These two novels are The Killer Angels by Michael Schaara and The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane. ... The Killer Angels main characters are Robert E. ... The setting of The Killer Angels the glorious three day battle of Gettysburg that changed the outcome the war. ... Although there is an exact location in The Killer Angels it doesn't distract the reader from the character's feelings. ... Considering the sad topic of war in The Killer Angels, the book is surprisingly light-hearted and happy in a sense. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara, tells the story of the historic Battle of Gettysburg. ... In The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara brings us a vivid image of what the battle was like. ... The Killer Angels gives us an idea of how war affects people. ... Several times in the book you can see that they feel for those lost in battle. ... Personally, I thought the book began slowly, but rapidly picked up. ...

• Word Count: 728
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• Grade Level: High School

The novel, The Killer Angels, gives the view that history is much more than just a series of dates and events; it's the stories of men showing their courage and fear under these extreme conditions. ... The Killer Angels won Shaara a Pulitzer Prize and sold more than two million copies. ... Along with heroism and courage, issues and values on both sides played a significant role in the novel The Killer Angels. ... What I liked best about the novel The Killer Angels, is the fact that Michael Shaara forces the reader to stand beside Chamberlain, Lee, and Armistead. ... This book helps to...

• Word Count: 1281
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• Grade Level: High School

The novel, The Killer Angels, gives the view that history is much more than just a series of dates and events; it's the stories of men showing their courage and fear under these extreme conditions. ... The Killer Angels won Shaara a Pulitzer Prize and sold more than two million copies. ... Along with heroism and courage, issues and values on both sides played a significant role in the novel The Killer Angels. ... What I liked best about the novel The Killer Angels, is the fact that Michael Shaara forces the reader to stand beside Chamberlain, Lee, and Armistead. ... This book helps to...

• Word Count: 1222
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The Killer Angels shows us the affects that the battle of Gettysburg had on individual soldiers. ... Food and ammunition had run low throughout this book. ... The book the Killer Angels does a very good job of showing these effects....

• Word Count: 790
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• Grade Level: High School

In the book, "The Killer Angels" by Michael Shaara, the soldiers on both sides fought for reasons of their own. ... Throughout the book, Lee makes many remarks to his faith in God. ... Furthermore, leading to his repeated statements by putting it "in the hands of God" throughout the book. ... However, throughout the book, we find that they seem to fight to help free the slaves rather than fighting for one another. ... The contrasting views are presented in the book by a Southern minister. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It is without a doubt that a good strategy will accomplish anything. In the book The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, strategy is shown as the most important element of this battle. The Army of Northern Virginia, under General Robert E. Lee, lost the Battle of Gettysburg for several reasons. The mos...

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• Grade Level: High School

There have been many mass murders and serial killers throughout history, none however, have been as sick and twisted as Charles Manson. ... He also tied it to the book of Revelation in the Bible, which deals with prophecy and apocalypse. ... The book also speaks of "angels with breastplates of fire." ... However, in Revelation 9 there were five angels, but there were only four Beatles. Manson believed he was the fifth angel which held the key to the bottomless pit (Conley). ...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This is true in Killer Angels, when president Abraham Lincoln lead a war to keep put the country back together. The leadership qualities shown in the book are evident in many presidents after Abe Lincoln. ...

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This idea is proven by the monster in the quote where he states, " I am thy creature; I ought to be thy Adam, but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed." ... As it goes in the bible, God created Lucifer as the most brilliant and beautiful angel in the sky with good intentions, but Lucifer turned his back on his creator and began a notorious streak of evil as the "malignant devil." ... Now to prove that this is not just farfetched speculation, the monster even says in his quote that he ought to be Adam, God's successful creation, rather than the fallen ang...

• Word Count: 723
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the book of Moses and Job, both men are tested by God to see if they are devoted to the wishes of His covenant. ... The pharaoh uncovers the man, the truth, and the killer, Moses. ... At this time God stands before all of his angels and looks upon Satan standing in the crowd. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

What is the author's purpose in writing this book? ... The most important characters in the book are all generals, such as: Robert E. ... How is the book organized? ... List new facts/ideas that you learned from reading this book. ... Give a brief summary of the book. ...

