... Great Britain. In Britain he was given the orders to find the missionary Dr. Livingstone in Africa. David Livingstone showed his perseverance and resilience from the start where as a ten-year old he was put to work in the cotton mills near Glasgow, Scotland. Unlike the other children who often died or grew up illiterate, he taught himself by reading books until he reached medical school in 1838 where he trained to become a doctor around the age of 25. He was also fairly religious and after he became a doctor he volunteered to be a missionary in China but instead was sent to South Africa. He wasn’t a very successful missionary and only had one convert who lapse ...
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... companies, homosexuality, alcoholism, and family. Others say that he is a “short story writer that failed at trying a novel”(Beacham 236). Some criticize his work for lacking a climax and plot making for an uneventful story line. Clearly one thing holds true. Cheever depicts life in American suburbs with humor and compassion in a way that no other can compare to. Cheever is a self-expressive author who voices his opinion through writing quite effectively. In his novels Cheever creates his own idea of typical suburban New England life and characters. He keeps the main plot of his tales in the general area of New England but changes exact locations ranging from Falcon ...
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... or genuine and its tone is usually considered to be positive. In this case, however, Edmund uses the word "legitimate" sarcastically when saying, "well, my legitimate," since he does not mean it in a positive way. Again he mentions legitimate negatively saying that he, the base, shall top the legitimate meaning that one day he will exceed his brother. This sarcasm shows the bitterness with which Edmund views all legitimate children. Another way of showing bitterness, which has almost the same effect as sarcasm, is ridiculing. Edmund feels that married couples are "between asleep and awake" when they go to "creating a whole tribe of fops". This nasty way of r ...
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... Later, Chilling worth wants to know who it is and he says, "Thou wilt not reveal his name?" Hester refuses and continues to hold her silence. Then Chillingworth, still trying to find out the name of her lover, comments, ". . . but Hester, the man lives who has wronged us both! Who is he?" When he says this, he is hinting that he is going to do something to Dimmesdale. This is why Hester makes Chillingworth promise not to kill her lover if he finds out his identity. Chillingworth deserves to know who slept with his wife, although Hester should not have had to tell him. I think that Dimmesdale should have admitted that he was Pearl's father. Today, if a ...
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... the first human beings walked the earth. The citizens do not realize that there have been better circumstances; therefore, they think they live in the best time of history. In essence, people are unaware of their plight, and they know no better. George Orwell’s 1984 shows how a human being can be stripped of its emotions, its freedom, and its identity if that human being allows a society like Oceania to rule him; therefore, no one should ever allow it to happen. The Party controls people’s emotions by instilling basic codes of morality. It is insinuated that one should not feel emotions; and, if one does feel them, then one is a criminal. Therefore, the peop ...
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... if they had someone with experience with dinosaurs it would be to their advantage. 3. After the first excursion to "Jurassic Park," the dinosaurs were destroyed, why is that? We all had to make a choice. We agreed that silence was the best option. The evidence of there ever having been dinosaurs on the island had to be destroyed so that no one would ever know about the park. It was just too dangerous, perhaps when we have means of controlling the dinosaurs we might try to bring them back again. 4. The dinosaurs on Isla Sorna, are they still there? Yes, we believe that this time we should be studying them instead of destroying them. We have set up a s ...
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... The conch now has very little, if any power over the group at all. The end of civilization occurs when Piggy is killed. The heavy impact of the stone shatters the shell and ends what is left of their society. The second symbol is Piggy's glasses in connection with the fire and the boys' eventual rescue. The specs were used to start the first fire. Without them, they have no chance of rescue. At one point in the story, Jack and Piggy began to fight and Jack hit Piggy's glasses off. They hit a rock and shattered one lens. This symbolizes the loss of one-half of their chance of rescue. One day, Ralph, Simon and Piggy saw a passing ship in the distan ...
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... indifferences Richard would be forever separated from whites, the tension would always be there and he would never trust a white person enough to let his guard down. Racial prejudice had indefinitely effected Richard’s early life. Racial prejudice often leads to physical violence. Richard’s 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 reflecte ...
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... use of creative writing "tricks," his description of American myths, and his parallel between Gatsby and the American identity produce a novel of perfection. His twisting and interesting plot also adds to my enjoyment as a reader. The focus of this novel being based on love of money, he also adds mystery and deception however that adds just the right "spice" to the novel. This novel begins with the generous, distinguished Jay Gatsby, who, surprisingly, comes into his wealth illegally. Fitzgerald uses an interesting icon to represent the rich, upper class, by making Gatsby appear as a sort of disillusioned hero. The Main part of this book takes place in the t ...
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... gained steam towards then end of his first governor campaign lost, however he was for certain the next Governor of the state. After Willie’s overwhelming victory, he passes bill after bill for the people. Aside from this, soon we see his corruptness. He begins to make deals, blackmail those against him, and had countless affairs. Tom, his son, gets into a bind by killing a girl in a car wreck. Willie tried to cover it up and bribe the father, yet he is unsuccessful. Willie comes under suspicion, and is impeached in the house. After he makes a plea to the “hicks” of the state for support they come into town in throngs and protest. W ...
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