He has on brother that is in the movie writing business and as far as his parents are concerned we find out that they are nice, but irritated easily. ... Chapter 4 In chapter four we read about the conversation between Stradlater and Holden in the bathroom, while Stradlater is shaving and trying to make himself look as good as possible for his date. ... He decided to write about his brother Allie's, who died of leukemia, baseball mitt that Allie had written poems all over. He mentioned how he reacted to his brother's death and described Allie personality and how much he loved him....

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They caused your dog to die Ellie, and they tried to kill you three. ... I could have died, thanks for telling me guys."" ... It's frightening how fast we are going through the food. We should start organising rations. ... They have a discussion on if they want to break into the Showground ""How badly do we want to do this?" ...

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Was Frankenstein's Behaviour in Chapter 5 Understandable? ... In this essay, I aim to examine Frankenstein's behaviour in Chapter 5; the chapter that the monster was created and deserted in. ... We know, then, that Frankenstein is going to die - Shelley could have written this so that the reader feels pity for him. ... In Chapter 5, Frankenstein is in his laboratory fusing life into his creature. ... One of the first things we notice is that Shelley has chosen the setting for this chapter as a dreary night in November'. ...

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The Bible How do we as evangelicals treat the Bible today? ... Mark Chapter 16: 9-20 Eleven verses! ... Is this how we tremble at the Word of God? ... How rarely we hear the warning to flee the wrath to come and yet Roman Catholicism for all of it's faults in the 16th century never forgot to tell sinners where they go when they die in their sins. ... And how do we excuse away our sin? ...

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An intermittent presence in his life, died when Douglas was around 10 years old. ... His mother, her name was Harriet Bailey and she died when Douglass was only seven years old. ... From chapter one to chapter four, Douglass introduces of to the horrors of slavery. ... Chapter six: In chapter six, Douglass is really surprised by his new owner whose name was Sophia Auld. According to Douglass she never owned a slave before and she didn't know how evil the slaves were treated with the other masters. ...

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The boar states that Man is the only real enemy we have. ... She's always thinking about how she looks, etc. ... So many of the men die, thus concluding the Battle of the Cowshed. ... But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be? ... Chapter 6 as a...

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"I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or rat in a trap. ... Wells was not only willing to sacrifice for this cause, but also to die for it. ... In chapter two of WHEN AND WHERE I ENTER, the passage briefly describes how poorly records were kept and how flexible history was of manipulating the law to directly discriminate against African-Americans. ... CHAPTER 3 Chapter 3 discusses the prejudice that African-American women faced. ... CHAPTER 4 One of the more interesting paragraphs of Chapter 4 was how attempted "scientific studies" tried to s...

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In chapter 19, Dr. ... In chapter seven of book the third, the narrator updates us on Dr. ... In chapter 13 when Carton stops at the Manette's house, he has a conversation with Lucie in which he tells her how he feels about himself. ... "[Carton] was so unlike what he had ever shown himself to be, and it was so sad to think how much he had thrown away..." ... He died for Charles Darnay, his wife (Lucie Manette), and their child little Lucie. ...

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Chapter One The narrator assures us that the book we are about to read is true, more or less. ... Wars would look good, and we would be sure to have more of them. ... We now see Billy working on a second letter describing the Trafalmadorian conception of time. ... We move to the first time Billy gets unstuck in time. ... His father tries to teach him how to swim by the sink-or-swim method. ...

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The significance of the "gibbet that once held a pirate" at the end of chapter one is that it shows you what happens to Magwitch and how cruel the Victorian Law was. ... We are made to have sympathy for Magwitch, we see he is hurt and cold. ... "I half expected to see him drop down before my face and die of deadly cold." ... We see again how hungry Magwitch is "He was already handing mincemeat down his throat in the most curious manner." And we see how cold he is "He shivered all the while so violently." ...

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The old man dies and leaves his house to Mr Dashwood. ... As soon as he has died, Mrs John Dashwood (Fanny) moves into the house, which is a very impolite thing to do, because it gives Mrs Dashwood the feeling as if she has been degraded from the owner of the house to just a guest. ... Mrs Dashwood and Mrs John Dashwood have a conversation in which Mrs John Dashwood makes comments about how her mother will make sure that Edward will end up with a good match, which obviously does not mean Elinor, because she is rather poor. ... Chapter 5 They are on the point of leaving Norland. ... Chapter 9 T...

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The initial chapter has Doctor Iannis curing Stammatis's from deafness only to discover that a pea is lodged in his ear. ... The following chapter(2) uses single narrative in the monologue of Mussolini. ... This chapter demonstrates how humour is changed to suit the tone of the situation, from light(the argument with the engineer), to dark(the engineer's ironic death), and returning to light humour again(Corelli being dug out of the trench). Carlo's analysis adds to the satirical edge: "He died happy, you can't ask any more than that. ... We see Cathcart using this idea for...

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Victor's speech: we do something not because it's easy but because it's hard--shows some noble sentiment and aspiration. ... In confessing all just before he dies, Victor escapes the stifling secrecy that has ruined his life; likewise, the monster takes advantage of Walton's presence to forge a human connection, hoping desperately that at last someone will understand, and empathize with, his miserable existence. ... William, Justine, and Henryothey all died by my hands (176). ... Having already established Walton's close ties with his sister and his attempts to keep in...

