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Term Papers on Book Reports
As I Lay Dying By William Faul
Number of words: 662 - Number of pages: 3.... be buried in Jefferson. When she does, Anse appears obsessed with burying her there. Even after Addie had been dead over a week, and all of the bridges to Jefferson are washed out, he is still determined to get to Jefferson. Is Anse sincere in wanting to fulfill his promise to Addie, or is he driven by another motive? Anse plays "to perfection the role of the grief-stricken widower" (Bleikasten 84) while secretly thinking only of getting another wife and false teeth in Jefferson. When it becomes necessary to drive the wagon across the river, he proves himself t .....
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Stoker's Dragula: Devices
Number of words: 927 - Number of pages: 4.... Stoker describes the castle as, "... it was built on the corner of a
great rock, so that on three sides it was quite impregnable, and great
windows were placed here where sling, or bow, or culverin could not reach,
and consequently light and comfort, impossible to a position which had to
be guarded, were secured." This description could also be an example of
foreshadowing, as I will explain later. Another example of imagery can be
found on page 54. This is when Jonathan was trying to escape and he ran
across the Count's coffin. Stoker creates the horrifyi .....
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H.m.s. Pinafore
Number of words: 533 - Number of pages: 2.... The cabin was on the bottom, which included a door, and a window that was both used. There were also two sets of stairs to the top deck. The brass railings really gave it a realistic feel to the whole thing. On the deck was a steering wheel and a bell and both of these things were used on numerous occasions. Also up there was another entrance/exit. As well as another by the cabin on the bottom as well as in the cabin.
To stage right there was a movable rope holder that is a hug part of the ending. Lower stage right are typical supplies a shi .....
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The Crossing
Number of words: 638 - Number of pages: 3.... cold, perfect teeth”. However, “and” was again squeezed in for the purpose of repetition. A possible reason for this is that the author wanted to give the reader the same feeling the narrator had: one of total mental exasperation and exhaustion. When discussing the wolf, the author uses run-ons to string together ideas in much the same way a person under intense mental or emotional stress would. Also, the repetition of the word “and” mimics a child. The failure to pause to form the sentences
correctly gives the impression of .....
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Murray Davis' Smut, Erotic Reality/Obscene Ideology
Number of words: 1712 - Number of pages: 7.... the participants that are not described by hard-core pornography. Hard-core
pornography describes "sexual behaviour" which involves more of the act of sex
rather than the characteristics and feelings involved with sex. (Davis, p.
xix) Although Davis admits that the vocabulary of sex is changing (Davis, p.
xxv), he also states that hard-core pornography uses considerably more vulgar
terms that are associated with lower-class activity, such as, "prick, fuck, and
suck" (Davis, p. xxiii). Davis believes that hard-core pornography, induces
imaginative behaviours b .....
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Alice In Wonderland: Enduring, Endearing Nonsense
Number of words: 667 - Number of pages: 3.... during a picnic. One of these girls was Alice
Liddell, who insisted that he write the story down for her, and who served as
the model for the heroine.
Dodgson eventually sought to publish the first book on the advice of friends
who had read and loved the little handwritten manuscript he had given to Alice
Liddell. He expanded the story considerably and engaged the services of John
Tenniel, one of the best known artists in England, to provide illustrations.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through The Looking Glass were
enthusiastically r .....
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Summary Of Joyce's "A Portrait Of An Artists As A Young Man"
Number of words: 2018 - Number of pages: 8.... of the novel, "family" plays a central part in his
growth, symbolizing many different things throughout his life. The first
section of the novel sets the stage for the rest of his life. Stephen
feels he should be the center of his family's universe, or the "baby
tuckoo". His family symbolizes the oppression that Stephen encounters
throughout his life. "Apologise, pull out his eyes, pull out his eyes,
apologise (Joyce 4)." Later the reader finds that this symbolizes how his
family will not accept his spontaneous outbursts, especially involving the
arts. I .....
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The Great Gatsby: The Question Of Nick Carraway's Integrity
Number of words: 591 - Number of pages: 3.... about Tom's extra-
marital affair, and is instead beguiled by her dry witticisms and her apparent
simple sunniness: "Time for this good girl to go to bed," she says. When Daisy
begins her matchmaking of Nick and Jordan, we sense that she is only leading
where Nick's interest is already taking him.
It is Jordan, then, who makes Nick feel comfortable at Gatsby's party,
as we sense what Nick senses: they're becoming a romantic couple. As they drive
home a summer house-party, Nick notes her dishonesty but forgives it,
attributing it to her understandable need to .....
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