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  2. The Pity of It All - Wikipedia

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    The Pity of It All: A Portrait of Jews In Germany, 1743–1933 is a 2002 book by Israeli journalist and author Amos Elon. The book describes the history of the German Jews between the years 1743 and 1933. [1] The book's narrative focuses on the constant efforts of the German Jews to assimilate and become an integral part of their host country.

  3. Bloodchild and Other Stories - Wikipedia

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    "The Book of Martha" is a story about trying to create a perfect world. God gives a woman named Martha the task of helping humans become less destructive. Although afraid of making mistakes and resentful of God for the way he had designed the world, Martha eventually starts to create ways that she can help humanity.

  4. The Oppermanns - Wikipedia

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    The novel was written while the Nazis were coming into power in the Weimar Republic; it was completed in 1933, the same year Adolf Hitler became chancellor.. Feuchtwanger, a German Jew [1] who was already well known for his criticism of the NSDAP, that year was stripped of his citizenship, his property in Berlin was seized, his works were included in the lists of "Un-German" literature that ...

  5. SparkNotes - Wikipedia

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    Because SparkNotes provides study guides for literature that include chapter summaries, many teachers see the website as a cheating tool. [7] These teachers argue that students can use SparkNotes as a replacement for actually completing reading assignments with the original material, [8] [9] [10] or to cheat during tests using cell phones with Internet access.

  6. One Word is Too Often Profaned - Wikipedia

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    The Williams befriended Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley, and they all frequently met Lord Byron, who also lived in Pisa at that time. Shelley developed a very strong affection towards Jane Williams and addressed a number of poems to her. In most of these poems, Shelley projects his love for Jane in a spiritual and devotional manner.

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  8. CliffsNotes - Wikipedia

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    CliffsNotes for Romeo and Juliet. CliffsNotes are a series of student study guides.The guides present and create literary and other works in pamphlet form or online. . Detractors of the study guides claim they let students bypass reading the assigned

  9. Fat City (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Fat City is a novel by Leonard Gardner published in 1969. [2] It is his only novel. Its prestige has grown since its publication, due to critical acclaim from Joan Didion and Walker Percy, among others.