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- 2321: The Client
- ... little brother, and his mother. Jerome Clifford was a heavy set man, who was trying to commit suicide, because of a dangerous secret he knew. Mark and his younger brother Ricky, stumbled upon Jerome one day, as he was trying to commit suicide. Jerome revealed the dangerous secret to Mark, which made Mark a major target of the mafia. Mark was pushed around and overlooked, but as soon as people found ... C: Third, the mafia finds out Mark really was with Jerome when he commited suicide, and that Jerome did, in fact tell Mark the secret behind the mafia, making Mark a target throughout the book. D: Mark does not tell the truth to the F.B.I., which makes them very upset, so Mark gets a lawyer to back him up all the way, and uncover the truth, before it is ... it grips ahold of you and will not let go, until you feel the fear inside of you bubble, and the hot breath of the mafia on your neck. After writing so many books you'd figure Mr. Grisham would be out of ideas, but The Client is another best seller. With its "edge of the seat" story plot, gripping effects, attention grabbing scenes, there is no way you can ...
- 2322: The Client
- ... little brother, and his mother. Jerome Clifford was a heavy set man, who was trying to commit suicide, because of a dangerous secret he knew. Mark and his younger brother Ricky, stumbled upon Jerome one day, as he was trying to commit suicide. Jerome revealed the dangerous secret to Mark, which made Mark a major target of the mafia. Mark was pushed around and overlooked, but as soon as people found ... C: Third, the mafia finds out Mark really was with Jerome when he commited suicide, and that Jerome did, in fact tell Mark the secret behind the mafia, making Mark a target throughout the book. D: Mark does not tell the truth to the F.B.I., which makes them very upset, so Mark gets a lawyer to back him up all the way, and uncover the truth, before it is ... it grips ahold of you and will not let go, until you feel the fear inside of you bubble, and the hot breath of the mafia on your neck. After writing so many books you’d figure Mr. Grisham would be out of ideas, but The Client is another best seller. With its "edge of the seat" story plot, gripping effects, attention grabbing scenes, there is no way you can ...
- 2323: Contemporary Chicano Literatur
- ... won so many literary awards. It's a unique, little "growing-up" story unlike any other that I have ever read. Rachel, the main character in the story, turns eleven years of age on the day that the story is set. I will not summarize the story because this paper is not a book report; however, I will let the theme of the story be known in the author's own ... that's still ten. Or maybe some days you might need to sit on your mama's lap because you're scared, and that's the part of you that's five. And maybe one day when you're all grown up maybe you will need to cry like if you're three, and that's okay. That's what I tell Mama when she's sad and needs to cry ... History Of Chicano. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. Bettina Gray Speaks With Luis Valdez. [videorecording] KQED, San Francisco, 1991. Hernandez, Guillermo E. Chicano Satire: A Study in Literary Culture. Austin: Texas UP, 1991. Heyck, Denis L.D. ed. Barrios and Borderlands: Cultures of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. New York: Routledge, 1994. Kanellos, Nicolas, comp. Hispanic American Literature. New York: HarperCollins, 1995. Lopez, Tiffany A, ed. Growing Up Chicana/ ...
- 2324: An Economic Intrepration Of Th
- ... the main reason for the construction of the lottery. Over time, people have lost the true meaning of the lottery: it has changed from an actual sacrifice to promote good crop production, to just one day each year that the town gets to participate in a gruesome tradition. Children line their pockets with rocks, one child eventually made a great pile of stones in one corner of the square and guarded ... to go back to living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while. Used to be a saying about Lottery in June, cone be heavy soon. First thing you know, we d all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns. There s always been a lottery , he added petulantly. (167) Old Man Warner is unwilling to let go of the lottery, it has been set in his head ... by arriving to the lottery late. It is shown that (p)eople who are considered important can keep others waiting (Wood 154). The townspeople have some obligation to him or they would not waste their day waiting for him. He has obviously weakened the people s will creating a dependency that gets harder to break the longer one is associated with the cult [ex. the lottery] (Dupuis, Eden, and Thomson ...
- 2325: The Crucible
- ... I know seems to remember clearly. In a way, there is a biting irony in this film's having been made by a Hollywood studio, something unimaginable in the fifties. But there they are--Daniel Day-Lewis (John Proctor) scything his sea-bordered field, Joan Allen (Elizabeth) lying pregnant in the frigid jail, Winona Ryder (Abigail) stealing her minister-uncle's money majestic Paul Scofield (Judge Danforth) and his righteous empathy ... realistic judgment of reality requires. Even worse was the feeling that our sensitivity to this onslaught on our liberties was passing from us-indeed, from me. In "Timebends," my autobiography, I recalled the time I'd written a screenplay ("The Hook") about union corruption on the Brooklyn waterfront. Harry Cohn, the head of Columbia Pictures, did something that would once have been considered unthinkable: he showed my script to the F ... an almost lost chapter of Salem's past but opened up to me the details of personal relationships among many participants in the tragedy. I visited Salem for the first time on a dismal spring day in 1952; it was a sidetracked town then, with abandoned factories and vacant stores. In the gloomy courthouse there I read the transcripts of the witchcraft trials of 1692, as taken down in a ...
