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- 5721: The Letter Sent By Elwin Leppi
- ... to make any person somewhat crazed. The contrast between the two is stated by Leper and makes a person wonder. Even though America was trying to preserve this way of life in the beautiful Devon School it might do more harm than good. In the end we notice that once again Gene and Phineas' relationship takes another plunge and once again the delicate balance, known as a "separate piece" is ruptured ...
- 5722: The Joy Luck Club 2
- ... Lena St. Clair continues the Taoist theme from the first St. Clair story of things being out of balance. Mother-tradition transfer is strongly stated here: "You must not walk in any direction but to school and back home." "Why?" "You can't understand these things . . . because I haven't put it in your mind yet." (Tan, 109) Ying-Ying not only states explicitly that Lena's experience of the world ...
- 5723: The Joy Luck Club
- ... Lena St. Clair continues the Taoist theme from the first St. Clair story of things being out of balance. Mother-tradition transfer is strongly stated here: "You must not walk in any direction but to school and back home." "Why?" "You can't understand these things . . . because I haven't put it in your mind yet." (Tan, 109) Ying-Ying not only states explicitly that Lena's experience of the world ...
- 5724: The Journey Of Odysseus And Te
- ... eye, blinding him instantaneously. As the crew sailed away into the vast dimensions of the sea, Odysseus had unwisely revealed his name in taunting the poor beast, boasting his excessive pride. Polyphemos then made a prayer to his father, asking to punish the man who had caused him this harm. Several days later Odysseus and his men arrived at the island of Aeolus, keeper of the winds. There, they stayed for ...
- 5725: To Kill A Mockingbird
- ... on the other hand, never had that preconception; she never knowingly treated Negroes with disrespect because of their color. Atticus had shielded her and her brother from any outward prejudice against blacks but even at school they were introduced to a new phrase "Nigger Lover". Even Atticus could not keep out the thought that Negroes weren't quite the same. Then she saw Tom Robinson found guilty, and saw him die ...
- 5726: Karl Marx
- ... not even learning to speak the language properly. Shortly before Karl Marx was born, his father converted the family to the Evangelical Established Church, Karl being baptized at the age of six. Marx attended high school in his home town (1830-1835) where several teachers and pupils were under suspicion of harboring liberal ideals. Marx himself seemed to be a devoted Christian with a "longing for self-sacrifice on behalf of ...
- 5727: Tale Of Two Cities 2
- ... the rest of the family split apart. Charles continued to work at the blacking warehouse even after his father inherited some money and got out of prison. When he was thirteen, Dickens went back to school for two years. He later learned shorthand and became a freelance court reporter. He started out as a journalist at the age of twenty and later wrote his first novel, The Pickwick Papers. He went ...
- 5728: Woodrow Wilson
- ... Wilson went to private schools his whole adolescent life. When Wilson went to college, he studied to be a politician. Later Wilson decided he wanted to become a lawyer, this failed so he enrolled in school to study history. Over time, Wilson gained a lot of respect and rose to high places because of his essays and public addresses. As the University President, Wilson resigned and looked into the Democratic point ...
- 5729: The Sound And The Fury: Caroline Compson Focused Directly Upon Appearances
- ... sound. A fine dead sound we will swap Benjy's pasture for a fine dead sound."(Faulkner 174) The fact that they sold the pasture, the only thing Benjy loved, for Quentin to go to school haunted him. His mother's obsession with sounds cost him his life. Quentin could not deal with the pain. He saw suicide as his only way out. Quentin never wanted to attend Harvard. The idea ...
- 5730: Spring Time
- ... dawn, the birds begin singing their songs and sending noises into the air. the images that deliver signals for children getting ready for the spring brake which could hide them from those rough days in school. and family could gather around int he back yard to dig the soil and spraying seeds fro gardening. likewise, in the garden where as everyone could take their first breaths of fragrance that comes from ...
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