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Term Papers on English
Call Of The Wild
Number of words: 711 - Number of pages: 3.... love John. Manuel shows his love for money by selling Buck, the family dog. "He loved to play Chinese lottery" (Page 2). If he didn't love to play lottery Buck might still live in California. Manuel is the gardener for the family and the first person who sold Buck. Buck shows his love for leadership by fighting with Spitz. "The dominant primortal beast was stong in Buck" (Page 15). If Buck didn't want to be leader Spitz might still be alive because Buck never fought with anyone unless he had to. Spitz was the leader of the pack until Buck killed him.
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Winston Smith
Number of words: 528 - Number of pages: 2.... group that works to overthrow the Party.
Winston works in the Ministry of Truth, where he alters historical records to fit the needs of the Party. He has noticed a co-worker, a beautiful dark-haired girl, staring at him; he worries that she is an informant who will turn him in for his thoughtcrime. He worries about the Party's control of history: it claims Oceania has always been allied with Eastasia in a war against Eurasia, but Winston seems to recall a time when this wasn't true; the Party also claims that Emmanuel Goldstein, the leader of the Brotherhood, .....
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Great Gatsby 12
Number of words: 1386 - Number of pages: 6.... the other end of the rope, is very careless about what he says; he does not care if he hurts someone. At one time, he was very rude when paying only ten dollars to a dog seller on the street. “ ‘Is it a boy or a girl?’ she asked delicately, ‘That dog. That dog’s a boy. (Dog-seller) ‘It’s a bitch,’ said Tom decisively. ‘Here’s your money. Go and buy ten more dogs with it.’ (Pg. 28) This shows that Tom does not care if he hurts the feelings of the person to whom he speaks with. Nick’s c .....
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Native Son 2
Number of words: 1382 - Number of pages: 6.... a person who had the most influence on Bigger. I feel that Max had the most influence on Bigger. Max helped Bigger realize what he had done wrong and how that not all white people were out to get the black man. At times Bigger felt that Max was only trying to hurt him but I think that deep down inside, Bigger knew Max was only there to help him.
A wave of excited voices swept over the room.
Bigger's fingers gripped the arms of the chair.
Max's hand touched his shoulder, Bigger turned
and Max whispered,
Sit still
Mr. Coroner?
Yes?
In the capacity o .....
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Death Of A Salesman - Father-Son Relationships
Number of words: 677 - Number of pages: 3.... is still drifting from place to place, job to job, most recently work as a farmhand. Biff is a source of endless frustration for Willy, who always dreams of Biff being incredibly successful in the business world. When Willy has memories of Biff as a boy, he is completely obsessed with whether or not Biff is well-liked; however, he is completely oblivious to things like Biff’s having stolen a football from school, and the fact that Biff is failing his math class. "Be liked and you will never want," says Willy(1363). The amount of aggravation generat .....
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The Jungle 3
Number of words: 1083 - Number of pages: 4.... the family¹s resources, Jurgis is able to leave a dilapidated lodge-house for a ³new² modest home (which had hidden costs) where his family would reside. When Dede Antanas, Jurgis¹ father, loses his job and is forced to kickback a third of his paltry salary in order to get a new job working in a dark, damp, ³pickle room², Jurgis begins to lose faith in America. Jurgis witnesses the darkside of American society, and the resultant lassitude in the workforce. Jurgis observes the butchery of pregnant cows and their unborn calves, which are illegally mixed with o .....
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The Grapes Of Wrath 2
Number of words: 897 - Number of pages: 4.... have already
been there, in the corollary chap Along the way to California the
Joad's encountered other people that had already been to California
and were now returning. These people, like the ragged man with the
sunburned face from the road-side camp described on page 242. He had
had children that died because wages were too low and work was too
scarce to afford food for his children and wife. His story was one of
pain and despair, also his story showed the cruelty and inhumane
treatment which the California land owners displayed towar .....
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The Return Of Martin Guerre
Number of words: 817 - Number of pages: 3.... the church to
collect for the vestry. The Guerre’s seemed to like their new
lives, their family grew, and they became successful in their
trade.
In 1538 the only son of the Guerre family, Martin, got
married to Bertrande de Rols, the beautiful daughter of a
well-off family. After much trying they have one son. In 1548 the
rich peasant disappeared from the village of Artigat after a
family dispute over his stealing some grain from his father.
Martin Guerre left his wife and child behind without a trace. In
these days a wife could not marry in the .....
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