Greenberg, Joanne: I never promised you a Rose Gar
Personal comment: Es fällt einem schwer nach diesem Buch, psychisch Kranke noch als solche zu sehen. Dieses Buch vermittelt lebensnah, daß in einem kranken Menschen auch eine Seele mit Gefühlen, die auch jeder andere Mensch hat, steckt. Ergreifend wird geschildert, wie Deborah...

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Hamilton, Phyllis: The Case of Eleanor and David
Summary The Case of Eleanor and David by Phyllis Hamilton Eleanor and David have been together for almost thirty years. Eleanor is sitting in a chair, waiting for David to come home. She is mentally preparing for a talk with him, aiming to win him back, as she suspects him of having a...

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Die englischen Zeitenformen
Einfache Form und Verlaufsform des Verbs: Gegenwartsform: John plays tennis. John is playing tennis. Gegenwart einfache Form Gegenwart Verlaufsform simple present. present progressiv. REGEL...

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Cooney, Caroline B.: The Face on the Milk Carton
Book Report “The Face on the Milk Carton” by Caroline B. Cooney Originaldokument enthält an dieser Stelle eine Grafik!Original document contains a graphic at this position! The author Caroline Cooney was born in 1947 and grew up in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. An...

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Hemingway, Ernest: A Farewell to Arms
ENGLISH – BOOK REVIEW A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway: He was born in 1899 in a Chicago suburb as the second of six children of a doctor In 1918 he volunteered to work as an ambulance driver on the Italian front, where he was badly wounded,...

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Sachs, Marylin: The Fat Girl
Bookreport: Marylin Sachs - The Fat Girl The book is written by Marylin Sachs. The centre of attention is a boy named Jeff and Ellen, the fat girl. Jaff is a good looking seventeen-year-old boy. He lives in a house with his mother and his sister. His parents are divorced. His father is...

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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von: Faust - Der Tragödie
Study Guide for Goethe`s Faust These notes refer to the Kaufmann translation of Faust. There is an 1808 translation by George Madison Priest online as one huge text file. The German original is available at http://www.geo.tu-freiberg.de/~kuehne/texte/faust/. There is also an edition of...

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Chesterton, Gilbert Keith: The Flying Inn
Bookreport about The Flying Inn (published in the year 1914) Gilbert Keith Chesterton, English journalist and author, was born in Kensington on May 29 in the year 1874. He was educated at St. Paul´s school, where, at an unusually early age, he gained the Milton prize for English verse....

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Shelly, Mary W.: Frankenstein
Frankenstein Letter 1 R. Walton writes to his sister about his expedition in Russia. He`s going to Archangel from where he`ll hire a boat and some whale catchers. He doesn`t regret himself beginning this whole thing six years ago. Letter 2 Walton complains that he hasn`t got a friend, and...

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Fitzgerald, F. Scott: The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby A novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald Table of contents Introduction p. 2 The author p. 2 Background of the 1920s p. 3 List of characters p. 3 The story p. 4 Interpretation p. 5 Introduction This novel is about...

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Buck, Pearl S.: The Good Earth
"The Good Earth" Pearl S. Buck 1., story Pearl S. Buck "Good Earth" 2., author Pearl Buck was born in the United States, but was taken to China at an early age by her parents, whose life-work was to preach the Christian religion there. At first they lived in Chinkiang, on the...

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Buck, Pearl S.: The Good Earth
Marcus Meisel, 7C T H E G O O D E A R T H by Pearl S.Buck Author: "The Good Earth" was written by Pearl S. Buck, who was born in the United States of America, but since her early age she lived in China the most time of her life and also felt to be one of...

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Zola, Emilie: Germinal (Study Questions)
Study Questions for Zola`s Germinal Not content merely to follow in the footsteps of such realists as GustaveFlaubert Madame Bovary ), Émile Zola decided to createhis own literary movement and call it "naturalism." A variant ofrealism, it emphasizes even more than realism careful...

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Anonymous: Go Ask Alice!
Go Ask Alice! Alice is fifteen, white, middle, class. She diets, she dates. She loves Roger but the most time he doesn’t notice her. If she would ever sleep with a boy she would sleep with him. Alice hates her look. She wants to be pretty and slim. Lately she loses fascination about all...

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Gordimer, Nadine: Selected Stories
Nadine Gordimer: Selected Stories Nadine Gordimer (born 1923) has made her career under difficult circumstances. Born an English-speaking Jew in South Africa, she resented and resisted the pressure to conform to the white supremacist attitudes embodied in the system of apartheid. She has been...

