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  • To Kill a Mocking Bird from Tom Robinson’s View Point

    To Kill a Mocking Bird from Tom Robinson’s View Point

    To Kill a Mocking Bird Tom Robinson My name is Tom Robinson. I lived on the outskirts of Maycomb Country with my wife, Helen, and kids. I worked on Mr. Link Deas’s farm as a work hand. He hired me even though I’m a Negro and have a crippled arm; he’s a very nice man. Every day on the way to work, I would pass the Ewell’s home. They’re a white family that lived by

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    Essay Length: 1,108 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Yan
  • Plot,character and Thought: Master Harold and the Boys

    Plot,character and Thought: Master Harold and the Boys

    Plot,Character and Thought: Master Harold and the Boys Aristotles Poetics have been used as a guide for understanding theater for many years, they have survived the test of time and change. Aristotle argued in his Poetics that a play wasn’t just a lie which was what his teacher Plato had oversimplified. A play was not just a lie, it was an imitation of life which we as humans get pleasure from. This Vicarious Experince as

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    Essay Length: 517 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • Ally McBeal - Narrative Structure, Characters and Setting

    Ally McBeal - Narrative Structure, Characters and Setting

    Ally McBeal. What is it about her that makes people stop and notice? Perhaps it's her girlish voice, her complex insecurities, her quirky yet realistic thoughts, and her simple nature. As a girl, I must say, I totally identify with Ally. Let's face it, we've all had arrows shot through our hearts, felt like our faces were burning when we've said embarrassing things in front of others, and, surely, at one point or another, felt

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    Essay Length: 1,126 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Like Water for Chocolate Character Chart

    Like Water for Chocolate Character Chart

    1. Tita Quote: “Tita was so sensitive to onions, any time they were being chopped, they say she would just cry and cry; …” (Pg. 5) Write-up: Tita is the main character of the story, also the narrator, who suffers from unjust oppression from Mama Elena, her mother. She is raised to excel in the kitchen and many entertaining arts where she is expected to spend her whole life taking care of her mother. This

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Twelth Night- Shakespeare - What Impressions of the Characters Do We Get In Act 1?

    Twelth Night- Shakespeare - What Impressions of the Characters Do We Get In Act 1?

    The characters of the play in Act 1 can be divided into two. Orsino, Viola and Olivia belong to the major plot while Maria, Sir Toby, Feste, Sir Andrew and Malvolio belong to the sub-plot. Orsino starts off the play with his famous speech about love, 'If music be the food of love, play on.' From there we can already tell that 'Twelfth Night' will revolve around the theme of love. We see here that

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    Essay Length: 981 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Bred
  • A Heroic Journey of Love

    A Heroic Journey of Love

    A Heroic Journey of Love The protagonist of Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” is Phoenix Jackson. Phoenix is a poor, elderly, African-American woman whose overwhelming love for her only grandson drives her to overcome many obstacles throughout the story. Along her journey, Phoenix’s character is revealed to be humorous and in touch with nature, determined and willing to go the distance, and extremely prideful of her appearance and her family. Throughout “A Worn Path,”

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    Essay Length: 501 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Jon
  • Comparison Between Female Characters in Beowulf

    Comparison Between Female Characters in Beowulf

    Comparison between Female Characters in Beowulf Beowulf, the Old English epic tells the story of one brave hero and his battles against evil monsters. The poem deals with mostly masculine elements like fight descriptions, depictions of armor and long inspiring speeches. However, the women characters in the epic also have important roles and they are far from being superficial, as it may seem at first. There are several female figures in Beowulf; this paper will

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    Essay Length: 374 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Mike
  • How one Protein Can Kill - an Examination of Harlequin Ichthyosis

    How one Protein Can Kill - an Examination of Harlequin Ichthyosis

    How One Protein Can Kill: An Examination of Harlequin Ichthyosis An infant born with harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is phenotypically distinguished by a covering of thick scales with deep, red fissuring. Most neonates with this congenital defect are born prematurely and rarely survive beyond their first days outside the womb (Hovnanian 2007). Recent research has determined that the condition is due to a mutation of the gene that encodes for ABCA12 protein. This protein functions in

