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- 5901: I Know Why The Caged Bird Sing
- ... graduation night, Maya faces her challenge as Mr. Donleavy, the superintendent of schools, gives his address extolling everything he has done for the white schools, which in the context of the condition of the black school makes it clear that education is not a priority for black students. Angelou writes "Donleavy had exposed us. We were maids and farmers, handymen and washerwomen, and anything higher that we aspired to was farcical ...
- 5902: Into The Wild By John Krakauer
- ... become at one with nature. During Chriss adventure he seems to neglect all communication with his family and over look the fact that they care about his health and future. After Chris graduated high school he traveled the country and seldom kept in touch with his family. After being on the road for weeks Chris finally returned home, but within the next couple of days he would be embarking on ...
- 5903: Iowa- An American Portrait
- ... despairing times. Towns of all sizes began growing throughout Iowa. With them came churches, schools, businesses, and co-ops. The various institutions and businesses of the towns were flourishing. The children of Iowa were attending school regularly and doing well. The literacy rate of Iowa soon became the highest in the nation. Farms werent the only means of earning a living in Iowa. Saw and lumber mills were abundant along ...
- 5904: Catcher In The Rye 2
- ... never know where the hell you are" the crude statements also suggests a corruption of that act, another worldly influence to be experienced by growing children, as Holden comments when he sees it on the school wall: "I thought how Phoebe and all the other little kids would see it, and how they'd wonder what the hell it meant." 5 Holden's hatred for this kind of defacing is a ...
- 5905: Huck Finn Notes
- ... elaborate plans for the genie. But when no genies appear, he loses faith in it and also questions Tom Sawyer's assertions. CHAPTERS 4 5 After three or four months, during which time he attends school and learns to read and write, Huck sees some signs which suggest that his pap is back in town. Fearing his pap, he goes to judge Thatcher and asks if there is any money from ...
- 5906: The Story of an Hour: Louise Mallard As A Sympathetic Figure
- ... she had loved him sometimes. Often she had not. Also only minutes after hearing about his death she is happy and looking forward to life which is illustrated by the excerpt, She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long. We can safely assume Brently Mallard was a charitable person who loved his wife, since ...
- 5907: Hard Times By Dickens, Structu
- ... view on the evil of the educational system. Among the "little pitchers" are Bitzter and Sissy Jupe. They exemplify two entirely different ideas, serving Dickens for allegorical purposes. Bitzer, the model student of Gradgrind's school of "facts, facts, facts" becomes the very symbol of evil in the educational system that Dickens is trying to portray, as he learns to take care for number one, himself. Reflection of this and Bitzer ...
- 5908: Conflict
- ... features. Albert Camus displays Daru as not only a man of loyalty, but one who maintains his moral convictions. Although unable to complete the duties of his position Daru remains at his post in the school house awaiting a new task. Daru's actions show he is a loyal and obedient servant of his government. As such he is expected to follows the orders given to him by his superiors. "And ...
- 5909: Hamlet
- ... performance. Hamlet now knows Claudius is the murderer, and the ghost was actual his father. Hamlet has a perfect opportunity to achieve his revenge when he accidentally comes upon the guilt-ridden Claudius alone in prayer. Again he rationalizes himself into delay, this time on the grounds that his revenge would not be horrible enough as Claudius penitence might save his soul from hell. Although Hamlet dies at the end, he ...
- 5910: Crucible
- ... son of Isadore Miller who manufacture of women's clothing and Augusta Barnett Miller. Many characters in Arther Miller's plays are modeled after his older brother Kermit Miller. In 1933 after he graduated high school he became interested in literature after reading dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamaou". Then he was refused admission to the University of Michigan because he had too low of grades. Then he went and worked on ...
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