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    Ordinary People How I relate to Conrad garret is if I got in a fight I wouldn’t feel bad about the situation because I would have had a reason to fight back and not just let someone get away with what something the other person did. I’m just not the type to let shit go and then feel bad afterword sim more of if I win the fight I would feel like I’m the shit after not go upstairs and cry myself to sleep like that’s just not going to happen because in a man’s nature its ok to have feelings but after

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    Cesar Otamendi The Catcher in the Rye Maxims -Chapter 1 M: “It’s important to say goodbye.” CD: Holden is leaving Pency and remembers chucking a football around with some guys. The memory makes him feel better about being kicked out. -Chapter 2 M: “Life is a game.” CD: Holden is talking to Spencer‚ who tells him that life is a game and that you need to follow the rules in order to succeed in it. -Chapter 3 M: “Everyone has at least one good quality.” CD: When Holden is speaking with

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    the great storytellers but never believed I could be more than a consumer. For my senior project I will be creating a children’s story book. I have always loved reading children’s books‚ even now in my teenage years. Don’t get me wrong‚ I like Catcher In The Rye and To Kill A Mockingbird as much as the next person‚ but there’s something about a kids book that you just can’t get enough of. In a children’s book‚ you get to explore the whimsical made up worlds and characters that make you feel young again

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    “I hope to hell when I do die somebody has the sense enough to just dump me in the river or something. Anything except sticking me in a goddam cemetery. people coming and putting a bunch of flowers on your stomach… Who wants flowers when you’re dead?”(Salinger 172). Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist of the Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ begins his journey confused‚ alone and filled with regret. Holden regrets doing bad in school‚ not for his sake‚ but his parents. Holden regrets not seeing

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    "Catcher In The Rye" Character Analysis Holden Caulfield (Physical Description) Holden Caulfield is six foot two inches tall. Holden is tall‚ thin‚ and awkwardly built. He has dark brown/black hair. He has a streak of grey that also contributes to the fact that he looks older then he really is. He is 16 years old but looks a lot older than his age. For instance‚ Holden went down to the lavender room flirts with three women in their thirties‚ who seem to be from out of town. Holden danced

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    JD Salinger’s Catcher and the Rye was written during a time of suppression for teens and often behave in outburst or turn to music that speaks to them. Although at the time music did not cater to the young folk‚ now there’s an abundant amount even for songs that cater to that demographic. This song A Letter to Myself by Denace. This song in many ways can be speaking to Holden as he goes through his troubles and he can identify with the song. Holden is one who is highly critical of himself and shown

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    Joseph Alhallak Period 3 August‚ 31-2013 Vocabularies Ostracize: to get expelled from a community or a group‚ or to banish someone or ignore him. Torso: the body excluding the head‚ neck and limbs. Rile: to cause annoyance‚ disturb by minor irritations. Gory: the word is used to describe something that features a lot of bloodshed and violence. Pacifist: a person who opposes the use of war or violence to settle a dispute. Putrid: it can be the food rotting process‚ something with a bad odor

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    Annie Groth English 10 Passage Analysis The Catcher in the Rye “On my right‚ the conversation was even worse‚ though. On my right there was this very Joe Yale-looking guy‚ in a gray flannel suit and one of those flitty-looking Tattersal vests. All those Ivy League bastards look alike. My father wants me to go to Yale‚ or maybe Princeton‚ but I swear I wouldn’t go to one of those Ivy League colleges if I was dying‚ for God’s sake. Anyway‚ this Joe Yale-looking guy had a terrific-looking girl

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    03/15/2013 Playing the Game of Life Depression‚ a common mental disorder‚ presents people with depressed moods‚ loss of interest and pleasure‚ feelings of guilt or low self-worth‚ disturbed sleep or appetite‚ low energy‚ and poor concentration. (Encyclopedia of Public Health‚ 2008) Someone who deals with depression often realizes it is difficult to live an everyday normal life. The Catcher in the Rye‚ written by J.D Salinger in 1951‚ narrates the life of a teenager‚ who is suffering from

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    In Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D Salinger over takes the voice of a 16 year old cynical boy Holden Caulfield who was recently expelled from his fourth school. Though Holden is the narrator and protagonist of the story Salinger’s main focus is not on Holden but on the reality of adulthood. Holden is constantly faced with the thought that it is his fate to control the purity of the youth. Having suffered a traumatic loss of a sibling at a young age‚ Holden develops a pessimistic view on the world and the

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