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What important qualities does the land turtle have as described in Chapter 3? ... (Steinbeck, 31 - 32) He spent nights runningg these thoughts through his head until he came to this final conclusion when he realized, "Maybe we been whippin" the hell out of ourselves for nothin"" (Steinbeck, 31), that people simply like to hurt themselves. 4.How do the tractors operate? ... What is the function of the other short chapters (1, 3, 5, etc)? What does Chapter 7 imply about used-car salesmen? ... How does each feel about leaving home? ...

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In 1895, her mother died and Virginia suffered her first breakdown. Her sister, Stella married but she died on her return from her honeymoon. Her father died in 1904 and Virginia had a second breakdown. ... Ramsay died suddenly. ... In the last chapter, "To the Lighthouse", time flow is very similar to the first chapter with regard to slow details and shifting points of view. ...

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In his popular book "The Reason for God," Tim Keller dedicates an entire chapter to answering the question, "How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?" ... A dying man can do nothing to revive himself. ... This is how God shows His wrath against man: giving him over to the sin he has chosen. ... When Jesus died on the cross, He died for His sheep who "know his voice"" (John 10:24-29). ... Paul makes it very clear that Christ did not die for everyone; Christ died for God's people. ...

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The beginning chapter sets up the problems of the entire novel with great efficiency. ... When he returns to Lagos he sees the slums he has not been to and the nostalgic poem he wrote about nature and how "sweet" it is to lie under trees under the "tender glow of the fading sun," is juxtaposed against the dead carcass of a dog "the dogs that taxi drivers hit for good luck. ... Nevertheless, it is important to remember that Obi still seems optimistic at this point, and it is we that feed strongly on this juxtaposition in the form of foreshadowing. ... We later finds out that Clara also ha...

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Chapter One: The Prison Door Summary A large crowd of Puritans stands outside of the prison, waiting for the door to open. ... Several of the women are outraged when they see how she has chosen to display the letter, and want to rip it off. ... Chapter Three: The Recognition Summary On the edge of the crowd Hester notices an Indian accompanied by a white man. ... The man informs him of her past, telling how she was sent to Boston to await her husband, and how she ended up with a child instead. ... Chapter Six: Pearl Summary Hawthorne discusses the choice of the name Pearl. ...

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In the first chapter, a Lithuanian immigrant couple Ona and Jurgis, arrive in Chicago and wait to be married. ... In chapter two through five, it's mainly about Jurgis' and Ona's background and once they arrive to Chicago. ... In chapters six through ten, things become tough in the town of Packingtown due to the unsanitary conditions. ... In chapters eleven through sixteen are about the town and work conditions and how it is affecting the livelihood family. ... In chapters seventeen through twenty-one, is about their hope to find a new home and jobs to provide for the family in...

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The Colour Purple Chapter 1 The first few pages begin Walker's narrative of the life of Celie, a fourteen-year-old black girl who lives with her dying mother and her sister, Nettie. ... Soon Celie's mother dies, leaving her to tend to the family. ... Celie hides all this from her dying mother however, saying that God took the children. ... It's at this time when the reader realizes how much Shug cares for Celie. ... Chapter 5 In this section, Shug and Mr. __ begin flirting again. ...

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In chapter two Billy Pilgrim believes that he has "come unstuck in time." ... In 1968, Billy survives a plane crash in Vermont, and, as he is recuperating, his wife dies accidentally. ... Chapter three starts off talking about Weary and Billy's captors. ... We learn that he has been falling asleep at work lately. ... Chapter four begins on the ...

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Blake begins the book by using the first chapter to summarize how he got the idea for his most successful company, and how it got it's feet off the ground. ... Once Blake had finished introducing TOMs, he used the rest of the book's chapters as a guide that gives the reader insight on how to make a good idea into a successful business. ... Chapter three is titled "Face Your Fears", and is entirely about how fear has the potential to stop you from achieving anything (such as starting a business), and ways you can manage it. ... Chapter 6, called "Keep It Simple",...

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The chapter begins with a discussion of the definitional differences between types of bereavement and followed by an overview of the theoretical foundations of bereavement and grief, showing how the topic has altered over time, reflecting societal changes. ... The chapter overviews policy documentation that is useful in planning for bereavement provision and support services for students. ... If we seek a brave new world for these brave new children we also need to provide help and support for the trials and tribulations of their lives. ... Many questions still remain unresolved, such as: how ...

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The reader of Wuthering Heights may at first suppose that Lockwood is to be the narrator of this novel: for three chapters, indeed, he performs this role, and this device has much to do with the novel's ultimate significance. Almost all that follows is in some sense foreshadowed in the three-chapter prelude, even though Lockwood is in no position to tell us anything of its primary events. ... We see it first throughout the awestruck eyes of Catherine and Heathcliff as children, and as the residence of the wealthy and elegant Lintons. ...

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What are your feelings after reading the opening chapter(s) of this book? ... What is the most important word in the book (or in a particular chapter or section)? ... The message we receive today is that if you"re born in poverty there is no way to prosper and move out of poverty. ... As a young child, Frank questions the reason his sister and brothers die. "I don't know why we can't keep Eugene. ...

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