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- 17131: June Jordan
- How is your relationship with you mother? A mother to daughter relationship is very important. In both passages the daughter admires their mother, but they don't want to become them. In passage A prose-poem by June Jordan and passage B an essay by Carol Saline, both daughter discuss their admiration for their mother, but do not want to becomes their mothers. In a prose-poem by June Jordan, a daughter tells how her mother's dream is to be an artist, but she becomes a nurse. The daughter is then afraid that she will make the same mistake. Jordan uses literary elements and techniques to show the daughters admiration for ... and stick with them. Another technique that the author uses is imagery. Imagery is a technique that helps you picture the events that are being described. "Thick long, black hair with a starched, white nurse's cap when she went on duty" makes you picture her leaving and getting ready for work. This shows how the daughter admires the way she looks but still does not want to become her. ...
- 17132: Burdens Of Poverty
- ... father is drafted into the early part of World War 2. This leaves James’ mother to raise the children and support the entire family. In effect the family has very little money. The family doesn’t own a car and barely has money to ride the bus to town. At times it seems as if James is starving. His clothes don’t even keep him warm in the cold. Times are hard for the family when James’ father is away. James’ mother, Octavia, is a very proud woman. Her pride has an effect on James’ life. She ... the old woman but makes the woman cut the offered chunk of meat in half because Octavia thinks the portion of meat that the woman offers is an act of charity on the old woman’s behalf. Taking the portion of meat that the woman offered would have saved the family some money. Another example of how Octavia’s pride costs the family money occurs in the café. Octavia and ...
- 17133: Beauty And The Beast-interpret
- Beauty and the Beast is probably one of the most well known fairy tales that the Grimms’ reproduced. In it’s original form it was a long, drawn out story that was catered to adults. The Grimms’ changed the story to be more understood by children and made it short and to the point. Unlike many ... much pain and grief this realization causes Beauty and tells her that he will let her go if she promises to return in seven days. Beauty is thrilled and throws herself down at the Beast’s feet. Beauty returns home to tell her father that the Beast is really kind and good but she enjoys being home so much that seven days pass by without her realizing it. Her love for ... horse to return to the castle. When she arrives at the castle the Beast is lying in the rose garden as though he was dead. Beauty throws herself at his feet again and says, “ Don’t die, I will marry you.” It is then and only then that the Beast is transformed into a handsome prince. It is then that his secret is revealed. A spell was cast upon him ...
- 17134: CATCHER IN THE RYE
- ... symbols very well. While Holden is wandering around New York City, he asks many people about what happens to the ducks in the pond when it freezes. I think this really symbolizes Holden. He isn’t really wondering about the ducks, he is wondering about himself. He wants to know what will happen to him when the weather gets really cold. He wants to know if he will have to go ... should go home or stay outside and freeze. The other two symbols, Jane Gallagher and the Museum of Natural History, both represent the theme of the past. Jane Gallagher was an old friend of Holden’s, and he mentions her many times during the story. He mentions that he will call her, but he never gets the nerve to. She is an important part of his past that he misses a ... History sort of changes his mind. He remembers how he used to go there all the time, and how he was different, but the wax figures were always the same. He realizes that he can’t go back in time, because he is not the same as he used to be. He also realizes that he will never be the same as he used to be. One other important symbol ...
- 17135: Analysis of A Cartoon Regarding the Vietnam War
- ... communistic super power of that time as well, and the third head represents Vietnam. This was represented as a group of monolithic communists. Another myth present was "Peace with Honor". This was President Richard Nixon's slogan while negotiating with North Vietnam to withdraw their troops. As the war went on and we continued to lose more and more men, the American public wondered why we didn't just withdraw our men. The American public saw this war going nowhere. An explanation given as to why we were unable to withdraw our men was because we couldn't lose our honor. The American government didn't want to lose any respect in this for many different reasons. Nixon's goal was to compromise peace but still keep the American honor. Another myth ...