- 2326: Julius Caesar - Citizen Of Rome
- ... that he truly is dignified. One of my fellow citizens suggests that Brutus be the replacement of Caesar. One citizen yells, "Let him be Caesar.", another on cries, "Caesar's better parts shall be crown'd in Brutus." I agree that we should crown him. He tells us to leave him alone, and to stay to hear Mark Antony who speaks with his permission. Noble Antony is starting his speech. I ... His wife Calpurnia cooked a scrumptious meal of baked potatoes, fishes garnished with olives, spicy beans, fresh bread, and Caesar salad. The dinner was one of the best that I have ever tasted. The next day, Caesar gave the owner of the bakery some money, so that the he would not be forced to close the shop. I loved Caesar, for he had truly cared about the people of Rome. Antony ... Caesar's corpse. He shows us Caesar's bloodstained toga, with a tear. He shows us the rip, and says, "See what a rent the envious Casca made: Through this the well-beloved Brutus stabb'd." When Antony showed us visual evidence of the bloody treason, and when he said the words "beloved" and "Brutus" together I sought revenge. I am furious, and detest Brutus. I hit myself on the ...
- 2327: Macbeth - Blood In Macbeth
- ... is that?" Duncan asked to which Malcolm tells him it is the sergeant who had saved him and fought honorably. The sergeant shares his story of how Macbeth has fought so honorably even outnumbered "carv’d out his passage." This valiant story with the bloody sergeant being weak from his war injuries enhances Macbeth’s heroic appearance. Duncan’s response to the story shows his respect for Macbeth and realization of ... us of this deed," and not to worry about anything. The morning after Duncan’s death shows many emotions showed through the word "blood." The thanes continue to mourn over the death of Duncan the day after looking for suspects. Ross, a thane, observes the situation, it is dark and dreary the world seems to be in an unnatural state. He says, "Thou seest the heavens, as troubled with man’s ... blood." None of this shows any remorse towards his killing though, he knows that he is already in too deep and that the blood will keep on spilling no matter what. He is, "blood/ stepp’d in so far that, should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o’er." Macbeth chooses to go on because either way there is more blood to be spilled. Lady Macbeth’ ...
- 2328: Macbeth - Downfall Of A Hero
- ... out that King Duncan has named Macbeth "Thane of Cawdor." They contemplate about how the rest of the prophecy will come true. The witches also advise them that Banquo’s son would be King one day. Macbeth writes a letter to Lady Macbeth explaining what has happened. Macbeth comes to the realization that for him to in fact become King, he will have to defeat recently named heir to the throne ... weak leadership. They are going to meet in Birnam Wood. They know that Macbeth is scared about how the prophecy will come true. He will however, fight, 'til from my bones my flesh be hack'd." (V, iii) and then he asks for his armour. He also asks that the doctor cure his wife of her ailment. Macbeth is told that the forces are coming. The men are preparing for battle ... Macduff comes to his castle and the two fight. Macbeth feels that he has nothing to fear of Macduff because he was born of a woman, however "Macduff was from his mothers womb. Untimely ripp’d." (V, viii) Macbeth now knows that it is Macduff that will kill him. Macduff does kill him. Macbeth entire demise was due to his pursuing his goals. The witches awakened Macbeth’s ambition and ...
- 2329: Macbeth - Downfall Of Macbeth
- ... Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair / And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, / Against the use of nature?" (I, iii. 144-147). Macbeth immediately writes Lady Macbeth. "'They met me in the day of success; and I / have learned by the perfectest report, they have more in / them than mortal knowledge." (I, v. 1-3). He obviously has great faith in the witches' words. Later on, the apparitions ... I may pour my spirits in thine ear, / And chastise with the valour of my tongue / All that impedes thee from the golden round, / Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem / To have thee crown'd withal." (I, v. 24-29). When Macbeth decides not to continue with their plan to murder Duncan, his wife urges him to act on his desires or he will think of himself as a coward ... as it is said / Mark Antony's was by Caesar." (III, i. 57-61) and "Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown, / And put a barren sceptre in my gripe, / Thence to be wrench'd with an unlineal hand, / No son of mine succeeding." (III, i. 65-68). Also, Macbeth's insecurity about his support leads him to suspect Macduff. When he learns Macduff has fled to England before ...
- 2330: What Is Love?
- ... ancient Egyptian Poem that captivated my attention. While I was reading the poem it made me realize how more people view love the same way as I do. The poem is named "Love, how I'd love to slip down to the pond." In the poem there were lines that helped me realize that love is not what you say, it is what you do. And in the poem there was a line that stood out far from the rest. It said, "Just for you I'd wear my new Memphis swimsuit, made of sheer linen, fit for a queen- Come see how it looks in the water". Not caring about how she looks to others or how foolish she might feel ... poem that I had written to show my girl-friend how she makes me feel. The name of this poem is called, "She Struts". She walks with beauty, grace, and style. Even on a bad day she makes me smile. Head held high when mine is low, she struts by sexy, sassy and slow. Asking, "What's the matter?", as if she doesn't know. When there was no reply ...
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