Jessie Williams Jr. Ms. Eikum AP English March 4‚ 2014 Technology in Schools I use my cell phone every day. I use it in classroom as well as outside the classroom. Some people think that’s a problem‚ but I think otherwise. I believe if we use technology wisely‚ then it would benefit us more than cause us harm. One reason I think we should not ban technology in classrooms is because it can be a good source of information. Generally‚ cell phones have internet access which students can use
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The Catcher in the Rye/Dead Poets Society Throughout the book The Catcher in the Rye‚ and the movie Dead Poets Society‚ there are many themes portrayed that the characters deal with and learn from. Of the many themes displayed in the movie and novel‚ three that stood out were loneliness‚ dealing with change‚ and the pain of growing up. These three themes are vital and important‚ and play a significant role in the characters throughout the novel and movie. The struggles of loneliness‚ dealing
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novels The Catcher in the Rye and 1984 alienation is a main theme. Catcher in the Rye and 1984 show characters who are not normal and who are different from the rest of society which results in their Alienation. Alienation is a feeling of not belonging. One of the biggest factors that cause alienation is the need to fit in and be accepted in society. Whether it is alienation from civilization or alienation from society‚ drastic changes occur; just like in 1984 and the catcher in the rye. Both these
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The Catcher In The Rye: Connection to the Title The title of the novel The Catcher In The Rye‚ by JD Salinger‚ has a substantial connection to the story. This title greatly explains the main character‚ Holden Caulfield‚ and his feelings towards life and human nature. In society he has found enormous corruption‚ vulgarity‚ harm and havoc. He knows that the children of the world are ruined by the corruption of adults around them and‚ he states later in the novel‚ his new purpose in life will
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Victoria Matero English II H March 3‚ 2013 Holden Caulfield is one of the most hypocritical characters in literature. He spends the entire book complaining about all of the ’phonies’ around him when in truth he is one of the biggest phonies of all. Throughout the novel‚ there are many events where Holden exemplifies his hypocrisy. There are three primary examples. Holden first displays hypocrisy when he met Earnest Morrow’s mother on the train on his way to New York. Also‚ when he
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Zachary Sessions Mrs. Neal English 2204 7th 30 November 2012 Phoniness‚ Loneliness‚ and Innocence in The Catcher in the Rye Generally‚ the ordinary public typically contains problems with deception and the sensation of cheating. Within the globe‚ the feeling of phoniness is present and can result in vast varieties of individuals to distrust one another. In the bottomless trench of every human being’s bowels‚ there is also a vacancy. In all of the lives of the world‚ citizens collectively
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Life Lessons through Holden Caulfield In “The Catcher in the Rye”‚ Salinger uses Holden Caulfield as a vessel to portray the loneliness created by the flaws and realities of the human psyche. Human beings are not born “socialized”. The process of socialization and the ability to interact positively with others can be a long and perilous journey. Loneliness is a common theme of human existence. The alienation can be created via multiple pathways such as by lacking a sense of self‚ lacking support
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creates Holden as someone who constantly makes attempts to interact with society‚ however is let down. Instead Salinger forces Holden to develop a society based on the premise of “they” vs. him. This separation between Holden and society is seen multiple times throughout the novel. When Stradlater is leaving to go on a date with Jane‚ Holden asks Stradlater to give his regards to Jane‚ however Holden sums up the exchange with‚ “They never give regards to people” (33). Lastly‚ when Holden is playing
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The genuine joy Holden gets from watching Phoebe is a striking image of his fantasies of innocence and his collapsing psyche. For a moment Holden sees the joy that he envisions all the children of his rye field are like. Within Phoebe’s happiness Holden is transfixed and distraught‚ because the sudden realization that he is transitioning to a world he does not feel equipped for triggers the end of his ambivalence. As the carousel spins so does Holden’s reality‚ he loses sense of even further sense
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J. D. Salinger’s critically acclaimed novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye follows the journey of Holden Caulfield‚ a young boy who returns home to New York after being ousted from yet another preparatory school. Throughout the novel‚ Holden shares his animosity towards what he sees as a phony society‚ filled with phony people and phony things. Within the novel‚ Salinger has created numerous symbols‚ such as the natural history museum or the red hunting hat‚ as well as creating a vocabulary which fits in
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