... first loves and first sexual experiences. It would be interesting to anyone exploring this area of their lives for the first time but also it has a very nostalgic feel to it, maybe for those older readers. Judy Blume is a great writer and the reading level is fairly straightforward. It was a quick read not only because the writing was easy to understand but also ... the suspense and the story kept me wanting to continue to read. I think that this book might be more appropriate for girls as it is written from a female perspective, although it might offer some ... control, pregnancy, sui...

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... I just want to give up. What I loved the most in your book was your analogy of fire and pain. Why? Because the words are so true, When I"m angry, I feel pain. What I liked most about your book was the ending. The song you wrote for the funeral was extremely touching. I had to make up my own funky ... tune for the song though. This sounds weird, but I find it comforting at times when I feel alone and scared. Now ... that I think about it, your book was inspiring because the two best friends, that were always stuck with each other, and looking out for each other, can relate to anyone. Ev...

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... obviously Greg and Mikki who at the end of the novel marry, Eric and Susan are another couple represented in the book. The love that Susan had for her deceased brother Richard is the single reason that Susan became involved in the "Facility", as Richard had left some files which Susan had read, containing information regarding the predicament ... that the "Babies" would rather die than be separated. These relationships are the basis on which this novel is based, creating a trusting network allowing the group to be successful against all odds. No matter the difficulties thrust against t...

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... 's life closely. Neo receives a package containing a cellular phone that immediately rings. Neo answers the phone. Neo: Hello. Morpheus: Hello Neo. Do you know who this is? Neo: Morpheus. Morpheus: Yes. I've been looking for you, Neo Intrinsic knowledge is something which is unexplainable yet seen in both Neo here ... you but you must do exactly as I say. Neo: Ok. (Neo follows Morpheus" instructions and finds himself inside an office.) Neo: How do you know all of this? Morpheus: We don't have time, Neo. To your left there's a window. Go to it Open it. You can use the scaffold to get ......

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How does the book relate to the title "Much Ado About Nothing" The play has comedy, romance, suspense, action and a lot of drama twisted into several hundred lines of verse. In ... play, Claudio and Hero eventually come to admire one another, and Benedick and Beatrice play off each other's wit in a manner that is all too cosy. The irony is that, were it not for the fuss created over the nothingness in between, the play would indeed be about nothing. The middle section of the play centers on the ... of love in her (Beatrice)". whilst Claudio also observes Margaret speaking with Balthasar, but ...

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... test and that he will again become mentally retarded. He has a companion, a mouse named Algernon. Algernon is also subject to the same test. The book ultimately ends with Charlie checking himself into a home because he is fearful of his retarded self and the death of Algernon. A common theme shared in these ... two novels, is the theme of how memories affect the present. In Flowers for Algernon, Charlie becomes intelligent and he is mindful of his thoughts, and memories of the past. He remembers his mother, who abused him mentally, ... woman. His past memories have had a lasting affect...

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... . This usually leads to great unhappiness and regret later in life. Through his characterization in The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald shows that the drive for wealth, along with happiness and fulfillment leads to moral corruption through his characterization. Daisy Buchanan, the woman who claims Gatsby's love, is a socialite who ... of some wealthy people in the middle-west-all dead now." (69) He also says that he was, "Brought up in America but educated at Oxford because all my ancestors have been educated there for many years."(69) Daisy promises to wait for him when he leaves for t...

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... ? Drastic changes in our lives can cause fluctuations in our emotional states. Laura Esquivel displays a perfect example of this evolution in her book, "Like Water for Chocolate". The protagonist of the novel, Tita De La Garza, is the youngest daughter of Mama Elena. As the black sheep, Tita ... this strategy is not enough. Tita reaches a boiling point and this is when she truly begins to evolve as a person. Tita's deep love for Pedro and her growing hate towards Mama Elena, drives her to maturity. Mama Elena forces Pedro and Rosoura to move to San Antonio, Texas. ... strong enough. Foll...

