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  • J.R.R Tolkien's the Hobbit

    J.R.R Tolkien's the Hobbit

    Yan Jana Mrs. Roberts Writing 2 19 October 2017 A turning point is a point in life when something major happens that changes who a person was from the start. In J.R.R Tolkien's The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who uses his instincts to help embark on an excitement filled adventure with many unexpected surprises and unplanned events. Bilbo travels with a crew all the way to the Lonely Mountains. J.R.R. Tolkien was an

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    Submitted: November 5, 2018 By: wongmyel
  • J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of the Modern Fantasy

    J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of the Modern Fantasy

    J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of the Modern Fantasy J.R.R. Tolkien was born in South Africa, although he considered himself a British man throughout his adulthood. He experienced World War I firsthand in the trenches. He was a professor of Old English and other archaic languages and had a strong love for such languages. Tolkien also felt a strong tie for his homeland, England, and desired to create mythology for England. Tolkien was able to write the

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Edward
  • Jabberwocky: Defining a Word

    Jabberwocky: Defining a Word

    Defining a Word The art of creating portmanteaux has been mastered by Lewis Carroll in “Jabberwocky.” In this mock-heroic ballad filled with beasts and bravery, Carroll weaves not only an enjoyable yarn, but forges new words to describe the illogical world he has created. Although the ballad is simply told, Carroll enriches this poem about heroism by creating a world utilizing such literary devices as diction, imagery, and theme. In Through the Looking Glass, Alice

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    Submitted: March 1, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Jack Landon

    Jack Landon

    William Parker Professor Holt English 122 30 March 2005 Jack London The idea of peaceful rebellion through nature is the basis for many books. Kipling was one of the first one to do it through many of his novels, but Jack London got a lot deeper into that concept. He was born in 1876 in San Francisco, an illegitimate child born to a single woman, but his mother did marry a man named John London,

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Jack London the Fire

    Jack London the Fire

    London describes the man as a "chechaquo" meaning that he is a new trekker of this land. He creates the man as unimpressionable with regard only to the physical challenges he faces with respect the deathly cold temperatures paired with the absence of the sun. London states that the man neither contemplates nor appreciates the frailty of human existence in such harsh conditions. These flaws in the man prove tragically absent later in the story

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Edward
  • Jackie Kay: “why Don’t You Stop Talking?”

    Jackie Kay: “why Don’t You Stop Talking?”

    Jackie Kay: “Why don’t you Stop talking?” -Or: Nobody is simply perfect? - “Why don’t you stop talking” can easily be characterized as a short story. The beginning is very strict without any introduction. We just fall into the plot. It is the same in the end. The plot reaches its climax and doesn’t even drop down. There is no further information or explanation. The story is set in London, probably in today’s society. It

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    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Steve
  • Jackie Robinson

    Jackie Robinson

    Since America has always been marked by its diversity, it seems difficult to identify a single theme or quality as “American.” Certainly, the works we read this semester have been diverse, stylistically, thematically, and geographically. Still, they have in common an ambivalent take on change and tradition, on new ways vs. old ways, that seems very American. The time period in which all the works were written (late 19th and early 20th century) seems particularly

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    Submitted: April 17, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Jackson Browne

    Jackson Browne

    Jackson Browne’s song “stay/load out” is a personal song that contains deep message that Browne wishes to pass on to his fans. His message being a universal, can be expanded to his fellow musicians and their fans across the world as well that love music and “the life” (live performances). This is a stirring song because the lyrics are true. Jackson Browne openly expresses his love of music and all that he goes through to

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    Submitted: November 13, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Jacksonian Man of Parts

    Jacksonian Man of Parts

    The recent International Poe conference saw a number of panels and individual presentations dedicated to examining the author’s works in their social and historical contexts, suggesting that contemporary Poe criticism is moving in a cultural direction long overlooked by scholars and critics. With no less than two full panels devoted specifically to issues of race in Poe’s writing, and other papers addressing issues of cultural identity, gender politics, Poe’s relationship to American literary nationalism, and

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Edward
  • Jacob Have a Loved

    Jacob Have a Loved

    Katherine Paterson’s “Jacob Have I Loved” there is a strong feeling of jelousy between Sara Louise and her twin sisiter Caroline. Caroline always has the attention while Sara Louise feels left out. Louise’s jeolusy soon turns into hate and all she wants is to get away from her sister. She decides to save money so she can go to a boarding school, so she works with her friend Call catching crabs. When her chance

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    Submitted: December 1, 2009 By: Mike
  • Jacques-Louis David’s Piece the Oath of the Horath

