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Term Papers on English
Tragedy In MacBeth
Number of words: 815 - Number of pages: 3.... deserved his fate. He was leading a battle, in which many lost their lives, for the sake of greed, and deserved to die because of his flaw.
Duncan was the King of England, and was murdered by MacBeth. He was murdered, because in order for MacBeth to fulfill his plan and become king, Duncan would have to die. Duncan's fatal flaw was that he was too trusting. For example, he thought that none of his friends could really be enemies. If Duncan was more careful about his safety at MacBeth's castle, he may have had a chance to survive. But Duncan's flaw, wasn't s .....
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Citizen Kane: An Accurate Portrayal Of William Randolph Hearst?
Number of words: 3889 - Number of pages: 15.... to make clear at the outset exactly what he intended to do, Orson
Welles included a few details about the young Kane that, given even a
rudimentary knowledge of Hearst's life, would have set one thinking about
the life of that newspaper giant. Shortly after the film opens, a reporter
is seen trying to discover the meaning of Kane's last word, "Rosebud." He
begins his search by going through the records of Kane's boyhood guardian,
Thatcher. The scene comes to life in midwinter at the Kane boarding house.
Kane's mother has come into one of the richest gold m .....
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Truly, The Great Gatsby
Number of words: 494 - Number of pages: 2.... Gatsby did everything for Daisy’s appeasement. Gatsby held his grand parties not to show off his wealth, but in hope that one day Daisy would grace one of them. He bought clothes to show to her, and even died for her. "It makes me sad because I’ve never seen such--such beautiful shirts before."(pg.98) What made that gesture sweet was not because Gatsby displayed the beautiful shirts for Daisy, but because he bought the shirts just to show Daisy. His greatest deed for Daisy was taking the blame for Myrtle Wilson’s death. "But of course I .....
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Ethan Frome --- Contrast Betwe
Number of words: 975 - Number of pages: 4.... The movie adequately captures the bleak and dreary mood in the novel. The camera shows the Frome household in the middle of nowhere, with no houses nearby, in the middle of winter. This, with the addition of appropriate music, creates a bleak atmosphere, and there is no doubt in the audience’s mind of an impending sense of gloom and tragedy. The darkness of the house amongst the pure white of the snow is a symbol of the darkness within the house. It shows that the people living in the house, the Fromes, are not happy people. They have their burdens an .....
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Reading The Light
Number of words: 510 - Number of pages: 2.... how I thought he would feel.
The story that stretched my imagination the most was "Charles" by Shirley Jackson. Even though children have wild imaginations, it did not occur to me that a child in kindergarten would tell such an elaborate lie. When I looked back in the story, I found the spot where I think that Laurie first started to tell his lie. "The teacher spanked a boy, though, ... For being fresh" was Laurie’s replay to his mother asking him what happened in school. "Laurie thought. "It was Charles"" (14) When I .....
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Crucible Act 1 Summary
Number of words: 566 - Number of pages: 3.... a witch, rather that Ruth and Tituba were.
The Putnam's are the next to enter the play. Goody Putnam had lost seven children to birth and her only surviving daughter, Ruth, was not able to wake, just like Betty Parris. She was among those in the forest. Both Putnam's are quick to blame a witch for what has happened to Ruth and for what has happened to them in the past. Parris still fights the idea of witchcraft but is getting closer to accepting it as truth.
Through the conversations between Abigail, Betty, Mercy Lewis, and Mary Warren it becomes known th .....
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Dreams
Number of words: 2666 - Number of pages: 10.... under a rock. Lastly, Joe needs to understand that just because
he was with his mother in his dream doesn’t mean that he feels for her in that way.
Because he was having sex with his mother most likely means that, he needed to take on
some of the qualities that she possesses. Although it is a matter of interpretation, many feel
they have found the ‘right way’ to understand theirs and others dreams.
Dreams have been a curiosity since ancient times. Recently psychologists like
Sigmund Freud and Karl Jung have become well known for their studies. Ther .....
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Was Hamlet Insane
Number of words: 921 - Number of pages: 4.... it. To add to Hamlets problems, his girlfriend Ophelia refuses to see him anymore. She “did repel his letters and denied His access…”. No explanation is given to Hamlet about her actions. The audience knows that Polonius is responsible however Hamlet does not know this. Hamlet is an angry, depressed man due to life altering events. His faith in humanity is at an all time low.
It is in this depressed state of mind that Hamlet meets the ghost of his father. Hamlet’s friends find him ranting after his meeting with the ghost .....
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