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Brave New World Summary

... the way he speaks. He is the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning, and he's explaining things to a group of new students who still have only a very limited understanding of what goes on here. You may find the Director and his Hatchery strange, but you probably know how the students feel as they try to note everything the Director says, even his opening remark, "Begin at the beginning." You know how anxious you can be to make sure you don't miss something a teacher says, something that will be important later on. ...

Number of words: 2680 | Number of pages: 10

Aeneid

... 149)." After the God Delian (pg.149) breathed "visionary might" into Sibyl, she and Aeneas were able to visit the Earth's hidden world. In this world, he learned what happens to the souls of the dead. Most likely, it served as a future lesson for Aeneas (especially after being guilty of neglecting his duty for his true love of Italy while indulging with Dido) which is still believed and practiced today: the kind of life that we lead; the way we die, self - inflicted or not; and how we are buried after death are all of great significance - tha ...

Number of words: 1194 | Number of pages: 5

Waheenee And Eve's Bayou: Common Ground

... the two groups and their common ground. These two groups had different lifestyles but had met on a common ground in some areas. To start off I'll talk about the book written by Gilbert L. Wilson, Waheenee. Known as the Buffalo Bird woman, Waheenee was part of the Hidatsa which was one of the settled agricultural tribes living on the upper Missouri river (Wilson 42). She was born in 1839, 2 years after the devastating smallpox epidemic which wiped out half of the tribe at that time. This caused the survivors to move north where ...

Number of words: 764 | Number of pages: 3

Female Characters In "Raise The Red Lantern", The Handmaid's Tale, And "A

... film "Raise the Red Lantern", finds unusual ways of dealing with her oppression. For example, Songlian often takes her stress out on her maid, Yan'er. Whenever Songlian feels the need to relieve her tension, she screams at Yan'er. Songlian's treatment towards her maid results in a bitter rivalry between the two and ultimately leads to the death of Yan'er. Instead of expressing herself publicly, Songlian chooses to keep her emotions bottled up or take them out on Yan'er. Another example of this concept occurs when Songlian becomes intoxicated ...

Number of words: 758 | Number of pages: 3

How It Feels To Be Coloured Me: Realizing Color

... you over anything. Life doesn’t come on a silver platter, especially for a black woman. You don’t have anything to lose bu trying and going after what you want. You only lose if you don’t try. Life to her is like a game where the only way to lose is if you don’t play. After living in an all black town until she was thirteen and being able to just be herself, when she moved to Jacksonville, FL., a larger more diverse city, she see’s what it’s like to be coloured. It’s thrown into her face. All the black people aren’t doct ...

Number of words: 536 | Number of pages: 2

Society's Views On Family Values And Children As Reflected In The Novel The Handmaid's Tale

... rein started to come to an end, the church's tight grip on the citizens slowly started to loosen. With the implication of democracy, the church lost all real power to make laws and actually govern the people. The church still held power over peoples' morals, but without the monarchy's to enforce it the church's found their power decreasing. In Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, the government and the church are interchangeable. The government is what used to be called the church, they have come together to become one unit of power. The ...

Number of words: 1275 | Number of pages: 5

Huck Finn

... is an independent person who doesnt need to rely on other people. This is a book of social criticism. Twain has his ways of criticizing people of their actions and the things they do. Twain does a good job expressing the characters social behaivors. Instead of upfront making fun of Hulks actions he hints towards them or tries to glorify them when he does something that is socially wrong or unintelligent. Huck stages his death. This is not a real bright thing to do even though Huck's father is real mean and is a threat to his life ...

Number of words: 480 | Number of pages: 2

Summary Of To Kill A Mockingbird

... story takes place over the span of four years. There are many conflicts in the story. First, a young girl is raped and a black man is accused of the crime. The people of the town immediately assume the black man is guilty. Atticus, Scouts father, is a lawyer and takes the case. Because of the is he would have been lynched if it weren't for the innocence of his children. Atticus proves the defendant's innocence but given the time period the man is found guilty anyway. Also, there is a neighbor boy who is supposed to be a severely disturb ...

Number of words: 248 | Number of pages: 1

Taronga - Victor Kelleher

... will be discussed are heroes, males, females, leaders and survivors. Ben, the main character of the novel Taronga, is a representation of a hero which reinforces my attitudes regarding this group, yet challenges the stereotypical or society's attitudes. Ben is constructed as being quiet and submissive, such as the fact that he stayed for a long time and put up with Greg using him for his telepathic gift, before finally coming into his own and running away. This is another example of Ben's submissiveness - he chose to sneak away from Greg qu ...

Number of words: 1606 | Number of pages: 6

The Prince: Politics And Science

... that men respect power, but they will take advantage of kindness. He believes that when given the opportunity one must destroy completely, because if one does not he will certainly be destroyed. The prince should lead the military, and he has to be intelligent. An effective politician can make quick and intelligent choices about the problems that constantly arise before him. He must also have virtue, which means he is strong, confident, talented, as well as smart. A prince cannot be uncertain, because uncertainty is a sign of weakness. ...

Number of words: 1161 | Number of pages: 5

Alice In Wonderland

... a bottle labeled "Drink Me", she wants to see what it tastes like, this excerpt describes the event "...this bottle was not marked `poison', so Alice ventured to taste it, finding it very nice". Another instant that shows her curiosity when she looks for the white rabbits fan and gloves, she finds a bottle, this time there was no table, "There was no label this time with the words `Drink Me' ... `I know something interesting is going to happen' ... ` I'll just see what it does',". Alice is like a little girl that is still exploring the world a ...

Number of words: 547 | Number of pages: 2

Biography Precis -- Black Boy

... faces constant hunger. As a result his family lives with his strict grandmother, a fervently religious woman. In spite of his frequent punishment and beatings, Wright remembers the pleasures of rural life. Richard then describes his family's move to Memphis in 1914. Though not always successful, Richard's rebellious nature pervades the novel. This is best illustrated by his rebellion against his father. He resents his father's the need for quiet during the day, when his father, a night porter, sleeps. When Mr. Wright tells Richard ...

Number of words: 991 | Number of pages: 4

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