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Of Mice And Men: Friendship And Loyalty

... loving him and always stood by him. The friendship they shared went beyond what was transparent they each shared a dream and both knew they ment the world to each other. I felt that if these totaly different people could get along and look out for each other, why can't we get along with people who are differnt than us. They made me realize that I could learn something from how to treat people who are differnt than me. What I also liked about it was the way they never stopped trying to reach their dream. This made me think that if they could ...

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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

... to be in the asylum looking for a cure for himself. He then runs into Randall McMurphy and his life is also changed for ever and in the end brought to an untimely halt. 4. Nurse Ratched: The nurse that runs the ward and makes sure everything is fine tuned and precise. Chief Bromden describes her as having a network of wires that run throughout the ward controlling everything and everybody. Nurse Ratched and McMurphy have it out on several occasions. II. List and describe 4 minor characters: 2-3 sentences per character. 1. The Black Boys: ...

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Philip Tompkins' Organizational Communicatin Imperatives

... a crew of seven, left many questioning the ability of communication throughout NASA. The idea that a crucial element of the space shuttle, O-Rings, would pass inspection, although many scientists doubted the success of these, would be the ultimate cause of the crew's demise shortly after lift off. It seems these scientists' doubts were overlooked by a higher authority who gave the go ahead knowing the risk at stake. The United States Army, well known for its maintaining of order and conduct, has fallen into a most peculiar and shameful p ...

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The Scarlet Letter Literary An

... large mistake, as both had affection for each other. Another mistake is to assume Hester is the only one who has a mark placed apon her, as Dimmesdale also received a mark. Dimmesdale’s mark is not visible to the world, but burns deep within his chest. Both Hester and Dimmesdale’s marks burn as a daily reminder of sin and unholiness. It is only fitting that Roger Chillingworth, a learned scholar and a makeshift physician be the Black Man of the forest, and represent an evil force in the novel. Hawthorne uses Chillingworth as a symb ...

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Burmese Days

... There are many trees and flowers, including honeysuckle. Though the English have jobs to perform much of their time is consumed with drinking whiskey in the Club, retreating from the “prickly” heat, napping, and occasionally playing tennis or hunting. Though there is not much physical activity by the English, they do not complain about it. They do complain incessantly about the heat and about the possible acceptance of natives into their exclusively European Club. In the overwhelming majority of British held themselves s ...

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Obasan

... later, Naomi returns home to visit her aunt, the "" of the book's title which is a term of endearment. Her beloved uncle has just died, so Naomi goes home to help her elderly aunt. When she arrives, she is distraught to see her aunt is barely a shell of the strong woman who raised her as a child. Her brother, although now a famous musician who has abandoned his Japanese self, grudgingly agrees to return as well. While she waits, Naomi discovers a package left by another aunt, a political activist and teacher, full of papers, news clippings, ...

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Saki's "The Interlopers": Plot Analysis

... meet and stare at each other with the intent to kill. But neither shoots. "The chance had come to give full play to the passions of a lifetime. But a man who has been brought up under the code of a restraining civilization cannot easily nerve himself to shoot down his neighbor in cold blood and without a word spoken, except for an offense against his hearth and honor." (p. 44) Just as both are about to shoot, a tree branch from above crashes upon the men. The feeling of suspense flees, and a feeling of sorrow and pity for Georg and Ul ...

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The Great Gatsby: Nick Was A Neutral Character

... he wanted to return the past over again with his lover- Daisy, Nike Carroway warned him to give it up, because it was impossible. Unforturately, Mr.Gatsby was not believe it. So at the end, Mr.Gatsby's dream still had not came true because Daisy did not break up with Tom and go with him. It can be seen in the last chapter on the novel, when Gatsby was murder, Daisy went to somewhere else with her husband, and did not go to Gatsby's funeray. I called up Daisy half and hour after we found him, called her instinctively and without hersitation ...

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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Country Or Society

... is right. Society believes that slaves should be treated as property; Huck, who had befriended a runaway slave, sees Jim as a person, not property. In the end, Huck Finn decides that he would rather disobey society's teachings about slavery, than betray his friend by returning him to his previous condition of servitude. Further reiterating Forster's conception of the proper order of one's loyalty is a product of English folklore, Robin Hood. According to legend, Robin Hood robbed from the rich and gave to the poor in an effort to bring happi ...

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“Changes In M. Lantin’s Perspective”

... in love (1). He notices every detail of his wife’s personality and physical characteristics. She is pure, gracious, and simple. She has angelic shyness and modest beauty. He has been happily married for six years (5). He holds a steady job making an average salary of 3,500 francs. He is not materialistic and does not need anything more than his wife and the bare necessities of life. He does not share the passion for the theater that his wife has nor does he realize what a vital role that his wife plays in his well being. Without his ...

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The Member Of The Wedding: Summary

... all night long. She spent her summer in the kitchen with her cook Bernice Sadie Brown, and her cousin, John Henry West. She changes her name to F. Jasmine, and says that after the wedding, she will move away. She goes to a bar and meets a man, who she ends up hurting, trying to ward off his aggressive advances, this experience makes her more aware of her age and her lack of experience. At the wedding, she is dragged off screaming from her brother and his brides car because she wants to go away with them. Shortly after, she tries to ru ...

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"The Yellow Wallpaper": The Main Character And Cry For Freedom

... John, and her brother are well-known physicians. They use their power to control the main character, perhaps subconsciously, to feel what they think a woman should feel. For example, the woman tells the men she is sick but they believe differently. "John is a physician, and perhaps- (I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind-) perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster. You see he does not believe I am sick!"(507) The men are under the impression that wha ...

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