    Jacques-Louis David’s Piece the Oath of the Horath

    Compare and Contrast Essay Jacques-Louis David’s piece the Oath of the Horath is a very dark artwork. In the middle are four men. One of which is holding three swords. He is dressed in red and looks to be the other men’s superior officer. He looks older and wiser than the others. The other three men are saluting him. They are dressed in roman attire. The men look like they are training for battle. The

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    Submitted: March 21, 2010 By: Yan
  • Jamaica Kincaid a Small Place

    Jamaica Kincaid a Small Place

    In the novel, A Small Place, Jamaica Kincaid takes the reader along a Caribbean vacation in Antigua. Kincaid’s informal writing style positions the readers in the role of the tourist. At first, she allows the reader to imagine the island’s beauty, making it seem like a typical tourist experience. However, she dilutes the picturesque attractions by picking out issues that tourists tend to overlook. She argues that tourists belittle the native people to make themselves

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    Submitted: December 11, 2017 By: taylor.horner64
  • Jamaica Kincaid’s “girl”

    Jamaica Kincaid’s “girl”

    Analysis Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” is a remarkable piece that gives readers the knowledge of her childhood. In this "Girl" short story, the character gives the daughter a list of instructions on what she must do to become a woman. Kincaid’s short story reveals the significance of a woman's role. Kincaid uses special techniques for readers to recognize how difficult a women's job is. The author also gives us clues through the story that she demands

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Yan
  • Jamaica Kinkaid

    Jamaica Kinkaid

    Lay out Monday’s clothes Sunday night; don’t leave what you can do today for tomorrow; don’t stop to talk to strangers; don’t forget to eat your vitamins; don’t walk pigeon-toed; greet people with a smile; don’t watch too much TV, you can gain more knowledge reading; always wear clean clothing; brush your teeth twice a day, because if you don’t germs will eat your teeth; clean your room; take your cell phone with you when

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Victor
  • James and the Sky Is Gray

    James and the Sky Is Gray

    Few of us ever consider what the early years of our public leaders may have been like. For example, what lessons did Dr. King’s father drive home during King’s childhood, or what was Jesse Jackson’s socio-economic status as a child. It is my belief that Gaines’ “The Sky is Gray” depicts the possible roots of a public leader, in the way the nature of the young narrator James is portrayed it illuminates the character traits

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    Submitted: November 30, 2009 By: Mike
  • James Bond

    James Bond

    After some paperwork Bond finds out that the boss of Gonzales is Hammerstein and that he lives in Canada at the moment. Bond goes to Ottawa, where he meets a policeman who gives him information about Hammerstein’s big villa. He also gives him the tip to go there pretending to be a hunter. Bond does so, and after a long walk through the forest he finds the villa. Carefully he looks for a good hiding

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    Submitted: January 26, 2010 By: Janna
  • James Joyce and "the Dead"

    James Joyce and "the Dead"

    It has been said that if people wish to see change in the world then they must be bold both in action and in speech. At the turn of the twentieth century and the beginning of the modern literature movement the words of James Joyce became embodied the bold architecture of creating change through writing. James Joyce was born James Augustus Alyosius Joyce on February 2, 1882 in the small Rathgar borough of Dublin, Ireland

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    Submitted: June 13, 2010 By: Fatih
  • James Joyce Araby

    James Joyce Araby

    James Joyce, the author of the short story “Araby,” emphasizes the symbolic blindness and ignorance of the faithful masses of fellow Irishmen and depicts his personal religious and adolescent epiphany through the usage of first person point of view, vivid imagery, and constant allusions to the Roman Catholic Church. The usage of a first person narration allows the reader to see things the way the narrator saw them when he was an unsuspecting youth. Made

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    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: Andrew
  • James Joyce Dubliners

    James Joyce Dubliners

    On the surface, James Joyce's Dubliners is a collection of short stories and unrelated characters woven together only by the common element of the city of Dublin in the early 20th century. Upon closer examination, however, it is evident that each story and character is connected by the many common themes that appear in every story The theme I am going to discuss in relation to my essay is that of gender in the stories

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    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Mike
  • James Joyce’s Eveline - How Does This Story Demonstrate an Irish Quandary?

    James Joyce’s Eveline - How Does This Story Demonstrate an Irish Quandary?

