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Term Papers on English
The Crucible
Number of words: 2435 - Number of pages: 9.... travel well; just as it can warp judgment, its absence can diminish memory's truth. What terrifies one generation is likely to bring only a puzzled smile to the next. I remember how in 1964, only twenty years after the war, Harold Clurman, the director of "Incident at Vichy," showed the cast a film of a Hitler speech, hoping to give them a sense of the Nazi period in which my play took place. They watched as Hitler, facing a vast stadium full of adoring people, went up on his toes in ecstasy, hands clasped under his chin, a sublimely self-gratified grin on his .....
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Julus Caesar - Analysis Of Cae
Number of words: 494 - Number of pages: 2.... So let high sighted tyranny rage on, till each man drop by lottery" (Shakespeare 399). Brutus said that if the conspirators do not join for a common cause, then there is no need for an oath because the conspirators are self-righteous, and they are serving the romans. If the conspirators don't bind together, then each man will go his own way, become a weakling, and die when it suits the tyrants caprice. Brutus is advocates peace, freedom and liberty, for all romans, which shows that Brutus is an altruistic as well as an honorable man. Brutus also had a compass .....
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Beowulf 6
Number of words: 820 - Number of pages: 3.... is murdering the Danes starts to spread all over. When Beowulf hears about Grendel, he feels that it is his obligation to stop Grendel from killing anymore. Beowulf leaves to go to Herot to kill Grendel. He is mostly being praised for his long journey to face this terrible monster. Beowulf says, "Grendel is no braver, no stronger than I am! I could kill him with my sword; I shall not" (677). Beowulf feels that he can defeat Grendel even without a weapon. The first night, they have a celebration in the mead hall, and the warriors fall asleep in the hall. Gr .....
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The Poem Sympathy
Number of words: 1128 - Number of pages: 5.... that reaches out, striking a personal chord with the reader. Grass, river, or flowers may be objects we enjoy, but underprivileged people, not necessarily minorities, cannot enjoy because of social or economic circumstances. Underprivileged people may see white people doing what they enjoy and work themselves into a frustrated frenzy because try as they might, the deck is stacked against them.
Ironically, the life of the caged bird is the life of the African American. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the black population was enslaved a .....
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An Analysis Of British Literature
Number of words: 2732 - Number of pages: 10.... "Grendel and I are
called/ Together," by fate. He also displayed his faith in the beliefs of
society when he told Hrogthgar "Fate will unwind as it must." When
Grendel died, the soldiers "had no semse of sorrow, felt no regret for his
sufferings," because they believed Grendel was destined to die, and there
was no way to defy destiny. They also did not pity Grendel because they
considered him to be entirely evil because it was his fate. The Anglo-
Saxon's strong belief in fate led to them not fearing death as much as
during other times periods in Brit .....
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Animal Farm 7
Number of words: 540 - Number of pages: 2.... is very
fitting.
The second main comparison Orwell makes uses Boxer, the work horse, to represent the Russian working class. Laborious individuals and those who possess great physical strength are
often said to be “as strong as a horse.” Boxer is both hardworking and extremely powerful. He was able to do as much work as all the other animals combined. He was also dedicated to his tasks. His motto, “I will work harder,” gave the rest of the farm inspiration to carry on. He worked himself to death for the well-being of others. Horses .....
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Robert Frost Poem Choices Are
Number of words: 799 - Number of pages: 3.... would be if he chooses either road.
The second stanza shows the difficulty of making choices. The speaker tries to distinguish one road from another as he describes one road as "having perhaps the better claim". Here he tries to make an excuse for choosing this road over the other - "because it was grassy and wanted wear." But in line 10 he confesses that both roads are, in fact, not different at all - "as for that passing there had worn them really about the same".
In the third stanza the speaker realizes he has to make a decision soon as he can't just stan .....
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Things Fall Apart 4
Number of words: 520 - Number of pages: 2.... tragedy befell him and those around him. I think that Achebe could have been trying to hint to the reader that placing too much emphasis on acting manly is bad.
One example of Okonkwo's quick reflexes is seen when he kills Ikemefuna because he did not want his fellow clansmen to think that he was weak. After the Ikemefuna's slaying, Okonkwo is unable to eat or drink for two days due to the fact that he is upset over the death of Ikemefuna. However, he must fight against his manly pride, which reminds him that killing someone should not bother him. However, he h .....
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