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The Catcher In The Rye 3
751 Words - 3 Pages.... to be
individuals and be who they really want to be. Another reason Holden dislikes
school so much is because the way teachers have an unfair authority over their
students. Mr Spencer used his authority when he read out Holden’s paper.
holden thought this was rude and said “I don’t think I’ll ever forgive him for
reading me that crap out loud. I wouldn’t’ve read it out loud to him if he’d
written it - I really wouldn’t.”
Holden is not fond of the society that he lives in. It is a superficial
society that worships the movies and actors because they portray a type of
living that seems wonderful, although it i ....
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Blazing Satire
908 Words - 4 Pages.... element of westerns is a gunslinger. A gunslinger is usually a young man who makes his living shooting other men in showdowns, a classic example is Billy the Kid. Railroads are also a recurring image in westerns. Since the railroad was the major mode of transportation in the old west, it is always present in westerns. Finally, westerns always have a villain. The villain, usually a man, dresses very slick and will stop at nothing in his quest for power. In addition, the villain usually has a gang to carry out his dastardly deeds. The gang is usually full of incompetent, but loyal thugs, who would love to destroy a small town just for the pleasure of wanton destruction. ....
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Harrison Bergeron By Kurt Vonn
630 Words - 3 Pages.... could be more intelligent than anybody else. Nobody could be stronger, prettier or faster than anybody else. The Amendments to the Constitution and the agents of the United States Handicapper General would make sure it was kept that way. People will have to wear handicaps to modify their intelligence or appearances. If they are beautiful they will wear ugly masks. If their intelligence was above normal, like George Bergeron, they will wear a radio on their ear tuned to a Government transmitter. The transmitter will send out noises that will scattered their thoughts and will keep them from taking advantage of their brains. If they were not heavy enough they had to wear ....
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The Book Of Judges
434 Words - 2 Pages.... exile in Babylonia. While in exile he was deeply concerned with foreign domination. So he wrote many of his stories on the migration of the tribe of Dan to the North and the sins of the Benjamites. The author emphasized that Israel was being influenced by foreign powers and the loss of freedom and prosperity. Recurring throughout the book is the stereotyped formula: "The people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the lord." Then after each period or subjection the author introduces another formula: " But when the people of Israel cried the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer for the people. Through-out the book, tells about prophets, rulers and infl ....
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Contrast In Language
397 Words - 2 Pages.... is a winged messenger of heaven.(Rom. II. II, 28-30.)
This passage is used to compare Juliet to an angel, somethign that is universally held as sacred and lovely. Elsewhere in the scene there are lines that describe their love for one another, and add to the romantic theme of the scene:
And but thou love me, let them find me here.
My life better ended by their hate
The death prorogued, wanting
of thy love.(Rom. II. II, 76-78.)
In the final scene of the play, there is much talk of death by Romeo, Friar Laurence, and Juliet. Romeo announces his own demise in his soliloquy:
Depart again. Here, here I will remain
With worms and chambermaids. O, here
Will I set my everlasting ....
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The Sniper
430 Words - 2 Pages.... lights his cigarette, almost immediately a bullet is shot against the parapet of the roof. Just as he raised his himself cautiously over the railing of the roof another bullet whizzed by him, just missing his head. Soon he sees a tank commander and a women informer pointing out his location on the roof, he first takes out the tank commander, followed by the old lady that is giving the information. Suddenly from the opposite side there is a flutter of bullets that come from the opposite side of the street.
The psychological effects on suggest the horror of war. ’s feeling of excitement shows a lack of concern for other people. ’s fanaticism is known when it ....
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Mimosa
1176 Words - 5 Pages.... a faith, a religion to support and help themselves through life. Vito like many,
have found a place for his faith. He believed that a true heaven would be back in his homeland, back in the garden that he cared for so dearly. This garden in fact acted like his own garden of Eden. For his character was like that of the tender plant, which when faced with the slightest touch or trouble from an outside source, would recoil its leaves and take a defense position close to the garden that it grew within. Vito would retreat to this garden to escape the
troubles of the outside world when they became unbearable. He describes the garden to us as;
“The garden that kept them li ....
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Early American Writers
515 Words - 2 Pages.... on high erect," meaning
that her real home was in heaven. She found comfort in god and her belief in
her made her strong and able to move on in her life. When she starts thinking
about all her possessions that she had lost she would "Raise up thy thoughts
above the sky . . . " and remember these things do not matter, what matters is
her "house on high."
Jonathan Edwards also found comfort in god, "leading me to sweet
contemplations of my great and glorious God." Jonathan was also a puritan from
the early America, however, he was a preacher.
Like Anne Bradstreet, he did not believe in material things. In his
sermon entitle Sinners in t ....
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