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- 2211: The Color Purple
- ... of who she was. she was just a person who cooked and cleaned and took care of the children without any consideration given to her. She is uneducated because her father took her out off school as a result of her pregnancies. Celie is raised in an environment where she wasn't allow to have a mind of her own because her father dominated and controlled all her actions. For example ... pretty and smart"(10). She has always been told how ugly and stupid she was by her stepfather. "She is ugly. . ."(9). "She ain't smart either. . . "(9). "You are too dumb to go to school"(11). Celie is also influenced by her environment in the sense that her father and husband both mistreat her, she learns to fear men. This will be a big factor in Celie's sexuality in ...
- 2212: The Jungle: Character Analysis
- ... The Jungle, page 38). Jurgiss brawny build quickly gets him a job on the cattle killing beds. The other members of the family soon find jobs, except for the children. They are put into school. At first, Jurgis is happy with his job and America, but he soon learns that America is plagued by corruption, dishonesty, and bribery. He is forced to work at high speeds for long hours with low pay, and so is the rest of the family. He is cheated out of his money several times. The children must leave school and go to work to help the family survive. This means they will never receive the education they need to rise above this. Ona is not permitted to take a holiday, even for her own ...
- 2213: Hitler 3
- ... greatest spiritual experience. From then on, I became more and more enthusiastic about everything that was in any was connected with war or, for that matter, with soldering." - Hitler There was a history teacher at school, Dr. Leopold Pφtsch who touched Hitler's imagination with exciting tales of the glory of German figures such as Bismarck and Frederick The Great. For young Hitler, German Nationalism quickly became an obsession. By now ... for Adolf since his parents were both dead and he didnt finish Highschool. But ever since he was small he had a passion for painting and drawing. But he failed in getting into art school after several attempts leaving Adolf with no where to go. For the next several years, Adolf became a drifter. On August 1, 1914, a huge, enthusiastic crowd including Hitler gathered in a big public plaza ...
- 2214: Frank Lloyd Wright
- ... his uncles; here, his favorite pastime was building forts out of hay and mud. In 1882, at the age of 15, he entered the University of Wisconsin as a special student, studying engineering because the school had no course in architecture. Wright left Madison in 1887 to work as a draftsman in Chicago. Wright worked for several architectural offices until he finally found a job with the most skillful architect of ... as his former employer, she gave him the cultural background he lacked; she gave him social polish as well. Now, as an independent architect, Wright became the leader of a style known as the Prairie School, which is described as houses with low-pitched roofs and extended lines that blend into the landscape. Between the year of 1903-1906, Wright began using more modern materials, such as concrete. In 1904, he ...
- 2215: Culture from Cranium
- ... revival with his mother lead by Charles Finney, the leader of a large religious movement in the northeast. Deeply moved he decided to enter the ministry. Noyes attended the Andover Theological Seminary and Yale Divinity School. It was at Yale that he started developing his controversial views, which then prevented him from being ordained. He decided that when one accepted Jesus that they were then totally without sin and had achieved ... mother and father. The Oneidians seem to have been a cheeful, relaxed people. Very few ever left the community. This is even true of the children, who were often sent away to college and graduate school. In a time of huge demographic change in the area , their community offered a sense of stability. The practice of Complex Marriage was actually the biggest deterrent. Once people became used to that, though, they ...
- 2216: Mother Teresa
- ... is where she took the name of Sister Teresa, after Saint Teresa of Lisieux, who also found her vocation while still a child. As a nun, Mother Teresa began teaching at St. Mary's high school in Calcutta. After a few years of teaching she became principal of the school. Mother Teresa had a special place in her heart for children, and she showed it her actions. In 1982, during a the siege of Bierut, she convinced the Israeli army and Palestinian guerillas to stop ...
- 2217: Personal Writing About My Mother and Her Stay In the Hospital
- ... only in the second grade, I rushed to the office, only to see my God Mother waiting for me. She tells me that we have to go pick up my other two brothers at pre-school. I asked her why, but, she only responded with "I'll explain later". So I followed her to the car and hopped in. We rushed to Mitzpah, where the pre-school my brothers were in was. We picked up my two younger brothers and rushed to my God Mothers home in Millville. My God Mother then explained that my father would not be home for a ...
- 2218: Bless Me Ultima
- ... Red, Father Byrnes, Cico, Florence, Gabriel, Lupito, Narcisco, Ms Maestas, Samuel. The vitamin kid is one of Antonios friends and is the fastest runner in Guadalupe and constantly races Antonio across the bridge to school every morning. Red is a friend of Antonio and receives criticism from the other boys because he is a protestant. Father Byrnes is a priest and gives catechism lessons to Antonio and his friends. He ... a pagan god it opens up a window as to what the history of the people was and leads him into questioning ideology. The bridge is symbolic because Antonio always crossed it to go to school it represents him growing up and crossing different paths and phases in his life. 9) The protagonist character Antonio tells the point of view. He is telling the story as it happened to him. The ...
- 2219: Terry Fox
- ... and beautiful person he was. Terry Fox was born on July 28, 1958 and grew to be very brave, persuing qualities that were strong and showed much determination throughout his life. After graduating from high school with honours, Terrance Stanley Fox attended Simon Fraser University in Burnabe, British Columbia where he took interest in kinesiology. Terry lived along with his supportive family on a small ranch-like home. Rolly Fox was ... and most of all of generosity" (Raimondo) Together these two quotes describe what a remarkable soul Terry Fox was, and shows how much his accomplishments have an effect on humanity. Two students from Sudbury Secondary School were asked how Terry Fox had an influence on them personally, and this is what they had to say: "I think it's great that a person can overcome such a great personal hardship for ...
- 2220: Creative Writing: Equality
- ... on the corner of his desk. A week before our completion of the experiment, I decided to confront him. "Dr. Zimmerman, can I talk to you in private for a moment?", I asked like a school boy asking his teacher for a bathroom pass. When he agreed, I briskly followed him into his office. "Look Jason," it felt weird calling him by his first name, "I have noticed that you have ... move forward, right or wrong, it only moves forward. The only thing that can possibly stop it is itself. Powerless, I reclined in my chair and looked out my window at the snow covered elementary school.
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