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- 4631: The Outsiders
- ... and when Johnny dies and it disturbs the Greasers. It is shown that the Greasers and Socs strive for the same goals when Darry, Ponyboy's older brother, tells him that he should succeed in school and make something of himself, and Bob is always trying to make his father happy with him. These examples show that all people, Socs, Greasers, or whatever, all strive to achieve the same goals and ...
- 4632: The Lottery
- ... is compared to the town’s celebration of Halloween, not a joyous celebration such as Christmas or Valentine’s Day-- but a rather dark, surreal, spooky, grotesque, and ominous holiday. The reader is told that school has let out for the summer, and yet the “feeling of liberty sits uneasily” with the children- which is strange, for no normal kid would be anything less than ecstatic over summer break. Finally, the ...
- 4633: The Sky Is Gray
- ... seat [on the bus],” which was a common rule back then. James and his mother cannot go into buildings that are for whites only. For example, James is not allowed in their “Big old red school, and them children just running and playing…Then us pass a café, and I see a bunch of ‘em in there eating.” They had to walk halfway across town just to eat at a colored ...
- 4634: Antiheroism In Hamlet
- ... Hamlet, to the point that it does not matter whether or not it hurts Gertrude in any way. This scene depicts Hamlet as the victim, much like two bullies picking on a smaller child in school, since the king, with the aid of Laertes, is out to kill Hamlet, this time with a passion. Much like a political revolutionary, Hamlet has the system against him and is facing death because of ...
- 4635: The American Dream, And All It
- ... the belief that anyone can, and should, achieve material success. The defining writer of the 1920s was F. Scott Fitzgerald whose most famous novel, The Great Gatsby, has become required reading for present-day high school students. We study Fitzgerald's novel for the same reason we study Shakespeare. The literature composed by both authors contains themes and morals that continue to be relevant to modern society. As a result, this ...
- 4636: Adolf Hitler
- ... his mother was totally opposite than his relationship with his father, Adolf idealized his mother so when she died in 1907 it was a very traumatic experience to him. This led to many problems, especially school. While living in Vienna, Hitler made his living by drawing small pictures of famous landmarks, which he sold as post cards. But he was always poor. He was also a regular reader of a small ...
- 4637: Eating Disorder
- ... variables entered this problem, but only at a later stage. Attie's and Brooks-Gun's findings suggest that body shape becomes a primary focus and that efforts to control weight intensify during the middle-school years. In other words, the rapid accumulation of body fat that is part of the female experience of puberty often functions as a triggering effect, in the sense that it starts the attempt of weight ...
- 4638: Hamlet 3
- ... royal blood was passed on to the next chief witch was Alastair the Upright. King James I, summoned him to Inverness to be arrested, many others were killed for there deeds, he was sent to school because he was still young. His three uncles lead the Mackenzie's for three years,(McNie,1988). Then Alastair returned and had them killed for there corrupt leading. Then the young chief returned the clan ...
- 4639: BAG OF BONES
- ... book is 732-pages long, and I read it in six days, not being a huge book fan, that says quite a bit, doesn’t it? I would recommend this book to anyone of high school reading level. If it kept my attention, it’ll keep theirs’; and in the meantime, make them think a little bit. But I will say, being a King book, it contains very strong mature themes ...
- 4640: The Story Of My Life By Helen
- ... revolutionary techniques that taught her reading (several languages), writing, and eventually to speak. The Braille Literary code, the same code Helen so rigorously manipulated in her literary explorations, was only fully perfected in 1834. Perkins School for the Blind, erected in 1832, was highly acclaimed for its accomplishment in Helen Keller’s instance specifically. It was one of the first of such institutions in the United States. Some of the earliest ...
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