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Analysis Of Carson Story A Tree Rock Cloud
1,740 wordsThe man said slowly: I love you. I did not mean to tease you, Son, he said. Sit down and have a beer with me. There is something I have to explain (126). This is the way in which the old man introduces himself to a young paperboy in Carson McCullers short story A Tree, A Rock, A Cloud. He later explains what he means by his comments and informs the boy about his science of love. The mans science of love is the central focus of the story. The story is not expressly opinionated about the strangers...
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Erich Maria Remarque Quiet On The Western Front
1,759 wordsThe destructiveness of war can be understood upon several levels. Primarily, war exposes innocent lives to violence so unforgiving that it leaves physical and mental scarring to the victims for the rest of their existence. War destroys the bonds that soldiers have built with their family, friends and former lives in their pre-enlistment years. War strips all the baggage of life away from the participant, leaving only the raw emotion to be endured by the soldier. Fear, hate, passion, confusion, e...
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Death Of A Salesman Willy Believes
996 wordsArthur Millers literary play, Death of a Salesman, sets up a theme involving the American Dream and the main character, Willy Loan, in a downward spiral. Death of a Salesman shows that all men must be sentenced to discover their own smallness rather than hiding behind the illusion of a big man who is undone by his own greatness. The major theme is that one must be able, in general, to distinguish between reality and illusion, which becomes harder for Willy to do as his life spirals out of contro...
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Prince Charming Snow White
435 wordsSnow White lays asleep in her bed, awaiting a kiss form her prince charming. Suddenly her wooden bed turns to metal and the pictures of flowers transform into posters of Blink- 182. In strides a young man with baggy pants and a blue Mohawk. In the background we hear the sounds of freeway congestion: horns blowing, music blaring, irate people screaming and tires screeching. "Prince Charming" bends down and kisses her. Slowly she awakens, sits up and screams, Ohhhhhh myyyyyyy gawd! Where am I?" Pr...
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Couple Of Years Grendel Mother
1,262 wordsIt was a dark and dreary night. The sky was full of clouds, and the ground was full of fog. There was no light to be seen for miles; especially, in the dark swampy forest. On that night, something came into the world that would change the way of life forever. On that night, Grendel was born. His mother, a terrible and mean monster, brought Grendel into this world. Since his mother was a monster, so was Grendel; however, that does not mean that Grendel was mean also. As the years progressed, Gren...
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Miss Drew Train Tracks Billy
987 wordsBilly Bathgate, is a book of a young boys transition into manhood. It is an amazingly well-written book that intrigued me the entire way through. It starts out in Billy's hometown, the Bronx of New York in the twenties; a time of social unrest and prohibition. The apartment building Billy lives in is not the epitome of cleanliness. The streets are littered with papers and loud noises of the trains that go by every hour. Rundown little bungalows and an occasional three-story fake brick building s...
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Mountains Of Ignorance Valley Of Sound Milo
886 wordsMilo, a very bored little boy, receives an unusual package one day: a make- believe tollbooth. When he drives through it in his electric toy car, he is suddenly transported to the Lands Beyond, a fantastic world of imagination. On his way to Dictionopolis, one of the country's two capitals, he meets Tock, the watchdog who joins him on his journey. In Dictionopolis, Milo meets King Azaz who presides over the world of letters and words. Azaz sends Milo on a mission to rescue two princesses, Rhyme ...
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Ethan And Mattie Rocking Chair
1,057 words... er recurring pains any longer, and has resolved to set out for Bettsbridge on an overnight visit in order to see a new doctor. Ethan quickly agrees to Zeena's proposal that Jotham Powell, the hired man, drive her to the train station. He would drive her himself, he says, but he must collect a direct cash payment from Andrew Hale upon his delivery of a load of wood that afternoon. Ethan's excuse is a lie, since Hale is unlikely to pay up, but Ethan has no desire to go for a long ride with his...
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Edgar Allan Seamless Crafting Of The Raven
1,932 wordsEvery writer wants to have a writing of his or hers be a best seller from the instant he submits it to the printer. Very few people ever accomplish this feat. Edgar Allan Poe, however, seemed to have a knack for making popular poems and tales. One of his works, The Raven, was an instant success with all kinds of people (Mabbott 350). Although a few writers would agree with T. S. Eliot when he said that Poe's writing has a pre adolescent mentality (Kennedy 111), this poem is thought by many more ...
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Ill Just Clean Back Into Bed Thought
717 wordsI was drifting off to sleep while listening to the summer nights breeze, rustling the leaves on the oak, outside my window. It was peaceful, dreamy, and most of all, safe. I was almost asleep when a loud buzzing sound filled my ear. A disturbing annoyance cancelled all my thoughts of sleep, and it disturbed all the peace. Buzzzzzzzz... buzzzzzzzz... buzzzzzzz. Only a mosquito can make that sound. How did it get in here? I thought. Buzzzzz... buzzzzzzz. I swatted and slapped at that annoying crea...
