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All The Presidents Men
... headquarters. His editor told him that the break in had occurred late the previous night. The authorities had arrested five, of the five in custody, four of them were Cuban-American Miami citizens. They were found to be in the possession of high-tech surveillance and communication devices, along with hundreds of dollars, mostly in $100 bills, in sequential order. They also discovered address books, one of which included a telephone number for Howard E. Hunt, a member of the White House. This was the first indication that the President and his cabinet might be involved in this break in. Woodward and Bernsein's ...
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Kate Chopins The Awakening
... Mrs. Lebrun's son, slowly stroll from the beach. He urges Edna to swim at a cooler time of the day after he notes her sunburn. He invites Robert to play some billiards at Klein's hotel, but Robert prefers to stay and talk with Edna.
Edna is handsome, engaging woman. Robert is a clean-shaven, carefree young man. He discusses his plans to go to Mexico at the end of the summer on business. She talks about her childhood in Kentucky bluegrass country and her sister's upcoming wedding.
Leonce wakes Edna when he enters the bedroom that night. He relates his experiences of the evening, but she responds only with sleepy ...
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“Harrison Bergeron”: Individuality
... of the empire and their choices of life. He explains all the
rules and regulations that the people have to live by. The reader is then
assumed to understand that the rules and regulations are ridiculous and
absurd. Vennegut does this so that people will realize that we are all not
meant to be the same we are each our own person.
Some examples of this, for instance, are making the strong and the
weak equal. In order to do this, the strong must carry around many weights
on their shoulders. By doing this, it makes the strong weak. Another
example, is making the beautiful look like the ugly.The beautiful would
ha ...
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Book Gullivers Travel
... Defoe was knowledgeable and proficient in seamanship. He understood the workings of a ship and the skills required for its operation. Daniel Defoe, an intelligent man who is knowledgeable in self defense and military tactics, which is reflected in the actions of Robinson Crusoe who insists on always one step ahead of his opponent, whether it be an enemy, nature or himself. Robinson Crusoe is the know all, does all type of person. He becomes stranded on a remote island and does whatever is necessary to survive. After being on the island for several years Crusoe learns to adapt to his surroundings, an important f ...
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The Magic Circle
... while summoning demons that try to turn her into a witch. A man asked her to heal his child with an extra finger, but instead of using her powers she simply bites it off and then she foolishly steps out of to grasp the once desired ring and is regrettably she is turned into a witch.
A boy named Peter is one of her patients. The Ugly one cures him and they become friends. Peter teaches her all he knows about the devils. Peter is a normal young child who keeps his faith in The Ugly one till the end. Peter turns into a strong young man who is very knowledgeable about anatomy and demons due to his studies in boo ...
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: Power
... brought up for "therapeutic
reasons", but when McMurphy came all that changed. That made the nurse furious,
that was her way of keeping perfect control and power over the patients.
McMurphy had complete power over the patients from when he first came in.
Nobody like him had ever been in the ward before. He came in singing and
laughing, something that no one had heard in a long time. He walked around the
room shaking hands, introducing himself to everyone, even the chronics. He
taught the acutes how to play cards and he taught them to gamble. His very
first bet though was that he could get the best of nurse Ratc ...
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Animal Farm By George Orwell
... future. He is the main animal who got the rebellion started even though he died before it actually began. Old Major’s role compares to Lenin and Marx whose ideas were to lead to the communist revolution. Animal Farm is a criticism of Karl Marx, as well as a novel perpetuating his convictions of democratic Socialism. (Zwerdling, 20). Lenin became leader and teacher of the working class in Russia, and their determination to struggle against capitalism. Like Old Major, Lenin and Marx wrote essays and gave speeches to the working class poor. The working class in Russia, as compared with the barnyard animals in Animal ...
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Blakes London And The Chimney
... and marriage are the result of humankind’s carelessness. He explores this point of view particularly in two of his poems “London” and “The Chimney Sweeper” both from “The Songs of Innocence”. He voices his disapproval over these injustices caused by humankind primarily through the use of irony, imagery, symbolism and a clever choice of language.
Through a set of literary devices such as imagery and language, Blake protests against various forms of oppression resulting from humans in his poem “London” which speaks about a slice of life in London in his times. Bla ...
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Catcher In The Rye: Holden A Victim Of Society
... the anger Holden
endures allures him to leave Pencey early and retreat back to New York City,
his home. Holden inhabits a hotel upon his return to the city, and there
he encounters a prostitute; his innocence dominates his notoriety
resulting in a minor conflict between the hooker and her pimp. Holden
telephones many acquaintances in an attempt to ease his boredom among the
remaining days. In very few occurrences, he achieves success. The wrath
of the "phonies" constantly plagues Holden pending the sessions with the
psychoanalyst; the treatment bequeathed to Holden consists of a "rest cure".
Even af ...
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Difference Of Character Develo
... blooded killer. The epic poem Beowulf describes the most heroic man of the Anglo-Saxon times. The hero, Beowulf, is a seemingly invincible person with all the extraordinary traits required of a hero. He is able to use his super-human physical strength and courage to put his people before himself. He encounters hideous monsters and the most ferocious of beasts but he never fears the threat of death. His leadership skills are superb and he is even able to boast about all his achievements. Beowulf is the ultimate epic hero who risks his life countless times for immortal glory and for the good of others. Beowulf is the p ...
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