Brave New World: The Use Of Distortion
.... Furthermore,
the students, while speaking with the director of the London Hatchery, are
told at one time people were viviparous, and were disgusted and outraged.
Huxley is trying to warn society that its lack of commitment and endurance
will eventually be its downfall. Lack of the experience of pregnancy
severs the emotional ties of the woman and her child. An emotionless
society feels no guilt. In addition, Lenina, when accused of lack of
promiscuity by Fanny while in the locker room, religiously d .....
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David Edding's Pawn Of Prophecy
.... mark on his hand. Those with the mark prove to be
gifted in the use of the orb.
For thousands of years Torak is kept at bay because the orb is
protected by the Chereks, but somehow, a man known as the Apostate takes
the orb hoping to deliver it to Torak. Belgarath, his daughter Polgara, a
Cherek named Barak, a Drasnian named Silk, a Sendar named Durnik and a
young boy named Garion venture out into the world to try and recover the
orb. Garion is of the Cherek line and has the mark of the orb. Th .....
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Irving's The World According To Garp: Analysis
.... The irony just
keeps repeating itself over and over again until the reader is so engrossed
they can't put the book down. This technique is what John Irving uses to
create such a wonderful story, that keeps the reader both interested and
entertained.
One of the most interesting ironic circles in this book deals with
the death of the main character, Garp. Garp is shot and killed by a woman
wearing a Jenny Fields original, Garp's mothers brand of clothing. Garp's
mother was one of the first feminist .....
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They Shall Inherit The Earth: Loss Of Innocence
.... and taking his sister, Sheila Aikenhead, with him. Michael had not
only lost his innocence by running away from home but he also lost his
innocence by convincing Sheila into thinking negative thoughts about her
father, Andrew Aikenhead, and saying such things as "they don't want us, do
they?" about her father and step mother. Although Michael had made many
mistakes as a kid, it is almost expected that kids make mistakes because
they do not know better and so therefore the loss of innocence dur .....
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Follow The River: Thom Versus Original Account
.... in many ways to the actual
account. Thom was very accurate in his description of the actual massacre
that occurred at Draper's Meadow. In the account written by John Ingles,
Sr., he names the people that were either taken captive of killed by the
Indians. He writes that his mother and her two children, Thomas and George,
his Aunt Draper, and Henry Leonard were taken prisoner by the Shawnees.
John Ingles also states in his narrative that Colonel Patton, Casper Barger,
his Grandmother Draper and chi .....
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Caroselli's "The Language Of Leadership"
.... position of leadership
was not technical excellence, not financial knowledge, not marketing
ability, but communication skill." (Caroselli 1990, 39) l feel that this
quality must be possessed by all leaders in all categories, in order for
his or her corporation to function in a successful manner. If you do not
posses this quality, it will be difficult to reach the other members of the
organization, therefor making it difficult to succeed with the information
or directions being diluted through the communic .....
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Pride And Prejudice: Thoughts Of Marriage
.... Bennet wants her husband to go and make a greeting to the new
crowd. Her plans are to get in contact with them and make aware her five
unmarried daughters. Mrs. Bennet encourages her daughter, Jane, to set her
sights on Mr. Bingley. Mr. Bennet's' sarcastic comments prove his
disconcert on the whole topic. When Jane is invited to meet with Mr.
Bingley and his sister, Mrs. Bennet suggests that she go by horseback in
hopes that she could probably get ill and extend her stay. Mrs. Bennet's'
mind is alwa .....
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Three Aspects Of Destructive Relationships In Wuthering Heights
.... between Heathcliff and his son Linton.
Heathcliff did not even want his son for anything except enacting a part of
his revenge. This is shown by Linton's fear of Heathcliff and Heathcliff's
enmity toward his son. Linton even says “... my father threatened me, and I
dread him - I dread him!”(244) to express his feeling about Heathcliff .
The hostility and separation between father and son in this book shows that
uncaring parents can cause serious damage in relationships with their
children.
This element o .....
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Character Analysis Of Through The Tunnel
.... boys
swimming in the water below and the pop out on top of the rocks he decides
to check it out and see what down there. He saw a black tunnel which was
very dark and gloomy. As Jerry tries to swim through it, he becomes afraid
and scared and decides to go back. As he came up for air he saw the boys
snickering at him and Jerry decided he must do this to impress the boys and
have them like him. Jerry is not one who asks people for gifts or money but
to him this was very important. So he asked his mother .....
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Thunder Rides A Black Horse: Mescalero Apaches And The Mythic Present
.... in many ways the
Indians' culture is the same now in thought, song, narrative, everyday life,
religion, and in rituals as many generations before the present.
The three major examples of life in the "mythic present" that I
will primarily be discussing are the astronomical concept of the Mescalero
Apache, the kin-system that the Apache implore, and lastly the Apache
girl's puberty ceremony. Although I have only selected three examples,
there are obviously many more such as the cultural heroine, White Pai .....
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How Would The Characters Of "The Scarlet Letter" See The White Whale Of Melville's "Moby Dick"
.... the whiteness of the
whale?, is going to be a comparison to Melville's characters. The first
comparison is between Hester Prynne and Ishmael. Hester Prynne is a brave
lady who faces her sin, as seen in her ability to face severe ridicule on
the scaffold. Ishmael is a brave young man who handles any conflict with a
strong will, as seen in his agreement to sign onto a whaling ship without
knowing the captain. It is also seen in his ability to share a bed with a
stranger, and share in his religious act .....
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The Island By Gary Paulsen
.... help him get his car out of the mud. Then
Emil reappears to fix the plumbing,wrecking Wil's parents' nerves in the
process.
The atmosphere in the story is that of a small hick town in northern
Wisconsin:open,friendly,relaxed and very laid-back. It strikes me as being
very much like "cottage country" in northern
Ontario:lakes,forest,fishing,small town life. The time is the late 1980's.
The novel ends with Wil seeing that his father is watching him from
shore. Wil rows over and finds that his fat .....
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A Review Of "To Build A Fire"
.... the characters. The gloominess of the setting instills
feelings in the man and the dog, of a constant battle with this world of
depression they are in. Being given no sense of imagination, the man is
only gifted with his practical knowledge. He therefore is shown to lack
the experience and thought to adapt to the conditions encompassing him.
Typically, man never wants to deal with the reality, especially
when it is unpleasant. “But all this-the mysterious, far-reaching hairline
trail, the absence of .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Everyone Is Not Prejudice
.... are prejudice.
The decisions that the Ewells make show that they are also prejudice.
Furthermore the way that the jury treats Tom Robinson show that they are
prejudice.
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Summary Of To Kill A Mockingbird
.... be if he hadn't?" We thought that we were too old to get into a fight
over it so we asked Atticus. He said that we were both right.
There were many rumors about Boo Radley, many of which, were heard
by Jem and me. He was thought to have stabbed his father in the leg with
scissors and everyone thinks that he is a freak. Boo Radley was said to
have never been seen by anyone but his family for many years ever since he
stabbed his father. Dill had the "brilliant" idea that they should try t .....
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