim herself a witch Hale is able to manipulate Tituba to claim that she had used
witchcraft on the girls. After declaring herself a witch she accuses the names of four
honest and innocent women, thus starting the chain affect of accused witches accusing
others of witchcraft, that soon would follow. So Hale, single-handedly, .....
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Courage Shown In The Book To K
Number of words: 464 | Number of pages: 2.... for one of the meanest people in Maycomb,
Mrs. Dubose. Even though it was a punishment to make him read to her, he
could have been miserable about it. After a while though he thought it wasn’t
to bad. He was reading to the meanest person, and doing it with no
complaints, after a little. He also shows a lot of courage by going to the trial
of Tom Robinson with Scout and Dill. He knew that he wasn’t supposed to
go to it but did anyway, because he wanted to see what it was like.
Finally, Boo Radley showed the most courage, in my point of view.
When he went out that night to save Scout and Jem from Bob Ewe .....
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B.f. Skinners Walden Two
Number of words: 3221 | Number of pages: 12.... The reader and the skeptical visitors sense he is trying to soften them up and stiffen their backs all the more. A philosophy professor named Castle is the main bearer of resistance. Skinner looks down upon philosophy as a form of navel gazing and Castle is made an easy target. More serious reservations come from the narrator, a psychology professor named Burris. However, Burris also serves as a voice for Skinner and much conversation between him and Frazier is like an internal dialogue within Skinner, himself. The party is completed by two young men and their girlfriends. The guys and one of the girls are the enthusiasts of the gr .....
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The Tapestry
Number of words: 702 | Number of pages: 3.... sounds of two male voices mixing with the strings of a few guitars. At the feet of the guitarists, two small monitors reproduce their sound to maintain synchronization and the right key. Behind the three vocalists, soft, yet driving percussive tones provide a foundation for the beautiful sounds created by the use of their talents. Behind all the melodies, as well as the band members, low harmonizing tones blend and balance, their maker unseen.
Advancing a few feet reveals the more personal aspect of the group, and the before unseen author of the sonorous tones. Rising from the jungle of wires and equipment is their fearless .....
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The Crazy Horse Electric Game
Number of words: 1861 | Number of pages: 7.... a picnic when Johnny is out skiing. Willies mom complains about him never being safe enough. Next it is Willie's turn to water-ski. As Willie was doing a 360° turn, he caught the tips of his skis under the water and he crashed. Willies dad was in shock, Jenny had to give Willie mouth to mouth, and save his life. The left the boat, got into the vehicle, and drove to the hospital. Willie ends up with a speech impediment, and problems walking. He ends up doing crazy things, like acid, and drinking. He talks to a counselor whom he really likes. Willie does not want to go into a Special Ed class that the school is referring .....
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The Common Theme Of Value Of Friendship In Literature
Number of words: 453 | Number of pages: 2.... time under
the tyrannical rule of Prince John. A childhood friend of Robin, Maid
Marion places her friendship with Robin Hood above loyalty to the crown.
She has numerous opportunities to betray Robin Hood, but she does not. She
sees the good he is doing for the land and the lone resistance he and his
band of Merry Men provide against the evil Sheriff. Had she been loyal to
her country, Robin Hood would have never been successful against the
Sheriff of Nottingham and the citizens of her kingdom would have had to
endure even greater injustices.
Sharing many of the same principles Robin Hood embodies is Alexandre
Dumas's The Thre .....
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All My Sons- Arthur Miller
Number of words: 485 | Number of pages: 2.... himself to recognize. When Keller sees that his inner circle is only a tiny speck in the greater outer circle - and that those people, whom he thought were unrelated to him, were actually all his sons - he takes his own life, an acceptable ending for the reader.
As Miller's play ends, the personal beliefs of each character come into question. Chris is forced to look at his father, and his father's guilt, in the harsh light of reality for the first time. ‘Father' had always meant the personification of goodness and infallibility to Chris. When reality's light illuminates the cracks in Keller's good-guy facade, Chris can on .....
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Oppression (native Son)
Number of words: 1092 | Number of pages: 4.... the power of. Bigger demonstrated that he should be feared and acknowledged by murdering the daughter of a very rich family. At one point after Bigger killed the daughter stated that “...for the first time in my fear-ridden life a barrier of protection between him and a world of fear.”(p. 119) Bigger feels as though know that he has killed this person that all will be well because of this new sense of power that he received from doing this horrible act. At this point Bigger feels assured that he could fool the world into thinking that he was normal. He started referring to all the people around him as blind, e .....
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Theprince By Machiavelli Chap
Number of words: 779 | Number of pages: 3.... out to accomplish, for if he chooses to attain a goal which he has no hope of gaining, then he is a frivolous ruler, and according to Machiavelli, deserves to become despised. A timid ruler would be too weak and too scared to rule his people, and he would never get a task done. An effeminate ruler is thought to have feminine qualities. In those times, someone who was feminine could not be taken seriously. A leader must always resolve a problem for all problems allowed to "get out of hand" tend to become large problems, and this will show the leader’s inability to resolve things. An example of this would be a king become .....
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Beowulf
Number of words: 586 | Number of pages: 3.... that the people of those times had a lot of belief in God, not only as the creator of everything, but also as the person who controls things such as destiny, and mankind itself. Paganism also existed during the same time period, and it was believed and practiced by the Romans. They believed in many Gods like the Greeks, they believed that spirits lived in and controlled all things. Christianity and Paganism can exist during the same time period, because there was the Christians who believed in God, and Christianity, and the Romans, who believed in paganism.
Fate also existed during the Anglo-Saxon time period, and it is mentio .....
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