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Wasn T Didn T
830 words
The True meaning behind the Killing of the
Elephant An elephant has been shot and killed. Wt
a mere act of violence or does it go beyond that?
In this situation, the killing of the elephant
goes far behind self-defense and security. It s
taken to a personal level, which leads to
difficult complications. George Orwell is
overwhelmed with what is expected from him, than
what he knows is morally correct. Even though he
knew emotionally that it was wrong to shoot and
kill the elephant; it was more i...
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Gimpel The Fool Family Values
913 words
Contrasts of the two main characters in Singer s
Gimpel the Fool indicate that they are two totally
different people. These contrasts reveal the
different natures that both characters show
throughout the story. Both Gimpel and his wife
Elka are faced with the same situations, but the
way they handle these situations can be easily
contrasted. The way they are involved with
deceptions, their family values, and their
personalities are just a few of the main points
that can be contrasted. Gimpel and...
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Black E Mo Color Of Their Skin
1,885 words
There were two cops. One said You niggers have to
learn to respect police officers. The other one
said, If you yell or make any noise, I will kill
you. Then one held me and the other shoved the
plunger up my behind. He pulled it out, shoved it
in my mouth, broke my teeth and said, Thats your
censored , nigger. ' (Abner Louima) The police
officers that allegedly performed this act of
racial violence on August 9, 1997 had no reason to
brutally beat and sodomize Abner Louima. They beat
him for the ...
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Good Man Is Hard Man Is Hard To Find
1,460 words
Flannery O? Connor? s story? A Good Man is Hard to
Find, ? is about a family taking a trip to Florida
that all get killed by an escaped convict, how
calls himself the Misfit, and two of his friends.
In this story the reader may assume some of the
men in the story is the man the title refers to,
but as the story unfolds, and the family continues
on their journey, every man on the story displays
a considerable fault. With Regard? s to Flannery
O? Connor? s short story? A Good Man is Hard to
Find? ...
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Odor Of Death Dead
380 words
The hot wind was stinging against my face; I was
trying to find some sort of shelter. The storm was
getting worse. I saw a big funnel coming into the
small city. could feel the wind ripping at my
flesh and clothing. It nocked me into a building,
and I remember nothing until it was over. When I
finally oke up, I was trapped. I couldnt move my
body, and I could barely breathe. It seemed as
though I was under some sort of spell. I couldnt
open my eyes, move my hands, nothing. I heard
people around ...
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Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Claudius Speaks
1,048 words
Hamlet is based on a young prince of Denmark that
must uncover the truth about his fathers death.
Hamlet a play that tells the story of a young
prince whos father recently died. Hamlets uncle
Claudius marries his mother the queen and takes
the throne. As the play is told Hamlet finds out
his father was murdered by the recently crowned
king. The theme that remains constant throughout
the play is appearance versus reality. Four of the
main characters that this theme is best seen
through are Poloni...
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Told Him Mom Lying Here Dying
454 words
DEATH OF AN INNOCENT I went to a party, Mom, I
remembered what you said. You told me not to
drink, Mom, So I drank soda instead. I really felt
proud inside, Mom, The way you said I would. I
didnt drink and drive, Mom, Even though the others
said I should. I know I did the right thing, Mom,
I know you are always right. Now the party is
finally ending, Mom, As everyone is driving out of
sight. As I got into my car, Mom, I knew Id get
home in one piece. Because of the way you raised
me, So responsi...
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Heart Of Darkness Light And Dark
1,371 words
An Inward Journey The journey in Heart of Darkness
traverses not only the capricious waters spanning
our physical world, but also the paradoxical ocean
which exists in the heart of man and all of
mankind. Through Maslow's somewhat fanatical eyes
we view the enigma that is humanity, and the
blurred line between light and dark. It is a
voyage into the deepest recesses of the human
heart and mind, leading to epiphany,
enlightenment, and finally spiraling downwards
into the crevices of a hell existi...
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Quot But Officer Quot Outrunning The Cops Quot Ticket
519 words
How to Get Out of a Speeding Ticket There are many
approaches that we humans use to weasel out of a
speeding ticket. This is not an easy task, but it
has been mastered by a select few. The very
reasonable way of just not speeding is used quite
often. The method of lying is frequently used.
This is sometimes effective and usually safe. The
flirtatious approach (which usually is used only
by females) is tried numerous times on male
officers. Finally, there is the method of "
outrunning the co...
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Law Of God Moral Code
809 words
Picking just one bad habit is like getting only
one piece of candy at Sweet Factory. Once I
finally picked my bad habit I realized how badly I
needed to work on it. Huck had a bad habit he
needed to work on too. Maybe we didn? t know about
it or thought we could get rid of it easily. But
were either of us going to work it out? In the
book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain,
which we were reading in class, the main character
Huck had many bad habits as well. But his one main
bad habit w...
