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Term Papers on Book Reports
Plato's Republic
Number of words: 1868 - Number of pages: 7.... the tyrant who uses it to exterminate his enemies and rivals is the most
miserable of men--a theme to be further developed in The Republic (Cornford xx).”
But here, Plato was referring to the politics of his time, and critics who
sided with Crito believed that The Republic was Plato's way of introducing a
political system in which he would feel comfortable supporting (Plato 204).
Conversely though, The Republic itself is summed up this way:
Well, one would be enough to effect all this reform that now seems so
incredible, if he had subjects dispos .....
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Like Water For Chocolate: Family Relationships
Number of words: 698 - Number of pages: 3.... of something. It could be children.” “By doing that you come to understand your own limitations.” Yuichi’s role was to be faithful reflections and a purpose of Eriko and her life. His existence itself made Eriko like her own life and told her limitation of herself after Yuichi’s real mother died. “ I still went to my part-time job, but after that I would clean house, watch TV, bake cakes: I lived like a housewife.” Even though Mikage was not related to the Tanabe family, she became one of their members after she moved in with them. Her jobs at home were coo .....
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2061 Odyssey Three
Number of words: 468 - Number of pages: 2.... help each other out. Floyd found some caves and decided to investigate it but came back empty handed. After The universe dropped the passengers back off at the moon base the universe was assigned to go pick up a ship that had crash landed on Europa. Universe went to pick up the people when it was hijacked by Universe's stewardess and was forced to land when Universe had landed The Hijacker killed her self by shooting herself in the head. after the ship had land the landing pads had sunk into the ground and the hijacker must have thought that they were stranded .....
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My Antonia
Number of words: 551 - Number of pages: 3.... English, her oldest brother, Ambrosch, is strong, mean and not well liked, the second oldest brother, Marek, is mentally and physically disabled and her sister, Yulka, is still a youngster. With the help of their neighbors, the Burdens, 'Antonia is able to establish a meager living for her family. She does this by working on her farm as well as the other farms in the area. While this work is very beneficial for the family, 'Antonia is turned into a rough and wild creature.
When she is old enough, 'Antonia leaves the prairies and goes in to town to find work. S .....
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Catcher In The Rye 5
Number of words: 1418 - Number of pages: 6.... Through his novel, Salinger incorporated the theme reality verses allusion, to demonstrate how the mind of some adolescents are so unwilling to face the truths of society. As stated above, Holden wishes to accomplish an futile task, save children from growing up, and protect them from the corruption of adulthood. The following presents an example of Holden's inability to grasp the differences between reality and allusion. "Somebody written 'Fuck You' on the wall. It drove me damn dear crazy. I thought how Phoebe and all the other kids would see it, and then .....
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Melville's "Bartleby The Scrivener": Introduction Of Character
Number of words: 223 - Number of pages: 1.... its effectiveness. The lawyer
begins with the words, “I am a rather elderly man.” This first “I” begins
a long, autobiographical narrative in which the lawyer reveals much of
himself to the reader. Because the story is centered on the lawyer's life,
it is imperative that the reader have this close view of him.
The repetitive “I” in these paragraphs is important because it
comes from the lawyer's thoughts of himself. For this text to flow in it's
intended path, the reader must know a great deal about the lawyer and his
employees. In fact, it is these characters which consummately defines the
te .....
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The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Early Influences On Huck Finn
Number of words: 1065 - Number of pages: 4.... him. This process
includes making Huck go to school, teaching him various religious facts, and
making him act in a way that the women find socially acceptable. Huck, who has
never had to follow many rules in his life, finds the demands the women place
upon him constraining and the life with them lonely. As a result, soon after he
first moves in with them, he runs away. He soon comes back, but, even though he
becomes somewhat comfortable with his new life as the months go by, Huck never
really enjoys the life of manners, religion, and education that the W .....
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Hemingway's "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" And His Life
Number of words: 967 - Number of pages: 4.... then turned to the Red Cross in which he
became a second lieutenant. The Red Cross brought him to the front lines
of the war in Italy. It was here where he saw many disturbing sights which
probably had a hand in shaping his character.
After extensive injuries from the war, Hemingway returned unhappily
to Oak Park. The impression left on him by his participation in the war
had greatly changed him. He began living at home again but refused to get
a job, even when his mother ordered him to. Soon she kicked him out and he
moved to Chicago. Here he made a livi .....
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