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Power, Authority And Corruptio
Number of words: 1347 | Number of pages: 5.... Like valour's minion carved out his passage…
Till he unseamed him from the nave to th' chops,
And fixed his head upon our battlements" [Macbeth, I, ii, l: 17-23, p.13].
In his speech, the soldier describes Macbeth's violence to indicate qualities as a good warrior, thus showing that he has respect for Macbeth. There can be no doubt that Macbeth had entertained the possibility of being King some day, "My thought, whose murder yet is but fantastical" [Macbeth, I, iii, l: 149, p.29]. His success in battle would serve to intensify his ambitious hunger for power. Once Macbeth became king, he became overpowered with keeping his au .....
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Catcher In The Rye 4
Number of words: 970 | Number of pages: 4.... stories that D.B. would read him at night. When thinking of this it would remind Holden of the good times at home, this was a time when he felt comfortable and was a memory that made him feel good at almost anytime. And finally D.B. affected Holden by remembering there visits to the movies with Pheobe to watch old movies. "But I didn’t enjoy it much. I just don’t see what’s to marvellous about Sir Laurence Olivier, that’s all" (pg 117). They would go to the movie and spend the whole time critiquing it and saying what they would and wouldn’t change. The thoughts and memories of D.B. where very uplift .....
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Shiloh
Number of words: 1599 | Number of pages: 6.... behind the cosmetics counter at Rexalls. Her body building is indicative of the reversal in her role. When discussing the meaning on their names, Norma Jean tells Leroy that his name means \'the king\'. He asks her if he is still king and she \"... flexes her biceps and feels them for hardness.\" thus showing him that he is not. Furthermore, she \'drives the nail home\' by telling him the meaning of her name. \"Norma comes from the Normans. They were invaders.\" She has invaded, and taken over, his position as \'the head of the household\'. At the end of the story \"She turns towards Leroy and waves her .....
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To His Coy Mistress 3
Number of words: 690 | Number of pages: 3.... hear / Time's wingéd chariot hurrying near; / And yonder all before us lie / Deserts of vast eternity" (21-24). This is another paradoxical quote that the speaker utilizes to effectively develop appreciation for this poem. The speaker argues that the mistress should not waste her youth like those before who are unable to taste new experiences because they are now dead.
In the second stanza, the speaker utilizes paradox to convince the mistress further: "Thy beauty shall no more be found, / Nor, in they marble vault, shall sound / My echoing song; then worms shall try / that long-preserved virginity" (25-28). He is telling .....
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Edgar Allen Poe
Number of words: 942 | Number of pages: 4.... disturbed me was the idea that it had perceptibly descended. I now observed- with what horror it is needless to say- that its neither extremity was formed of a crescent…”(68). Death becomes impossible to prevent in this case. Especially when the pendulum keeps going down. As Poe describes, “Down- still unceasingly- still inevitably down! I gasped and struggled at each vibration…”(70) However, when we all wait to see the end, the narrator is saved by the rats. This unexpected change gives us a message that life is full of unexpected and we can never lose hope.
But a more unimaginable thing happens .....
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Hamlet - Collective Unconscious In Hamlet
Number of words: 1403 | Number of pages: 6.... hypothesis through parallels between Jung’s work and the play.
Carl Jung believed that the structure of the human psyche is comprised of three main parts: the conscious, personal unconscious and the collective unconscious (refer to figure 1). The conscious is basically the function or activity which maintains the relation of psychic contents with the ego or one’s state of awareness. Personal unconscious consists of experiences or memories that can be recalled by an individual, either through the will of the person or by employing special technique (e.g. Hypnosis). The final part of the psyche is the collective unconscious, .....
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A Passage To India, A Novel Wr
Number of words: 1084 | Number of pages: 4.... estimation of how the British have become malicious stating, "I give any Englishman two years… And I give any English woman six months." They also conferred on the likelihood of the British accepting bribes and mistreating their positions. Dr. Aziz's views about the British were not unfounded; he and his friends had various unfortunate experiences with the British. His boss, Major Callander, treated Dr. Aziz very shoddily calling him for appointments and then leaving before Dr. Aziz's arrival. One night after a similar occurrence, the Magistrate's wife even took his Tonga so that Dr. Aziz had no way home. Dr. Aziz's frien .....
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A Worn Path
Number of words: 515 | Number of pages: 2.... came across a scarecrow that momentarily brought happiness to her. When she was walking down the road a black dog suddenly jumped up on her and pushed her to the ground. "A white man finally came along and found her - a hunter, a young man, with his dog on a chain. I think that this shows that fate had brought a person to help lift her up just when she needed it. It also brought an opportunity for her to pocket a nickel she saw. Kindness is very important in the story because it showed that there are many people who are willing to lend a hand to help an old lady. The white man helped her up and a lady helped lace up her shoe. "'S .....
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Women Of The Color Purple
Number of words: 1050 | Number of pages: 4.... her because she is jealous of Sofia. Celie is jealous because Sofia can fight back and she knows she can’t. Sofia tells Celie how she feels sorry for her because Celie reminds her of her mother and how she never could stand up against her father. Just seeing Sofia in control gives Celie hope in getting control in her own life.
Sofia does not live up to the standards of being a wife because she has a voice in her relationship with Harpo and most women allow their husbands to manipulate them. People just accept how she lives because she has a strong opinion of herself and is ready to argue it with anyone at anytime. One d .....
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Birthmark
Number of words: 532 | Number of pages: 2.... caused men to educate themselves, and learn extensive amounts about science. However, some men like Aylmer take advantage of their intelligence and try to play the role of God. Aylmer allowed his mind to consume his heart, resulting in the senseless death of his beautiful wife.
Culture teaches men that if they learn enough that they can manipulate nature; however, in the , Hawthorne shows that intelligence still can’t overcome nature and thus culture is self-destructive. The fact the whole story is about removing a physical flaw from Georgiana’s face when she is already obviously beautiful demonstrates the degree to which .....
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