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In the novel “True Grit” by Charles Portis, two characters in particular have the courage, roughness, and determination you associate with the term true grit. Mattie Ross, driven by her determination to avenge the death of her father, despite her young age, recruited and partnered with a retired lawman whom many thought was guilty, yet never convicted, of lawless killings. Mattie’s courage was obvious as she continued her journey in spite of the many hardships she met including having her arm amputated after being bitten by a snake. The other character, General Rooster Cogburn, who agreed to help Mattie was physically disabled and had a serious alcohol problem, yet he was determined to do whatever he had to do to earn the money he was promised.…
at the beggining of the film the film maker morgan spurlock has decided to begin super size me with the kids singing he has used this technique to appeal to a young audience. they use this song at the beggining of the film to suggest the problem of obesity and fast food starts with children and also suggests that fast food is aimed at children.…
In Lisa McMann's The Unwanteds many characters are used to weave a great story, each with their own motives and personality. Although there are many main characters in the book, two of the most important ones are Mr. Today and Alex Stowe. Marcus Today is the founder and leader of Artimé, a magical place of creativity. He is eccentric, creative, and cheerful, shown by his always garishly colorful clothing. Whenever he meets someone, he does it with a smile on his face, as shown on page 31 “Mr. Today, who had been gazing and smiling and taking in the sights of these new and wonderful people, watching their faces”.…
“[The school that Leo Hart built] gave us pride and dignity and honor when we didn't have those things. The school did a great deal to cause us to believe we were special,” said Carlton Faulconer, an Oklahoma migrant that graduated from Hart’s school. The Dust Bowl was a time where the mid-South states were plagued by dust storms. Families fled the area and most of them wound up in California where the current residents thought they shouldn’t be educated. Leo Hart thought otherwise. Hart impacted many Dust Bowl refugee families by taking actions when others didn’t, building a school for Okie children, and including important life skill classes.…
Knight’s creation of Hard Rock as a Black legendary hero is quite successful. Hard Rock has come to symbolize the Black man inside and outside prison walls who has been eventually broken by the overpowering forces in an oppressive society. To the poet, Hard Rock had been the epitome of what the Black man views as his freedom—being his own man: "[Hard Rock] is known not to take no shit/from Nobody," and "he had the scars to prove it." Now, the prisoners hear that he had changed; the prison system had inflicted a lobotomy upon him. In order to quell his adamancy, doctors had tampered with his brain—the seat of his spirit. They had not cut off his legs to restrict his movement—his movement was already restricted in the "Hole"; instead,…
British scholar Colin Renfrew has brought many new ideas about the source for a "superfamily" of language. Colin Renfrew was a British scholar that proposed that there were three cultural hearths from the "Agricultural Theory." The source for a "superfamily" of language was found through language diffusion, theories of languages, and Colin Renfrew's ideas off of the "Agricultural Theory."…
In the second chapter we find out that they had given drugs to Chief Broom. In this chapter however a new patient is introduced to the ward, an Irishman called McMurphy. He is not like the others, and isn't intimidated by the black boys, that impresses the Chief. He introduces himself to the other patients by saying “My name is McMurphy, buddies, R. P. McMurphy, and I’m a gambling fool.”…
Schecter, Harold (August 2008). Depraved: The Definitive True Story of H. H. Holmes, Whose Grotesque Crimes Shattered Turn-of-the-Century Chicago (2nd ed.). New York: Pocket Books…
As is true for most stories, Specials has multiple themes and teaches many important lessons. One central theme is the idea that human nature cannot be controlled, especially their disagreeable mannerisms. The government in Tally’s world attempts to control not only the way people look, but the way they think as well. In the class of people below Tally, the “pretties”, doctors secretly create lesions in the brain during surgery, essentially brainwashing their citizens to make them less confrontational and easier to control. Tally is a special because the pretty surgery did not work on her. Her brain is too powerful to be corrupted even by specifically calculated lesions. A few of her friends join her in the transformation from pretty to special…
Medgar Evers was a civil rights activist whose life was cut short due to the racism and discriminations towards blacks in his time. Medgar Wiley Evers was born on July 2, 1925, near Decatur, Mississippi. He grew up on a small farm that his father owned along with 5 other siblings. Evers strived to get his diploma by walking 12 miles to and from school every day, until 1943, when Evers was inducted into the army along with his brother Charles Evers. He fought during WWII he was honorably discharged as a sergeant in 1946. He returned home and two years later he started to attend Alcorn College majoring in business administration.…
Borowski, John, (November 2005). Estrada, Dimas. Ed. The Strange Case of Dr. H. H. Holmes: World 's First Serial Killer. West Hollywood, California: Waterfront Productions.…
Medgar Evers was a great leader of the civil rights movement in the 50's and 60's. From his humble beginnings in a small Mississippi town he grew to become one of the greatest leaders of the movement.…
Serial Killers are nothing new to today’s society. Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy and Ted Bundy shocked our nation with their violent, brutal, and at times unbelievable crimes, although none of them were as notorious as Herman Webster Mudgett better known as Dr. H.H. Holmes. A man that carried himself as a smart, intellectual member of society, but in reality he was a smooth talking conman and very disturbed individual. A man who designed and built a building with torture rooms that would serve as his play house. Being born and raised in Chicago, I enjoy learning about its rich history. I had heard about this serial killer before, but I was not aware of his complete story. I am taking this opportunity to not only learn more about Chicago’s history, but to learn more about this man who has been documented as the first serial killer in the United States at the turn of the century.…
New Mexico has had many well-known legends throughout its history. Billy the Kid was arguably one of most famous legends that New Mexico has ever had. Also known as William H. Bonney, Billy the Kid became a prominent and feared outlaw due to his violent nature. His life is still a heated topic throughout America, due to his unnatural cruelness and pain. His disturbing acts of cruelty caused many tragedies captured many lives, including his own, making his life one to remember.…
A hero can be defined as one who inspires through manners and actions; who leads through personal example. Under this definition, the character Ozzie Freedman from Philip Roth's "The Conversion of the Jews" (1959) can be classified as a hero. The sections of Discoveries: Fifty Stories of the Quest (Schechter & Semekis 1992): The Call, The Other, The Journey, Helpers and Guides, The Treasure, and Transformation, can be applied to the story about Ozzie to support it's inclusion in this class, entitled "Myth of the Hero".…