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In John Irving's novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany, Irving illustrates the idea of friendship through the characters of Owen and Johnny, which is developed throughout various chapters. The chapter, The Finger demonstrates an event that reveals a ... Johnny his most prized possessions, his baseball cards, and Johnny presented Owen with his treasured armadillo. Dan Needham, an influential person, advised Johnny what he should give Owen in return for the baseball cards, as seen in the following quote " you have to show Owen that you love him enough to trust anything with him-to not care if you do ...

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In Like Water for Chocolate the narrator, a woman, sees everything in life from an emotional standpoint. She tells the basic history of her family through the "rose colored" glasses of emotion. ... by your side she thought that you could accomplish anything. She saw life through love and emotion and not through the eyes of hatred or war. The film, Like Water for Chocolate, represents a story through incorporating the idea of food as feelings and expressing the woman's roles during the Mexican Revolution. The film is a romantic-comedy showing many ... it official, she also told her two daugh...

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... was beautiful. I smiled back, thrilled to know she was going to be my best friend.  My journey continued as we moved to Michigan, away from all of our family. My parents had bought a small lake house that would soon become my home. Danielle, my sister, and I spent countless hours together playing ... games, watching movies, playing outside, but most of all enjoying each other's presence. Before bed each night, we put our matching pajamas on together and went into the bathroom to brush our teeth. I was ... fast. Danielle and I jumped off the bus at our stop and headed home. Mom was wa...

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... Bees" a teenage girl named Lily goes through that. Her mother Deborah died, leaving her father T.Ray to take care of her but her housekeeper Rosaleen cares for Lily. There are many themes in the novel "Secret Life of Bees" like Female Power/Black Mary, Mothers and many others. The major themes that will ... it could ever happen to her. She also understands that racism can work both ways from June. In chapter seven, Lily meets Zach, a negro teenage boy who works for August. He wants to become a Lawyer and changes how Lily sees the world when she tells him she never heard a black lawyer b...

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... ," by William Faulkner. The work was first published on April 30, 1930. It discusses the story of a woman whose father kept her from love and after his death her struggle for love and control. Emily Grierson did not change with the times as a normal person would, the town around her changed and as time went on she became more and more ... controlling her. He instilled in her the thought that love was through power and control. Emily never married because of her need for power in love and though a love did come along when Barron came there was this need for control that made her poison hi...

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A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving is about faith, love and living by what you believe in. This book tells the lives of Owen and Johnny. Owen is the only child of a granite worker in the small town of Gravesend, New ... Irving weaves a story that is unforgettable. The amount of love Owen has for Johnny is immeasurable. The difference in height, abilities, and personality doesn't stop that at all. Helping Johnny with his studies, going to a state college instead of Harvard, and picking a role for him in life: these are just a few of the things that Owen ... has done for Johnny. The powe...

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... if they needed anything or just to be a father figure. But as the year went on Jossie and her father became very close and understood their feelings for each other. This is Josephine's last year at St. Martha's catholic school, which means the HSC (the higher school certificate) is coming up. Jossie ... half way through the year Sister Louise (principle) told Jossie she was awarded school captain but because Sister Louise didn't think Jossie would be responsible enough for captain she gave it to someone else. John Barton was one of Jossie's friends. He was very smart and come from a very ...

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... rubbish, and gives her reason. Josie still disagrees and sticks with her own opinion. Ivy was not one of Josie's friends during most of the book, she was more of her enemy. Josie's relationship with Ivy was based purely on competition. Each wanted to prove they were smarter than the ... than money, prestige and fame. Jacob was a very influential character on Josie throughout the whole book. Even though their relationship didn't last in the end, she learned something from it. The experiences they shared was all new for Josie, something she would always remember. Jacob influenced Josie's t...

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"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner shows much symbolism throughout the short story. Some of the symbolisms Faulkner uses are: the aging of Miss Emily and her house, Miss ... both of them become decaying remnants. Miss Emily lives as a recluse, someone who has withdrawn from a community to live in seclusion, for many years. She may have wanted seclusion, but her heart lingered for companionship. Her desire for love and companionship drove her to murder Homer Baron. She knew when she bought the arsenic poison what her intentions were. Then there ... Yankee" from the north, which defeated th...

