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Fallen Souls In "The Inferno"
<view this essay>.... in Hell.
V. Conclusion
Cantos III, V, and XXXIV are only three of the Cantos of the fallen
souls of the Inferno. The Inferno is the place we call Hell. It reeks with bad
smells and bugs and fire along with the many other hideous things. The Inferno
has many Cantos and Circles, each for a different sin or wrong doing towards
another. In each circle and Canto there are different penalties to pay but it
is for sure that each forbidden soul in the Inferno will live forever in eternal
suffering.
Our first soul to discuss is eternally locked in Canto V, Circle Two:
The Carnal. This man, Jason, became king of Cornith by committing adultery
again .....
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Huckleberry Finn - Superstitions
<view this essay>.... This is the first of many compliments Huck bestows on the Grangerfords and their possessions. Huck is impressed by all of the Grangerfords’ belongings and liberally offers compliments. The books are piled on the table "perfectly exact"(111), the table had a cover made from "beautiful oilcloth"(111), and a book was filled with "beautiful stuff and poetry"(111). He even appraises the chairs, noting they are "nice split-bottom chairs, and perfectly sound, too--not bagged down in the middle and busted, like an old basket"(111). It is apparent Huck is more familar with busted chairs than sound ones, and he appreciates the distinction. Huck is also more famila .....
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Regret Or Apology?
<view this essay>.... the
big bad 'S' word, all hell broke loose. One newspaper
article quoted a political scientist as saying, 'To apologize
for substantive things you've done raises the white flag.'"
(107-108).
This political scientist obviously took this statement of regret out of
context.
Previously stated was a comment about "raising the white flag"
which symbolizes retreat, defeat, and weakness. "I think those brave
enough to admit fault would find a... power at home: It's amazing how an
apology, if it seems sincere, can dissipate another's anger.... Erich
Segal got it exactly wrong. Love doesn't mean never having to say you're
sorry. Love means being able to s .....
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Player Piano
<view this essay>.... writers or public relation workers. You may become a writer only if you get a university degree, the literature is heavily censored and you may write only "suitable" facts and create stories about authorized settings. Ordinary people were degraded into a role of passive consumers. They do not have to work anymore; the only really working jobs are either supervisors in industry or agriculture, or reconstruction and restoration groups, or soldiers. But supervisors do not have any work; reconstruction and restoration workers are too numerous to work really; and soldiers are bullied cruelly. The majority of population is bored since they have everything .....
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Joy Luck Club
<view this essay>.... stories. The American culture influences her daughter, Jing Mei, to such a degree that it is hard for Jing Mei to understand her mother's culture and life lessons. Yet it is not until Jing Mei realizes that the key to understanding who her mother was and who she is lies in understanding her mother's life. Jing Mei spends her American life trying to pull away from her Chinese heritage, and therefore also ends up pulling away from her mother. Jing Mei does not understand the culture and does not feel it is necessary to her life. When she grows up it is not "fashionable" to be called by your Chinese name (26). She doesn’t use, understand, or remember the Chin .....
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The Ice Storm Book Vs. Movie C
<view this essay>.... and the Willams. Both of these families were affluent families that lived in New Canaan. The book centers around Wendy and the events that take place during the their thanksgiving in the 70s. The story is pretty simple and is about family strife. Wendy is a typical adolescent exploring her sexuality. At the same time her parents, Ben and Elena are having marital differences. Ben is cheating on his wife with Janey, the wife of his close friend Jim. The irony comes up with Wendy who is has sexual relations with Janey and Jim’s son Mikey and his younger brother Sandy. Wendy’s older brother Paul who goes to boarding school returns home and is sexual in .....
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Frankenstein Vs. Dr. Jekyll
<view this essay>.... career and reputation could be ruined. With a "wild" history, Dr. Jekyll seeks out to find a solution for his shame and guilt of his sins by compounding a potion that could separate the two components, good and evil. Both men with good intentions for the bettering of society did not realize the different rules they were now playing. Neither could predict the horror that was unleashed by their truly limited knowledge and education.
People usually don't set out with a far-fetched and bizarre task of creating "life" out of "death" nor ripping and containing the two side of the double-sided human soul. Events leading up towards the actual decision of pursuing the .....
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Ethan Frome
<view this essay>.... end, everyone else around her too.
Growing up in a small town can be tougher than a big city, because it’s harder to get away from your problems when everyone knows about them and keeps reminding you of them. Amber found that she could at least forget her problems, along with everything else, by going out to parties on the weekends and getting "wasted". She hung out with a good group of girls, and her boyfriend was the captain of the football team, so no one suspected a thing.
One night though, Amber went too far, and when she came home drunk and passed out on her bed, she scared her parents half to death. It was a rough patch in her li .....
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