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By Paul Negrean I opened my door And looked at my cat, It sat on the mat And wore a big hat. It prowls very softly, Like a whisper in the night, It pounces with grace, As quick as a kite. Its whiskers wiggled wildly, As it explores every place,
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This book, written by Jules Verne, is a science-fiction. It uses the theme of advanced technology and science to make a point. To show how machines can hurt other humans, the author employs the “Nautilus,” a giant submarine that with the technology of that day was not conceivable. Exposition &
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Christian in the Pilgrim's Progress is helped by many of the side characters. Some of these include: Evangelist, Good-will, Interpreter, Three Shining Ones, etc... Some of these characters are metaphors of qualities or strengths of a Christian, and others are metaphors for heavenly help. Evangelist The Evangelist is
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The Pilgrim's Progress was written by a man named John Bunyan. When he was young, he learned how to read and write and loved to read the stories about Saint George and the dragon. He was taught how to be a tinker and probably used some personalities of
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William Shakespeare (April 23, 1564–April 23, 1616), was an English poet, playwright, and actor during the Renaissance period. He is well known for his comedies ("The Taming of the Shrew," "A Midsummer Night’s Dream"), historical ("Richard III") plays, tragedies ("Hamlet,"
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These events that I will relate to you, dear reader, are very, very depressing. If you wish to hear a nice, calm story about a Hobbit who lived in his comfy hole, you are welcome to leave this page immediately! You still here? Ok, you asked for it, I will
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The Talisman is a book written by Sir Walter Scott. It is about a knight in the Third Crusade fighting to capture the Holy Land. In the first chapter, a knight is travelling alone across the vast plains of the Holy Land near the Dead Sea. He is riding on
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By Robert Louis Stevenson. Setting An old sailor named Bill, followed by a porter, arrives at an Inn named "Admiral Benbow." He asks the owner of the Inn if there are many people there, and he is answered in the negative. Pleased with this, he rents a room
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Sire Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) was a writer, poet, historian, and biographer. He invented and was the greatest writer of the historical novel. He was born in Scotland to a lawyer and the daughter of a physician. When he was young, he liked to listen to his grandparents telling
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In the Lord of the Rings, unrest has creeped into the hearts of Middle earth's protectors. News of a dark lord, a necromancer, has reached their ears, and to top it all off, a mere halfling named Bilbo has the one thing this sorcerer desires, so his heir,
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Born on November 13, 1850, in Scotland, Robert Louis Stevenson was a writer known by his most famous titles Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. When Robert was young, he had a disease that attacked his bones and his lungs, making him thin
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By James Fenimore Cooper Summary A mysterious traveler arrives at the front door of a home in Virginia. It is raining, so the owner of the house, Mr. Wharton, lets the man enter, inside. The man is reluctant to discuss the revolutionary war with the host because he is a