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- 13171: Broken Ground By Jack Hodgins
- ... into his terrible past. Tanner Pearson's life is changed even more drastically then his unfortunate father, as he is sent spiralling into a life of crime and emotional instability. He hates Portuguese Creek from day one, because of the daily hazards, lack of entertainment, and hard labour that his father requires of him. The first traumatic event in his life is the death of his friend's father whhile trying ...
- 13172: The Riddle Of St. Leonards
- ... his missions to solve crimes. Honoria de Staines is also a main character in this story and she is thought to play a big part in these crimes. This story takes place in 1369 A.D. in the city of York. Owen has been asked by York's Archbishop John Thoresby and his nephew Richard de Ravenser, the Master of St. Leonard's Hospital, to find what lies behind the troubles ...
- 13173: Brave New World
- ... population of earth will consume more than it will be able to produce, unless some form of regulating births can be created. This is an obvious truth today, as millions of people are starving each day. The brave new world that Huxley speaks of, is a warning to mankind concerning its destruction of the laws of nature. For example, marriage is forbidden, as well as, pregnancies, and mothers are non-existent ...
- 13174: Of Mice And Men - Hopes And Dr
- ... much older man, who has lost his hand. He isn’t worth as much to the ranch’s employer as the other men, so he fears unemployment. He too dreams of a better life. One day, in the bunkhouse, he overhears George and Lennie talking about their future plans. “You know a place like that?” [Candy, p. 59] George immediately grows suspicious of the man, defending the deal. Candy explains that ...
- 13175: Bless Me Ultima - Character Analysis
- ... cry…and wet [their] pants" (58), Antonio spends his time in the corner "writing [his] name over and over." (58) Even Ultima praises Tony’s willingness to study, saying, "[he] learns as much in one day as most do in a year." (81) However, Tony’s drive for knowledge is not restricted to books; he also "[seeks] more answers" (71) about God. He tries in vain to find the answers why ...
- 13176: Catcher In The Rye
- The book Catcher in the Rye tells of Holden Caulfield's insight about life and the world around him. Holden shares many of his opinions about people and leads the reader on a 5 day visit into his mind. Holden, throughout the book, made other people feel inferior to his own. I can relate to this because although I do not view people inferior to myself, I do judge others ...
- 13177: Black Boy
- ... way Richard Wright overcomes this abstract oppression is reflected upon his personality, which helps him become that great American author. One of the examples to prove this true, occurs when it was Richard’s first day of school. "During that noon hour I learned all the four-letter words describing physiological sex functions, and discovered that I had know them before…A tall black boy recited a long, funny piece of ...
- 13178: Birdhouse
- ... takes out a cigar ring (piece of paper that holds the wrapping over the cigar before being bought) and places it on her finger. Then says "I’ll replace this with a real ring some day" (suppose to be a proposal). Beverly of course does not die… The story ends when Beverly actually gets a job as a librarian at a school in Yakima, Washington. There she would be paid one ...
- 13179: The Time Machine
- ... trapped under layers and layers of molten rock and he keeps shooting through time hoping that time will ware away the rock and free him. He finally ends up in the year 802,701 A. D. He finds himself in a world of flowers and trees. He gets off of the time machine and starts to wander around and finally finds humans known as the Eloa. He finds a woman by ...
- 13180: Beowulf: Heroism
- ... of the subjects around them. In the prologue we are introduced to a loved and heroic King by the name of Shild. " How Shild made slaves of soldiers from every land, crowds of captives he’d beaten into terror…lived to be rich and much honored. He ruled lands on all sides: wherever the sea would take them his soldiers sailed, returned with tribute and obedience." (Raffel, line 4). This section ...
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