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Summary Of Terkel's My American Century
... them. The thing that really
got me was how much this man changed over the course of time. When he
first joined the Klan, it was because he needed a group to fit into that
related to his problems, and he needed to direct his anger and hostility
toward someone- that someone happened to be blacks.
The reading doesn't really concentrate on all of the things he did
as a Klan member, except to say that he did particularly “hate” one of the
black people in town more than most-Ann Atwater. He claimed to hate her
specifically because every time he went into town, she was leading some
kind of demonstration. I didn't think she would really be all that
important to the ...
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Great Expectations 3
... a good seven minutes trying to fit the key into the hole. She climbed the never-ending spiral staircase and made a cup of tea. It was getting cold out, but she recalled the warm sun hitting her face as she walked westward towards her apartment earlier. She sat on the windowsill and listened. She listened to the children running by as they did everyday and heard the rush hour traffic slowly build and then fade. She sometimes wished that she was able to lead a normal life, but the thought came and went as fast as children with ice cream. At the age of 22 she finally realized that she would never be able to see. She came to accept this and thought that maybe God c ...
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The Gift Of The Magi: A Continuation (Creative Writing)
... in astonishment. Was what he had
seen real? Or was he just jumping to conclusions? Was that really the hair
that Della had sold just 2 years ago? It was, and Jim thought that Della would
maybe like it back, so he bought it for 2 cents and he was so happy and he
thought he had the best present anyone could ever give their girlfriend. “Now,”
Jim thought, “will this be a useful gift, and I don't mean in a few years, this
time I want to get it right,” So Jim thought for two days straight. Finally he
came up with an idea, “I'll make it into a wig, a girl can never have to many
wigs.” So he went to the wig shop, which usually only made those white braided
wig ...
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The Longest Day, By: Cornelius Ryan, Simon & Shuster, 1959
... that Rommel actually was never informed by his chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Hans Speidal, about the invasion until ten fifteen on the morning of June sixth, ten hours after the invasion had started. He also reveals many intriguing sidelights: the five crossword puzzles in The London Daily Telegraph containing the key code words of the invasion; the mysterious ill-wrapped envelope which burst open in Chicago’s central post office dumping out the plans for D-Day and the decoding by an alert German intelligence officer of the actual Allied message to the French underground announcing the time of invasion.
The first half of The Longest Day is devoted to the allied prep ...
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Animal Farm
... if given the chance, likely abuse their
position. Old Major is a prize white boar who helps point out to the
animals that no animal in England is free. He continues to tell the
animals that the their labor is stolen by man, who benefits alone. The
animals in return get near nothing, just enough to keep them away from
starvation. Old Major gave many speeches to the farm animals about hope
and the future. He is the main animal who got the rebellion started even
though he died before it actually began. Old Major's role compares to
Lenin and Marx whose ideas would spark the communist revolution. Lenin
became the leader and teacher of the working class in Russi ...
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The Concrete Dangers Of Abstra
... concepts, whether they are simply nature, ambition, or the more complex effects caused by illusion. In more precise terms, Shakespeare makes a comment on this subject, as his portrayal of Macbeth’s gradual deterioration clearly leads to the reader’s understanding of the dangers of illusion.
In fact, even before the appearance of the main character, the prevalence of this theme can already be noticed in the first scene, through the obscure and deranging apparition of the three witches. In effect, the three “Weird Sisters” are the generators of Macbeth’s illusions, and it can already be seen that the source of these prediction ...
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The Great Gatsby: The American Dream
... dream. "He stretched out his arms toward
the dark water in a curious way...and distinguished nothing except a single
green light"(page.26). It shows how Gatsby was striving for the his goal
and trying to accomplish it. When the dream was pure, motivation and
self-discipline were present. This quote talks about Gatsby's daily agenda
and how in the earlier days he upheld the pure American Dream "No wasting
time at Shafters, No more smoking or chewing, Read one improving book or
magazine per week, Save $3.00 per week, Be better to parents" (page 181-
182). Nick says "I became aware of the old island here that flowered once
for Dutch sailors' eyes-a fresh green ...
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Brave New World 3
... knowledge has taken our curiousity beyond ethical consideration, and Huxley’s novel has become much closer to a reality than it was 65 years ago. Today, Huxley’s Brave New World parallels current advances in genetical engineering, cloning, the lowering of moral standards held by the general mass, and the obsession people have with looking young.
Theses new discoveries of genetical engineering and cloning closely parallel the process of giving birth in the Brave New World. In Brave New World, people are born artificially in test tubes. Everyone is condidtioned to be the same: to share the same characteristics, their way of thinking, and their ideas. Peo ...
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Defense Statement
... but would you say what George Milton did was murder? He was saving a
life more than taking one. Lenny was already "dead" in a sense at the point that
George pulled the trigger. There were a lot of men with shotguns and hunting
dogs searching for Lenny, who had absolutely NO chance of escape. For the men
who worked at the farm were almost on to where Lenny was hiding and there was no
time for Lenny and George to run. If Lenny were to fall in the hands of the
people, he would have been tortured and killed. He would have died with the
worst feeling of all in his body, hatred, and the hatred of himself.
What Lenny did was wrong, but he did not understand ...
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A Worn Path: A Tale Of Unstoppable Love
... grandfather clock" ever so carefully with her "thin, small
cane made from an umbrella."
The description of Phoenix Jackson at the beginning of this story
gives the reader a glimpse of how difficult this trip is going to be for an
elderly woman such as her. The description "Her eyes were blue with age.
Her skin has a pattern all its own of numberless branching wrinkles" are
indications of Phoenix Jackson's old age. She supports herself with a cane,
striving not to fall with every step she takes. She wears a "dress reaching
down to her shoe tops" along with "an equally long apron of bleached sugar
sacks, with a full pocket." This just adds to her difficulties. As she ...
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