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Watership Down 2
Words: 357 - Pages: 2.... obstacles that stand in the way with their new warren. The antagonists are other rabbits, nature, and themselves. After they have been traveling for a while, they start to doubt if they can make it much farther. Most of the rabbits think it was a bad idea and want to quit. Soon they start fighting with each other. In the midst of all this they are in a strange place of which they know nothing. They have no shelter from the weather or from their enemies and they unsure about some of the plants to eat. Soon they find a suitable place to live, but they have no female rabbits to reproduce. They lure does away from a neighboring warren, .....
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An Analysis Of Buried Child
Words: 1163 - Pages: 5.... as his own. “Tilden
was the one who knew. Better than any of us. He’d walk for miles with that kid in his arms. Halie let him take it. All night sometimes.” (p. 124) Dodge would not allow this abomination to grow up and live in his family, so he drowned it, and buried it in the backyard. We can guess that this is when the farm ceased to be fertile, and fell into disuse. This is a symbol of the death of honesty and the birth of the family’s terrible secret.
Why exactly does everything go wrong for this family? We don’t know exactly when the problems started, but we know that Ansel died on his honeymoon, Bradley c .....
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Hamlet - The Importance Of Laertes And Fortinbras In Hamlet
Words: 1291 - Pages: 5.... when avenging their respective father's deaths. Hamlet and Laertes love Ophelia. Hamlet wishes Ophelia to be his wife, Laertes loves Ophelia as a sister. Hamlet is a scholar at Wittenberg, and Laertes at France. Both are admired for their swordsmenship. Both men loved and respected their fathers, and display deviousness when plotting to avenge their father's deaths.
Hamlet's response to grief is a trait starkly contrasted by Laertes. Laertes response to the death of his father is immediate. He is publicly angry, and he leads the public riot occuring outside Castle Elsinore, which Polonius' death and quick burial served as a cat .....
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Romeo And Juliet - Comparisson To West Side Story
Words: 1473 - Pages: 6.... each other. Because of this, both of them, as well as Tony, are killed in the "rumble." Anita’s hatred for the Jets is fueled by their treatment of her at Doc’s candy store. This influences her to tell them that Maria is dead, thus affecting the ending of the play. Chino is another source of hatred. When Tony kills Bernardo, Chino is driven by the need for revenge and he kills Tony.
In order to fully understand the plot of West Side Story, one must have an understanding of the nature of gangs in the 1950’s and know the reasons for their actions. Between 1941 and 1956, more than 500,000 Puerto Ricans moved to major cities i .....
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Shakespeare
Words: 1026 - Pages: 4.... love as the basis of the
play. The actual ethical energy of the drama resides in its
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realization of the purity and intensity of ideal love. Here
there is no swerving(Stauffer 32). Stauffer believes that
Romeo and Juliet's love was pure and intense also it is
constant ever since the they lay eyes on each other. Romeo
and Juliet's love is a perfect blending of body and soul.
The obstacle which is a feature of the amour-passion
legend is partly external, the family feud; but is partly a
sword of the lovers' won tempering since, unlike earlier
tellers of the story, Shakespeare leaves us with no
explanation of wh .....
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Dust Over The City
Words: 710 - Pages: 3.... poem that the author is coming from personal expierence. The author speaks of how her younger sister passed away and how heartbroken their mother was. Now it seems she is faced with her first born possibly dying in an untimely manner.
Instead of devoting the poem to just simply her pain, anguish, and suffering, she broadens the topic of death and applies it to society and the environment in a way that cause me to reflect. She asks questions regarding what will happen if all life dyies, all creatures, signifing how death effects everyone and has is nondiscriminant in its quest. Questions arise about the past and future and, when som .....
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How To Improve Your Study Habits
Words: 504 - Pages: 2.... performance in school and feel that they cannot get anything accomplished. This is an example of improper motivation.
You also have to be motivated to improve your study habits. Once you make the decision that you want to improve your studying habits, you must begin to develop the study habits of a successful student. A regular study routine can actually help you to study. Take every opportunity to put yourself to the test and help improve your studying. If you allow your self to continue with some of your bad habits, you will not see any improvements in your grades, and you will become even more discouraged. When you are studying, do not t .....
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The Tempest - Barbarism Versus
Words: 875 - Pages: 4.... beast of nature, it can be reasonably inferred that Shakespeare’s intent was to make Caliban a sympathetic character.
During the first encounter, Caliban comes across very bestial and immoral. While approaching Caliban’s cave, Prospero derogatorily says, "…[he] never/Yields us kind answer," meaning Caliban never answers respectfully. When Prospero reaches the cave, he calls to Caliban. Caliban abruptly responds, "There’s wood enough within." His short, snappy reply and his odious tone, reveal the bitterness he feels from leading a servile life. Caliban’s rudeness makes him seem like an unworthy and despicable slave. Also .....
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Julius Caesar - Flattery Will Get You Everywhere
Words: 538 - Pages: 2.... my weak words have struck but thus much show of fire from Brutus" (I, ii, 175-177). By this, he means that his words have lit a flame, or triggered a though in "the great" Brutus's head.
Decius uses flattery and persuasion when speaking to Brutus. Decius is an active member of the Conspirators so he is very motivated into getting Caesar to go to the Senate House. The first thing that Decius says when he walks into Caesar's house is "Caesar, all hail! Good morrow, worthy Caesar" (II, ii, 58). Decius also goes on and calls Caesar "most mighty". Decius is already on Caesar's good side. After catching up on Calphurnia's dream, .....
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Much Ado About Nothing 3
Words: 392 - Pages: 2.... never be able to find a man that could make her happy, in fact she is almost sure that the perfect man for her doesn’t exist. She doesn’t need a man in her life, and she’s perfectly happy being without a husband. Now don’t get me wrong, she isn’t a mean person, she’s just really independent.
Well that was until Benedick, a very handsome military man with an attitude equal to Beatrice’s, came along. They bickered back and forth and spoke constantly about how much they hated each other, and butted heads whenever possible. So, it was obvious to everyone around them that they were perfect for eachot .....
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