His brother John soon joined him in teaching, and they rented the Concord Academy building to accommodate larger classes. ... "In the several weeks of Ellen's visit both Henry and John escorted her about the countryside, and by the time of her departure both brothers were in love with her (Miller 25)." ... But, clearly Ellen was on both if their minds, and almost as soon as they returned, John the bolder of the brothers, proposed to her. ... Ellen eventually married John Osgood, but corresponded with Sophia Thoreau and was kept abreast of all that the brothers were doing (Mahoney-Smit...

• Word Count: 2638
• Approx Pages: 11
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• Grade Level: High School

He saw Robert Thompson, who was hanging out with his little brother. ... "We just found him at the bottom of the hill,"" Jon and Robert claimed as if they didn't know him. ... They told her that they found the lost boy at the mall and were on their way to the police station. ... Robert said it was Jon's brother, and they were taking him home. ... Some people passed by and one of the boys said loudly, "I'm fed up having my little brother. ...

• Word Count: 4935
• Approx Pages: 20
• Grade Level: High School

William II's brother, Duke Robert Curthouse made a claim to the throne. ... William had never married and had no heirs, the most logical heir seemed to be his eldest brother Robert Curthose. Robert, however, was away on the Crusade so William's younger brother, Henry, took over the throne. ... However, no proof has ever been found to support this claim, and Henry I was crowned at Westminster Abbey on august 5, 1100. Henry began to prepare for the return of his brother Robert by winning over the supports of his subjects, barons and nobles. ...

• Word Count: 4692
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: High School

The troll's motivation to eat the biggest billy goat comes from the two smaller billy goats that cross the bridge and get him very excited about how "BIG" there older brother is, and what a great meal he would make. ... Synopsis of the plot: There are three billy goats that are all brothers; each one is older than the next. ... Each billy goat travels over the bridge separate from his brother. ... Each time a billy goat goes across the bridge the troll is awakened and threatens to eat each of them for lunch, in which each replies with" Wait until my brother comes across the bridge, ...

• Word Count: 4915
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• Grade Level: High School

As time passed by and the prisoners found themselves weaker through lack of food and medical care, many were chosen for death while others simply died from health hazards ranging from dysentery (as in Elie's father) to food poisoning (which Elie himself barely survived). ... To my own horror, I even found a web site (www.vho.org - in case you want to witness this travesty) that claims these maltreatments are falsified exaggerations. ... It seems as if the Germans had found a very powerful weapon in hunger. ... Elie's two best friends at Buna - the work camp he and his father would...

• Word Count: 3336
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• Grade Level: High School

"I do hold him responsible for exploiting the carnage and basking in the mayhem of urban America, where young girls are found raped and killed near their high schools, or where brothers are murdered standing outside their homes playing catch(1)." ... While he addresses these problems he doesn't glorify this life as the previous critics have constantly stressed, on the contrary he speaks of bringing people together and seeing each others as brothers and sisters. "We gotta start making changes; learn to see me as a brother instead of two distant strangers." ...

• Word Count: 3526
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

One of these, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was founded on the ideals of social equality and sharing. ... As it happened, Blair's first posting was to Moulmein, but he found Burma girls to be scarce on the ground. ... And this was the point of it: he wanted to bring the English middle class, of which he was a member, to an understanding of what life they lead and enjoyed, was founded upon, the life under their very noses. ... In his second book Burmese Days, he gave accounting to his experiences in the civil service, working in a system that he found to be impressive, yet fl...

• Word Count: 8146
• Approx Pages: 33
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Audiences all have a sense of their life story of their father, uncle, or brother (Griffin 35). In real life Miller had an Uncle Manny who had two sons ho were in competition with Miller and his brother. ... McCarthy was eventually found guilty of misusing his authority (Watts vii). Before being found guilty S ator McCarthy accused the Democratic administration of sheltering and helping Communists in the American government. ... Any government official who criticized his hearings was soon found to be defending himself against the charge of being involved in a Communist conspiracy. ...

• Word Count: 11015
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• Grade Level: High School

In 1970, a jury found Jim guilty of indecent exposure and profanity, but innocent on a felony count of lewd and lascivious behavior, and a misdemeanor charge of drunkenness. ... Neither parents spanked the children (Jim had a younger brother and sister). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

These men from Massachusetts fight for the freedom of their enslaved brothers in the South (Glory). ... A civilian-turned-soldier, Whittlesey proved to be a brilliant and fearless major when he and his troops found themselves surrounded by the enemy in the dense Argonne Forest. ...

• Word Count: 4263
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Seeking the American Dream of Success Arthur Miller"'s "" Death of A Salesman"" could be described as a study in the American Dream ideology, a system that at times is indescribably brutal and at other times compassionates. Author Miller's plays are usually associated with real life issues filled wi...

• Word Count: 4675
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Lord of the Rings Chapter by Chapter Summery The Departure of Boromir The camp is attacked by a band of Orcs and Boromir is killed. Before he breathes his last breath, Boromir tells Aragorn that the Orcs have carried off the other Hobbits (Merry and Pippin). The remaining members of the...

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• Grade Level: High School

While they were getting ready, Ann received a telephone call from Columbus. her brother, George phoned her and said that he would come to her on very important business. ... When he found out about them, he called Keller on the Dhone and told him about those defected heads. ...

• Word Count: 3955
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• Grade Level: High School

Waiting for Godot qualifies as one of Samuel Beckett's most famous works. Originally written in French in 1948, Beckett personally translated the play into English. The world premiere was held on January 5, 1953, in the Left Bank Theatre of Babylon in Paris. The play's reputation spread slowly throu...

• Word Count: 4272
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• Grade Level: High School