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Platitudes by Terry Ellis Literature Book Report/Review
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Dewayne Wellington who is a black failing experimental novelist and Isshee Ayam who is a radical feminist author joins hands on the latest sexiest comedy by Dewayne. They alternately tell the story about a coming age in Earle and Dorothy’s life. Earle and Dorothy are two black middle-class teenagers who roam sex-starved in New York City.
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A Rose for Emily's Analysis Literature Book Report/Review
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Its overemphasis on otherwise inconsequential details like moving into different cities and the authentic experiences associated with living in unfamiliar neighborhoods is quite obsequious and unprofessional. The thematic and symbolic depth of the story requires a more versatile and articulate approach in critiquing (Randle, 2002).
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Giovanni's Room: Social Alienation Literature Book Report/Review
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This paper analyses a quote from the book in relation to the general message of the novel. That is, “...There is something fantastic in about the spectacle I know present to myself of having run so far, so hard, across the ocean even, only to find myself brought up short once more before the bulldog in my own backyard- the yard, in the meantime, has grown smaller and the bulldog bigger..”
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The Humanistic Tradition Volume I: Prehistory to the Early Modern World Literature Book Report/Review
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“Do you agree with Petrarch that books that are hard to understand are generally ignored? When the last time you read a book that was really stretched your understanding? Do you think it is valuable to read books within which are unfamiliar concepts and vocabulary? Why or why not?” -The simple answer to these questions is that it depends upon the temperament and passion of the readers.
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Hope by Lisel Mueller Literature Book Report/Review
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By hope, the author means some inspiring moral support, which people need when something really bad happens in their lives. Mueller claims that to find hope people should just look around and try to consider everything in this world as a resource of hope: “it lives in each earthworm segment” (“Hope” 11).
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Censorship and Its Progeny by John Frohnmayer Literature Book Report/Review
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Beginning with the time of the renaissance in Italy when art was born until modern times in the U.S.A., art has been censored significantly by those who oppose it. This means that speech through art is prevented. Frohnmayer suggests that the censorship of art was due to the desire to protect others or the opposition of the ideas expressed in the art.
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The Oppression of Women in The Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin Literature Book Report/Review
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The main character is Louise Mallard, a young woman who “was afflicted with a heart trouble”. Brently Mallard is Louise’s husband and is believed to have perished in a railroad accident. Josephine is Louise’s sister and is the person that tells Louise about her husband’s death. Richards is a friend of Brently and, as a worker at the newspaper offices, is the first to hear of Brently’s death.
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding Literature Book Report/Review
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding has conventionally ignited a lot of debate because of its violent portrayal of human nature. When it was originally published, the novel was generally ignored. Though, as the literary critics made an attempt to compare this novel to The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, the novel got popular not only among children but also among the literary critics.
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Adolescent Boys and Body Image: Weight and Muscular Concerns as Dual Pathways to Body Dissatisfaction Literature Article
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To conduct the research, the researchers used students in grades 8-11.  There were 128 participants and they first took a questionnaire about their own dissatisfaction with their bodies. Of these males, most of them were predominantly Caucasian with a small Asian percentage participating.  The participants came from a suburban area near a large city in the northwest.
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Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway Literature Book Report/Review
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The novel “Hills like white elephants" is a simile that mainly brings in the reader’s mind an image of the white hills that might be depicting trucks and tusks, which probably charging via an exotic landscape. The author’s life greatly influences the story since they were mainly based on his own personal experience.
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The Story of the Eye and Nadja Literature Book Report/Review
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The author argues that reality is practical as compared to animality. He disputes the argument that reality is what is proposed by culture. He argues that reality is practical and cannot be determined by culture (Butler 24). According to the author, animality is what can be influenced by culture. Reality according to him, is “what it is”.
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Ethan Frome: When Love Becomes Bitter Literature Book Report/Review
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The author of the following paper discusses and presents what happened to the lives of Ethan Frome, Zeena, his wife, and Mattie, Zeena’s cousin with whom Frome fell in love with. Zeena was sick and needed care. Her cousin came to the Frome house to take care of her but then Ethan fell in love with the lady.
