Spartacus Study Guides, Literature Essays

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  • Spartacus

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    Spartacus is a historical novel written in 1951 by Howard Fast. The book tells the story of Spartacus' slave revolt in Ancient Rome and is told from the distant perspective of Roman aristocrats like Crassus and Gracchus, as well as from the slaves' perspective in the present tense. The book presents freedom and hope as integral to man's survival. For Fast, these themes took on a personal significance, as he had self-published the novel himself from prison, after being charged with his involvement in the Communist Party.

  • Commentary on The Red Badge Of Courage

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    The Red Badge of Courage Summary During the Civil War a Union regiment rests along a riverbank where it has been camped for weeks A tall soldier named Jim Conklin spreads a rumor that the army will soon march Eventually word gets to Henry Fleming a recent recruit with this 304th Regiment who is struggling to find his courage because he fears that if he were to see battle he might run Yet ironically the narrator reveals that Henry joined the army because he was drawn to the glory of military con

  • Governmental Control and 1984

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    A Government Status Quo in an Ever Changing World Government control of the media is a major topic of contention that can extinguish the freedoms and liberties of its citizens Governments whether monarchies dictatorships or democracies all have to a greater or lesser extent the ability to monitor what is being expressed through the media The more governments attempt to control television radio Internet and print the more society is biased to the controlling governments point of view An objectiv

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