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Gender Depiction in Conan Doyles Short Stories Literature Research Paper
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Conan Doyle was definitely the product of the cultural atmosphere and surrounding he lived in. His depiction of women as mostly negative and passive characters in the Sherlock Holmes stories clearly illustrates the Victorian concepts of domesticity. However, this was not the only way Conan Doyle presented women; he also portrayed a few as outlaws, but only in those ways which were digestible by the Victorian mind.
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Washington Irving's Rip Van Winkle Literature Essay
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Irving is absolutely correct to suggest that we should work hard in order to keep pace with the rapidly changing world. In the contemporary age, there is so much competition everywhere that one can not afford to be idle. Idleness causes an individual to sleep through life whereas hard work enables an individual to live life in its true colors.
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2-3 paragraph discussing main conflict of the book Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Literature Essay
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This is accomplished by giving examples of the conflict from the story. Finally, you must clearly state the climax and the resolution of the conflict. Great Expectations has one of the
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Character Traits Development of the Main Character of Great Expectations Literature Essay
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The novel presents a trajectory of the augmentation and growth of Phillip Pirrip, who is more popular by his name Pip. Pip plays a dual role in the novel. He is the protagonist of the novel whose actions help the plot to move forward. Being the narrator of the novel, Pip helps to build and strengthen the perspective of the readers towards the novel.
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Thousands Miles Away Literature Personal Statement
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The author states that he would relish the sight of the white carpet of snow gradually unfolding over the grass and the roads. The lights of the city would start weaving constantly changing designs on them. The ice would slowly cover his window pane and sleep would close his eyelids as well as if imitating the action.
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Analysis of the Book The Art of Living Literature Essay
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This book has thought the reader's way towards attaining human goals including the happiness that everybody deserves for choosing to live the way one wanted. To have knowledge is to have that freedom of choice which is the greatest gift that a happy and good life must have. Therefore, it's better to choose to have freedom than by knowing more.
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The Mythology of Childhood Innocence in Potter's and Carroll's Stories Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Carroll's and Potter's plots depict the cultural power of the established mythology of childhood innocence, where innocence is good, because it can lead to courageous acts and improve knowledge through curiosity, but Potter asserts that innocence is also bad, when children go against social norms, and so they deserve punishment too.
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French Literature- Diderot Literature Assignment
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N2 would have preferred that a good story would make sense. N1 defends himself by rationalizing that it is a good story. 2. In a similar way, N1 accuses N2 of having listened despite his objections. In this riposte, he sets forth a definition of
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Major scenes in In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez Literature Essay
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This essay analyzes the lives of the four Mirabel sisters and shows how together they were responsible for starting the process to the overthrowing of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. The opening chapter is told by Dede who is the only Mirabel sister who does not take that much of a part in rising against their cruel dictator.
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The Principles of Transience and Permanence in Both Siddhartha and Mizoguchi Literature Essay
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One achieves wisdom through the experiences of life. Both the characters from these book addresses, we as humans are inclined to question whether our consciousness or soul persists after death. Siddhartha realized that with experience of worldly deeds and Mizoguchi realized it when he burned down the temple and realized the importance of life.  
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Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Literature Assignment
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And then she discovers her ‘voice’, an escape for her entrapped soul through an art project which makes her stronger than she had ever felt before. She gathers herself and transforms into a confident
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The dream of the Rood Literature Essay
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In the poem, the cross on which Jesus Christ died comes to life and describes the glory that emerged from a seeming tragedy. Most of the depictions provided in the poem are consistent with modern Christian beliefs, including Christ’s death on the cross to save all mankind who would believe on Him as their Lord and Savior.
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English Literature Literature Research Paper
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Read the abstract (if available) or the introduction for the source(s) you are considering to help you decide whether or not you want to read the entire document.
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Compare the ways in which Charlotte Perkins Gilman's Literature Essay
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It clearly shows that she wanted freedom and did not want to remain in a world that had so many problems. Similarly, the protagonist in The Turn of the Screw also turned out to be triumphant in her claim as she did not give up against the ghosts. She fought till the end and had a firm belief in her views.
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Ralph Ellison's The Invisible Man Literature Essay
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Ralph Ellison's “The Invisible Man” is a novel that, although it sounds like science fiction, is often considered a classic of literature.  One of the most interesting ways about the novel is the ways in which the narrator and the rest of society perceive his invisibility, which is only social, and how it relates to themes like racial hatred. 
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Credibility of Opinion on the Foreign Policy in the US Literature Essay
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The US foreign policy is the guiding principle, for which the United States interrelates with alien countries and sets criteria of communication for its administrations, businesses, and individual people. Foreign support is an essential constituent of the international dealings budget and is observed by many as an indispensable tool of US foreign policy.
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Self-Made, But Without Help Literature Essay
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It could be seen that even though Franklin does not acknowledge the help he received from society while Douglass acknowledges it. The theory of self-made man in America is inclusive of the society and it transpires that all those men who claim to be self-made have received some help from others in molding them and attaining the position as leaders.
