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The Chosen By Chaim Potok

... Reuven. Danny comes to the hospital to chat with Reuven and occasionally talk about the war or his study of the Talmud. When Reuven gets out of the hospital, Danny brings him to his home for Shabbat and to meet his father. Reuven is overwhelmed by his father's calm and stern manner of speaking to his son. Reuven finds out that Danny must become a rabbi and cannot become a psychologist like he wants. Reuven and Danny grow older and they get into the same college. Due to Reuven's father support for the creation of a Jewish st ...

Number of words: 883 | Number of pages: 4

I Pledge Allegiance To The Flag...

... the American Flag stood for. As youngsters, we sang songs to it in music class; studied its history in Social class; drew pictures of it in Art class; and knew it well enough to praise it when we became experienced enough to write for ourselves in English class. They taught us to be proud of the flag. And in 1989, when it was burned on the steps of Capitol Hill, it confused our young minds as to why someone who do so. Why? -- That question to me is very hard to answer. The flag stood for freedom, liberty, and justice for all. Battles ...

Number of words: 465 | Number of pages: 2

Antigone By David Greene

... city with his presence: "I would not be silent if I saw ruin,…" (p.168 l.203-204). "I would not count any enemy of my country as a friend-" (p.168 l.205-206). He further continues by stating "I will make her greater still" (p.168 l.210). In this last quote Creon declares that he will improve the city (she) by his rulings. Creon describes how his qualities make him a good ruler and how he would act in different situations. Furthermore, Creon views himself a good leader because he believes he has the best attrib ...

Number of words: 760 | Number of pages: 3

The Women Of Jane Austen

... her time: “Marriage, almost inevitably the narrative event that constitutes a happy ending, represents in their view a submission to a masculine narrative imperative that has traditionally allotted women love and men the world” (Newman 693). In reality, Austen can not accurately be evaluated as an author (or feminist subversive) without first examining the eighteenth century English society in which she lived and placed her heroines. Watt says that Austen’s characters cannot be seen “clearly until we make allowances ...

Number of words: 4380 | Number of pages: 16

Comparative Essay - A Bird In

... all her grandparents, her father, and lastly, her dog. For Vanessa, leaving town eased the pain. Her way of dealing wth all the death and sadness was to move away and leave it all behind. Twenty years later, Vanessa returns to her home town to bury her mother. "I had not been back in a long time, and I sensed that this would be my last sight of [Manawaka]." However, of her mother's death, Vanessa states, "Of all the deaths in the family, hers remained unhealed the longest." In A Jest of God, Rachel Cameron is a young schoolteacher who al ...

Number of words: 830 | Number of pages: 4

Analysis Of Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"

... of some sort, .....some people belived that the offical of the lottery used to stand just so..... others belived that he was supposed to walk among the people, but years and years ago this part of the ritual had been allowed to laspe (511)." With this in mind, the audience wonders why the lottery has continued. The author uses this question to emphasis her theam for the story. Great evil can be masked by mindless adherence to tradition. For example, the author states, "Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual, and lost the origina ...

Number of words: 535 | Number of pages: 2

Minnie Bibble

... He's Wonderful," F. Scott Fitzgerald develops in both of these ways. Fitzgerald uses direct characterization first in describing Minnie. Direct characterization is statements or facts that the author tells the reader directly. Using this we learned that Minnie is a fifteen-year-old girl, whose father had moved her to Southampton from New Orleans in May, in order to get her mind off of boys and love. This move was not very effective, she was engaged before the first of June. Second, Fitzgerald also uses indirect characterization, through thoug ...

Number of words: 299 | Number of pages: 2

Adventures On The Rapids

... the cool water splashing on our sunburned faces. Fleeing from the van was like jumping from a burning building. Bathing suits on, sunblock applied, strength in tact, we were set. Waiting for the moment when we were able to jump into the raft, and head down stream. Savoring our feet splashing in the chilly water. What we didn't know, was what the day was about to become, and how it could have changed our lives forever. Less than two hours from now, we would know. I was assigned to a raft with my brother, my friend, and the river guide. ...

Number of words: 500 | Number of pages: 2

Agamemnon

... the beacon and tells ’s wife, Clytemnestra, the good news. The chorus enters relating the story of and his brother Menelaus. When Menelaus’ wife, Helen, ran away to Troy with Paris, the prince of Troy, Menelaus gathered an army, led by , to attack Troy and retrieve Helen. Most important about the chorus’s speech is their mention of sacrificing his daughter, Iphigenia, in order to be able to wage war on Troy. They tell how she was sacrificed despite her cries, all for a wind that would take them to war. Clytemnestra then tells ...

Number of words: 700 | Number of pages: 3

The Great Gatsby 9

... into becoming corrupt, on the contrary, he willfully lets himself become corrupt all to achieve what he sees as the American Dream and finally become happy. Gatsby, as a young man, believes that he can make his dreams come true and become great. The average American believes that you can achieve anything through hard work, Gatsby believes that he does not need to work hard, but only use people. Gatsby is born James Gatz to poor parents. He always thinks that he should have been born rich and “his imagination had never really accept ...

Number of words: 1282 | Number of pages: 5

Hunger Of Memory

... paradox that became evident as he used English as his primary language. Furthermore, the reader learns that Rodriguez’s experiences have contributed to his beliefs that a bilingual education is harmful. First of all, Richard Rodriguez came from a family where his parents had been born and raised in Mexico. After moving and settling in America, Rodriguez’s parents gave birth to him and his siblings. Rodriguez refers many times to “los gringos” , a colloquial, derogatory name charged with “bitterness a ...

Number of words: 1131 | Number of pages: 5

Essay On Separate Peace

... Throughout the novel Gene and Finny are searching for their own needs, but for that they are drawn to each other. So, they sought out each other to fill their void. As the events unfold their bond is put to the test. For example, one true test to see if their bond would last was when Finny was pushed out of the tree by Gene and broke his leg. Their attachment was strong because of the trust and loyalship they shared. Not only were these boys' friends but they were friends of each other's classmates. For insistence, the reader can see tha ...

Number of words: 556 | Number of pages: 3

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