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Life In The 20th Century As Sh

... in the twentieth century it was written right before the beginning and still paints a picture of how life is now going into the twenty-first century. In the story “Magic” a young prostitute named Ninette is treated very badly in the house she lives in. This is proven by the quote “They quarreled, the madam cheated her on her checks: you know, the girl got a check, a brass one, every time, and at the week’s end she gave those back to the madam, yes, that was the way, and got her percentage, a very small little of her earnings: it is a ...

Number of words: 1055 | Number of pages: 4

Small Pox

... such as moisture does when you sneeze. The smallpox virus also remains active on a human corpse for up to three weeks and can be passed through the dead host to the living host that way and also through items such as blankets and clothing, which remain infected for up to one year. Patients affected with smallpox will generally begin to show symptoms 9-12 days after exposure. These symptoms begin with depression, fever, rigors, vomiting, headache, and backache. In several cases patients have become disoriented and/or delirious. In other ...

Number of words: 811 | Number of pages: 3

Romeo And Juliet - Comparisson To West Side Story

... Audiences cherish Romeo and Juliet as one of the most beloved plays of all time from the Elizabethan Age to the present. Romeo and Juliet have attained the role as the quintessential lovers, and the noun, "a Romeo," is synonymous with " lover." Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is closely based on Arthur Brooke's tale, The Tragicall History of Romeus and Juliet. The language, attitudes, and customs detailed in the play are generally English, in spite of Brooke’s original Italian setting. In 1949, choreographer Jerome Robbins dec ...

Number of words: 937 | Number of pages: 4

The Catcher In The Rye Analysi

... has are about his sister Phoebe and his dead brother Alley. Holden, perhaps, wishes that everyone, including himself, should be like his brother and sister. That is to be intelligent, real and loving. Holden’s problem is with his heart. It was broken when his brother died. Now Holden goes around the world as his fake self, wearing his mask. Holden is looking for love, peace and understanding. He is scared to love because he is afraid he might lose it like he did with his brother. That is the reason for Holden's love of the museum, he feels ...

Number of words: 650 | Number of pages: 3

A Streetcar Named Desire 2

... at some stage in life, even if they don't realize it. William's has created three main characters of society, they are, Blanche Dubiou, Stella and Stanley Kowalski. Each of these characters are equally as civilized as one another, yet their acts of savagery are all on different levels. Throughout the play Williams symbolically relates these three characters to animals, 'savages,' by the use of their attitudes, beliefs, appearances and desires. 1"For such characters, no hope can be offered, for they can only react, not act." The most obvi ...

Number of words: 989 | Number of pages: 4

A Personal Utopia, Analysis Of

... of the sacrifices each character makes is shown in the study, helping the reader understand that it is human nature to sacrifice something to live a more fulfilling life. One sees that all, except Helmholtz and John, are willing to give up an important part of them so they can feel fulfilled. Mond is willing to sacrifice the one thing dearest to him— science. He says he gave it up in hope of Controllership. He got what he paid for by continuing his interest in science, “By choosing to serve happiness. Other people’s—not mi ...

Number of words: 979 | Number of pages: 4

Langauge In Hamlets Soliloquy

... annoys Hamlet with regard to himself. He gives a detailed description of the Player's acting and then exclaims 'All for nothing!' Hecuba's name is given three times to stress Hamlet's incredulity at someone being so moved by the plight of a figure from ancient mythology and leads on to the hyperbole of 'drown the stage with tears'. This last point he applies to his own situation in the shortline 'Yet I' which forces the actor speaking pause before launching into the self condemnation of the next section. Here the alliteration of 'mudd ...

Number of words: 312 | Number of pages: 2

Self Reliance Through Hardship

... a victim of racism, and raped by her father. She had nobody to turn to. Even total strangers treat her like garbage. "She be lucky if it don't live. Bound to be the ugliest thing walking. Can't help but be. Ought to be a law: two ugly people doubling up like that to make more ugly. Be better off in the ground." (Morrison, Page 148) Since no one is willing to provide for her, she must somehow provide for herself. It is like she has been thrown into a pool of melancholic acid and every day she sinks deeper and deeper, the satirical substance ea ...

Number of words: 713 | Number of pages: 3

Edgar Allen Poe

... came back to the States to enlist in the army. There he wrote and published his first book called Tamerlane and Other Poems at his own expense. After Poe’s leaving the army, with the help of John Allan and his fellow cadets he wrote his second book. In 1837, Poe went to New York in search of work and this is where he not only marries his cousin Virginia, but is also the place in time when his writing courier really launches. In 1847 Poes’ life becomes a disaster due to the death of his beloved wife, Virginia. Poe become absent minded and ...

Number of words: 1399 | Number of pages: 6

Beowulf

... of heroes. An example from the story of Beowolf protecting good is when the king is speaking of him. He says of Beowolf, "Until that curving prow carries/Across the sea to Geatland a chosen/warrior who bravely does battle with the/creature haunting our people, who survives/that horror unhurt, and goes home bearing/our love."(208-212) The king speaks of Beowolf as a great hero and hopes that he will be able to defeat Grendel, the monster that has been terrorizing Herot. Before his confrontation with Grendel, he did many other things to ass ...

Number of words: 490 | Number of pages: 2

Hamlet

... word while he is with him, seeds of doubt about the ghost’s authenticity have been sown from the very beginning of the play and continue to torment up until the end of the play” (Heilman p.45). is not shore if this is really his farther or a devil in disguise. Swears revenge will be quick for his father’s murderer. For the two months since has seen the ghost, has been unable to commit his vowed revenge; unable to explain to himself either his long delay or his depression and insanity. Maybe he’s scared of taking revenge ...

Number of words: 488 | Number of pages: 2

Catcher In The Rye 3

... book describing a nervous breakdown, that caused the media to speculate widely about the possible connection. This gave the book even more recognition. The character Holden Caulfield ponders the thoughts of death, accuses ordinary people of being phonies, and expresses his love for his sister through out the novel. So what is the book Catcher in the Rye really about? Superficially the story of a young man getting expelled from another school, the Catcher in the Rye is, in fact, a perceptive study of one individual’s understanding ...

Number of words: 1361 | Number of pages: 5

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