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Term Papers on Book Reports
Matilda
Number of words: 666 - Number of pages: 3.... her time on such things. Despite the verbal abuse from her parents, continues with her interests and does what she can to get back at her father for constantly denouncing her. For instance, she replaced his hair tonic with her mother’s hair dye, causing Mr. Wormwood’s hair to be turned a platinum blonde. On her first day of school, ’s teacher Miss Honey becomes very interested in her abilities, wondering where the child picked up such an ability to solve complicated mathematical equations and read such great novels for a child her age. Miss Honey is a pet .....
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Death Of A Salesman: Willy Loman Is A Tragic Hero
Number of words: 692 - Number of pages: 3.... be through hard work and perseverance.
The American Dream has long turned sour for him. At the begin ning of
his life, he remembers travelling in a wagon going westward. His parents
conque red the new frontier and succeeded. His brother Ben went "into the
jungle at 17 and cam e out rich at age 21". For a while, the American Dream
was alive in Willy too. He helped stake out new territory by selling his
goods, his son Biff was going to go to university w ith a scholarship and
he had a home with no apartments closing on him. But now, he was forced t o
work .....
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Political Allegory In The Book Animal Farm
Number of words: 741 - Number of pages: 3.... of Manor Farm was overthrown by a policy called
Animalism. Animalism was a theory concocted by the Old Major a Pig. In "Animal
Farm" the pigs were personified as the smartest and the best among animals.
The Pigs take control of the farm. The two major idealists Snowball and
Napoleon have conflicting ideas. These ideas break snowball away from the rest
of the group and make him leave Animal Farm. This lets Napoleon have total
control. They set up a set of rules called the seven commandments. In the
beginning everyone followed these rules such as no a .....
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Great Gatsby 5
Number of words: 521 - Number of pages: 2.... described the character and their action so realistically that the reader developed strong opinions of the characters.
Fitzgerald’s use of the setting is also another incredible technique used in The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald’s description of Gatsby’s mansion is a perfect example of this. “The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard- it was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool and more than forty acres of lawn .....
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The Catcher In The Rye: Holden And Modern Teenagers
Number of words: 884 - Number of pages: 4.... grammar and
vocabulary. This was be the reason why Holden does well in his English class. I
do not read much and therefore I have problems in my grammar.
The family background of Holden and I are fairly similar, both of us come from
opulent families. Holden and I are both very lucky to be studying in eminent
institutions. Unfortunately, Holden does not take this advantage. Holden's mind
is elsewhere in a reverie, day dreaming how to save the virtuous children from
the evil. While studying away from his family makes Holden's relationship with
his family wors .....
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The Witching Hour
Number of words: 1554 - Number of pages: 6.... that he had a purpose, that he was sent for a reason. Something that
had to do with a doorway, and the number thirteen.
After isolation from the press of the burden of his powers, he found himself
wanting to go back on the deck of the boat where he was rescued. He wanted to
talk to the woman who rescued him, for he thought that she would let him touch
the boat to recover images that night. He discovered that this neurosurgeon, Dr.
Rowan Mayfair, was the veritable love of his life. After he discovered how much
he deeply loved Rowan, he began to reminisce .....
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Lord Of The Flies: Success Of Golding's Portrayal Of The Children
Number of words: 1529 - Number of pages: 6.... authority. Therefore, Golding
succeeds in effectively portraying the interests and attitudes of young
children in this novel.
When children are given the opportunity, they would rather envelop
themselves in pleasure and play than in the stresses of work. The boys
show enmity towards building the shelters, even though this work is
important, to engage in trivial activities. Af ter one of the shelters
collapses while only Simon and Ralph are building it, Ralph clamours, "All
day I've been working with Simon. No one else. They're off bathing or
eating, or .....
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A Comparison Of Hamlet And McMurphy In "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"
Number of words: 2424 - Number of pages: 9.... lacks conventional
hero qualities. Both Hamlet and R.P. McMurphy in One Flew Over the
Cuckoo's Nest, can be defined as anti-heroes making these two pieces
comparable for study.
To examine the aspect of anti-heroes in tragedy, and how this
relates to the characters of R.P.McMurphy and Hamlet, an analysis of the
motivation of each is necessary. Motivation is the source of all action,
and only in this area these two characters similar to a traditional
protagonist. As the character himself evolves through the course of the
plot, so do their motives. Hamlet an .....
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