- 17136: Alicia My Story, Book Summary
- ... marketplace. While this was going on, Zachary and a few other boys from the ghetto had been forming a sort of resistance. One day Alicia was informed that her brother had been hanged. After Zachary’s death, Alicia was befriended by a woman named Bella. She met many good friends in the ghetto including a future friend as well as savior, Milek . Months later, Alicia and several other people were rounded ... stayed here during the winter while Alicia still searched for food, in the process, making many friends. News came one day that the Germans were beginning to fall back from the Russian fronts and Germany’s grip on the Jews in Poland was weakening. This news made Alicia and her mother move away from the old man who helped them. Alicia and her mother had formed a very close friendship with ... apartment and began to live a semi-normal life. It was not long after Alicia had moved back into Buczacz that the Germans took over the town again. In this raid on the Jews, Alicia’s mother was killed by the Germans. Alicia was taken to another prison where she would later be transported to another mass grave. While she was waiting, she devised a plan to escape the mass ...
- 17137: 1984
- ... in the novel 1984 . The society involves monitors called telescreens watching you every step you take, love is forbidden, conformity, and your assigned to work at one of four ministries. In this society you can’t enjoy life or have any fun. After reading the novel you hope that the future wont be dreadful. “When 1984 was new, and 1984 far in the future, the novel struck its most responsive readers ... 322). Imagine living in a society where if you expressed your own opinions or ideas you would be sent to a Ministry of Love where you would be tormented and corrupted. Living in Oceania doesn’t seem like an ideal lifestyle. In 1984 you see the Party kill Winston Smith’s individuality. “Winston Smith, the hero of the novel, is shown arming himself with ideas against the Party and defying it by forming a sexual relationship with Julia: but from the first we know that ...
- 17138: Pollution Getting The Best Of
- ... and this trash has to go somewhere. While there are projects underway to clean and reuse this refuse most of it gets dumped into huge landfills. These landfills are disgusting festering blisters on our country's landscape. But people continue to consume and throw away more and more in the name of convenience. As they see it, when things get old, throw it away and get a new one. They blame ... not to mention animals) to move on to new places not to return for at least a century. The pollutants dumped by industry are so concentrated that a single barrel can destroy an entire lake's ecosystem. Not only do companies dump chemicals, but also hot water. This hot water kills most life it comes into contact with, but also causes an overgrowth of algae that covers the surface of the lake, or pond, and blocks the light from reaching the bottom. This means the plant life cannot grow, which mean the small bacteria and other microorganisms can't grow which means fish can't feed which means the ecosystem dies. Pollution like any other problem can be solved, but this is a long process. Individuals can do their part to save the ...
- 17139: Romeo and Juliet: The Capulet Family
- ... Montague. She knew that if she informed them of how she felt, they would get angry and maybe disown her, just because of their hate for all Montagues. That is another of the Capulet family's flaws. They are rather narrow-minded because of their continuing, senseless conflict with the Montagues. Both households are of equal fault in this case, but that only proves that the two families are alike in that way. Even still, if the Capulets believe that they truly are the more dignified, they should have ceased their dispute earlier and prevented their daughter's unhappiness (and eventually death). Instead, they decided to keep the feud going and believe that all Montagues are the same and that ll should be despised. As head of the family, Lord Capulet is largely ... responsible for everything that has been going on, but despite his closed-mindedness he is still a pretty admirable man. He is a good father who only wants the best for his daughter. He doesn't realize though, that marrying Romeo is what really is best for Juliet. It is what she truly wants and it is the only thing that will make her happy. Capu1et exposes a different side ...
- 17140: Inman
- Inman Inman's walking in the snow, looking at the blood and trail. He came across a grave. He followed the signs across the creek. He picked up the pieces of a root and rubbed in his hand ... picked it up to examine it. Night was approaching so Inman stopped. He thought to himself for awhile. He felt empty inside. He had no food to eat except for the walnuts. He said wasn't going to eat anything until he saw Ada. He then continued to throw stuff in the creek. Inman imagined what it would be like to see Ada. He cleaned his clothes and himself. He slept ... that maybe she could save him from his troubles and redeem him from the past four years in the war. He was trying not to listen to the voices in his head, but he couldn't avoid them. They told him that it was possible to be lost in bitterness and anger that you are no longer able to find your way out. Inman finally got up from his slumber ...
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