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I Heard A Fly Buzz-When I Died
Number of words: 966 | Number of pages: 4.... breaths were gathering sure for that last onset, when the king be witnessed in his power." This stanza deals with how God is brought upon by the speaker’s death. Onlookers surround the dead body and seem to be looking for clues to what may eventually await them when it is their turn to pass onto another possible world. In stanza three the speaker is preparing for a journey into an afterlife that may lie ahead. Dickinson writes, "I willed my keepsakes, signed away what portion of me I could make assignable, - and then there interposed a fly." After already dying the speaker feels that it is no longer a must t .....
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Frankenstein
Number of words: 995 | Number of pages: 4.... into consideration, but broke his promise and ate the apple. This is similar to Victor and the monster because, in the book, Victor represented God and the monster represented Adam. Victor like God, created human life "not following the law of nature", the difference was that the monster did not have his creator there to tell him what he should or should not do and that Adam was made with mud and the monster by chemicals and materials. Victor was a normal person and became ill after his creation because he became mad (unlike God). It took Victor a long time to make his creation and during that period of time, he "went mad" becaus .....
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A Rose For Emily 5
Number of words: 1504 | Number of pages: 6.... anxious to see the inside of her house. He gives us a picture of a woman who is frail because she has "fallen," yet as important and symbolic as a "monument." The details of Miss Emily's house closely relate to her and symbolize what she stands for. It is set on "what had once been the most select street." The narrator (which is the town in this case) describes the house as "stubborn and coquettish." Cotton gins and garages have long obliterated the neighborhood, but it is the only house left. With a further look at Miss Emily's life, we realize the importance of the setting in which the story takes place. The house in which she li .....
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The Untold Story Of Theseus
Number of words: 702 | Number of pages: 3.... (Timé Pasá)
"Many moons have passed. Over this time I was taught their
language and concepts. I found that they call themselves Americans, more
specifically "Michiganders". I have always been quick to learn and they
labeled me as an adequate student. Me. Theseus. Son of Poseidon. Labeled
as adequate? Sheeeshh. Anyway, I was told that tomorrow I would be going
to a "High School", specificly, Nth grade."
High School
"High school was all fun and games until 6th hour. This class,
called EXPLORE or some other silly word like that, was tought by an English
teacher called by Mrs. G .....
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Beowulf And Hero Characterists
Number of words: 1054 | Number of pages: 4.... sea creatures in the depths of the ocean. Beowulf is also strong enough to kill the monster Grendel, who has been terrorizing the Danes for twelve years, with his bare hands by ripping off his arm. When Beowulf is fighting Grendel's mother, who is seeking revenge on her son's death, he is able to slay her by slashing the monster's neck with a Giant's sword that can only be lifted by a person as strong as Beowulf. When he chops off her head, he carries it from the ocean with ease, but it takes four men to lift and carry it back to Herot mead-hall. This strength is a key trait of Beowulf's heroism. The strength of 'heroes' in .....
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Oppression
Number of words: 328 | Number of pages: 2.... for what they believed in, freedom. Both the Egyptians and Hitler oppressed Jews for 5000 years, when he decided to wipe out their entire race. Women were oppressed for many years until they decided to fight for equality. is hatred, but must not be confused with prejudice. In the above examples, these people were pushed down further and further until they took a stand for what they believed in.
still exists today everywhere you go. It exists in anything that involves power. seeks population control; to divide and conquer is its goal. It never leaves bad enough alone, only preys to make it worse. .....
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A Midsummer Nights Dream For T
Number of words: 683 | Number of pages: 3.... looks upon, (Be it lion, bear, or wolf, or bull, On meddling monkey, or on busy ape) She shall pursue it, with the soul of love". The spell can only be reversed by applying yet another herb to the eyes of the victims. Titania serves as a good example of the power of the spell when she falls in love with Nick Bottom, a character who, at the time, has the head of an ass.
Titania also falls victim to the spell, and gives the reader a representation of the naivety of love. In her mind, she has no conception that she is in love with a man who has a donkey head. She does not realize that this is not a thing to be desired. All that .....
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Birdhouse
Number of words: 967 | Number of pages: 4.... principles were always willing to rent dorms to those in need of them. Each dorm had a twin size bed and a nightstand right beside it. So clearly they were very small! That is unless you had a room-mate then you were allowed to have a two to three bedroom dorm which are obviously a great deal larger then the one bedroom.
When summer was over she went back home to her mother, but soon after she left Chuffy had sent a letter informing Beverly that they wished her to back next season. Of course her mother preferred her not to, Beverly’s father had high spirits and wished her to make her mind up on her own. Therefor Beverly chose .....
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A Deeper Look At Gimple The Fo
Number of words: 888 | Number of pages: 4.... them. One example, and the one where he vows never to be taken in again, is when a student came by his bakery and yelled to him that the Messiah has come. They claimed his parents were standing at their graves waiting for him to come and Gimpel, although not believing a bit of it, put on his wool vest and went to see for himself. The only thing that he found was the realization that he is the butt of another joke, but the worst is still to come.
After a lifetime of torment, the townsfolk thought up an elaborate scheme to top all schemes. They talked Gimpel into marrying the town's whore and convincing him that if he didn't ma .....
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Comparing The First 2 Chapters
Number of words: 894 | Number of pages: 4.... that they have been reading something inappropriate, he refers to the students as "boys like you." An another similarity between the boy in chapter one and two is that he seems to have no parents. In both chapters, the mother and father of the narrator have never been mentioned. Only his aunt and uncle were spoken of.
The narrator in chapter one and two has another similarity, which is the level of smartness. We can notice that the boy in both chapters is very smart. In "The Sisters," the boy is smart enough to notice when the old cotter tells him about the death of the priest that he is being observed. Therefore he does n .....
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