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- 6411: Health
- ... Poe Who is Edgar Allen Poe? He was a 19th century American writer born to Elizabeth ( betty ) Arnold Hopkins and David Poe. (Internet source) Poe was an well-educated individual. He would attend a private school in London and then an academy in Richmond. Later being accepted to the University of Virginia, this however would not work out for him. He then would travel to Boston for work in which there ...
- 6412: Catcher in the Rye: Holden Caulfield
- ... thoroughly digested, though." In taking the independent route, Holden does not look for sympathy or help from either of his parents. He feels that he can deal with his situation by waiting until the next school year in order to apply himself a little better. Another characteristic of a teenager, usually of the male gender, would be the widespread subject of sex. As everyone knows, during and after puberty, males have ...
- 6413: Great Expectations: Pip
- ... Joe, and doesn¹t think it¹s right that he¹s now working as Miss Havisham¹s watchman. In society today, people often lead these dual lives. I have known many people who, when at school, take it very seriously and work hard at it, but when the weekend comes, they take their partying just as seriously. Another way that people lead separate lives is when they hide who they really ...
- 6414: A Comparison of "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Anthem"
- ... is able to preform his duties well. Later in the book he finds a mirror, and he describes himself as beautiful." He also seems to be of good intelligence because he describes his experience in school as easy and boring, and he said that he understood more that the teachers. In Handmaid's Tale the main character is a woman of who seems to be mildly attractive since she acquires the ...
- 6415: Lord of the Flies: Characteristics of Children
- ... the boys of their parents or other adult authority figures they may have had in their old lives back home. There is also the conch that Ralph holds which may remind the boys of a school bell or a teacher's whistle. Finally, at the end of the novel, the boys turn to Jack to satisfy their need for some much-needed leadership. When the boys are feasting on the meat ...
- 6416: Heinrich Schliemann
- ... of a Flawed Man of Genius." University of Virginia Archaeology Department, "Homeric Questions Part III - Archaeology- 9/6/98." The Mining Company, (6 September 1998) Kiernan, Mary K. "Heinrich Schliemann." Lecture at Vero Beach High School, 21 October 1997. Lost Treasures of Troy. BBC, London. 1994 "The Minoan Costume." FirstNet, Traill, David. Schliemann of Troy: Treasure and Deceit. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995. "Troy." Thinkquest Organization, "Troy VI." Dartmouth ...
- 6417: Lord of the Flies: Success of Golding's Portrayal of the Children
- ... the boys of their parents or other adult authority figures they may have had in their old lives back home. There is also the conch that Ralph holds which may remind the boys of a school bell or a teacher's whistle. Finally, at the end of the novel, the boys turn to Jack to satisfy their need for some much-needed leadership. When the boys are feasting on the meat ...
- 6418: The Themes in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
- ... Harper Lee was born and raised in the heart of the south. Lee's life and time period influences her writing. Like her father and Atticus Finch, Lee went on to study law. She left school in 1950 so that she could go to New York and become a writer. "Her law studies proved to be 'good training for a writer' because they promote logical thinking and because law cases are ...
- 6419: Foreshadowing and Flashback: Two Writing Techniques That Make Fitzgerald A Great Writer
- ... also helps one to understand Gatsby's relentless pursuit of the American dream. These two elements of the novel were weaved into a great book that was read and adored by millions of readers and school students. Works Cited Eble, Kenneth. F. Scott Fitzgerald. New York: Twayne Publishers, Inc. 1963 Magill, Frank N. "Fitzgerald, F. Scott." Critical Survey of Long Fiction. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1983 ...
- 6420: The Concubine's Children: An Analysis
- ... beauty, as she soon realizes, is like a curse on her. Winnie, her daughter, is looked down upon for being unattractive, especially when compared with her mother. While these insults hurt, Winnie sees excelling at school as her only ticket out of this horrible life of violence. The major contrast between May-ying and she is done to show how different parent and child can be, and how often the child ...
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