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Hannibal Crosses The Alps
1,256 wordsThe march of Hannibal across the Alps onto Italy is thought to be legendary. Having read this book, that mere sentence is reiterated to its full extent. He had to fight his way through a Roman army, cross the Pyrenees (themselves a difficult range of mountains), then fight his way across southern France, for this area was under Roman control, then cross the formidable Alps. The scope of this accomplishment is often overlooked for Hannibal did much more than cross the formidable Alps. Hannibal Cr...
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Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde Evil Will Prevail
1,527 wordsIn the 1886 classic, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, author Robert Louis Stevenson creates a mysterious tale of good versus evil and the dual nature of man. It is for the reader to decide if good or evil prevails in the end. In this argumentation, evil prevails. Jekyll asserts, Man is not truly one, but truly two, in other words every man has the ability to be good or evil. But Dr. Jekyll's potion, which he hoped would separate the two good and evil elements, succeeds only in bringi...
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Theme Analysis Of Shelley Frankenstein
434 wordsOne theme discussed by Shelley in the novel is birth and creation. She does this through the main character, Victor Frankenstein, who succeeds in creating a human life form. In doing this, Frankenstein has taken over the roles of women and God. Shelley discusses how Frankenstein has used his laboratory or workshop of filthy creation (page 53) as a kind of womb as he has worked on his creation. He also refers to his task as his labour, suggesting that he has literally given birth to his creation....
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Verona Heath Ledger Patrick Verona Heath Ledger Kat
1,514 wordsSet in the fictional Padua High School (and filmed in handsome locations in Seattle and Tacoma), " 10 Things I Hate About You" deliriously hurls us into a single-minded teen milieu, creating a definite look, code of manners and witty jargon that encloses us in a strictly contemporary world. It's Shakespeare by way of "Dawson's Creek, " and it's engaging fun. Padua High is the home-away-from-home for the cheerily popular Bianca, one of two Stratford sisters around which June's action swirls. Bian...
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First Person Narrative Farewell To Arms
2,358 wordsDiscuss how Ernest Hemmingway and Louis De Bernieres present the effects of war on the individual in A Farewell to Arms and Captain Corelli s Mandolin. Although some critics disapprove of De Bernieres portrayal of life in Greece during world war two (1), in particular his depiction of the Germans, there is no doubt that he succeeds in bringing to life the hideous and brutal world that he sets out to create, They fell to their knees, their hands flailing. their mouths filling with the dry and dus...
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Civil War Era Suffering And Death
1,672 wordsTitle: Book Review: Chicamauga by Shelby Foote Subject: 1 Type: other book review Academic Level: College Content: Solid, detailed book review in Civil War context Description: A review of a book dealing with the Civil War Book Review One: Chickamauga Suffering has no flag. Pain has no territory. Death visits us all. These are human experiences which transcend any qualities we may attribute to ourselves. Most people have heard and read of the politics, the power, and the epic battles of the civi...
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19 Th Century Status In Society
2,082 wordsHoratio Alger is remembered as the 19 th century novelist who wrote and popularized the American rags to riches story. His first book Ragged Dick tells of a misfortune boy named Dick Hunter who, through a combination of good ethics, hard work, luck, and help from supporter who believes in him becomes a prosperous and a wealthy young man. The book Ragged Dick, written in 1867, is about the success story of Dick Hunter. Dick is a bootblack in New York City who is near starvation. He sleeps in the ...
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