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- 4271: The Catcher In The Rye: Summary
- ... trying to show that he is an adult. The book lasts in a four day span and the story is flashback. The book is under wide speculation by schools and parents because they say it's immoral and should be band. Holden Caulfield, the sixteen year old boy, is an Idealist, he always thinks of things as they should be not as they are. The book starts off at Pency Prep, Holden's current school at which he is flunking out of, he is only days from his expulsion from Pency and has been paying his last dues to his liked instructors. Back at the dorm you meet Robert Ackley whom Holden dislikes with a passion. You are also introduced to Straddler, Holden's roommate, whom is going on a date with Jane tonight, one of Holden's old friends. Holden agrees to write a paper for Straddler, while he is on the date and gets immersed in ...
- 4272: The Gift: Review
- ... Gift, I was instantly attracted to it when I saw the name of the author Danielle Steele, and when I saw it was the New York Times' bestseller. I had read many of Danielle Steele's novels before, (such as Wings, Accident, Secrets, and Now and Forever), and I thought that they were fantastic so I read the back of the book. The plot of the novel seemed a little intense ... to start a new life without the pressure of giving up her baby given by her father. Tommy got to know Maribeth and soon without realizing it he had fallen in love with her. Tommy's parent had a lot of difficulty accepting Maribeth because she was so young and alone and also pregnant. But very soon they became supportive of Tommy and his love for Maribeth because they realized how good-hearted she was. Tommy's parents soon decide to adopt Maribeth's child, knowing that this was another chance to share their love with a child, knowing that this child was a gift from God, and that Maribeth was ...
- 4273: A Tale Of Two Cities - L0ve An
- ... the two, without hate, the scales would be upset. We cannot always get the best of everything. However, in the novel " A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens, hate only adds to the story's appeal. In the novel, both emotions are displayed by the characters in the book through the actions they carry out and the words that they speak, even though it can be justified that there are ... between Charles and herself. "If I had never seen Charles, my father, I should have been quite happy with you."( Pg 175 ) The affection for her father does not go only one way. Her father's for Lucie is also clear as we can see by the following quote: "Quite sure my darling! More than that, my future is far brighter, Lucie, seen through your marriage, than it could have been ... entirely comprehend how much my mind has gone on this; but, only ask yourself, how could my happiness be perfect while yours was incomplete?"( Pg 174-175 ) That is only one example of Dr Manette's love for his only daughter. Another example that can be used to justify that Dr Manette truly does love his daughter is one where Dr Manette willingly, but with some reluctance, gives up his ...
- 4274: “Playing Solo Through Life”
- ... genius, Renne, began playing the cello. Renne heard the cello for the first time and said, “I had to sing through the animals voice” (Salzman 4). At this very moment was the start of Renne’s musical career, where Renne was going to be the soloist of the cello, but as we see him growing he finally lost his unique talent. Once again Renne was a soloist, but of a different ... and in many situations throughout the book. Renne is a character who is entwined in many different strands of plot, in which in a way or another he tends to be a soloist. As Renne’s parents discovered that he had a special gift they devoted all their attention to him. Renne acknowledges his parent’s intentions when he says: Originally they had planned to have more children, but in view of my father to focus all of their attention and resources on me. (Salzman 4) This is the first ...
- 4275: Abusing AA
- ... doctors the program experience will be enhanced. Self-help programs are considered to be a form of therapy used to better oneself without scientific research supporting the success rate and usually attended without a physician’s input. The support shown for programs like AA is attributed to the abundant success rate they found when a doctor takes some minimal preparation for the patient. These preparations include such tasks as locating the ... provide us with an area that needs more research. Dr. Jarlais raises some questions about the correlation between formal scientific approaches and the practice of the 12-step method, but I think these ideas can’t be supported by the usual method of formal scientific research. The belief in a “Higher Power”, which is step 2, can never be proven or disproved by scientific research. By making “…a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God, as we understood Him.” (In conclusion, I respect both sides of this argument. This argument is what I don’t respect. I see that we have lots of years of research ahead of us in the field of alcoholism and its cures. I see that we need answers to questions baffling scientists from past ...
- 4276: Dealers Of Lighting, Michael H
- Dealers of Lightning the legendary story of Xerox s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). Written by Los Angeles Times corespondent, Michael Hiltzik. The Book brings together moments behind the research labs trailblazing technological achievements. Hiltzik also gives you vast amounts of insight and information about such people as Jack Goldman, Xerox chief scientists who convinced the corporation to sink tens of millions of dollars into PARC, while acknowledging that it may never pay off; Alan Kay PARC s philosophical soul, who was ridiculed for many years envisioning a computer that could be tucked under the arm yet would contain the power to store books, letters, and drawings until he arrived at Palo Alto ... computing, a typical machine filled a large room and was shared by dozens of researchers. Hiltzik credits Robert W. Taylor, who assembled the PARC team, with changing that. A psychologist, rather than an engineer, Taylor s vision of the computer as a communications device proved to be a revolutionary idea. He found his chance to realize it when Xerox s chief scientist Jacob Goldman persuaded his superiors to launch a ...
- 4277: A Farewell To Arms Is A Classi
- ... the story. This theme is the importance of love and loss in a male\female relationship. These two lovers were so absorbed in each other that they needed no one else in their life. Wouldn t you like to go on a trip somewhere by yourself, darling, and be with men and ski? No. Why should I? I should think sometimes you would want to see other people besides me. Do ... I sat outside in the hall. Everything was gone inside of me. I did not think. I could no think. I knew she was going to die and I prayed that she would not. Don t let her die. Oh, God, please don t let her die. I ll do anything for you if you won t let her die... p.330. Hemingway went on for an entire paragraph of him pleading with God. This is how he ...
- 4278: A Farewell To Arms Is A Classi
- ... the story. This theme is the importance of love and loss in a male\female relationship. These two lovers were so absorbed in each other that they needed no one else in their life. Wouldn t you like to go on a trip somewhere by yourself, darling, and be with men and ski? No. Why should I? I should think sometimes you would want to see other people besides me. Do ... I sat outside in the hall. Everything was gone inside of me. I did not think. I could no think. I knew she was going to die and I prayed that she would not. Don t let her die. Oh, God, please don t let her die. I ll do anything for you if you won t let her die... p.330. Hemingway went on for an entire paragraph of him pleading with God. This is how he ...
- 4279: Satire In Huck Finn
- ... Twains novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Grangerfords and Pap are the two characters who are used by Twain to condemn the civilized society. Twain tries to express his feeling that civilized society isn t always the prettier thing. Twain uses the technique of satirizing civilized society. Examples of ways he uses satirizing throughout the story are though exaggeration, stereotyping, and irony. Twain s use of satire exposes the Grangerfords as the typical southern aristocrats and pap as the typical drunken white trash . After a ferryboat accident, Huck seems to lose his slave companion Jim after coming ashore. Huck ... concept of honor. For Twain, such a feud goes against his common sense and anything that violated his common sense was crazy to Twain. The feud has gone on so long hat the people don t even know why they are fighting; yet, embedded in the feud are artificial concepts of civilized behavior. For Example, Mr. Grangerford tells Buck that he shouldn t shoot from behind the bush but he ...
- 4280: The Matchmaker
- The Matchmaker “0 88 y-screen left. Hurry up, there isn’t much time left!” Shouts West Hills football coach, Steve Bogan. Steve’s brother, Homer, sits up in the stands cheering on his brother’s team. As Homer watches the receiver catch the ball with no one around him within 20 yards, he knows that play was one of the many that his brother has designed in his “spare ...
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