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On Henrik Ibsens Nora in a Dolls House Literature Book Report/Review
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The paper brings out a message that people are not always what they seem on the outside and on first encounters. One such significant character in the play is the protagonist, Nora. Initially, she is introduced in the play as a somewhat childish and submissive wife of the Helmer household.
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Desdemona a Moral Heroine or a Victim of the Violent Repression of Women under Patriarchy Literature Essay
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Desdemona chooses to marry Othello, a highly respected general in Venice. It is a decision made out of free will. A decision that eventually inspires Iago to sow the seeds of doubt in Othello’s mind. By making this choice, it could be said Desdemona unwittingly becomes the agent of her own destruction.  
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Tone and voice in Things Fall Apart Literature Essay
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According to the paper, Achebe uses lesser symbols and images like foils alongside the dominant ones to weave the textual web so as to produce emotional and artistic effects. For example, Okonkwo's successful transformation through personal achievements, from the son of one of the lords of the clan is praised proverbially.
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Can Literature Tell the Truth better than other arts or other Areas of Knowledge Literature Essay
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He does not, in general, care - or need to care - what his writings will deliver to his audience; for him, it is being true to himself in his pursuit of the truth that matters. And what is the result. Various portrayals of the truth of the universe, each different from the other yet each (for the most part) consistent in themselves, and all removed from life and experience as we know it on a day-to-day basis.
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Confessions of Zeno Cosini Literature Essay
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Self-obsessed in both the manner he addresses people and the actions he ascribes to himself, Zeno frankly admits to including other characters only in how much they reflect what he was thinking or doing. Not even his long-dead father escapes such limitation, as Zeno decides he will "only go into my father's story as far as it helps me to recollect my own" (34).
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Greed and Glory on Wall Street by Ken Auletta Literature Book Report/Review
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The following paper analyses the book titled Greed and Glory on Wall Street by Ken Auletta. The paper begins by capturing the gist of the book and discusses Auletta’s style of writing. Hardly dogmatic in approach for a work of non-fiction, it is an absorbing narrative of the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
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Tim O'Brien's the Things They Carried Literature Book Report/Review
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In this book, he has used the theme of ‘metafiction’, which is an act of writing about writing (for example – memories of the writer). It tells the readers that the stories, which are in the fictional form, can sometimes be more realistic. These stories are partly fictional and partly based on his real-life experiences.  
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Literary Renaissance 1915-1931 Literature Essay
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Hemingway has given so vivid, almost unbearable impressions of human temperament under the pressure of war to his readers. It was in his novel “The Sun Also Rises” that the “lost generation” could feel and relive their destiny. Many authors have tried to write about the death of love in World War I but only Hemingway achieved ultimate perfection. 
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Beowulf by M. Alexander Literature Book Report/Review
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The paper is written from the first person so it adds dramatization to the narration. In its narrative structure, the passage begins as a testimonial to divine power and rule of the king, kingship and war victories. The second part of the passage reflects courage and self-determination as the important elements of the narration.
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Beowulf and the Epic of Gilgamesh Literature Essay
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The researcher proves that the journeys undertaken by Gilgamesh and Beowulf are not only personal journeys of self-discovery, but journeys that establish the values of their cultures. While their personal adventures and situations are unique, the travels of Beowulf and Gilgamesh are representative of each human’s quest to find purpose in life.
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Pauls Family Tragedies Literature Essay
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For Paul, it was that old man’s fault that he had all these tragedies befalling him. He stopped walking and talked to the officer that was in the forestation of the reformatory premises.Paul’s heart beat faster while sitting in the waiting area after the officer had escorted him to the place. It was a commingle of emotions he had inside him.
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The victim: an analysis of the man's character in to build a fire by Jack London Literature Book Report/Review
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It's easier to conclude that the man has suicidal tendencies to start with since he decided to go on in a journey that would put him in harm's way. Also, the end of the story which shows that he decided to stop fighting and suddenly had the desire to die
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Kate Chopin's The Awakening Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Victor speaks of women in terms of possession, and Leonce is shown to class her as property and to see her as a symbol of his social status. Edna herself remarks that as she moves into the pigeon-house she feels she is lower on the social rank. Another naturalistic element in the novel is the portrayal of Edna as a victim of fate.
