The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet SUMMARY The Last Lesson is a story set in Alsace‚ a territory that was disputed over by France and Germany. At the time of the story France was defeated by Prussia led by Bismarck. The French districts of Alsace and Lorraine had passed into Prussian hands. An order had come from Berlin that only German was to be taught in the schools of these districts. the author‚ Alphonse Daudet‚ brings out the effect of this order on the people of Alsace through this story
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The book I decided to do my book report on is The Last Olympian‚ written by Rick Riodarn. This book is set in Manhattan. There is a camp of halfbloods‚ or people with one mortal parent and one immortal parent. The titan lord‚ Kronos‚ has just been reborn and is trying to kill the people at Camp Halfblood. The main characters of the book are Percy‚ Annebeth‚ Nico‚ Luke‚ Kronos and other assorted campers. Luke had been taken over by the titan lord‚ Kronos. He was trying to
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I just wanted to make things right when you left you struck my heart never thought we’d be apart so when I walk by everyday always smile in your special way I know you’ll be dying inside and I wish that you were mine I break down every night I cry myself to sleep and with all my might I know you’re not mine to keep * MY HEART my heart hurts. I should be happy right. I think I should right. I mean you love me. you told me that. should I believe you again. right. you say
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princess that will fall in love with the prince‚ a major conflict‚ and of course a happy ending. Peter S. Beagle changes the face of traditional fantasy stories in his book The Last Unicorn. A unicorn embarks on a journey to save all the other unicorns and along the way she meets Schmendrick‚ a failed magician‚ and an old maiden named Molly. Together they travel to King Haggard’s castle to search for the unicorn’s enemy‚ red bull‚ who is holding all the other unicorns captive. During her journey
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Dylan Thomas to Catherine Davis Dylan Thomas’ “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” and Catherine Davis’ “After a Time” are two very similar poems that demand comparison‚ as Davis’ poem is in reply to Thomas’. From a reader’s point of view‚ these two poems seem to have a great deal of comparison than being dissimilar. Through an in depth analysis of these particular poems‚ “Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night” and “After a Time” have been proven to have high similarity points in the many different
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Browning wrote many different dramatic monologues such as those three particular poems which are known as‚ “My Last Duchess‚ Porphyria’s Lover and The Laboratory.” The reason why Browning wrote his poems in that particularly dialogue is because of the certain century it was produced. It was brought out during the Victorian. In that century woman where treated differently then men. It wasn’t known as discrimination. The poems I will be discussing all a murder that occurs within a marriage or a relationship
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The tension and pull of a phantom bull‚ a soul never to tame. While waiting and yearning‚ eyes straining‚ ears burning‚ Ringing till you can’t hear a thing‚ To early to late‚ can’t hardly wait‚ Patience like a bee sting. Like a ghost in the night they filter through site They tease and bugle and brag‚ As tell tale sign‚ weave and wind Through timber‚ rocks and crags Where a sapling tree‚ used to be Now a twig broke scarred and torn Velvet left there and shed of hair To tell the rut
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boy named Travis‚ and a brave dog called Old Yeller. Little Arliss’s hobby was to hunt small bugs and animals. But when a big yellow dog appeared in Arliss’s house they had planned to keep him home. Arliss didn’t like dogs so he called the dog Old Yeller. Arliss and Old Yeller had many exciting and dangerous adventures. In this story there were many main characters. They were Travis‚ Little Arliss‚ their mother‚ and Old Yeller the dog. Old Yeller was a big old yellow dog that was very close to Arliss
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movies‚ stories‚ poems‚ and so on. The phenomenon of life is so interesting and enigmatic because it reminds of a complex‚ sometimes insoluble‚ puzzle that consists of many events‚ emotions‚ people that take part in it. Robert Frost‚ a great American poet‚ lived a long life that consisted of rather sad moments‚ unfortunately. His life was full of grief and loss‚ which‚ of course‚ reflected in his literary works. This essay discusses two of many Frost’s poems‚ "Acquainted with the night" and "Stopping
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Imagine this‚ you’re talking to Phoebe in her house. See‚ what you’re talking about is important and you‚ (Sal) here’s the doorbell. The story goes on but one important thing was the setting! The setting was Phoebe’s house. In Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech‚ Phoebe and her house was important to the plot because she met Sal there‚ it’s where her mother left‚ and they found the messages there too‚ so let’s talk about that. Phoebe met Sal at her house‚ in chapter one they show that‚ they indeed
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