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The Great Gatsby: “The Love Of Money Is The Root Of All Evil"
<view this essay>.... loved Jay Gatsby because of who he was, but she could not marry him because of his financial status. These are the same kinds of problems that occur today. People are reluctant to reach beyond their own social class because they are uncomfortable. People that have been brought up the same with the same advantages and disadvantages find it easier to relate to each other. No amount of love for Gatsby could overcome Daisy’s love of money and possessions. Many friendships and relationships that might have been remarkable, are be ruined by money. It is extremely hard for a person to spend time with another who has grown up with everything that they .....
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Arthur C. Clarke's 2061: Odyssey Three
<view this essay>.... Europa There was a new mountain three times the size of
Everest had appeared and that a thousand kilometres away from the mountain
a monolith about five hundred kilometres wide and a thousand two hundred
kilometres long.
When Universe landed The passengers were allowed on to the surface but
only if they had some body with them so that if something went wrong they
could help each other out. Floyd found some caves and decided to
investigate it but came back empty handed. After The universe dropped the
passengers back off at the moon base the universe was assigned to go pick
up a ship that had crash landed on Europa. Universe went to pick up the
people when .....
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Identity Crisis (joy Luck Club
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Les Miserables: Jean Valjean
<view this essay>.... put upon him. His charisma and superhuman
qualities make his character a figment of romanticism.
Valjean was born a decent human being. Unfortunately he was born into
poverty, which forced him to steal in order to survive. After getting caught
stealing a loaf of bread he was imprisoned. A few years later he is caught
after escaping, he is then sent to the galleys for 19 years. He later escapes
from there to goto a town where he was not wanted. Still a criminal he steals
some silverware from a kind priest who gave him shelter. When caught, the police
ask the priest if Jean stole the silverware. To everyone's surprise the priest
said it was a gift this start .....
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Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!: An Innovative Narrative Technique
<view this essay>.... the story and understands the meaning of Thomas Sutpen's life.
In the novel Absalom, Absalom!, a multiple consciousness technique is used
to reassess the process of historical reconstruction by the narrators.
Chapter one is the scene in which Miss Rosa tells Quentin about the
early days in Sutpen's life. It's here that Rosa explains to Quentin why
she wanted to visit old mansion on this day. She is the one narrator that
is unable to view Sutpen objectively. The first chapter serves as merely
an introduction to the history of Sutpen based on what Miss Rosa heard as a
child and her brief personal experiences.
The narration of Absalom, Absalom!, can be .....
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Christianity In Dostoyevsky's Crime And Punishment: An Overview
<view this essay>.... and middle class intellectuals violently opposed to the status quo
in Nineteenth-Century Russia (Morsm 50). Dostoyevsky revolutionary
stirrings were not unnoticed by the Tsar's secret police, and, in 1849,
Dostoyevsky was sentenced to a mock execution followed by ten years' hard
labor in a Siberian prison (Morsm 50).
One critic said “It has been customary to say that Dostoyevsky re-
learnt Christianity in prison.” (A Boyce Gibson 19.) There, out of his
element and surrounded by hardened criminals, he had plenty of time to
contemplate life and read The New Testament (the only book he was allowed).
However, it was not until his compulsory army servi .....
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Hester Prynne 2
<view this essay>.... Aladdin’s palace, rather then the mansion of a grave old Puritan ruler.” (pg. 98) Bellingham’s extravagant house shows the hypocrisy of the Puritans. They seek to punish those, like Hester, who break the laws of Puritan society but at the same time they too violate their own laws. The Puritans can not see the faults within themselves. Puritan society is seen as a place where “iniquity is searched out, and punished in the sight of rulers and people.” (pg. 58) The Puritans pride themselves on the uniform goodness of their town and their ways of dealing with sinful dissenters. Hester’ .....
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Body For Life
<view this essay>.... way they feel, think, and live! 6. The purpose of this diet is to help people attain the body that they always wished for. It’s meant to help lose weight in a healthy fashion, while incorporating another helpful weight-loss method, physical activity. This type of diet incorporates working out as well as balanced healthy nutrition. 7. The main principle of the Diet is consuming portions of healthy foods, instead of having the burden of counting calories, and weighing foods. Participants eat six smaller meals a day, each containing a "portion" of carbohydrates and proteins. A portion is measured as the size of the palm of your hand. So, an equivalent size of ch .....
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