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Term Papers on Book Reports
Conflict In "The Child By Tiger"
Number of words: 524 - Number of pages: 2.... with society. One night, without warning, he begins a killing
spree which spans the better part of a day, and spawns a fatal manhunt. His
conflict with the society in general is characterized by his indiscriminate
choice of victims. These victims range from a police officer to an innocent
black man looking out his window, to several citizens who try to put an end
to his madness. This conflict is stopped when the mob catches up to him,
and he surrenders in soldier-like fashion. The hint of the conflict lingers,
however, when the mob leader brags about .....
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Animal Farm
Number of words: 1165 - Number of pages: 5.... his own way" (Orwell 25). He dominates the political scene on Manor Farm, controls the education of the youth, and is a brilliant strategist when it comes to rallying support for his cause. Napoleon, throughout the novel, fails to present an idea that is original, but tends to take credit for the ideas of others (Meyers 108). Like Stalin, Napoleon is not a good speaker and is certainly not as clever as his political opponent. However, he makes good use of his resident "smooth-talker," Squealer, to insure that his subjects see the purpose of his evil and demented .....
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A Rose For Emily: Emily’s Disbelief In The Truth
Number of words: 816 - Number of pages: 3.... two generations. And lastly, the old generation of townspeople represented the simplemindedness of the past and the fact that they were okay with the Colonel’s decision.
The present was expressed through the narrator, the new generation of townspeople, and Homer Barron. The narrator was representative of the pas mainly through their words and description of what was going on. Homer Barron along with the townspeople represented the “next generation, with its modern ideas” (p. 120) in the present.
Miss Emily was characterized as a “fallen monument” (p.119) o .....
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Chopin's A Pair Of Silk Stockings: Mrs. Sommers
Number of words: 526 - Number of pages: 2.... is the minute she becomes a different Mrs. Sommers. All of a sudden
everything she has in not good enough, she looks at her shopping bag as
"shabby" and "old". Her parcel is "very small". At this point, she wants more.
She begins to think without reason, and loses her sense of responsibility when
she puts the stockings on in the ladies room. Mrs. Sommers is "not going
through any acute mental process or reasoning with herself", she is "not
thinking at all" at this point.
Mrs. Sommers's mind is not working like it used to at the beginning.
All of a sudde .....
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Comparison Essay Of A Tale Of Two Cities And Tess Of The D'Urbervilles
Number of words: 968 - Number of pages: 4.... in Tess of the D'Urbervilles. "Tess's tragedy: she moves in a world where insensitivity, coarseness and greed make it impossible for her to live as she should" (Great Writers). During this time, the family name is important. The insensitivity and greed that is directed toward Tess, comes from her mother, Joan. Joan only wants Tess to marry a man with an aristocratic name so that he family can become wealthy. Tess's feelings are not considered. Therefore her life is also planned out for her, like those of the novel A Tale of Two Cities.
Within the lives i .....
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Evolution Of Frankenstein
Number of words: 558 - Number of pages: 3.... Frankenstein’s decision to assume a “god like” role is driven by good intentions and an impulsive desire to achieve recognition, fame, and fortune. The scientist tampers with fate without recognizing that with the creation of life comes responsibilities and unanticipated consequences. Instead of producing a wondrous man, Frankenstein assembles a monster who becomes a hideous terror. The monster destroys the very things that Frankenstein holds dear and tried to preserve.
Correspondingly, the monster, when he is created, is an inexperienced, .....
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The Last Of The Mohicans: Summary
Number of words: 519 - Number of pages: 2.... much
respected man. The British officer named Duncan is also very much in love
with Cora Munro. He fights under command of her father, and despite her
fathers initial dislike for Hawkeye, and his great liking for Duncan, Cora
does not feel the same love for Duncan that he feels for her. Magua is a
member of the Huron tribe and has a great hatred for Colonel Munro, and
has made it is life's mission to kill Munro as well as his children to
wipe out the Colonel's seed forever. Magua is a very seditious man, and is
set on achieving his heinous mission.
The plo .....
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Bless Me, Ultima: Conflicting Lifestyles
Number of words: 1127 - Number of pages: 5.... came from the plains. His family was
restless and nomadic, and inclined to be rootless and adventurous. They
lived off the land. The family led a simple life, and believed that by
worshipping the land it would provide for them. To be happy and prosperous
one did not need the comfort of towns or advantages of education, one only
needed the vast open plains of the llano. Gabriel's wife encouraged him to
give up the wild lifestyle and move into town where they could build a
family together. He did this but it crushed his adventurous spirit. He
was forced .....
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