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Term Papers on Book Reports
A Lesson Well Taught
Number of words: 482 - Number of pages: 2.... was a lesson in itself. The fact that the children all wanted the toys that they saw but they couldn’t afford them made them think. It made them realize that the toys within the window looked good but were thy really worth what they cost? “…$480 it don’t make sense…” (458) The value of a dollar and how it is spent was one lesson the children understand and the phrase Money doesn’t grow on trees.
“..I kinda held back…I feel funny, shame”,(460) says Sylivia as she enters the F.A.O. Schwartz. Sylvia feels funny because of her surroundings she does feel shame be .....
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Injustice In To Kill A Mocking
Number of words: 341 - Number of pages: 2.... white people, he did not get mad because he was improperly accused, he just showed the level of respect which everyone deserves. He handled the injustice with a manner reserved only for gentlemen, which is a good description of what he really was.
The third person to suffer injustice in the novel was Boo Radley. Many accusations were claimed about him even though they were untrue. Just because he didn't leave his house, people began to think something was wrong. Boo was a man who was misunderstood and shouldn't of suffered any injustice. Boo did not handle the i .....
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Siddhartha's Maturation As Marked By Key Experiences
Number of words: 817 - Number of pages: 3.... life of a Samana, Siddhartha decides to seek out
Gautama, “The Illustrious One,” as a possible source of assistance in his
journey to find his inner self. After their meeting, however, Siddhartha
becomes more convinced that the Buddha's methods satisfy his logical and
tangible needs, but will not bring him any closer to realizing his
spiritual and metaphysical needs. The theme of maturity presents itself in
Siddhartha's conclusion that if he is to achieve an immaterial balance, it
must be on his own. He understands that the Buddha had a remarkable
exper .....
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A New England Nun By Mary E WI
Number of words: 1741 - Number of pages: 7.... who in turn represents the Eighteenth century woman of society. Louisa's animals and their relationship to her suitor are further links between her and her pets. The suitor brings out different traits than the norm in both the animals and the woman of this story. The man's influence is seen as disruptive. Man is seen as a threat to the serenity and security of a spinster's life.
Imagery put forth by this story, and by stereotypes of the day is of the new England spinster. Women who were not married yet, lived a life of chores and piousness. They learned thei .....
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The Catcher In The Rye: Holden; A Teenager With Definite Moral Values
Number of words: 517 - Number of pages: 2.... Holden wants to
protect the innocence of children. One occurrence of this is when Holden
went to Phoebe's school and found “fuck you” written on the wall. He was
infuriated because he knew all the children would see it. He said, “
Somebody'd written ‘Fuck you' on the wall. It damn near drove me crazy”
(201). Holden wiped it off because he wanted to protect the children form
seeing it. In fact, the title of the book deals with Holden wanting to
protect kids. Holden told Phoebe, “...I have to catch everybody if they
start to go over the cliff... I'd just .....
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Hemmingway's The Sun Also Rises
Number of words: 761 - Number of pages: 3.... two? (68)² To this question, they give a lame half hearted
awnser which implies that it will never happen. He is tolerant of her
behavior because he loves her unconditionally and is willing to overlook
everything she does. Jake’s willingness to endure and forgive Brett¹s
promiscuity and infidelity is an indication of the skewed values of the
age. It was an ³anything goes² era right after the first war, and Jake¹s
message to Brett seems to be the same: anything goes as long as you
eventually come back to me.
Jake is forced to accept living in this seemingly ter .....
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Macbeth 2
Number of words: 1231 - Number of pages: 5.... Macbeth realized that his dreams could become reality. Selfishly, not thinking of others, Macbeth committed murder to become King. He killed Duncan, the King of Scotland. Macbeth was a very greedy and thoughtless person.
In a way, Macbeth could be classified as jealous. He was obviously a bit jealous of Duncan because Duncan had everything, including happiness. Duncan was the King and Macbeth was not. This could cause a lot of jealousy. Macbeth had desires and wishes but they were unattainable with Duncan around.
In the end of the story everyone loses res .....
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A Doll's House: Changing View Of The Role Of Women
Number of words: 1316 - Number of pages: 5.... and engages in childlike acts of disobedience
(259). This inferior role from which Nora progressed is extremely
important. Ibsen in his "A Doll's House" depicts the role of women as
subordinate in order to emphasize the need to reform their role in society.
Definite characteristics of the women's subordinate role in a
relationship are emphasized through Nora's contradicting actions. Her
infatuation with luxuries such as expensive Christmas gifts contradicts her
resourcefulness in scrounging and buying cheap clothing; her defiance of
Torvald by eat .....
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