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Term Papers on English
Brave New World 8
Number of words: 1459 - Number of pages: 6.... and Hell, nicely chronicled through letter correspondences during the time in Moksha. The title of Doors of Perception, lifted from poet William Blake, inspired rock singer Jim Morrison to name his group "The Doors." Then in 1963 Huxley with his wife by his side ingested a dose of mescaline while on his deathbed.
Aldous Huxley’s, Brave New World shows humanity, that an obsession with a utopia, as they world they live in, will come with great cost and is near impossible as he shows that the problem is knowledge destroys value of life. As man has progressed .....
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The Stars Are My Destination
Number of words: 1526 - Number of pages: 6.... for she had rejected him. And thus began his quest for vengeance upon the VORGA.
As his ship drifted out further into space, Foyle had spent his entire time aboard not welcoming death anymore. Instead he was now obsessing himself with the destruction of VORGA. For the first time in his life, Foyle was now motivated. He felt the need to punish and there was nothing anybody could do. He had vowed to himself to fight anything that was a threat towards his plans to destroy the ship that could have saved him.
While floating, into an asteroid belt, he was .....
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Supernatural Elements In Macbe
Number of words: 574 - Number of pages: 3.... go to his head and he expected King Duncan to make him the next in line for the throne. When this didn’t happen, Macbeth saw no other alternative than to murder King Duncan. Due to the witches’ forecasts Macbeth thought he deserved the throne, almost like it was meant to be. Macbeth’s clear thought of reasoning became clouded as his ego increased. He no longer knew the difference between right and wrong. He was being guided by supernatural powers.
It was the witches’ power that persuaded Macbeth to kill Duncan. They enable .....
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A Dolls House - The Transformation Of Nora Helmer
Number of words: 1567 - Number of pages: 6.... months till the raise comes through" (, 1506).
Nora at this point in the play is nothing more than a child, careless in her action and not thinking ahead of possible consequences. Nora sees nothing wrong in spending big on Christmas. Granted this is a righteous cause, since the holidays are about giving to others, but still a parent should know the limit of happiness they should bring.
At this point Torvald begins to act as "society" and unknowingly begins to use condescending terms towards Nora. "Are you scatterbrains off again?" (1 .....
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Harrison Bergeon Vs. 1984
Number of words: 558 - Number of pages: 3.... or
care about the proles, because they are not important, and have no power at all. Harrison Bergeron apparently had everyone equalized through handicapping all those with extraordinary abilities. The classes were the same as they are in modern America, only with handicaps.
Human Nature was repressed in both stories. It is human nature to express one’s talents in some way. In 1984, any kind of personal expression was thoughtcrime, and would cause the guilty individual to be taken to the ministry of love, and brainwashed. In
Harrison Bergeron, every person .....
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How Is The Greek Idea Of A Sound Mind And Body Essential For The Successful Characters Of The Odyssey?
Number of words: 1142 - Number of pages: 5.... looks exactly like
Odysseus, strong and mighty”{page 47}. Yet, he is criticized by others, for the
reason that he does not have a sound mind. In an attempt to stand his ground, in
front of the council he breaks down into tears. Antinoos says “Telemachos you
are a boaster, and you don't know how to keep your temper!”{page 24}. Telemachos
made an attempt to express his valid point of view, and does so, but fails to
convince the council. He breaks down in tears, showing how immature he really is.
He does not have a sound mind. The council basked in this weaknes .....
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Tamed Shrews And Twelfth Night
Number of words: 1099 - Number of pages: 4.... into popular television series such as Moonlighting. For all the praises it has garnered throughout the centuries, it is curious to note that many have considered it to be one of his most controversial in his treatment of women. The "taming" of Katherine has been contended as being excessively cruel by many writers and critics of the modern era. George Bernard Shaw himself pressed for its banning during the 19th century (Peralta). The subservience of Katherine has been labeled as barbaric, antiquated, and generally demeaning. The play centers on her and h .....
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Animal Farm 4
Number of words: 1700 - Number of pages: 7.... novel Animal Farm is a satire on the Russian revolution, and therefore full of symbolism. General Orwell associates certain real characters with the characters of the book.
Mr Jones: Mr. Jones is Orwell's chief (or at least most obvious) villain in Animal Farm. Mr. Jones symbolizes (in addition to the evils of capitalism) Czar Nicholas II, the leader before Stalin (Napoleon). Jones represents the old government, the last of the Czars. Orwell suggests that Jones (Czar Nicholas II) was losing his "edge". In fact, he and his men had taken up the habit of d .....
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