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Darrell Huff's How to Lie with Statistics Literature Book Report/Review
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As reviewed by The Atlantic, How to Lie With Statistics is, “a pleasantly subversive little book, guaranteed to undermine your faith in the almighty statistic.”  Truly,  the book even though a bit dated, having been written in 1954 is timeless.  A classic that persists to chase away false beliefs and enlighten those who are statistically naive.
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The Old Lie, The Young Die Literature Essay
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The author states that Owen was one of the latter—he joined the war because he was force-fed the “Old Lie”: “It is sweet and right, to die for one’s country.” He had enjoyed his military training, but his life on the front was an experience of Hell. Although introspective and solitary by nature, he treasured the communal experience of living.
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Men, Friendship and Companionship in Divine Comedy Literature Article
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Dante welcomes Virgil as "my master and my author" who was sent by a woman in heaven named Beatrice to rescue him (Websophia 2003). She is the epitome of pure love and finally leads Dante to Paradiso where he is then able to gaze upon the supreme radiance of God. He ends his pilgrimage into vision of "the Love which moves the sun and the other stars. (Michael Novak 2003)
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Modernist Literature - Various Responses to the Concept of Modernism Literature Book Report/Review
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‘Modernism’ is a blanket term that encompasses the extensive literary innovations in the first decades of the 20th century which manifest themselves under the influence of psychoanalysis and other such cultural-historical phenomena. It may also be viewed as a collective term for the remarkable variety of competing groups, movements, and schools in literature, art, and music.
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An analysis of the book Paper Daughter Literature Essay
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The story is a touching memoir of a woman's unforgettable journey from Hong Kong to Harvard who found herself caught between two increasingly different worlds. It reveals the uncertainty and tension as she balances herself between two different worlds: at school with her American companions, and at home with her Chinese family.
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Virgil in Dantes Inferno Literature Book Report/Review
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Virgil's character is seen by many as indispensable to the philosophical development of Inferno. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss and analyze the significance of Virgil in the story. Dante's Virgil takes much inspiration from the real life Roman poet of the same name.
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Jonathan Edwards Sermon and Shakespeares Characters Speech Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Edwards was a Calvinist, and therefore viewed salvation as a predestined gift: humans from birth are either destined for salvation or not, according to the will of God. The human is impotent to act and gain salvation for himself. God condemns all for sin but extends mercy to a few whom he chooses.
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Mary Shellys Monster in Frankenstein and Paradise Lost Literature Book Report/Review
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From the beginning Mary Shelly was an avid reader of the works of her mother and father works. From there she progressed to the voracious reading of contemporary Gothic novels.
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The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that in the Marlowe poem, the shepherd proposes to his love, showing their ideal future with each other: a life filled with earthly pleasures in a world that is always spring. “The Nymphs Reply to the Shepherd”. In Walter's poem, he debunks the shepherd's visions. He shows how gifts can only die and ruin.
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Deviance in Zaroff and Montresor Literature Book Report/Review
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One certainly cannot say he is dispassionate, but the quiet competency that he brings to creating the wall of bricks is downright eerie. There is no question that Zaroff is a particularly cruel type; the hunter who kills purely for sport and not because he has to eat or even really cares about showing off his game.
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The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan Literature Book Report/Review
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The author explains that Olivia is born of an American mother and Chinese father. At the age of six, she comes to know of her so-long undisclosed Chinese sister. Her father’s death-bed wish is to get his elder daughter, Kwan, over to America. After the father’s death, the 18-year old Kwan joins the reluctant American step-family.
