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Spoon River

... allusions in this poem. There are also no similes in this poem. There are, however, a couple of metaphors in this poem. They are found in the lines: "...you liberals and navigators into realms intellectual, you sailors through heights imaginative, blown about by erratic currents tumbling into air pockets, you Margaret Fuller Slacks, Petits, and Tennessee Claflin Shopes, you found... how hard at the last it is to keep the soul from splitting into cellular atoms." The quotes are metaphors of the people who are always changing their minds ...

Number of words: 366 | Number of pages: 2

Frankenstein - The Question Of

... in mind, the doctor begins his work on the second monster. The first monster threatened Frankenstein and even his family. The monster angrily said to Frankenstein, "I can make you so wretched." (pg. 162) Trying to scare Frankenstein for not creating his mate the monster resorted to threats. If the good doctor does create a companion for his first creation he may be endangering others. "The miserable monster whom I had created," (pg.152) says Victor upon looking back at his work. If there is another monster th ...

Number of words: 777 | Number of pages: 3

Carpe Diem: The Golden Chance

... before the horse. It does not mean that one is wasting his or her life because he or she is studying like crazy and during six years the only thing that he or she is doing is memorizing information. The reward will come sooner or later when one gets a marvelous job and is earning money like crazy. Now I am living and experiencing my own carpe diem philosophy. Now I am experiencing my golden chance of having a great education, and I have to make good use of the experience. The opportunity to come United States to study is very limited for ...

Number of words: 530 | Number of pages: 2

Romeo And Juliet 10

... of their own life and experiences. Another reason why this play has been successful is also because the hints of tragedy increased the suspense and irony of the play. For example, when Juliet looks upon Romeo and says; “O God, I have an ill-diving soul! Methinks I see them, now thou art below As one dead in the bottom of a thumb. ” (Act III, Scene V, lines 54-56) thus pointing out the hints of tragic death. Romeo and Juliet is also a play which is full of anger, passion, and death. The secrecy of the marriage ...

Number of words: 424 | Number of pages: 2

To Kill A Mockingbird - Injust

... He did very well to ignore all the abuse and was greatly respected after the trial was over. Another person who suffered from injustice was Tom Robinson. He was charged with a crime he did not commit. His side of the story was not believed because he was black, which really shows the amount of injustice during the time the novel was set in. Through the whole trial, he did not retaliate at the white people, he did not get mad because he was improperly accused, he just showed the level of respect which everyone deserves. He handled the inju ...

Number of words: 341 | Number of pages: 2

Charles Dickens Hard Times And

... events, with his own environment and with the movements (political, social etc.) of his time." Charles Dickens was an author during this period and his novel Hard Times reflects a number of different themes. The novel focuses on educational and economic systems of Victorian England, the industrial revolution, which spawned how industrial relations were viewed during the 1850's, and utilitarianism. I have chosen the two major themes of industrial relations and educational system during this period. Although, you can not discuss labor ...

Number of words: 2252 | Number of pages: 9

Their Eyes Were Watching God 3

... of the breeze when the inaudible voice of it all came to her. She saw a dust-bearing bee sink into the sanctum of a bloom; the thousand sister-calyxes arch to meet the love embrace and the ecstatic shiver of the tree from the root to tiniest branch creaming in every blossom and frothing with delight. So this was a marriage! She had been summoned to behold a revelation. Then Janie felt a pain remorseless sweet that left her limp and languid."(writes Hurston, 10). This quote shows how young Janie came to the realization of her sexuality as s ...

Number of words: 892 | Number of pages: 4

Hamlet Character Analysis Of K

... addresses the court after his marriage to the Queen. He begins by acknowledging their feelings of sorrow for the former King Hamlet, then transitions into expressing his thanks for their acceptance of the marriage. By receiving the court’s acceptance of him as King, Claudius can proceed to comfortably reign and carry out the affairs of the state of Denmark. He continues on with his speech to discuss the plans that he has developed to remedy a situation that is brewing with Young Fortinbrau. Claudius demonstrates great strategic p ...

Number of words: 1049 | Number of pages: 4

Camus The Outsider Vs. Bolts A

... heroic pretensions, agree...to die for the truth” (The Outsider, Camus, p. 119). Both characters, More and Meursault refuse to compromise their beliefs and as a result society condemns them. Despite their obvious differences More and Meursault were similar men in many ways. Both men led routine lifestyles. More is a very devout Christian and as such is immersed in repetitious behaviour. Throughout the play More is often found praying, even during the arrival of the King at his home. More enters the scene just in the nick of time we ...

Number of words: 1603 | Number of pages: 6

Ordinary Men

... The reserve lieutenants, all seven of them, were drafted into the Order Police because they were ordinary. They were middle class, educated, and successful in their civilian lives. Five of them were members of the Nazi party, but none were in the SS. Of thirty-two remaining officers twenty-two were Party members, but none were members of the SS. Sixty-three percent of the rest of the battalion were blue-collar workers. About thirty-five percent were lower-class workers. The remaining two percent were middle-class but not greatly success ...

Number of words: 1620 | Number of pages: 6

The Outsiders - Human Nature

... lives with his brothers as a greaser. One day Ponyboy and Johnny, Ponyboy¹s best friend, get jumped by a group of Socs. The Socs start to drown Ponyboy in a fountain. Johnny, realizing they might kill Ponyboy, kills Bob, one of the Socs with his switchblade. Johnny and Ponyboy run to a fellow Greaser, Dally, who is always in trouble with the law. Dally helps them by giving them some money, a gun, and a place to hide. They hide in a church outside of town for a week until Dally says it¹s okay to come out. They go out to eat and when ...

Number of words: 524 | Number of pages: 2

The Book Of Matthew

... is the foundation for our society's moral, cultural, and ethical beliefs, accepted practices, and basic laws. This book affects all people who hear it. It is a fascinating literary masterpiece. Beginning in the New Testament the Bible moves from strict enforcement, punishment, and prophecy, into the glorious presentation of the Son of God. He is spoken of hundreds of times in the Old Testament through symbols and prophecies -- all pointing to the future and the coming of Someone. The Old Testament cannot be read without being aware of t ...

Number of words: 2232 | Number of pages: 9

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