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The Pain of Mortal Life Is Preferable to the Perfection of Heaven Literature Assignment
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Tempest challenges the definition of sin as given by the saint and declares that being a poor black man; he did everything for his love, family, and friends. Peter’s judgment was never challenged before. Should Tempest continue to refuse his damnation and if he does so, then Heaven will collapse allowing the supreme of fallen angel Satan to rein both heaven and hell.
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Les Miserables: a Full Length Drama by Victor Hugo Literature Book Report/Review
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After Jean's escape from prison, he is fortunate enough to encounter a priest by the name of Myriel who treats him with respect and love even though he is initially seen to greet the kindly bishop with a lot of hatred and scorn. As a result of the love and respect that he receives from the priest, Jean’s character forever changes and he promises the priest to become an honest man.
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Literature Book Report/Review
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The paragraph portrays him as an introverted and straight-faced lawyer with an exceptional eye of judgment to the society, who was all the same lovable. At the outset, he is a sinister figure of unknown origin and this immediately introduces a reader to the theme of mystery. There are several mysterious happenings in the story, especially surrounding Mr. Utterson’s life as a detective.
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Trifles By Susan Glaspell Literature Book Report/Review
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The line appears in the play in the part where the author states that “men continually disparage the women for worrying about trifles instead of about the case”. In normal circumstances, the speaker will deliver these lines in a low tone. Moreover, the speaker will be anxious to inform the public about Wright’s murder. The lines are significant because they are informing the audience of the disagreements in the play.
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Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood Literature Book Report/Review
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The handmaids were assigned to bear the children of others. A handmaid is supposed to have wordless sex with her Commander at the correct point of her menstrual cycle in order to get pregnant. The name of this handmaid was Offred. Offred narrates her story from the pre-Gilead times when she has an affair with a married man Luke, who divorced his previous wife and married Offred. 
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On Agriculture by Columbella Literature Essay
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The Roman landlord maintains control by transferring lazy slaves to farms to train them of hard work; assigning companions to the foreman to be of assistance; not allowing the foreman to the city or weekly market; monitoring the foreman’s duties that should be carried out without laxity or cruelty; and being directly involved in matters of security, safety, and governance.
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Margaret Atwood's the Handmaid's Tale Literature Book Report/Review
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Offred begins by recounting her horrific experience at the Rachel and Leah Center. She served in a commander’s house for about five weeks with five other people; Rita, Cora, Nick the chauffeur, and two Marthas. Offred’s daily duty is to buy food for the house. There was a day that she was carrying out her duty and saw about six dead bodies that were executed for the crimes they committed.
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Diving into the Wreck by Adrienne Rich Literature Book Report/Review
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The main objective of the paper is to present the reason why “Diving into the Wreck” by Adrienne Rich is the best representative of Resistance and Transformation.  Resistance and transformation can be considered as two opposing forces that can describe different aspects and elements of the culture and society.
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Early Autumn by Hughes Literature Book Report/Review
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Bill’s plain and unexpected answers to Mary’s anxious and curious inquiries go to show the changes that both the characters had undergone in the time they were apart. The author’s description pertaining to ‘the leaves fell slowly…’ and ‘fell without wind…’ (Lines 29-30) is symbolic of these changes.
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The Broken Home: Cruelty and Splendour Are by Products of Fame and Money Literature Book Report/Review
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The poem stands for the reflection of the American society that epitomizes broken homes, the poem brings out a stark contrast at the beginning of the poem by describing a house with parents and children, living in harmony; unlike his own home. The perils and the social mores, according to the poem are basically due to the attitudinal problems that parents have towards their own children.
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Clear and Simple as the Truth by Thomas and Turner Literature Book Report/Review
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It has a reason, and the conclusion is coherent with other parts of the sentence. They differ in that the masterful in writing is not classic prose. The comparison of a sentence from La Rochefoucauld about the description of a woman and Samuel Johnson where they argue that praises are without reasons lavished on the dead, and honor is only due to excellence.
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Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper Literature Book Report/Review
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Both Hawkeye and Chingachgook are loyal friends. Chingachgook is a reliable ally and friend of Hawkeye. Hawkeye also has a long-standing friendship with both Uncas and Chingachgook. Hawkeye is willing to risk his life to save Uncas. Hawkeye and Chingachgook stay together throughout the novel in their war against the Hurons.
