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Alfred Doolittle Ha Ha
1,270 wordsHiggins and Pickering show up the next day at Mrs. Higgins' home in a state of distraction because Eliza has run away. They are interrupted by Alfred Doolittle, who enters resplendently dressed, as if he were the bridegroom of a very fashionable wedding. He has come to take issue with Henry Higgins for destroying his happiness. It turns out that Higgins wrote a letter to a millionaire jokingly recommending Doolittle as a most original moralist, so that in his will the millionaire left Doolittle ...
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Century B C Role Reversal
1,185 wordsAristophanes was a "craft" comedy poet in the fourth century B. C. during the time of the Peloponnesian War. Aristophanes' usual style was to be too satirical, and suggesting the outlandish. He shows little mercy when mocking Socrates and his "new-fangled ideas" which were most likely designed to destroy the cohesiveness of society and lead to The most absurd and humorous of Aristophanes' comedies are those in which the main characters, the heroes of the story, are women. Smart One of the most f...
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Juvenile Delinquent Police Officers
1,550 wordsThey Cage the Animals at Night is a heart-wrenching autobiography in the form of a novel. This book is written by Jennings Michael Burch, who is the main character. His father is an often drunk alcoholic and has left a family of six boys to his wife. The oldest is George, who follows the steps of his father and also gets drunk. He is also a smoker. Contrary to his father though, he tries to support the family, although he takes a lot from it. Next is Walter, who spends most of his life studying ...
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For Kicks By Dick Francis
771 wordsDaniel Roke, an experienced Australian stud farmer, has been hired to investigate a series of horse doping's throughout England's racing circuit. Dan, hoping to break free from his dull and tedious life in Australia, accepted the offer when it was presented to him by The Earl of October. Seeing as how October was one of the most respected and successful people in the business, Dan was offered 20, 000 pounds for the completion of his job. With his family in mind Dan set off to October's stables w...
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Louis Xvi French Revolution
1,483 words... ts and constitutions, the establishment of legal equality among all citizens, experiments with representative democracy, the incorporation of the church into the state, and the reconstruction of state administration and the law code. Many of these changes were adopted elsewhere in Europe as well. Change was a matter of choice in some places, but in others it was imposed by the French army during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792 - 1797) and the Napoleonic Wars (1799 - 1815). To later gener...
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Made Her Feel Jilting Of Granny Weatherall
1,033 wordsIn "Miss Brill, "The Chrysanthemums" and "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" each female protagonists has an insight about them self. They each learn something new about the world they live in. The three women who are discussed in these stories have lived very uneventful lives and are just thriving for something to happen. Miss Brill is a lonely old lady, who is a school teacher and lives in France. In her spare time she likes to get dressed up in her fur wrap and then go to the park. Since littl...
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Man In The Yellow Hat Man In The Yellow George
612 wordsFriends are appreciated the most in times of need. They calm you down when you are stressed and comfort you when you cry but first and foremost they are there when you get in trouble. A couple of friends that are shining examples of sticking together in times of trouble are Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat. No matter what kind of trouble Curious George got into the Man in the Yellow Hat was always there to bail him out. There were many times when George has somehow gotten himself int...
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Bring His Family Town From Thirst Bomb
734 wordsAfter the Bomb written by Gloria Miklowitz is a thrilling novel that takes place before, during, and after a bomb which supposedly was sent from Russia by accident. L. A. and surrounding cities are all altered by the disastrous happening. Philip Singer a teenager is in a position as leader of the family. His brother Matt is awfully sick, possibly from radiation, his father was away at work during the blast and for all Philip knows he might be dead, and his mother was desperately injured and need...
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Meaning And Purpose Real Life
1,055 wordsWhen most people consider how to tell a story, they think in terms of plot and character. While these are often the most visible aspects of a story, there is an underlying foundation of principles that support a well-told story. These principles could be compared to a house foundation. Without a solid foundation, the other effects of the house, its "character and design, " cannot be fully enjoyed. In the same fashion, the principles of storytelling are also mostly out of sight, but the effect of...
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Person B Gandhi People
556 wordsJesus said, You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth. But now I tell you: do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, let them slap your left cheek too love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Is it possible to follow this teaching of Jesus today? The answer is yes, conveying this teaching is possible. There are still some people who do live in this way. One person who lived this way was Mohandas Gandhi. Gand...
