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Anthem
<view this essay>.... Eve’s sin against God when they ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge to gain wisdom; as a result, they can be compared to each other by there desire for learning and by their damnation.
An is a sacred composition set to words from the Bible. This may have significance with the title that Ayn Rand has given the book by paralleling the story of Prometheus and Gaea to that of Adam and Eve. In the bible, Adam and Eve were given everything that they needed by God with the one exception of not to eat from a specific tree. They were told by the devil that this tree was the tree of knowledge and to eat of it would give them knowledge equal to God’s. .....
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Emma By Jane Austen
<view this essay>.... and lonesome manner quickly changes with the arrival of Harriet Smith. Harriet, a young girl of unknown lineage, is a student at Mrs. Goddard’s school. Emma sees the reformation and refinement of Harriet as a challenge, and decides to take her under her wing. There is a rapid change of atmosphere and mood, as Emma is more cheerful and content because of her newfound friend. The two girls become best friends, and Emma’s wound from Miss Taylor’s departure gradually begins to heal. As the story progresses, Emma notices Harriet’s fondness of a young farmer by the name of Robert Martin. Emma feels that Mr. Martin is not worthy of her dear friend’s hand .....
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A Separate Peace: Social Sterotypes
<view this essay>.... this alternate reality in which Calculus
has a justified existence that he forgets what the school is trying to teach
him, and actually goes out and seeks more academia than what the school is
already shoving down his and everyone else's throat. The standard prep is only
concerned with being on the top of the Honor Roll, so that everybody's parents
can marvel at how smart (s)he is.
There is one character that fits into no stereotype. "Leper" Lepillier
is an individualist. Individualists are people who don't conform to social
norms just for the sake of being accepted by others. Real individualists are
not those people with blue and green hair you see on talk .....
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Death Of A Salesman - Characte
<view this essay>.... Loman was host to many flaws and deficiencies ranging
form suicidal tendencies to phychotic disorders. However, these
shortcomings did not account for his tragic end, not by
themselves anyway. Soviety is to blame. It was society who
stripped him of his dignity, piece by piece. It was society who
stripped him of his lifestyle, and his own sons who stripped him
of hope.
The most obvious flaw in society is greed, the desire to get
ahead of the next guy. This malady is present on a national
level. It is the philosophy of business and comprises the dreams
of man. Sometimes, this can drive man to great things, sometimes
it can drive a man to ruin. Wil .....
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Year 10 Asian History Origami
<view this essay>.... The Japanese transmitted their designs via an oral tradition, with the recreational designs being passed from mother to daughter. Because nothing was ever written down, only the simplest designs were kept. The first written instructions appeared in AD 1797 with the publication of the Senbazuru Orikata (How to Fold One Thousand Cranes). The Kan no mado (Window on Midwinter), a comprehensive collection of traditional Japanese figures, was published in 1845. The name origami was coined in 1880 from the words oru (to fold) and kami (paper). Previously, the art was called Orikata.
Meanwhile, paper folding was also being developed in Spain. Arabs brought the secre .....
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Why The Unicorn Must Lose Its Horn
<view this essay>.... The unicorn is symbolic of Laura. The unicorn was "one of the oldest. It’s nearly thirteen"(1752). Laura is the oldest sibling just as the unicorn is the oldest. Laura also has the mentality of a younger person it is as though she was thirteen as well. Laura tells Jim that the unicorn has a "single horn on his head"(1752). Laura too has just a single difference from everybody else, her handicapped leg.
Laura is lonesome in this house where she is different from both her mother and brother. Jim says that the unicorn "feel[s] sort of lonesome"(1752). Laura is alluding to herself when she talks about the unicorn being the only one among the other horses. When J .....
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Of Mice And Men: Burdens Of Responsibility
<view this essay>.... around him or her
that serve as a frustration or nuisance. An ideal example of this would be
Curley when he decides to target Lennie as a'frustration' and subsequently
attacks him with no real valid reason apart from jealousy and spite. The last
option concerns Candy and Crooks to an extent. They live a fairly meaningless
life void of love and affection. They have few friendships and cling to anyone
who shows them sincere attention. An example of this is when Lennie has a
conversation with Crooks and he expresses his feelings of loneliness. Another
example is when Carlson shoots Candy's dog. Candy becomes very eager to attach
himself to George and lennie a .....
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1984: Summary
<view this essay>.... of London. Also from the party. We are introduced to the fact that he has no mother or father or sisters or brothers anymore because they were taken by the party. He is realizing that he is rebelling against the party and he understands that he is at risk. Winston is in search of the truth and is concerned because of the party's ability to change history. We find that he likes his work even though it is for the party and against morals. He is introduced to the girl that will play a big part in the book most likely.
We discover that people have a bond when it comes to sexuality that the party can’t control, even thought the party rejects sexual relationships b .....
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