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The Dead

... towards others and become more compassionate. 2) Characteristics of Gabriel…. a. Pages 12-13 When contemplating speech he considers changing it because he feels that nobody will be able to understand this level of intelligence. This shows that he thinks of himself to be at a “higher” standing than the rest, he is arrogant and vain. b. Page 14 When the aunts and Gretta are discussing the goloshes which Gabriel insisted Gretta wear, they are pleasantly mocking him and making light of the situation. But Gabriel takes it personally, beca ...

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Mary Shelley’s Self-help Guide To Life

... novel, Frankenstein, to convey her own standards and values for life. The readers are influenced as they adapt to her principles through the use of several techniques to bring to light the importance of a value system. Through the downfall of both Victor and the monster, Shelley teaches of the destructive consequences of insensible actions and habits. However, she also portrays good habits that aid in overcoming the obstacles of life. Mary Shelley sets vital examples for being content without being overly ambitious, taking responsibility f ...

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Fahrenheit 451: A Censored And Structured World

... and an outcast by her fellow classmates. Clarrise becomes acquainted with another main character named Guy Montag. Montag is a fireman who deep inside does not want to live a life without having to think. Montag's inner thoughts become more and more a part of him as the book progresses. Montag eventually becomes a freedom fighter of sorts when he joins a group of people who illegally hide and read books. Montag's wife Mildred on the other hand prefers not to have to think, but rather to allow others to think for her to simply say "yes I agre ...

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A Review Of "The Lost World"

... along with his new friends, Dr. Levine, Arby, Kelly, Eddie Carr, Dr. Thorne, and Sarah Harding, matches wits with the most fearsome of the dinosaurs in their home territory and in his time period. To me, this was the perfect addition to his already fabulous collection of writings. The setting was on a remote island in Costa Rica which is part of a chain of the five islands named somehow after death called Isla Muerte, Isla Matanceros, Isla Pena, Isla Tacano, and of course Isla Sorna. Isla Sorna is the island where it all takes place ...

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The Key To Greatness (great Ga

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In Contempt By Christopher Darden: A Review

... a well-thought out and planned case under tremendous pressure he and the other prosecutors had to endure during the Simpson case. Summary I found this book to be very well thought out and well written. Most people would assume that this book was written with the intentions of making a quick-buck off the misfortune of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. I, however, do not believe this to be true. The way that he speaks of the victims in the book, and the way he spoke of them before and after the trial shows that he really cared ab ...

Number of words: 1068 | Number of pages: 4

A River Runs Through It By Nor

... have deeper roots in the later life of the author as he copes with his life’s hardships. The characters in the movie and book are taken straight from Mclean’s life. From the hard working, soft centered, minister father, to the drunken, “down on his luck”, brother-in-law, Neil. The character of Paul appears the be the most true to life member of Norman’s family. The audience quickly becomes familiar with Paul and his quick-tempered, always ready for anything attitude. This is evident in the beginning of the story with Paul’s frequ ...

Number of words: 1435 | Number of pages: 6

Ethan Frome: Ethan Lost Control Of His Life

... Zeena is a burden on Ethan, he naturally wants to improve his life. The reason he does not have control of his life is because he is married to Zeena, and he is not brave enough to go away with Mattie. The reason he is married to Zeena is because his mother died. Since Zeena is why Ethan does not have control of his life, and Ethan married her because his mother died, the point in time when Ethan lost control of his life is when his mother died. I believe Ethan could have changed the direction of his life if he had gone away from the ...

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Wuthering Heights 2

... and setting are very effective tools used throughout the end of the novel as well, for when the weather becomes nice it is not only symbolic of the changing times, and the changing people, but also a new beginning. During his stay at Thrushcross Grange Mr. Lockwood made the perilous journey to Wuthering Heights only a few times. On the occasion of his second visit, "the snow began to drive thickly"(7) during his walk, and this horrible weather should have been foreshadowing to Lockwood about Heathcliff's, and the other member's of the hous ...

Number of words: 1213 | Number of pages: 5

The Odyssey 2

... flee with many casualties. After- wards Odysseus and his crew land on the island of the Cyclops. They are attacked and some are eaten by Polyphemus. After intoxicating the great Cyclops, Odysseus and his men blind the monster with a heated spear. The men could have made an escape without incident but Odysseus mocked Polyphemus and shouted out his real name, when before Odysseus had told him that his name was "Noman". With this new information Polyphemus prays to his father Poseidon to have Odysseus and his men punished. Having angered P ...

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Comparison: Mary Reilly And The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

... an antidote that will restore him into his respectable existence as Dr. Jekyll. Gradually, however, the unmitigated evil of his darker self predominates, until finally he performs an atrocious murder. His saner self determines to curtail those alternations of personality, but he discovers that he is losing control over his transformations, that he slips with increasing frequency into the world of evil. Finally, unable to procure one of the ingredients for the mixture of redemption, and on the verge of being discovered, he commits suicide ...

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Fahrenheit 451

... never really experienced freedom. This quote expresses the changes that he made in his life. The book , set in the future, shows rules that the world today would think of as "outrageous laws". The most apparent law shown in the novel is that citizens of the country are unauthorized to own any type of book, or medium that expresses knowledge or the opinions of people. Although that this law is very well known in the land, it is often broken by those who refuse to give up reading books for entertainment or religious purposes. What the modern wor ...

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