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Macbeth 2
Words: 1231 / Pages: 5 .... man. His desires and visions of being King seemed possible and achievable. With the influences of his wife and the foresights of the three witches, Macbeth realized that his dreams could become reality. Selfishly, not thinking of others, Macbeth committed murder to become King. He killed Duncan, the King of Scotland. Macbeth was a very greedy and thoughtless person.
In a way, Macbeth could be classified as jealous. He was obviously a bit jealous of Duncan because Duncan had everything, including happiness. Duncan was the King and Macbeth was not. This could cause a lot of jealousy. Macbeth had desires and wishes but they were unattainable wi .....
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Flowers For Algernon
Words: 725 / Pages: 3 .... him. His mother
always thought her son was normal and would grow up and
be somebody. "...He's like a baby. He can't play Monopoly
or checkers or anything. I won't play with him anymore..."
Charlie's sister also ignored him. To her, Charlie was dumb
and could not do anything. Charlie had dreams of his sister
yelling at him and making fun of him. He also had memories
of the night his parents took him to the Warren Home. He
was terrified and his dad would never answer his questions.
Charlie remembered his childhood and through his
memories, he felt guilty for hurting his family. After the
operation, Charlie also suffered from disillusionment. In the
ba .....
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The Adventures Of Huck
Words: 623 / Pages: 3 .... so when I couldn’t stand it no longer I lit out…and I was free and satisfied (Twain 11)." The restriction of living with Widow Douglass introduced the idea of Huck’s quest for freedom. Widow Douglas wanted to "sivilize" him. In contrast, Huck wanted to be "free and satisfied." Freedom not only in the beginning of the novel in this point was evident, but the end reinstated Huck’s desire for sovereignty. The novel ended with Huck planning "to light out" for a different territory because Aunt Sally wants to "sivilize" him. The thought of burden from individual guilt and sin did not connect with the story. Consid .....
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A Review Of "The Cay" By Theodore Taylor
Words: 843 / Pages: 4 .... begins to recognise that Negroes
are ordinary people who should have the same rights as whites and he
decides to ignore his mother's predujices and respect the people with
dignity.
Plot
Phillip lives in Williamsted with his mother and father.They had lived
in the United States but they moved there when Phillip's father was offered
a job in an oil refinery nearby. Williamsted is very quaint and the harbour
is always full of black people on their fishing boats, called schooners.
One day a German U-boat is spotted near the harbour. The whole harbour is
on edge . When everyone calms down, the first tanker in a week sets sail
with gallons of cr .....
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The Old Man And The Sea
Words: 643 / Pages: 3 .... and the old
man saw flying fish spurt out of the water. All of a sudden Santiago
spotted this Dolphin sized fish. At first he thought it was a dolphin,
but then noticed it's fins. It was a marlin.
Santiago had hooked a marlin. He knew he had caught a big fish, but wasn't
sure what type. He did not real the fish in right away. Santiago feared
that the line would break because the size of the fish. He thought about
increasing the tension so it would hurt the fish and it would jump out.
But the line had been taut up to the very edge of the breaking point.
Then with his right hand he felt the difference in the pull of the line
before he saw th .....
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The Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglas, An American Slave
Words: 1207 / Pages: 5 .... From being whipped and humiliated daily, "a very severe whipping… for being awkward" (101), to being able to find his own work and save some money, "I was able to command the highest wages given to the most experienced calkers" (134), he is able to give the reader a more true picture of slavery. His poignant speeches raised the ire of many Northerners, yet many still felt the slaves deserved their position in life. Douglass, for his own safety, was urged to travel to England where he stayed and spoke until 1847 when he returned to the U.S. to buy his freedom. At that point, he began to write and distribute an anti-slavery newspaper call .....
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Zeus The King Of The Gods
Words: 1014 / Pages: 4 .... those attribute names changed to others like Zefs Eleftherios (Zeus the liberal). He was also worshiped by the attribute names Milihios (mild) and Xenios (of hospitality). The first because he was thought as a god that his rage could be milled and the second because he was protector of the travelers and those who didn't offer a place to stay to strangers were punished by him. Zeus was also the god of thunders and storms, and generally of the weather and everything that had to do with the sky. The father of Zeus was Kronos (Saturn) and his mother was Rhea. Kronos was afraid that one day a child of his would take away his domination, so he was e .....
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A Sword In The Stone
Words: 868 / Pages: 4 .... learn. An example of the kind of experiences given to Arthur is when Merlyn turns him into a fish in order to let him explore. From this experience with the fish, Arthur learns that size and physical strength didn't really matter and instead, it was more important to have intelligence and to know how and when to use it. Merlyn had a very interesting philosophy, which I agree with, he told Arthur "The way to learn it's by listening to the experts." This quote leads to another of the many experiences Arthur had, the one with the hawks. This one was only so that Arthur had a chance to see other's point of view and to see what these experts (the haw .....
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Jane Eyre: Changing Seasons And Weather
Words: 937 / Pages: 4 .... mind. Soon after though Jane is confronted with hunger and the realization that she has no contact point or evident community, and aptly she is confronted with the summer’s rain. The rain is a direct expression of Jane’s situation in reality and it contrasts Jane’s previous summer stillness adequately. Jane is soon rescued by the Rivers of Moor house, in the town of Morton. After recovering from exhaustion in the care of Mary, Diana, and St. John the summer seems to brighten. She forges new friendships with the Rivers girls and the servants. Together they explore the wild pastures and purple moors, which coinsedently are at the peak of their be .....
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Watership Down
Words: 652 / Pages: 3 .... to cross a
river although the others had never even seen or understood the
floating concept. Blackberry always helped Hazel to think of ideas
when problems arose. Dandelion, another smart rabbit, was known for
his speed and for his great story telling of El-ahrairah, the rabbit folk
hero. He could always tell stories which distracted and eased the
rabbits from problems. Pipkin, a good friend of Fiver, was small like
Fiver but acted as if he was as big as Bigwig. He always did what he
was told and never complained. PLOT One day Fiver, sensing danger,
convinced his brother Hazel that they must leave their warren. Hazel
tried to warn the Chief Rabbit of .....
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