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Term Papers on Book Reports
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Number of words: 1155 - Number of pages: 5.... After Victor's mother's death Victor swore he would
conquer the mortality of humans. Victor, once he was out of medical school, he
began to work on his theory of conquering death. He collected numerous body
parts and put them together and used a special technique to bring the corpse to
life. At first Victor thought he had failed, but the creature sat up and was
alive. Victor was horrified by his own creation and fled his laboratory. The
monster then disappeared into the city.
Two years pasted and the monster wasn't heard from, until something
terribl .....
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Morality, Values, And Lifestyl
Number of words: 708 - Number of pages: 3.... are having these affairs, a lot of lying is going on, on both of their parts. Once again, neither of them sees anything wrong with this. Jordan is also on the same level morally as the Buchanans. She is an arrogant, beautiful, young woman who uses deceit in order to win her golf tournaments and lies to get what she wants. Gatsby has more morals than the Buchanans, but he also used dishonesty to achieve his goals. During a time of prohibition, Gatsby made all of his money by bootlegging liquor. Gatsby, at least, stays true to what he believes in. All Gatsby did .....
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Holden Caufield
Number of words: 443 - Number of pages: 2.... Holden doesn't like the way society works, and wants to be the "catcher in the rye," protecting society's children from it's evilness and corruption, keeping them safe. Holden has an ephiphany during the novel as he passes the elementary school halls and notices the obscenities scribbled on the walls. His attempt to efface them is unsuccessful, and he realizes that he can't make them go away. This symbolizes Holden's need to protect, and realization that he can't be the savior of society's corruption.
Although the scene in the elementary school halls hint to H .....
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Emma 2
Number of words: 792 - Number of pages: 3.... characteristic. Mrs. Bennet, for instance, is extremely proud when it comes to her daughters marriages of mercenary advantage. She is so concerned that her neighbors have a high opinion of her that her own vanity will not even allow her to think of her daughters love and happiness. This is best shown with the case of Elizabeth Bennet s proposed marriage to the esteemed Mr. Collins, a man she did not love. Mrs. Bennet was so upset when her daughter refused Mr. Collins offer that she would not speak to her for passing up such an opportunity. We can see an examp .....
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Comparison Between Tom And Huck
Number of words: 746 - Number of pages: 3.... rejects his plan. “But it’s too blame’ simple; there ain’t nothing to it. What’s the good of a plan that ain’t no more trouble than that? It’s as mild as goose-milk. Why, Huck, it wouldn’t make no more talk than breaking into a soap factory” (176). Tom’s outlandish plan has much more “style” and he assures Huck that it will free Jim from slavery. Huck being a realist doesn’t understand the need for danger but he was satisfied, “…it would make Jim just as free a man as mine would, and maybe get us all killed besides” (176). Tom takes control over Huck an .....
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The Fall Of The House Of Usher: Terror In The House
Number of words: 393 - Number of pages: 2.... the effect. Poe describes his friend Usher as having a cadaverous complexion, a large eye, small and thin lips, a nose delicate of a Hebrew model, and a finely molded chin. It is stated that the features make up a countenance not easily forgotten, by stating this he is pictured in the mind as being a horrifying character. Poe describes the look the disease has given Usher, a faint blush upon her bosom, and her smile upon the lip which is so terrible in death. Poe uses character to develop terror in his story.
The theme of “The Fall of the House of Usher .....
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Bolt's "A Man For All Seasons": Reasons For A Person's Actions
Number of words: 781 - Number of pages: 3.... He adheres
to his philosophy and conscience, knowing that he will inevitably be executed.
One who is reading this may reply by thinking More's decision was asinine. The
reader may believe that life is the greatest value to man, and to place anything
above it would be asinine. More's behavior was bizarre even to his own time
period. His daughter, Margaret, pleaded for him to sign the oath, "Then say
the words of the oath and in your heart think otherwise"(81). Her father could
not morally be satisfied by this. More believed that when an oath is t .....
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To The Lighthouse
Number of words: 693 - Number of pages: 3.... right after the incident, Mr. Ramsay self-reflects and "[he was] ashamed of that petulance [that he brought to his wife]." (32) Mr. Ramsay understands and regrets the sorrow he brought on Mrs. Ramsay. He sympathizes with her and is "ashamed" for what he had done. Mr. Ramsay wants to appease his wife and make her happy as a result of the torment that he inflicted on her. Next, Woolf again illustrates Mr. Ramsay's insensitive dimension when Mr. Ramsay makes Mrs. Ramsay "bend her head as if to let the pelt of jagged hail, the drench of dirty water, bespatte .....
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