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- 1531: John Updike's "A&P"
- ... where people were far more conservative and conscious of their appearance and rules about what was acceptable or not were known to all. It was a time when the upper and middle class went to college and those who couldnt afford it didnt. A time when a pair of jeans meant you were either a farmer or a worker. A&P was right in the middle of town where ...
- 1532: "Hoops" vs. "He Got Game"
- ... give all the players exposure to "scouts". "He Got Game," on the other hand, is about a player who has too many opportunities. The story focuses on his struggle over whether he should go to college or straight to the NBA. Although there are differences in their opportunities that are available, there are some similarities these characters share as well. Both of the main characters, in each story, are poor black ...
- 1533: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest: Rules in Society
- ... and that there is only one path in life to follow. In my clinic there would be individual doctors to help each person separately, and there would be a more open caring environment. Like a college for the non-conforming outlandish personalities found in society. Nurse Ratched could not be a nurse in my clinic she is to narrow of perspective and devoid of character.
- 1534: Black Boy Essay
- ... the end of the week and leave town. Right before Richard left, to make a little more money he stole a gun from the neighbors house and pond it, he also broke into the college storehouse and stole canned fruit that he sold to restaurants. As Richard was leaving he began to feel terrible for what he had done and resolved that he would never steal again. "Slowly the burden ...
- 1535: Character Willie Stark in Jack Burden's Novel
- ... and rationally presented. As a result of this brief, his earlier speeches are filled with facts and figures and explanations. Furthermore, he delivers these speeches woodenly and calmly, more in the manner of an uninspired college professor delivering a dry and dusty lecture. He wants nothing to get in the way of a rational consideration of his program. In contrast, his later speeches are delivered emotionally, with great intensity. They are ...
- 1536: Everything that Rises Must Converge
- ... reality, Julian's mother has sacrificed a great deal for her son's well-being. She's allowed her own teeth to rot to afford him braces, has worked hard so that he might attend college, and makes excuses for his unemployment. Although she talks only through a string of cliches, Julian's mother is all too eager to please her son and obviously lives through him. This makes Julian's ...
- 1537: The Sun Also Rises: A Hero
- ... After Cohn learned to box, he became very good and won a middleweight boxing title. Even after becoming very skilled at the sport, he still didn't care for it. When Robert Cohn was in college he would read a lot and study. Many of the things the Cohn knew of were because he read about them and maybe saw some pictures of different places and people. To be a Hemingway ...
- 1538: Yolen's Briar Rose: Review
- ... Among her many books is another Holocaust story, The Devil's Arithmetic that won the Jewish Book Award. Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a ...
- 1539: Citizen Soldiers: A Comparison
- ... of any kind first hand, has a different tale to tell. Citizen Soldiers contains several accounts of the battling of Normandy, France during the war with the Germans. For the most part high school and college students entered the war. Some drafted, some enlisted voluntarily in 1942, 1943, and 1944. As the title suggest, these men were citizens, everyday men sent to war. The Allied campaign against the Germans began on ...
- 1540: A Thousand Acres: The Monopoly Game
- ... than the others. Rose chose to be the shoe, firm and protective as was her personality. Likewise, a shoe also depicts movement. Given her personality, she could have strayed from the farm and gone to college or went anywhere she wanted. Ironically, Rose remained on the farm until her death in which the future of the farm was her dying thought. Ty chose the dog. As most dogs would run free ...
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