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Araby A Modernist Perspective
Number of words: 1155 | Number of pages: 5.... very gratifying for the whole group, and when the narrator's uncle used to drive up the street, they would all hide until he was safely housed. Or at times, Mangan's sister would come out to call him in for tea, and they would all hide until she either went in or until Mangan gave in and went inside. It was with Mangan's sister whom the narrator finds himself in love.
He never had any real words with her, but everyday he would watch until she came out her front door across the street. The young boy would then hurry out the door after her and remain behind until they arrived at the point where they diverged, where the boy would hurr .....
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Nihilism
Number of words: 1653 | Number of pages: 7.... the most useful thing we can do is to repudiate – and so we repudiate" (123). The base concept of is to deny or negate, and as we learn later in the same paragraph, to negate everything. With this ‘destruction’ of everything from science to art there is no building for nihilists, as Bazarov says "That is not our affair" (126). Nihilists view the current structure of society as concerned with such trivialties as ‘art’ and ‘parliamentism’ while ignoring real life issues such as food,freedom, and equally. Nihilists are aware of these social woe and hence mentally deny to recognize any of the present authority or .....
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Beowulf
Number of words: 796 | Number of pages: 3.... face this terrible monster. says, "Grendel is no braver, no stronger than I am! I could kill him with my sword; I shall not" (677). feels that he can defeat Grendel even without a weapon. The first night, they have a celebration in the mead hall, and the warriors fall asleep in the hall. Grendel makes his usual nightly visit and finds many victims waiting to be killed (725). To his surprise, he meets his match, which happens to be (748). After a brief confrontation, rips Grendel’s arm off, and Grendel runs away to die (823).
is considered a hero now for risking his life to stop Grendel from killing anymore Danes (8 .....
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Hands
Number of words: 1037 | Number of pages: 4.... Biddlebaum's confusion and isolates him from his environment, to his detriment. Anderson also explores Biddlebaum's fear of his . "For a moment he stood thus rubbing his together and looking up and down the road, and then fear overcoming him, ran back to walk again upon the porch of his house." Biddlebaum "wanted to keep [his ] hidden away" for reasons that he himself does not know. In other instances, the author shows that George Willard, his friend, knew that his were the cause of his fear. Willard was "touched by the memory of the terror he had seen in the man's eyes." "There's something wrong…his ha .....
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All Quiet On The Western Front
Number of words: 386 | Number of pages: 2.... even says, "at one time even on's parets were ready with the word 'coward'"
When Paul finally gets home, he seems overjoyed to be back, but soon he feels the discomfort of being worlds apart from his mother and father. When he first gets back, he can only cry, but when he tries to speak with his mother, he can't bring up the right words. The separation he felt was a result of his feeling about how horrible the war was and how he didn't want his mother to know how miserable it was. The war was so bad for Paul that he cannot even put it into words.
Paul's thoughts artfully describe why he dislikes the Great War and why his horr .....
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Victorian Literature
Number of words: 502 | Number of pages: 2.... Thomas CARLYLE in Past and
Present (1843) argued for the re-creation in industrial England of the lost
sense of community between social classes. In contrast, John Stuart MILL
in ON LIBERTY spoke for the fullest development of the individual through
freedom from social restraint. The foremost art critic of the time, John
RUSKIN, articulated the assumptions of many contemporary critics by showing
in The Stones of Venice (1851-53) the interdependence of great art and a
society's moral health.
The major early Victorian poets, too, took the role of secular
prophets, often expressing a longing for the free play of imaginat .....
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Call Of The Wild
Number of words: 984 | Number of pages: 4.... go hunting with the Judge’s sons; he would carry the Judge’s grandsons on his backs and roll them in the grass. Buck who had been treated fairly and justly throughout his life, had a carefreee personality and was very trusting of both humans and animals.
Essentially, Buck was like an emperor that reigned over the Judge’s estate, leading a very gracious life.
As the story progresses, Buck’s personality shows a flaw after he trusts Manuel, a worker on Judge Miller’s estate who has a weakness for gambling and owes many debts. Manuel kidnaps Buck and sells him to pay off a debt. Buck’s trustworthy nature changes as soon .....
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Philosophy - Kants Universal L
Number of words: 1537 | Number of pages: 6.... paramedics always answer widows truthfully when
queried. Therefore, this maxim is logical and everyone can abide by it
without causing a logical impossibility. The next logical step is to
apply the second stage of the test.
The second requirement is that a rational being would will this maxim
to become a universal law. In testing this part, you must decide whether
in every case, a rational being would believe that the morally correct
action is to tell the truth. First, it is clear that the widow expects
to know the truth. A lie would only serve to spare her feelings if she
believed it to be the truth. Therefore, even people who .....
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The Count Of Monte Cristo 2
Number of words: 1021 | Number of pages: 4.... beautiful Mercedes. On his wedding day, his betrothal feast was interrupted when the police came barging through the door and arrested Edmond Dantes. Dantes was accused of giving a letter to the usurper while the Pharaon stopped on the Isle of Elba and returning a letter from the usurper to the Bonapartist party in Paris. After his arrest, Edmond was interrogated and questioned by the public prosecutor, Monsieur de Villefort. During the interrogation Villefort promised Edmond freedom, but that was before Monsieur de Villefort read the letter from the usurper addressed to Monsieur Noirtier, Villefort’s father. Edmond Dantes .....
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The Mariner's Letter To Victor
Number of words: 419 | Number of pages: 2.... yours. I have heard of all that has happen, from Justine to the De Lacey’s. I do seem to sympathize with you my friend, but you must understand that you are the cause of the horror. I have learned a lot in my travels, but the most important thing I have learned is the respect for all of God’s creations. All things need love and they need to know that they are wanted. You must take responsibility for what you have done and teach this monster to live in the world. He is alive, after all. I have also found out that you can’t play God. We are not kids anymore, there are no take-backs. When you created this monster you ac .....
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