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Cyberpunk in Winter Market by Gibson Literature Assignment
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In Gibson’s Winter Market, one comes across this annihilation of the tender human sentiments as Casey confesses, “Because she was dead, and I’d let her go. Because, now she was immortal, and I’d help her get that way (Gibson 1).” It unravels a state of existence where the sense of technological sophistication fails to recompense for human angst and aspirations.
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The Rise of the Novel: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding Literature Assignment
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Realism in relation to arts refers to the incorporation of realistic and natural representations. This is to say that realism dwells on the natural outlook or display without adding any artificial or additional detail that may even slightly alter the originality of the presentation in play. As such realism may arguably be considered to avoid artistic elements such as employment of stylization.
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Writing Today by Richard Johnson and Charles Paine Literature Essay
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The chapter discusses strategic ways of designing, informing, presenting, and revising written arguments. The process is progressive often beginning with the invention of the contents of an argument. Successive sub-sections of the chapter discuss various ways of ensuring the effectiveness of an argument.
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Effective or Uneffective by Virginia Woolf Literature Book Report/Review
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Virginia Woolf attempts to present an exemplary literary piece but fails because of several reasons. This piece is ineffective in all literary aspects because it lacks the most significant items.  Initially, the title that Virginia Woolf gives her article is not captivating. This proves the ineffectiveness of the article (Woolf 5).
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William Hathway Poem Literature Book Report/Review
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Hathway has immensely built up the poem which approaches the readers in various ways. Hathway has also included some childish expressions of the couple (by using the words like; moo cows, choo-choo’s), the inner charm of being a child, the happy, worriless and careless life, as expectedly every one of us has once lived. 
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Symbol of Mockingjay: The Hunger Games Literature Essay
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In Panem, Mockingjay was a hybrid of mockingbirds and jabber jays, produced mistakenly in a failed experiment aimed at spying on the rebels. However, this failure made the Mockingjay a symbol of their failure. Thus, when Katniss Everdeen wore a Mockingjay pin in 74h Hunger games, the Capitol got furious.
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Canary as a Symbol of Sisterhood in Trifles: a Play in One Act by Susan Glaspell Literature Book Report/Review
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This paper tells that the discovery of an empty and broken birdcage leads Mrs. Hale to remark “Looks as if someone must have been rough with it” (p. 15, line 4), and they immediately sense its value to a woman. The canary that once lived there must have been a source of joy and music in an otherwise harsh way of life.
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare Literature Admission/Application Essay
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The legacy of William Shakespeare still lives on; Hamlet is arguably the best work of Shakespeare. Superstition has been highlighted time and again in the tragedy of Hamlet, insanity, and procrastination have also been presented. Hamlet is also seen talking to himself time and again in the tragedy, this is called soliloquy.
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Son Jara: Manding People Epic Literature Essay
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The most surprising part of this epic is the role of women; represented as a death mask. A thorough view reveals tear-tracks on the mask running down showing the inequality in the rights of women in this culture. Despite that women utilized their powers like mental capabilities, sexual powers, or magic to acquire their objectives.
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The Alchemist's Dream by Wilson Literature Article
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Octel was a dominant organization that was stable financially and it also produced bromine easily a product that Great Chemical Lakes Corporation valued highly due to its effectiveness in the lead industry (Wilson, 2007). This would make the lead industry easily expand and penetrate into the developing countries as they will be having enough capital for the operation.
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Erasure Novel by Percival Everett Literature Book Report/Review
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Erasure is a novella about an African-American writer who successfully comes over the pursuit of an intellectual tendency to “write white” and finishes up penning a parody about a ghetto fiction that marked huge success, both in commerce as well as in literature. Erasure is a book within a book and it provides the writer with the pleasure of reading two books within a single frame.
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Heresies in The Name of the Rose Literature Essay
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Eco told a version of Dolcino and his follower's story in this novel and the author successfully depicted the manner and degree of persecution they received from the Church. Factual history revealed that Pope Clement during Dolcino’s time even authorized military force against him and his followers. This reflected the church's response to heresy and heretics.
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Southland by Nina Revoyr Literature Book Report/Review
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There were four African American boys found dead in Frank Sakai's freezer. Massey’s essay, The Construction of the Ghetto, on the other hand, was an essay that surveyed the cruel black and white landscape of modern America (Massey 1). The residential separation of whites and blacks was with the Americans so long that it appeared to be a natural part of their social order.
