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Huckleberry Finn 19th Century
Words: 1691 - Pages: 7.... beliefs contrast those of the 19th century are when he questions the outcome of Jim, when he tries to comprehend the concept of the feud, and when he has to decide whether to save the men on the Sir Walter Scott.
Although Huck’s choices concerning Jim’s life are the moral and proper choices, Huck is pounded by his society’s teachings the black men are property. When Huck first escapes from Pap and sets up camp on Jackson Island, he finds Jim has also found refuge there from the widow and Mrs. Watson. Huck is stunned at first when Jim tells him he escaped, because Huck knows that Jim is Miss Watson’s rightful .....
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Ethan Frome 8
Words: 896 - Pages: 4.... He tried to show off to her by boasting his skill at sledding, and how he could coast down the dangerous hill and miss the big elm tree that was in the path right around a sharp bend. Mattie fell in love with Ethan too, after a picnic on a summer afternoon.
One day, Zeena left Starkfield to see a new doctor in Bettsbridge. Her trip would keep her over night so Ethan and Mattie had the night alone together. Zeena asked Ethan to take her down to the Flats to catch the train, but Ethan said that Jotham Powel would have to do it because he had to drive a bunch of lumber over to Mr. Hale’s and collect the cash for it. But he knew he was no .....
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If Only They’d Listened To Pig
Words: 899 - Pages: 4.... to the fires of hell. It almost like he can “see” what is going to happen to the kids. Also he says “acting like a crowd of kids” as if was the adult on the island trying to help the “kids”. More proof of his clear thinking is the fact that Ralph relies on Piggy’s good advice to succeed. Without Piggy, Ralph would be lost. As the story progresses we see the boys drift apart however we see Piggy try to retain order as an adult might. When there is going to be a fight he says, “Come away. There’s going to be trouble. And we’ve had our meat.” He realizes the intensity of the situation and tries to stop any alterca .....
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The Catcher In The Rye The Duc
Words: 1049 - Pages: 4.... have been trying to impress Jody Foster, but he was also a big Catcher in the Rye fan. The level of general craziness surrounding this book is so bad that Conspiracy Theory made it the running joke, even tracking Mel Gibson by monitoring purchases of The Catcher in the Rye.
So why is this book so influential? Why do normal people have underlined copies in their personal library? Why is every book about whiney losers sitting around complaining about their lives, (where the major problem is that the damn author can't think of a plot) compared favorably to The Catcher in the Rye? Because it's one of the best fucking books ever written!
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The American Dream 2
Words: 1026 - Pages: 4.... American Dream is to be able to do whatever you want. In other words, freedom. The main difference between the Unite States and other countries is the amount of freedom that Americans have compared to others. If a person were to badmouth the government in other countries, they would be jailed or even put to death. In the U.S., people have the freedom of speech. Take for example, Allen Ginsburg’s poem, “America”, he spoke his mind and nothing happened to him. Americans sometimes take for granted the freedom and opportunity they have until they see what is happening in other countries.
To achieve the American Dream, you a .....
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A Comparison Of Arthur Becomes King And David And Goliath
Words: 481 - Pages: 2.... watches the family's sheep). When Sir Kay
realizes that he has forgotten his sword, he refers to Arthur as a squire and
orders him to retrieve it. David and Arthur both become heroes while running
an errand. David is taking food to his brothers by order of Jesse, his father.
When the brothers tell David of Goliath, David immediately says that he will
fight him. A desperate King Saul learns of this and prepares David for battle.
Arthur is trying to find a sword for Sir Kay. When they become heroes, both
David and Arthur save an entire population. By defeating Goliath, David saves
all of the Israelites from the Philistines. By coming to .....
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Bloody Merdian
Words: 793 - Pages: 3.... What does the dance mean to the judge though? Its seems as though the “dance” represents life and life is only good for one thing, war. If one does not “offer up himself to the blood of war (pp.331),” then that man cannot dance and thus cannot live. Is this why the Kid must die in the end of the book? Because he had chosen to stray away from the fate the Judge had set for him and “elect therefore some opposite course (pp.330)?”
The opposite course the Kid elected for himself was one without pointless slaughter, and meaningless bloodshed. The kid wants desperately to get away from the ̶ .....
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Mowat's "Observing Wolves", Goodall's "First Observations", Booth's "The Social Lives Of Dolphins": Observating Animals
Words: 329 - Pages: 2.... essay, "First Observations", Goodall makes actual
physical contact with one of the chimpazees. But she does nothing to try to
get closer to them. Instead she goes on a scientific approach towards the
situation. She observes the chimpazees actually eating meat. She was
extremely surprised because the rest of the world thought that chimpazees
were vegetarians. She also observed the chimpazees making the use of tools.
Such as sticking a blade of grass into a termite mound to get at the
insects.
In Booth's essay, "The Social Lives of Dolphins", Booth draws a
parallel between the lives of dolphins and the lives of chimpazees. He
compares the t .....
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Frankenstein 2
Words: 771 - Pages: 3.... 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 creature there will be twice the power and possibly twice the evil, which could hurt or kill his family. When and if Frankenstein commits the moral sin of creating another monster he may be rid of both monsters forever. "With the companion you bestow I will quit the neighborhood of man,"(pg 142) promises the morally corrupt monster to the doctor upon the completion of his partner. When the doctor finishes his first creation's mate there is a chance that they will not keep their promise and .....
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The Kingdom Of God
Words: 1318 - Pages: 5.... and work. He preached his message of the coming of the kingdom through memorable stories, which in his day could and did relate to things of everyday life. Though most of Jesus' followers didn't recognize the kingdom till after his death it was still brought to them by the Holy Spirit with a full understanding of his word and actions. Yet it was evidently difficult for them to understand before his death due to the previous ideas of the kingdom as a whole. Like many people of today those in Jesus' time viewed Gods' kingdom as a place above them yet unlike people today thought more literal terms actually believing that God was above them .....
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