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x, x:Killing Mr. Griffin
Killing Mr. Griffin Figures: Griffin: He is a strict English teacher he never praises his students because he is very Tough. He wants the pupils to work hard. His age is about 40 years, exactly 41. His wife, Katy Griffin is going to get a baby. David: He is...

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Atwood, Margaret: The Handmaid's Tale
Study Guide to Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid`s Tale (1986) Introduction (Wait until this page is completely downloaded before clicking.) Epigraphs,Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 9, Chapter10, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 13,...

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Lear, King: What's happening
King Lear - What’s happening ... First act 1. Scene At the king’s palace the Earl of Gloucester and the Earl of Kent waiting for his majesty Lear. Ceremonious the king enters the hall, followed by his three daughters Cordelia, Goneril and Regan and the son-in-laws the Duke of...

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Lear, King: What's happening
Discuss the dramatic importance of the Fool in `King Lear` The Fool is by no means a major character in the play, and yet he has an impact far beyond his status. He only appears in the fourth scene, and exits never to return in Act 3, Sc. vi - some say that the parts of Cordelia and the Fool...

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Lear, King: What's happening
Interpretation The history of King Lear and his three daughters is an old British legend. In his interpretation Shakespeare takes different sources; the main character is supposed to be taken from “The True Chronicle History of King Leir”. It is very odd for Shakespeare’s...

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Wells, H.G.: The War of the Worlds (Study Guide)
Study Guide for H. G. Wells: The War of the Worlds (1898) Introduction War of the Worlds was written in response to several historicalevents. The most important was the unification and militarization of Germany,which led to a series of novels predicting war in Europe, beginning with...

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Rhue, Morton: The Wave
THE WAVE Book Info: Title: “The Wave - a classroom out of control” Author: Morton Rhue Main Characters: Ben Ross (history teacher) Laurie Sanders (best pupil in her class) David Collins (Laurie´s boyfriend) Amy Smith (best friend of Laurie) Summary: The class saw...

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Rhue, Morton: The Wave - a classroom out of contro
THE WAVE Book Info: Title: “The Wave - a classroom out of control” Author: Morton Rhue Main Characters: Ben Ross (history teacher) Laurie Sanders (best pupil in her class) David Collins (Laurie´s boyfriend) Amy Smith (best friend of Laurie) Summary: The class saw...

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Weldon, Fay: Weekend
English Homework on the 24th of October, 1997 Weekend Bookreport Main characters: Martha, a 38 years old woman, who has 3 children called, Jasper, Jolyon and Jenny. Martha has to do a lot of work every day and so she is always very tried. Martin, who is the husband of Martha, he likes to...

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Bernstein, Leonard: West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story Music: Leonard Bernstein Book: Arthur LaurentsLyrics: Stephen Sondheim Choreography: Jerome Robbins Original Cast (1957)Maria: Carol LawrenceTony: Larry KertAnita: Chita RiveraBernardo: Ken LeRoyRiff: Mickey CalinFilm Cast (United Artists, 1961)Maria:...

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Wire Pirates
Wire Pirates Someday the Internet may become an information superhighway, but right now it is more like a 19th-century railroad that passes through the badlands of the Old West. As waves of new settlers flock to cyberspace in search for free information or commercial opportunity, they make...

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Nietzsche, Friedrich: Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Stud
Study Guide for Nietzsche`s Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Book One The Nietzsche Page (Great resources for the study of Nietzsche) Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most influential philosophers of the nineteenth century;but he was not influential in the nineteenth century. Forvarious reasons...

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Pinter, Harold: The caretaker
The caretaker The author: Harold Pinter was born on the 10th October 1930 in Hackney/London. He’s one of the most famous English playwrights; his dramas emphasize a sense of unspoken or unexplained tensions between special characters; they often treat themes like loneliness,...

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Salinger, Jerome David: The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger) THE AUTHOR, Jerome David Salinger is an American author, born 1919 in New York City. He graduated from a military academy and briefly attended two colleges; after his early literary success, he became a recluse. His most important work, The Catcher in...

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Dickens, Charles: David Copperfield
David Copperfield Charles Dickens The Author: On the 7th of February 1812 Charles Dickens was born at Portsea, near Portsmouth, on the south coast of England. His early childhood was very happy, but in 1822 he moved to London with his family, where he no...

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