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My Sister's KeeperThe book My Sister’s Keeper is about the thin line between life and death. It focused on the life of Kate Fitzgerald who was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia at the young age of 2. She has had relapses and has been in and out of remission for the last sixteen years. Brian and Sara ...
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Jane EyreThe war between passion and responsibility. In this book Jane Eyre faces a conflict between her true love and her moral responsibility to God that torments her and becomes the most important and intriguing conflict in the book.
When Jane Eyre learns on her wedding day that her true love, Mr. ...
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Lord of the Flies - SavageryLord of the Flies - Savagery
“There are too many people, and too few human beings.” (Robert Zend) Even though there are many people on this planet, there are very few civilized people. Most of them are naturally savaged. In the book, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, boys are stranded on ...
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Slaughter House 5Slaughterhouse-Five is a book about the bombing of Dresden. The book describes the state of mind and life of a person who has experienced the World War II. It is an anti-war book. Kurt Vonnegut, the author of Slaughterhouse- Five, has fused together various literary allusions in this book, some ...
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Stranger in the VillageFrom all available evidence no black man had ever set foot in this tiny Swiss village before I came. I was told before arriving that I would probably be a "sight" for the village; I took this to mean that people of my complexion were rarely seen in Switzerland, and also that city people are always ...
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Cats Cradle84% of the world practices some type of religion. Many have various opinions and different understandings considering the subject. With religion it all comes down on what you believe, in many cases, this could be harmful. In the novel Cat’s Cradle, the author Kurt Vonnegut, writes of a man who ...
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Frankenstein and CreationOne of Shelley's dominant themes is the obligation to one's own creation. When Victor's lack of judgment leads him to create a misshapen being, his self-loathing for the results of his act quickly become hatred for the monster. After the creature's birth, "I issued into the streets, pacing them ...
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The GodfatherWhen I first started reading Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, I was surprised. I had never understood the idea of the mafia and what it was all about. I found while reading that family is very important and not just family but “blood”. I was shocked, and I could not believe what they would do for the ...
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I Am A HeroThrough my life journeys and lessons I have been taught to appreciate the small things in life and to thank those who care. Lily Owens, from The Secret Life of Bees shows the same motivation even though she had to live with a devastating tragedy of loosing her mother at an early age. Lily was only ...
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Lord of Flies: Ralph vs. JackLord of the Flies: Ralph vs. Jack
Lord of the Flies has many meanings to it, which are defined through the characters involved in the story and through the items found in the island or carried by the characters. Many of these characters differ from each other a lot but they don't comprehend ...
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Romanticm in FrankensteinMary Shelley’s Frankenstein is typically thought of as a graphic horror novel in which Dr. Frankenstein’s evil monster terrorizes his family and close friends, and is rarely thought of as a romance novel. I do not argue that the text should be transferred from its current category of a gothic ...
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James Joyce similar to Eveline. Duliners“Eveline” to James Joyce
James Joyce was born to a lower middle class family in Dublin, Ireland on 2 February 1882. He is considered to be one of the most influential writers of his time. Joyce’s father was a chronic alcoholic and the family struggled with poverty. As a young man in 1898, ...
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Mao’s Last DancerMao’s Last Dancer
Li had no way out of his tough times. He was born into a large broke family. Li lived in the Li Commune, a poor village near the city of Qingdao in the Shandon province. When Chinese officials visit his village in search of potential ballet dancers to attend the Beijing Dance ...
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Pride and Prejudice: Failed First ImpressionsFailed First Impressions
Pride and Prejudice is a love story set in the beginning of the nineteenth century. A significant part of the novel takes place in the countryside of England, mainly at Longbourn, the home of the Bennet family. The main protagonist, Elizabeth, and her four sisters are ...
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Huck's MoralityThese chapters mark several milestones in Huck’s development, as he acts on his conscience for the first time and takes concrete steps to thwart the schemes of the duke and the King. Although Huck has shown an increasing maturity and sense of morality as the novel has progressed, he has been ...
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Nemesis: Love As A WeaponLove as a weapon
Emotions can be a powerful form of persuasion; it can mislead or guide you to do things, you might not normally do without a little support. There are many emotions portrayed though out the novel, love as a weapon being one of them. Emotions can help and hurt in the decision ...
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Romiette and Julio Book ReportRomiette and julio is a teen romance fiction-novel written by Sharon M. Draper. Just like the theme of the classic Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliette, this book is somewhat similar. It's all about forbidden love, overcoming your fears, making friends and overcoming racial differences. As the ...
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The Christmas CarolHave you ever tried stepping up, making a change in your own life? Everyone is scared of taking chances and making differences in their lives. Scrooge, the main character of Charles Dickens’s novel, The Christmas Carol, is no different. Scrooge is an old man who does not celebrate the Christmas ...
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O Pioneers!O Pioneers! Book Review
O Pioneers! Was written by Willa Cather and was first published in 1913 and it is a literary fiction. This book is about all the hardships of living in the planes or even just the hardships and challenges that people had to endure in the life of a pioneer. O Pioneers! ...
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Hester’s CourageThe Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne relates a story about courage and the punishment of a woman, Hester Prynne. She was being humiliated and punished for breaking a Puritan belief against adultery. Courage, also known as fortitude, is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty ...
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Treasure IslandMs. Howell
April 18, 2011
Analytic Paper
Treasure Island
The book, Treasure Island, is full of exciting adventures and lessons to learn. The main character, Jim, experiences the bulk of those lessons. He learns about greed and desire, good vs. evil, role models, and about ...
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Rucker Park SetupThis novel was written by Paul Volponi, published in 2007, and is a must read. It takes place in the summer time in New York. The book is told all at a championship game, The Rucker Park Basketball Tournament, and gives flashbacks of events and memories of the various characters.
Mackey, the ...
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Grapes of Wrath - CasyCasy is also a harmonious man. He believes in unity and he believes that, because people are all part of something greater than themselves, we should help one another out. He believes that we should work together because otherwise we are all lost. "Why do we got to hang it all on God or Jesus? ...
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The Bell JarThe Bell Jar is a semi-autobiographical novel by Sylvia Plath that tells the story of Esther Greenwood, a brilliant, talented woman who slowly sinks into the pain and hardship of depression. Her previous successfulness and positive attitude drains away, and she is left without any control over her ...
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Spring and All“Spring and (Not) All
Spring and All is often referred to as Williams's most experimental and avant-garde book. (5) Yet when it was first published, the slim volume barely caught anyone's eye. Williams had been rejected by several publishers before Robert McAlmon, who was living in France and ...
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