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    Essay Length: 709 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Janna
  • It Is Sin to Kill a Mockingbird

    It Is Sin to Kill a Mockingbird

    “It is sin to kill a mockingbird…” You never really understand a person until you consider it from his point of view… “Atticus Finch is the same in his house as he is on the public street.” I am simply defending a Negro—his name is Tom Robinson. You never really understand a person until you consider it from his point of view… “…If I didn’t I couldn’t hold my head up in town, I couldn’t

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    Essay Length: 264 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Victor
  • Characters

    Characters

    Characters Different people play different characters. When you first see someone, you imagine him as a character you’ve once seen; you expect him to be that character. Maybe you see a blond; you may imagine her as a naпve girl whom spends a lot of money. Or maybe an African American just joined your P.E. class, he may be good at sports, and just happen to love fried chicken. When you see someone, your brain

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mike
  • To Kill a Mocking Bird Essay

    To Kill a Mocking Bird Essay

    Intensity is the exceptionally great concentration of power or force. Stories are what they are when they have well detailed character descriptions, variety of plots, and symbols. All of these things help make a story interesting and intense to the reader/viewer. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is a 1960 academy award winning novel written by Harper Lee. “A Time to Kill” is a 1993 movie directed by Joel Schumacher. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is more

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    Essay Length: 365 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Great Gatsby Character Journal

    Great Gatsby Character Journal

    The Great Gatsby Journal Chapter 1 Summary- In Chapter 1, the reader finds that Nick Carraway, a moral and tolerant man from the Midwest, narrates and takes the role of author for the rest of the story. Throughout the book, the reader looks at the happenings through Nick’s eyes and finds out what he is thinking. Chapter 1, like many chapter 1’s, starts out with someone or something explaining themselves and showing how their life

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Janna
  • Heroic Epic

    Heroic Epic

    A heroic epic is an extended narrative poem, celebrating the feats of a legendary or traditional hero. Beowulf exemplifies the traits admired by his people, and personifies Anglo-Saxon values. Strength, Skill in battle, Courage, Fame, loyalty, and Generosity are the Anglo-Saxon values that Beowulf embodies and demonstrates throughout the story. As the poem begins, King Hrothgar of Denmark and his entire kingdom is being terrorized by a monster named Grendel. The Danes suffer for

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    Essay Length: 374 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Victor
  • Discuss the Musical Construction of at Least one Character from Wagner’s Salome.Describe How the Composer(s) Use(s) Musical Techniques to Contribute to the Construction of Your Chosen Character(s).You Should Also Consider the Cultural, Historical and Mu

    Discuss the Musical Construction of at Least one Character from Wagner’s Salome.Describe How the Composer(s) Use(s) Musical Techniques to Contribute to the Construction of Your Chosen Character(s).You Should Also Consider the Cultural, Historical and Mu

    For the purposes of this essay, I have chosen to concentrate on the characters portrayed in Richard Strauss’ 1905 opera, Salome. The majority of the attention will be placed on Salome herself, but other characters will be referred to where applicable. Before the composition of Salome, Strauss had risen to prominence through his numerous tone poems, a form established by Franz Liszt in the mid 19th century, the most notable of which are Don Juan

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Bred
  • The Character of Bendick in Much Ado About Nothing

    The Character of Bendick in Much Ado About Nothing

    Explore the Development of Benedick’s character throughout the play. The character ‘Benedick’ changes dramatically throughout Shakespeare’s “Much Ado about Nothing”. It is the character ‘Beatrice’ who invokes these changes into Benedick. At the beginning of the play Benedick appears to be an aristocratic soldier who is witty and intelligent. It is clear Benedick has a reputation as a noble soldier and brave man merely from the messenger’s comments: “He hath done good service, lady,

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    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Fatih
  • A Character Analysis of Lago

    A Character Analysis of Lago

    Iago is one of the most interesting characters in the tragedy "Othello" by William Shakespeare. Through some carefully thought-out words and actions, Iago is able to manipulate others to do things in a way that benefits him and gets him closer to his goals. He is the driving force in this play, pushing Othello and everyone else towards the tragic ending. Iago is not the typical villain in any story or play. The role he

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    Essay Length: 897 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Racism in to Kill a Mocking Bird

    Racism in to Kill a Mocking Bird

    Bullying And Discrimination Differences in the social status are observed considerably large in the society of Maycomb. Scout and Jem are two little children who are growing up, observing all the complicated incidents and trying to understand them. In the Maycomb County, incidents get more and more complicated as the dilemma of racism becomes bigger and bigger and as wise Atticus starts losing faith in the good in people. Maycomb’s society is like a hierarchy.