    Justin Aiello 12/02/05 Period 5 AP English How does this story demonstrate an Irish quandary? James Joyce’s “Eveline” is one of fifteen short stories in her novel, Dubliners. It was written during the British oppression of Ireland and therefore was not published until nine years after its completion. “Eveline” tells the story of a young adult named Eveline, who is having difficulty choosing between: leaving her family for a new life and staying, to protect

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    Submitted: February 18, 2010 By: Stenly
  • James Joyce’s Novella the Dead

    James Joyce’s Novella the Dead

    Making a great film with such a limited number of scenes may seem to be a hard task for John Huston to undergo, however, one thing that was so successful about of James Joyce’s novella The Dead’s adaptation, was its loyal portrayal of the main couple, The Conroys, in the final scene and in relation to the novella’s depiction. John Huston made sure that the film was loyal in its depiction of Gretta as both

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    Submitted: October 3, 2017 By: Jessica Fentiman
  • James Thurber - Humor in Fiction

    James Thurber - Humor in Fiction

    James Thurber was one of the most influential and unforgettable writers of his kind. He made modern-day problems seem preventable in the minds of people, and he tried to make them realize that the problems had to have a source. Thurber wrote of people struggling with day-to-day life that was once trouble-free and drew his ideas of humanity losing the direction it once had in the past. He attributed this change to wandering minds and

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Anna
  • James Weldon Johnson

    James Weldon Johnson

    Since the end of the Civil War, African Americans have been involved in an attempt to strategically present their race in way that would foster equality. In class, we have seen this done through many art forms, two of which are manuscript and song. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson and The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois use both of these two art forms. Each author uses their stories

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Steve
  • Jamestown Vs Plymouth

    Jamestown Vs Plymouth

    Bianca Carrera Ms. Harrell English 3 August 30, 2017 Jamestown vs. Plymouth In 1607 104 men arrived at a place in which they named Jamestown. This was in fact the first English settlement in the New World. After this occurred about 13 years after 102 settlers who aboard the Mayflower in Massachusetts named the place they arrived in Plymouth. When these 2 colonies were formed, the English settlement was formed. However, both of these colonies

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    Submitted: March 7, 2018 By: marilu13
  • Jamestown Vs Plymouth

    Jamestown Vs Plymouth

    Bianca Carrera Ms. Harrell English 3 August 30, 2017 Jamestown vs. Plymouth In 1607 104 men arrived at a place in which they named Jamestown. This was in fact the first English settlement in the New World. After this occurred about 13 years after 102 settlers who aboard the Mayflower in Massachusetts named the place they arrived in Plymouth. When these 2 colonies were formed, the English settlement was formed. However, both of these colonies

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    Submitted: March 7, 2018 By: marilu13
  • Jan Eyre

    Jan Eyre

    Throughout the novel, Jane struggles to find the right balance between moral duty and earthly pleasure, between obligation to her spirit and attention to her body. She encounters three main religious figures: Mr. Brocklehurst, Helen Burns, and St. John Rivers. Each represents a model of religion that Jane ultimately rejects as she forms her own ideas about faith and principle, and their practical consequences. Mr. Brocklehurst illustrates the dangers and hypocrisies that Charlotte Brontл perceived

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • Jane Austen

    Jane Austen

    Term Papers Can't find it here? Try MegaEssays.com Pride and Prejudice By: Lauren Gagnebin Pride and Prejudice has many ways to make you laugh, but at the same time this novel makes you think. The character that I thought caused the most thoughtful laughter was Miss Bingley and her admiration of Mr. Darcy. When she was first introduced into the story she thought she was so much better than the families in the area,

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    Submitted: December 28, 2009 By: Top
  • Jane Austen and Charles Dickonson Analytical Analysis

    Jane Austen and Charles Dickonson Analytical Analysis

    “He who finds a wife finds what is good.” Proverbs 18:22 In the readings by Jane Austen and Charles Dickens both prospective grooms know that having a wife will be a good thing for them. Each story illustrates its own actions and feelings that lead to marriage proposals, but both are set in different tones and are for different reasons. Austen’s emphasis is one of acumen, while Dickens’ resonance is one of amorousness. The ending

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    Submitted: February 26, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Jane Erye

    Jane Erye

    I enjoyed the novel Rebecca thoroughly because of its many plot twists, suspense, universal themes and realistic characters. This novel ties closely with the novel Jane Eyre , in theme, plot and characters. My second novel A Room With A View has similar women characters and themes but has a very dissimilar plot line. All three of the novels are set in Italy in the early 1900’s. All three authors wrote love stories that included

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    Submitted: January 17, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Jane Erye Vs. Charlotte Bronte

    Jane Erye Vs. Charlotte Bronte

    Charlotte Bronte, born in 1816 at Thornton, Yorkshire, England, is an English writer who is one of three sisters, who are also famous for their writings. Bronte wrote Jane Eyre based on her own life experiences, which is why the novel is subtitled “An Autobiography”. Much of the romantic appeal in Jane Eyre comes from Bronte’s own personal history. Many critics argue that the novel is simply a reflection of Bronte’s life. Furthermore, there are

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    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Vika
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