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"The Republic" By Plato

... the fear that he will get caught and punished or the fear of having a bad reputations. He explains this decision in the story of the two magic rings. The rings of magic would make a man invisible whenever he turns it on his finger. He believed that each man would act in the same manor. They would both break into houses unseen, and help themselves to whatever they wanted. The just man would no longer feel the need to be just. He would have two lifestyles one, being just in front of the eyes of the society and two being the unjust man invi ...

Number of words: 1081 | Number of pages: 4

Red Badge Of Courage

... with nothing to do, so he made the final decision to enlist. After enlisting he finds himself just sitting around with nothing to do. He manages to make friends with two other soldiers, John Wilson and Jim Conklin. John was as excited about going to war as Henry, while Jim was confident about the success of the new regiment. Henry started to realize after a few days of marching, that their regiment was just wandering aimlessly, going in circles, like a vast blue demonstration. They kept marching on without purpose, direction, or fighting. Thr ...

Number of words: 764 | Number of pages: 3

Religion In Jane Eyre

... class standing, Mrs. Reed treats Jane as an outcast. As Bessie and Miss Abbot drag Jane to the "red room" a most scary room for a child, she is told by Miss Abbot: "No; you are less than a servant for you do nothing for your keep"(14).She must stay in the red room after she retaliates to the attack John Reed makes upon her, her obnoxious cousin. John tells Jane "mamma says; you have no money; your father left you none; you ought to beg, and not live here with gentlemen's children like us and eat the same meals that we do, and wear clothes at ...

Number of words: 1328 | Number of pages: 5

Gatsby's Pursuit Of The American Dream

... he devotes most of his adult life trying to recapture it and, finally, dies in its pursuit. In the past, Jay had a love affair with the affluent Daisy. Knowing he could not marry her because of the difference in their social status, he leaves her to amass wealth to reach her economic standards. Once he acquires this wealth, he moves near to Daisy, "Gatsby bought that house so that Daisy would be just across the bay (83)," and throws extravagant parties, hoping by chance she might show up at one of them. He, himself, does not attend ...

Number of words: 538 | Number of pages: 2

Summary Of The Andromeda Strain By Crichton

... into orbit, and most are lost or come back with nothing. Then, with the seventh satellite, the get something. There is just one problem. The satellite lands in a very small town in northeast Arizona called Piedmont. Tracking crews are sent out to find the satellite and find it, and head into the town, but they find most of the inhabitants of Piedmont lying dead, clutching their chest, in the middle of the main street. When the get out of the vehicle to investigate, they die too, while being monitored by radio. The person in charge i ...

Number of words: 1154 | Number of pages: 5

Cruciable Essay

... is very basic and is still done today. It is done today in the sense that some of us can block out other comments aimed towards us. We can also play sick to weasel out of going to school or other sorts. After this basic lying from the girls things can only get worse and worse from here on. The next event that is a big lie but does not kill anyone is John Proctor lying about his love to Abigail Williams by having an affair and not loving her. He lied to her because he led her to believe that their entourage meant something between the two but ...

Number of words: 451 | Number of pages: 2

The Odyssey: Odysseus

... He was always respectful to the gods, acknowledging their control of fate and realizing that he needed help if he was to ever get back to Ithaca and his beloved family. He showed keen observation, instinct, and caution. He is great at disguises, capable of concealing his feelings, and a fast, inventive liar: heroic qualities that got him through his adversities. Odysseus is also very human, and the reader can see these many qualities as well. He is often moved to tears. He makes mistakes, gets himself into tricky situations, and loses h ...

Number of words: 2083 | Number of pages: 8

Cry, The Beloved Country: Stimulating A Change

... to them by a simple label, Paton indicates that these evils are universal and fundamental within human nature. As Stephen Kumalo searches for his son, Absalom, Paton has several events befall onto Kumalo in order to represent the harsh society that many of the blacks live in. The first event occurs when Kumalo arrives in Johannesburg, afraid from the stories that he has heard, he puts his trust in another black man who appears to be of good intentions, but in reality cheats Kumalo of his money. This experience is unlike his time ...

Number of words: 1102 | Number of pages: 5

Native Sun: Society's Responsibility

... centers. Because Wright chose to deal with the experience he knew best, Native Son is an exploration of how the pressure and racism of the American environment affects black people, their feelings, thoughts, self-images, basically, their entire lives. Many of Native Son's earlier scenes serve Wright's purposes in showing how America's white racism affects Bigger's behavior, his thinking and his feelings. His sense of confinement in this world is obvious. The unfocused, yet detailed, fear that the white world has influenced Bigger’s act ...

Number of words: 793 | Number of pages: 3

Romeo And Juliet Vs. West Side

... the Americans because the first day, Bernardo (leader of PR gang) was jumped by one of the Jets. The Jets wouldn't let the PR's come on their turf, such as Doc's store. The PR's were not wanted in the U.S. and they were given a hard time. The American's were prejudiced of the Puerto Ricans, so they did cruel things to them. Another act of prejudice in West Side Story was the Jets having prejudice against Anybody's joining their gang. They told her to go wear a dress, she wittily replied that she had scabby knees. She told them that she lurks ...

Number of words: 521 | Number of pages: 2

Summary Of Amy Tan's The Kitchen God's Wife

... husband he was. What kind of husband would act this way with his pregnant wife? One day Wen Fu's wife came to tell him that their daughter was dying of dehydration caused by vomiting and diarrhea. Since he was playing cards he didn't pay much attention to Winnie and his response was; "If she dies, I wouldn't care!" (pg.336). A couple of minutes passed and the situation was getting worse. Therefore, Winnie brought Yiku, the baby, to show Wen Fu that she was really sick. She thought that maybe this way his husband was going to react to the ...

Number of words: 377 | Number of pages: 2

Chivalry In Chaucers Canterbur

... Prioress, satirically examining her impeccable table manners. In the Miller's Tale Chaucer juxtaposes courtly love with animalistic lust, and in various other instances he mentions curteisye, or at least alludes to it, with characteristic Chaucerian irony. These numerous references provide the reader with a remarkably rich image of the culture and class structure of late fourteenth century England. "Wel coude she carye a morsel, and wel keepe / That no drope ne fille upon hir brest. / In curteisye was set ful muchel hir lest."(General Prolog ...

Number of words: 792 | Number of pages: 3

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