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Auschwitz Concentration Camp Dossier Literature Assignment
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This concentration camp was a work camp that was under Hitler’s cruel regime as “the final solution of the Jewish existence in Europe,” and existed from 1940 to 1945. The camp’s horrors depicted by civilians and survivors are not pretty. The camp’s first commandant, Rudolf Hoss insists that 2.5 million Jews were gassed and 500,000 died of famine.
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The Thief Incident Literature Book Report/Review
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The author explains that just before this happens, the father has gotten all sorts of supplies out of a boat, and so they are in a good mood. Also, they found a flare gun, which they shot off as a kind of celebration, although at first, the father was reluctant to do this because he thought it would attract people whose intentions were not good.
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Pre-Writing/Invention Strategies Literature Essay
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The author states that arranging this stuff into some kind of an order seemed very difficult. Then he resorted to brainstorming. He decided to generate a lot of information about the topic by writing down all the ideas that he believed were associated with the selected topic. This strategy proved real effective.
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Everything That Rises Must Converge Literature Essay
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Julian thinks his mother is racist and she is, but he also demonstrates his racism and his bigotry against his mother. In fact, Flannery
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Frankenstein and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Literature Essay
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In particular, Mary Shelly and Robert Stevenson, had novels that centered on specifically the malevolent results of what science and technological processes could not only have on a character, but also on society (Givner, 2000).
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Burial in Two Greek Tragedies: Iliad and Antigone Literature Essay
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The Iliad and Antigone, tragedies written by Homer and Sophocles, both have honor as one of the dominant themes. They both illustrate how Greek heroes regard honor as the foundation of the family and the society.
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The Tragedy of Hamlet Literature Essay
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Hamlet is truly absent from Denmark when Ophelia breathes her last. Ophelia’s father had lately been slain by Hamlet in a dreadful fortune, and she has now gone crazy, singing gibberish songs and offering people flowers that she has handpicked from the orchard. The reason for Ophelia’s demise has been questioned over the years.
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The Concept of Beauty in Sonnet 130 by Shakespeare and Beauty by Tony Hoagland Literature Essay
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Sonnet130 is a rare sonnet by Shakespeare in which he adopts a humorous tone and pays a tribute to his dun mistress.  The mistress is called dun due to her dark complexion. The message relayed by the poem is very simple; the beauty of the dark lady cannot be compared with the beauty of a goddess because she is a mortal at the end of the day.
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The Sin of Materialism in the House of God Literature Research Paper
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The predominant theme of the poem is the gross materialism of humanity, which is more paradoxical in its case because the Church should embody piety and self-sacrifice, not materialism. Browning's poem, however, demonstrates the sharp contrast between what the Church teaches to its followers and how the former denigrates its own teachings. 
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Final Exam questions Literature Essay
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The poem also tells us about expanding our horizon in living life and should not be caught in one paradigm only and end up in despair. Not to let any opportunities go by, instead live with the thought that things are eternally evolving so that
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In Death of a Salesman, why does Willy Loman suffer Literature Essay
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ajor reason which caused Willy to suffer a lot through his life was his own perpetual weariness, delusional thinking, and terrible lack of energy due to which the few positive elements of his personality like willingness to achieve and audacity got suppressed in the long
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Curiosity Can Kill Literature Essay
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The author states that in the midst of the warzone on the rooftops of Dublin, Ireland, the young sniper from the Republican side of the conflict found himself in a situation where his life was in peril at any given second. Under the stealth of night, the sniper found himself playing mind games with the enemy.
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Antoinette's and Bertha's identity according to Jeane Rhys or similar topic that cover this idea Literature Essay
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Rochester and Jane, the reader finds there already is a Mrs. Rochester. Her story is told by, what one may say, the biased Mr. Rochester. Though, she does help
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In a Childs Eye: A Review of Le Clezios Wandering Star Literature Thesis
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From this paper it is clear that the novel introduces Esther as a child, residing in a territory on the boundary between France and Italy. Italy has fallen, and the Nazis are progressing. Every Jew in the community, including herself and her mother, should travel to Italy to evade the advancing Germans.
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson and War by Luigi Pirandello Literature Essay
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Both narratives deal with themes of violence and death, with the characters attempting to justify the need for this violence, and using denial as a tool to obscure the truth. Violent death is the theme of both stories. Jackson’s story revolves around a village lottery to choose an individual among the inhabitants. 
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Symbolism in August Wilsons Fences Literature Research Paper
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Wilson chose to use the neighborhood in which he grew up to show the plight of the black Americans because it was a neighborhood that was poor but active. Wilson wrote several plays throughout his life and he won a Pulitzer for “Fences” (Kittel). Wilson grew up in Pittsburg, PA and dropped out of school at the age of 15. He was self-educated after that period but he was very active in the theater.
