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20 Th Century Harper Lee
786 words
In, To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee refers to
Oliver Optic, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Victor
Appleton as three authors whose works were enjoyed
by Scout, Jem and Dill. These 19 th and 20 th
century authors had similar writing styles and
plot formulations. Adventure stories, which were
the genre of the tales written by these particular
authors, were extremely appealing to the young
children in Harper Lees novel. Scout and her
friends wove detailed imaginary dramas portraying
characters discover...
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Post Traumatic Stress World War Ii
664 words
Throughout history, society, in general, has been
molded by the ravages of war. From King Henry
VII's invasion of Brittany, to the bloodshed on
the shores of Iwo Jima, all the way to the
present-day territory dispute in Bosnia and
Herzegovina, war abounds mankind and its short
history. As nations, ethnicities, ect. constantly
attempt to outdo one another war will continue to
arise. In recent years much has been said about
the poor effects war has on society in a general
sense; but what does war ...
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Hester Prynne Nathaniel Hawthorne
477 words
Semi-fictional, this chapter explains how the
romance of The Scarlet Letter came to presented as
a story to the audience. Having always wanted to
be a "literary man, " the writer talks about his
three-year stint as a Surveyor in the Salem Custom
House. Mostly filled with older gentlemen, the
workplace was a very political (Whig) environment
and charged with Puritan history. After brief
character sketches of the personalities in the
Custom House, the writer then explains how he came
upon a specia...
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Reading The Book True Story
1,035 words
While reading the book Theft by Joyce Carol Oates
I found that often enough or for the whole time I
did not think that the story was fiction at all.
It drew me into its reality and then gave it an
ending for me to rest on. The biggest part of this
story to making someone think it is a real true
life story of someones, was the ending when it
told what happened to everyone, That fall, Mayra
learned that Imogene was living in New York City.
She had broken off her engagement over the summer;
she had...
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman Male Dominated
1,477 words
"Herland: An Attack on Women's Oppression" As a
prolific writer in the early 1900 's often
focusing on the "Gender role question, " Charlotte
Perkins Gilman influenced thousands of women
through her witty and often provocative novels and
various other works. Throughout her lifetime she
became well known for her discussion on women's
topics. With her book Herland (among others), she
emerged as a spokesperson of such topics as
women's portrayal who portrays what? Gilman, the
women or others? and p...
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Existence Of God Three Hundred
1,382 words
... come, by this time, to see that the Old
Testament from its manifestly false history of the
world, with the tower of Babel, the rainbow at
sign, ect. , ect. , and from its attributing to
God the feelings of a revengeful tyrant, was no
more to be trusted than the sacred books of the
Hindoos, or the beliefs of any barbarian. The
question then continually rose before my mind and
would not be banished, is it credible that if God
were now to make a revelation to the Hindoos,
would he permit it to ...
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Wanted To Show Fantasy And Reality
1,544 words
"A plethora of people have written about Woody
Allen", John Last said "and they either like him
or dislike him. But no one has yet managed, I
think, to interpret him. " Woody Allen has been
revered as one of the brilliant artists of the
twentieth century and at the same time called a
pervert. His works have been called jokes but also
masterpieces. Many critics have tried to explain
why Allen writes the things he writes but not one
has had success. The drive and brilliance of Allen
has not been u...
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Humphrey Bogart Woody Allen
1,542 words
... s hard to detect and yet the whole movie is
based on it. It is the mystical fact that an
actor's performance in a film, with his
personality and voice, has a life completely
independent of the actor's own personality and
voice that gave it being (Kauffmann 38). This is
true with no other art except TV, which is
basically film itself. The idea of a character
rebelling against and threatening his creator, who
is himself identical in every physical way, is
more appalling than any other science ...
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Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep
1,070 words
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Philip K.
Dick, the author of Do Androids Dream of Electric
Sheep, was born in 1928 in Chicago, but he lived
most of his life in California. During 1952 -
1982, Philip wrote 36 novels and 5 short story
collections. Philip K. Dick died in 1982 in Santa
Monica, California. Philip had a rocky emotional
life. He was involved in many bad marriages and
was addicted to drugs. He would go through times
of great creativity, then fall into times when he
wouldn't write a...
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Sense Of Humor Common Sense
333 words
Huckleberry Finn is one of America most - loved
fictional characters. Since Huck is the narrator
of the novel filled with humor, it is important to
know that Huck himself had no sense of humor at
all. For example, he sees no humor at all in the
old joke about were Moses was when the lights went
out. It can not be understood to him that the
drunk riding the horse at the circus is really a
highly trained acrobat. For awhile he believes a
genie can appear by rubbing an old lamp. He
probably has no ...
