The Call Of The Wild: Summary
.... his home. Buck was then sold, and thrown in a baggage car.
This would be the beginning of a new, cruel life for Buck. On his ride to
wherever he was going, Buck's pride was severely damaged, if not completely
wiped out by men who used tools to restrain him. No matter how many times
Buck tried to lunge, he would just be choked into submission at the end.
When Buck arrived at his destination, there was snow everywhere, not to
mention the masses of Husky and wolf dogs. Buck was thrown into a pen with
a man .....
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Pierre Elliot Trudeau's Federalism And The French Canadians
.... Quebec nationalism and that his prime
political conviction (or thesis) is sporadically reflected in each essay:
Federalism is the only possible system of government that breeds and
sustains equality in a multicultural country such as Canada.
Trudeau is fervent and stalwart in his opinions towards Federalism and
its ramifications on Canadian citizenry. Born and raised in Quebec, he
attended several prestigious institutions that educated him about the
political spectrum of the country. After his t .....
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All Quiet On The Western Front
.... again strongly questioned the War. After Paul's
company were returned to the huts behind the lines, Himmelstoss appeared
and was insulted by some of the members of Paul's unit, who were then only
mildly punished. During a bloody battle, 120 of the men in Paul's unit were
killed. Paul was given leave and returned home only to find himself very
distant from his family as a result of the war. He left in agony knowing
that his youth was lost forever. Before returning to his unit, Paul spent
a little while .....
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War Of The Worlds
.... what they believe in.
B: Essay
This story about the two Indian twins shows a typical problem for imigrants. In
this case the twins want to change the system and the rules wich Indian people
live by. Suki and her sister will not tolerate the rules and live by the normal
traditions. Therefor you can say that the two twins are revulutionary. The twins
want to speak in the Gurudwara, so they can tell the other women and children to
fight for their rights. After normal indian traditions women don't have an .....
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Catcher In The Rye: The Quest For Love
.... of trial.
The quest of finding the true love of people is an ongoing dilemma in
the lives of many people all throughout the world. The constant need for love is
overwhelming, and the tragedy of this great world is the fact that some people
do not find the proper love that they deserve. Holden Caulfield is a perfect
example of the striving to acquire a love sought all throughout his life.
According to this quote, “He is simply expressing an innocence incapable of
genuine hatred. Holden does not suffer fr .....
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Rebecca By Daphne Du Maurier
.... his marmalade as though everything were natural. In
books men knelt to women, and it was moonlight. Not at breakfast, not like
this.'
Here Mrs. De Winter changes with this experience. Her ideas of love
which are based on works of fiction, are quashed when her romantic expectations
remain unfulfilled. Although her unblemished perception of love begins to
crumble in this instance, later it is rebuilt by the love that she and Maxim
share.
On the other hand, Maxim's experience with the narrator is .....
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The Bell Jar
.... she began to preoccupied herself
by thinking of other ways of death. She couldn't sleep or read this bothered
her because she loved to read. Finally she went to see a doctor who gave her
shock treatments. This made Esther even worse an so she slipped even deeper
into her depressed state. She knew the bell jar was almost completely apon her
and there was nothing she could do to prevent the suffocation of her own life.
She knew there was something very wrong and neither her family or herself had no
ide .....
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The Scarlet Ibis
.... Brother." That shows
how Doodle loved his brother, and that he did not want to be separated from him.
(By the way, Doodle does touch the casket). Another example is at the end of
the story when Doodle and his brother were running to the house during a
thunderstorm. Doodle's brother was far ahead and just let his brother behind
like he did not care about him. Doodle's brother then hears Doodle scream,
"Brother, Brother, don't leave me! Don't leave me!" Doodle's brother kept on
running until he becam .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Courage
.... is the best type of courage because it shows the character of person. The
first display of this courage was Mr. Cunnigham's constant payment of his debt
to Atticus; he had the courage to take something into this neighborhood. The
next display of moral courage was when Jem despite his misgivings constantly
went to Ms. Dubose's house and read to her. The next display of moral courage
was Atticus's decision to defend Tom Robinson in court and instead of just
walking in and walking out he tried his bes .....
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1984: Government's Attempt To Control The Mind And Bodies Of Its Citizens
.... watching your every move, controlling the minds and
thoughts of the people." (page 6). To the corrupted government, physical
control is not good enough, however. The only way to completely eliminate
physical opposition is to first eliminate any mental opposition. The government
is trying to control our minds, as it says "thought crime does not entail death;
thought crime is death." (page 27). Later in the novel the government tries
even more drastic methods of control. Big Brother's predictions in t .....
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1984
.... to observe criminal
activities or possibly every day activities. Too much surveillance liberties
are given to police or FBI. By using hi-tech cameras which can actually
document a person's life. Unknowingly, there may be a cute little camera
installed in the bedroom.
Another way that today's society controls the masses is subliminal
messages. Illegal now, subliminal messages were widely used in the
entertainment business, especially during the fifties. An example is that movie
makers would add a spl .....
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George Orwell's 1984
.... won and also telling you what to do and always watching
every movement you do, no expressions are admitted in Oceania other than hatred
or the one “Big Brother” tells you to. The second branch is called “The Ministry
of Love” where people were punished, tortured and were taught to hate each other.
The third branch is called “The Ministry of Plenty” where economic affairs were
handled, they decided who got how much of something almost always being too
little of a ration. The last branch is called “The Minis .....
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1984: The Party Has Many Slogans
.... however, gives Big
Brother a human quality. By doing so, the government puts itself on the same
level of humanity as the citizens that it governs. The people are supposed to
feel more comfortable with a ruling party that is just like them. The billboard
is also found on every landing and every streetcorner. The overbearing number
of posters is a way for the Party to continuously remind its citizens of its
presence and ingrain the message into the people's conscience and subconscience
minds.
"B .....
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1984: Summary And Reactions
.... members of Spies, a youth that encourages spying and telling on traitors,
including parents. Winston is revolted. He returns home and writes a couple
more minutes before going back to work. He remenbers a dream where O'Brien tole
him he would meet him in a place wher there is no darkness. He washes his hands
and hides the diary
Reaction
Major ideas, conflicts and themes are introduced. We are shown how the earth
has changed, into 3 main contenients. we are also introduced to the main
charact .....
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20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
.... out volcano, and the underwater city of Atlantis. Captain
Nemo took them to the South Pole, where no man had been before and Captain Nemo
was the first to go there. They almost died leaving the Great Ice Barrier.
Then they fought with giant squid. Captain Nemo seemed to be seeking revenge on
ships from his own country. He used the powerful Nautilus as a weapon to sink
many ships. After 10 months of being aboard they completed their underwater
exploration covering 20,000 leagues under the sea. A .....
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