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Term Papers on English
I Know WhyThe Caged Bird Sings
Number of words: 1369 - Number of pages: 5.... cruel person to do that to a young helpless girl that didn't know right from wrong at the time. § I predict that Maya will finally fully overcome her rape and live a better life. § I liked the way the writer put a lot of emotions into her writing because it tells a lot about the character and how the character feels. § I didn't like that Marguerite and Bailey were sent to Momma's because their parents couldn't take care of them because children should feel loved and wanted by their parents and a real family should stick together through thick and thin no matter w .....
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Billy Budd
Number of words: 1510 - Number of pages: 6.... Billy leaves his ship the Rights of Man, and joins the H.M.S. Indomitable.
He is received well by the crew and they like him lots. An officer asks him about who his parents are and he reply's that he doesn't know. He was found in a basket hung on a man's door handle in Bristol. Billy seems to be practically perfect, but he does have one weakness. When he is strongly provoked, he is inclined to stutter, or may even become speechless. The author tells us of the uprisings in the British navy. It is later called the Great Mutiny. They sail for the Mediterranean a .....
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The Oddessey
Number of words: 1550 - Number of pages: 6.... The Phaeacians will help him on his final journey to his homeland.
Meanwhile, Athena goes to Odysseus's home in Ithaca to visit Odysseus's son, Telemachus. Many suitors were there, trying to win the hand in marriage of Penelope, Telemachus's mother and Odysseus's wife. These many suitors had eaten Telemachus out of house and home. Athena arrives in the form of Mentor, a Taphian chief. Very generously, Telemachus invites Athena in. After they introduce themselves and Telemachus explains how the suitors have been living off of him, Athena puts Telemachus in hi .....
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Samuel De Champlain
Number of words: 1819 - Number of pages: 7.... our journey began to help the Blackrobe and his friend reach the Huron Indians and the other Blackrobes.
We got up early this morning to begin our long journey to the Hurons. The trip was very peaceful and long this day. Blackrobe surprised and impressed our people as they worked as hard as we did. Blackrobe and Daniel paddled strongly along side our men. But Blackrobe has a lot to learn about the forest. He does not understand that it is our home and we have but to listen and it will speak to us and guide us. It is where we find our food and worship our .....
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Tragedy Of Othello
Number of words: 584 - Number of pages: 3.... a wealthy aristocrat, and in her separation from her husband. In the "First Phase" Tess is physically taken advantage of by D'Urberville who recognizes her innocence and vulnerability. Later, in "Phase the Third," she then falls deeply in love with Angel Clare, an affluent agriculturist. Tess soon alienates Angel by revealing her earlier encounter with D'Urberville.
Othello is an outsider and soldier who "loved not wisely but too well." His noble character is evident in his overwhelming fidelity towards his wife, Desdemona: "My life upon her faith," and the .....
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Suspenseful
Number of words: 849 - Number of pages: 4.... and his intentions flashed through her mind. The words 'rapist' and 'serial killer' were her only thoughts.
Terrified she slowed her pace as she tried to decide whether she would avoid finding out his purpose by going to her neighbour's house and stay there the night, or ignore her fear and go home. "Look at yourself, pull yourself together" she muttered to herself in a voice that seemed to rebuild her confidence. Then she smiled at herself amused at the fact that she was talking to herself. And in that sudden spur of reassurance, she passed her neighbou .....
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Pygmalion
Number of words: 622 - Number of pages: 3.... to those of Higgins in Wimploe Street. Not only does Shaw play on the audience’s sympathy for an impoverished Eliza, but also presents her insecurity to us. In the scene with the taxi-man, she appears significantly defensive in her response concerning the cost of the cab ride. Eliza feels humiliated by the taxi-man’s sarcastic response to her. From the start of Higgins and Eliza’s relationship, Eliza is treated like a child. Higgins says to her, "If your naughty and idle you will sleep in the back kitchen among the black beetles, and be wallope .....
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Book Report On The Forbidden C
Number of words: 644 - Number of pages: 3.... brought in troops. As the troops inched forward, they executed the students by the dozens even by the hundreds. Alex decided to take a ground view of this situation and began to get involved. Going down the street to check on the action in Tienamin Square. Alex was injured. However, a group of Chinese University students rescued him. They fixed his wound and tended to his needs. Imagine seeing new found friends, innocent people, even bystanders, slaughtered in the blink of an eye. Incredible horrors are brought to your attention and you question how a country cou .....
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