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Science And Religion Beginning Of Time
1,820 words... her own innocent nature. Edmund, however, is seen to fall prey to temptation because of his greed for the chocolate that the Witch gives him; chocolate is a timeless metaphor for the temptations of the flesh that lead us away from our good judgment. Singleton also points out that the role of the children as followers of Aslan is indicative of the manner in which Christ expects his people to aid him in the good fight against evil and oppression: Another significant parallel is this: Aslan's l...
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Big Rock Head Back Children
800 wordsThe Story. It is the first day after the BIG move. The weather was so warm, sunny, and inviting that staying indoors would simply be a crime. The ocean nearby is making the inviting sounds, with the waves coming and going softly against the shore. The children were all very eager to go on a walk, after all the whole aspect of moving houses was really hard on them. Actually, not so much the actual change of houses, as the fact that they have left all of their friends behind, and the whole communi...
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Middle Of The Road Time Passes
1,270 wordsCreative Story: Dorko One day, Dorko walks into a popular fast food joint for no other reason than that is where his feet took him. Taking haphazard bites from other customers food, he crookedly makes his way to the line at a cash register. Of course, the act of getting in line was a complete accident. He stares at the menu; he stares at the employees; he stares at a man picking his pockets. Need help? start Dorko, Here, it makes things a lot easier if I just hand you my wallet. Preferably with ...
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Dirty Clothes One Home
1,274 wordsId Memories Old Memories I put your red sweater under your flannel shirt. The red one is warmer than the gray one so wear it when the temperature gets low. Inside the black plastic bag is some medicine. These are for cold and flu. Take them when you dont feel well. If you start coughing, take those green capsules plus one of these yellow antibiotics. Remember, just one. They are really strong. Dont take those white tablets during the day because they make you feel drowsy. But if you... Mom, I kn...
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Salem Witch Trials Trail Of Tears
460 wordsWhen we think of the United States we think of equality and justice for all people no matter how far back you go back in our history. Sadly, this hasnt always been the case, in this land of hope and freedom peoples lives have been taken unjustly to pursue outlandish stories of witchcraft. Native people have been removed from their home land, forced to travel thousands of miles under harsh conditions just so settlers could push on to the gold rich lands. The witchcraft trials depicted in Arthur M...
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Life Is Not Always Fair Small Crowd Of People Day
626 wordsThroughout my eighteen years of experience, I have learned that life is not always fair. Sometimes certain unexpected and unexplainable events can change ones outlook on life. Upon witnessing the tragic death of another human being, I suddenly realized just how fragile and unpredictable life can be. It was June 3, 1994, the day of my high school picnic to kenny wood Amusement Park. The day looked beautiful and sunny without a cloud in the sky. A few friends and I were having a great time riding ...
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Turn Of The Screw Intimate Relationship
1,691 wordsEven in her first glimpse of Miles, the governess in Henry James Turn of the Screw feels instant adoration and affection for the boy who she describes as innocent, at least by outward appearance. As she grows to know Miles, she develops not only an attachment towards him, but an obsession as well. The governess longs to protect Miles from evil, to protect him from Peter Quint a man whom she has not only never met, but who is also dead. The closing chapter of Turn of the Screw demonstrates clearl...
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Willy Loman Huge Role
691 wordsIn Arthur Miller s Death of a Salesman, though appearing only briefly, the woman who Willy Loman has an affair with plays a crucial role in the events that take place throughout the play. She first appears in a flashback more than three-fourths the way through the work, and yet plays the part of a turning point in Willy s life. However, in the few pages in which she appears, the woman ties together many loose ends of the play. From the beginning of the play, the strain on the relationship betwee...
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Willy Life Don T Car
813 wordsThe cars that Willy Lowman own in Death of a Salesman symbolizes his mental well-being throughout his life. This will be examined in three separate sections, Willy s flashbacks, the present time sections of the play, and finally the car crash. These explanations will be presented in chronological order to keep things from becoming confusing. When Willy is having flashbacks on his life it is shown that he was a very happy and stable person, the kind of person people liked. He had a job which let ...
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George And Lennie Lennie
569 wordsClinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation, George and Lennie desperately seek to escape their poverty, and strive to transform their chimerical dream into a reality. This heartfelt dream is what sets George and Lennie aside from the other men, yet ironically it is so easily shattered. Throughout the book Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck, copious comparisons to animals are stated, signifying that their antagonistic way of life was not suitable for humans; This animal imagery he...
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