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Paul McCartney: Six Feet Under?

? I read the news today, oh boy, about a lucky man who made the grade...he blew his mind out in a car. He didn't notice that the lights had changed.(the Beatles, 1967) These lyrics proved to fans that Paul McCartney had indeed died in a tragic auto accident in late 1966. Some people were ...

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Red Badge Of Courage

The The , by Steven Crane, has been proclaimed one of the greatest war novels of all time. It is a story that realistically depicts the American Civil War through the eyes of Henry Fleming, an ordinary farm boy who decides to become a soldier. Henry, who is fighting for the Union, is very ...

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Huck Finn Notes

Huck Finn reminds the readers that he has already appeared in a book about Tom Sawyer called The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. This book was "made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly. There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth." He reminds us that at the end of ...

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Nightmare On Elm Street - The Dead Of Night

Robin lay down on her pillow, intent on getting a good nights sleep. She did not get her wish. In her dream, she was in a park, calm as ever. In a moment, a cat walked out from some bushes; probably a stray. She bent down to pet it, and it nudged her leg lightly with its head. She ...

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Elie Wiesel

The book Night opens in the town of Signet where , the author , was born . He lived his child hood in the Signet, Transylvania . He had three sisters Hilda, Bea, and Tzipora. His father was an honored member of the Jewish community. He was a cultured man concerned about his community yet, he was ...

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The Martian Chronicles

This story showed and described a rocket taking off in an Ohio town. It said that the town was heated in the winter from the heat. This seemed like a common occurrence because the people just acted as if it was no biggie. I was a little confused after this story since the people did not even ...

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Elie Wiesel

The book Night opens in the town of Signet where , the author ,was born . He lived his child hood in the Signet, Transylvania . He had three sisters Hilda, Bea, and Tzipora. His father was an honored member of the Jewish community. He was a cultured man concerned about his community yet, he was ...

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"Not Waving But Drowning" And "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers"

Stevie Smith's "Not Waving but Drowning" and Adrienne Rich's "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" are similar in that both poems' characters have lived their lives with regret and sorrow. Neither of their lives were lived to the fullest and as death approaches, the question of, "what could have been?" ...

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Lord Of The Flies: Simon, The Christ Figure

References to various religions in novels are made to help the author illustrate to the reader the situation in which he has placed his characters. In The Lord of the Flies, William Golding uses biblical allusion to enhance the reader's perspective on the story. In events and metaphors, the ...

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Fear in Jekyll and Hyde

It is quite surprising how much fear can take over a person. In the story Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, fear is a thing that dominates everyone. At the time of the 1800’s, London itself was a fearful city. Mr. Utterson fears finding out who Mr. Hyde really is. Dr. Jekyll fears ...

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Heller's Satire

Alex Haas Mr. Bolch AP Lit 7 October, 2013 Heller's Satire Catch-22 is usually called a comic satirical novel, but the category may be too narrow. Traditionally, literary satire involves a topical work that examines human folly, shortcomings, vices, abuses, or irrational behavior. The ...

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The Grotesque In Flannery O’Connor

Flannery O’Connor, a prolific Southern author, was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1925 during the Great Depression. After her father’s death from lupus when O’Connor was fifteen, she and her mother moved to Andulusia, a rural quail farm outside of Milledgeville, Georgia. O’Connor herself was ...

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The Cultural View of Women in The Twelfth Night and She's the Man

Tiffani Walten Professor Shelly Tiffin 18/DSP-LIT-181-XON30 May 26, 2018 He is a Women: The Cultural View of Women in The Twelfth Night and She's the Man The cultural view of women being less accepted and valued is highly evident in the play Twelfth Night as well as in the movie, She's the ...

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The Invisible Man 4

“The Invisible Man”, by H. G. Wells, is about a mysterious man who is very secretive. This story is one of his better books. The reason I chose to read this book is because I love science fiction and fantasy stories. This one, by a very good writer, proved promising as a book I ...

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The Invisible Man 3

“The Invisible Man”, by H. G. Wells, is about a mysterious man who is very secretive. This story is one of his better books. The reason I chose to read this book is because I love science fiction and fantasy stories. This one, by a very good writer, proved promising as a book I ...

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The Man In The Iron Mask

In The Three Musketeers is a very good book. It is about 4 heroes who save the day like in most heroic books. They are successful in defeating the evil because of the heroic deeds of d’Artagnan. D’Artagnan is introduced to the three musketeers by incidentally insulting all of them. ...

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The Way A Man Breaks The Bonds

TV walls blurring, the sound dulls out all knowledge. BOOM! The sound of University doors closing. Jets fly over a city. BOOM! The sound of a city dying. "'A man running… the running man… a man alone, on foot… watch…'" BOOM! The sound of a man awakening from his stupidity, ...

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The Man Who Mistook His Wife F

or a Hat As a child, I watched Alfred Hitchcock Theater, The Twilight Zone and other science fiction or horror shows. Often times the storyline was based on a victim’s mental problems or their skewed perception of the world. Looking back, I remember the fascination I felt when watching one ...

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Regeneration

Madness and insanity are delicate topics that nobody really wants to talk about. One doesn't want to offend somebody by saying something wrong or unjust. So most of the time it is a breakthrough for someone to talk about the subject. There is a lingering quote that really stands out in my ...

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Regeneration

Madness and insanity are delicate topics that nobody really wants to talk about. One doesn't want to offend somebody by saying something wrong or unjust. So most of the time it is a breakthrough for someone to talk about the subject. There is a lingering quote that really stands out in my mind ...

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