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To Say Or Not To Say Letters A
Number of words: 1429 | Number of pages: 6.... Mr. Bennet’s death because he is the nearest male relative. In his letter, Mr. Collins proposes a visit to Longbourn and hints at a further proposal of marriage to one of the Bennet daughters. The reader quickly learns of this man’s nature because of the contents of his letter as well as Mr. Bennet’s reasoning behind his acceptance of the proposal. Mr. Bennet makes fun of his unusual writing style and pomposity, and also makes snide remarks to his family about him. Ultimately, Mr. Bennet agrees to the visit because he wants to laugh at Mr. Bennet’s expectations.
Austen’s strategy of presenting the .....
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Candide
Number of words: 1098 | Number of pages: 4.... that there is a "cause and effect" for everything. is reunited with Cunegonde, and regains a life of prosperity, but soon all is taken away, including his beloved Cunegonde. He travels on, and years later he finds her again, but she is now fat and ugly. His wealth is all gone and so is his love for the Baron's daughter. Throughout , we see how accepting situations and not trying to change or overcome obstacles can be damaging. Life is full of struggles, but it would be nonproductive if people passively accepted whatever fate had in store for them, shrugging off their personal responsibility. Voltaire believes that people shou .....
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Brave New World
Number of words: 1701 | Number of pages: 7.... is no need for freedom,
especially if your government is making sure that all your needs are
satisfied.
Religion plays an important role in people's lives. It represents
our principles and values. Religion guides us, gives us something
to believe in and a set of rules to live by. However, who is to say
that one hundred years from now people will still believe and
practice religion? Mustapha Mond when referring to the Holy Bible says
that "they're old; they're about God hundreds of years ago. Not about
God Now" (Huxley, p.237). Mustapha Mond is saying that with the
evolution of time the need for r .....
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Macbeth - Summary
Number of words: 811 | Number of pages: 3.... have no real effect except to provide a few simple images for the reader.
Act IV Scene III
Context: This scene's purpose is to give the reader a feeling of how much is being built up against Macbeth. There is a great contrast in this scene because it opens with despair, and ends in friendship and confidence.
Language: Incredible amounts of contrast in this scene in the language.
The first part is all about evil, despair, and crime. The second part is about courage, and hope and confidence. Many metaphors in this scene:
"I think our country sinks beneath the yoke;" Shakespeare usually carries his metaphors quite far, and t .....
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The Censorship Of Huck Finn
Number of words: 949 | Number of pages: 4.... This is similar to a farmer trying to brand his mark upon a bull, with those against Huck
Finn as the farmers and Huckelberry Finn is the bull. As most know the bull never goes down without a fight and won’t allow thje farmer to branded, just as the supporters of Huckelberry Finn
will not just be taken down passively. The main reason Huckelberry Finn is being subjected to such scrutiny is because of the way Twain protrayed “nigger” Jim, and his use of the racial slur.
The Anti-Huckelberry Finn feel that it is to uncomfortable for African-Americans to read the book and think they are being stereotyped into Jim .....
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The House Of Seven Gables - Sy
Number of words: 2633 | Number of pages: 10.... enjoyed - that the very timbers were oozy, as with the moisture of a heart." (Hawthorne 27). Hawthorne turns the house into a symbol of the collection of all the hearts that were darkened by the house. "It was itself like a great human heart, with a life of its own, and full of rich and somber reminiscences" (Hawthorne 27). Evert Augustus Duyckinck agrees that "The chief perhaps, of the dramatis personae, is the house itself. From its turrets to its kitchen, in every nook and recess without and within, it is alive and vital." (Hawthorne 352) Duyckinck feels that the house is meant to be used as a symbol of an actual character, " .....
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Princesses In Fairy Tales
Number of words: 1028 | Number of pages: 4.... of an angel, as well as wonderful grace in everything that she did. The author creates the portrait of a shallow character which has been blessed with cursory traits. It is important to note that the princess was not born with such characterisitcs, but
the fairies, looking out for her best interest and serving her, use their supernatural powers so that she might possess these apparently essential qualities. The complete story depends on and focuses around Sleeping Beauty’s appearance. Although she has had misfortune and been pricked by a spindle and doomed to sleep for one hundred years, it is said that “her swooning had no .....
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Character Analysis Macbeth
Number of words: 915 | Number of pages: 4.... MacBeth again proved his layalty and goodness to the king. This was a tribute of treating people well. Once Duncan appointed MacBeth the Thane of Cawdor, he said,"From hence to Iverness and bind us further to you." That quote showes that because MacBeth was so good to the king, the king was to attend a party in MacBeth's name, a great honor. Throughout the beginning, MacBeth was a good character inside and out.
MacBeth listened to the evil witches and that changed him for the rest of the play. After the scene where MacBeth met and spoke with the witches, he spoke with Banquo and said,"Your children shall be king." The way h .....
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Greasy Lake
Number of words: 912 | Number of pages: 4.... me, on the platform, in the seats reserved for foreign diplomats, out over the seething lawn, they were kicking off shoes, hoisting shirt fronts and brassieres, dropping cummerbunds and Jockey shorts. And then, incredibly, horribly, they began to clutch at one another in passion, began to stroke, fondle, and lick, humping in the grass, plunging into the bushes, running around like nymphs and satyrs at some mad Bacchanal. A senator I'd known for forty years went by me in a dead run, pursuing the naked wife of the Bolivian ambassador; Miss Iowa disappeared behind the rhythmically heaving buttocks of the sour-faced clergyman . . . .....
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Achilles And Socrates
Number of words: 1249 | Number of pages: 5.... becoming a hero means to either kill or be killed in the pursuit for honor and glory. In order to conform to the ideals of society, Achilles becomes a tragic figure, and ultimately dies to uphold his heroic ideals. Achilles consistently reflects his overwhelming tragic flaw of pride, throughout The Iliad. His choice to not fight for the Achaians resulted in his and Patroklus' death. Achilles freely accepted this fate. Although, his decision to kill Hector and to mutilate his body drastically opposes heroic ideals. Socrates views are in complete opposition with those of Achilles. Socrates accepts the community's unjust act .....
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