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Term Papers on English
Tragic Hero (media)
Number of words: 499 - Number of pages: 2.... Pelias' own daughters to murder him. She deceives Jason by telling him she would like to make amends for their past. Medea says," Surely you can afford to forgive my bad temper: after all there has been much love between us."(p.320) She continues to tell true lies to Jason. Also Medea is very crafted in poison. She sends gifts to the princess that poison her.
Medea had a tragic flaw that resulted in how she reacted to Jason's betrayal. Her tragic flaw was her self-will and excessive pride. Some quotes from the book reveal how Medea recognized this. " N .....
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Friendship Theme From Lord Of
Number of words: 1260 - Number of pages: 5.... boy. Piggy had no friends, besides those that he lived with. Thus was not used to being among other children. He quickly trusted, and latched onto Ralph, ignoring Ralph’s constant teasing . Ralph was insecure as all boys his age are, he didn’t really want to be caught liking the outcast so he teased him. “I don’t care what they call me, so long as they don’t call me what they used to call me at school…They used to call me Piggy” (Golding: pg.11) Piggy confided to Ralph, asking him to be secretive, thinking th .....
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"Shame": Ignorance Of Reality
Number of words: 426 - Number of pages: 2.... his seat in the class, it gave me the impression that he was very
proud of it. Gregory then talks about how he thought that the teacher
loved him. It's a shame that he didn't realize everyone felt sorry for him.
It was Gregory's ignorance that caused him to feel humility, but it
was his teacher that made him realize it. As far as Gregory was concerned,
the day of collection for the needy was his time to shine. In front of
the whole class, including the girl of his dreams, he was going to lie and
show how proud he was of his dad for donating a lot .....
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Tortilla Curtain
Number of words: 886 - Number of pages: 4.... views of illegal immigrants and his sentiments about them are purely a result of his concern about the economy and the state.
“Don’t be surprised, because this is only the beginning. We’re under siege here-and there’s going to be a backlash.”(pg. 146)
Jack acts like citizens are in some kind of war with illegal immigrants. With sentiments like this it is hard to deny that he has a bit of paranoia. It is very interesting that he says citizens are under siege from illegal immigrants. It seems like he thinks that if they don’t st .....
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Pride And Prejudice
Number of words: 514 - Number of pages: 2.... money. However, after listening to him talk, it is quickly revealed that he is utterly ignorant. On the other hand, Charlotte is his complete opposite. Charlotte is an extremely sensible and intelligent girl, but she has little money. Although Mr. Collins could obviously never satisfy Charlotte as a husband, Charllote agrees to marry him for his money. Hence the original understanding of the quotation at the start of the novel seems to be justified. Mr. Darcy also seems to follow this quotation. He believes that woman would marry him for his wealth and status no .....
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The Story Of An Hour: Irony
Number of words: 480 - Number of pages: 2.... from death as possible. "The
delicios breath of rain...the notes of a distant song...countless sparrows were
twittering...patches of blue sky...." All these are beautiful images of life ,
the reader is quite confused by this most unusual foreshadowing until Louise's
reaction is explained.
The widow whispers "Free, free, free!" Louise realizes that her
husband had loved her, but she goes on to explain that as men and women often
inhibit eachother, even if it is done with the best of intentions, they exert
their own wills upon eachother. She realized that a .....
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The Odyssey
Number of words: 859 - Number of pages: 4.... he is not successful because he yells, “Nohbdy has hurt me!” Odysseus shows his hubris after he has safely left the shores by saying, “Puny, am I, in a Caveman’s hands? How so you like the beating that we gave you, you damn cannibal?” (Ody IX 520) Since the Cyclopes is Poseidon’s son and Odysseus shows hubris about hurting him, Poseidon hate for Odysseus grows. This provokes Poseidon to not let Odysseus and his crew from returning home at all. Odysseus then, begins to learn that hubris only gets him disliked by the gods even more when his companions dies from .....
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Cry The Beloved Country
Number of words: 1828 - Number of pages: 7.... but the light will come there also." The style includes symbols such as light and darkness, short clauses connected by "and" or "but", and repetition. This style is used to represent speech or thoughts "translated" from Zulu.
Jesus Christ is symbolized by the figure of Arthur Jarvis. He is a white reformer who fights for rights of blacks. Like Christ, he is very altruistic and wants to pursue his aims at all costs. His friend, Harrison, says: "Here [Arthur Jarvis] was, day to day, on a kind of mission." (173) Arthur Jarvis and his wife Mary "agree that .....
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