The Tomorrow City By Monica City
.... theme of the book is to show that technology is not a perfect
solution to the many problems faced by man. By using a product of
technology, the computer, and showing how it was supposed to be a perfect
solution to the city's problems, yet it made a grave error in calculations,
the author is saying that many problems faced by man cannot be solved by
the use of technology.
iii) Technology played a negative role in this book. The computer, the
major aspect of technology used in this book, used its capab .....
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Summary Of The Scarlet Pimpernel
.... will be put to death under the
guillotine by the over thrown citizens.
The main character of this book is the Scarlet Pimpernel or known
as Sir Percy Blakeney. He is the man of courage who with his crew has
saved many lives. In his everyday lives he acts as though he was a dull
but rich gentleman. While his business are daringly dangerous. His rival
fiend Chauvelin a French spy. He use many ways to try to find the identity
of the Scarlet Pimpernel. He even use his old friend Lady Blakeney. She
is S .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Analysis Of The Title
.... Boo was the one putting
"gifts" in the tree. Boo even sewed up Jem's pant that tore on Dill's
last night. Boo was the one who saved their lives. On the contrary to
Scout's primary belief, Boo never harms anyone. Scout also realizes that
she wrongfully treated Boo when she thinks about the gifts in the tree.
She never gave anything back to Boo, except love at the end. When Scout
escorts Arthur home and stands on his front porch, she sees the same
street she saw, just from an entirely different perspec .....
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Catcher In The Rye: Theme Of The World Having An Outward Appearance
.... clean it or
anything." If you think about it that's even worst than Old Ackley. At
least Ackley knew that he had a problem, that he need to do something about
his face; but Stradlater thought that he was a great guy. He actually
thought that there was nothing wrong with never washing his razor. I think
that what mad, Holden so made Stradlater was perpetrating in other word
being "phony" every time he went out all GQ after using that filthy razor.
Another instance is when he calls that girl in New Yo .....
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Uncle Tom's Cabin: Influence Of The Setting
.... that influenced the actions of the
characters were, again, the time period and where it took place. However
this was not the only thing that persuaded the characters because they
influenced each other. The citizens followed the crowd and did not have
their own opinions. If some person's idea differed from that of the
majority, he/she would not dare speak up because they feared rejection.
Legree was one of the people looked up to and respected even though what he
was dong was totally wrong. Since he .....
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Sister Carrie: Dreiser's Reversal Of Male/Female Roles
.... Drouet seems unaware of. Drouet, then,
acts as a stepping stone for her. When he no longer has anything he can
offer her, she drops him in favor of Hurstwood. In Hurstwood, Carrie sees
all that lacks in Drouet--a more acute sense of culture and worldliness,
and the wealth to explore the new wonders of civilized Chicago life.
Hurstwood serves as yet another step in her ladder to success, and when he
sinks into poverty and self-disgrace after his divorce, she sees him as a
no longer being an asset, an .....
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Of Mice And Men: Crooks
.... in the harness room." His room is full of "a number of personal
possessions" that had accumulated over time. Crook's room is his own
private place where he is in control but he hates being alone. The true
loneliness comes out when Lennie comes into Crook's room. Crooks explains
to Lennie that "guys don't come into a colored man's room very much." This
shows the reader that he has been casted out. Crooks is angry at society
for oppressing him so severely. Lennie is rare, because though he is a
whi .....
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What Makes Up A Work Of Literature
.... overcome him. The way he torment s Dimmesdale is
seen when he acts as his physician. Chillingworth knows that Dimmesdale
was the father of Pearl, Hester's daughter. But he wants to torment and
take revenge on the Reverend Dimmesdale, who suddenly became sick.
Chillingworth uses his knowledge of the human mind and of medicine to
deduce that Dimmesdale's sickness lay not in his body, but in his mind: He
was holding a secret, a deep, dark, secret, that was destroying him. By
asking Dimmesdale if he w .....
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Herman Wouk's The Winds Of War
.... After reading her essay, I came to grasp and understand her theory that
one is best not to accept advice from another on how to read literature,
since the best advice is no advice at all. Woolf expresses the conception
that when one begins to read literature he begins to enter different stages
of interpretation that will ultimately improve his pleasure and
satisfaction. It was obvious to me that I had in fact indulged in forms of
interpretation when reading literature, but it had never dawned o .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Lessons Never Learned
.... of raping a white woman.
Because the alleged victim was white, the people of Maycomb readily
accepted her accusation against Tom Robinson, despite the lack of solid
evidence. Robinson's alibi was strong and the character of the accuser was
in question, however, he was still brought to trial. Many of the
townspeople developed a lynch-mob mentality and did not want Tom Robinson
to be granted the right to trial. Atticus was not swayed by prejudice
against Robinson and fought for the trial, which he .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Life Lessons Of Jem And Scout
.... you, they learned this lesson from there father Atticus he
defended Tom Robinson even though every said that he should not defend a
black man. He did it because he knew it was the rite thing to do, and the
children knew that was the reason that he did it too.
There are many things that we all learn about life as we go on
through life this book showed us some of the things that people learn from
other people in your lifetime, it also showed us some life lessons and they
were some pretty good ones.
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The Sword In The Stone
.... The king uses his size
as his claim to power, therefore his subjects follow him out of fear.
In Wart's next transformation into a hawk, he soars into the castle's
mews. All the birds in the mews have a military rank. Their leader is an
old falcon, who Sir Ector keeps for show. The birds who rank below the
falcon, hold her in highest regard because of her age. She applies her
power over the other birds with no concern for their lives. In one
instance, Wart is ordered to stand next to the cage o .....
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"The Gift Of The Magi" And "The Necklace": Money And Its Control On People
.... for gifts for each other.
On the other hand, in "The Necklace", the main character, a middle
class woman named Madame Loisel is selfish, greedy, and an uncaring woman.
Although she is beautiful, she only cares about money. In the story, she
and her husband are invited to a party. She has her husband spend the 400
francs he has saved for a gun, on a dress she wants to wear to the ball.
She also wants something beautiful to go with her dress, so she borrows a
gorgeous necklace from a friend.
Madame Loisel .....
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Gulliver's Travels And The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen: Similarities
.... was much like Gulliver's
travels to Lilliput, however, Gulliver did not go there intentionally.
Once on the moon, Munchausen set out to look for Berthold. He discovered
many things in his search. While being locked up for trying to romance the
queen, Munchausen accidentally stumbled upon Berthold. He then moved on to
search for the next of his companions. Munchausen fell off of the moon
into a vulcano where Vulcan, who was a Greek God, lived. He then sat down
to drink tea with Vulcan and discovered th .....
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Zora Neale Hurston's: Their Eyes Were Watching God
.... in certain areas such as the fields.
It is during that unhappy marriage that Janie meets Jody Stark, who
comes along with dreams of power, wealth, and happiness. " De day you puts
yo' hand in mine, Ah wouldn't let de sun go down on us single. Ah'm a man
wid principles. You ain't never knowed what it was like to be treated lak a
lady and Ah wants to be de one tuh show yuh." (Pg.28) Janie is promised
that she will be treated quite well. So naturally, she leaves Logan and
sets out for a new town with J .....
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