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Summary Of Nathaniel Hawthornes "The Scarlet Letter"
<view this essay>.... While in
prison, Hester, highly skilled in needlework, elaborately embroidered the
scarlet letter with gold thread.
Before her release from prison, Hester was forced to stand on the public
scaffold where all the villagers could see her. As the story opens, Hester
is leaving the prison to take her position on the scaffold. She wears the
scarlet letter and carries with dignity her three-month-old daughter Pearl.
As Hester endures this public disgrace, Roger Chillingworth, an old man new
to the village, asks members of the crowd about her and learns as much of
her story as is commonly known. When he asks the identity of the child's
father, he discovers Hester has .....
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Martin Luther’s An Appeal To The Ruling Class Of German Nationality As To The Amelioration Of The State Of Christendom
<view this essay>.... to what is declared in the Bible.
The Romans believe that there are two classes, the religious and the secular class; the religious class always being superior to the secular class. Martin Luther disagrees with this “human invention” and states that according to the Bible, “…there is no difference among [the religious and secular classes] except insofar as they do different work.” Therefore, all men are equal no matter their class, and the popes, bishops, priests, princes, and lords are only people appointed to rule. Luther undermines the first wall, and further weakens the Church by striking the second.
The pope’s duty is to interpret the Holy Scri .....
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Huckleberry Finn: On The Surface…
<view this essay>.... “respectable” people. Twain took this insult one step further, refusing to have it sold in book stores- preferring instead selling it door to door. This method appealed to the masses, if not the respectable class. Twain once wrote, “My books are water; those of great geniuses wine. Everybody drinks water” (Zwick 1).
Now, over 100 years later, Huckleberry Finn suffers yet another attack. It has been called racist trash, derogatory for its use of the word nigger and its stereotypical portrayal of blacks. Helen Steele, a member of 100 Black United claimed, “Anything that's going to harm any kid - white, black, Hispanic, anything - needs to be removed from re .....
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Native Son...what Does The Nov
<view this essay>.... don't know but what is not common knowledge is how those fears are manifested. In this part of the novel we see fully how fear can turn into murder and rape. Not just murder and rape in the physical sense, but in the emotional and mental sense as well. Not only is Bigger Thomas and the life that he lived an example but the very language that is used by the people around him.
They are living in fear of what they have created and contribute to everyday. The mere fact that they do not see a problem is evidencing enough of this fear. As bigger thinks, they are fearful of losing control. I cannot help but think about a zookeeper putting himself in danger to impris .....
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A Eulogy For Gatsby
<view this essay>.... Gatsby threw wild parties, where he wouldn’t even know half the people in the room, just to see if by chance Daisy would arrive. He would easily give up anything in the world just to spend an afternoon with Daisy. Most people are never able to experience love like Gatsby felt for Daisy, he was one of the lucky ones. The cause of his death was a horrible mistake, which never should have happened, and it will now affect the lives of everyone who knew Gatsby.
Gatsby was doing what he loved most, spending time with Daisy, while Daisy was driving, when she accidentally hit a woman. Well, that woman’s husband heard a horrible rumor, which placed Gatsby in the .....
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Rasin In The Sun Two Influence
<view this essay>.... of the two, which probably explains why he seems to be more laid back and open. His care for Beneatha can be shown by his traditional yet symbolic gift of his families Nigerian robes. (61) In this same way he inquired about the way she had her hair style... untraditional to him. (62)
George on the other hand is more to the point and is comparing the norm
of the time to his actions and what he compares others too. such as when he says " Look honey, we're going to the theater-we're not going to be in it...so go change, huh? " (80) He likes to toil too though, such as when he calls Walter prometheus as they walk out the door to the theater. (86) A .....
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The Use And Nonuse Of The Theory Of Repressive Hypothesis In Indian Camp
<view this essay>.... though sex is repressed, it is prominently expressed in many alternative forms. The repression has lead to the development of a completely new class called "The Prostitutes" to relieve the burden of sexual aridity. This new class has been outlawed by our society even though many people mingle with them transgressing the laws of the civilization (142). We even pay people to examine the private life of other people and dig up dirt about their sexual life. Revelation of sex related secrets about other people promote extraordinary interests among masses and are handled with extreme pleasure (143). This obsession with sexuality is a definite violation of the .....
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An Analysis Of Gulliver's Travels
<view this essay>.... the giant from escaping.
Gulliver is then taken to the king's castle were he is searched fore weapons or
other dangerous items. The Lilliputians are divided into two tribes. One is
holding Gulliver and the other lives on the second island which is separated
from the first by a canal (resembles of England and France) . Gulliver is at the
littlenders and the enemy is the bigenders which live on the island of Blefuscu.
Gulliver helps the Littlenders to defeat the bigenders. In this book Swift
emphasises the stupidity in the war between England and France and also every
war which starts over a stupid reason, he also points out the meaningless in
courtlife were t .....
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