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The Story of Felix Longoria that Changed the History Literature Book Report/Review
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Carroll comes to the conclusion that “linking Mexican Americanism to patriotism through the Longoria incident served as just such an instrument in the group’s struggle with Anglos for power.” The author’s conclusion cannot be refuted. However, it is necessary to add that not only Mexican Americans benefitted from the struggle.
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Odysseus's Relationship with Athena Literature Admission/Application Essay
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The author states that Athena was the patron goddess of Odysseus, which in some cases have been viewed as Penelope’s rival when it comes to his attention. While the notion that the gods, goddesses, and demigods in Greek mythology coexist without insomuch as a dispute regarding their judgment, for the divinities has set the destiny of everyone.
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You Just Dont Understand by Deborah Tannen Literature Book Report/Review
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These problems include peer pressure, personal complexes and insecurities, gender roles and stereotypical norms of the society and the duplicity of the norms in interpreting body language and style of men and women. According to the norms of the society, the first and foremost duty of a woman is to retain her image of delicacy and elegance without a shred of pride and arrogance. 
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Good to Great by Jim Collins Literature Book Report/Review
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Jim Collins is a bestselling author who has previously written books like “Built to Last” where he discussed the causes for why companies achieve the sustainability and scalability that are so essential to their success in the contemporary business world.  Hence, the transformation from mediocre to excellent is the subject that is discussed in this book.
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Impact Of Sprats Work On The Literary Style Of Jonathan Swift Literature Book Report/Review
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The reaction of the empress Lilliput to Gulliver’s putting out the fire in her apartment is a satirical way of describing Queen Anne’s annoyance with Swift for having written ’a tale of a tub’ in which Swift had attacked the religious abuses but which had been misinterpreted by the Queen as an attack on the religion itself.
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Literature Book Report/Review
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Suzanne Collins is a seasoned writer for children’s television series and had worked with Nickelodeon, Kids WB, and Scholastic Entertainment before writing this book. The Hunger Games is based in a post-apocalyptic era. The plot is woven around a fictitious country of Panem which is formed after the destruction of North America.
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Visions of Zion by Larry J. Hood Literature Book Report/Review
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‘Visions of Zion’ was written almost three decades ago following the Civil War, at the time when there was a resurgent patriotic wave in the country. The aftermath of the wars resulted in disruption of political, social and economic areas of the state as well as the nation. Both the counties lost their prominence and so did the Churches.  
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An Ideal Leader - the Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Literature Book Report/Review
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The book starts by describing different types of states, republics, and principalities. He further exaggerates the concept of the last notion by framing it with “new”. The new principalities in a leader which are not a result of heritance. He explains it using the example of sultan and rajas where the leadership was passed from father to son.  
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The Little Dictators by Antony Polonsky Literature Assignment
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The Great Depression came and crushed down a little prosperity Eastern Europe enjoyed in years before. Being mostly agricultural and highly dependent on exporting food, eastern European countries were facing a great threat. Food prices tumbled down, export numbers dwindled, forcing governments of east Europe to borrow money at high-interest rates.
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Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design Literature Assignment
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This research will begin with the statement that as an engineer Petroski has achieved vast information about the current state of events, the price of commodities keep rising despite the struggle to bridge the gap between rich and the poor. However, in the book title, the author is explaining that situations that lead to more invention and innovation.
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Greek Poetry and Prose Literature Essay
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The author explains that “You Are The Herdsman” painted a picture of a pastoral setting and how the darkness naturally dictates the need to bring animals home. This is a metaphor for man’s need find a home after a chaotic day. On the other hand, "Tonight I’ve Watched" used the image of a setting sun.
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Reimagining the Ottoman Legacy Literature Coursework
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 The novel “My Name Is Red” helps one understand the Islam and Turkish culture. Pamuk is able to bring in aspects of both cultures in the book. Some of the sections in the book focus on Islamic culture and Islam as a religion which Pamak revises into a secular version. 
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Socrates' Death Literature Assignment
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The ancient Greek philosopher Socrates reportedly was sentenced to death by the Athens Republic because of his practice of questioning the commonly held assumptions of his day.  In his calm acceptance of the death penalty, Socrates seems much more concerned about the welfare of men who will be left living without an example
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