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- 5521: Lesson Before Dying
- ... come to a close, Grant and the Reverend's strives to help Jefferson in their own ways, results in him finding himself, his true beliefs, and re-establish his self-dignity. Grant Wiggins, a black school teacher was chosen by Mrs. Emma, Jefferson's godmother, to make Jefferson understand that he was a man, not a hog. He took the challenge, not by free will but by his aunt, and by ...
- 5522: Less Than Zero Book Review
- ... raw, powerful portrait of a lost generation who have experienced sex, drugs, and disaffection at too early an age. They live in a world shaped by passivity. The place lacks feeling and hope. Three high school buddies, 2 male and 1 female, venture down very different paths after graduation. Clay comes home for Christmas vacation from his Eastern College and re-enters a landscape of limitless privilege. In this immoral world ...
- 5523: Fannie Flagg Fried Green Tomat
- ... show business career began in the fifth grade when she wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a three-act comedy called "The Whopee Girls," which brought the audience to hysteria, but got her expelled from school for using the word "martini." At age 19, Fannie began writing and producing TV specials, and since then has appeared in more than 500 shows and in many motion picture and stage productions, including Candid ...
- 5524: Fahrenheit 451 Symbolism
- ... Programming is happening in our very world. Take schools for example. Consider Pavlov s experiment with ringing bells to provoke an automatic response in dogs. He rang a bell; the dogs salivated expecting food. The school board rings a bell, and students rise to show respect for the American flag because now is the designated time to be patriotic, and you will or face consequences . The bell rings, students stand. The ...
- 5525: Lord Of The Flies - Character
- ... stood made a green roof, covered on the underside with a quivering tangle of reflections from the lagoon...It was clear to the bottom and bright with the efflorescence of tropical weed and coral. A school of tiny, glittering fish flicked hither and thither. (p.12) The island itself suggests a place of wonder and relaxation. Providing the reader with the impression of an utopia society, an impression that will soon ...
- 5526: Everyday Use 2
- ... asks. Dee responds, "Your heritage." Dee really thinks that she is more cultured than her family. She may be a rounder person, with more knowledge about different cultures and religions that she has learned in school, but she does not know as much of the family heritage as she thinks she does. Mama and Maggie, who are both less educated, know a great deal more about the family. At first glance ...
- 5527: Lord Of The Flies
- ... deal of friction between Jack and Ralph. V So What? As I was reading this book, I was able to relate to Ralph, his feelings, his confusion, as the 8th grade president at my middle school, I often had to tell the kids the rules, and though we wanted to have fun, there were certain guidelines we needed, but after a while, those guidelines became lax, and soon I felt as ...
- 5528: Lord Of The Flies By William G
- ... mundane tasks of modern society. It is a struggle between Ralph and Jack, the boys and the Beast, good and evil. The story takes a look at what would happen if a group of British school boys were to become stranded on an island. At first the boys have good intentions, keep a fire going so that a passing ship can see the smoke and rescue them, however because of the ...
- 5529: Lifes Many Obstacles - Catcher
- ... to doing Stradlaters theme paper. The conversation illustrates the state of general boredom and confusion that Holden lives in daily. Although Holden would have his audience believe that boredom is inherent in the boarding school situation, he also confesses that many boys find ways to escape it through sports, academics, and sexual relationships. Catcher in the Ryes character Holden is not your average teenager. He is however a fair ...
- 5530: Lord Of The Flies Personality
- ... 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 ...
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