In a private conversation with Biddy, Pip tells his good friend that Joe "is rather backward in some things. ... But according to the values of a true gentleman, only the lowborn Joe is a man of honor, a true gentleman. ... Even though Joe is Pip's adoptive father, he never ceases to treat Pip as an equal and a friend, always calling Pip "Pip, old chap- (11) affectionately. ... This is something that only a true gentleman can arouse in other people. ... Throughout the story, Joe remained the one and only true gentleman. ...

• Word Count: 1144
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In the film, Simon acted as an outsider, a friend, and a sacrifice. ... In the novel Joe could be related to Ralph, who became an outsider during the novel because he was Piggy's friend. ... Simon also was a good friend to Ben and Joe. ... Although Gene failed as a friend, Finny was a lot like Simon in the friendship. ... Also, the sacrifice Simon made was necessary for the true love between him and Joe to exist, because Simon believes that was God's plan for him. ...

• Word Count: 998
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The essay clearly describes about his inner conflict in choosing a behavior that everyone favors over one's true will. ... The story continues as only Hughes and his friend Westley are left and "all the young people had gone to the altar and were saved" (Hughes 657). Then his friend chooses to join the other kids to end the tiring session with Hughes "left all alone on the mourners' bench" (Hughes 657). ... I interpret his action of crying as the sadness which he feels about the reality: sometimes our differences are not embraced because the society with its norms...

• Word Count: 764
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"We are victims of a matriarchy here, my friend." Harding's explanation of life in the hospital seems be true. ... Opposed to the Nurse and her type of cruel females are women like Candy Starr and her friend, Sandy. ...

• Word Count: 1132
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

My transition began in January 2003, four months after a camp staff reunion where a close friend of more than twenty years, Chris, revealed to me he was gay, Chris told me he had always been attracted to me. ... This was when I really "looked"" at what I had believed all these years to be true, I began to "to achieve the self-authorized way of knowing ", by considering " the socialized way of knowing from the outside"" (Taylor, 2008, p.8). ... I realized regardless of the fact he had been attracted to me, he was still my friend and one of the most "normal"" people I knew. ...

• Word Count: 804
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Dickens obviously meant to show that outside appearances can mean the complete opposite of the person's true nature by writing the original ending. ... Still, he, or even Biddy, would be a much better friend to chat with than Jaggers. It is the people that can see through illusions of outside appearances, disregard wealth, and value one's true nature that enlighten Pip to a happier life. ...

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It states a true fact about today's generation of kids on how teens follow the crowd and ruthless celebrities. ... " Teens see it as, being someone you aren't is a good thing, and pretending to be someone's friend, exposing others, and discriminating are amusing. ...

• Word Count: 518
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

1. Literature presents insights into many aspects of life but is also a conveyor of values, naturalising certain ways of understanding ourselves and the world. This is especially true of "The Whole Town's Sleeping" by Ray Bradbury. Built on the dominant ideologies of the time, the text through its r...

• Word Count: 604
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Great Expectations, Herbert Pocket, Pip's best friend, is a foil to Pip for various reasons like his opposing view on life and his social habits. ... So, Herbert is clearly a true foil to Pip in every sense of the term. ... This 'reverse foreshadowing' in which Pip predicts futures for himself and Herbert that end up coming true for the opposite person. ... This goes to show that having fame and fortune can be a boon or a curse, which is the true message of Great Expectations. ... Herbert Pocket and Phillip "Pip" Pirrip's relationship is a true example of a li...

• Word Count: 1229
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography

Another example occurs when the Mallards' close friend, Richards, rushes over to comfort Louise. Richards "had only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram, and had hastened to forestall any less careful, less tender friend in bearing the sad news" (573). ... This illustrates that women of Louise's position do not need this special attention and are treated with too much care causing their true feelings to be oppressed. ...

• Word Count: 938
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In traditional societies, to begin with, there is a strong fellow-feeling; everybody is considered a friend and is expected to act this way, in case of personal or family crisis. ... After all, if this statement wasn't true, people would turn back to the traditional way of life. ...

• Word Count: 891
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Plato's Republic, Socrates was asked by his friend Glaucon what were his ideas of a perfect and just city and how it could be attained. ... The only true difference in the definition is the role in an individual setting and in the community setting. ...

• Word Count: 846
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The theme i have chosen is evident the text "The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian", written by Sherman Alexie, the short story "The Whale", by Witi Ihimaera. ... The book "The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian" written by Sherman Alexie, puts the reader in the life of Arnold Spirit. ... This is shown when Rubin is talking to Lesra (his closest friend) and says "This is no place, not for a human being or anybody. ...

• Word Count: 941
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• Grade Level: High School

During his childhood, this feeling of worthlessness the teachers bestowed on him makes him try to be like his retarded friend, Union 5-3992, but he cannot turn his mind off. ... He saw this great gift as a curse or burden at first, but he slowly began to realize his true potentials. ... It is here that Prometheus is truly freed from his bondage and becomes an enlightened, true human being. ...

• Word Count: 1231
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• Grade Level: High School

Another example of peer pressure in this book is when Amber Kayla's best friend fills out the application form for the tattoo without Kayla's knowledge and insists she get it. ... This becomes worse when it becomes law that everyone must have the code and the government creates a fake illness to mask the true reason why people have resorted to burning the code off their wrists. ...

• Word Count: 1042
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

A casual observation of the human life, which involves day-to day interactions with others, asks the question, "Why do people help one another?" To answer this, we must break it down to smaller questions of events that take place during the human day-to-day routine. Why do we give to food banks or...

• Word Count: 1097
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In today's world media is the fundamental thing that the majority of Americans look to for current news, trends, latest gossip, and base how the normal type of living should be. Many things factor into the ideas put into Americans heads. For instance, pop culture, the hip current trends and interest...

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The affinity to a higher social status is similarly replicated when Steerforth true intentions are eventually revealed " he only keeps David around because the narrator seems to always worship him due to his perceived higher social status. ... The society's expectations of women's role in gender relationships are captured by Miss Mills, Dora's friend, who also expresses her disappointment at Dora's "airiness and being a thing of light ". ...

• Word Count: 1075
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This was especially true for women back in the 19th century and earlier because for the longest time women were expected to be somebody's daughter until they were somebody's wife, then somebody's mom. ... Mallard, but also in the story is her sister; Josephine, her husband; Brently Mallard, and her husband's friend; Richards. ...

• Word Count: 954
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The thoughtful friend of Morrie Swartz also the author of Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom, expresses and comments on many issues throughout this text. ... This true story captures the compassion and wisdom of a man who only knew good in his heart. ...

• Word Count: 1187
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• Grade Level: High School

Injustice happens in every system, all around the world. Some injustices are more severe than others. In India, there is a huge discrimination problem against the social class Dalits. The way their society is run, by the caste system, these people have no way out and no way to help themselves. They ...

• Word Count: 974
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

An argument for this Patrick Bateman being fantasy is when he runs trough the entire hotel building yelling to the girl he wants to kill, and no one in the hotel hears anything or another argument could be when he tells his lawyer that he has killed Paul Allen and his lawyer doesn't believe him, and says that it isn't true because he had lunch with Paul Allen twice in London 10 days ago, and walks away (1:28:30-1:29:51). ... Patrick Bateman invites his friend's girlfriend at Dorisa, and when he asks her she gets kind of happy because she never goes there. ...

• Word Count: 922
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• Grade Level: High School

Yes, Emily didn't socialize much, but she did have a gentleman friend, Homer Barron. ... Emily wanted to be loved, and she was determined that Homer would be her true love to rescue her from fear, fear of being alone. ...

• Word Count: 906
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School