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No medical student can understand or associate him or her to classroom subjects without knowing the basic concept of the terminology of the human body. Many courses of study for medical students such as, anatomy and physiology use medical terminology through the course of study, so a basic course in common medical terminology regarding the human body is essential to forming the foundation for further and deeper medical courses. There is so much information...
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Business Plans Handbooks are collections of actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America. For those looking for examples of how to approach, structure and compose their own business plans, this Handbook presents sample plans taken from businesses in the Accounting industry -- only the company names and addresses have been changed. Typical business plans include type of business; statement...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Ladies' Paradise with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Ladies' Paradise by Émile Zola, which tells the story of Denise, a young woman who begins working at the new department store that is gradually taking over the area and putting the local shops out of business. As this fight for survival between the shops ensues, Denise finds herself...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Flowers of Evil with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire, who is now considered to be a pioneer of the symbolist and modernist movements. In this collection of controversial poetry, he defies traditional conventions and seeks a new form of poetic expression. Upon its release, the work was very controversial...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Twetny-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Twenty-Four Hours in the Life of a Woman by Stefan Zweig, which tells the story of an elderly lady, Mrs C., who is reminded of her past when another woman at her hotel runs away with a man. Mrs C. decides that she wants to share her own story of the twenty-four hours...
6) The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Portrait of a Lady with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, which tells the story of Isabel Archer, a young American woman who travels to England to visit her wealthy relatives. Her subsequent experiences in London and Italy throw the contrasts between the New World and the Old World into sharp relief, as...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Trainspotting with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh, a cult novel following a group of men and women in a working-class area of Edinburgh who live lives blighted by poverty, violence and drug addiction. The novel's main character is Mark Renton, who feels that his life is essentially meaningless, is increasingly estranged...
8) Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Great Expectations with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, considered by many to be the English novelist's greatest masterpiece. It tells the story of the orphan Philip Pirrip, known as Pip, who aspires to become a gentleman after meeting the eccentric spinster Miss Havisham and her beautiful but cruel adopted...
9) Plague and Cholera by Patrick Deville (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Plague and Cholera by Patrick Deville, in which the narrator, a "ghost of the future", sets out to find out more about Alexandre Yersin, a scientist and explorer who invented the cure for the plague but who has sadly been largely forgotten throughout history. The novel was a great success, awarded the Prix du roman Fnac, a French literary award, in the year of its publication, and shortlisted for four...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Far from the Madding Crowd with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy, which follows the unconventional, headstrong Bathsheba Everdene as she carves a place for herself in the masculine world of agriculture and fends of the attentions of two suitors, before marrying the unprincipled Sergeant Troy. However,...
11) The Century trilogy by Ken Follett (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Unlock the more straightforward side of the Century trilogy with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of the Century trilogy by Ken Follett, which tells the tale of several families in different parts of the world whose lives become inextricably entwined during the dramatic political and social events of the 20th century, from the First World War to the American civil rights movement and the...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Carmen with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Carmen by Prosper Mérimée, which tells the story of a notorious brigand called don José as he falls in love with the beautiful Gypsy of the title and abandons his promising career as a soldier to become a thief and murderer in a desperate attempt to win her affections. However, don José gradually...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey, which follows the inmates at a psychiatric hospital as they begin to push back against the oppressive system that aims to crush their spirits and stifle their individuality. Until the arrival of the rebellious McMurphy, the patients...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Carrie with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Carrie by Stephen King, a cult horror novel about a young girl who is bullied and isolated by her peers, while also being psychologically abused and neglected by her mother. However, Carrie also has a secret: she has powerful telekinetic powers, and when her tormentors take one of their pranks too far,...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Misanthrope with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Misanthrope by Molière, a comedy of manners which satirises the hypocrisy and falseness of 17th-century aristocratic society in France. Alceste, the misanthrope of the title, prides himself on his total honesty and frankness, but this puts him at odds with the play's other characters and...
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Thief's Journal by Jean Genet, in which the author draws on his own fading memories of his youth to create a rather singular autobiography. The result is an unembellished account of his days as a thief, beggar, smuggler, wanderer, prison inmate and prostitute, written in a lyrical style that finds the beauty in the misfortunes he experienced. Genet himself described the book as an ode to his own holy...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Man in the High Castle with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick, a work of speculative fiction which imagines what the world would be like if the Allies had lost the Second World War. In this alternate history, America is occupied by Nazis and the Japanese, who have divided the continent between them...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark, which tells the story of a charismatic, unconventional schoolteacher and the students who are in thrall to her. Miss Brodie captivates the girls who make up her "set", but her charm conceals a worrying penchant for fascism and a manipulate...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Road with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Road by Cormac McCarthy, the story of a father and son travelling south to escape the harsh winter in a post-apocalyptic world. On the way, they must contend with food shortages, hordes of vicious cannibals and the existential problem of what there is left to live for in a world devoid of humanity....
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a captivating tale about the perils faced by pilots in the years when commercial aviation was just starting to emerge as a viable transportation option. Saint-Exupéry uses lyrical prose rich in imagery to capture both the wonder and the terror experienced by the individuals who risked their lives every time they took to the sky, in a narrative that revolves around...