Summary Of The Grapes Of Wrath
.... people but no work. Pa and Tom dismiss what he says and decide to continue.
When the family finally reaches California, they stop near a stream before going across the desert. The Joad men go in to bathe and are soon joined by two other men. One man says they are leaving California because there aren’t enough jobs and the people there call them “Oakies” derogatorily. Pa becomes highly upset, but Tom says there’s no use going back now that they’ve come so far. A sheriff comes and threatens to arrest the Joads if they don’t leave before morning. They leave without the Wilsons because Sairy Wilson is sick, and Noah (Tom’s brother) .....
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The Canterbury Tales Handout
.... worse off than the people he helped, however he was eating healthy and living large. He spends much time at bars and inns, rather than living with and aiding the destitute.
This man of God, hero of the poor and mediator between God and men, turns out to be as fraudulent as his claims of giving penance. He is more consumed with winning support to build a shelter for the poor. He is too busy scheming to do illegal business rather than to serve the poor. His character, dignity and nobility all lack sincerity. The Friar has no burden on his soul to assist the poor, but only to further his distasteful lifestyle.
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The Call Of The Wild: Determinism And Darwinism
.... and Darwinism in the novel. Finally, a little background information on Jack London and some of the works he wrote that are similar to The Call of the Wild. Determinism, by definition, is the doctrine that the will is not free, but is inevitably and invincibly determined by motives. Which means our future is predetermined and there’s no way to change it. In this novel, determinism is used because it was inevitable that Buck would eventually return to the wilderness which from whence he came and become wild again (Collection AOL).
Darwinism is, by definition, a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and .....
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Jane Eyre
.... I will no longer be a secondary member. The love that gives desire and power which sustains life, is obvious by the fact that my “fear” of the consequences of a fully developed emotional response leads to its own destruction (Blom 91). Because I am “too passionate” – that is angry, rebellious, and prone to retreat into my richly imaginative inner world for solace, all takes part in winning the love of others. I cannot “bear to be solitude and hated” by others (Blom 91). To gain real affection, I am willing to struggle, both against external circumstances and with my own failings and weaknesses. Also, I feel that my search for a wa .....
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The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse
.... believe that one day this will happen. It seems like its happening already since there are a lot of wars, a lot of poor countries that don't have the luxury like the richer counties and there are a lot of men slaying one another. If this was to happen right now there would be nothing for me to do. I wouldn’t be able to hide so then I would just buy some guns and protect myself.There were some prophets that say the horsemen will not come until the 23rd century, so then I have nothing to worry about.
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest And Fahrenheit 451: Changing The System
.... in a mental hospital. McMurphy is outgoing, a leader and a rebel. There was a constant power struggle in the novel between the patient's new found savior McMurphy, and the evil Nurse Ratched who rules their wing of the hospital with an iron fist. McMurphy fights to change the system to try to win back the patients' rights and in the process gain more privileges for the patients and himself. McMurphy also seems to get pleasure out of fighting the system. His motives are simple, he wants to help out his fellow patients, his friends, to make their lives better.
McMurphy was successful in changing many of the rules and regulations .....
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"Hoops" Vs. "He Got Game"
.... inspire them, so they don't quit when they get frustrated.
Lonnie, from "Hoops," was a very good basketball player, and Jesus from "He Got Game," was streetwise and a good player also. They each caught an opportunity to rise above the rest in their games, and were recognized by colleges as prospects. They both had their share of trouble to get out of and were tempted to take bribes on "throwing" their game, especially Jesus. Lonnie got caught up in his friend's problems in the ghetto, and he struggled with money troubles and steeling. Also, in both books, their friends and family were always causing problems that the two woul .....
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Life In A Medieval Village
.... knight. The old feudal theory of lordship as a link in the legal chain of authority running from serf to monarch had lost much of it's substance. However, as far as the village was concerned such legal complications hardly mattered, anymore than whether the lord was great or small. A village with two or more lords was comfortable. Whatever the technicalities, the lord was the main consumer of the village, meaning he was in control of the profits. The 13th century manor, of which the village was a part, was not a political or military enterprise but an economic one, with the lord its exploiter and beneficiary. Still, on a daily .....
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The Color Of Water: When Tragedy Strikes
.... however; it never stops the children from teasing her.
When Ruth leaves Suffolk and moves in with her black, soon- to- be husband Dennis, intolerance follows her like a hungry dog following the scent of a steak. Dennis and she live in a predominantly black neighborhood in which Ruth is less than welcome. Many black people dislike her simply because she is white. Once, when Ruth is in the hallway of her apartment building, a black woman punches her so hard that she falls to the floor. When Dennis confronts the woman about it, she tells him that Ruth doesn’t belong there because she is white. Ruth is aware of the revulsion th .....
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To Kill A Mockingbird: A Hero Among Them
.... to receiving. This respect is shown to Mayella simply because it was the right thing to do. Additionally, Walter Cunningham is treated as a guest, while in the Finch home for lunch, not as a poor person in the community Atticus shows Walter respect for the hard work that he contributes to his family. Atticus also takes on the Tom Robinson case with all his might and power as an established attorney simply because he believes in Tom’s innocence, and does not permit public opinion to sway him.
Being a single parent in the south during the depression, Atticus Finch proves to be a positive role model to his children in spite of .....
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Transcendentalism In Moby Dick
.... Finally, when he and Ishmael sign aboard the Pequod, Bildad and Peleg give Queequeg a hard time because he is not a Christian, as was appropriate at the time. However, Queequeg has faith in himself and shows the men that he is an equal to all the Christian sailors by showing them his talents in the field of harpooning. This constant belief that he is an equal to all other men is a highly transcendental view, because at the time the novel is set in, these were many stereotypes and prejudices against people who were as different as Queequeg, yet he was able to rise above it and see the equality that should be.
Numerous rescues .....
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Candide: A Satire On The Enlightenment
.... by human beings. Voltaire did not believe in the power of reason to overcome contemporary social conditions.
In Candide, Voltaire uses Pangloss and his ramblings to represent an often humorous characterization of the “typical” optimist. Of Pangloss, Voltaire writes, “He proved admirably that there cannot possibly be an effect without a cause and that in the best of all possible worlds the Baron’s castle was the best of all castles and his wife the best of all possible Baronesses.” (522)
The attack on the claim that this is “the best of all possible worlds” permeates the entire novel. Throughout the story, satirical r .....
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