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  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the author intends the reader to learn that you shouldn't judge people by there race. Later on I will be telling you about a life as the Cunningham's, Bob Ewell, and Atticus. So if you listen up and pay attention you will almost be as smart as me. The Cunninghams were the poor family they were so poor they couldn't afford shoes for the family

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    Essay Length: 670 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 26, 2010 By: David
  • Character Analysis on Jing-Mei in “two Kinds”

    Character Analysis on Jing-Mei in “two Kinds”

    “Two Kinds,” by Amy Tan is a story in which a Chinese mother believes that her daughter can do anything in the United States as long as she puts her mind to it and decides to push her daughter, Jing-Mei, into being a prodigy. Unfortuantely, Jing-Mei and her mother do not share the same views on things. Jing-Mei wants to establish her own identity apart from her mother and feels that she can be successful

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    Essay Length: 594 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 26, 2010 By: Kevin
  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Have you ever seen a Mockinbird before? All they do is sing for people to hear, never harming anyone. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird Scout and Jem were told it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird, but in some ways Tom Robinson and Boo Radely became Mockingbirds themselves. Scout and Jem were also Mockingbirds at one point in the book. Mockingbird is the representation of someone who bothers no one, and is

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    Essay Length: 437 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 26, 2010 By: Mike
  • To Kill a Mocking Bird

    To Kill a Mocking Bird

    To Kill a Mocking Bird Essay "remember its a sin to kill a mockingbird" That was the only time i herd Atticus say it was a sin to do some thing... It is a sin to kill a mockingbird. this is repeatedly exemplified in this book. For example Tom Robinson, Atticus and Boo Radly were all "mockingbirds" in the book To Kill A Mockinbird by. Harpor Lee. Atticus was because he was disliked by some

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    Essay Length: 843 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: May 27, 2010 By: Janna
  • The Plight of Prejudice in to Kill a Mockingbird

    The Plight of Prejudice in to Kill a Mockingbird

    The Plight of Prejudice in To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird has had a large influence on English Literature and is most definitely Harper Lee’s greatest masterpiece. Many topics of human morals have been touched in this novel. To be more specific, the topic of prejudice towards African-Americans in the southern states is a very prominent one. This book reflects reasons why prejudice exists, the inner strength of the black community, and what

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    Essay Length: 528 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 28, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Characters in Beowulf (beowulf, Unferth & Grendel)

    Characters in Beowulf (beowulf, Unferth & Grendel)

    The epic of Beowulf is host to a number of different characters, all led by differing morals and opposing codes of conduct. The poem’s characters of Beowulf, Unferth and Grendel manage to illustrate the outcome and consequences of these variations of character, and it is said by many scholars that they are presented to the audience to be moral examples (Ogilvy, 40). To indicate exactly what kinds of characters these three are and the roles

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    Essay Length: 403 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 29, 2010 By: Bred
  • Character Analysis from Uncle Tom’s Cabin

    Character Analysis from Uncle Tom’s Cabin

    Probably the most complex female character in the novel, Ophelia deserves special attention from the reader because she is treated as a surrogate for Stowe's intended audience. It’s as if Stowe conceived an imaginary picture of her intended reader, then brought that reader into the book as a character. Ophelia embodies what Stowe considered a widespread Northern problem; the white person who opposes slavery on a theoretical level but feels racial prejudice and hatred in

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    Essay Length: 264 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 30, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Pride and Prejudice Characters

    Pride and Prejudice Characters

    Elizabeth Bennet is the female protagonist of the novel. She appeared at first through the conversation of her parents “…Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters…” The novel is told according to the changes in her thoughts. Elizabeth was born in a middle class family. They owned a small country estate of Longbourn in England. The strory took place in the time of 18th-19th centrury, where the class distinction was still deep in

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    Essay Length: 305 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: May 30, 2010 By: regina
  • Character Analysis of Medea

    Character Analysis of Medea

    Character Analysis of Medea Medea was a devotee of the goddess Hecate, and one of the great sorceresses of the ancient world. She was the daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis, and the granddaughter of Helios, the sun god. King Aeetes’ most valuable possession was a golden ram’s fleece. When Jason and the crew of the Argo arrived at Colchis seeking the Golden Fleece, Aeetes was unwilling to relinquish it and set Jason a

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    Submitted: June 1, 2010 By: Edward
  • Give a Boy a Gun - Characters

