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  The Call of the Wild Summary Sample

  How Are Realism with Humanitarianism Combined in The Call of the Wild? Introduction The Call of the Wild has never been out of print since its first publishing. It is widely considered a children book. Still, for a keen reader, it is far more serious literature than a fairy tale: it is a story of…

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  June 29, 2016

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  Murder on the Orient Express Essay

  How Does Murder on the Orient Express Differ from other Murder Mysteries? Abstract Murder on the Orient Express is a novel that is rightfully praised not only by the army of Agatha Christie’s admirers but also by literary critics. This novel, which is typically reserved, English, and typically detective, is nevertheless very different from other…

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  June 11, 2016

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  100 Years of Solitude Summary Sample

  Tradition in One Hundred Years of Solitude Introduction In One Hundred Years of Solitude, tradition and culture are prominent aspects of the story’s narrative. The novel written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez tells the story of a multi-generational family known as the Buendia family. The story’s partiarch, Jose Arcadio Buendia, founds a town called Macondo, which…

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  June 10, 2016

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  White Fang Summary Sample

  Why Jack London Chose to Tell a Story on Behalf of a Dog Abstract White Fang (1906) is an example of fiction that reflects Jack London’s naturalistic approach emanating from Darwinian evolutionary concepts. The novel can be seen as redemption from the effect The Call of the Wild had on author’s reputation, but it is undoubtedly…

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  June 3, 2016

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  Machiavelli The Prince Summary

  Introduction In Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince, the stability of power as integral to the value of a government is importantly posited. However is the author’s assertion correct? Can a government be judged solely on its ability to enable stability within the body that it governs or is more expected of it to be successful? Machiavelli…

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  June 2, 2016

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  Sherlock Holmes Summary About Names in the Book

  What is the author trying to convey by making Watson and Holmes call each other by their last names? Introduction Sherlock Holmes first appeared in 1887, coinciding with the late Victorian era in literature, and his adventures continued throughout the Edwardian era until 1927. The stories follow detective Sherlock Holmes and his companion Doctor Watson,…

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  May 4, 2016

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  David Copperfield Summary: Contrasting Pairs of Characters

  How Does Dickens Use Contrasting Pairs of Characters to Illustrate Good and Evil in the Novel? Introduction The author of the novel David Copperfield tells us the story of an aspiring writer. Therefore, the symbols of good and evil are closely associated with the theme of “great expectations.” They are presented through the prism of perception…

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  March 1, 2016

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  The Two Gentlemen of Verona Summary: The Forest Role

  What Is the Role of the Forest in the Play? Introduction The forest, alongside with urban landscape, can create unique atmosphere and vast space for characters’ development in various authors’ works. For example, in Shakespearean play The Two Gentlemen of Verona the forest becomes a high point of the whole story. The Analysis of the…

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  January 21, 2016

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  Narnia Summary Sample: Allegory in the Book

  Introduction The term “allegory” is derivative from the Greek term allēgore, which means speaking in a way when words have an inner meaning. In other words, an allegory is a representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth…

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  May 18, 2015

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  Pygmalion Summary Sample

  How Does Shaw Utilize Idea of Visible Speech? Introduction There are 3 kinds of speeches: audible, visible and uttered. In his play Show implements Visible Speech when Higgins writes down all the words of people who crowded near the flower-girl. Everybody thought that he was a nark but he just was a professor, the biggest…

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  February 19, 2015

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