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- 8321: Black and White
- Black and White Following the Civil War, just prior to the turn of the century, many American novelist were writing more freely of the previous slave culture. Two of these writers being Mark Twain and Charles Chesnutt. Mark Twain was a popular white author by this time. Charles Chesnutt, the son of ...
- 8322: Biography Precis -- Black Boy
- Biography Precis -- Black Boy Black Boy , an autobiography by Richard Wright, is an account of a young African-American boy's thoughts and outlooks on life in the South while growing up. The novel is 288 pages, and was published by Harper and Row Publishers in © 1996. The main subject, Richard Wright, who was ...
- 8323: Internet, Its Effects In Our Lives And The Future Of The Internet
- ... University in Pittsburgh reported 132 computer intrusions. Last year they recorded 2341! And in recent months, a few celebrated cases have shed a new light on the hacker's netherworldly activities. One notorious hacker is American Kevin Mitnick, a 31-year-old computer junkie arrested by the FBI in February for allegedly pilfering more than $1 million worth of data and 20.000 credit-card numbers through the Internet. Still, the ...
- 8324: Catcher in the Rye: Holden and His "Phony" Family
- ... America, the National Catholic Weekly Review 7 Jan. 1961. Rpt. in If You Really Want to Know: A "Catcher" Casebook. Ed. Malcolm M. Marsden. Chicago: Scott, Foresman, 1963. 68-73. Crispell, Diane. "The Sibling Syndrome." American Demographics. Aug. 1996. Online. 7 Oct. 1996. Available http://www.marketingtools.com/Publications/AD/96_AD/9608_AD/9608AF01.htm Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown, 1991.
- 8325: In Cold Blood: A Review
- ... nonfiction murder story "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote, the story of Perry and Dick and the night of November 15, 1959 is relived. This fast-paced and straightforward documentary talks about the nature of American violence, and details the motiveless murder of four members of the Clutter family and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, but not before the reader gets to know ...
- 8326: Foreshadowing and Flashback; Two Writing Techniques That Make Fitzgerald A Great Writer
- ... two main ingredients in this novel made it possible for the reader to be able to understand Gatsby the way Fitzgerald does. It also helps one to understand Gatsby's relentless pursuit of t he American dream. These two elements of the novel were weaved into a great book that was read and adored by millions of readers and school students. Works Cited: Eble, Kenneth. F. Scott Fitzgerald. New York: Twayne ...
- 8327: Twain and Finn: Breaking the Language Barrier
- ... foolheartedness of the pre-civil war society that existed in Twain's lifetime. Twain tried to convey the point that society had no need for civil feuds such as the one illustrated, or even the American civil war. Through Mark Twain's use of language, he succeeded in showing the thoughts and beliefs of Huck Finn and the world that surrounded him. He accomplished this by showing these beliefs through Huck ...
- 8328: Beloved
- After the abolishment of slavery, the black community became the core of African American culture and life. This was due in part by segregation and other socioeconomic factors, but also to the spiritual and social unity of each black member. The black community played a major role in Beloved ...
- 8329: Brave New World
- ... make advances toward John but his savage attitude doesnt allow it. The downfall of John begins with the death of his mother in the new world. John goes crazy and tries to induce a revolution among the utopians that work at the hospital. He leaves to escape his nightmare, but cannot avoid the people. The Utopians drive him to suicide, which was his only option to escape the new society ...
- 8330: The Great Gatsby: A Full Spectrum of Character
- ... to sway back and forth in their stands as convenient. This range of personalities lends itself well to a uniquely subtle interplay between their characters At first glance, The Great Gatsby is merely a classic American tragedy, portraying the story of a man's obsession with a fantasy, and his resulting downfall. However, Fitzgerald seems to weave much more than that into the intricate web of emotional interactions he creates for ...
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