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Howards End Book Review
1,331 wordsHowards End by E. M. Forster deals with the conflict of class distinctions and human relationships. The quintessence of the main theme of this lovely novel is: "Only connect! Only connect the prose and passion and human love will be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer. " This excerpt represents the main idea that Forster carries through the book: relationships, not social status, are -- or at least should be -- the most important thing for people. Howards End was written in 1910. Tha...
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Folk Dance Ad Arabs Punjab
720 wordsPunjab, state in northwestern India, bordered on the north by Jammu and Kashmir state and Himachal Pradesh state, on the east and south by Haryana state, on the south and southwest by Rajasthan state, and on the west by Pakistan. Punjab state lies between the great systems of the Indus and Ganges river. Punjab had a population of 20, 281, 969. Chandigarh is the state capital. The population of Punjab consists mainly of Punjabis, Jat's, and Rajputs. The official language is Punjabi. The majority ...
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Macbeth Hero Or Villain
1,495 wordsMacbeth is a play by William Shakespeare that shows a protagonist going from bad to worse throughout the play. Shakespeare wrote this play, taking in mind current affairs at the time of 1603 - 1606. This is the time when a Scottish king, James I was given the English crown. This king was obsessed with witches, so Shakespeare brought this theme strongly into the play. It also brings the theme of treachery towards the King. This pleased King James and also pleased him about showing the line of Stu...
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Strongly Anti Boer Boers Treated British
492 wordsThere were significant political conflicts between the two sides. The Boers treated all blacks very badly and did not give basic human rights even to the blacks working for them. They made them pay taxes but could not vote. It was said to be through religious reasons that the Boers treated blacks so badly. This awful treatment infuriated the British, who had abolished slavery in all its colonies as well as at home in 1834. The Dutch wanted to keep its slaves. Europeans working in the Boer territ...
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Picnic At Hanging Rock
1,208 wordsThe shadow of the Rock has grown darker and longer. At the beginning of the book, on St. Valentines Day, nineteen girls and their two school mistresses from the Appleyard College leave for a picnic to Hanging Rock. The girls are all wearing white and clean clothes. That symbolizes purity, cleanness, properness and virginity. Thereby author, Joan Lindsay, tries to show, the contrast between these girls and the hard, brutal and ruthless nature. The atmosphere is very positive- everything and every...
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Orestia The Death Of Love Birth Vengeance
1,002 wordsIt all started when Thyestes seduced Atreus wife and contested his right to the throne. To get even, Atreus killed Thyestes children and fed them to him. When Thyestes realized what his brother had done he cursed him and his descendants. From that point on the house of Atreus saw many wrongs and much retaliation. Vengeance was the theme that surrounded it. Theres a Spanish quote that comes to mind when I think of the House of Atreus; La ventana nunca es buena, mata el alma y te envenena. Which m...
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French And English Fur Trade
877 wordsThe North American Continent had vast amounts of natives scattered around it. The lives of the natives all changed with the arrival of the Europeans. The Spanish claimed South America, Mexico and the Southwest part of the US; the French claimed the Midwest part of the US and the northeast part of Canada; the British claimed the eastern part of the US and the rest of Canada. These invaders taking over their land for the most part, enraged the natives. The conflicts in the colonies would rage on w...
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Character Themes In Great Expectations
408 wordsIn this book, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, we are exposed to various types of affections. We encounter obsession, love and friendship. These three emotions are explored through the relations that develop between the main characters. The relationship between Pip, Estella, Joe and Mrs. Joe, changes as additional characters are introduced into the story. One love relationship that Dickens tells us about is between Pip and Estella. Pip is obsessed by her and would do anything to please her...
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Harpers Ferry General Lee
1,208 wordsThe Civil War, the battle of Antietam; what comes to mind when it is mentioned? To me the first thing that comes to mind is a bloody battle in our nations history. But what were the Leaders like? What did they think? How did they win and loose their battles? Having visited the battlefields and living in the area for 6 months, I've come to learn more about it and realize its purpose. General "Stonewall" Jackson is one pertinent general that comes to my mind. Another would be General Robert E. Lee...
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History Of The Aids Virus In Africa
1,484 wordsAcquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, more commonly known as AIDS is often referred to as a global killer. In Sub-Saharan Africa AIDS has reached pandemic proportions with 14 million dead already, and 23 million more infected. Africa constitutes 10 % of the worlds population, and is now the home to 90 % of all new HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus, which causes AIDS) infections, giving it the highest AIDS frequency in the world. I would like to discuss how unsafe African sex practices have contri...
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