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Death of a Salesman

by Arthur Miller

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Phu said: " Willy, father of two boys Happy and Biff, is a salesman who comes back home after a hard working day. he talked to his wife Linda about his work and she advises him should ask his boss to work in NY so that he had not to travel alot. he loves his son ...more "

May 07, 2010 01:32PM · see review

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Jump Ship to Freedom (Arabus Family Saga)

by James Lincoln Collier

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Phu said: " A interesting story about slave period in eighteen century telling us how the life in that time was. Daniel with intensive thinking of freedom trying to release himself and his mon from Captain Ivers, their owner after his father's death. He stole ba A interesting story about slave period in eighteen century telling us how the life in that time was. Daniel with intensive thinking of freedom trying to release himself and his mon from Captain Ivers, their owner after his father's death. He stole back his father's notes to send to Congress with hopefullness to have enough money for buying freedom. Although Captain lashed him much, he still said nothing about it. Finally, he decided to sell Daniel to Stacia where Daniel could be treated badly by new owner. On the way of journey, the ship encountered a fierce storm and get a bad damage about goods, animal and members, Birdsey, cousin of Captain and three more people were drowned. This thing make Daniel a much thinking innermost feelings about his friendship with Birdsey. Arabus was blocked in the captain quarter, he tried to get out in vain, and finally burned the woolen blanket to smoke all the room. When people opened the door and he escaped out by jumping to the sea and swam to the land. At there, he met Mr Fraunces and Mr Fathercreft, an old Quaker, and Rosy, servant of Mr Fraunces. He planed to take his father's note with Rosy' help but let Captain traced his place. With Fraunces' help, he went to a convention to meet for uniting all states to a nation in Philadelphia with Mr Fathercreft, who died on the way to go there. Before dying, he asked Arabus to send a message to Dr Johnson, and Arabus kept his promiss althought he knew that he will be at risk there. The story did not give a clearly conclusion about Arabus and his Mom fates, but open a promising happy ending for their freedom.

4. If i lives as Birdsey in this story, i will tell the truth to Daniel. Birdsey has a dilemma when have to choose to talk or not to his friend, Daniel, about his fate. Maybe Birdsey will have a revolution to free his friend at least from his uncle who is truly amoral; althought it is very fdifficult in reality.

11.I hope in the next part of story that Daniel will find his way to run away from Captain Ivers and can help his family to be free from his father's note or getting some help from his father friends. I wish this because i always love a happy ending for stories i read. ...more "

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Mar 09, 2010 09:30AM · see review