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Flaws In Twain's "The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn"
Words: 899 - Pages: 4.... becoming frustrated. It is probably because I am
used to real life and like it or not real life is just not that perfect.
My other gripe was that Twain seems to ramble on and on and on
an..... To me it seems as if the story that he was writing became faint
shortly after the time when Huck says, “It's me. George Jackson, sir”(pg.
95). I do have to give him that the feud was interesting filler, but you
can only take so much filler. Then when John Wayne (The Duke) and Elvis
(The King) come along there seem to be four or five stops along the river
that except for one little detail, are the same. Please excuse the jump
back, but how .....
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Burry My Heart At Wounded Knee
Words: 494 - Pages: 2.... ever took a single one for trophies. The whites were also responsible for the first mutilations of corpses, the Indians just folowed suit off the method’s they witnessed for interrogation and trophies.
There was an underlying prejudice against Indians; their skin color made it easy to identify their race. They were prohibited from many jobs and professions even El Parker, a very well educated Native American, who had to obtain aid of his friend U.S. Grant before he could join the union army and fight in the Civil War. Again the striking similarity to the plight of the European Jews during World War Two, when they were marked with a sta .....
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The Scarlet Letter
Words: 449 - Pages: 2.... of the effects from guilt. He sneaks out at night to stand on the platform, but why doesn’t he confess. He is a reverend, and should be able to tell everything. That is why it is so hard for him. He is trapped between a rock and a hard space. If he tells the citizens, he is no longer the great reverend. Then again, if he doesn’t, he will be forced to carry the ever so heavy burden. Dimmesdale waits for such a long time that the guilt has already got to him by the time he is ready to confess. He carves the letter, “A,” into his chest. He beats himself with leather whips, and has to go for long walks in the woods. Back then .....
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Diary Of Anne Frank: Notes
Words: 563 - Pages: 3.... on by Mr.Dussel. He
loved his father but thought his mother was a pain.
Mr.Van Daan was a loving father that always stood up for his son. He often
argued with his wife and Mr.Dussel.
Mrs.Van Daan loved her son, Peter, and her husband, although they argued
most of the time. She clinged to one material possession, her fur coat
given to her by her father.
Mr.Dussel was a Jewish dentist that picked on Peter van Daan for every
little thing. He wasn't a very religious Jew, but he still wore the blue
star.
Mr.Kraler was one of the people that helped them survive in the lonely
attic. He with Koophuis was sent to the camps with the Jews .....
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“A Rose For Emily”: Changing Of Values And Attitudes In Southern Society
Words: 346 - Pages: 2.... that she faced down and “vanquished” the city authorities on the issue of having to pay taxes, referring them to a man who had been dead ten years as the person who had knowledge of her situation.
To avoid being “poor Emily” after her lover apparently refused to marry, she took matters into her own hands purchasing Arsenic. She offered no explanation for its use even though the druggist explained to her that the explanation was required by law. When an unbearable stench emanated from her property, the men sprinkled lime around the property to contain the smell but asked no questions out of respect for Miss Emily. The .....
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Frankenstein By: Mary Shelley
Words: 1203 - Pages: 5.... a man who faces extreme misfortune when his creation curses him and vows to murder him one day.
While, Frankenstein was away at college he faced loneliness - one of man's worst enemies. He longed for a friend who take away his pain. See, his family and best friend Clerval were back at his native home - Geneva. And he wasn't exactly making friends at the university. This was the being of Frankenstein's creation, or he decided to make a human being. Who can not relate to this? Who wants to be lonely for their lifetime? Noone. He work for 2 years on making his creation. And when he was done - it was the being of his horrora .....
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Animal Farm And The Russian Revolution
Words: 1467 - Pages: 6.... to show for it. They experienced food shortages and problems taking care of their families. The focus of their efforts was to take care of the monarchy, Czar Nicholas and his family. Leaders of the working class started telling people that their lives could be different under a new system of government. These leaders believed that all people should and could share equally in the wealth of the country.
The first leader of the animal revolution was Old Major, a prized-boar belonging to Mr. Jones. Old Major gave many speeches to the farm animals about hope and the future. He was the main animal who initiated the rebellion even though he di .....
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Grapes Of Wrath: Ma Joad The Leader
Words: 723 - Pages: 3.... would most likely collapse. For, "Old Tom
and the children could not know hurt or fear unless she acknowledged hurt
or fear." Thus, if Ma acts as if everything is all right, then the family
will assume everything is all right. Most members of the family openly
express their doubts or fears. Ma may be just as frightened as the rest of
the family, but she always maintains a front for the rest of the family.
When Ma had fears, "She had practiced denying them in herself." This
extraordinary self-control helps to keep the Joad unit together and alive.
Ma, like all leaders, must be forceful for things to work in her
favor. Numerous situa .....
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Anthem
Words: 705 - Pages: 3.... This may have significance with the title that Ayn Rand has given the book by paralleling the story of Prometheus and Gaea to that of Adam and Eve. In the bible, Adam and Eve were given everything that they needed by God with the one exception of not to eat from a specific tree. They were told by the devil that this tree was the tree of knowledge and to eat of it would give them knowledge equal to God’s. In , Prometheus and Gaea are told that they have everything that they will ever need or desire by the council. They are forbidden to gain knowledge that is not permitted by the council but only to do as they are told. Adam and .....
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Metamorphosis: A Review
Words: 322 - Pages: 2.... for much more than entertainment. Before his
transformation at the beginning of the book, Gregor Samsa was working very
hard at a menial job to support his entire family. While his boss was very
strict, Gregor managed to do well enough to keep his family in an apartment
that was larger than their needs required. He was even planning to send his
sister to the music academy to further her violin skills. But to call
Gregor's life tedious would be an understatement. Every day he awoke early
to catch the same train to do the same job until it was time for him to
return home. Kafka implies that in order to save money, or for some unknown
reason, .....
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