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- 4501: Candide By Voltaire
- ... Escaped from the Bulgars, and What Became of Him". Alighieri uses this method in The Divine Comedy as well, although on a much less descriptive level. Each of the cantos in his Divine Comedy has short three or four word descriptions of what happens in the canto. Many chapters in Candide end with some sort of lead-in to the next chapter, giving the book a certain feel similar to today ...
- 4502: Friendship of the Musketeers
- Friendship of the Musketeers Everyone in the world has a few really good friends, these friends would do anything for you. Friendship has been shown throughout history in the form of stories, poems, and novels. In the book , The Three Musketeers, you find yourself reading about the friendship and the adventures that four men have. These friends supported each other when the times were bad and the ...
- 4503: The Effect of Sterotyping in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Intruder in the Dust
- ... inability to see the big picture in the character of Mr. Lilly. Mr. Lilly stereotypes that a black man such as Lucas found in the given situation must be guilty. Mr. Lilly's attitude falls short of the American ideal that a person "is innocent until proven guilty." This stereotype prohibits him from seeing that Lucas did not commit the murder. He responds to the possibility of a lynching, by saying ...
- 4504: A Review of "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
- ... in the book is fairly straight forward and so is the story so I would only recommend it for a 12-13 age group.Though nearly anyone older than that could enjoy it as a short story. Overall I would give this novel ......7 out of 10.
- 4505: The Catcher in The Rye: Chapter by Chapter Summary
- ... of his, Mr. Antolini. Chapter 23 ---------- Mr. Antolini says Holden can come over if he wants to. Holden gets back into Phoebe's room and she turns on the radio, and they dance for a short time. She is a very good dancer. Then, their parents arrive at home and they just saw the light in Phoebe's room. She tells them she couldn't sleep and says goodnight. Holden asks ...
- 4506: The Andromeda Strain: Summary
- ... a substation. The computer counting down to their death, "There are now two minutes to self-destruct." Hall took a deep breath and climbed in to the core. It was a round shaft extending several stories up and down. He began to climb as the computer began to pump gas in to the chamber. Port holes opened up around him and semi-automatic tranquilizer dart guns began firing. Thump, a dart ...
- 4507: Canterbury Tales
- ... Joseph (from the bible), and Croesus. From each author he tells a story about an individual who had a vision in a dream and the dream came true. He may have been making all the stories up in order to win the argument with Pertelote, but, this seems unlikely because he does not take heed to his own advice and stay away from the fox that encounters him later. He is ...
- 4508: Catch 22 And Good As Gold - Sa
- ... whole by saying that their are no Jews in Good as Gold only "caricatures conceived on a level somewhat between sitcom and slapstick" (100). Hellers two novels, Catch-22 and Good as Gold, in short contain much satire. Catch-22 contains satire which is deeply integrated into its architecture, while Good as Gold is more superficial but still substantial. While Catch-22 satirizes primarily the military, Good as Gold ...
- 4509: Cather In The Rye - Language
- ... which oversimplifies his parents' character, implying he does not wish to disrespect them, yet at the same time he does not praise them. At best he deems them as "nice and all." Holden further cuts short his description, but in a more curt manner, when he states he will not tell his "whole goddam autobiography or anything." From the start the reader picks up Holden's hostility and unwillingness to share ...
- 4510: Dsl Should Be The Standard For Telephone Lines
- ... reliability of normal phones. The digital format would be able to reproduce sound quality with great fidelity. Static-filled and "noisy" phone lines would be a thing of the past allowing for clearer long and short distance phone calls. An upgrade to DSL would be a benefit to all. This amazing new technology would change both our internet browsing and phone experiences for the better.
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