Violence destroys the soul in a community‚ consisting of diverse humanity. Brutal and negative events have an increasingly large impact on a human’s personal‚ ordinary life. In the novel‚ “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”‚ Francie‚ the protagonist‚ faces a traumatizing event at the age of 14: an attempt of rape‚ witnessing a murder and loss. These traumatic events can impact someone’s innocent life intensely‚ as fear‚ sorrow‚ and trauma develops over a certain time period. Violent events she faces‚ illustrates
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have already become.” Both novels‚ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ by Mark Twain‚ and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn‚ by Betty Smith‚ have become beloved novels for people of all ages. Betty Smith uses honesty to cast on the experiences of people from around the world and all different circumstances‚ while Mark Twain adds the humor of children and their intelligence. Although in the novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn‚ the setting‚ such as the city life or the tenement building‚ tells the reader a
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The Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn bridge in its days was the biggest‚ most famous bridge in the world‚ it had the most beautiful suspension bridges and the most dramatic testament yet to American technical ingenuity and daring. The bridge indicated that there was no place like New York‚ no place like American in the 19th century .The heroic history of the Brooklyn Bridge and its construction is well known‚ its position in the American life is remarkable ‚as is the infinitely unprecedented structure
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says he is “still playing” -> treats science like a game‚ doesn’t take it srsly. Religion - Jonah says to Mona “could I have your religion‚ if I wanted it?” -> religion is so easy to take up - Newt compares religion to the cat’s cradle. See the cat? See the cradle?" Bokononism is a religion of "shameless lies.” Dismisses the whole idea of religion by showing it as a façade; u don’t actually see God - Julian says “people have to talk about something just to keep their voice boxes in working
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The Staten Island Ferry The Staten Island Ferry has been a municipal service since 1905. It carries over 19‚000‚000 people a year. It runs between the St. George Terminal in Staten Island‚ and the Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan. The Staten Island Ferry runs 24 hours a day‚ seven days a week. You can ride it 365 days a year. It is the most reliable form of mass transit in New York City. It is on schedule 96 percent of the time. It is the only direct form of transportation
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Brooklyn Cop‚ by Norman MacCaig is a poem about an American policeman and the daily dangers he faces. The cop appears to be a savage yet we are later made aware of his underlying vulnerability. New York’s reputation of violence and crime leads to our awareness of the cop’s fear of not returning home to his wife. ... We are first made aware of the cop’s intimidating appearance in the first line‚ of the first stanza when MacCaig uses the simile "built like gorilla." This gives us a very negative and
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Newton’s Cradle Isaac Newton was a key figure in developing some basic laws of motion that apply to the world all around us. One object that demonstrates some of Newton’s Laws of Motion is Newton’s Cradle. Because Newton’s Cradle was not invented by Newton‚ the name is a bit misleading. Although there is still some confusion today as to who is the rightful inventor of this object‚ most sources claim that Newton’s Cradle was invented by Marius Morin and was later coined “Newton’s Cradle” by English
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Crossing the Atlantic: The Story of an Indian Immigrant I had always been a good child. No matter how much work I had‚ I did it. Even if I had two hours of homework‚ you could count on me to help you. Now that I am an adult‚ I realize what a wonderful childhood I had. I went to a great private school with the best teachers and students. I even had the privilege of having my very own textbooks. Those who weren’t as lucky‚ had textbooks destroyed by students who had them before they were even born
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Brooklyn‚ one of the five boroughs of the city of New York is the most populated one. Lit is located on the western long island. If it were an independent city‚ it would have been the fourth largest city in the United States of America. Brooklyn maintains a distinct and independent culture of its own. Most of the neighborhoods in Brooklyn are ethnic enclaves where a particular culture is dominant. Brooklyn is today‚ the third larger business district after lower and midtown Manhattan. It has an ever
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One of the main conflicts of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is person (Francie) vs. society. Poverty and judgment runs down the streets of Williamsburg‚ Brooklyn‚ New York. Francie dives head on into conflicts concerning gender‚ economic state‚ and religion. “She put the penny in her dress pocket and turned the rest of the money over to him. Neeley was ten‚ a year younger than Francie. But he was the boy; he handled the money” (Smith 8). In essence‚ this shows females were not trusted to
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