A Tale Of Two Cities
.... of revolution.
The French Revolution was inevitable because the
aristocracy had exploited and plundered the poor until they
were driven to extreme measures. The Marquis St. Evremonde
is uncaring and has no respect for life. This is especially
apparent when he cold-heartedly runs down an innocent child
with his carriage. In payment for the inconvenience,
Monseigneur throws a single coin to the child’s parent.
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Animal Farm 3
.... reclaim his power but the animals prevent him from doing so in what they call "The Battle of the Cowshed". After the battle, Napoleon drives Snowball off the farm telling everyone that Snowball was on Mr. Jones' side. Napoleon is further appreciated by the other animals for exposing and removing the traitor, Snowball, from their midst. Slowly, Napoleon gets a stronger and stronger hold over the other animals, dominating their every action.
The situation at "Animal Farm", the new name for "Mano .....
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Abstractions In Power-Writing
.... the ability to do something, "With all thair
strang *poweir" (OED 2536) Nearly three hundred years later in 1785
the word power carried the same meaning of control, strength, and
force, "power to produce an effect, supposes power not to produce it;
otherwise it is not power but necessity" (OED 2536). This definition
explains how the power government or social institutions rests in
their ability to command people, rocks, colonies to do something they
otherwise would not do. To m .....
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Achilleus
.... plague
likewise". Agamemnon who claims himself as the far greatest of all the
Achaians shows fear to Achilleus by calling him a "good fighter though you
be, godlike ".
By defeating Agamemnon Achilleus proves to be the greatest Achaian
soldier and the most respected because he stood up to Agamemnon the
"wine sack, with a dogs eyes, and deer's heart; the King who feeds on his
people".
After the death of Patrokolos Achilleus returns to avenge his friends
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Antigone By David Greene
.... he has the best
attributes and no one can compare to him. Creon shows his over-confidence when he
boasts of his role as the perfect ruler of Thebes.
In addition, Creon believes he is always correct in his judgments and his beliefs.
Before the sentry even explains the event that has occurred, the sentry states that
he is only a messenger and that he has not committed the act. Yet Creon still accuses
the sentry of receiving money for the act and threatens to puni .....
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Adventures On The Rapids
.... two hours from now, we would know.
I was assigned to a raft with my brother, my friend, and the river guide. The adults went in another. About an hour after we left, we made our first stop; an enormous rock midstream. We sat there for several minutes hopped back into the raft and we were on our way, rushing down the river, nearing towards the end.
As we approached the last of the rapids, our guide asked if we wanted to surf up them. Surfing is basically paddling up a rapid. We practiced for sever .....
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Analysis Of Jack Turners The A
.... contribute to the removal of our wild
experience with nature. It is the difference between visiting the Grand Canyon after you have
seen it on TV and read about it in magazines, or never having heard of the place and stumbling
across it on your own during a hike. Unfortunately, almost every wild experience between
nature and the public has been ruined by the media. Through Turner’s story he begins to explain
the idea of the wild and its importance and necessity of human interaction with .....
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After The Bomb
.... to a burn center,
and in a sense saved his town from thirst. He truly survived the
terror, shock, and danger of the bomb.
The novel goes through a couple of settings such as, Philip's
struggle to keep his family alive, and the conflict between the nature
of a nuclear bomb against the Los Angeles area. When the bomb hits he
is playing around in a playroom shelter with his brother and his
girlfriend. They go out to find out what had happened and found
burning h .....
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All My Sons- Arthur Miller
.... crime, and his guilt; however, despite his efforts, his tainted past is continually creeping into his sacred inner circle, the only world that Keller allows himself to recognize. When Keller sees that his inner circle is only a tiny speck in the greater outer circle - and that those people, whom he thought were unrelated to him, were actually all his sons - he takes his own life, an acceptable ending for the reader.
As Miller's play ends, the personal beliefs of each character come into question. C .....
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A Life Lived In Fear Is A Life
.... that some of the greatest and most influential people in the history of the world have been those willing to take risks. You can not make a difference if you are no different from the main stream. Shakespeare, in his time, pushed the limits and is now the most famous writer ever to grace the pages. Besides being translated in every language and taught in high schools across the country, he contributed many words to the English language. Other historical figures that contributed so much to our collectiv .....
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A Modern Version Of Oedipus Ki
.... he decided to get rid of the baby warning everybody about giving opinions or any kind of advice that contradicted his decision. It was ordered to one of his warriors to take the bay to a distant place and there kill him, offering the baby for sacrifice to the gods in order to change the ancient prophecy. The warrior obeyed and took the baby far away from the tribe but he simply couldn't kill the child. Instead he took the baby to another tribe, located in a very distant place, a lace that would be safe f .....
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All Quite On The Western Front
.... earlier. Paul and Kat 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, P .....
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A Rose For Emily Characterizat
.... use of characterization to describe Miss Emily and her intentions was triumphant in bring the story to life. Miss Emily's pride was expressed through her actions, words, and feelings, through a narrator's direct comments about the character's nature, and through the actions, words, and feelings, of other characters. Miss Emily's story constitutes a warning against the sin of pride: heroic isolation pushed too far ends in homicidal madness.
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American Dream
.... this money not to help herself, but to benefit her family. Lena
spent her free time buying clothes for them, and paid some of their
bills. She also went to many dances over the summer months. With all
of her beautiful dresses, many of the young men began to notice her as
they never had before. Soon Lena began to get a reputation that many
hired girls got, that of a brazen hussy. Everyone thought that she
would wind up marrying the wrong man and ruin her life, but Lena had
differen .....
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A Summary Of Romeo And Juliet
.... same. The very next day, with the help of Romeo's friend Friar Lawrence, Romeo and Juliet are secretly married.
On the day of the wedding, two of Romeo's friends, Benvolio and Mercutio, are walking through the streets of Verona when they are confronted by Juliet's cousin, Tybalt. Tybalt is out to get Romeo for crashing the Capulet's party so he starts a fight with his friends. Romeo shows up, but does not want to fight Tybalt because he no longer holds a grudge against Juliet's family. Romeo's frien .....
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