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Lord Of The Flies: Ralph Creating A Society Based On Survival
<view this essay>.... the group seeking a long-term reward beats out
the group looking for short- term rewards, as Ralph's group prevails,
causing Jack's to lose stimulating death among the other boys.
"When Ralph spoke again his voice was low, and seemed breathless.
`What have I done? I liked him-and I wanted us to be rescued'
Again the stars spilled about the sky. Eric shook his head, earnestly.
`Listen Ralph. Never mind what's sense. That's gone-'
`Never mind about the Chief-'
`-you got to go for your own good.'
`The Chief and Roger-'
`-yes, Roger-'
`They hate you, Ralph. They're going to do you.'
`They're going to hunt you to-morrow.'"( .....
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1984: Abolute Power In 1984 And Government Power In Today's Society
<view this essay>.... The Inner Party used instruments called telescreens to get their message across to the people. These telescreens were also used to keep a watchful eye . “The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it; moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plague commanded, he could be seen as well as heard (Orwell,pg6).’Any action against the government would be seen or heard by the telescreen.
The Party even controlled the thoughts and ideas of the people. A thought crime is any thought or idea about going against Big Brother or The Par .....
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A Lack Of Respect
<view this essay>.... yet lacks imagination to see things in the big picture. We know that he knows the ways of the arctic environment, but it becomes obvious that he has never experienced a situation like this. The man is observant and quite resourceful, exemplified when he coaxes the dog to walk ahead of him across the ice, in case of soft spots. A combination of arrogance and confidence are apparent with almost every thought he has. Even when faced with his own immortality, the man fights to contain himself and remain calm. London uses the dog traveling with the man to support some of the less obvious points in the story. We know from the dog’s thoughts that the c .....
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Similarities In Conrad's "The Secret Sharer" And "Heart Of Darkness"
<view this essay>.... that he would have to get his point across in an easier to
understand book. This book was The Secret Sharer.
Both of these books include the hero wanting to meet or developing
a fascination for a truly evil character. In Heart of Darkness, Marlow is
very eager to meet Kurtz. Marlow is so eager, in fact, that he eventually
starts to panic when he thinks he will never meet him. Marlow realizes
that Kurtz is a very evil person, but this does not stop him from wanting
to meet this incredibly remarkable person. In The Secret Sharer the
Captain saves a murderer from almost certain death without knowing what the
man has done. Later, The Captain has a discu .....
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Summary Of "A Raisin In The Sun"
<view this essay>.... they live.
As the Younger family moves themselves into a white suburban
neighborghood the whites in the community are upset that they have come to be
with them. Their direct neighbors who have a son that is Travis's age no longer
lets her son play with Travis and he become hurt and confused. Walter has to
explain that many people that are white beleive that they are better then those
who are black. Travis who is stay in dismay and is confused waits at home while
Walter goes over to the neighbors house to talk to them about what has happened.
Walter is, in good reason, very angry and annoyed by the racist whites. He goes
over and at first tries his best to s .....
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Ordinary People Vs. The Catche
<view this essay>.... applies. A once-unified family splits into three guarded, isolated members who can no longer share anything with one another.
Dr. Tyrone C. Berger helps Conrad by taking him back through the death of his brother and anguish of life without Buck, his older brother and idol. He teaches Conrad and his family that love, openly shared, is the only thing they can count on to give them strength for the test they call life.
In Catcher in the Rye, Holden loses his brother Allie at a young age just like Conrad. He cannot find a meaning in life afterwards. School and friends don’t matter to him anymore and he wanders through the city of New York searching .....
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The Role Of The Wife Of Bath A
<view this essay>.... independence is something women often strive to achieve, often choosing it to precede a husband and family. Sexuality is a thing that is no longer considered of utmost privacy, but rather is discussed in intimate detail with most women's close acquaintances, if not all. The Wife of Bath is perhaps more appropriately used as a persona for this era than it was for when it was written, and indeed, when this twentieth century perspective is removed, she becomes the outrageous woman she was first meant to be: every bit as aggressive as women today in the pursuit of their goals and fulfillment.
Yes, the Wife of Bath is a woman that we of this age can rela .....
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Examination Of Puritan Philosophy In Bradford's "On Plymouth Plantation"
<view this essay>.... of Puritan theology in
the above mentioned text, and how Puritanism forms the basis for Bradford's
motivation in writing.
In Bradford's text, there are numerous instances in which his beliefs
affect his interpretation of what happens. In Chapter IX (nine) of "Of Plymouth
Plantation", entitled "Of Their Voyage…" , he tells of a sailor "..of a lusty,
able body.." who "would always be condemning the poor people in their sickness
and cursing them daily….he didn't let to tell them that he hoped to help cast
half of them overboard before they came to their journey's end". But, "it
pleased God before they came half-seas over, to smite this young man wit .....
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