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Maturation Of Scout
Number of words: 1141 | Number of pages: 5.... of Miss Maudie's garden. That's when Scout became very close to Miss Maudie. Basically, Scout admired Miss Maudie. She was her hero.
Calpurnia is a very important character in the novel. Scout has known her her whole life and has basically lived with her, but they weren't that close. Scout never liked Calpurnia very much, mostly because she always complained about her behavior. "She was always ordering her out of the kitchen, asking her why she couldn't behave as well as Jem when she knew he was older, and calling her home when she wasn't ready to come. There talking was like battling and one-sided. Calpurina always won, mainly b .....
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The Innocent Adventure
Number of words: 1165 | Number of pages: 5.... that one receives to begin the cycle. In The Adventures of Huck Finn, Huck is forced with the dilemma of whether to stay with his father and continue to be abused or to leave. Huck goes because he desires to begin his journey. In The Catcher In The Rye, Holden mentally is torn between experience and innocence, it would seem to him that an outside force is luring him to do something but in actuality he is beginning his journey because of his desire. The Call to Adventure is the first step in the Cosmogonic Cycle; it is the step at which the character or hero is brought into cycle.
The Threshold Crossing is the second step, .....
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James Joyce's "Araby"
Number of words: 466 | Number of pages: 2.... to as the "center of
paralyses,"(Internet) and "indeed sterile."(Joyce) This plays a huge role
in the forming of this boy's life, where there is no fun. "Araby" is a
story "of a soul-shriveling Irish asceticism, which renders hopes and
dreams not only foolish, but sinful."(Coulthard) In the story, the only
thing that the young boy has to look forward to is buying something for the
girl he loves, and in the end he can't even do that; and by making the
final characters English, the story leaves an impact on the reader about
the Dublin society. It shows the antagonist of the story to be "a
repressive Dublin culture."(Coulthard) .....
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Lord Of The Flies 11
Number of words: 1205 | Number of pages: 5.... repair any damage that had been done to their short friendship. Ralph was doing his duty as the chief and tried to deal with their individual problems. However, this solution ended up doing more harm than good. The friction between Ralph and Jack flourished throughout the book.
Jack soon became obsessed with savagery and killing pigs. The only
thing he cared about was meat. And Jack does kill a pig; however killing that pig sacrificed the fire and the boys missed a rescue
opportunity because the fire went out. But Jack doesn’t seem to care.
"Jack, his face smeared with clays, reached the top first and hai .....
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Billy Budd
Number of words: 400 | Number of pages: 2.... that of Arthur Miller’s, that the audience 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 wit .....
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My Personal Experiences With Math
Number of words: 889 | Number of pages: 4.... grindstone. Looking back at those days and being where I am now in my life, striving to become this great mathematician, I can say I have done an enormous 360°.
Through my high school career there was one person that really inspired me and gave me this drive that has gotten me here in college today. Everyone else writing this paper is probably saying it was there favorite math teacher or a caring parent but mine was the non-obvious. It was my head football coach. He, Coach Whisman, coached me for four years. He illustrated to me that math can be essential in something other than a book or an equation. Besides being my f .....
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The Crucible - A Harsh Reality
Number of words: 448 | Number of pages: 2.... her statements to John Proctor about his wife Elizabeth. She says, "Oh, I marval how such a strong man [can be with] such a sickly wife" (23). Abigail obviously thinks highly of herself: she is worthy of Proctor's love, but Elizabeth is not. Abigail shows a character of superiority by her authoritative, prejudiced, and snobbish remarks.
Abigail Williams also shows a tinge of resentment in the play. When Mary Warren confesses that the witchcraft is only pretend, Abigail is angry. She accuses Mary of being a witch, too. Abigail's resentment of her friend's betrayel causes her to seek revenge. After Abigail's brief aff .....
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The Odyssey
Number of words: 542 | Number of pages: 2.... - son relationship. These relationships clearly support the issue of love in .
The father - son relationship between Odysseus and Telemachos is a little awkward because they both never really got to know each other but they still care for each other's well being. When Odysseus hears of all the suitors devouring Telemachos's future fortune and mistreating him, he wants to return and revenge the misuse of his family and property. Odysseus, like any parent, also misses his only child while he is at war. Telemachos on the contrary also displays a lot of love for his father. Telemachos leaves Ithaca, inexperienced, to find any knowle .....
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Chapters 1-6 To Kill A Mocking
Number of words: 800 | Number of pages: 3.... them.” (Lee 9) Tall pecan trees shook their fruit into the schoolyard, from the Radley chickenyard. However, the nuts would lay untouched by the children, as it was said that Radley pecans would kill anyone who ate them (Lee 9).
Different types of prejudice are evident in this chapter. For instance, Scout refers to Walter as a “Cunningham”, and this automatically places him in the poor class (Lee 20). Miss Caroline displays prejudice towards Scout because she can read. Scout is singled out after she reads to the class, and Miss Caroline accuses her of her father teaching her how to read (Lee 17). It seems as though more seri .....
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Lady Macbeth Is Worse Than Mac
Number of words: 478 | Number of pages: 2.... the guilt of killing his king while he is staying under his very roof, and then decides that he will not kill the king. This shows that Macbeth is thinking about what he is going to do, and shows that he does feel guilt and is weighing up the situation, unlike Lady Macbeth who never thinks twice about killing the king.
When Lady Macbeth notices that Macbeth has left the room, she goes to speak to him. Macbeth firmly tells her that they will not kill the king : "we will proceed no further in this business". Lady Macbeth, however, tells him that his love is worth nothing if he refuses to go through with the plan, saying that his love .....
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