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The Fellowship Of The Ring (Lord Of The Rings: Part I, Book II)

... experience. I think that in this book Frodo is somewhat a leader and also has to make many tough decisions. For example: When Frodo reached Rivendell Elrond gave Frodo the decision of staying in Rivendell and letting someone else be the ring-bearer and travel to Mt. Doom to throw the evil ring in the volcano or for Frodo to carry the burden of doing it himself. Frodo’s decision was to be the ring-bearer and travel to Mt. Doom with his companions. Frodo’s companions are: Gandalf the wizard, Aragorn "Strider" (the true king who was exil ...

Number of words: 1471 | Number of pages: 6

What We Talk About When We Tal

... much more meaningful. The author sets the scene with the two couples sitting around a table drinking gin and making small talk. The real story begins when the topic of love comes up. Terri, Mel’s wife, was once married to an abusive man, who “...went on dragging me (Terri) around the living room. My head kept knocking on things.... What do you do with love like that?.... People are different, Mel. Sure, sometimes he may have acted crazy. Okay. But he loved me. In his own way maybe, but he loved me.” (pp 110 ...

Number of words: 945 | Number of pages: 4

Race Relations With Huck Finn

... have been placed into categories based on their wealth, and all of the worldly possessions that we have. These classes of society can really make people talk, and act differently towards some people. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the novel shows these classes really well. In the beginning of the novel, we see a little bit of the black class, and how they were treated. “Miss. Watson’s big nigger, named Jim, was setting in the kitchen door, we could see him pretty clear” (14). Jim, Miss. Watson’s run a ...

Number of words: 1478 | Number of pages: 6

Crime And Punishment And The Outsider: Self Discovery

... both men rejected the fundamental values of society and formed their own ideologies. Raskolnikov, for instance, believed that “we have to correct and direct nature. But for that, there would never had been a single great man”1. In fact, he had written an article titled “The psychology of a criminal before and after the crime”. It stated that ‘ordinary' men live according to the law and exist only to reproduce the human race, yet ‘extraordinary' men may break laws “if in his own conscience it is necessary to do so in order ...

Number of words: 1866 | Number of pages: 7

Odysseus Truly A Hero

... has more to do with his pride. He defies the god Poseidon, telling him that he is unstoppable and that even the great god Poseidon can't stop him. Odysseus then gets back on his ship on starts to sail on Poseidon's waters back to Ithaca. Pride is good to have, but in Odysseus’s case, it’s a little too much. On the other hand, he does things that make him a great hero. When Circeturned his crew into animals, he climbed straight up a mountain, risking his life just to save his crew. He will do anything to get back to Ithaca and see h ...

Number of words: 745 | Number of pages: 3

Animal Farm: Historically And Politically Allegorized As The Russian Revolution

... between Animal farm and the Russian revolution. Mr. Jones is the owner of the Manor and is allegorized as Nicholas II, a leader in the Russian revolution. Mr. Jones reflects on Nicholas II throughout the novel such as when: Mr. Jones treats his animals very poorly, he often neglects to feed and water them. Nicholas II also treats his people very poorly, in contrast he does not supply his people with the proper food, shelter, and protection that they need to survive. Mr. Jones and Nicholas II also leave their subjects working and li ...

Number of words: 1553 | Number of pages: 6

Computer Ethics: A Review

... question facing the IT industry is how to reward innovation without stifling creativity, but there is no obvious answer to this conundrum and no consensus as to what constitutes ethical practice."(1) This reader believes Computer Ethics covers all aspects of computer ethics and provides enough for one to understand the crisis the information technology is in today. The use of real life events and examples help to show the that law is too sparse today and some guidelines must be drawn up to avoid crime caused with computers in the future. ...

Number of words: 1120 | Number of pages: 5

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE

... Ass” because he is always looking over her shoulder. It seems like Mr.Mchabe’s only propose in life is to bother Sylvia and the other teachers. The admiral always seems to find something wrong with the manor the teachers run their classes in. Bea Schachter is another teacher at Calvin Colidge High School. Bea has been a teacher at Calvin Coolidge for a very long time and she automatically makes Sylvia her friend. Bea shows Sylvia the ropes; what to do, what not to do, where to go, where not to go. That kind of stuff. Bea is a good ...

Number of words: 716 | Number of pages: 3

Why The Name "Things Fall Apart"

... as one of his own sons. He was deeply saddened when he was killed. One can see the effects on Okonko from that event. First Okonko was unable to sleep for the following three days. He also kept on getting drunk, and that was a sign that he was depressed. This incident also had a long-term effect on Okonko. From then on his family would look at him as if it were his fault that Ikemefuna is dead. This episode can be seen as an event where Okonko looses some faith from his family. This corresponds to Okonko loosing faith in his father. Anot ...

Number of words: 488 | Number of pages: 2

Wuthering Heights: Friendship Or Passion - The Chemistry Between Heathcliff And Cathy

... is that Edgar is only a part of her superficial love. It is a spiritual love rather than a physical one that binds Heathcliff and Catherine together. Passion is what divided Catherine from Edgar. Catherine's passion for Heathcliff ruined the families at Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange. For example, both Edgar and Isabella Linton suffered horrible marriages. Wuthering Heights revolved around the passion that Catherine and Heathcliff felt for each other. Edgar, on the other hand, felt a more reasonable love for Catherine. Cather ...

Number of words: 716 | Number of pages: 3

The Old Man And The Sea

... loaded his bait, water, and food and headed on out to the Gulf. The boy had given him two fresh small tunas. Santiago spotted a man-of-war bird circling in the sky. The old man knew that the bird had spotted something. The bird dove suddenly and the old man saw flying fish spurt out of the water. All of a sudden Santiago spotted this Dolphin sized fish. At first he thought it was a dolphin, but then noticed it's fins. It was a marlin. Santiago had hooked a marlin. He knew he had caught a big fish, but wasn't sure what type. He ...

Number of words: 643 | Number of pages: 3

Wuthering Heights: Romanticism

... clash of two cultures—Neo-Classicism and Romanticism. One of the most significant tenets of Romanticism is the love of the past. The first instance in which the reader finds an intimate love of the past is when Nelly remarks how she wished Heathcliff had never been introduced to the family, because his presence at Wuthering Heights upsets the established order: "he bred dad feeling" (42). Another instance is when Heathcliff realizes that his one love, Catherine, has fallen in love with Edgar. He shows love of the past by pointing ou ...

Number of words: 3230 | Number of pages: 12

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