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Papers on English
Macbeth A Story Of Our Time
Number of words: 2844 | Number of pages: 11.... is a story of a man who's ambitions have brought him to commit treason and murder. Visions of power grew within his head until his thirst for power causes him to lose that very source of his ambition to the blade of Macduff's sword. It is the ironic and symbolic elements such as this in the play which contribute to much of the acceptance the work has enjoyed for centuries.
Three forms of irony may be found in the play, Macbeth: Dramatic irony, being the difference between what the audience knows and what a character knows to be true; Verbal Irony, being a difference between what is said and what is meant; and Situational .....
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Jurassic Park
Number of words: 408 | Number of pages: 2.... much for Nedry when he said "That idiot Nedry turned off the security systems"(Crichton 177). Arnold said this after Dennis Nedry had put a bug in the computer system that shut almost every thing down in . Nedry is a problem
because he has full control of the park from his desk. He being a computer expert can cause any computer system problem he wants.
Nature is the biggest problem has at becoming successful. As stated by Dr. Malcom in the book, he said "Life will find a way"(Crichton ). He meant that the dinosaurs will find a way to live the way they want. This is something that scientists didn’t think about when th .....
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Short Story, Critical Analysis
Number of words: 305 | Number of pages: 2.... Jing-Mei to see if she could do what the child prodigy could do. At first Jing-Mei wants to find her prodigy, but after many failed attempts, she reveals how she hated the tests, "The raised hopes and failed expectations". Another example of her self image being lowered is when Jing-Mei learned to play the piano, she says, "So maybe I never really gave myself a fair chanace". And again, Jing-Mei proves her low self image when she reveals that she believed that she could not do anything as her mother had said .....
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Old Man And The Sea
Number of words: 1313 | Number of pages: 5.... the line over the sacks
that covered his shoulders. He was comfortable, but suffering,
although he did not admit to the suffering at all. ‘ I am not
religious...but I will say Ten Hail Marys that I should catch this
fish’... ‘Hail Mary full of Grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed art
thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour
of death, Amen.’ Then he added. ‘ Blessed Virgin, pray for the
death of this fish, wonderful as he is.’ "
[ Hemingway 64-65] .....
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Jack Kerouac-On The Road
Number of words: 1686 | Number of pages: 7.... Instead of making use of the money he has earned he takes to the road on foot and hitch hikes his way across America from New York to Denver, his ultimate goal.
Upon arriving at his destination and reuniting with Dean he realizes Dean's madness, his inability to control his emotions, his vagueness, his incoherence can only imply one thing, Dean's inner genius. Dean and Carlo flee again off towards Texas. Sal Paradise follows looking for 'America.'
Their travels takes them all over the United States on escapades full of sex, drugs, and swing music. Throughout their travels they encounter several people with whom they becom .....
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Social Issues
Number of words: 1727 | Number of pages: 7.... was with him." This is the subject matter for which Rembrandt choose to do his representational painting by. The content of the painting all reveals Rembrandt's interpretation of the story This is the account from the Bible of the accusation of Joseph by Potiphar's Wife. Rembrandt Van Ryn chose this particular story as the subject of his narrative painting completed in 1655, under the title of "Joseph Accused By Potiphar's Wife". Before researching this painting, I noted my fist perception of Rembrandt work of art. I realized through that as a result of my later research, my first perception did not change, but instead were enric .....
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Othello - William Shakespeare
Number of words: 1035 | Number of pages: 4.... nobility, character and marriage to the young Desdemona.
Through Act II, Scene I, Othello presents himself to us as a grandly positive and content character,
"It gives me wonder great as my content
To see you here before me. O my soul's joy!"
(Act II, Scene II).
At this stage in the play Othello has also assembled his character to impose on us an impression, that he is a noble and prominent figure in the Venetian establishment, and respected military man and a loving husband. He carries himself with an impressive dignity while frankly delighting in his young wife's unconditional love, which he values above the "seas worth .....
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NASCAR Speech
Number of words: 375 | Number of pages: 2.... are oval tracks
that are 2 miles long or more. Drivers perfer these tracks because they don’t
have to turn the wheel as much, press the brake as much, and the day is over
quicker. 2 superspeedways...Talledega and Daytona, require cars to have a
restrictor plate. The restrictor plate actually make the cars go slower,
because these tracks are too fast and have most or even all of the deaths in
NASCAR racing...these tracks with a restrictor plate average up to 195 mph a
lap. Think about the speed without the restrictor plate, Speeds
can go up to 230 mph.
Every car has a special number-1-99 and they usually have a .....
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Macbeth - The Importance Of Night
Number of words: 763 | Number of pages: 3.... the first usage, night as a period for rest and revitalization. In scene iii, lines 19-23, the First Witch says,
Sleep shall neither night nor day / Hang upon his penthouse lid; / He shall live a man forbid: / Weary sev'nights nine times nine / Shall he dwindle, peak, and pine: / Though his bark cannot be lost, / Yet it shall be tempest-tossed.
Here, she is punishing the sailor by depriving him of his sleep, which she realizes is important for anyone to function normally. Without the ability to recuperate after each hard day's work, one would grow very weak and eventually start to lose one's mind. Next, we can observe night's .....
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Billy Budd
Number of words: 400 | Number of pages: 2.... feels and fears for the characters so much that it is as if they are the characters themselves. The characters finally meet their tragic end, and the audience witnesses and understands their end. This applies to Billy mostly because of his likeability. The readers come to love Billy as his fellows sailors do. He is completely innocent and naive at the same time. The readersees his weakness and comes to feel sorry for Billy the way one might for a child. The reader sympathizes with Billy especially when he is confronted by Claggart and can do nothing, but stutter. The reader is with Billy throughout and witnesses his transfo .....
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