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Term Papers on Book Reports
The Rime Of The Ancient Marine
Number of words: 675 - Number of pages: 3.... begins to start the punishment for his crimes commence when there is, "Water, water, everywhere nor any drop to drink." He is punished harshly for killing the symbol of nature that everyone reveres. He is beaten down by the sun with its rays and is taunted by the endless sight of water that he cannot drink. Nature is the force in this poem that has power to decide what is right or wrong and how to deal with the actions.
The mariner reconciles his sins when he realizes what nature really is and what it means to him. All around his ship, he witnesses, "s .....
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There's Nothing In The Middle Of The Road But Yellow Stripes And Dead Armadillos: Jim Hightower
Number of words: 602 - Number of pages: 3.... never includes any
large or rare words without explanation. This helps the reader to remain
focused on the message of the text, not trying to fumble through a
dictionary. His language also includes slang and foul words which help
illustrate opinions on certain topics. For example, "Liberal Media, my
ass" clearly shows his disbelief of the idea that the media is liberal
(125-130). Not only is this helpful to an uneducated reader by using
common slang language, but the use of a foul word help to explain the
severity of the issue. A reader that is not accusto .....
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The Queen Of Spades: An Analysis
Number of words: 642 - Number of pages: 3.... Ivanovna, the Countess’ servant girl, in hopes in gaining this secret. They arrange to meet in the late of night, but instead of seeing Lisaveta, Hermann takes a detour to the Countess’ study for a confrontation with the Countess herself. Out of desperation, Hermann insists that the Countess divulge her secret. Consequently, she refuses and in anger Hermann pulls out his pistol, which scares the Countess to her death. Later, Hermann dreams the Countess is forced to fulfill his request. Confident that the secret from his dreams will bring him is longe .....
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The Right Stuff
Number of words: 615 - Number of pages: 3.... whereupon the ships two pilots would take over with the X-15B’s own 75,000 pound engine, make three or more orbits around the earth, reenter the atmosphere and land on a dry lake bed at Edwards like any other pilot in the X series." This sentence shows many technical aspects about the craft. The sentence did not seem overloaded with details because they are spaced out. Tom Wolfe’s writing helps the reader better understand the technical aspects.
Another device used to keep the reader's attention was the intertwining plots. In the first part of the book, .....
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Mary Astell's From A Serious Proposal To The Ladies
Number of words: 269 - Number of pages: 1.... kept her and her sisters from developing their minds. She
felt that females back then should have the same rights as women have achieved
through the Civil Rights Movement today. Her answer to this was "A Religious
Retirement." It is Mary Astell's ideal place to end her intellectual suffering
and open new doors for the female mind. I feel that Mary went a little to far
with this idea. She wanted to segregate males and females, live in a convent,
and find alternates to marriage for women, which, I guess, would be the same as
living in a convent. Mary was a feminist which I feel lead her to be so
aggressive .....
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The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism Of The Forest In Puritan Society
Number of words: 1001 - Number of pages: 4.... track
leads away from the settlement out into the wilderness where all signs of
civilization vanish. This is precisely the escape route from the strict
ordinances of law and religion. It is a refuge where all humankind, can
open up and naturally be themselves, and here that Dimmesdale openly
acknowledges Hester and his undying love for her. In the forest, Hester
can also do the same for Dimmesdale, such as the time when she revealed
her actual relationship with Chillingworth to Dimmesdale- "O Arthur, cries
Hester, "forgive me! In all things else I have to be tr .....
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Summary Of Amy Tan's The Kitchen God's Wife
Number of words: 377 - Number of pages: 2.... Winnie
brought Yiku, the baby, to show Wen Fu that she was really sick. She
thought that maybe this way his husband was going to react to the problem
and help for the baby to live. When he saw his daughter he said; " Why
didn't you tell me she was this way?" (pg.337). One day Wen Fu went to a
restaurant with some friends. There, he became friends with the waitress
and the relation between them became much stronger than only a simple
friendship. Later on, they had intimate relations and she got pregnant.
When Wen Fu found out that she was going to have .....
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Ambition In Macbeth
Number of words: 1133 - Number of pages: 5.... his mind cannot handle. Macbeth’s desire to gain wealth and status completely overpowers him. Macbeth becomes more ambitious as his wife and the witches make him question himself and his desires. Lady Macbeth is the biggest encouragement to his ambition, since she uses her husband’s trust to change her own future.
In Act I, Scene iii, the witches and their prophecies influence Macbeth’s ambition as he begins to consider murdering Duncan, “ If good, why do I yield to that suggestion/ whose horrid image doth unfix my hair/ and make my se .....
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