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Term Papers on Book Reports
May Day And USA
Number of words: 1533 - Number of pages: 6.... really are as she watches the party unfold, "Mary was looking at it all through a humming haze like seeing a play from way up in a smoky balcony" (1529).
Simultaneously, Eveline acknowledges that her life, a reflection of self-centered capitalism, is in fact a waste. Eveline admits, "You know it does seem too silly to spend your life filling up rooms with illassorted people who really hate each other" (1530). This moment is of significance; throughout the story Eveline and Mary have had almost identical experiences. Both women have lost the loves of the .....
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Why Is The Crucible So Called
Number of words: 2265 - Number of pages: 9.... create and elaborate lies which is the first we see of the evil which is unleashed by the witch hunt. There was very little privacy in Salem mainly because the fact that it was a theocracy and crimes were an offence not only against God but also against the community. Therefore there was pressure for neighbours to reveal other’s sin. The desire for privacy makes one suspect others because if they do not convict others it looks as if they themselves might have something to hide. It is ironic that Reverend Parris says that the witchcraft investigation .....
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Sense And Sensibility: A Summary
Number of words: 1137 - Number of pages: 5.... care of her families well-being.
A brief synopsis of Elinor and Marianne's personalities leads to
the following: Elinor is quiet, soft spoken, full of good manners, and
well brought up. Marianne is impulsive, outspoken, full of a vibrant love
of life and playful. To fully understand the girls, it is important to see
how other character viewed them.
Edward Ferrars, the object of Elinor's affection (though she would
never show it) is quoted as saying Miss Dashwoods friendship the most
important of his life. This is a considerable compliment (even if it is .....
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1984: Government's Attempt To Control The Mind And Bodies Of Its Citizens
Number of words: 1197 - Number of pages: 5.... who "snoop in on
conversations, always watching your every move, controlling the minds and
thoughts of the people." (page 6). To the corrupted government, physical
control is not good enough, however. The only way to completely eliminate
physical opposition is to first eliminate any mental opposition. The government
is trying to control our minds, as it says "thought crime does not entail death;
thought crime is death." (page 27). Later in the novel the government tries
even more drastic methods of control. Big Brother's predictions in the Times
are .....
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Ring World
Number of words: 280 - Number of pages: 2.... Nessus for his insanity, Louis Wu because he has survived an adventurous life for 200 years, Teela Brown because of her luck, and Speaker-to-Animals because of his combination of strength, ferocity, and relative reasonableness.
The story begins with Nessus (an insane puppeteer) gathering his crew together, Louis Wu is taken from a transport Nessus has manipulated, Speaker-to-Animals by Nessus insulting his friends in the worst possible way. Nessus meets Teela Brown, but it takes her some time to agree to come along. The price they are being paid for this adventure is a very advanced ship that can co .....
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Lord Of The Flies; Creating A New Society
Number of words: 2008 - Number of pages: 8.... OF THE FLIE S is one that
suggests what might happen when a group of young boys is faced with the
challenge of creating a new civilization for themselves without the help of
adults. The boys must take what they have been taught and incorporate that
into a new society governed by themselves. Before long these boys will
deal with the many fears associated with this new life and the power
struggles for survival that will exist along the way.
The boys' creation of a new society helps the reader to see what
might really happen if a group of young boys is .....
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The Giver: Book Report
Number of words: 491 - Number of pages: 2.... and there day at dinner.
Introduction of Characters: Lowry introduces Jonas and his family, with
Gabe, plus The Giver.
Rising Action: Jonas receives the assignment of Receiver of Memory.
Complication: Jonas finds out that not all memories are nice.
Conflict: The conflict is man vs. man. Jonas can't turn down his
assignment without being released.
Climax: Jonas runs away from the perfect community so that Gabe won't be
released.
Falling Action: People search for Jonas and Gabe.
Resolution: Finally Jonas and .....
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The World Anti-Communist League: "Inside The League"
Number of words: 998 - Number of pages: 4.... (Jon Lee's employer but not his relative). Enlisting the aid of
his brother Scott, the two first began tracing the connections between the
death squads but soon were unravelling networks and alliances that involved
terrorists, Nazi collaborators, racists, assassins, anti-Jewish bigots, and
right- wing anti-communist American politicians. The one factor all had in
common was their involvement with the World Anti-Communist League.
The Latin American death squads, for instance, were found to be linked
through an umbrella group of Central and South American .....
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