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Spiritual Crises of Human Life Literature Book Report/Review
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The Waste Land by T.S Eliot is one of the most influential modern poems of the 20th century. Although known for its satire and prophecy, it seems to suggest meaninglessness in life, existence and fall of civilization. The waste land is characteristically unconventional and controversial following none of the defined poetic styles and the subject matter seems to have transcended cultures and limits of time and place.
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A Novel by Fae Myenne Ng Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that this book by Fae Moyenne Ng was published in 1993 by Harper Perennial and is regarded as one of the premier books by Chinese American woman author. In literature, a ‘reliable narrator’ is a character who presents the characterization in a manner that could be identified with.
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George Orwells Homage to Catalonia Literature Literature review
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Chapter 10 follows directly on from this, with Orwell witnessing the street fighting: “The issue was clear enough. On one side stood the CNT, on the other side the police…when I see an actual flesh-and-blood worker in conflict with his natural enemy, the policeman, I do not have to ask myself what side I am on”.
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Canterbury Tales Literature Book Report/Review
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Every story features many characters, an assortment of plots with fascinating exaggerated interactions. Two of the stories in Canterbury Tales are "The Knight's Tale" and "The Wife of Bath's Tale", which engross different sort of passion and relationships based on graciousness, vigor, respect.
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A comparative analysis of Shakespeares Hamlet and Mel Gibsons Portrayal Literature Essay
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The most obvious discrepancy is the age difference: for Hamlet to fit into his period role he could have ranged from the age of 13 to possibly as old as 21. Gibson, to be generous, is at least 28.
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A Streetcar Named Desire Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that no doubt her own character flaws and behavior contribute largely to this tragic end, but the one character who needs to take the most responsibility for what happened is definitely her sister Stella. François de La Rochefoucauld once said, "We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation."
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Idea of the Power of Traditional Ways in Healing the Earth in Literature Literature Essay
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Human beings are a species for which contradictoriness in development may be viewed as one of the essential characteristics. During our history, we have progressed from the primitive animal-like state to the present technologically advanced societies only accelerating their pace of change. The side effect is that man is losing his connection with nature.
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In Search of the Truth - John Grady Cole Literature Essay
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Cole is a transitory character and his position is very difficult. He has lived all his life with his grandfather in a peaceful world governed by the rules of nature, and suddenly his grandfather dies. This is how the novel begins. This death is a metaphor for the Western collapse, for the destruction of a whole system. 
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Anti-Semitism in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice Literature Book Report/Review
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Although Shylock is presented as an aggressively ruthless character, like all of Shakespeare’s protagonists, he is not clear-cut, straightforward, or one-dimensional. Shakespeare rarely painted his characters as absolute gods or devils but depicted them as a complex with contradictory and conflicting qualities.
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Reflections of observing a self serving life Literature Book Report/Review
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O'Connor 's use of religion in the story points to her opinions that religion can become a devious tool in the hands of those who use it only for their own selfish means.Throughout the story, the grandmother is described as a pessimistic, selfish, and devious woman
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Anglo-Saxon Poem: Beowulf Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the poem has explained the 'brief genealogy of the Scylding royal dynasty' which was named after mythic hero as a tribute to his services and sacrifices. Scyld Scefing has reached his tribe as a castaway babe on a ship loaded with treasure. The poem has explained the rituals of the funeral ceremony of Scyld in a beautiful manner.
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A View from the Bridge Literature Essay
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A View from the Bridge, which was originally a one-act play written by Arthur Miller in 1955, was inspired by the story of a longshoreman who informed the Immigration Bureau of his relatives’ presence as illegal immigrants; an act done by the said dock worker as a means to prevent one of his kin from marrying his niece.
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Fire and Sand by Laila Halaby Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that there are many important issues that are brought to attention within this literary work, and this work is actually considered to be one of the most overt and influential in the world in regards to Arab culture. In order to be able to gain a better perspective on this book overall, there are several factors.
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Book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Literature Essay
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The readers nowadays say, that Rowling's style of writing is changing from book to book, that the topics discussed in those teenage fairy tales become more and more serious from book to book. For to evaluate this statement we decided to choose the comparison and contrast of two Rowling's books, the first and the fourth in the series, which are "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", as the topic of this essay.
