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- 551: Lord Of The Flies
- ... The whole book is symbolic in nature, except at the end where adult life appears, dignified, and capable of leading a civilized group. This theme is probably one of the most important ones in life, teaching humans as a civilization, that they must not let their irrational side, that man cannot control, take over the rational side. There can be no happy solution to the problems of man's society because ...
- 552: Lies My Teacher Told Me - Book Report
- ... can we do to change this and reeducate the people out there? Sadly I feel nothing can be done for those of us out there who are not truly aware of this misinformed way of teaching. But, our children need not be sheltered from our true history, rather they should learn all that has happened so we can prevent the atrocities from reoccurring again. (Lies My Teacher Told Me – James Loewen ...
- 553: Jane Eyre - Setting
- ... Jane immediately moved in with them and worked as a teacher at the parish that John worked at. She enjoyed working there, but not as much as she enjoyed working at Adele, because she loved teaching French and painting. Jane's relationship with St. John was strictly a working one. She helped him learn hindostanee (Hindi) in order to prepare him for his new job as a missionary. He would later ...
- 554: Jack Kerouac
- ... ideas and names, but to also be able to apply those notions to one’s own environment and circumstances. He continued on in this fashion throughout Mexico City Blues. 157th Chorus Bring on the single teaching, It’s all indeed in Love; Love not of Loved Object Cause no Object exists, Love of Objectlessness, When nothing exists Save yourself and your not-self Hung in a moon Of perfect O canopy ...
- 555: J.D. Salinger
- ... more of the Zen philosophy. Salinger’s creates a "Pact of Peace" which stops the conflict between the Germans and Polish during WWII (Hamilton in Bryfonski and Senick 143) . The "Pact of Peace" was a teaching used by Buddha in the Zen philosophy (Hamilton in ryfonski and Senick 143). Salinger uses Zen, in this case, to stop the conflict between the Polish and Germans(Hamilton in Bryfonski and Senick 143). In ...
- 556: Invisable Man - Black Leaders
- ... He was then hired to start a school in the city of Tuskegee, Alabama. He built the school up from a shack to an institution of more than forty buildings. Booker T. didn’t think teaching blacks how to read and write and memorize from books would really help them. Booker instead taught how to live in a white society. He taught them how to use a tooth bush and how ...
- 557: Interview And Death
- ... him to create and maintain strong bonds with the people he loves the most. These days his life is filled with family, friends, love, and true happiness. It is through his actions that he is teaching those around him that even in death one can become free from societies vices of pain and anguish. It is apparent that even with his illness that there is no way David could return to ...
- 558: Huckleberry Finn - Critical Essay
- ... through which Twain conveys the images of the South. The reader will notice that Huck acts based on his own morals. Despite the Widow Douglas’s and Miss Watson’s attempt to "sivilize" Huck by teaching, sheltering, and instructing him on how to behave, Huck’s actions throughout the novel do not always reflect their teachings. The protagonist has limited perspective and his outlook in life is honest, containing no propagandist ...
- 559: House On Mango Street
- ... differences in the culture makes it much more interesting. I think the main thing students need to get out of The House on Mango Street is the different attitudes and outlooks of different cultures. Before teaching this book, I would have my students keep a journal for a week about their daily life. I’d tell them to make sure to include little customs that their families do, such as saying ...
- 560: Hard Times And The Nineteenth Century
- ... that if Mr. M'Choakumchild, "had learnt a little less, how infinitely better he might have taught much more!" Thomas Gradgrind, is the governor where Mr. M'Choakumchild instructs, and he totally believes in the teaching of facts only. The teachings during this period were void poetry, fairy tales, or song. "Simple extracts, relating to Natural History, Elementary Science, Religion, &c. have taken the place of Dramatic Scenes, Sentimental Poetry, and ...
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