The Good Earth: Wang Lung - A Man Of Determination And Loyalty
.... uncle,
uncles's wife and their son. The uncle is a poor old gambler who would rather
gamble his money away than to spend it on his family. During the drought he
shows up in Wang Lung's fields begging for money. At first Wang Lung refuses to
dish out money to his uncle. After a time of arguementing Wang Lung finally
gives in. He states " 'It is cutting my flesh out to give to him and for
nothing except that we are of a blood' ".(46) Wang Lung is upset that he had to
give money to his uncle. Wang Lung didn't have to give to his uncle, but by
doing so he kept peace with his him.
Wang Lung's persistence to succeed carries him .....
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The Good Earth: Summary
.... harvest, and soon all of the
wheat was gone. Starving, Wang Lung had his ox killed for food, but could not
bear to watch because the beast had been so faithful to him. Not having any
money, Wang Lung sold the furniture in his house for a few silver pieces. His
fourth child was born in the drought, and was born dead. The family was forced
to move South to find food, so with the money he made from selling the
furniture, Wang Lung paid train fare to go down south.
On the train, Wang Lung spent some more money to buy material so they
could build a hut when they reached the city. At the city, they built their
hut, and discovered .....
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The Great Gatsby: Tragedy From Lies
.... but not really because she only did it because she thought she
had to. Daisy was really in love with Jay but because she felt like she had to
be in love with Tom she would make up lies to keep them together. Tom pretty
much felt the same way or he thought Daisy really liked him so he didn't want to
break her heart. But for them it didn't really work out well. If they would of
told each other their feelings and wouldn't of held them back from each other
they could of discussed their personnal situations and they might of had a nice
seperation. But since they chose to keep things back from each other and lie to
each other everyth .....
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The Great Gatsby: The Question Of Nick Carraway's Integrity
.... leading
where Nick's interest is already taking him.
It is Jordan, then, who makes Nick feel comfortable at Gatsby's party,
as we sense what Nick senses: they're becoming a romantic couple. As they drive
home a summer house-party, Nick notes her dishonesty but forgives it,
attributing it to her understandable need to get by in a man's world. She
praises his lack of carelessness, tells him directly "I like you"--and he is
smitten, After Jordan tells him the tale of Gatsby and Daisy's past, Nick feels
a "heady excitement" because she has taken him into her confidence. Attracted by
her "universal skepticism" and under the influence .....
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The Great Gatsby: Nick - A Good And Neutral Narrator
.... afternoon, and
taken baggage with them.
Therefore, Nike Carroway's analysis was right by these clear
observation.
However, Nike Carroway is a good narrator, he sees everything happen
and does not trust everybody easily. So during the people discuss about
something at a time, he does not believe it is true. After he proves it, he
will accept the truth.
Moreover, when Nike went to Gatsby's party, there is a drunk lady
telling everyone Gatsby killed a man before.
Somebody told me they thought he killed a man once.
Also, there is one more lady said that Gatsby was a G .....
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The Hidden Life Of Dogs: Book Review
.... on to bringing in other dogs Elizabeth
was studying, she pointed out that some had skills that others did not. Misha
was clearly able to navigate himself but when with another dog, he would become
lost. After careful observation it was seen that the other dog could easily
loose track of where she was and mislead Misha. Another interesting topic
covered is how dogs behave with each other. How they achieve their social status,
why some dogs don't become accepted and how they react to each other. By
comparing the dogs with the wolves and dingoes some of the dogs' actions become
clearer, but there is one thing a dog really wants .....
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"The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy", By Douglas Noel Adams
.... different way.
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The Hobbit
.... to. Beorn- is a large man who can change shapes into other
animals. He lives by himself in large house with animals who he can speak to.
He helps the dwarves and the hobbit after they have escaped from the goblins.
He later joins them in the Battle of the Five Armies to help defeat the goblins
and and the wargs. Bard- He is the man who slays Smaug and becomes the new
master of the town where the men dwell on Long Lake.
antagonists:
the trolls (Bert, Tom, Bill)- they capture the dwarves and Bilbo with the
intention of eating them. They are saved when Gandalf creates confusion between
them (the trolls) allowing the adventurers .....
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The Hobbit By J.R.R. Tolken
.... of Smaug the
dragon. The dwarves send Bilbo down a secret passage to the dragon's lair. Bilbo
has more confidence in himself now and not only steals a cup, but manages to
hold his own in a conversation with the wily Smaug (not an easy thing to
do).Furious that someone has dared steal a piece of his treasure, Smaug attacks
the mountainside where the dwarves have their camp. Then he flies toward Lake-
town, to punish the inhabitants for helping the dwarves. The people of Lake-town
run at the sight of Smaug, but one man, Bard, holds his ground. He kills the
dragon with his last arrow and escapes before Smaug falls, smashing the tow .....
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Book Report: The Hot Zone By Richard Preston
.... 1976 Ebola climbed out of its primordial hiding place in the jungles
of Africa, and in two outbreaks in Zaire and Sudan wiped out six hundred people.
But the virus had never been seen outside of Africa and the consequences of
having the virus in a busy suburb of Washington DC is too terrifying to
contemplate. Theoretically, an airborne strain of Ebola could emerge and circle
the world in about six weeks. Ebola virus victims usually "crash and bleed," a
military term which literally means the virus attacks every organ of the body
and transforms every part of the body into a digested slime of virus particles.
A big point that Prest .....
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George Dawes Green's The Juror: Annie
.... that her recoil in the following days impressed me. This time the trial
was against Louie Boffano. He was the head of the mob. He and his right hand The
Teacher were as bad as they come. The case was the murders of Salvadore Riggio
and his grandson. Mr. Boffano was being accused of ordering them. By this time
Annie and I already knew the teacher, but we acknowledged him as Zach Lyde. He
had a very piquant approach toward Annie; he bought three of her artworks for
twelve thousand dollars each. Nevertheless, how were we to imagine that he was
part of the mob? By the time that night had come, Zach Lyde was having dinner at
Annie .....
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The Last Of The Mohicans
.... he has small
hands. He also has thin legs which are very long. Hawkeye is much like a Metis
Because he is white and educated but raised an Indian.
Hawkeye at first does not want to get involved in the war he only wants to
go and trap and make some money. He only wants to take them to the fort but then
he falls in love and he stays.
In the book Hawkeye faces a big challenge. Munro's daughters are taken
hostage by a ruthless Indian chief named Magua. Hawkeye tries saving them but
Cora is killed. During the battle his adopted brother Uncas is killed. Then
Chingachgook says the Mohican seed is will not be carried on to anothe .....
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