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- 7561: To Kill A Mockingbird: The Brave Jem Finch
- ... Jem was a brave boy. He was brave enough to stand up and do the things he had to, even if they scared him. An example is when he had to help cure Mrs. Dubose's drug problem. The following Monday Jem and I climbed the steep front steps to Mrs. Dubose's house..." "So, you brought that dirty little sister of yours, did you?" was her greeting. Jem said quietly, "My sister isn't dirty and I ain't scared of you," although I noticed his knees shaking. Jem Finch's bravery had many ways of showing itself. He often got scared but he didn't want anyone ( ...
- 7562: William Shakespeare’s Sonnet,
- William Shakespeare’s sonnet, That Time of Year Thou Mayst in Me Behold emphasizes that death is upon us stressing on the importance of love. By using metaphors he relates death to nature. Using symbolism of autumn leaves ... acknowledge the fact that he may die soon. In me thou see’st the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth in the west, Which by and by black night doth take away, Death’s second self, that seals up all in rest. The second quatrain is focusing on twilight and the metaphors adjoining death. This is the time between night and day symbolizing life and death, he is saying that I am close to death I don’t have much time. In the last two sentences of the quatrain, the end of the day resembles the end of life and showing how sleep and death are the same. He is coming to ...
- 7563: A Clockwork Orange
- The new American edition of the novel A Clockwork Orange features a final chapter that was omitted from the original American edition against the author's preference. Anthony Burgess, the novel's author, provided for the new edition an introduction to explain not only the significance of the twenty-first chapter but also the purpose of the entire book, which was the fundamental importance of moral choice ... untrue to life. Human beings change, and Burgess wanted his protagonist to mature rather than stay in adolescent aggression. The twenty-first chapter shows this change, and the chapter is important because it includes Alex's mature assessment of his own adolescence and shows the importance of maturity to moral freedom which is Burgess's main point. Burgess has presented his definition of moral freedom in both his introduction and ...
- 7564: Rupert Mccall
- ... the ability to express his emotions though his poetry with a warm and compelling simplicity. He has the ability to combine passion with humor in his poetry which captures the hearts of all true Australian s, from school kids to sports fans and blue-collar workers to businessmen. When reading Rupert s poetry it s easy to get caught up in the emotion, patriotism and true aussie pride that he has of this beautiful country that exists in his poetry. Rupert McCall is a 26-year-old solicitor who ...
- 7565: Effects of TV on Children
- Effects of TV on Children Sitting in school, a schoolchild sits anxiously watching the clock. The teacher is talking to the class, but the child just can’t wait to get home. When the bell finally rings, they run out of the classroom, and all the way home. After blasting in the house, they run to turn on the TV. Having nothing more ... exciting to do, they will sit in front of the television until her mom pulls them away for dinner. This is an all to familiar scenario in many American homes today. What many people don’t realize are the problems that can develop from young children watching too much TV. Many emerging dilemmas are resulting from this concern. When a young child with a maturing brain sits in front of the ... for several hours every day, it can instigate loss of creativity, impatience, and violence further along down the road. The ability to be creative is an important factor in the development of a young child’s mind. By sitting down and watching TV for a couple hours, the child is entertained, but is also not thinking. Information in spoon-fed to them, so when it comes time to read a ...
- 7566: Great Expectations
- ... the significance of the character, and the symbolism of the character. The signifance of Mrs. Joe is to complete the figure of Joe The symbolism of Mrs. Joe is actually the physical manifestation of Joe's fears in combination with his desire for a commanding father-figure. First, Mrs. Joe's reign of terror is obviously necessary for Joe's existence. In the beginning of Great Expectations, Joe requires identification as a major character. Without the weakness that Mrs. Joe instills in Joe via her reign of terror, Joe never develops to a major ...
- 7567: Stud Terkel’s Play “Working”
- Stud Terkel’s Play “Working” On Thursday, November 4, 1999, I went to see the play “Working” at Theatre Jacksonville on San Marco Drive. This play was based on Stud Terkel’s book “Working” which was published in 1974. In the play “Working,” the characters play as real life worker such as the ordinary housewife, waitress, and factory worker. In general, the play was about people and ... women are tricks just like her. She points out that women are taught at a very young age to be prostitutes. For example, women are told to “ Hold out for the highest bidder,” and “Don’t sell yourself cheap,” These types of statements are always being address to women in society. In the prostitute’s eyes, she is no different than any other woman. Another character in the play “Working” ...
- 7568: Satellites
- ... satellite, our moon. (picture of moon from Apollo 11) Since early times humans have been fascinated with our moon, and from this we must credit the first hypothesis on satellite technology. In 1954, the U.S. relayed a voice message off of the moon. Three years later, in the October of 1957, the Russians sent Sputnik 1 in orbit. Sputnik 1 sent radio beeps from space making the Russians the first to put an artificial satellite into orbit. The U.S. felt the increasing pressure of the need for space technology, and on July 29, 1958 the U.S. government signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating NASA. That October, a theory by a man named Tsiolkovsky created in 1895, was put into effect. The theory of Geosynchronous orbit was proposed to ...
- 7569: Great Expectations - Mrs. Joe
- ... the significance of the character, and the symbolism of the character. The signifance of Mrs. Joe is to complete the figure of Joe The symbolism of Mrs. Joe is actually the physical manifestation of Joe's fears in combination with his desire for a commanding father-figure. First, Mrs. Joe's reign of terror is obviously necessary for Joe's existence. In the beginning of Great Expectations, Joe requires identification as a major character. Without the weakness that Mrs. Joe instills in Joe via her reign of terror, Joe never develops to a major ...
- 7570: Yours, Jack (about Jack The Ri
- ... Lusk elected president. The Vigilance committee was essentially a neighborhood watch, but they also kept a look out for possible suspects. The committee would report any suspicious action to the police. The police however didn't like the idea of civilians stepping on their toes. Most reports of men with large knives or blood stained clothing were filled away only to be discovered years later. This consistent refusal by the police ... the police offer a reward. He receives no reply. On that same day the self proclaimed "Clairvoyant" Robert James Lees offers his psychic assistance to the police. Although it would appear to be the police's best lead thus far his offer is refused. Meanwhile two private detectives Grand and Batchelor were making their own niche into case history. While examining the site where Elizabeth Stride was killed, they discovered a ... in the area than the police themselves. The two detectives question several witnesses and closely examine the scenes of all the murders. In addition they go so far as to stake out and protect Jack's possible targets, a method used to track down serial killers today. The police meanwhile, think they have just the thing to find Jack. On October 9, 1888 the first two blood hounds to be ...
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