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Term Papers on Book Reports
A Rose For Emily: Victim Of Circumstance
Number of words: 910 - Number of pages: 4.... no good for her. The townspeople even state "when her father died, it got about that the house was all that was left to her; and in a way, people were glad being left alone. She had become humanized" (219). This sounds as if her father’s death was sort of liberation for Emily. In a way it was, she could begin to date and court men of her choice and liking. Her father couldn’t chase them off any more. But then again, did she have the know-how to do this, after all those years of her father’s past actions? It also sounds as if the townspeople thought Emily was abov .....
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Irony In The Rocking Horse
Number of words: 351 - Number of pages: 2.... winners in horse races, and begins to win bets based on Paul's insight. Paul
arranges for some of his winnings to be given to his mother, under the condition that she not know from whence it came. He is afraid that if she knew, she would take away his luck. In a frenzied search for another winning horse, Paul falls off the rocking-horse, mortally injuring himself. Before he dies, he tells his mother "... I knew [which horse], didn't I? Over 80,000 pounds! I call that lucky, don't you, mother? ... I'm lucky."
The story portrays what it must have been l .....
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A Worn Path: Phoenix Jackson
Number of words: 698 - Number of pages: 3.... around her.
Shortly after Phoenix begins her journey, she sits down for rest. She begins to gaze at her surroundings when suddenly a little boy appears out of nowhere. The little boy is bringing her and a slice of cake. As Phoenix begins to reach for the slice of cake, the boy vanishes. The young boy is merely a figment of her imagination Confused and disoriented, she continues her journey. This particular incidents suggest that she is senile and instantly gains her pathetic sympathy with the readers.
Another example of her being senile follows shortl .....
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The Queen Of Air And Darkness
Number of words: 710 - Number of pages: 3.... very well might have killed his younger brother. Gawaine even kills a
women when worked up to a rage. These rages are a product of the unhealthy
childhood he endured.
The next child, Agravaine, is probably the least well adjusted of the
four. He tends to be sadistic and self-centered. The children were told the
tale of the King of Ireland by St. Toirdealbhach; the tale where the king gets a
head wound and can not be excited, but then he dies while trying to defend his
savior. Agravaine does not see any point in putting one's self in danger to
pr .....
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Catcher In The Rye: How Holden Deals With Alcohol, Sex, And Violence
Number of words: 1041 - Number of pages: 4.... the rest of them follow.”
In the book, Between Parent and Teenager, it states the substance
abuse is the number one cause of death amongst teenagers. Studies show
that among high school students age 14 - 17, 60% of the students use
alcohol once a week, 75% use it at least once a month, and 85% have used it
once in the year.
In the novel, Holden Caulfield has very easy access to alcoholic
beverages. Throughout the novel, it seems that every time Holden gets
depressed, he turns towards alcohol. in Chapter 12, Holden is at Ernie's
night club and he got .....
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Great Gatsby 4
Number of words: 833 - Number of pages: 4.... would be realized. At the end of the first chapter Gatsby was seen stretching his arms toward the green light appearing as to be worshipping it. Gatsby saw his dream or goal and never gave up. He remained loyal to his quest until death at the end of the novel. Gatsby moved into the mansion across the bay to be near Daisy. The green light symbolized that Gatsby had a hope of winning Daisy. Gatsby asked Daisy to tell Tom that she loved him, but this was too much to ask of her. Daisy told Gatsby that he asked too much and she could not leave Tom. At the end of th .....
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The Flivor King
Number of words: 514 - Number of pages: 2.... for Henry Ford at the Ford Motor Company. Wioth the promise from Henry himself that he would be able to better himself, Shutt got married, had four children, and purchased a home. He was rising in the wolrd, in fact he had already surpassed his father in that he was able to bring home a paper after a days work and still have the energy to read it.
Shuytt worked hard for the Ford Company, and before he knew it, he had moved up in his line of work from a spindle-nut screwer to the manager of spindle-nut screwers. He was dedicated and believed he was doing the .....
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Tess Of The D'Urbervilles
Number of words: 688 - Number of pages: 3.... eyelashes there lingered tears.” 1
She then later fell in love with Angel, and married him. Angel found out about
Tess' past experience with Alec, and he could not forgive her, even though it
was all Alec's doing. Thus it is clear that casual wrong follows her and yet
the wrong is not made by her.
Tess' true strength is her determination to overcome her misfortunes.
When the Durbeyfields' horse, Prince died, Tess took control of the situation
of the horse's death and the beehive delivery. She takes care of the kids and
she had done well in school, eve .....
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