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Moby Dick
Words: 3474 - Pages: 13.... Ocean to Liverpool and then back to America. However, this voyage would not be his last. Melville decided to join the crew of a whaling ship named the Acushnet. But Melville did not like his treatment on board this vessel, and would soon abandon them at an island of the Marquesas with another member of the crew. On this island they ran into a group of cannibals that, instead of harming them, would take them in. None the less, both the men would grow tired of the tribe and would escape, although Melville did remain slightly longer than is counterpart. When Melville did escape, however, he would board the Lucy Ann, a whaling ship that w .....
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"The Anniversary" And "To His Coy Mistress": The Synchronicity Of Pen And Life
Words: 1943 - Pages: 8.... in a slow waltz that stretches on for centuries. In this snail-
paced ritual Marvell feels he can do justice to his mistress, who "deserve
this state." Things become a little more complex in the next line, "nor
would I love at lower rate." This is where we begin a question what has up
till now progressed so smoothly, as all good fantasies must if they are to
be successful. We begin to question this world of Marvell's creation and
see the enigma that lies within the term "lower rate." We have been
hearing of an agonizingly slow mating ritual, Marvell has been patiently
dancing around his mistress, praising her every aspect with .....
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1984
Words: 533 - Pages: 2.... fixated on a powerful Party member named O'Brien, whom Winston believes is a secret member of the Brotherhood, the legendary group that works to overthrow the Party. Winston works in the Ministry of Truth, where he alters historical records to fit the needs of the Party. He has noticed a co-worker, a beautiful dark-haired girl, staring at him; he worries that she is an informant who will turn him in for his thoughtcrime. He worries about the Party's control of history: it claims Oceania has always been allied with Eastasia in a war against Eurasia, but Winston seems to recall a time when this wasn't true; the Party also claims that Emmanu .....
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The Pardoner And The "Brothers"
Words: 564 - Pages: 3.... them to a great deal of treasure.
At this point, all three of the friends in the tale display a greed similar
to the Pardoner's. The three friends decide that someone should bring
bread and wine for a celebration. As the youngest of the friends leaves to
go buy wine, the other two greedily plot to kill him so they can split the
treasure only two ways. Even the youngest decides to "put it in his mind
to buy poison / With which he might kill his two companions" (383, 384).
The greed, which is evident in the character of the Pardoner, is also
clearly seen in the tale.
Another trait that is displayed by the Pardoner and a character in his .....
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The Invisible Man: Summary
Words: 2274 - Pages: 9.... grandfather. The most remarkable, and eventually the most haunting,
of these is his memory of his grandfather's last words in which he claims
to have been a traitor to his own people and urges his son to "overcome `em
with yeses, undermine `em with grins, agree `em to death and destruction,
let `em swoller you till they vomit or bust wide open." These words remain
imprinted in the narrator's mind throughout the book, although he never
fully understands their meaning. His grandfather's words eventually serve
as catalyst for his subsequent disillusionments, the first of which occurs
directly after he graduates from high school.
At this tim .....
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Candide: Women’s Roles In Society
Words: 623 - Pages: 3.... story until men get tired of her or they just find her ugly.
At first, Cunegund manages to controls her destiny by her solely utilizing her appearance. For example, when her father’s kingdom is ambushed and her family is slaughtered, the only the only reason she survives is because a Bulgarian captain takes pity on her. The Bulgarian captain finds Cunegund very attractive and he makes her his maid. He makes “her wash linen, cook victuals, and makes her take care of the house” (34). When the captain gets tired of her, he simply trades her away. He can trade her away because her beauty carries a hefty monetary value to oth .....
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Brave New Worlds Social Outcas
Words: 718 - Pages: 3.... Plus at the top of the caste system and he works in the Psychology Bureau as a specialist on hypnopaedia. Bernard, though, is flawed according to his culture on the inside and out.
“’He’s so ugly!’…’And then so small.’ Fanny made a grimace; smallness was so horribly and typically low-caste’” (46). Bernard’s looks pushed him to be an outsider. His physical insufficiencies cause him to be different mentally.
The way that he thinks and acts is different then that of the cultural norm. “’They say he doesn’t like Obstacle Golf.’…’And then he .....
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Jane Eyre: Imagery
Words: 739 - Pages: 3.... be in control of every aspect of his life, and he
needs to feel superior to all of those around him. Jane de cides to accept his
control and she concedes to him by calling him sir, even after they begin to
have an intimate relationship. At one point, she even goes so far as to excuse
herself for thinking. She says, "I was thinking, sir (you will excuse the idea;
it was involuntary), I was thinking of Hercules and Samson with their charmers"
(p.289). This statement possibly begins to suggests Janes unsatisfaction with
Rochester's position of complete dominance in their relationship. To Jane,
Rochester embodies the idea of love which she ha .....
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The Periodic Kingdom: Review
Words: 711 - Pages: 3.... analogy that spans the entire novel. Still in Chapter 1, Atkins describes the “landscape” of the table as, “savannah blends into gentle valleys, which gradually deepen into almost fathomless gorges; hills gradually rise from plains to become towering mountains.” By using this type of vocabulary at the beginning of the novel to describe the table it prepares you for the analogies used later on in the novel. Also it is very helpful in understanding the suttle nuances of the periodic table. The first chapter gives you an introduction into Atkins’ thinking, we learn of that the periodic kingdom is splits into “provinces”, such as t .....
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Comparing Dinosours Divorce An
Words: 793 - Pages: 3.... it appears that the gender roles are shared because the illustrations show both the mother and the stepfather taking turns playing with the girls, and they are also setting the table together as a family. The adults' roles and responsibilities to the children seem to be very positive, understanding, and supportive. There are moments when the parents act silly with the girls, and they also discipline them at appropriate times. The stepfather seemed to have slipped in very casually. He let the girls know that he did not want to take their daddy's place, but they can call him papa. The stepfather, who is a forest ranger, also takes th .....
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