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Term Papers on Book Reports
Tom Sawyer
Number of words: 962 - Number of pages: 4.... Muff Potter who just happens to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. The boys swear never to speak of this again. Soon after this Tom falls in love with his new neighbor, Becky Thatcher. Eventually the two become engaged but the engagement falls through when Tom accidentally mentions his former love while talking with Becky. The two fued and do not speak. Meanwhile, the whole town is gossiping of the murder of Dr. Robinson and the prosecution of Muff Potter. A trail quickly forms and Muff is put on the stand. Tom knows he can not let the innocent Muff go to .....
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Huck Finn Racism
Number of words: 629 - Number of pages: 3.... would be the argument for Twain’s racism, but Huck was raised from a boy by people with extreme hatred towards blacks such like Pap and Miss Watson. Even if bigotry was part of Huck’s attitude towards blacks it should be excused. Towards the end of the novel Huck encounters Aunt Sally who makes a remark towards blacks. She remarked that thank god no one was hurt but it was okay if a black person was. This is just a fine example of the extremities that Huck was raised under and the society’s views towards blacks. Twain is merely revealing th .....
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Elie Wiesel
Number of words: 2393 - Number of pages: 9.... He pretended
that he was dead in order to escape being killed. Not only did Moshe tell
his story to Elie, he wanted to warn the Jews of Signet of what could
happen to them. However, they only thought it was a vivid imagination
speaking from his lips. No one wanted to believe his story and people lived
life as usual.
It was not until German troops would enter Hungarian territory that
life would change for the Jews of Signet. At first the German soldiers did
not seem like a threat. During the week of Passover things seemed to be
going well. People were ce .....
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A Tale Of Two Cities: Characters Are "Recalled To Life"
Number of words: 464 - Number of pages: 2.... trial with his
miraculous wits. Through this Darnay is given another chance at life ,
and therefore was "recalled to life."
The last and most significant instance of someone being "recalled
to life" is found in the last chapters of this book. Sydney Carton has
recently switched places with his look alike, Darnay, and is awaiting the
guillotine. While Sydney awaits his death he thinks, "It is a far, far
better thing that I do, then I have ever done, it is a far, far better rest
that I go to than I have ever known." Through these words Sydney
recognizes tha .....
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Death Of A Salesman: Family Hindered By Their Dysfunctional Nature
Number of words: 1433 - Number of pages: 6.... son success are pure. Willy provides Biff with an ego because of excessive praise, and that makes Biff conceited. Such great praise allows Biff to have pride in himself and his family, which eventually leads Biff to feel content and fulfilled in his younger years.
Biff believed, due to his father’s pride, that he was too good for mediocre tasks, and should not settle for them. Biff stated, "I never got anywhere because you blew me so full of hot air I could never stand taking orders from anybody!"(105). Like any son, Biff praised, respected, and loved his fat .....
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Summary Of To Kill A Mockingbird
Number of words: 248 - Number of pages: 1.... There are many conflicts in the
story. First, a young girl is raped and a black man is accused of the
crime. The people of the town immediately assume the black man is guilty.
Atticus, Scouts father, is a lawyer and takes the case. Because of the is
he would have been lynched if it weren't for the innocence of his children.
Atticus proves the defendant's innocence but given the time period the man
is found guilty anyway.
Also, there is a neighbor boy who is supposed to be a severely
disturbed. However, it turns out that this bad apple is truly good. He is
always leaving little trinkets in a tree for t .....
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Friendship In Mary Shelleys Fr
Number of words: 1135 - Number of pages: 5.... the night wretchedly”(p.87). In the process of creating the monster, Victor has been isolated for a long time. He becomes mad and sickened after the monster’s awakening and has never felt true horror and fear such as this. With the arrival of Clerval his emotions change when he states, “But I was in reality very ill; and surely nothing but the unbounded and unremitting attentions of my friend could have restored me to life”(p.91). Victor rejoiced his spirit with pleasure on the arrival of his friend. Victor recollected the pleasant .....
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Huck Finn
Number of words: 939 - Number of pages: 4.... as a game and as an adventure, This sometimes makes things more difficult than they actually are. An example of this is when they are planning to rescue Jim. Tom wants to dig Jim out with a spoon and make this spectacular escape and Huck decides bake some tools used for escaping into a pie and get Jim out that way. Another example is at the beginning of the story when Tom decides to play a trick on Jim by hanging his hat above is head while he is asleep on the tree. Tom Sawyer often tricks people into believing things that aren't true and this makes him th .....
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