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Peter H. Smiths Talons of the Eagle Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the first period, imperialism, does not simply reflect the nature of US foreign policy towards Latin America but is expressive of the dominant nature of international relations. Covering the 1790’s to the 1930s, this was a period in world history that witnessed the rise of multinational empires.
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In the Company of Wolves by Angela Carter Literature Book Report/Review
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Carter demonstrates that with a little updating of the story, which can be done to accommodate the present-day concepts of female living and gender roles, much can be demonstrated about the main point of the story.  By taking a closer look at Carter’s story, one can see how gender roles as well as the reversal of gender roles have an overall effect on the classic fairy tale.
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Miltons Poetry in the Paradise Lost Literature Essay
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“The noblest poem that ever was wrote in any language or in any age” [Sir John Denham Cited Wedgwood, 46] John Milton’s Paradise Lost essentially belongs to the genre of epic poetry. Yet in retelling the biblical myth of God and Satan, Satan’s enticement of Adam and Eve and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.
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The Monster Is Not Born - Frankenstein Literature Essay
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This is how the monster sums up his situation at the end of the tale, the word “abortion” spelling out the rejection faced by an unwanted child, better dead than alive, which tormented him to acts of unspeakable cruelty. His inhuman appearance was not gained through a life of heinous deeds, it was how he was made by his human creator.
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A comparison and contrast of James Fentons God and Seamus Heaneys Mid-term Break Literature Essay
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.Both poems were chosen because they seemed so powerful and dealt with a topic (death) that most people do not talk about. Both authors speak English but different versions of English.
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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Literature Book Report/Review
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Many modern and leftist critics, including the celebrated Nigerian author Chinua Achebe find the novel to be upholding imperialism and racism in a very subtle and hidden way. Heart of Darkness, a story the reader presumes to be have happened in the Congo as depicted by Marlow from a barge on the Thames.
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Pride, which She Calls Plainness by Cordelia Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that it is only proper that his subjects should lie to please him. His accusation is that Cordelia is stubbornly refusing to be a sycophant like her sisters because she is proud. On the other hand, in her mind, Cordelia is being simply true to her feelings. Plainness, to Cordelia, is honesty.
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John Updike's A&P and James Joyce's Araby Literature Book Report/Review
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Point of view makes a large contribution to the overall meaning in John Updike's "A&P" and James Joyce's "Araby." Both stories deal with a moment in childhood that changes the way the narrator sees the world. In the case of "A&P," a 19 year old male quits his job to defend the honor of a girl he does not even know.
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Japan Through the Looking Glass by Alan Macfarlane Literature Book Report/Review
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The book in question, published in the year 2008 has already been acclaimed by the readers and also by the critics. ‘Japan through the Looking Glass’ is especially important since it addresses as well as provides answers for the questions and doubts and vague ideas about the culture and civilization of Japan. Macfarlane in his book has described the country of Japan to be an ‘enchanted’ world.
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The Evidence of Some Bitter Struggle Literature Essay
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The author states that Poe allows the reader to imagine what the rest of the “evidence” is on “her emaciated frame”. It is as if the reader is seeing her for the first time along with the characters. She is just a “frame” rather than a body, seeming more dead than alive and more terrible in her aspect because of it.
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Mythology and Symbolism in Irish Literature Literature Book Report/Review
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The book report gives detailed information about such unique phenomenon of Irish literature, as dreaming and mythologizing. The researcher of this paper aims to analyze the history of its beginnings and that is it often used by Irish writers based on three literary works of W.B. Yeast, Brian Friel and Michael Longley.
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The Great Cat Massacre by Robert Darnton Literature Essay
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The author of the paper states that that led to contriving a trick of pestering their master by imitating cat’s cries next to the bedroom of the bourgeois and the bourgeoisie. By goading him with catcalls, they provoked the print master himself to authorize the massacre of the “malevolent” cats.
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