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... quot;Her unfortunate death had left Tita in a very deep depression. With Nacha dead she was completely alone." Allusion is used as the whole book and every character is a representation to the Mexican Civil War. Hyperbole is applied in the phrase "...staging the most amazing acts of prestidigitation" ... than food and cooking, Pedro is the one that makes Tita feel something. Because she cannot express her love for Pedro, through the dish Tita is able to convey all of her passion for Pedro. The recipe and the preparation at the beginning of the passage foreshadows the events that are t...

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... and we are only an infinitesimal part of something greater than each of us. We must come to this realization if we are to understand that there is a relationship between all of us. The people in living North America have relationship between the poor children in India making our soccer balls at the expense of their youth, thus these children deserve ... need to be responsible to the self. To be responsible to the self we must stand up for our convictions, values, and beliefs. For example, when Monique Dosite fought against the government about the "rules" regarding her small group home ...

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... Miss Emily's house was left, lifting its stubborn and coquettish decay above the cotton wagons and the gasoline pumps-an eyesore among eyesores." The words used for the description of a dilapidated house alone are enough to bring the imagination into play, visions of rambling houses once beautiful and proud falling into irreversible ... station in society, she kills him. She knew he was her last chance and she was lonely. When the revelation of his death and her, for lack of a better word, necrophiliac tendencies the reader is shocked and disgusted along with the rest of the town. The at...

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... is usually related to lovers, but Lawrence uses it to contribute to the effect of the abnormal relationships that make up the novel. The way the book is written, certain situations and people are neglected. For instance, it is rare that Arthur and Annie appear, and are not involved in the main gist of the story. Also, Walter and other members of ... connection, the fact that the influence from his mother caused their break-up allowed me to really comprehend how serious this relationship between Gertrude and Paul was. Of all characters, I was able to feel for Miriam. She gives herself to...

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... is to marry her sister, wouldn't you do the same?" P. 15 This dialogue between Pedro and his father is crucial to his obsession that he had for Tita. He was willing to risk getting married to someone he did not love, only to be closer to his true love. But with Pedro's obsession with ... the first place? He knew his first responsibility was to his wife Rosaura. But even though he knew that, he still yearned for Tita's love and affection. "He didn't care a bit for the familiar way John drew near Tita when she whispered something in his ear. What was going on? Tita belonged to him, and .....

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... Yevegeny Zamyatin, and "The Giver" by Lois Lowry there are many similarities. I found that there was a major there through out all three of the books, the want and need to love and be loved in return. The main characters of each book try to rebel against their totalitarian governments and brainwashed communities. Love was a very strong theme in "The Giver." Jonas was ... Gabe and couldn't bare to know that Gabe was going to be "released" if he stayed. So out of love for Gabe, the Giver, and the rest of the community he escaped and took Gabe with him. The central theme of the book "We" w...

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... there really a happy marriage?" and if so many marriages fail miserably, "why do others succeed?" These questions came to Judith Wallerstein, author of the book The Good Marriage. Based on a study on fifty couples who declared their marriages as happy ones, The Good Marriage offers different views of the most complex ... early 1980s. This shows that the traditional marriage is still alive among young adults as well. Traditional marriage has changed in recent decades, especially for women with all the different feminist movements. Couples who choose this form of marriage today still regard...

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... a man say but I most of all" In book 6 of Homer's Iliad the lines 546-588 tell us about Andromache weeping for fear that Hector`s status, as the greatest warrior of the Trojans will mean his death. She fears that Achilles will kill as he did with her both parents and all her brothers. She wants Hector to stay ... away from war, however Hector refuses and tells her that he should win glory for himself and his troops. The tones used by Homer vary in a wide range from sympathetic ... to your own tasks, the distaff and the loom, and keep the women working hard as well. As for the fighting...

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