Preview

Drake And Sweeny Chapter Summaries

Satisfactory Essays
Open Document
Open Document
316 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Drake And Sweeny Chapter Summaries
By: mike

Plot outline The main character in this book is Michael Brock, a lawyer working for Drake & Sweeney. One day a homeless man comes into the firm and holds Michael and other lawyers hostage. Michael and the lawyers manage to get out of the situation but the homeless man gets killed. Michael finds out later that the homeless man had been evicted from a wherehouse where he was paying rent and Drake & Sweeney was responsible for the eviction. Michael asked a lawyer, at his firm, if he could see the file about the eviction but the lawyer refused. Michael started helping Mordecai Green, a lawyer for the homeless, and soon Michael left Drake & Sweeny and became a laywer for the homeless, a street laywer. But just before he officially left
Continue Reading
View Writing Issues

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    'Taronga': Chapter Summaries
    • 976 Words
    • 4 Pages

    'Taronga': Chapter Summaries

    Ben is fascinated by the distant cry that he imagines might lead him to a sanctuary in the city, but when Ben reaches the Sydney Harbour Bridge a gang attacks. Ben manages to escape by leaving the dog behind as a distraction. He takes refuge near Taronga Zoo but is haunted by the betrayal of his friend.…

    • 976 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Rhapsody In The Rain Chapter Summaries
    • 692 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Rhapsody In The Rain Chapter Summaries

    Chapter one begins with the drought in Oklahoma and describes the dust storm and its effect on the people in the town. In chapter two, Tom Joad hitchhikes home .He spent four years in McAlester, an Oklahoma state prison, for killing a man in a drunken brawl. In the fourth chapter, Tom meets Jim Casy, an ex-preacher. Casy isn’t a preacher anymore and tells Tom about all of the lustful things he did when he was a reverend. They discuss his loss of faith and the problems that have reduced the homesteaders to sharecroppers. Chapter five describes the landowners and tractors forcing the sharecroppers off the land. In chapter six, Casy and Tom reach the Joad farm and find it deserted and damaged. Muley Graves, a neighbor, explains that the Joad family was evicted by the landowners, and…

    • 692 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Sue Monk Kidd: Chapter Analysis
    • 528 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Sue Monk Kidd: Chapter Analysis

    From the first chapter, Sue Monk Kidd makes it clear that she’s writing a novel about the relationships between different kinds of women. Because the protagonist of her book is a young teenager who’s lost her mother, and the majority of the other female characters are adult women, the most important kind of woman-to-woman relationship for the novel is that between the mother and the daughter. Lily travels to Tiburon, South Carolina, in search of information about her dead mother, Deborah, and she also admits to be looking for a maternal figure—a metaphorical mother—to replace Deborah. How does Kidd depict the mother-daughter relationship, and what are the strengths and weaknesses of this relationship?…

    • 528 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The Book Thief Chapter Summaries
    • 898 Words
    • 4 Pages

    The Book Thief Chapter Summaries

    1. Elie’s first impression of the camp at Buna was that it looked empty and dead as if an epidemic had hit.…

    • 898 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Powerful Essays

    Case Study Eminent Domain
    • 1740 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Case Study Eminent Domain

    Our case study opens painting a picture of a law enforcement officer that has decided to retire after many years of service as a deputy in a small town in North Carolina and a detective in Raleigh. Martin, our law enforcement officer appears to be less than adequate in his occupation, however, he has been able to save his earnings and invested his money wisely in prime North Carolina mountain real estate and a second home on coastal property in North Carolina. After many years of working Martin just wants to enjoy the fruits of his labor, but obstacles have arisen that has prevented him from reaping the benefits of his real estate and loss of his prize possessions. Martin has sought my legal advice as his attorney and friend as how…

    • 1740 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Johnny Chapter Summaries
    • 431 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Johnny Chapter Summaries

    A troubled Asian-American man seeks revenge on the men who severely beat up his brother and put him in a coma.…

    • 431 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    O Brother Where Art Thou Chapter Summaries
    • 740 Words
    • 3 Pages

    O Brother Where Art Thou Chapter Summaries

    A: In the clip of “O Brother: Where Art Thou?”, three escaped prisoners seek help from a blind old man on the railroad. The man speaks of the wondrous sights the prisoners will experience on their journey. Despite his blindness, the old man saw beyond physical limitations into the futures of the three men. This qualifies the blind man as a prophet because of his almost supernatural ability to predict what the three prisoners will encounter. Following the occurrence, the three prisoners are in shock. Unable to understand how the old man knew of the sought-after treasure, George Clooney’s character is left fumbling for answers. However, the prisoners cannot conceive how the blind man discerned the future, solidifying his role as a prophet. To summarize, the old blind man sees the prisoners’ future and is a prophet due to that ineffable ability.…

