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- 2251: The Joy Luck Club 4
- ... Woo, who takes the place of her mother in the Joy Luck Club meetings after the death of her mother. In the meetings with the other mothers she reminisced about her mother and heard new stories about her mother she had never heard before. She hears stories of how it was her mother came to America and what she left behind in China. The book starts off in China with a woman imagining what life in America raising a daughter would be ...
- 2252: The Hobbit 2
- ... visions of elves feasting in the forest. To their surprize every time they announce their presence to the elves...they elves vanish! Once again Bilbo finds himself seperated from the group. He stops for a short nap and awakes to find himself tied down by a giant spider. He uses his sword to cut himself free. He then attacks the spider and kills it. Feeling proud of his deed, he decides ... on his m agic ring and implements a plan to rescue his companions. It is a success and the party (once again) gets out of an awful predicament. The celebration of escaping the spiders is short lived since the dwarf s are yet again captured...this time by the Wood Elves. Bilbo however dons his ring and escapes capture. He followed the elves to there home in the forest. There he ...
- 2253: The Death Of Ivan Illych
- An Essay on The Death of Ivan Ilych The short story, The Death of Ivan Ilych , written by Leo Tolstoy, is about the reactions of a man and his friends to his suffering and death. Everyone who knows Ivan including Ivan himself has led a ... mix of his two brothers. He had the hard-working spirit of the older brother but also appreciates the value of a good time like the younger brother. Ivan s career grew steadily. In a short time, he eventually obtained the position of examining magistrate. Ivan did very well in this position. He excelled in the separation of the personal duties in his life and the official duties to which he ...
- 2254: The Crucible 7
- ... asked to speak. It is not surprising that the girls would find this type of lifestyle very constricting. To rebel against it, they played pranks, such as dancing in the woods, listening to slaves' magic stories and pretending that other villagers were bewitching them. The Crucible starts after the girls in the village have been caught dancing in the woods. As one of them falls sick, rumors start to fly that ... asked to speak. It is not surprising that the girls would find this type of lifestyle very constricting. To rebel against it, they played pranks, such as dancing in the woods, listening to slaves' magic stories and pretending that other villagers were bewitching them. The Crucible starts after the girls in the village have been caught dancing in the woods. As one of them falls sick, rumors start to fly that ...
- 2255: The Choice
- ... and in the end the consumers benefit. Now, the question is why do so many companies support quotas and tariffs? I believe it has a lot to do with how the American companies operate, for short-term profit. Long term planning today to an American company seems to be what will next quarters profit be and to satisfy the shareholders. With this type of mentality it is no surprise that many ... Totally free trade sounds good in theory but in my mind will never happen because each individual is going to look out for his or hers own interest, which quotas and tariffs support in the short-term and not the interest of society as a whole. The story began in the heavenly court where a young English economist named Dave Ricardo. He believed the United States is about to embark on ...
- 2256: Tess Of The Durbervilles
- ... desire. He is therefore unable to experience divinity within himself or the surrounding world because although he is loved, he does not love. Although Aschenbach's daughter is living, Mann's mention of her is short and blunt. This in turn represents Aschenbach's lack of emotion toward her as one would believe that his only living kin deserves some recognition. Mann leaves no doubt in the reader's mind that ... s increasing pride in his work. On one occasion, while observing Tadzio, Aschenbach reflects on "the sober passion" (Mann, 234) that encompasses him as he develops from "the marble mass of language" (Mann, 234) a short essay which he had imagined and created within himself. Tadzio proves to be an inspiration for Aschenbach, who idolizes the boy enough to use his "beauty as a model for the brief essay" (Mann, 234 ...
- 2257: The Five-forty-eight
- In the short story, "The Five-Forty-Eight" written by John Cheever, we are introduced to two characters that have had a brief personal relationship with each other and to the consequences that follow for one of them ... mental maturity in life, we look back at our past and see the things we didn't achieve. As a result, some men make the wrong choices. Since we all know that life is too short, we tend to regress in our behavior and act in ways that are harmful to us as well as others. To deter this kind of conduct, we should look around ourselves and see people for ...
- 2258: To Kill A Mocking Bird 4
- ... to label somebody. Pg.120 Boo Radley was also an outcast of the Maycomb community because he chooses to stay inside his house. People, children especially, believed that Boo was a threat to Maycomb and stories were made up about him, "Boo was about six and a half feet tall, his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time." p.14 The town s gossip, Miss Crawford told everybody everything about the Radleys and their queer ways, assuming she knew everything. The stories that she told that were passed through many ears and caused people to become unnecessarily fearful and wrongly perceived the Radley place and the Radleys. Prejudice is a distinctive characteristic of Maycomb that has covered ...
- 2259: Thomos Hardy The Mayor Of Cast
- ... s appearance replies, "I suppose they like him so [ ] And he s better tempered, and Hechard s a fool to him, they say." (XV 104) Both men in each relationship become more reserved as the stories continue. Although, Henchard s step-daughter marries Farfrae and David marries Saul s daughter their kinship does not mend. Farfrae becomes more popular with the people of Casterbridge and David later becomes a fugitive and ... for Saul". (2 Sam1:12) Unlike David, Frafrae learns of Henchard s death simply says "What are we to do?" (XLV 326) The circumstances between the four characters are as distinct as comparable in both stories. Although, Mr. Henchard and King Saul could have easily saved themselves and others by adopting some of their companions traits, both were destined to end as they did.
- 2260: The Storm 2
- In the short story, "The Storm," Kate Chopin uses the setting to illuminate the theme. The development of the storm parallels the development of the love affair between Calixta and Alcee. Like a storm, which is a passing ... not the fact that they are in a dysfunctional relationship. And so with the passing of the storm their lives are all better again, since better weather makes one more cheery. The timeframe for this short story is unknown, but the year it was written is 1899. During this time, affairs were probably considered taboo. If caught there must have been severe legal and social ramifications unlike the modern times of ...
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