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Utopia
Number of words: 1930 | Number of pages: 8.... of many ideas, it is impossible of course to expand the book unless one has some notion of the hierarchy of conception in it. A caretul reading of does seem to me to reveal clearly the hierarchy of it author's ideas at the time he composed the book. Although the interpretation of which follows has no pretension to substantial novelty, but rather disavows it, my approach to the problem may seem singular and eccentric. The account of such an analysis will necessarily be a little dull, so I shall have to request the forbearance of the reader without being able to promise for his patience any large reward in the shape of a brand .....
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A Modest Proposal
Number of words: 1515 | Number of pages: 6.... is strictly a fictional work and Swift had no intention of pursuing his proposal any further.
One of the other voices that is present throughout the entire story is that of sarcasm. In order to understand this further, a reader has to comprehend that Swift, becoming infamous after Gullivers Travels, was a member of the upper class. Right from the first paragraph Swift attempts to fool his readers by the sarcasm of the dreary scene that Swift presents. For example, he mentions that it is a melancholy sight to see beggars and their children on the street. The sarcastic paradox in this statement is whether it is a melancholy objec .....
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Julius Caesar
Number of words: 561 | Number of pages: 3.... and Brutus' armies arrive. Antony and his partner challenge the assassins to fight, and the bloody battle begins. The armies of the conspirators fall into vulnerability many times, and their side does poorly, losing many men. Cassius hears mistakenly that one of his important soldiers has been captured, loses hope, and commits suicide, while Brutus feels that his army has been cornered, and throws himself onto another man's sword, killing himself also. They call off the rest of the battle, for Antony's army now had victory over Brutus and Cassius, Caesar's murder had been avenged, and order had been restored.
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Crime And Punishment
Number of words: 592 | Number of pages: 3.... commit the murders. His intellectual, emotionless side was able to murder without remorse. It should be noted that he had two victims, one was planned the other was not. The murder of Alyona, the cold detestable old pawnbroker, was planned. However, there was also an unexpected murder of her kind, gentle, sister-in-law, Lizaveta. It should be noted that the dual murders represent his dual personality. Raskolnikov was able to block his emtional side and used his intellect to commit the murder. This does not happen, for his emotional side takes part in the murder. Once again reinforcing the idea that these two canno .....
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Number of words: 735 | Number of pages: 3.... corresponding with Vicomte de Valmont regarding a luscious new act of ‘revenge’, as she describes it, against the Comte de Gercourt. The young Cecile de Volanges has just come home from the convent and her marriage to Gercourt has been arranged. However, before he can wed the innocent child, Merteuil proposes Valmont ‘educate’ her, thus spoiling Gercourt’s fancy for untarnished convent girls. Valmont is uninterested in such an easy seduction and is far more aroused by the thought of lulling The Presidente’ de Tourvel, the very epitome of virtue, into submission. And so the tale unfolds.
Valmont eventually beds the virg .....
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Freud Foucault And Society
Number of words: 1791 | Number of pages: 7.... This has a compelling effect, and different uses of power. The first one being evident, that is the physical power. The other form of power is not so evident. It is the effect of this power on the mind of the individual. The punishment and extraction of information has gone from being a very physical and public ritual and evolving later to a private ceremony hidden behind walls, and consisting of mental torture. The individual wants to feel that punishment is carried out in some moral way. However, this way is not moral but simply a veil from society's view. This way one can pretend it is not going on.
This book is in .....
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John Wade A Character Study--I
Number of words: 1135 | Number of pages: 5.... escape from reality, the need to take on a different persona:
John had all kinds of different names. I remember his father used to call him Little Merlin or Little Houdini, and that Jiggling John one. Maybe he got used to it. Maybe he felt- maybe it sort of helped to call himself Sorcerer. I hope so. (p268)
Ultimately, John's feelings of helplessness lead to a hunger for control. As a youngster, John is presented to the reader as a would-be magician who tries desperately to achieve the greatest trick of all - gaining his father's love. At the same time, the magic helps John to take control of his life in times of helplessness. .....
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Comparative Essay - A Bird In
Number of words: 830 | Number of pages: 4.... father. However, this is not Rachel's only exposure to death. Every day she sees the 'Grim Reaper' hovering over her ailing mother. Almost every waking moment she fears her mother's weak heart will fail and she will die. Rachel also suffers the death of a dream. She believes she is pregnant and when she finds out she is not, Rachel grieves the loss of what might have been - motherhood. However, Rachel finds solace in her fate - she becomes a mother to her mother. Like Vanessa, she too moves away from her home-town and starts a new life.
One tool that Laurence uses is irony. In A Bird in the House, the ignorant housekeeper, Noreen .....
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The Crucible: Background Notes
Number of words: 707 | Number of pages: 3.... the Bridge (1955)
A Memory of Two Mondays (1955)
After the Fall (1963)
Incident at Vichy (1964)
The Price (1968)
The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972)
Arthur Miller's first and only screenplay that he produced was released
in 1960, and was called "The Misfits", starring Marilyn Monroe. He also
wrote a short story called "I Don't Need You Any More", in 1967. His
novels included:
Focus (1945)
In Russia (1969)
In the Country (1969)
Arthur Miller lead an exciting and most interesting lifestyle. For
further information on his life, there is a published a .....
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Cymbeline Essay
Number of words: 716 | Number of pages: 3.... are they sold on the idea, but Cloten is
as well. He tries every second he can to, in some way, try and do
something to look great in front of her. His life, sadly, revolves around
trying to do what his mother thinks is right and winning Imogen's
affections. Much to his dismay she is not only annoyed, but uninterested.
Giacomo is the next in line to hurt Imogen. With the bet he made
with Posthumus in mind, he tries to woo his way into Imogen's heart and her
bedroom. He is a very sly and rude character who will do whatever he can
to get what he wants. He speaks to Imogen while in her bedroom to try and
con .....
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