    • 740 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Jimmy Cross Chapter Summaries
    • 693 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Jimmy Cross Chapter Summaries

    When Jimmy Cross understands that Ted Lavender is really dead, he has now realised that he might have prevented it his whole outlook changes. Before, he couldn't get Martha out of his head. He was a daydreamer and a lover more than he was a soldier, and he thought often about that. But afterward, he understands that when someone dies, that can't be changed. It makes him realize his duty, and he is suddenly able to distance himself from everything that used to be important in his life. He understands that he is now living in another world and that he is a soldier whether he wants to be or not.…

    • 693 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    Scarlet Letter Chapter Summaries
    • 4179 Words
    • 17 Pages

    Scarlet Letter Chapter Summaries

    In the crowd that is surrounding Hester, she spots her husband, who promised her he’d follow her to America, but never did. Even though he is dressed in an outlandish combination of European clothes and Native American dress, she recognizes him by his slightly deformed shoulders. He gestured to her to not reveal his identity, then turns to a stranger in the crowd and asks about her crime and punishment, stating he’s been imprisoned by some Native Americans, and is just arriving in…

    • 4179 Words
    • 17 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Of Mice And Men Chapter Summaries
    • 1365 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Of Mice And Men Chapter Summaries

    The novel “Of mice and men” opens with two migrant workers, George Milton and Lennie Small who are on their way to harvest an available job. Lennie is a great strength guy but has problem with soft thing and George who is intelligent, has to take care of Lennie. After being hired, they meet Candy, old swamper who has an old loyal dog and Curley, the boss’s son who doesn’t like Lennie. When Candy overhears the conversation between George and Lennie about their dream, he suggests to join with them. Not long after, their happiness is obscured when Curley perturbs with Lennie but he doesn’t fight back until George tells him to do it. After that, he catches Curley’s fist and breaks it easily. George doesn’t happy when Lennie and Candy discuss about their plan with Crooks and he asks to work without payment. The next day, when Lennie is squirming with dead puppy, Curley’s shows up and confides about her life. Lennie becomes frightened and accidently kills her. Nevertheless, George unhappily realises that their dream is at the end, he then shoots Lennie in the back of head so that his death will be indolent.…

    • 1365 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Chapter Analysis: A Year Down Yonder
    • 941 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Chapter Analysis: A Year Down Yonder

    A year Down Yonder is about a girl named Mary Alice who goes to live with her Grandma in a small town with only her cat Bootsie and her potable radio that she says is her last touch with the world.…

    • 941 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Summary Of Reading Chapter 2
    • 342 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Summary Of Reading Chapter 2

    Chapter 2 of The New Jim Crow focuses on how the system of mass incarceration works. Alexander concentrates on the "War on Drugs," because "convictions for drug offenses are the single most important cause of the explosion in incarceration rates in the United States." Early on, she exposes myths, noting that the war is not "aimed at ridding the nation of drug 'kingpins' or big-time drug dealers," and the drug war is not "principally concerned with dangerous drugs" (60).…

    • 342 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Better Essays

    To kill a mocking bird Chapter write ups
    • 3517 Words
    • 15 Pages

    To kill a mocking bird Chapter write ups

    At school, Scout almost starts a fight with a classmate named Cecil Jacobs after Cecil says that “Scout Finch’s daddy defends niggers.” Atticus is defending Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. He knows he cannot expect to win, but he tells Scout that he must argue it to hold on to his sense of justice and self-respect.…

    • 3517 Words
    • 15 Pages
    Better Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Christmas In Room 400
    • 963 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Christmas In Room 400

    In his book Evicted, Matthew Dasmond exposes the pressing dilemma of eviction in America and the miserable consequences many families must cope with as a result of this issue. Desmond offers both sides of the eviction scenario by regarding the struggle of the tenants and the landlords. He shows the situations and backgrounds of each side involved and the consequences they experience during and after the eviction process.…

    • 963 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Powerful Essays

    Data Sheet Great Gatsby
    • 2327 Words
    • 10 Pages

    Data Sheet Great Gatsby

    * Description- main character of the novel. He comes from a poor background but rose to wealth after participating in organized crime, scams, etc.…

    • 2327 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Powerful Essays
    Read More

Related Topics