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Fashion Muse - The Story of a Murderer Literature Literature review
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This essay analyzes The story of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. The protagonist in the story has no odor of his own leaving people somewhat put off by him for reasons that they can never quite understand. This leaves him alienated and alone. However, the protagonist, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, referred to by his last name throughout the book.
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Baz Luhrmans romeo and Juliet Literature Essay
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The themes used by Shakespeare broaden our view towards life and show us a flash of the difficulties, risks and penalties faced in the real life. (The Themes of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet) In 1995,
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John Steinbeck and the Critics Literature Research Paper
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Most of his novels and stories talk about the condition of the people during the Great Depression due to which he has been regarded as the spokesman of that era. Along with the depiction of Great Depression problems he also emphasizes some other subjects in his work. He expressed his political views and ideology by talking about capitalism and labor rights.
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The Lazarus Project by Aleksandar Hemon Literature Essay
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The chief of police George Shippy after seeing Lazarus dead on his door arouses his suspicion about the boy, but he did not want to take any chances. However, the chief was left with numerous questions like what the boy was doing there? Why Lazarus wanted to visit his house? Or what the boy was up to?
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Betrayal in the tragedy of hamlet, prince of denmark Literature Research Paper
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This play is one of the most studied works of William Shakespeare (to be exact, one of the most studied works in the history of literature) and the
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Reading Responses 6 Literature Essay
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The train is delayed, the man drinks, and upon his late arrival in Montreal, only one elderly woman and her daughter are still waiting
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REPENT, HARLEQUIN Literature Coursework
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he would be pigeonholed by Thoreau as serving society with his conscience, the Harlequin acts as a monkey wrench in the oppressive, finely tuned System − instead of being grease or a gear that keeps the machinery of the state running. The meticulously run and precision-timed
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O'Connor Everything THat Rises Must Converge Literature Essay
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First of all it is necessary to mention that the story Everything That Rises Must Converge describes not only ordinary relationships between mother and her son, but it also reveals
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Islamic Literature from Different Perspectives Literature Essay
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Saudi Arabia houses the Ka’aba and Muslims all over the world look towards it for religious guidance. The default language is Arabic; yet, it can be translated into seven languages, so that Muslims living in any part of the world can access this website. It does not include any personal opinion or the reflections of other people or religions.
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Comparing and Contrasting: Collins and Neruda Literature Essay
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Along with several articles, this essay is expounds on the differences and similarities of their styles, particularly in the poems You, Reader and Poetry by Collins and Neruda, respectively. Compared to other forms of literature, poetry is almost always considered as high art. Poetry is a fine art painting to short stories’ comic books.
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Diary of Lady Murasaki - the Autobiography of the Authoress Shikibu Murasaki Literature Essay
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Shikibu described herself as a quiet lady who was not able to mix properly with the society and for this reason, she explained that she was looked down upon and was almost ousted. And the consequence of Sei Shonagon’s outrage was not indicated to end on a positive note. Shonagon explains that Shikibu died lonely and namelessly.
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Robert Frost's Poems Literature Essay
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According to the paper's findings, it can, therefore, be said that the simplicity of the poems and the description of a single, ordinary and fleeting moment underlies a deeper, more symbolic representation of life. Frost’s use of symbolic imagery brings out similarities and differences in both poems.
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Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Literature Essay
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Wuthering Heights, a gothic novel by Emily Bronte portrays the human desire to cross the border between existence and fatality. Besides, the novelist allows the main characters to break the rules formulated by the rigid society. But the keen interest shown by the novelist, while portraying the inner feelings of the main characters, proves that the novel is beyond the gothic genre. 
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Flowers for Algernon Literature Literature review
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In order to do this, Keyes contrasts three main time periods that Charlie Gordon, the main character, goes through pre-experimentation, during the experiment, and post-experimentation. Keyes uses these three states of mind to show that we should judge others for who they are, not for their supposed lack of intellectual capabilities.
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The Most Important Characters of the Play The Antonia Literature Essay
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Mrs. Shimerda is new in America and has minimal knowledge of English while Emmaline Burden is American and is fully competent in English. Thus, Emmaline Burden is in a position to help Mrs. Shimerda financially and otherwise, and she does full justice to her position, though her efforts are least appreciated by Mrs. Shimerda.
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How is the Narrator Notes from the Underground an Anti-Hero Literature Term Paper
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From this paper, it is clear that Dostoevsky’s anti-hero in "Notes from the Underground" man is resistant to conformity and will inevitably pursue his dreams regardless of how irrational or impossible it may be. This research tells that the rational man as described by Chernyshevsky is entirely unrealistic and fails to capture the more complex side of human nature.
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A look into Antonias struggle throughout her childhood and adolescence Literature Essay
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Antonia in the book My Antonia is both a character and a symbol of many things. Cather has conveyed this to the audience in the introduction in these words, “[Ántonia was] a Bohemian girl whom we had known long ago and whom both of us admired. In her childhood, Antonia has to go through a lot of hard times.
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