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Term Papers on Book Reports
Jeremy Rifkin's "The End Of Work"
Number of words: 2301 - Number of pages: 9.... Switch-
Gear Manufacturing Company.
Rifkin observes that the main problem of mass global employment in both
the private and public sectors is caused by the continuing advances in
technology and it's impacts on organizations, it's structure and design and it's
direct effect on the global labour force. In particular, organizations are
using the concept of re-engineering and replacing human labour with labour
saving technologies. Rifkin gives us a better understanding of the development
of the cause of this problem by examining the three industrial revo .....
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The Old Man And The Sea
Number of words: 643 - Number of pages: 3.... then noticed it's fins. It was a marlin.
Santiago had hooked a marlin. He knew he had caught a big fish, but wasn't
sure what type. He did not real the fish in right away. Santiago feared
that the line would break because the size of the fish. He thought about
increasing the tension so it would hurt the fish and it would jump out.
But the line had been taut up to the very edge of the breaking point.
Then with his right hand he felt the difference in the pull of the line
before he saw the slant change in the water. The fish started to come up.
T .....
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Sympathy For Macbeth
Number of words: 1380 - Number of pages: 6.... who cared more about the elderly and their heritage than the new ways bestowed on them. Manolin symbolized the disciples of Jesus. The ones who would follow him to his death and then go out and preach his ways. He believes in the old man and takes charge and tells all the other fisherman to stay away from Santiago after his return. He would take care of the old man when he said to him “Keep warm old man. Remember we are in September.” Manolin only wanted good things for Santiago, he did not want anyone to hurt him or put him down for his accom .....
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Sense And Sensibility
Number of words: 429 - Number of pages: 2.... she did have a broken heart, after she found out Edward had a fiancé. When Elinor did find out about Lucy Steele she did not even tell lucy of her feelings to try to break them up. That is what I would have done. Elinor would definitely represent sense. She keeps things to herself. I think because she thinks if she does she will not end up getting hurt to bad, like Marianne ends up doing.
Marianne on the other hand is Sensibility. She follows her heart. She does not let anything come in her way of showing her emotions. When she first meet Colonel Brandon, yo .....
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Comparison Of London's White Fang And The Call Of The Wild
Number of words: 1154 - Number of pages: 5.... London from all writers of that era."(Brooks 35)
Written in 1904 it was a story about a dog who was brought into Klondike to
pull sleds during the gold rush. The name Call of the Wild comes from the
natural instinct that animals have to be free in nature. The main
characters in this story are Buck the four- year-old half Saint Bernard and
half-Scottish shepherd, John Thorton and the Scottish half-breed. Buck
was stolen from his home in California during the gold-rush in the Klondike.
Dogs were a necessity and considering the size of Buck he had the makings .....
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Life On Land Compared To Life
Number of words: 750 - Number of pages: 3.... child of his age. Even though Huck bends the rules a bit, he eventually grows to like living with the widow. He proves this point when he says, "Living in a house, and sleeping in a bed, pulled on me pretty tight, mostly, but before the cold weather I used to slide out and sleep in the woods, sometimes, and so that was a rest to me. I liked the old ways best, but I was getting so I liked the new ones, too, a little bit." (Clemens 1211) Then Huck's father kidnapped him and took Huck to live in a cabin with him. Huck thought that it was fun, but he started t .....
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The Rime Of The Christo-marine
Number of words: 1732 - Number of pages: 7.... to kill the good seabird, which he does without conscience. And, like the temptation in the desert, the Mariner is parched with thirst, "Water, water, everywhere,/Nor any drop to drink." And when the Mariner tries to pray for salvation, he hears a demonic voice, like Lucifer: "I looked to heaven, and tried to pray;/But or ever a prayer had gushed,/A wicked whisper came, and made/My heart as dry as dust." [ln 244] As the ghost ship approaches, "I bit my arm, I sucked the blood," in reference to Jesus' use of the wine at the last supper as his own blood. When .....
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A Portrait Of The Artist As A
Number of words: 1170 - Number of pages: 5.... such as, "Lazy little schemer. I see schemer in your face," exemplify the type of attitude Stephen begins to associate with his Catholic teachers. By the end of Chapter One, Stephen's individualism and lack of tolerance for disrespect become evident when he complains to the rector about the actions of Father Dolan. His confused attitude is clearly displayed by the end of the chapter when he says, "He was happy and free: but he would not be anyway proud with Father Dolan. He would be very kind and obedient: and he wished that he could do something kind for him t .....
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