• Word Count: 1226
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• Grade Level: High School

The First Film Noirs: One of the first detective films to use the shadowy, nihilistic noir style in a definitive way was the privotal work of novice director John Huston in the mystery classic The Maltese Falcon (1941) from a book by Dashiell Hammett. ... The acting duo of Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake was first teamed in This Gun For Hire (1942) with Alan Ladd in a star-making role as a ruthless, cat-loving killer named Raven. Another Hammett book of corruption was adapted for Stuart Heisler's The Glass Key (1942) for Paramount Studios - again with Ladd and Lake. ... Noirs with Chandler...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I think he was just another killer given a motive and opportunity. If Marse Samuel had punished Nat for stealing the book, the rebellion might never have taken place. ... He was from Hell, or perhaps his "angel" was from Hell. ... He was just another crazy killer. ... The book almost reads like non-fiction, though it is fiction. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

People think that all gays are Hannibal Lecters [serial killer]. ... In the story of Sodom and Gomorrah's destruction two angels came down to find ten righteous people, however the only person found was Lot. Some men in the town found out that Lot was helping these angels and told him "Where are the men who came to you tonight? ... People can view this as comparing homosexual relationships with rape because the townsmen wanted to force the two male angels to have intercourse with them. ... However if one bases their argument off of the book of Leviticus then man should not get tattoo...

• Word Count: 1790
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Through the first half of the book the idea that he and Catherine are twin soulss is constantly prented, both by him and Catherine, who says " I am Heathcliff". ... But she has managed to escape the torment his revenge was causing her, with her morals and beliefs still intact which we see as she dies, her last words are in response to the question " Who hath done this deed" but instead of revealing Othello of the killer, she absolves him of the crime by saying " Nobody but myself". ... Shakespeare has used lots of angel images associated with Desdemona " O the more angel she (Desdemona)" whi...

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• Grade Level: High School

Owen had a strict Anglican upbringing, and enjoyed more than anything reading a good book. ... An angel appeals to Abram to not kill his son, but instead sacrifice the Ram of Pride. Abram does not listen to the angel and slays Isaac. ... In it there is a turning point, where the angel appeals to Abram, and the youths fate is in the hands of his father. ... An Angel called him out of heaven; Saying, Lay not thy hand upon the lad" (10-11). ...

• Word Count: 2584
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Reading a good book can usually help get my mind off today's troubles. ... In Michael Shaara's novel, The Killer Angels, it was hard not to get that feeling from Lieutenant General Longstreet. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It was average men entering the German army and turned into Nazis, cold-blooded killers. ... One of the main topics in this book is how Elie, a boy of strong religious faith, along with many of his fellow jews, lose their faith in God due to the horrific effects of the concentration camps. ... (31) Elie witnesses a load of children being dumped into a pit of flames which he labels as the "Angel of Death," and at this point, the diminishing effects of the first night of camp life are already taking a toll on Elie's religious faith and personal self-worth. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This book is recommended to people over the age of fourteen, because the book has concepts that might prove confusing to those under that age. ... A person that enjoyed this book might also like The Killer Angels, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, because these are novels that go along with the time period and are books based on realism. ... Characters: There are two main characters in the book Henry Flemming and Wilson. 1. ... As the book continues, Henry becomes more adjusted with the world around him. ... Style: The tone of the book is realistic and impressionistic, because the book...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the last pages of the book, the only way Owen was able to save the Vietnamese children, as prophesized in his dream, was by catching a grenade and getting their attention with his unreal voice... (Pg 1) He sends Creon to an oracle to find out how to cure the city of this plague and Creon comes back to say the killer of Laius is in this town and needs to be driven out for the plague to end. ... In the Christmas Nativity, Owen had always played the role of the angel. ... After many years of performing as the angel, Owen offered to take the part of the baby Jesus when members of the cast comp...

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• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The protagonists of this tale were partners in arms and were facing a killer robot. ... Prior was found reading a book enjoying the summer air. ... And it's usually places like these where you would be able to find angels. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Moreover, through the course of the book, more powerful dictions are used to portray Dracula. ... Jean's transformation to a psychopathic killer also emphasizes his desire to be loved from the people around him has just become overbearing. ... The readers' empathy for the Jean is starting to be replaced by a fear towards a psychopathic killer. ...

• Word Count: 4287
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Misconceptions of the Heavy Metal Culture As what is quite possibly the most stereotypical genre of music in the world, Heavy Metal often comes under fire from people who do not understand it. Heavy Metal is often viewed as virtually devoid of intellect (the all noise and no brains' stereotype)...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School