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Darker Side of Human Nature In Lord Of The FliesThe Lord of the Flies
William Golding's Lord of the Flies is a novel of tremendous human interest, exploring as it does the darker side of human nature. Indeed, "it explores some of the most intense urges and emotions in our repertoire: the desire for power, the fear of the unknown, fear of ...
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Analysis of Day of Deceit by Robert StinnettDay of Deceit
The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the book "Day of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor" by Robert B. Stinnett. Specifically, it will give a summary of the book, including the main and secondary theses of the book. Stinnett's book "Day of ...
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Time in The Sound and the Fury“Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.” William Penn. The passing of time has been acknowledged by everyone and everything we know. It was measured by the position sun in the sky before, now there is a watch or smartphone to tell you how much time there is left in a day. We all ...
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Portrayal Of African American characters in The Sound and The FuryWilliam Faulkner is often criticized for his racist remarks and racist portrayal of African Americans in his novels. It is believed that Faulkner was very much a product of his times and thus made no particular effort to stay away from generalizations and projected blacks as illiterate 'monkeys' ...
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Book Recommendations For Young ReadersAnnotated Bibliography:
Books About Love:
1. Bernardo, Anilu. Loves Me, Loves Me Not. Houston, Texas: Pinata Books/Arts Publico Press, 1999.
Loves Me, Loves Me Not features Maggie Castillo as the main character who is in love with Zach Sherwood. The books details her struggles to ...
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Standoff By Sandra BrownWritten by Sandra Brown (Original book, 259 pages)
Topic number one
Summary of the original ending:
The story is about two young lovers, Ronnie and Sabra, who are running away from Sabras' father, a very reach & powerful man, because she has got into pregnancy, and her father ...
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Ladies of Labor, Girls of AdventureAccording to Nan Enstad in Ladies of Labor, Girls of Adventure, the clothing worn, books read and movies viewed by striking women workers in 1909 were much more than a fashion statement and entertainment. Through their use of clothing, dime novels and movies, the female garment workers developed ...
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CinderellaCinderella
The story, "Cinderella," is several hundred years old and is still, according to a 2004 survey, the number one fairy tale today (Cinderella Pp). It embodies a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward, which received literally hundreds of 'tellings' ...
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Arthur Conan Doyle’s Silver Blaze: The Use Of RatiocinationArthur Conan Doyle's Silver Blaze: The Use Of Process of Ratiocination
Silver Blaze has often been hailed as one of Arthur Conan Doyle's greatest triumphs primarily because the key to solving the crime involved the now famous clue of the "curious incident of the dog in the night time." (Doyle, ...
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The Old Man with Enormous Wings: RealismGabriel Garcia Marquez's short story, "The Old Man with Enormous Wings," might from a plot summary appear to be a light fantasy story. However, closer examination shows that it is actually a very realistic piece of culturally accurate, albeit speculative, fiction. This story is very realistic ...
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The Three MusketeersMimi Hoang
English (H) II
Mr. Emigh
21 March 2015
The Three Musketeers
Form, Structure, and Plot
The “The Three Musketeers” by Alexandre Dumas is a historical novel that is arranged into five parts, with sixty seven chapter, and 553 pages starting off with a young romantic Gascon ...
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Extremely Loud And Incredibly CloseExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close
By: Josh Maize
As we read the book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close I noticed various themes throughout, but the one theme that manage to catch my eye was grief. Grief can be defined in five stages, denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. As ...
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A Clean Well-Lighted Place: Aging and LonelinessA Clean Well-Lighted Place
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Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway's short story, "A Clean Well-Lighted Place," is a vignette of life, offering a glimpse into the reality of aging and loneliness.
Hemingway's story centers around two waiters discussing an old man ...
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Review Of Red, White and Black By Gary NashA Review of Gary Nash's Red, White and Black
In a year of a national presidential election, where the words and slogans of American patriotism fill the airwaves, and the colors of red, white, and blue are found everywhere, even in advertisements for cars and trucks and soap, Gary Nash's book ...
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The Secret GardenThe Secret Garden
Writing in the Washington Times about a musical production of the play created from The Secret Garden, Jayne M. Blanchard (2002. P. DO2) noted that the children, Mary and Colin, "are spiritually and physically revived, actually given a reason to soldier on, when they coax back ...
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How to Tell a True War Story by O’Brien"How to Tell a True War Story" by O'Brien
"How to Tell a True War Story" is a very interesting story which shows the complex relationship between the war experience and storytelling. The half of the story is told from O'Brien's role as a soldier and other half from his role as a storyteller ...
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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the SeaYukio Mishima's novel The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea was an international success when it was published in 1965, and the mixture of romanticism and brutality seemed to express a new vision of the world, a vision that would lead in time to the author's ritual suicide as a political ...
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Fatalism and Destiny in "A Personal Matter"Fatalism and Destiny in "A Personal Matter" by Kenzaburo Oe
Differences in culture have persistently influenced the works of literature among writers across the globe. African-American writers write about the racial prejudice and injustice of discrimination in a predominantly white American ...
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"Everyday Use" - Character Analysis of Maggie and DeeCharacter Analysis of Maggie and Dee in "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
In the story, "Everyday Use," Alice Walker discusses the issue of family relationships and its eventual disintegration, which is synonymously illustrated by the disintegration of the African heritage that the narrator of the ...
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Wuthering Heights Contrasting Worlds"Wuthering Heights is an exploration of two contrasting worlds and moral orders, represented by Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights." To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Karina Bartlam
Contrasting worlds and moral orders are represented throughout ...
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Fictional Analysis of A&PShendye Gonzalez
Professor B.J. Giles
Literature 115
14th October 2016
Fiction Analysis of A&P
A&P is short story written by John Updike in 1961. This story is narrated as a first person point of view. Sammy, is a typical 19-year-old working as a cashier at a supermarket called ...
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A Clockwork Orange Brief OverviewShane Daroowala
Foster
English IV AP
23 September 2017
Basic Overview of A Clockwork Orange
The critically acclaimed novel written by Anthony Burgess, A Clockwork Orange, is a novel focused on the struggle for power in a now-dystopian England. The teenagers in the novel have invented ...
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The People Behind PemberleyJulia Pfitzner
Ms. Humphlett
Honors Tenth Literature/Composition
10 November 2016
The People Behind Pemberley
The White House, a stately and imposing structure, fully embodies the qualities of its owner, the president of the United States. Throughout the world, homes are commonly used to ...
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To Kill A Mocking Bird: Atticus A Perfect FatherAtticus shows many qualities through characterization which makes readers believe he’s a perfect father. Most children always want a perfect dad or father figure which can be very uncommon. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a perfect person, but in Jem and Scouts eyes Atticus was ...
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