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- 6611: Wuthering Heights: Themes in the Novel
- ... a blending of elements that make the book what it is. Both atmosphere and characters are filled with a mystery that keeps the reader drawn to the book much as some are addicted to viewing day time soap operas. One of the main elements of the story that is mentioned in the review is cruelty. Cruelty has helped form some of the characters to be what they are. When a young ... to myself. I shall be a great deal more comfortable now; and you'll have a better chance of keeping me underground, when I get there. Disturbed her? No! she has disturbed me, night and day, through eighteen years- incessantly-remorselessly-till yesternight; and yesternight I was tranquil. " (274) Such as the review suggest shocking and disgusting displays of human nature. One could not be more shocked than idea of removing ...
- 6612: The Crystal Cave: Merlin
- ... but others are more effective because they set the foundation for the knowledge to develop. The personage who is the most efficacious and who bestows the true idea of knowledge on Merlin is Galapas. One day Merlin travels through the forest and stumbles on what looks like an inhabited cave. In the cave Merlin meets Galapas for the first time. Galapas teaches Merlin an innumerable amount of information, but he, "hardly ... Merlin excels at the effective challenges Belasius presents him. These challenges are an effective way for Merlin to learn difficult subjects. Belasius also inadvertently introduces Merlin into other aspects of different and secret cultures. One day Merlin stumbles onto Belasius and others performing a sacrifice for their secret and illegal religion. Merlin should be punished because he observes this ritual, but Ambrosius allows him to do as he chooses so Merlin ...
- 6613: Euthanasia: When Life Is To Be Feared More Than Death
- ... times we must look at death as a welcome release from an untenable life. Death need not be a source of horror. It can be freedom, a release from agony. This observation by Dr. Milton D. Heifetz encompasses the purpose of euthanasia: to provide a welcome release from an untenable life. There are two main types within euthanasia. The first, positive euthanasia, pertains to assistance which is given to a patient ... found that it is the most efficient way to affirmatively end ones life. A Right-to-Die Measure Introduced in Assembly was found in the San Francisco Chronicle. The measure, by Assemblywoman Dion Aroner, D-Berkley, mirrors Oregons physician-assisted suicide law, enacted in 1997, which allows terminally ill patients to ask a doctor for lethal medications. Araner said her bill will provide people suffering from terminal illness the ...
- 6614: Teens and Suicide
- ... ages of 15-24. Teens need adult guidance more than ever to understand all the emotional and physical changes they are experiencing. When a teens mood disrupts his or her ability to function on a day-to-day basis, it may indicate a serious emotional or mental disorder that needs attention. Some of the warning signs to watch for are withdrawl from friends, family, and regular activities, violent actions, rebellious behavior, running away ...
- 6615: Night Creatures
- By: jon smith One day Carrie and Jerry were walking home from school, and there was an ambulance at the next door neighbors house. They asked what was wrong and they found out that Mr. Zooman (that is what the ... chop them down, but one grabbed Jerry and smashed him to the ground. They ran away. This time when they climbed the fence to run away it was much harder, but the did. The next day in school they talked about what happened and what they could do about it. Jerry had an Idea. They were going to have to go to visit Zooman in the hospital, to find out how ...
- 6616: A Review of "To Build A Fire"
- ... s too. Anything that the man and his dog comes into contact with, creates an anticipation for disaster in the story. London places a strong emphasis on the setting in the introduction to the story. Day had broken cold and grey, exceedingly cold and grey... He repeats these phrases to redefine to his readers the impact the setting has on the lives of the characters. The gloominess of the setting instills ... the frost. London turns over the story to the dog and its thoughts. By doing this, he leaves us with the concept of the man dying alone, with the boys finding his body the next day. Painting a picture of pity, London causes his readers to empathize and feel sorrow for the man. The man's last thoughts are of him rationalizing his forthcoming destiny of death. The man does come ...
- 6617: Solo
- ... one break in the chain was his Grandfather and him, John, who is a concert pianist. John is clever but physcotic, because his hobby, as gruesome as it may seem, is killing. It began one day when his nanny was killed. It seemed she was killed by a hit and run driver. John, who loved his nanny so much, decided to get revenge, and revenge he did. He killed the man ... fatal mistake someone else did to him by doing it to someone else, with even more power than him. Mikali's most loved relative was killed by a hit and run driver-and then one day Mikali kills the daughter of a retired SAS Soldier, Asa Morgan. Morgan is a trained and skilled killer himself. It is ironic in the fact that after Morgan's daughter is killed, he goes on ...
- 6618: Eating Disorders
- ... friend was hospitalized, and possibly even saved my life. My friend was a serious bulimic who had been doing it for a lot longer then any of us had realized. I came to school one day and she wasn't there, we found out that she was in the hospital. Out of fear, my friends and I skipped school and took a bus to the hospital, to see what is wrong with Laurie. I must say that seeing my friend hooked up to machines, and pale, and sick looking, knocked some sense into me. After that day I stopped taking the pills, and I tried not to think about dieting. I realized that it's not worth losing my life over. For my friends,and I, the ending is a happy one ...
- 6619: Child Rearing in Victorian Times
- ... were never around and rarely seen by their children. This was because child and parent led totally separate existences, they were only summoned to appear before their parents at a certain set hour of the day. Many Victorian children like Winston Churchill and Harriet Marden recall such cold relations between their selves and their mothers that they would be able to count how many times in their life they had been ... suffocating, they were unable to show any emotion to the people responsible for bringing them into this world. They were always to act prim and proper, and to speak only when spoken to. In our day in age we would probably consider that mental abuse, and even though they were the educated ones, the families in the lower classes were more attached, more bonded as a family. The regime for the ...
- 6620: Summary of The Scarlet Pimpernel
- ... scene is set in the terrorized Paris of revolutionary France in the 1800's. During this time period nobody was safe from the horrifying grasp of "Madame la Guillotine" which claimed hundreds of lives every day. But a few brave men headed by a courageous person known only as the anonymous Scarlet Pimpernel, helped the innocent escape from their deaths. By use of trickery and deceit, these 20 men helped many ... during the early hours of the morning. Sir Percy and Marguerite misunderstand one another and she leaves feeling that he doesn't love her anymore, when he actually adores her just as much as the day they got married. But the two never reveal their true emotions until the conclusion of the story where certain events lead to it's exposure. The Scarlet Pimpernel is also noteworthy for it's historical ...
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