process “advancing civilization” on “savage dogs” (Takaki 81). In painting “American Progress” about the achievement of market revolution‚ as Takaki described‚ Indians stayed under the dark sky in the corner of the painting (Takaki 97)‚ far from the railroads and flourishing cities building on their native lands just like they were never the owners of them. They were represented as savages exiled by the progress of the country but their story during the process‚ which contained blood and tears of
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Plot summary The story begins in the future‚ in which the time machine has been invented but is still very temperamental. A hunter named Eckels pays to go traveling back into the past on a guided safari to kill a Tyrannosaurus Rex. As the party waits to depart they talk about the recent presidential elections in which an apparently fascist candidate‚ Deutscher‚ has just been defeated by the more moderate Keith‚ to the relief of many concerned. When the party arrives in the past‚ Travis (the hunting
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<center><b>Show how the plot of The Merchant of Venice’ is apparently fanciful but in reality exactingly structured.</b></center> <br> <br>"The Merchant of Venice is a fairy tale. There is no more reality in Shylock’s bond and the Lord of Belmont’s will than in Jack and the Beanstalk." <br>H. Granville-Barker‚ in Prefaces to Shakespeare. <br> <br>This is one way of looking at the play‚ reading it or enjoying the performance. But it can be a contradiction to our actual feelings about this complex
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H.G. Wells The Time Machine Mischel Figusch Englisch-LK Jg. 13 Plot Summary The novel begins with a dinner meeting at the Time Traveller’s house. The present intellectual group‚ consisting of the narrator‚ a Psychologist‚ a Medical Man and a Provincial Mayor are discussing the theme of the fourth dimension‚ i.e. time. The TT tries to explain the theory and the possibility of time travelling. As the guests doubted his words he proves his theory with a small model of a time machine
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In the text “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” the plot plays a major role. The story is about an Eight year-old called Bruno who is the son of a Nazi officer‚ when his father gets promoted by the Fuhrer which takes Bruno’s family from a nice house in Berlin to an isolated area where Bruno has nothing to do and no-one to play with. He ignores his mother’s repeated instructions and starts exploring by walking along the fence. He then eventually meets Shmuel a boy who coincidentally has the same birthdate
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Book Assignment: The Pilgrim’s Progress The Pilgrim’s Progress is a bizarre but timeless allegorical tale of young Christian‚ and later his family‚ who journeys away from his home to find salvation in the Celestial City. On this journey‚ our hero seems to endure outwardly physical but internally allegorical challenges signifying the trials‚ tribulations‚ and temptations any Christian may meet on the harrowing road to Heaven or salvation. He meets various characters named after the characteristics
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Throughout the investigation taking place in AIC‚ Priestley alludes to Inspector Goole being a higher power‚ or possibly even God himself‚ through his speeches; his manner of speaking; and his perceived omniscience. His investigation follows a chronological order‚ addressing each of the family members only when it progresses the story of Eva Smith’s life. The explanation he gives for his wealth of knowledge is a diary left by the deceased girl‚ however‚ in the final‚ albeit short‚ phone call that
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English project Apt Pupil Plot Todd Bowden is a boy who wants to be a detective when he gets older. He has been doing good in school and in his free time he runs background checks on people he sees. His neighbor Mr. Dussander was one of the people he did this too. He found out that he was using a fake name and was once referred to as the blood fiend of patin the only true thing about his life was that he was very old. When Todd confronts him about it he realizes that this secret is bigger than
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Plot summary The Great Gatsby Nick Carraway‚ a young man from Minnesota‚ moves to New York to learn about the bond business. He rents a house next door to the mysterious Gatsby‚ at West Egg‚ which is populated by the newly rich. Gatsby lives in a big mansion and he throws huge parties every saturday night. Nick is unlike the inhabitants of West Egg because of his connections to the more fashionable East Egg‚ home to the established upper class. He goes there to visit his cousin Daisy and her
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12 Angry Men The plot of 12 Angry Men revolves around the murder trail of a Latino boy who is accused of killing his father. The conviction of the boy would mean a death sentence and the destiny of the boy’s life is in the hands of twelve male jurors of ranging personalities. The case seems open and shut with a murder weapon and several witnesses to place the boy at the scene of the crime. For eleven of the jurors the decision is apparent that the boy is guilty but for one juror‚ Mr. Davis (Henry
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