Written by Anthony Burgess, it spans twenty one chapters and serves as a cult classic to this day" (http://www.geocities.com/athens/academy/1974/ summary.html). ... This being my first read work by Anthony Burgess, it has inspired me to read more of his literature. ... He also produced non-fiction books on English literature, linguistics, and the works of James Joyce, D.H. ... The first victim to this violence is a young scholar, who is carrying important books. ... They read parts of the books, then rip them to shreds, and finally beat the man nearly to death. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

At first glance, Lewis's popular satirical novel Babbitt would appear to be a completely different work from Thoreau's philosophical classic Walden, uninspired by and possibly even disputing Thoreauvian principles. ... The polar views of conformity and rebellion portrayed in the two books serve to get the same basic point across, which is that ultra conformity is bad. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

HISTORY: in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. It also refers to the recording of that past. The diverse sources of history include books, newspapers, printed documents, personal papers, and other archival records, artifacts, and oral accounts. Historians use this material to form...

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The two books share a great deal in common, especially in tone and theme. ... The story itself is a parody of the classic British children's story Coral Island by R. ... In addition to the background, both of the books' titles lend a great deal to the book's overall tone and themes. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

When Conan-Doyle was writing, televisions or computers hadn't been invented so people had a lot more time to read, this is perhaps the reason why the story "The Adventures of the Speckled band- has a slower pace and is more detailed. ... Holmes is the classic detective. ... He is also respectful and a gentlemen and cares a lot for people, ' "You must not fear," he said leaning forward and patting her ar...

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Two years later, Penguin Books Canada published a collection of eleven stories titled Tales from Firozsha Baag, which appeared in 1989 in the United States as Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag. ... When he was asked by Geoff Hancock in 1989 how he reacted to reviews, he replied: "In all modesty, I must admit that so far, I have only received positive reviews. ...

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• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Two years later, Penguin Books Canada published a collection of eleven stories titled Tales from Firozsha Baag, which appeared in 1989 in the United States as Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag. ... When he was asked by Geoff Hancock in 1989 how he reacted to reviews, he replied: "In all modesty, I must admit that so far, I have only received positive reviews. ...

• Word Count: 4673
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Strenghts and Weaknesses of Immanuel Kant's Concept of Nature A philosophical reflection on a disturbed relation with nature in the light of the ecological crisis Summary This study seeks to identify the frameworks of philosophical-theological co-operation between intuitions, ideas, beliefs and convictions within Western history, which prepared the ground for what is now known as the ecological crisis. This crisis confronts us with a human self-understanding in relation to nature particular to our time, which has become life threatening to the existence of large sections of ma...

• Word Count: 4223
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School