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Term Papers on Book Reports
Tortilla Flat Evaluation
Number of words: 507 - Number of pages: 2.... in the book weren't very interesting, but
if I have to choose one character, it would have to be Danny. That's
the obvious choice. He's the main character and he's pretty easy to
talk about. Danny is not that interesting, it's just that all of the
other characters are really boring. One thing that I thought was
interesting is how Danny was quite a drinker. He got drunk a lot.
And he ended up. . . whoops! Almost slipped you the ending.
Anyway, Danny was also the character that gave all of the other
characters their shelter. That's the only c .....
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Ursula Le Guin’s Use Of The Psychomyth
Number of words: 575 - Number of pages: 3.... and neglect. This is a representation of our very own sometimes gross existence.
Think about our own homeless people and how they are treated. We ignore the except to make fun and laugh. We find it repulsive how they are dirty, smelly, and often beg from us. Mentally or physically challenged people in our society often receive the same treatment. We make fun because they are not as intelligent or physically fit as we are. They might have to use some sort of assistance to get around. They might not be able to speak like us or understand things the way most o .....
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The Quest Of A Hemingway Hero
Number of words: 1560 - Number of pages: 6.... story of two people who need each other in a period of upheaval.
At the start of the novel, Frederick is given a vacation to leave the
war for a period of time in order to relax. He befriends a priest because he
admires the fact that the priest lives his life by a set of values that give him an orderly lifestyle. He is told by the priest to go to Abruzzi, there in the mountains he can relax and forget about theworries of war. But Fredrick is
hardheaded and listens to his friends and decides to go to Naples, there he
drinks and travels from one house .....
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Grapes Of Wrath: Awakening Of Tom Joad
Number of words: 625 - Number of pages: 3.... with Jim Casey, Tom visits the abandoned house
with one corner having been knocked in by a tractor. His family had been
compelled to leave their land through repossession by the large corporations
another example in Tom's life how the larger are trying to control the less
fortunate. This land had been his family's source of pride and livelihood
throughout his life with them and it's loss was the first sizable impact on
Tom's conscience that would lead him to an awakening.
After visiting the land the Joad family had lived on for many years Tom
and Jim travele .....
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Dawn, By Elie Wiesel
Number of words: 697 - Number of pages: 3.... to speak about the Holocaust. Wiesel wrote an 800 page memoir which he later edited into a smaller version called "Night". In the mid 60’s Wiesel spoke out a lot about the Holocaust. Later on Wiesel emerged on as an important moral voice on Religious Issues and the Human Rights. Since 1988 Wiesel has been a professor at Boston University. Some of Wiesel’s greatest novels has been "Night", "Dawn", "The Accident", "The Town Beyond The Wall", "The Gates Of The Forest", "The Fifth Son", "Legends Of Our Time", "One Generation After", "A Jew Today", "Souls .....
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The Epic Of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh
Number of words: 421 - Number of pages: 2.... beginning. Gilgamesh has gone from arrogant to scared. Second, the death of Humbaba changes Gilgamesh. Humbaba is evil. Many people who live in the city of Uruk fear Gilgamesh. Most people would say that Gilgamesh himself is evil. He has sex with the virgins, he does what he wants, and he tends to offend the gods. He has lots of problems with Ishtar. By going into the forest and facing Humbaba, Gilgamesh makes a name for himself and changes the views of the people in his city. The past of Gilgamesh does not change, but the great deed of killing Humbaba, makes hi .....
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A Stranger Is Watching
Number of words: 562 - Number of pages: 3.... up well so that the story would have a
happy ending.
I also like how the author made the character traits of the protagonist
completely conflict with the antagonist.The protagonist,Steve is a successful
man with a family and no problems;at least in the mind of the antagonist.The
antagonist has problems with females,a career he feels is going nowhere,and a
lack of good friends.throughout the story we find out that the antagonist is
very jealous of the protagonist's lifeand that's why he indirectly targets
him.This contrast was an addition to the already .....
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A Separate Peace: Social Sterotypes
Number of words: 497 - Number of pages: 2.... marvel at how smart (s)he is.
There is one character that fits into no stereotype. "Leper" Lepillier
is an individualist. Individualists are people who don't conform to social
norms just for the sake of being accepted by others. Real individualists are
not those people with blue and green hair you see on talk shows. Those people
conform to a subculture, something that was less common during World War II.
The real individualists of the world are quickly disappearing, as conformity
becomes more popular. I haven't met any real individualists, so I can't say .....
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