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Needham

... as well as the schools providing this treatment. The names refers to are unfamiliar to me and therefore have less of an impact on me as I read. I can only imagine the impact an article of this magnitude would have using the names of today’s college athletes. ’s real life examples are his most convincing source by far. The readers of the time could put a face to the name. People knew of William Matthews and James Hogan and put their faces to their names when they read 's article. It would have the same effect on our time if ...

Number of words: 693 | Number of pages: 3

Rules Of Prey

... the time; he is semi-literate boy who refers to learn about school, God, and society. He calls the blacks by the N-word because he has never heard them called anything else. He's been brought up to see blacks as slaves, as something less than human. His best friend was Jim a black slaves. Huck's freedom is a setback to him in many ways because it holds him back from getting an education and being a functioning member of society. This is the author's way of saying that there needs to be a balance between freedom and rules. Jim's opinion is th ...

Number of words: 676 | Number of pages: 3

The Outsiders

... them. 16. Dear Pony I don’t understand whats going on, but I miss you and I am very sorry about hitting you the other night. The fuzz is after you and Johnny they think you guys killed a socs. Is it true? Dally seems to be the only one who knows what’s going on, but you know him, he wont even tell us. Please come home Ponyboy I miss you. 17. It made things more intense so the Greasers had to walk in groups so they wouldn’t be jumped by the socs. 18. Johnny didn’t want to spend his life runni ...

Number of words: 507 | Number of pages: 2

To Be, Or Not To Be

... between the captain and Leggatt. Conrad used Leggatt as a doppelgänger to help the captain come terms with himself. In 1880, Conrad was part of the crew of the Cutty Sark. On this ship, Sidney Smith killed a black man, John Francis. The captain of the Cutty Sark secretly helped Smith to an American ship, the Colorado. Four days later, Smith committed suicide (Daleski 171). Smith had not wanted to be tried for his murder. This experience is particularly interesting when one compares it to Conrad’s short story, “The Secret ...

Number of words: 1514 | Number of pages: 6

The Lady With The Dog - Anton

... to not like women as he referred to them as the “lower race.” This characteristic of his personality leads to the encounter between himself, the unfaithful husband, and the young mysterious Anna, in the gardens. “If she is here alone without a husband or friends, it wouldn’t be amiss to make her acquaintance.” He stated of her. In the character of Dmitri, Chekhov gives a man who seems to despise women; “he almost always spoke ill of women…” However, I believe that this was an act that ...

Number of words: 1600 | Number of pages: 6

The Scarlet Letter - Pearl Bel

... that the same reason that Dimmesdale puts his hand over his heart is the same reason that Hester wears the scarlet letter. If the whole town did not discover that there was something going on between Dimmesdale and Hester, then how could pearl? Another example that Pearl is not a believable child is when Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale are talking in the forest, and Dimmesdale decides to give Pearl a kiss. Pearl then walks over to the brook and washes off the kiss. Pearl seemed to like Dimmesdale previous to this incident, and now all of a ...

Number of words: 624 | Number of pages: 3

Grapes Of Wrath, Ma Joad

... back of her head." He describes her arms as, "freckled" and "bare to the elbow" and "her hands as "chubby and delicate, like those of a plump little girl." With the use of portrayal of characters, Steinbeck presents the actions and speech of Ma, allowing the reader to draw his own conclusion from what MA says or does. Throughout the novel, Ma's face showed that it is controlled and kindly. She is the strength of the family and she always uses her emotions for her family's benefit. Her family didn't feel anything she didn't feel. If she ...

Number of words: 381 | Number of pages: 2

The Crucible And Mccarthyism

... Miller creates an analogy of the witch hunts in Salem to the investigation of communists by Joseph McCarthy. One of the many resemblance's that can be clearly seen is the way in which each of event, McCarthyism and the Salem witch hunts, had the ability to ruin a persons life through a simple accusation. An example of this is very evident in The Crucible. The character of John Proctor is accused of partaking in the crime of witchcraft. When it comes time to confess, he knows that confessing will save his physical life, but at the same ...

Number of words: 970 | Number of pages: 4

Contrast In Do Not Weep, Maide

... of the soldiers and the actual soldiers doing the fighting really are. The families didn't see the absolute horror that was the front line. They didn't see the the thousands of men killed each day. They didn't see the millions of men who were wounded and probably wished that they were dead. Yet, they still thought that they understood what the war was about and what exactly was going on. The soldiers did see that, and more, everyday, everynight, never to not be faced with it. The phrase "war is kind" is mentioned several times throught ...

Number of words: 410 | Number of pages: 2

The Merchant Of Venice

... to escape persecution in France under the Normans. They were granted charter in England by Henry I in return for a percentage of their profits from trade and moneylending. It is here that the stereotype of Jews lending money was started. Because of the tariffs placed on them by the crown Jews took to charging high interest rates to secure profits for themselves. Here we see echos of Shylock with his usury. Finally the Jews were ordered out of England in 1254 by Edward I. They did not return to England until the later half of the seventeenth c ...

Number of words: 967 | Number of pages: 4

Great Expectations The Book Ve

... by Charles Dickens, a boy named Philip Pirrip (called Pip) was an orphan, raised by his sister who was twenty years older than he was. He was a very kind and sensitive character. His sister, Mrs. Georgiana Maria Gargery (called Mrs. Joe), was " not a good looking woman" (Dickens) and was very abusive towards Pip and Joe Gargery, the husband of Mrs. Joe. Joe was the Village Blacksmith and was very fond of Pip. The story begins with Pip at a graveyard visiting the tombstones of the parents he has never met when suddenly a convict, later ...

Number of words: 3333 | Number of pages: 13

Job - Character Analysis

... the Lord.” The book of Job was written to instruct us, to rebuke and correct us, and perhaps to prepare us to handle the hardships of life, the experiences of bereavement, loss, and grief at a level that man could never hope to achieve. Job is a book about a man who believed in God, a believer who was badly advised by three friends who were ill equipped to counsel, and had no grasp of the spiritual realities that God teaches. God permits suffering in the life of the believer in order to strengthen his faith. It is precisely when the hedges ...

Number of words: 407 | Number of pages: 2

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