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Term Papers on English
Alice In Wonderland
Number of words: 863 - Number of pages: 4.... would believe. “He gave such a strange account of himself that he was supposed demented (pg. 1).” So right from the beginning we do not know what to believe. Later in the story, Prendick is picked up by the Ipecacuanha. On this ship there are deformed and strange men riding with Montgomery. “He was, I could see, a misshappen man, short, broad and clumsy, with a crooked back, a hairy neck and a head sunk between his shoulders (pg. 10).” This is the first picture we get of the deformities from the island. During this time on the Ipec .....
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Black History, The Piano
Number of words: 1782 - Number of pages: 7.... is not that far in back of us.
Another way this play teaches duty toward heritage is it's assertion that you cannot escape racism by pretending it's non-existence, and that the ghosts of slavery's past will follow you unless you hold them up. This was demonstrated in the conclusion of the play when Bernice faces her denial of the piano and "realizes what she must do" and exercises Sutters ghost by "beginning to play"(106). When Bernice plays the piano she is showing a respect for her family's history and moves past her denial and the ghost's power over the .....
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A Comparison And Contrast Of L
Number of words: 390 - Number of pages: 2.... and imagery: "The sun rose slowly to the center of the sky..." "...a peaceful dance..." "...taking one of the titles of his clan, with music and dancing and a great feast." to depict the jungle as a lively, animated, and supportive dwelling. His images of "The sun breaking through..." contrast heavily with Conrad's dark and gloomy imagery.
Conrad is more biased from the beginning against the African people, seeing them as an extension of the "impenetrable forest" where his character Marlow is, "...cut off for ever from everything you had know once... "[sic] .....
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Ernest Hemingway
Number of words: 2995 - Number of pages: 11.... smell of flowers. Her children were expected to behave properly and to please her, always. Mrs. Hemingway treated Ernest, when he was a small boy, as if he were a female baby doll and she dressed him accordingly. This arrangement was alright until Ernest got to the age when he wanted to be a "gun-toting Pawnee Bill". He began, at that time, to pull away from his mother, and never forgave her for his humiliation. The town of Oak Park, where Ernest grew up, was very old fashioned and quite religious. The townspeople forbad the word "virgin" from appearing in school .....
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The American Dream
Number of words: 969 - Number of pages: 4.... myths surrounding the Dream, it encourages employees to work harder in order for the employers to profit more. Although the Dream is always stressed, my opinion is that it actually serves to help the higher positioned or class individuals in protection of their power and control over others. Thus, I believe that we must acknowledge that is an idealized concept and that it simply does not serve its original purpose in our society.
Considering many of the disguised flaws of this idea, will never become a reality for certain individuals. Although a person may .....
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A Rose For Emily 6
Number of words: 648 - Number of pages: 3.... shows her how to love. Through a forced obligation to love only him, as he drives off young male callers, he teaches his daughter lessons of love. It is this dysfunctional love that resurfaces later, because it is the only way Emily knows how to love.
When Homer Baron, a construction worker, comes into Emily's life he sheds hope into her life. He offers Emily a chance to feel love and to receive the affection she has previously only dreamed of. Together they take Sunday carriage rides, and for awhile, the town's people seem to think that Emily will finally wed. .....
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Antigone: Summary
Number of words: 716 - Number of pages: 3.... to remove Antigone's punishment and he sends Haimon away. Antigone is then locked up in a chamber and left to die.
Haimon, feeling helpless, couldn't live without Antigone so he killed himself. Haimon's mother, Eurydice, learns of his death and she too kills herself, leaving Creon alone and unhappy.
Characters -
Antigone - Haimon's fiancé and daughter of the former king.
Ismene - Antigone's sister.
Creon - King of Thebes and Antigone's uncle.
Eurydice - Haimon's mother and Creon's wife
Haimon - Antigone's fiancé and the son of Creon and Eurydice.
Set .....
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Mama Day
Number of words: 1024 - Number of pages: 4.... Love has the unfortunate nature of being objective and the best way to tell love stories is from every point of view. How else can one understand from the outside? On page one she starts with Cocoa telling her side of things and on twenty-two; here comes George’s side. And it continues on like this, back and forth, telling both sides of certain events through the fog that is each character’s own perception of things. This is a brilliant manipulation of point of views and one of the saving features of the book. The reader’s attention is ca .....
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