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White Fang Thematic Analysis
Words: 934 - Pages: 4.... named Bill and Henry, are trying to transport the body of a rich man across the frozen tundra of Alaska by sled dog, while a pack of hungry wolves is pursuing them. The wolves gradually kill off the team of dogs, and eventually Bill, in an attempt to survive the long winter. It is ironic in that both the wolves and Henry are struggling against each other for their lives. The wolves need to eat Henry to fight off their maddening hunger, and Henry needs to get rid of the wolves so he can remain living. In the end, Henry proves the victor of the deadly competition by creating a barrier of fire to ward off the wolves until he is rescued. .....
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The Painted Door: Summary
Words: 1090 - Pages: 4.... Door”, the explicit theme is
centered on adultery. However, there are other, more subtle, motifs in the
story that play a very significant a role in its success. The themes
essential in making the protagonist's adultery understandable are the
landscape, her isolation, and the feelings of betrayal and guilt that she
experiences following the central act of the story.
A great deal of this story is spent describing Ann's environment,
both inside and outside her house. The story takes place in the past,
before automobiles or telephones. Ann and her husband are settlers in a
largely uninhabited and desolate area of North America (perhaps .....
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Emilia And Desdemona In Othell
Words: 1017 - Pages: 4.... “ There be some such, no question”
Through this we see a form of ‘education’ going on; with Emilia as the tutor and Desdemona the student. Emilia is portrayed as Desdemona’s ‘teacher’ in the ways of the world/men.
The relationship between Desdemona and Emilia is shown to be quite close, as the following quote from the play shows, Desdemona is willing to share a part of her past with Emilia; a song that one of her mothers maids (Barbary) sang to her mother, and then her mother sang to her,
“The poor soul sat sighing by a sycamore tree,
Sing all on a green willow.
Her hand on .....
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Phantasia For Elvira Shatayev
Words: 1442 - Pages: 6.... When the speaker talks of love or strength within the team, the word "I" is seldom used. The repeated use of "our" and "we" show an intense strength of love in there group. They are one, working together toward a common goal with their hardship only serving to tighten their unit.
A great courage is depicted in the character of the speaker. Her "yes," as well as the group's, work together to create a great feeling of strength by compensating for individual
weakness. This is reinforced in the second journal entry when she writes, "We know we have always been in danger down in our separateness and now up here together but till now we ha .....
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Critic On
Words: 693 - Pages: 3.... of Jim is on purpose. However there are some more reasons that can cause Paul kill Jim on purpose.
As we understood from what is told, Paul is fall in love with Julie although she just feels pity on him : "The poor boy was crazy about Julie and she always treated him mighty nice and made him feel like he was welcome, though of course it wasn’t nothing but pity on her side" But according to Paul, Jim never treated her right. He faked her by mimicking Doc. Stair when Doc. Stair was away and made her come to doctor’s office. By the way he and some of his friends hid near the office and laugh at her when she realized the trick. They mad .....
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Antigone And A Few Good Men: Doing What Is Right
Words: 408 - Pages: 2.... come from God. Justice,
That dwells with the gods bellow, knows no such law.
I did not think your edict strong enough
To overrule the unwritten unalterable laws
of God and heaven, you only being a man".
Antigone buries her brother and is sentenced to death. Her fiancee Heamon, and Creon's son, then opposes Creon but doesn't succeed either.
In "A Few Good Men", Colonel Jessep also did what he believed even though he faced opposition. He ordered Dawson and Downey, two Marines who he knew would follow his orders without question, to do a Code Red on William Santiago, a mess-up Marine. A Code Red is a type of severe harassment in which .....
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Julius Caesar - Mark Antony
Words: 1031 - Pages: 4.... intends to flatter
Brutus and to work upon those personal qualities of Brutus which represent
his fundamental weaknesses. Antony then comes to the Capitol where he
further flatters the conspirators by shaking their hands and saying, "Friends
am I with you all, and love you all..." (III i 220). This act symbolizes that
Antony has made a new friendship with the conspirators, but in reality, he is
plotting to seek revenge so he can take over Rome. Antony is also able to
flatter the vast angry crowd in order to get his way. He is first able to get the
crowd to feel sorry for him. This feeling is evident when the second .....
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Aristotle On Excellence In Lea
Words: 473 - Pages: 2.... that family or person should rule the state.
A citizen who is so preeminent in "excellence" is not the equal of the rest of the citizens of the state or at least his "excellence" does not equal that of the rest of the citizens. This citizen does not fit the mold of the common man. He is an outlier. Therefore, something must be done with him. The community could ostracize the supremely "excellent" citizen for having a quality different from the qualities of the majority. However, this course of action would only waste the gift of a small part of the whole and promote mediocrity. The other option, Aristotle's suggestion, is to utilize .....
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Oedipus: King Of Riddles?
Words: 671 - Pages: 3.... are clear in what they state, but Oedipus cannot
understand them because he doesn't know himself well enough. Tiresias
conveys,
All ignorant! And I refuse to link my utterance with a downfall
such as yours.(Pg.42) At this point in the play, Oedipus still cannot
perceive who the murderer of King Laius is, even though the riddle is
obvious. Oliver 2 Oedipus has the ability to comprehend the riddles, but
he won't allow himself to accept the truth. When Oedipus saved Thebes from
The Sphinx, he answered this difficult puzzle. The Sphinx demanded, What
creature is it that walks on four feet in the morning, on two at noon, and
on thre .....
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The Sniper
Words: 430 - Pages: 2.... of the roof another bullet whizzed by him, just missing his head. Soon he sees a tank commander and a women informer pointing out his location on the roof, he first takes out the tank commander, followed by the old lady that is giving the information. Suddenly from the opposite side there is a flutter of bullets that come from the opposite side of the street.
The psychological effects on suggest the horror of war. ’s feeling of excitement shows a lack of concern for other people. ’s fanaticism is known when it mentioned that he had not eaten because he was so excited to be there. Although when the armored car pulled up, t .....
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