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Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn Huck Finn
681 words
Huck Finn Essay In the Adventures of Huckleberry
Finn, disguises play an important role in
developing the plot. There are many characters
that wear disguises all the time, as well as those
that cannot wear them. Among these characters are
Huck Finn, Jim, the King, Mary Jane, and Aunt
Sally. There are many characters, in Huck Finn,
that disguise themselves to escape trouble or
their past. Huck was one of these characters. Huck
faked his own death to get away from the
troublesome father he had. Th...
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Hester Prynne Abigail Williams
568 words
Trials of Her Sins Hester Prynne, Nathaniel
Hawthorne's character from his novel, The Scarlet
Letter, and Abigail Williams, from The Crucible by
Arthur Miller, have both committed a crime and
they are both hated by their societies. However,
there are also differences between the two
characters. Hester Prynne is the more respectable
Puritan woman of the two because she did not
commit as many sins as Abigail did, she was not as
secretive about it, and her actions only affected
herself and her chil...
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Obstruction Of Justice Circumstantial Evidence
705 words
Even James Dean James Dean Even With Curie,
Jordan, and Lewinsky. None of them were a Dean
There are many parallels that can be drawn between
the impeachment of Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton.
Both involved the obstruction of justice and lying
outright to the American public. But one thing
that was omitted from the Clinton trial was a key
f ure who had the evidence that would clearly
destroy the credibility of the President. The fact
of the matter is that the Prosecutors in the
Clinton Impeachme...
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Catcher In The Rye Holden Feels
872 words
Life s Many Obstacles In J. D. Salinger s The
Catcher in the Rye the protagonist, Holden, is
faced with many obstacles. Like most tragic
heroes, he is a man who is reasonably happy at the
beginning of the tragedy, but as the tragedy
develops, some failure in his personality begins
to affect events, so that his progress is a
movement from happiness to misery. The ultimate
misery results from his final awareness of his
personalities limits or failures. Much of Holden s
misery is a result of his in...
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Golding Novel Lord Lord Of The Flies
777 words
Lord of the Flies We Hate Piggy In many novels
there s usually a character the reader loves that.
Whether that character be a loser, a loner, or
someone who suit chubby, we all have made fun of
that particular person at least once in our lives.
Throughout William Golding s novel, Lord of the
Flies, he illustrates the joy of readers in hating
Piggy s character. In the beginning of the novel,
when Ralph meets Piggy after the plane crash,
Piggy regretfully tells Ralph what the kids used
total him a...
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Lot Of Inner Conflict Death Of A Salesman People
341 words
The book Catcher in the Rye, had a lot of inner
conflict with the main character. He ended up
having to go to a headshrinker to help him with
his problems. He had no idea what to do with his
life and didnt think about what he should do
before he actualy did things. He did do a lot of
things for other people though. He helped those
nuns. He gave them ten dollars for their charity
box. He also had a lot of troubles with school. He
got kicked out of other schools, and he really
didnt care. All he w...
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Killed His Wife Plays An Important Role
736 words
ShakespearesOthello Irony in Othello Shakespeare's
plays rely largely on irony. There are three kinds
of irony presented in this novel. They are:
situational, verbal, and dramatic. Irony plays an
important role in Othello. It creates suspense,
and adds interest to the story. There are many
examples of situational irony in this play.
Cassios was the one Iago wanted dead or out of his
position. At the end of the play, Cassios was the
only one that did not die and Othello actually
promoted him to a...
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Protection Agencies Port Arthur
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Slaughter 1 English 1301 - 020 Mr. Sanborn 19
November 98 Polluting America Do you ever wonder
what you are inhaling into your lungs? Are you
concerned? When you drive past large chemical
plants, do you see the large amounts of smoke
continuously being released into the air? Did you
realize that the pollution released is probably
more than legally released? Many people do not
consider the danger we are in. We are breathing
chemicals into our lungs that harm our bodies and
organs. Many industrial...
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Twin Brother Love One
678 words
Rage Of Love The wind blew fiercely through the
innocent eyes of love. The two love bird s are
like two pieces of ice stuck together in a
freezer. Tenchu has short black hair, and is
wearing a karate dojo gee. The color of his shirt
is white as the color of white wine. His pants
black, yet it was suitable for him. They were
holding hands, and walking slowly through the
park. Mitsmu was looking beautiful as ever. She
had on some tight pants, and a dark green tank
top. Walking through the park wit...
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Volpone And Mosca Taking Advantage Play
1,022 words
Examination of twenty lines of Volpone In lines 78
to 8 on page 28, Jonson s unique style of writing
is present. Secondly, there is the characters
themselves to analyse. As always, the whole of the
story line is present within these lines. The
first thing that I have to comment upon is line
78. Here, we see Volpone lying down (keep you
still sir). This is a demonstration of how he
makes his money. The position that he is assuming
can be compared to that of a prostitute when
making her money. Ind...
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