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Tale Essays and Term Papers
Oedipus Rex 2Oedipus Rex a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles in the early days of antiquity is based upon an even more ancient story in Greek mythology. Sophocles, however, knowing that his audience is aware of the outcome of the play utilizes that foreknowledge to create various situations in which dramatic ...
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Lord Of The Flies 3William Golding, in his fictional novel Lord of the Flies, has created one of the most stunningly elaborate, captivating works of American literature. It is a straightforward story of a few shipwrecked schoolboys that dramatically turns into a multifaceted tale of endless deceit, trickery and all ...
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The Outsiders: ThemeThe Outsiders, an enthralling tale by S.E. Hinton, is an excellent story
about the hardships and triumphs experienced by the Greasers and the Socs, two
rival gangs. This novel suggests the stories' content because the Greasers are
a gang of social outcasts and misfits. This novel's theme is very ...
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The French RevolutionOn July 14, 1789, an angry mob of French commoners stormed the
Bastille in Paris. These low-class citizens had only one thing on their
minds as they initiated a nation at war, and that was revenge - revenge on
the King and the government, on the nobles and the wealthy. Dickens
stunningly ...
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Alice In WonderlandDid you read and enjoy Lewis Carroll's books as a child? Or better still, did you have someone read them to you? Perhaps you discovered them as an adult or, forbid the thought, maybe you haven't discovered them at all! Those who have journeyed Through the Looking Glass generally love (or shun) ...
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Go Ask AliceLewis Carroll (1832-1898) was the pseudonym of Charles Dodgson. Dodgson was born in Daresbury, Cheshire, and was the third eldest of eleven children. Dodgson entered Christ Church, Oxford, in 1851 to study mathematics, and he stayed there as a professor of math for the next twenty-six years. He ...
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Dramatic Irony And Characters In Shakespeare's Romeo And JulietRomeo
Romeo is described in the book as a good looking guy. He's probably
in between the ages of 15 and 17. In the beginning of the story Romeo kept
his feelings to himself. He wasn't really close to his parents and the only
people he could really talk to were Benvolio and his trusty advisor ...
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Review Of Musical Singin In The RainRegarded by many as the best movie musical, “Singin' in the Rain” is an extraordinary mixture of dancing, humour and sharp observation as Hollywood takes a good look at itself. The setting is during the Twenties when films were just making the progression to sound, a time of skepticism for many ...
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War Of The WorldsH.G. Wells' classic novel is one of the most profound prophetic novels ever written, comparable to other works such as A Brave New World and 1984 in that they predict events leading to the decline of mankind in times of social unrest. In this case, Wells has written a book in the time of a ...
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A Developmental Study Of Alex In Kubrick's A Clockwork OrangeSynopsis of A Clockwork Orange
In A Clockwork Orange, the main character is that of a mildly young
child of 15 who, along with his fellow friends, or "Droogs", partake in evenings
of Ultra-Violence. Ultra Violence consists of random beatings, theft,
destruction, and rape. The main character, ...
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The Outsiders - Human NatureThe Outsiders, an enthralling tale by S.E. Hinton, is an excellent story about the hardships and triumphs experienced by the Greasers and the Socs, two rival gangs. This novel suggests the stories¹ content because the Greasers are a gang of social outcasts and misfits. This novel¹s theme is very ...
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King Oedpius: Oedpius A Person Of Great Importance"It was you, we remember, a newcomer to Cadmus' town, that broke
our bondage to the vile Enchantress. With no foreknowledge or hint that we
could give, But, as we truly believe, with the help of God, You gave us
back our life. Now, Oedipus great and glorious, we seek your help again."
King ...
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William ShakespeareThe English dramatist and poet was the author of the most widely
admired and influential body of literature by any individual in the history of Western
civilization. His work includes 36 plays, 154 sonnets, and 2 narrative poems. Knowledge
of Shakespeare is derived from two sources: his works and ...
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Literary Analysis Of The WomanMaxine Hong Kingston's The Woman Warrior presents the struggles of a Chinese-American woman growing up as she attempts to reconcile two cultures, a female
devaluing Chinese culture and influences by an American culture, while developing her own identity as a Chinese-American. Using William R. ...
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Aztec Mythology: QuetzalcoatlHuman beings, by nature, seek to explain the world around them and attribute human qualities to natural phenomenon. This is not unique to any particular culture in any time or place in the world. The Aztecs Empire was no exception to this rule. The Aztecs like many non-western cultures in the ...
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Anorexia And BulimiaAnorexia Nervosa: a condition characterized by intense fear of gaining weight
or becoming obese, as well as a distorted body image, leading to an excessive
weight loss from restricting food intake and excessive exercise.
Bulimia: an eating disorder in which persistent overconcern with the body ...
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Much Ado About NothingTitle illustrates a kind of deliberately puzzling title that seems to have been popular in the late 1590s (ex "As You Like It"). Indeed, the play is about nothing; it follows the relationships of Claudio and Hero (which is constantly hampered by plots to disrupt it), and in the end, ...
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Lord Of The Flies By William GPieces of the Puzzle: the Island as a Macrocosm of Man
In viewing the various aspects of the island society in Golding's Lord of the Flies as a symbolic microcosm of society, a converse perspective must also be considered. Golding's island of marooned youngsters then becomes a macrocosm, wherein ...
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Was It Heaven Or Hell"You confess it--you actually confess it--you told a lie!"
CHAPTER II
The family consisted of four persons: Margaret Lester, widow, aged thirty six; Helen Lester, her daughter, aged sixteen; Mrs. Lester's maiden aunts, Hannah and Hester Gray, twins, aged sixty-seven. Waking and sleeping, the three ...
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Personal Writing: I Love Horror NovelsThis is no fantasy. This is no fallacious delusion of a sick, twisted
mind. This is the honest-to-God truth. I love horror novels. Stephen
King and Edgar Allen Poe are my idols. Perhaps having these two, demented
madmen as my personal mentors sounds sick, but I tend to think as they do.
Most ...
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