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- 8131: Twain and Finn: Breaking the Language Barrier
- ... following the moral values of his father, or perhaps this is just merely jealousy on his father's part. Huck's father warns Huck about going to school any more, yet Huck goes anyway, showing great willpower in the character of Huck in that he was gaining an education that he never really wanted in the first place, but soon came to realize that it was something actually useful, and in ...
- 8132: The Scarlet Letter: Hester's Alienation
- ... no longer make itself seen or felt." Though Hester is not dead, not a spirit, she believes "it is an inevitable fatality
[of] human beings to linger around and haunt ghostlike, the spot where some great marked event has given color to their lifetime." She remains like a phantom, though she is still flesh and blood. Hester's banishment and constant solitude cause her to lose confidence in herself. She wants ...
- 8133: The Scarlet Letter: Sin
- ... outside, a town minister, inside an adulterer. Of allthe characters, Dimmesdale is the most pitiful. A man sopenitent that he whips himself, but so afraid that he cannotconfess his sin; a sin which takes a great toll on him. Hiscountenance is disfigured in the shape of what we assume tobe an A on his chest (that or a cow shaped birthmark) and hissoul is eaten by his guilt. Arthur does later ...
- 8134: Vietnam War
- ... senators had already begun criticizing American involvement in Vietnam during the summer of 1964, which led to the mass antiwar movement that was to appear in the summer of 1965. This antiwar movement had a great impact on policy and practically forced the US out of Vietnam. Starting with teach-ins during the spring of 1965, the massive antiwar efforts centered on the colleges, with the students playing leading roles. These ...
- 8135: The Good Earth: Success in Wang Lung's Life
- ... except her appearance. He practically ignored Olan until she was about to die, and then after that he nearly forgot her. Then, when he did think about her, his thoughts were accompanied by ones of great guilt. This, perhaps, undermined the whole experience of becoming rich. Although his life was mostly a success, it still had a few problems. A few things went wrong that were completely out of his control ...
- 8136: The Summary of Grisham's "The Client"
- ... never gives up he was persistent. This is what it takes for many young kids growing up with bad surroundings and no shelter, and this is a strong point in the book. Grisham does a great job of illustrating an important point. This was one of the most well written books I have ever read. I feel it deserves tremendous credit. There was never a dull sentence our a part that ...
- 8137: Why Were the Japanese so Successful After World War II
- ... Japanese and the Americans signed a security treaty in 1952 that promises the Japanese safety. The Japanese was only allowed a controlled amount of military personnel and units.8 This can be said by far great for the Japanese. With their responsibility gone, domestic matters can be concentrated on. Military in usually where the most of the nation's money go to, but with that gone there is a tremendous amount ...
- 8138: Ray Bradbury's The Martial Chronicals
- ... improbable" (Candee 88). Quite obvioulsy, that story is not very probable and should not be classified as science-fictioin. Another exaple of such an improbable story lies in the chapter entitled "YLLA". Bradbury goes to great lengths in this chapter to discribe the Martian setting using fastastic imagry such as crystal pillar houses, golden fruits growing from the walls, and martians with light brown skin and golden eyes. At one point ...
- 8139: Heart Of Darkness: Themes in Garden of Evil and Heart of Darkness
- ... shore moved a wild and gorgeous apparition of a woman. 98 Unscathed-3rd last line Glamour urged him on, glamour kept him unscathed. 76 expounded-13th line I expounded, was from our proximity to a great human passion let loose. 67 languidly-3rd paragraph 3rd line the stern-wheel flopped languidly, 66 repulsive-9th line with illustrative diagrams and repulsive tables of figures, 61 begrimed-10th line crept the little begrimed ...
- 8140: Mercy Killing
- ... our lives as long as we can. Fear of death and wanting to live forever are, after all, part of human nature. Sometimes, however, medicine takes advantage of this aspect of humanity and, to a great extent, capitalizes on it. While it is certainly true that one goal of medicine has always been to prolong life, another goal has been the alleviation of pain and suffering. One point at which these ...
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