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    The Graduate‚ produced in 1967 is based on a young college graduate who is unsure about his future. Ben Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) has recently graduated college‚ with his parents now expecting great things from him. At his "homecoming" party‚ Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft)‚ the wife of his father’s business partner‚ has Ben drive her home‚ which leads to an affair between the two. The affair eventually ends‚ but comes back to haunt him when he finds himself falling for Elaine (Katharine Ross)‚ Mrs.

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    Tom Robinson Justice

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    The case of Tom Robinson - Was justice served? Yet another incident against a Negro has taken place in Maycomb County of Alabeama. The young man‚ Tom Robinson‚ was accused of physically and sexually assaulting a young woman‚ Miss Mayella Ewell. Atticus Finch was Mr Robinson’s lawyer‚ and during the trial he pointed out a few things that were evident and proved Mr Robinson’s innocence. Miss Mayella Ewell claims that Tom Robinson came into her house and suddenly jumped on her - attacked her‚

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    myths and heroes

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    discussed in the novel was that the white people are superior. There have been several notable African Americans who fought to break the myth and became heroes. Some examples of these African Americans were Jefferson from the novel‚ Joe Louis‚ and Jackie Robinson. Although some of the attempts that were made by these heroes did not always succeed‚ they helped in making a difference in equality in the long run. One of the major issues discussed by the British philosopher John Locke during the time of the

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    Jackie Robinson Monologue

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    You can bet Jackie Robinson has thought that before‚ too. I can’t imagine not being able to do half the things I want to do‚ or being separated from another “race” of people. Jackie Robinson’s character traits helped him break his barriers. He had citizenship‚ commitment‚ courage

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    The Poisonwood Bible Essay

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    Passage Page # Response “First‚ picture the forest. I want you to be its conscience‚ the eyes in the trees.” | 5 | (C) This quote goes on to describe the jungle in great detail‚ setting up the location before the main characters are even introduced. Many works of literature and films begin with a description or a shot of the setting before the main characters are ever mentioned or shown. In the beginning of the book Harry Potter and the

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    experience?People have impacted not only themselves‚ but also their countries.  This idea is analyzed in the memoir Warriors Don’t Cry by Melba Patillo Beals‚ the autobiography¨I Never Had It Made¨ by Jackie Robinson‚ and “The ¨Father Of Aviation” by Rebecca Maskell.  Melba Pattillo Beals‚ Jackie Robinson‚ and Feng Ru faced Challenges‚discrimination‚and turning points.  This impacted not only them but their countries too.     Melba Pattillo Beals one of the Little Rock nine to integrate an all white high

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    Some Suggestions for Reading: • Harry Potter I – VII‚ by J.K. Rowling (Fantasy Fiction) • Into the Wild‚ by John Krakauer (Non-Fiction) • Angela’s Ashes‚ by Frank McCourt (Memoir) • The Bean Trees‚ The Poisonwood Bible‚ by Barbara Kingsolver (Fiction) • Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury (Science Fiction) • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ by Maya Angelou (Autobiography) • Song of Solomon‚ by Toni Morrison (Fiction) • The Color Purple‚ by Alice Walker (Fiction)

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    book is what describes the whole book. The Poisonwood Bible is an increased prosecution of Western colonialism and post-colonimalism‚ an expose of cultural arrogance and self-indulgence. Section II: Author The author of the Poisonwood Bible is Barbara Kingsolver. The Poisonwood Bible is a departure from Kingsolver’s previous fictional novels‚ not only in moving politics and to the foreground‚ but also in its setting. Kingsolver’s actually spent two years in the Republic of Congo while her parents

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    Jackie Robinson: A Hero

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    have lots of courage to be the first Negro in Major League baseball player in over sixty years. But Jackie Robinson did just that. After graduating from Pasadena Junior College Jackie attended UCLA for free because of his skills on the field. That helped him get into Major League Baseball which made him a hero. That is not the only thing that made him a hero though. Jackie Robinson was born January 31‚1919. He experienced his first look at racism when he was only eight years old. When he

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    the different types of rhetorical devices and combinations of it makes it so different messages use many of the same rhetorical devices. Two novels that will be analyzed to demonstrate this are Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich‚ which is about the instability of the bulk of unskilled job in different cities across the United States as seen through her experiment of going out and trying it herself. The other‚ Scratch Beginnings: Me‚ $25‚ and the Search For the

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