Matilda Cook lives with her hardworking mother‚ grandfather‚ a veteran of the Revolutionary War‚ and Eliza‚ a freed slave who works as their cook‚ in the apartment on top of their family coffeehouse in Philadelphia. Matilda ("Mattie") Cook is 14 years old with big dreams for her family’s coffeehouse. When the yellow fever epidemic breaks out during the summer‚ people flee the city or die. Matilda realizes she has to fight for her own life and her loved ones. Her father died in a fall from a ladder
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Professor Philip Brainard (Robin Williams) he works at the Medfield College and is trying to develop a new energy source‚ to try to raise enough money to save the college from closing. His research distracts him from his fiancée the college president Sara Jean Reynolds (Marcia Gay Harden); he has missed two weddings in the past and this has angered Sara. On the day of the third wedding‚ Philip is approached by his former partner Wilson Croft (Christopher McDonald)‚ who has profited from ideas he
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“The Rime of Ancient Mariner” was the most powerful romantic poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ a leader of the British Romantic movement‚ was born on October 21‚ 1772. He was a most romantic England poet who wrote his poems in romantism period. This essay will discuss the story which Ancient Mariner told the wedding guest and some of the moral implications through the study of “The Rime of Ancient Mariner’’. The story which the Ancient Mariner told the wedding guest was
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ITL –NOVEL SELECTED TYPES Romantic – This form of novel goes beyond ordinary experience and social predicaments into make-believe. Something new is being searched for in an alternative world beyond familiar circumstances so that the novel’s purpose is a moral or ideal issue. Nevertheless‚ the transportation to some idealized world‚ or going on a somewhat fantastic journey‚ can lead to disappointment‚ and its moral outcome. The characters’ ideals can be crushed. The fantastical journey can be a big
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L’ecriture Feminine”. Feminist Studies 7. No.2. Summer‚ 1981. Rhys‚ Jean. Wide Sargasso Sea. London: Penguin‚ 1968. Stepto‚ Robert‚ B. “‘Intimate Things in Place’: A Conversation with Toni Morrison.” Chant of Saints: A Gathering of Afro-American Literature‚ Art and Scholorship. Ed. Michael S. Harper and Stepto. Urbana: U of Illinois‚ 1979. Sullivan‚ R. Ellie. “Jacques Lacan‚ Feminism and the Problem of Gender Identity”. Journals Division Substance. Vol.11. No.3. University of Wisconsin Press‚ 1982
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Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work and can‚ in some circumstances‚ refer exclusively to published sources. The wordliterature literally means "things made from letters" and the pars pro toto term "letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature‚" as in the figures of speech"arts and letters" and "man of letters." Literature is commonly classified as having two major forms—fiction and non-fiction—and two major techniques—poetry and prose. Literature may
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Organizational Research Paper Executive Summary The company I chose to do my research study on is Spa. I was employed with Spa for about four years‚ spending two years at their corporate headquarters located in a busy neighborhood in lower Manhattan‚ and two years at one of their busiest spas located in midtown Manhattan. During my time with the company I did notice a difference between the corporate and spa atmosphere . Ironically‚ the corporate office seemed more relaxed than the spa. Most of
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Plot Analysis for “A Rose for Emily” The short story “A Rose for Emily” is a story based on an elder woman named Mrs. Emily who particularly does not like or accept change in her life. Mrs. Emily is a very literal character who will not pay her taxes or hang numbers outside her house or on her mailbox for her address. William Faulkner’s presentation of the story and the plot structure helps to amplify the conflict between Mrs. Emily and the town. The narrator is also affected by this unique ordering
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Forestville a town of murder and suspense was known for its most famous criminal Dr. Oddball. Now Dr. Oddball was once a good man until one day he was betrayed by the richest person in town‚ the mayor. When the mayor wife was very sick he took her to Dr. Oddball. So when they arrived at Dr. Oddball’s office the mayor offered him a one thousand dollar payment if he healed her. So Dr. Oddball was able to heal her and then he asked where his money was and the mayor said what money. Dr. Oddball said
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Bean- Main Character‚ Protaganist: A homeless boy on the streets of Rotterdam that uses his intelligence to keep him alive‚ and eventually earn him a spot on the ranks of Battle School. Andrew “Ender” Wiggin- Another boy recruited to Battle School‚ a lot like bean‚ small‚ and extremely smart. Is Beans mentor and example as he goes through Battle School. Poke: A nine year old girl‚ that also lives on streets of Rotterdam. Takes Bean into her family and gives him a chance. She is one of the main
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