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    Essay Length: 616 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 13, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Huck Finn Character Changes

    Huck Finn Character Changes

    Jim helps Huck develop greater character changes throughout the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain. In the story Huck learns a lot of lessons on how to grow into a better and more trustworthy friend. Jim helped him throughout the story to show him a different side of life, and how everyone is different and they grow in different surroundings. Jim and Huck both grew in maturity with their life, and wanted the best

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Mike
  • Dr. Kevorkian; Mercy Killings

    Dr. Kevorkian; Mercy Killings

    DR. KEVORKIAN; MERCY KILLINGS The roller coaster of life can be complicated at times, and we all experience a piece of time where it seems that nothing could get worse; your family is fighting with you constantly, someone stole your promotion at work, and to top it all off, your mother is suffering with a terminal illness and struggling to stay alive. The hospital bills keep adding up and every failed solution is costing thousands,

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Steve
  • Abortion - the Deliberate Killing of a Human Being

    Abortion - the Deliberate Killing of a Human Being

    ABORTION Biomedical Ethics PHIL 235 EC Sunday April 16th, 2006 WINTER 2006 “An abortion is the deliberate killing of a human being. As such, it is a murder. When you kill an unborn child, you rob it of its whole future life. Therefore it is never morally permissible and it should be illegal.” Critically assess that claim. Abortion is one of the most controversial and frequently debated topics in the world. The fact that

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Jon
  • The Character of Dee in Alice Walker’s “everyday Use”

    The Character of Dee in Alice Walker’s “everyday Use”

    The Character of Dee in Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker is about a mother who has two daughters with very different values and concepts about family heritage. The mother and Maggie view the concept of heritage in the same manner. They believe it should be put to everyday use. The other daughter, Dee, has went away to college only to return to embrace her heritage but for all the wrong reasons.

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Andrew
  • To Kill a Mockingbird

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Gilmore, Jon Ms. Hunter Eng. 9H, Per. 2 4/4/06 Prejudice: Social and Racial Conflicts Prejudice today seems as something people say on accident: without knowing what the dangers of the words leaving their mouth would cause. Playing ball at a local park a kid yells to his teammate who just struck out, “stop playing like a girl” making it seem as though it is an insult to be a girl, another example: while talking to

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Steve
  • What Is Wrong with Killing?

    What Is Wrong with Killing?

    What is wrong with Killing? Apparently, the killing of human beings whether people accept it or not, exists within our ever growing society. Obviously it's against the law, however does this make it wrong? The answer to this question is no. From a religious perspective killing another individual is wrong. For those who don't believe in God, killing is wrong as well because it takes away a person's autonomy. As long as someone believes in

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Top
  • A Rose for Emily: Why Ms. Emily Did Not Kill Homer Barron

    A Rose for Emily: Why Ms. Emily Did Not Kill Homer Barron

    A Rose for Emily: Why Ms. Emily did not kill Homer Barron Ms. Emily Grierson, a well know figure in her community has a lot of controversy surrounding her. Known for being reserved and quiet, Ms. Emily is considered to be the local crazy person. Her family is known for having members with mental illnesses, and she is quite bizarre also. After her love interest Homer is found dead in her house, everyone wonders if

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Exploring the Code of Hemingway’s Characters

    Exploring the Code of Hemingway’s Characters

    Exploring the Code of Hemingway’s Characters Throughout all of Hemingway’s novels, many of his characters have characteristics and values in common with each other. This is shown through some of his short stories, but is more evident in his novels. The three novels that best show these striking similarities in character are The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the Sea. The persons who show these similar qualities

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Andrew

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