Euclid: The Elements
.... and this is one further difficulty that makes it hard to find information concerning Euclid of Alexandria since there are references to numerous men called Euclid in the history of this period.
There is nothing consistent in the dating given about when Euclid did all of his work but a person by the name of Itard said that situation is best summed up by the fowling three variables:
(i) Euclid was a historical character who wrote the Elements and the other works attributed to him.
(ii) Euclid was the leader of a team of mathematicians working at Alexandria. They all contributed to writing the 'complete works of Euclid', eve .....
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Black Boy Essay
.... life was invariably surrounded by racial tension and had often seen as well as experienced the hate violence. When Richard had once worked at a cheap clothing store in Jackson, he had seen the boss and his son drag a poor black women into the back alley and had beat and whipped her. "The floor was bloody, strewn with wisps of hair and clothing. My face must have reflected my shock, for the boss slapped me reassuringly on the back. ‘Boy that’s what we do to niggers when they don’t pay their bills."(Pg. 213) For Richard the violence was just another experience that separated him from the whites and increased the hate tension. .....
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The House On Mango Street: The American Dream
.... steps in front and small windows. It was old and broken down. It was not the most secure or safest place to live and it was not what Esperanza wanted. Throughout the entire book, Esperanza and many others were trying to escape Mango Street in order to look for a better place to live.
Finally, Esperanza didn’t have many friends. Sometimes she went as low as to pay five dollars for a friend. She then met Sally. Sally was the closest friend Esperanza had. Sally introduced her to many things such as boys, make up, clothing and much more. The things Sally taught her was not the life Esperanza was brought up with.
In conclusion, .....
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Comparing Survival Concepts And Situations
.... I can’t explain the ending of William Golding’s book (because I am not sure what exactly happens) I’m sure it is vaguely similar to that of Gary Paulson’s book Hatchet.
The theme of the story Hatchet is determination, perseverance, and survival. Brian Robeson, whose parents are divorced, flies to visit his father in the Canadian wilderness. His pilot has a heart attack and dies while the plane is still in the air. Brian manages to land the plane in a lake and escaped unharmed. The difficult part now presides over him, surviving until rescued. He builds shelter, and finds a plentiful cherry tree to eat. Now weeks have pa .....
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Obasan
.... story of a Japanese family's efforts to survive the trauma of separation from home and each other. Forced to live in squalid conditions, sharing quarters with complete strangers, without enough food or supplies to adequately live, what happens to the Japanese is very similar to what happened to the Jews when they were gathered, collected, and assigned quarters in the ghettos of Europe. Personal belongings - from clothing and precious jewels to sacred texts and gold-capped teeth - were stolen by the Germans. The Japanese lost a great deal, too, but where the story of OBASAN and the Japanese differs is the conclusion, the ultimate lo .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: Scout
.... in withdrawal for a very serious addiction which was why she was so angry all the time. "Mrs. Dubose was a morphine addict. She took it as a painkiller for years"(Lee 111). After she dies Scout starts to grasp the fact that Mrs. Dubose had a very hard time being happy.
Alike many other children her age, Scout is very curious. She is very interested in the peculiar life of her neighbor, Boo Radley. She believes a rumor about him killing his father. He frightens her because she thinks he is a horrible man who does not care about anyone. When she was shivering in the cold watching Miss Maudie’s house burn, he cared enough to p .....
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The French Lieutenant’s Women: Sara As A Nonconformist
.... married. Sara swims against this current in the river of Victorian society and in return she is ostracized. Men also have predetermined roles; this is evident today in the stereotypes created for men by what they wear and by their interests. By entering into a category, you are somehow expressing your individuality. In reality, a person is giving up their individual freedom and fitting right into a stereotype that contains its own rules and standards that must be abided by. This same sort of thing is apparent in Charles. The life that Charles lives is that of a rich Victorian, not worrying about a care and not having to work .....
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A Tale Of Two Cities: Recalled To Life
.... recently switched places with his look alike, Darnay, and is awaiting the guillotine. While he awaits his death he thinks, “It is a far, far better thing that I do, then I ever done, it is far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” Through these words Sydney recognizes that by sacrificing his life for Darnay, a loved one of Lucie’s, he will be doing the best thing that he has ever done and can do. Sydney is finally satisfied with himself, he is no longer a drunken fool, but a hero that now can live or die with himself. By dying, and saving Darnay for Lucie, Sydney Carton is “recalled to life.”
Throughout this boo .....
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The Return Of The Native: A Relationship Destined For Destruction
.... is quick to pass judgment on others, including Clym.
“And yet you might have been a wealthy man if you had only persevered. Manager to that large diamond establishment –what better can a man wish for? What a post of trust and respect and respect! I suppose you will be like your father; like him, you are getting weary of doing well.” (Hardy 139)
Clym, like Mrs. Yeobright, is also quick to judge. He is a man of ideals with no real sense of love in his heart. After hearing of the circumstances surrounding his mother’s death, he quickly places all guilt on Eustacia: “‘ You shut the door –you looked out of the window upon her .....
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Shakespeare's Cymbeline
.... as a result. So in the end she got what was coming to her.
Cloten-The Queens son, he’s a character you kinda feel sorry for, because he probably wasn’t arrogant by choice, he probably inherited it from his mother. Cloten was the simple minded son of the Queen who wanted to marry Imogen, (though I am not sure if he was in on the plot to kill the king, I think that was one of mother’s little surprises) and he would do anything to get her. Including hiring a band of musicians to play a song for her, dueling with Posthumus, and in the end venturing out to rape her. But cloten’s arrogance, like his mother’s, got him killed, while seeki .....
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Why Is It Called The Bean Trees?
.... brought up several times. When Taylor is searching for a room to rent, she interviews a group of hippies who tell her that “…[they] eat mainly soybean products”(78). Soon after, when Taylor and Lou Ann become friends, they make fun of the hippies and call them, “bean turds”(79). The first words Turtle speaks are not the usual “mommy” or “daddy”, but rather when gardening, Taylor shows Turtle beans and tells her what they are, and Turtle repeats the word “bean” but then says “humbean”(108). In a much later chapter, Turtle points out a bean tree that no one has ever seen because they grew on a flowering wisteria plant that look .....
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Symbolism In The Scarlet Letter
.... done wrong, and she could not escape it “ ‘Thou art not my child! Thou art no Pearl on mine!’ ” (pg.99) at times Hester would get frustrated. In this aspect, Pearl symbolized God’s way of punishing Hester for adultery.
The way Hester’s life was ruined for so long was the ultimate price that Hester paid or Pearl. With Pearl, Hester’s life was one almost never filled with joy, but instead a constant nagging. Pearl would harass her mother over the scarlet "A" which she wore ‘Mother dear, what does this scarlet letter mean, and why dost thou wear it on they bosom and why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?’ .....
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