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- 5291: In Dubious Battle
- ... Sketch 4 London is a working stiff who is able to command and gain the respect of men through his stature and charisma. He is an older man with intimidating size. He has a very big temper and is stubborn in a way. Theme Paragraph Leadership is a prevailing force in life, because one’s ability to guide and direct a group determines the outcome of that group’s actions. Those ...
- 5292: In Cold Blood
- ... said by Mr. Matuz "Capote HAS manipulated the facts to produce a particular kind of frisson" (Matuz 103). A few examples of this 'manipulation' is the fact that Capote made Bobby out to be a big basketball star, when in real life he was only an aspiring player. Also Capote said before he was hung, Dick apologized, which in fact he didn't. We know he didn't because of a ...
- 5293: I Stand Here Ironing
- ... foreign-looking at a time when every girl was supposed to look [like the] replica of Shirley Temple" (Olsen, 580). Emily’s mother pondered several ways to comfort her daughter’s physical insecurities. The next big decision that Emily’s mother had to make was sending Emily to a convalescent home. The mother was persuaded to send Emily to this school by a social worker. Emily was still a thin girl ...
- 5294: I Stand Here Ironing
- ... own life. The character of the mother is crucial to the entire story, for it is this that will determine her attitudes toward her daughter. She at first, seemed very naïve and weak in a big scary world, with society constantly nipping at her heels, but, as she lives, she learns to take life as it comes and try her hardest to do her best. Which at that time was no ...
- 5295: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
- ... as reading and playing games. Ritie would often go to Bailey for advice when she needed it. Bailey was there to comfort Ritie in the hospital after she had been raped. Momma was also a big influence in Ritie's life. She took care of most of Ritie's needs. Momma was a positive role model and Ritie speaks proudly and lovingly about her. She thought of her grandmother as all ...
- 5296: Huckleberry Finn - The Concluding Sentence Of The Book
- ... Huck wants to "light out for the territory ahead of the rest." (497) Huck is a survivor: he knows how to cook food for himself and to live alone. Huck's goal - the territory - the big, unknown country - is symbolic of all Huck's goals - abstract and unknown, and therefore not really a goal in itself. Huck always figures out ways to get out of a tricky situation: he escapes from ...
- 5297: Huckleberry Finn
- ... are described in the novel; it is important to remember that the author condemns both. Summary Huck and Tom tiptoe through the garden. Huck trips on a root as he passes the kitchen. Jim, a "big" slave, hears him from inside. Tom and Huck crouch down, trying to stay still. But Huck is struck by an uncontrollable itch, as always happens when he is in a situation, like when he's ...
- 5298: Howl & Kaddish By Allen Ginsberg
- ... is put on them that they are "demanding instantaneous lobotomy" Ginsberg is also aware of the fact that these atrocities are not just occurring in San Francisco and New York but in all of America, big and small. He mentions Houston, Chicago, Denver, North Carolina, etc. No one is excluded from the changes that are happening. The allusion in the first part of the poem reflects the tone and the way ...
- 5299: Howards End: Book Review
- ... our bitter reality. The idea of being comrades and 'only connecting' suits any place in the world at any time. Why not follow it, why not pay attention to personality only instead of making a big fuss about a person's social status or the amount of money an individual has? This book is too romantic, but the ability of being romantic is, after all, our strength. Who knows, maybe things ...
- 5300: Hoop Dreams
- ... go to St. Joseph it would mean that they would both have to commute a very long way in the morning on the way to school, keep their grades up, and this would cause a big financial strain on both of their families. At first the both sets of parents seemed shocked that a school like St. Joseph would want two kids from the ghetto to play basketball for them. Mrs ...
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