There have been may attempts to implement a character education program at Hollister High School. After collaborating with the members of the Character Education focus team and veteran members of the high school staff‚ there was a general consensus that the programs of the past questioned the student’s intelligence in terms of the character lessons being taught. The lessons did not make the students think. The lessons were designed for students a lot younger than high school aged young adults
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transportation‚ character 3. Direct Characterization –Directly telling you about the character’s personality. When people ventured timidly into his office‚ it took only a few words from him to them relax‚ and even laugh. 4. Indirect Characterization –Revealing personality traits through character’s thoughts‚ words‚ actions‚ as well as through the characters’ comments. Notice details in the story- thoughts‚ actions‚ reactions‚ as well direct statements- that bringing the characters to life. 5
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different personality. In Shirley Jackson’s story‚ “The Possibility of Evil”‚ is about an old woman named Miss Strangeworth. Miss Strangeworth is a sneaky lady with bad intentions. Miss Strangeworth’s character can be analyzed by considering what she does‚ what the narrator says about her‚ and how other characters interact with her. For instance‚ “Miss Strangeworth lives in a little town and has forever.” Everyone in the town knows her. Mostly because she was so friendly and greeted everyone so nicely
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The Character Traits of Macbeth William Shakespeare’s play Macbeth shows us that cheating will not get you were you want to go. Macbeth was written in the 16th century England during the Elizabethan period‚ because of this the story has a complex plot and many themes that the people in the Elizabethan period would enjoy. The character Macbeth has many traits that Shakespeare used to develop Macbeth throughout the play and even how the character Macbeth advances the theme of the play.
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it‚ it’s easy to get swept up in the fast-paced romance of the titular characters; which makes it easier to overlook‚ arguably‚ one of the most significant characters: Friar Lawrence. Friar Lawrence serves as both a voice of reason to the main characters as well as a source of hope in their melodramatic despair. It is his character that gives a new perspective to the story as‚ perhaps‚ one of a cautionary tale. Other characters acknowledge Romeo’s melodrama and fickleness; but Friar Lawrence has the
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testimony‚ in which she says‚ “I have never known a cross word from him in my life‚ and I have known him ever since he was four years old” (Austen 281). Mr. Darcy‚ from the age of four‚ has displayed good morality‚ ruling out the point of his changing character‚ demonstrating how his morality was confused in his poor first
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In The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ many negatives of being a soldier are presented. These negatives‚ being shown as emotional burdens‚ are prevalent throughout each character in The Things They Carried. More intensely shown is Norman Bowker. He carried strong burdens throughout the story as well as the end of it. The social aspect of the Vietnam War affected the soldiers in The Things They Carried by forcing them to get involved with illegal drugs‚ and find themselves stuck with emotional
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lies and sometimes there may be speculation that he is lying to himself. Fowlers relationship with Vietnamese woman Phuong often fuels the conflict in the story‚ especially between Fowler and Pyle. Fowler is also used as a metaphor to describe the character. The word foul is relatively similar to his last name and connections can be made about the character’s actions in the book. Alden Pyle is the "quiet American" of the title. Pyle is thoughtful‚ soft-spoken‚ intellectual‚ serious‚ and idealistic
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The things that characters do‚ say‚ feel‚ and think‚ demonstrate to us what sort of individuals these characters are. As readers‚ we reach determinations‚ or make inductions‚ in light of the characters’ activities and contemplations that permit us to associate certain qualities with every character. Character qualities are distinct descriptive words that let us know about the particular characteristics of every character. For the characters like the narrator in “The Yellow Wallpaper”(gutenberg.org)
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The Character Traits of an Ideal American There are many character traits that the ideal american would have‚ but this paper will only touch upon 5 of the most important ones. The traits that will be discussed in this paper are honesty‚ loyalty‚ industriousness‚ compassion‚ and integrity. The first mentioned trait‚ honesty‚ is an important character trait. For where would this country be now if her people were not honest? although no one can claim to have never told a lie‚ the ideal american would
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