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- Thomas Gradgrind, Sr. Even his name, which sounds like a derivative of "grindstone," has significance. Gradgrind was not only t...

In seven pages this paper presents a character examination of Huckleberry Finn and critically analyzes the adventures the novel pr...

a commonplace story already familiar to his listeners, he could (and did) omit much of the unnecessary backstory (with respect to ...

car deliberately so that Henry would work on it, and thus be restored to his old self. This doesnt seem to match up with the idea ...

unusual. The Spanish Civil War quickly became infiltrated by foreign intervention on both sides, and indeed has been likened to a ...

kills them when hes trying to pet them, not realizing his own strength. His strength, in fact, is his downfall - when he first mee...

types of decaying vegetation. The vegetation even permeates the external nooks and crannies of the house itself in the form of a ...

efforts to civilize his behavior. Prosperos ultimately tragic physical and metaphorical journey had been traveled by others befor...

receive a proper burial, and she enlists the services of Ismene, her lone remaining sibling. She states her intentions plainly to...

be the case for Lampedusas novel which is set in Sicily, Italy during the 1860s, in the times when Garibaldi campaigned to unite t...

servant and friend, Sancho Panza, he experiences successes and times of humiliation until he is finally forced by defeat to return...

preferred method of service is that he cannot be trusted. He admits to being deceitful, purely for his own purposes," and we know...

to represent myriad things to myriad people, ultimately rendering any universal explanation virtually impossible. The problem wit...

the mustard was naught: now Ill stand to it, the pancakes were naught and the mustard was good, and yet was not the knight forswor...

Telemachus taking his first step towards responsibility and manhood. "Telemachus calls an assembly of the men of Ithaca. It is the...

adopted Korean daughter of mixed racial heritage. Hata also was originally Korean, but was adopted by a Japanese family. Through f...

the market. This sums up the strategy of a company which wishes to be a leader rather than a second mover in...

wicked wit, and gifts that have the power, So to seduce!--won to his shameful lust, The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen" (A...

of creamy silk. A few fine pearls gleamed in her pale hair. But more than her delicate beauty, Colonel Bradford appreciated her su...

her husband. She has little identity and really does not seem interested in finding much of an identity. However, as the story evo...

sons that they need to look good, be friendly, and essentially to be what he is not. He has always possessed many different notion...

"poor little rich girl or the princess," and is drive to school by her father in a BMW (The Breakfast Club, 1995). Allison is the ...

intelligent man, a man of integrity, and a man who is willing to seek answers, even if those answers point to him as the problem. ...

Mrs. Popov is likely a respectable woman who understands the etiquette of the day, which is what the audience will likely see (Che...

monstrous creature Grendel, Grendels mother, and the dragon - it considers the impact of social obligations (loyalty to God and co...

In many ways the social failure of America as a whole at this time in history is symbolized by the personal failure experienced...

is important for it illustrates one of the reasons why the hero is determined to go back. Because she is honorable and admirable t...

her. Antigone The second question involves characters in the story of Antigone. The characters under discussion are Antig...

have "been kicked around so long were black and blue from head to toes" (Odets 7). But, he offers the point that if anyone strikes...

of knight. He was the kings representative in battle, and his role as the protector of freedom was assumed with honor and uncompro...