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The Stranger - Immersed In Sensuality: A Contemptible Trait
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2. Wanted to get out of sun
Immersed in Sensuality: A Contemptible Trait
“The man [Mersault] is, indeed, a derelict; he has no intellectual life, no friendship, no interest in anyone or faith in anything. His life is limited to physical sensations...” (Girard 95). In The Stranger, Mersault goes through life being “dictated by externals” (Parker) until it ultimately causes his downfall when he is executed for not allowing society and the consciousness of society dictate his actions.
Mersault does not make his own decisions, instead, he allows sensuality to dictate all aspects of his life and is contemptible for his indifference (Parker). Albert .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Controversial Issues
<view this essay>.... its a sin to kill a mockingbird." (pg. 69) The
mockingbird is a symbol for two of the characters in the novel: Tom Robinson and
Boo Radley. The mockingbird symbolizes these two characters because it does not
have its own song. Whereas, the blue jay is loud and obnoxious, the mockingbird
only sings other birds' songs. Because the mockingbird does not sing its own
song, we characterize it only by what the other birds sing. Hence, we see the
mockingbird through the other birds. In the novel, the people of Maycomb only
know Boo Radley and Tom Robinson by what others say about them. Both of these
characters do not really have their own "song" in a sense, and the .....
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A Century Of Dishonor, A Triumph Or Tragedy?
<view this essay>.... stole his money? Yet they say I am a thief.... What law have I broken? Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked in me because my skin is red; because I am a Sioux; because I was born where my fathers lived; because I would die for my people and my country” (qtd. in Carruth and Ehrlich 56).
To write about the author, one must first understand why she felt so strongly for this sensitive issue. “Helen Hunt Jackson began writing professionally at age 35. She first became involved with the plight of the American Indian in 1879 after attending a lecture illuminating the poor living conditions and mistreatment the Ponca tribe was undergoing. Jackson .....
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The Martian Chronicles
<view this essay>.... books showing mankind as alien invaders on another planet. Mars is perhaps the most common source, in early SF literature, for invasions into Earth - the most famous example being H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. In Bradbury's novel, we see how it can happen the other way around. As in Wells' work, here, too, the Martians are killed by Earth's bacteria -- but rather than a case of victory in a war, this is a sad disaster. The desease wiped out a beautiful, wise, and ancient civilization.
The book depicts humankind as mostly violent in nature. Bradbury holds a mirror in front of the reader's face, and the reflected image is not very nice. The science in the boo .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Everyone Is Not Prejudice
<view this essay>.... because of the things they do. Mr.
Cunningham showed up at the jail for Tom Robinson's lynching. After the
lynching Mr. Cunningham does not seem very prejudice as he did before.
"Get aside from the door Mr. Finch"
Likewise the Ewells are Prejudice because of the decisions that
they make. They accused Tom Robinson of Raping Mayella. Mr. Ewell spit in
Atticus's face at the court house. After Tom was dead Mr. Ewell told Mrs.
Robinson that she couldn't walk down the street anymore.
"You Niger Lover."
Furthermore the jury is also prejudice because of the way that they
treat Tom Robinson. They automatically believed that Tom was guilty because
he was bla .....
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Terrors Of The Night
<view this essay>.... they happen during the time called REM. At this time, the pulse is not so fast as the night terror situation because, REM-sleep affect to the human body to numbness. In addition, people who have experienced night terror could not remember what they experienced. However, people who have experienced nightmares remember what happened. Right now, nobody believes demons or evils produce nightmares. Actually, the physical illness, mental illness, stresses and helplessness produce nightmares. From the research of the people who have experienced nightmares, it has been learned that most people continue to have nightmares from childhood to the present. According t .....
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Hiroshima: Book Report
<view this essay>.... had been injured. Even before the bomb,
the citizens of Hiroshima were waken almost every night because of false
warnings of intruder planes coming in the area. It talked about how a lot of
people had to go on living with only one leg or one arm. To me, it brought up a
good point, that all those innocent people had do die for nothing.
CHAPTER SUMMARY Briefly summarize each of the chapters: main ideas, narrative
features.
The first chapter is called "A Noiseless Flash." The title kind of
speaks for it self. That was exactly how the bomb was. No one saw anything or
heard anything but a flash. The first chapter speaks about how people are
wonde .....
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Catcher In The Rye: Holden's Love FOr Children
<view this essay>.... off. Holden also portrays this feeling that he must save children in this dream to become a catcher in the rye. When Phoebe asks Holden what he wants to be when he grows up, he makes up a job where he stays in a field of rye and catches the children that fall off the cliff.
Holden has a very special relationship with his younger sister Phoebe. He admires her very much and says that she is one of the few people that he can really take to. He does not want to see her grow up. It is Phoebe who ultimately saves Holden.
Holden Caulfield is a confused sixteen-year-old who refuses to grow up. He is frightened to face his approaching adulthood and often thin .....
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