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Term Papers on Book Reports
Technology In A Brave New World
Number of words: 544 - Number of pages: 2.... gained the knowledge to produce
babies much like their God, Henry Ford, produced the Model T. They have taken
this technology and exploited it for their own benefit. They have created with
their hands without using their head or heart. Scientists toy with the embryos,
cutting off oxygen to those predestined to become lower caste members. Those
chosen to work as rocket plane engineers were in constant rotation during the
embryonic phase of their life. "Doing repairs on the outside of a rocket in
mid-air is a tickish job. We slacken off the circulation when .....
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Remember Me: Review
Number of words: 1013 - Number of pages: 4.... character changes and matures after her death and afterlife experience.
In book 1, Remember Me, Shari Cooper is an 18-year-old teenager on the verge of high school graduation. The reader meets a carefree girl who lives for the moment. She has the ideal life of sex, parties, friends, and a handsome boyfriend. Her parents are rich and did not hesitate to buy her an expensive, red sports car. She can't imagine her life getting any better. She has the immortal feeling of most teenagers until she is pushed from a balcony at a party and killed. Her soul does not .....
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Joyce's "A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man": A Review
Number of words: 903 - Number of pages: 4.... relayed by his father, much to the
chagrin of the younger Dedalus. Later in the novel, Stephen loses even
more respect for his father as the familys' debts continue to grow and they
are forced to move. Once, when the two males travel to sell of the family
estate, Simon returns to his former school and converses with his former
classmates. Stephen is upset to hear of his father's wild behavior as a
youth, and of his flirtatious nature. He begins to rebel against his
strict upbringing, striking back at his familys' traditional values and way
of life.
Religi .....
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"Billy Budd" By Herman Melville: Captain Vere
Number of words: 466 - Number of pages: 2.... captain, he could easily
be taken for some royal of the king's that is being transported from one
place to another.
As Melville points out, He had seen much service, been in various
engagements, always acquitting himself as an office mindful of the welfare
of his men, but never tolerating an infraction of discipline; thoroughly
versed in the science of his profession, and intrepid to the verge of
temerity, though never injudiciously so. In fact, his downfall is
directly caused by his never tolerating an infraction of discipline.
Captain Vere instinctively di .....
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Fahrenheit 451: How Montag Is Convinced To Change His Mind About Books
Number of words: 1126 - Number of pages: 5.... elusively convinces Montag to question his own happiness. Clarisse also causes him to question the society he is living in. "Clarisse wonders whether Montag is actually happy leading a death-in-life, and Montag quickly realizes that he is not happy when he enters his sterile and fully automatic house" (Zipes 185). Clarisse opens Montag's eyes to a different world, a world full of books and people communicating with each other. In the novel Clarisse asks Montag if he is happy. At first he denies it, but then after thinking about it he changes his mind about t .....
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Accordion Crimes: Dismal Reality Checks
Number of words: 1630 - Number of pages: 6.... some of them pleading and praying -
the cowards! He thought of the rat king, fired. Others fired.
A barrage of bullets and shot of every caliber and weight tore the
Sicilians. The accordion maker reared twice and fell back. A character that
has a great deal of intrigue is the accordion maker. The most interesting fact
of this character is that he has no name, only an occupation. This is symbolic
of all the millions of faceless immigrants that came to America in search of
their dreams, but very few found them waiting, much less at all. ...He had his
theor .....
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The Theme Of Unity In Siddhartha
Number of words: 375 - Number of pages: 2.... compared to a potter's wheel that slowly revolves and comes to a stop. From here, Siddhartha meets the elegant and beautiful, Kamala, gets caught "off track" and entangles himself in a "senseless cycle" of acquiring and squandering wealth.
In the final chapters, Siddhartha proves that achieving or over-coming obstacles do lead to better Unity. Prior to making a leap forward in reaching his goal, Siddhartha finds himself in despair. He speaks to Vasudeva, the ferryman. The ferryman smiles and says very little, allowing the River to speak for him. Siddhartha listen .....
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Summary Of "The Death Of Woman Wang" And "The Classic Slum"
Number of words: 1846 - Number of pages: 7.... or take
a few small details". It was a good book but some times took a few cycles
of reading through to get the part you were looking for.
The role of men and women of the sixteenth century are
defined in this book, a few of these examples are. On page nineteen were a
man refers to the way that married and unmarried girls should not stroll by
the river or ride up the hill in a carriage, but how they should stay home
and raise the children. It also refers to how men often rented out their
wives for money. On page sixty three it tells of how a man let his wife .....
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