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- 9751: Catcher in the Rye: Holden's Insight About Life and The World Around Him
- ... I wasn't much in the mood any more to give old Jane a buzz." (Pg. 150) Holden also had a problem getting his motivation together in order tocomplete schoolwork and succeed in his prep school. I have similar problems with my motivation and find at times I must be in the mood to do something in order for me to accomplish it. This stems from our experience in the past ...
- 9752: Linda McQuaig's Shooting The Hippo: Causes and Results of Debt
- ... that they are doing good. This book helped explain to me the history of the deficit, and enabled me to get to the heart of the arguments, without having to weed through a lot of high power terms, that usually through me for a loop. I have learned we are responsible to inform and educate ourselves, our friends, our families and neighbours on the road to a solid economical future. Bibliography ...
- 9753: Summary of The Heart of Darkness
- ... of Marlow's presence, they begin to discuss Kurtz with a mixture of dislike and envy. They comment on his moralizing, his courage, and his enormous success in the ivory trade. They also note the high morality rate among white agents in the jungle. The conversation ends abruptly when they realize Marlow is on deck listening to them. The riverboat is finally repaired and a group of pilgrims, led by the ...
- 9754: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- ... their thoughts. Nature can often provide comfort by providing a nurturing surrounding where a child is forced to look within and choices can be made untainted by society. Mark Twain once said "Don't let school get in the way of your education." Twain states that this education which is provided by society, can actually hinder human growth and maturity. Although a formal education shouldn't be completely shunned, perhaps true ...
- 9755: The Great Gatsby: Adults in the Great Gatsby and Adults in the 80s and 90s
- ... life and family institutions and next they'll throw everything overboard and have intermarriage between black and white,(137). In society today many races are discriminated against because they are thought to be inferior. In school, at work, and in anyone's neighborhood there is discrimination because of the skin color and they are harassed. There was violence in the 20's with gangs and mob leaders such as Al Capone ...
- 9756: My Son's Story
- ... sacrifice in his struggle for peace. Although this sacrifice shows a fierce commitment and willingness to do whatever it takes in the name of peace, it exemplifies a selfish desire for political amnesty at the high cost of destroying a family. The cause is actively consuming Sonny's life, annihilating his family. He is becoming so entangled within the political endeavor that he is slowly beginning to dissipate from his commitment ...
- 9757: Brandy's "I Want A Wife": An Analysis
- ... them or just reading them a book to them every night. Furthermore, schooling is another big responsibility that a mother has to take seriously. Mothers have to make sure that their children are prepared for school, by registering them. In many other cases mothers have to sacrifice time in order to attend PTA meetings. So they know what's happening with their child's education. The final role a mother has ...
- 9758: The Invisible Man: Philosophy Through Characterization
- ... of gratitude to the white benefactors. An accidental remark to equality nearly ruins him, but the narrator manages to survive and is given a briefcase containing a scholarship to a Negro college. This acts a high peak in the narrator's quest since it sets him for his struggle in searching for himself. The narrator adores the college however is thrown out before long by its president, Dr.Bledsoe, the great ...
- 9759: The Great Gatsby: Jay Gatsby Is Set Apart From the Common Man
- ... has famous singers that entertain his guests whom are the most well known and richest people. There is an orchestra with oboes and trombones and saxophones and viols and cornets and piccolos and low and high drums. (40) People do not even have to be invited to come to his parties. Car loads of people arrive at his celebrations. Movie directors, actresses and many celebrities attend his extravaganzas. All these things ...
- 9760: Prejudice: Looking Through the Window
- ... pictures of prejudice, the situations also show that prejudice can be overcome. An example of viewing things differently is when Aunt Alexandra forbid Scout to play with Walter Cunningham, a poor boy whom Scout attends school with. This is because Aunt Alexandra sees Walter and his family as poor and beneath the Finches, in her words,"
they're good folks. But they're not our kind of folks." Scout on the ...
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