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- 8781: The Display Of Peer Pressures
- ... Gene shook the tree. His feelings overwhelmed him and it was comparable to a spontaneous act of will. Finny fell and was seriously wounded. He was disabled from playing sports anymore. He had previously broken school records effortlessly. The boys taunted Gene because they had blamed him for this accident. When Gene visited Finny, he pushed Gene on to be the best at sports like he once was. This was Finny ...
- 8782: The Choice
- ... coming in and different types of jobs were available for skilled people. Such as Federal Express, since this company offered overnight delivery it was a booming success and they employ over 100,000 people with high paying salaries. Their next trip was back to the year 1960 were Frank Bates became president and passed a bill banning all exports to the United States. Ed didn't mind because his business became ...
- 8783: The Changing Roles Of Women In
- ... family and her home. This is shown when she uses $3,500 of her late husband's insurance money to buy a house for the family. Beneatha, by contrast, looks outward towards college and medical school. Lena is very proud of Beneatha's plans to become a doctor. Beneatha knows that a doctor helps people and therefore wants to become one. She is committed to blacks improving themselves and society through ...
- 8784: The Cathcer In The Rye
- ... everyone a phony, because they do not conform themselves to the way he thinks. Holden needs self-esteem so he likes to think of other people as being lesser that he is. When Holden leaves school and ventures out into the real world, he finds that most people are "phony," and it drives him insane. In order for him to stay safe he must evaluate other people and make sure that ...
- 8785: The Bean Trees 2
- ... a small rural town where families "had kids just about as fast as they could fall down the well and drown," and a boy with a job as a gas-meter man was considered a "high-class catch." She needs to get out to get ahead and to avoid pregnancy. She succeeds on both counts when she buys a '55 Volkswagen and heads west. She leaves almost everything behind, including her ...
- 8786: The American Dream - Great Gat
- ... grew up in the South, she was instilled with good morals and taught right and wrong. Unfortunately all this seems to go to waste once she meets Tom Buchanan. Daisy then begins to live the high-class life, acting as one of Toms many possessions, Daisy even says of herself, "Sophisticated-God, I'm sophisticated" (22). Carelessly causing accidents and then forgetting about them Daisy has no goal in life other ...
- 8787: The American 2
- ... over the use of money and how it affects a person, James describes how Newman feels about his financial situation in life: Life for him and been an open game, and he had played for high stakes. He had won at last and carried off his winnings; and now what was he to do with them? (James 36) Newman had already completed his life and now he was ready for something ...
- 8788: T.s Eliot Interpretation Of Wa
- ... on a dark note but is suddenly thrown into a lyrical couplet that presents a glaring juxtaposition of emotions: "In the room the women come and go/ Talking of Michelangelo." From darkened streets to a high-class function, the reader must notice the glaring contrast between the two scenes. Which one represents the reality of Prufrock's life? No sooner than the reader witnesses some cleanliness and civility, does Prufrock take ...
- 8789: Turn Of The Screw
- ... lady (never given a proper name) instantly falls in love with the two children, and is quite content with her job. However, some strange and ominous things start to happen. First, Miles is withdrawn from school, and then the young lady begins to see people where she shouldn't be seeing anyone. Upon questioning, Mrs. Grose (the housekeeper) tells the young lady about two previous residents of the house and their ...
- 8790: Touch Wood
- ... they arrive in Normandy, they find a cozy bedroom, appetizing meals, and friendly people. Renιe has to deal with a nosy housekeeper, who could possibly uncover their secret. Renιe and her sisters love their new school, which is much more spacious and modern than the one in Paris. RenιeΉs main concern is confusion over her religious identity. They must convert to Catholicism to perfect their disguise. Their parents have given ...
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