    Give a Boy a Gun - Characters

    Chelsea Baker – new student on the Middletown high school Citation: It’s like, are you in the popular crowd or not? Beth Bender – teacher on the Middletown high school. Brendan was called in her office one day. He says just about “yes, ma’amed” and “no, ma’amed”. Yes ma’am, everything is fine. No ma’am, I don’t have a problem with anyone. But you could see the pain and anger in his eyes. Citation: What Brendan

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    Essay Length: 614 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: June 4, 2010 By: Anna
  • Killing Mr Griffin

    Killing Mr Griffin

    Killing Mr. Griffin is about a group of teenagers with a really strict English teacher. One day some students get fed up with the nonsense of the teacher criticising everything they do and not accepting late papers. One windy day a student named jeff, got quite agrivated with his teacher, Mr. Griffin, and said but not meaning " He's the kind of guy you would like to kill". His good friend Mark Kinney took

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    Essay Length: 559 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: June 5, 2010 By: Jack
  • Analysis of Hamlet’s Emotional Character

    Analysis of Hamlet’s Emotional Character

    Disillusionment. Depression. Despair. These are the burning emotions churning in young Hamlet's soul as he attempts to come to terms with his father's death and his mother's incestuous, illicit marriage. While Hamlet tries to pick up the pieces of his shattered idealism, he consciously embarks on a quest to seek the truth hidden in Elsinore; this, in stark contrast to Claudius' fervent attempts to obscure the truth of murder. Deception versus truth; illusion versus reality.

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    Submitted: June 5, 2010 By: Victor
  • "contents of the Dead Man’s Pockets" Main Character Essay

    "contents of the Dead Man’s Pockets" Main Character Essay

    In the story, “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket,” the main character is Tom Benecke. As the story progresses, he is faced with many decisions. He is forced to act quickly and because of this, many things about him change. In the story, Tom is ambitious, self-centered, and impatient. These three traits change significantly throughout the story. Tom is a very ambitious person when it comes to his work. He is caught up in getting

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    Submitted: June 5, 2010 By: Monika
  • Silence Killing Your Company?

    Silence Killing Your Company?

    Jesse Holden November 3, 2005 Management 420 Civil Disobedience After reading both articles “Silence Killing Your Company?” and “Civil Disobedience I have come to many conclusions in respect to silencing one’s self in the face of authority. It is very important to me that when I am faced with a situation that I express myself fully and to the extent that I may be shunned from the group. In many situations people find it hard

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    Essay Length: 1,285 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: June 5, 2010 By: Jessica
  • A Time to Kill

    A Time to Kill

    A Time to Kill The law field is one of controversy and uncertainty. Many people have suffered the loss or injury of a loved one due to the crime of another. I believe the justice system as it is written on paper is flawless. Those who practice law or are sworn to uphold the law are the ones who carry the flaws. At times the fault can fall on no one, for we are all

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    Essay Length: 1,383 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: June 6, 2010 By: Mike
  • Licensed to Kill

    Licensed to Kill

    Licensed to Kill Is there a difference between murder and justifiable murder? By definition, a murder is the unlawful killing of one human by another, especially with premeditated malice. In contrast, the definition of a justifiable murder is a non-criminal homicide, usually committed in self-defense of another. The real question is, is there really a difference between justifiable murder and murder. When someone is killed, they are either killed from an accident, natural causes, or

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    Submitted: June 7, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Character Relations and Literary Elements in Alice in Wonderland

    Character Relations and Literary Elements in Alice in Wonderland

    “Go on a journey, And roam the streets. Can't see the way out, And so use the stars. She sits for eternity, And then climbs out.” These lyrics, taken from Sigur Rуs’ Glуsуli, depict a sort of awakening or beginning of new life. In the novel Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and Through The Looking-Glass And What She Found There by Lewis Carroll, Alice undergoes a kind of awakening or embarkation on a life journey when

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    Essay Length: 741 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: June 8, 2010 By: Edward
  • Both “to Kill a Mockingbird” and “the Power of one” Demonstrate That one Person Who Is Willing to Take Risks and Sacrifices Really Can Influence a Society and Initiate Significant Change in Attitudes

    Both “to Kill a Mockingbird” and “the Power of one” Demonstrate That one Person Who Is Willing to Take Risks and Sacrifices Really Can Influence a Society and Initiate Significant Change in Attitudes

