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Term Papers on English
Inexcusable Acts In Literature
Number of words: 2130 - Number of pages: 8.... that Gualtieri is a very well respected, moral man. After being told that it is nessecary to find a wife, Gualtieri states, "I will do as you request and so shall I have only myself to blame if things turn out badly, I want to be the one who chooses her, and I tell you now that if she is not honored by you as your lady...you will learn to your displeasure how serious a matter it was to compel me with your requests..." (Boccaccio 135).
From this statement Gualtieri is portrayed as a compassionate man. He says he will blame no one but himself if things do not .....
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The Witch Of Blackbied Pond
Number of words: 514 - Number of pages: 2.... never stressed church as being important, so this was a new experience. When they started to sit down, the family separated into two groups, the men would go to the left, while the women sat to the right of the aisles. Then the Priest would talk about that Sunday’s lesson. Then they went home, and had Sunday’s dinner. Then her uncle would read out of the Bible. Then they would go to bed.
Thirdly, the people never like people that never followed the rules. One day when Kit was working in the field, see was told a story of an old Quaker woman .....
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All The Kings Men
Number of words: 1409 - Number of pages: 6.... in the things that he believes he wants. He compares these material objects to playing cards within a deck. " Maybe the things you want are like cards" (Warren 99). An individual wants these cards because in a certain circumstance -a card game- they have a purpose. Without a game however, there is no need for these cards. While in a Great Sleep, Jack does not need material things, because there is no life. Like cards, the things you want have to be a part of a great complex to have a purpose. The reader can hypothesize that Jack really does not live while .....
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Oedipus Rex - Ignorence
Number of words: 852 - Number of pages: 4.... the context of his own time, this was meant to imply that life must be examined and reflected upon, known and discovered by each individual philosopher to better enrich life for all. Yet in terms of Sophoclean drama, specifically Oedipus Rex, this was meant in a vastly different way. The unexamined life was one that was in the dark, unknown as to what fate lied beyond every turn and irony of living. Oedipus, up to the point in which he heard the comment in the tavern in Corinth, lived an unexamined life. To Socrates, he was an unfulfilled man, one who deserved to .....
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Hills Like White Elephants, Ye
Number of words: 1707 - Number of pages: 7.... which suggested abortion, but never mentions the word ‘abortion’ in the story to understate it. He tries to convince the girl to get the operation, but the girl seems bothered by this subject. However, he does not stop. Their relationship seems to be fine when the baby has not came in between them. We could see this where the guy says, “We’ll be fine afterward. Just like we were before.” The girl wants the relationship to become as before, but is in a huge dilemma whether to give birth to the baby or not. The man does no .....
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A Rose For Emily -- Symbol Of
Number of words: 952 - Number of pages: 4.... the young men were quite good enough for Miss Emily.” Mr. Grierson did not allow his grown daughter, even at the age of thirty, to
make her own decisions. Moreover, he did not feel it was her place to act on her own behalf. Miss Emily willingly accepted her role in the household. The name and the attitudes that Mr. Grierson passed on to his daughter Emily symbolically opposed the change that was going on around them.
Even after his death, Miss Emily kept her father’s decaying body in the house. Following in her father’s footsteps, she clung tightly to the pas .....
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Achilleus
Number of words: 322 - Number of pages: 2.... who claims himself as the far greatest of all the
Achaians shows fear to Achilleus by calling him a "good fighter though you
be, godlike ".
By defeating Agamemnon Achilleus proves to be the greatest Achaian
soldier and the most respected because he stood up to Agamemnon the
"wine sack, with a dogs eyes, and deer's heart; the King who feeds on his
people".
After the death of Patrokolos Achilleus returns to avenge his friends
death in book XXII.
In the Iliad Achilleus shows three sides of his pe .....
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Jungle Book
Number of words: 1304 - Number of pages: 5.... the main character struggles against an outside force. In the story A Separate Peace the External Conflict Gene vs. Finny.
6.) Suspense- In a story or movie the Suspense is the feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events. In the story A Separate Peace the Suspense is when Gene shakes the tree limb & Finny falls & shatters the bone in his leg.
Part 2: Elements of plot
1.) Exposition- In a story or movie the exposition is the background information, which sets the scene for the conflict. In the story A Separate Peace the expos .....
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