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American History In Motion Pictures
1,538 words
We were there while the Titanic sank, we stormed
Omaha Beach at Normandy, we saw the Battle of
Gettysburg in person, and we rode throughout the
west with Wyatt Earp. We were able to do this
because Hollywood allowed us to journey to these
historic times through the movies. Hollywood
allows us to journey back in time to see how
people lived, to witness the major events that
shaped our world, and help give us a better
understanding of a time period that we might not
otherwise grasp. The movies hel...
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Avenge His Fathers Soliloquy Hamlet
793 words
In Hamlets second soliloquy the tones of
worthlessness and inadequacy are prevalent and
serve to emphasize the dissatisfaction he feels
with his actions, or lack of action. He rambles
incessantly and wallows in his own self-pity as he
realizes he has not fulfilled his promise to the
Ghost to avenge his fathers murder. Instead, he
has thought more about his own death than that of
his fathers supposed murderer, Claudius, and is a
piteous coward for taking no action towards this
murder. At the begi...
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Jumping Frog Mark Twain
564 words
Samuel Langhorne Clemons, also known as Mark
Twain, was considered important in American
Literature for several reasons. Living his
adolescent life on the banks of the Mississippi,
Twain accumulated numerous experiences that
enabled him to write both humorous and amusing
stories that were appealing to a wide audience.
One of the reasons Mark Twain became popular and
his works were so important was because he poked
fun at the disturbing way life in his time really
was. He did this using a method ...
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Alice Walker Color Purple
608 words
Reality is not exclusively defined in actual
experiences. Real truth often comes from human
ideas and emotions. Many authors express ideas
that are often very true through the use of
fictional stories. In fact, ideas expressed in
works of fiction are many times more true that
ideas expressed by citing actual events.
Ironically, this is often the case because writers
of fiction are uninhibited by reality and are able
to explore thoughts and feelings freely. This is
certainly the case in fictional...
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Explanation Of History Civil War Film
310 words
All historical film is fictional, at once a
representation of an interpretation that passes
for an explanation of history. The best film that
represents this is Glory. Film reflects certain
values and cultures in society. Though some films
such as Glory, do teach history to a degree.
Although there a many accurate facts there are
some fictional characters as well as events either
because the truth is dull or too controversial or
because there is no written document or no
evidence giving details ...
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Harry Potter Medieval Era
758 words
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, written by J.
K. Rowling, is an excellent example of a modern
novel that uses medieval influences extensively.
Many of the novels characters are based on
medieval ideas and superstitions. The settings in
the book resemble old medieval towns as well as
castles. The book is also full of medieval imagery
such as knights in armour, carriages etc. Whilst
there is no time travel involved in the novel, the
medieval period is used to such an effect that the
reader is...
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Columbine High School Gun Violence
637 words
Overview From the Oscar award winning director,
Michael Moore brings us a very thought provoking
film that questions the very foundations of
American society. Bowling for Columbine is a film
directed, written and produced by Michael Moore.
Through his trademark comedic style and his
informal tone his quest takes into the Columbine
massacre, Oklahoma bombing and other acts of gun
violence. And he asks the ultimate question: What
is the cause of Americas gun violence? No matter
what your opinion i...
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Lord Of The Flies William Golding
1,133 words
Today, many readers of literature adopt an
impression that all fictional books are naught but
a good fairytale in a land far, far away, once
upon a time. The Lord of the Flies takes place
during an unreal time period, and its plot
develops on a fictional island secluded from
civilization. However, some of its contents are
far from being the exaggerated concoctions of
William Golding. This book is not simply about the
adventures that a group of boys go through, but it
is full of wisdom and philos...
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Book Review Of The Queen Own Fool
723 words
I think, Majesty, that all uncles have some things
in common, whether they are nobles, priests, or
showmen. And what is that, my Jardinire? asked the
queen. They do not like girls who talk too much.
But that is exactly why I want you here, she said,
lifting one finger. To talk and talk and talk as
much as you please. Even if it is all nonsense?
Especially then. Throw together a fool, a queen,
and a lot of sneaky citizens, and what do you end
up with? An amazing story that makes a book I just
can...
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Decameron And The Canterbury Tales
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Decameron and The Canterbury Tales Two very famous
works, Decameron by Giovanni Bocaccio, and The
Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, indeed have
a lot in similar. The issue whether Chaucer and
Bocaccio knew each other is still widely debated.
However, to my opinion, it is not necessary to be
acquainted with each other in order to create two
literary masterpieces that have lots in common. We
will never find out the fact of their
acquaintance, but the merits of their writings
must be definitely...
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