    A shift in the attitudes and beliefs of any ancestral society is most often a convoluted and lengthy task, caused by a combination of many people’s actions. The text “To Kill A Mockingbird,” and the film “The Power of One,” address the extent of influence one person’s risk and sacrifice can have on the ideologies that are adhered to by a society. Both stories contain characters that show courage and morality by acting on their

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    Submitted: June 10, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Joan and Eunice Parchman : Killed the Coverdales Family

    Joan and Eunice Parchman : Killed the Coverdales Family

    George Coverdales: Head of the Coverdale family, 57 years old, remarried Jacqueline Coverdales: George’s second wife, Children of George and Jacqueline Gilles: Son of Jacqueline Melinda: Daughter of George (Peter) Joan and Eunice Parchman : killed the Coverdales family (Eunice Parchman = illiteracy) In the beginning of the story, Jacque went to London to interview a housekeeper, called Eunice Parchman. After the short interview, Jacque was almost sure that Eunice Parchman was the exactly housekeeper

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    Essay Length: 1,176 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: June 10, 2010 By: July
  • Comparative Character Analysis of Classical Vs. Modern Tragic Protagonists

    Comparative Character Analysis of Classical Vs. Modern Tragic Protagonists

    Comparative Character Analysis of Classical Vs. Modern Tragic Protagonists. A hero/ heroine is described as the principal male/ female character in a literary or dramatic work or the central figure in an event, period, or movement. The classic tragic hero was defined by Aristotle in the fourth century as, “someone who is highly renowned and prosperous” (LATWP, 639), suggesting that there is a “natural right ordering and proportion of traits within the human being that

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    Submitted: June 11, 2010 By: Jon
  • Character Analysis of Oedipus the King

    Character Analysis of Oedipus the King

    Character Analysis of Oedipus the King You pray to the gods? Let me grant your prayers. This quote helps to describe the overall description of Oedipus character in Oedipus the King written by Sophocles. Throughout Oedipus the King the ideas and themes of fate, irony, and reason reoccur numerous times. Oedipus believes in fate but he believes more in his own abilities and actions to determine his future. Irony is evident in many forms such

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    Submitted: July 13, 2010 By: Andrey
  • Chose a Play Where Your Attitude Towards the Main Character Varies as the Play Progresses

    Chose a Play Where Your Attitude Towards the Main Character Varies as the Play Progresses

    Chose a play where your attitude towards the main character varies as the play progresses. Show how the dramatist causes your attitude to change. In your answer you must refer closely to the text and to at least two of the following: characterisation, language, key scene(s) or any other appropriate feature. A play which my attitudes towards the main character varies as the play progresses is William Shakespeare's ‘Macbeth'. It is a dramatic play set

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    Submitted: May 12, 2011 By: sophielwatson
  • Assignment on Honour Killing

    Assignment on Honour Killing

    HONOR KILLING Introduction: Honour killing is the murder of a person accused of "bringing shame" upon their family. Victims have been killed for refusing to enter a marriage, committing adultery or being in a relationship that displeased their relatives. In many instances, the crimes are committed by family members against a female relative. In some parts of the world, women who have been raped have also been murdered for the 'dishonor' of being a victim

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    Submitted: January 10, 2012 By: romana
  • Jay Gatsby Chapter 6 Character Analysis

    Jay Gatsby Chapter 6 Character Analysis

    JAY GATSBY ANALYSIS – CHAPTER VI In chapter six of The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby's "notoriety" is made clear through the revealing of his misconstrued and self-made past (97). Nick Carraway describes the background of the novel's mysterious protagonist, primitively James Gatz, as originating from "shiftless and unsuccessful farm people" which is contradictory to his previous assertion that his family was extremely wealthy but unfortunately dead, forcing the reader to acknowledge his never ending battle

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    Submitted: February 23, 2014 By: ashleymcginnis
  • The Character of Hedda Gabler in Ibsen\'S Hedda Gabler

    The Character of Hedda Gabler in Ibsen\'S Hedda Gabler

    The Character of Hedda Gabler in Ibsen's Hedda Gabler The first aspect of the play that hits us, the readers, is the title. Before we even read a line of this play we notice the strangeness between the name of the title character and her name in the play. In the play Hedda is Tesman's wife, but the title suggests that she is the independent daughter of the late General Gabler. Thus, Ibsen introduces the

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    Submitted: August 11, 2014 By: jarruda

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