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Fahrenheit 451
<view this essay>.... about a woman that had a large supply
of books in her house. When Guy went to commit arson at the house, he slipped
a book into his coat pocket. Over time, Guy began to receive more and more books.
One night, Guy pulled one of the books out from where they were being hidden
and began to read some poems in front of his wife and friends. Because the
possession of books was a great sin, his wife reported him to the firemen. Guy
soon kills 3 fireman, including the chief, and escapes with a professor by the
name of Faber.
Guy and the professor end up together sharing and discussing their love
for books.
"Theory hell," said Montag. "t's poetry." (pg. 97) .....
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A Separate Peace, Symbolism Wi
<view this essay>.... time, Gene further realizes that he shook the limb on purpose, which causes Finny to fall out of the tree. Gene's peers are beginning to doubt his innocence. Finny has a burst of anger at the end of Gene's trial in the Assembly Hall. During this outburst, Finny says; "I just don't care. Nevermind" (168). Finny's outburst causes his second injury, which is rooted in Gene's spitefulness towards him. Gene's feelings and their effects are linked together by the Assembly Hall. Finny's anger toward the events of the trial eventually leads to his own death as he storms out into the corridor.
As Finny runs down the corridor, the marble staircase that he approaches is .....
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The Life Of Eveline
<view this essay>.... a family today is admirable, but yesteryear saw famine, unemployment, and disease at far greater levels than today. A woman’s job was in the home raising the children, very much dependent on the male to bring home the money. In Eveline’s situation, there is no male to help out. Eveline maintains a job at the “Stores” giving all of her hard-earned seven shillings to her father. Jobs were not abundant for women, and considerably smaller when divided amongst four people. Financial aid, public assistance, and shelters for families in need were not available. For Eveline it is very difficult to keep the structure of her family together especially while ma .....
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Brian's Search For The Meaning Of Life In W.O. Mitchell's Who Has Seen The Wind
<view this essay>.... sensations, and feelings complete his search for
the meaning of life.
Early in his life, Brian has many experiences with birth. The first of
these comes to him at an early age when he sees newborn pigeons. When his
father explains how these pigeons were made, Brian understands that birth is the
beginning of life. Four years later, a similar conversation comes up when
Brian asks his father how rabbits are born. With this new found knowledge,
Brian also sees another newborn. But this time it was a two-headed calf, who
dies at birth. Because of this, Brian comes to the realization that "God isn't
very considerate"(166), for sometimes he lets things like .....
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Les Miserables-the Grand Spiri
<view this essay>.... versus predator.
Two grand and similar spirits that cannot exist as one, bound by the constraints of misinterpreted honor and the chains of the past.
Javert, born in jail, saw himself as an ostracized adolescent with but two paths open to him. He could choose either to be a policeman or a criminal. He chose to be on the right side of the law. Valjean, a peasant, spent time in jail as a young man and came out of it hating society. He believed himself to be apart from it, and chose to live in hatred and crime. Fortunately, the action of a kindly old bishop prevented him from wasting the rest of his life. Valjean switched to tread the path of life on a more m .....
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A Review Of Lawrence E. Walsh’s Iran/Contra
<view this essay>.... people. This book will give the reader all the details, and the final outcome of most of the events prior to and after Iran/Contra.
Lawrence E. Walsh was born in 1912 and is a Republican. He worked in the 1930’s as an assistant to Thomas E. Dewey, then the Manhattan district attorney. Later on he worked in Albany under Republican governors, and served in the Eisenhower and Nixon administrations. Lawrence Walsh is a former Federal District Court judge, has practiced law on Wall Street and is the former president of the American Bar Association. Since Iran/Contra he has since gone on and wrote several more books on varying subjects. As the Independent .....
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The Yellow Wallpaper: Women In Society
<view this essay>.... transformation and her release of self expression. However, in this story, the house is not her own and she does not want to be in it. She declares it is "haunted," and that "there is something queer about it." Although she acknowledges the beauty of the house and especially what surrounds it, she constantly goes back to her feeling that "there is something strange about the house." Her impression is like a premonition for the transformation that takes place in herself while she is there. In this way the house still is the cocoon for her transformation. It does not take the form of the traditional symbol of security for the domestic activities of a woman, bu .....
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Far From The Madding Crowd: Love Is Love Is Love
<view this essay>.... proved to increase the enthusiasm for Far From the Madding Crowd.
Although Bathsheba Everdene could be considered to be in quite an enviable position by many women, both yesteryear and presently, she doesn’t always seem to enjoy being courted by her numerous suitors. Most importantly, though, Bathsheba’s character grows and evolves because of, or in spite of, the situations she encounters and eventually overcomes throughout her romantic escapades.
Initially, Bathsheba’s character was high-spirited, feminine, naïve and self-centered. This is the first impression she gives Gabriel Oak, who eventually becomes a suitor, when she encounters him at the beginnin .....
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