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- 4611: A Season In Purgatory
- ... characters are in order of importance: Harrison Burns, Constant Bradley, Gerald Bradley, Grace Bradley, and Winifred Utley. Harrison Burns not very wealthy, parents were murdered. He lived with his Aunt Gert. He attended Mildford Catholic school (an all boy school). He wanted to one day become a writer. He was a sort of a scary boy. He had no adventurous about him. Only son only child. Some what of an outcast good guy never broke ... large. His lips too tight. His eyes too dark, both in hue and intensity. Very aggressive manner he lacked gentleness. Very, very rich attended catholic schools of the city, Catholic University in Washington, and law school at Harvard. His early financial circumstances were further enhanced by his Grace Malloy (her maiden name) the daughter of a plumber who prospered in the plumbing business. Finest Catholic in the city (Gerald). A ...
- 4612: The Crucible and Death of a Salesman: Search For Happiness
- ... to have success in his life, but he has his standards all wrong. The main thingsis life, to him are being well liked and attractive. Biff, who had a tremendous athletic ability and popularity in high school had Willy living vicariously through him. Due to the standards Willy has set, success will never come to him because he does not do well at what he does. So, Willy never meets his happiness ...
- 4613: Amazing Grace
- ... and do not have access to the kinds of materials or equipment that would enhance the learning experience and/or create the opportunity to explore subjects such as science. As for the physical attributes, these school buildings are in horrible condition with “barrels…filling up with rain in several rooms… Green fungus molds... growing in the corners of the room in which the guidance counselor met kids who were depressed.” (p ... or even think about. However for the children of the South Bronx, AIDS is a major issue. With one-quarter of the pregnant women in this neighborhood testing positive for AIDS, pediatric AIDS takes a high toll. The numbers of children who have had one or both parents die of AIDS in the South Bronx and surrounding areas is the highest among the nation. “…if the city continues with its present ...
- 4614: Snow Falling on Cedars
- ... to view each character in their youth, a time when racism, prejudice and adult issues were not heeded. Kabuo and Carl are depicted as friends, they lived on the same property and attended the same school. "Is Kabuo home ? ". The two often spent time together "Look at this, Kabuo loaned it to me". Kabuo had lent Carl a bamboo fishing rod made by his father. Though this friendship was condemned by ... was incarcerated in a relocation camp in California. The American community did not trust them and most were thought of as spies "You can't trust a Jap can you ?". Hostility against Japanese still ran high, even if, like Kabuo, those Japanese were born and raised on the island and fought for the United States during the war. Kabuo's trial, in a sense, is a continuation of the war against ...
- 4615: The Great Gatsby: Death of the American Dream
- ... was twelve, the family returned to St. Paul and lived comfortably on Mollie Fitzgerald's inheritance. Fitzgerald attended the St. Paul Academy; his first writing to appear in print was a detective story in the school newspaper when he was thirteen. From St. Paul Academy Fitzgerald went on to a higher education at Princeton University. At Princeton, Fitzgerald neglected his studies for his literary apprenticeship. He wrote the scripts and lyrics ... throws extravagant parties, hoping by chance she might show up at one of them. Gatsby, himself, does not attend his parties but watches them from a distance. He puts on a mask of wealth and high-class in order to attract Daisy. When Daisy does not show up at his parties, he asks around casually if anyone knows her. Later, after meeting Nick, Gatsby pursues his dream of meeting Daisy again ...
- 4616: All Quiet on the Western Front: An Analysis
- ... lives of women and the effects the war had on the home front. The role of women changed greatly during the years of World War I. Women went from being housewives and maids to becoming high income businesswomen, mathematicians and any other jobs that the men at war would normally do. The war also had drastic effects on the home front. World War I was called “total war” because everyone was ... war and life during the war are all facts. Remarque accurately describes the new weapons and tactics used in the war. Remarque shows visuals of the camps and the battlefields. “The camp is surrounded with high barbed- wired fences.” (P 187) However, All Quiet on the Western Front best shows the attitudes of the soldiers before the war and during the war. Before the war there are high morals and growing nationalist feelings. During the war however, the soldiers discover the trauma of war. They discover that it is a waste of time and their hopes and dreams of their life fly ...
- 4617: Druigs And Sports
- ... feeling of alertness and an increase in speech and general physical activity. Some people take these drugs under medical supervision to control their appetite, but many of these drugs are used at parties to "get high." Overuse and abuse have been associated with all of the stimulant drugs, but risks are the greatest with the amphetamines and cocaine. Narcotics are drugs that relieve pain and often induce sleep. Narcotics include opium ... effect on them sometime during a game or at practice. All drugs are illegal, and by athletes using them they set a bad example. Many younger students look up to the "star" athletes in a school and if they use drugs that is not a good impression to make. Schools do have punishments for athletes caught violating the contract but most of the time they aren't harsh enough. Drugs are ...
- 4618: A Book of Double Meanings
- ... a tightrope or stick jumping. They were able to maintain their rank of minister as long as they could keep defeating these tasks. The political parties of the English government are represented by the conservative High Heels, who depict the Tories, and the progressive Low Heels, or Whigs. As indicated by their names, the distinguishing mark of the parties is the height of their heels. Within these two parties, Swift criticizes ... parties, and the Prince of Wales. Swift also mocks the religion war that was going on in England, through the use of the war between Lilliput, and its nearest neighbor, Blefuscu. Swift uses the terms High Heels and Low Heels to compare the meaningless battles of the Whigs and Tories, such as the height of heels. Gulliver’s first travel to Lilliput draws much mockery from the auther, Swift. Gulliver’s ... Brobdingnag represents the selfishness of man. Gulliver is constantly displayed in public and abused for the profit of the owner. When his owner finds out that Gulliver is weakening, he sells him immediately, at a high price in order to milk every last penny out of Gulliver. In the floating island of Laputa, Gulliver is confronted with the old age Struldbuggs, which look utterly hideous resulting from old age and ...
- 4619: A Farewell To Arms
- ... adventurous young man. When the United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, Hemingway tried to enlist in the army. He was rejected due to an eye injury that he sustained during his high school football career. Hemingway’s bold, daring, personality and determination landed him a job as a Second Lieutenant ambulance driver of the American Red Cross during World War I. Hemingway arrived in Milan April of 1918 ...
- 4620: Hunting my own "Bear"
- ... shop, however everyday I wondered why he treated me so harshly.. Then it hit me, I was not expressing my opinions or thinking, making it hard for both of us to communicate. I remember when school was first over, everybody was planning to go on their own separate little adventures and on their trips. I for one, was somebody who wanted to do something productive during my vacation, rather than just ... with my thoughts and opinions. So from that day on I have been doing exactly the same. Whenever I feel that my opinions should be addressed, I do it. This has helped me in both school and at home; at school whenever I have questions about an assignment or I want the teacher to do something to help me out, I state my opinion; and at home if I think that my mom is treating ...
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