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- 13161: Catch 22
- ... they die for their country, or should they question the authority? Is something right, just because everybody says it is? By asking these questions, Mr. Heller was able to appeal to the youth of that day who were asking just the same questions. People were able to rally around his book, because they all could relate to what they were reading. Not to say everyone was a WW-II bombardier, They ...
- 13162: Canterbury Tales - The Prioress
- ... already deeply devoted to his faith. At school he learned a song in Latin called the Alma Redemptoris. The song was meant to praise the Virgin Mary. As he was walking home from school one day singing this song, he provoked the anger of the Jews of the city, whose hearts were possessed by Satan. They hired a murderer who slit the boys' throat and threw the body into a cesspool ...
- 13163: Canterbury Tales - Medieval Church
- ... there is no such thing as just church history; This is because the church can never be studied in isolation, simply because it has always related to the social, economic and political context of the day. In history then, there is a two way process where the church has an influence on the rest of society and of course, society influences the church. This is naturally because it is the people ...
- 13164: Canterbury Tales - Humour
- ... Oxford, line 166). It is ironic that his downfall is his very pride and joy - his voice. An instance where Nicholas tells Alison his plan will work because a clerk can fool a carpenter any day is funny because this class distinction is humorous in the circumstances since all the character are common people even though they are trying to be noble and courtly. The fox also believes that his plan ...
- 13165: Canterbury Tales - Analysis Of Wife Of Bath
- ... custom then) but the king, in honor to the ladies and the queen*s pleas, allows the ladies to judge him. They tell him he can save his life only if a year and a day later he can tell them what it is that women most desire. He wanders long without finding the answer; he is about to return dejected when he comes upon an old and remarkably ugly woman ...
- 13166: Candide-Purposeful Satire
- ... goes wrong in our world; that nobody knows his place in society or his duty, what he's doing or what he ought to be doing, and that outside of mealtimes...the rest of the day is spent in useless quarrels...-it's one unending warfare. By having this character take on such a pessimistic tone, he directly contradicts the obviously over-optimistic tone of Candide. In the conclusion (page 1617 ...
- 13167: Candide
- ... Candide tells Martin "At least you must admit that these people are happy. Until now, I have not found in the whole inhabited earth...anything but miserable people. But this girl and this monk, I'd be willing to bet, are very happy creatures" (Voltaire, p. 58). "I'll bet they aren't" (Voltaire p. 58), replies Martin, and he bets Candide that the couple are, in fact, depressed, and are ...
- 13168: Butterbox Babies
- ... former Maternity Home to find papers everywhere. Ray thought the papers and files found in the building were personal, probably adoption records that no one should see so he lit fire to them. On that day most of the records from the Youngs' adoption business were forever lost. Many different legal aspects were discussed in this novel, some not mentioned in the summary. Fraud was committed by William imposing as a ...
- 13169: Fallen Angles
- ... to report back to their unit, which is stationed in the northern highlands of South Vietnam. When they return, they are happy that they made good use of their weekend passes in Saigon. The next day, Peewee and Perry are sent on another patrol, but this time they are sent in by helicopter. They are sent to an area known to have active Vîet Công troops in the vicinity. It does ...
- 13170: How To Kill A Mocking Bird
- ... part of the novel. It is the prime and most mentioned part of this section of the novel. There are many themes and symbols in this book. Scouts father, Atticus, tells Scout and Jem, "I'd rather you shoot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit them, but remember it's a ...
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