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- 4571: An Analysis Of The Jay Gatsby
- ... college unfortunately serves as a hindrance. Gatsby shows Nick a picture "A souvenir of [his] Oxford days . . . " (Fitzgerald), as if to imply that he was there. In realization, Gatsby had only dreamed of attending a school such as Oxford, and even a small, dishonest taste of this makes him dream of changing his past. With a photograph, Gatsby effectively, and almost unmistakably, recreates his past. Not only does Oxford involve lies ...
- 4572: Arugumentative Essay On The Gl
- ... would be in if you just had more get-up." (Act 1, Scene V, pg. 54.) Amanda could never show any recognition for what her children had achieved. After Laura had dropped out of business school, Amanda was very pessimistic about her future, and was sure she would become an "old maid." Amanda did not even think of the possibility that Laura could be successful on her own, she failed to ...
- 4573: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... An abdominal wound is bad with an empty stomach, but with a full stomach it is much more dangerous and painful. Mόller Mόller was one of the schoolmates that enlisted in the German army. In school he had been a bright student and during war he still carried around his old books. During bombardments it is said that he muttered physics propositions to pass the time. He ended up dying when ...
- 4574: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... the Western Front was a story told by Paul Baumer, a 19 year-old student. He was convinced to join the German army by a schoolmaster , Kantorek, a along with many of his friends from school. He was trained by Corporal Himmelstoss, a strictly disciplined commander who dislikes Paul because of his defiance. While at the front, Paul along with his other friends made a new friend. His name was Stanislaus ...
- 4575: 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 ...
- 4576: Death Of A Salesman Essay
- ... a great star and could not accept the fact that Biff had turned out less than perfect. This is demonstrated when Willy says My God! Remember how they used to follow him around in high school? (pg. 16) It is easy to see that Willy thought the world was against him and that his life would never amount to anything. When he says I m always in a race with the ...
- 4577: A Dolls House 2
- ... until the beginning of the play, has not seen her for nine or ten years. Since then, her husband has died and she was left with nothing, having to open a shop and run a school in order to get by. Now, she has returned to the Helmer s in search of more work. Mrs. Linde represents the social conformity that women can accomplish in that era. An example occurs when ...
- 4578: A Bronx Tale (film)
- ... about Mickey Mantle someone he has idolized his whole life. Another scene that shows Sonny's influence on Cologero is when Cologero takes Sonny's advice to go out with a black woman from his school, even though his father doesn't agree with inter-racial relationships. This specific event perhaps shows that Sonny had more of an impact on Cologero than Lorenzo did. Early in Cologero's childhood, around the ...
- 4579: All Quiet On The Western Front
- ... gave to life, and to the war also an ideal and almost romantic character. We were trained in the army for ten weeks and in this time more profoundly influenced than by ten years at school ( All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Pg. 25) However, in Robert s case, he felt neglected by his family, and sought refuge in the war as a way of escaping his ...
- 4580: Edgar Allan Poe And The Raven
- ... reader to another thought: are Poe s works genuinely understandable enough to make them liked? R. H. Stoddard, a journalist, commented As a poet, Poe ranks high, although most of his poetry is unreadable. . . . The school of literature to which Poe belongs, and of which he is certainly the master, is one that we thoroughly dislike. (Society, Internet) Another criticism expresses the concern (neither positive nor negative) of the apparent recurring ...
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