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Female Protagonists
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 796.... is not grieving over her dead husband or having negative thoughts about her future. She realizes that she will have freedom through her husbands death and whispers over and over, "free, free free!" Her unhappiness is not with her husband, it is with her ranking in society because she is a married woman. Becoming a widow is the only chance she has to gain the power, money, respect, and most importantly freedom.
Mathilde Loisel's chances for freedom are decreased because she comes from a middle-class family of clerks. "She had no dowry, no expectations, no means of being known .....
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The Odyssey
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 748.... be untied, / take more turns of
rope to muffle me." (pg. 459, 536-539) This and telling the crew members to put
wax in their ears ensured that Odysseus, alone, could listen to the Sirens' song
and not die. When Odysseus had to figure out how he could kill the Suitors who
were staying in his house, he had Athena disguise him as an old beggar and then
told Telemachus, his son, to hide all of the Suitors' weapons and armor. If
they asked Telemachus what he was doing, he was to tell them he was storing the
weapons so that none of the suitors would kill each other if they got int .....
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A Friendly Enemy
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 833.... and wildlife. It takes place in the mid 1900’s and probably in the spring-time. This piece is compiled of nine triplets separated into three sections. The first section of three triplets starts with the speaker honing his knife throwing skills.
In the first section the speaker starts his training. By this practice he automatically tells us that he wants for this action to happen perfectly. By perfecting his skills he confirms to us the importance of this act to him. In the first stanza he begins to learn how to inflict pain with his knife by throwing it. He mol .....
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Lillian Rubin, Families On The
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1445.... seek to place the blame for their problems on ethnic minorities--an attitude, she claims, that has been fostered by national administrations as a way of deflecting anger about the state of the economy and the declining quality of urban life. Rubin warns that failure to recognize the suffering of the working-class family and to seek solutions for its problems jeopardize ``the very life of the nation itself”. The most striking part of this book is the evidence of the political machine that practically invites racism and other divisive forces into the situation. Families on th .....
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The Yellow Wallpaper By Charlo
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1327.... of all, John handles everything to an extent but he doesn’t solve the problem at hand. He tends to run away from it. For example, when the narrator asks, “why the house had stood so long untenanted,” he just laughs at her and doesn’t even investigate about it, which proves that he just let it go and does nothing about it. And that is what he does throughout the whole story. Also he “scoffs openly at any talk.” This means that he doesn’t talk about his problems and he would prefer to keep things bottled up then to express how he is .....
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And Then There Were None
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 892.... stuff will be safe. " By the judge's direction, the various drugs were placed in the box and it was locked. The judge then gave the key of the chest to Philip Lombard and the key of the cupboard to Blore." (pg 141) The final way that the guests protected themselves was to keep close together as much as possible. "By all means. But in doing so let us be careful to keep together, if we separate, the murderer gets his chance." (pg 142) " I think, my dear young lady, we would all prefer to come and watch you make it." (pg 146)
The next thing that happened to the guests was the w .....
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Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 945.... that happens to a person from
the moment they are born to the moment they die. All of their interactions
with the world and all of their thoughts and actions. There does not seem
to be any plan or order to these events, just everything that happens.
Everything. Life is a long process with good, bad and indifferent points.
According to the World Book Encyclopedia, a box is "a container,
usually with four stiff sides, a bottom, and a lid to pack or put things
in," and chocolate is "a substance made by roasting and grinding cacao
seeds." A box of chocolates w .....
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Contender
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 520.... the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward.'" In Alfred's last fight against Hubbard, Mr. Donatelli didn't want Alfred to fight because he feared that Alfred would get hurt; but Alfred wanted to fight Hubbard to feel that he'd accomplished something "' Remember what you said Mr. Donatelli, about quitting before you've really tried? I've got to finish… so I can know too'" Boxing not only taught Alfred skill but helped him reach deep down and bring out the real inside.
Another influential person was Alfred's Aunt Pearl. Aunt Pearl always wanted the best for Alfred. She .....
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