have the power to both destroy and save lives. Examine how characters in the novel (for example‚ Liesel‚ Max‚ Ilsa Hermann‚ Hitler‚ Rosa and/or Hans) use words to destroy and to save. What are some of the effects of their words? Discuss at least two characters’ relationships with the power of language. Another option: The Book Thief is‚ on one level‚ the story of Liesel Meminger’s relationship with books. At the beginning of Zusak’s novel‚ Death advises the reader‚ “All told‚ she owned fourteen
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told with very few characters in it. Out of the four characters within this great play the one who has pulled my attention the most would be Austin. Austin within this play has endured these big obstacles that we call life and its very interesting how these obstacles take a turn in his life. Throughout the play I noticed that Austin’s character begins to change as the story continues to unveil itself more and more as he continues to face these obstacles head on. Austin’s character is not only affected
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Kahan |1 Individualism in John Fowles’ novel The Collector‚ as demonstrated by the character Miranda The following project on the novel of John Fowles (1926-2005) came about for several reasons‚ not the least of which is my personal regard for his work. Fowles explores relationships: Between men and women‚ between authors and characters‚ between writers and readers‚ between individual citizens and national character. In his life and work he insisted on individualism as the starting point for
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“Among the Multitude‚” by Walt Whitman‚ conveys the narrator’s desire to be loved by someone equal to him‚ from within the large crowd of people. Because the narrator is among a multitude of people‚ only one identifies with him on equal grounds—himself. The theme of the poem is that the perfect romance for any person is self-love. Among the crowd of people‚ he searches for the one to understand him‚ which is only he. Written in free verse‚ with no particular rhyme scheme or rhythm‚ this poem reflects
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Similar feminist shifts happens in Kunstler’s trilogy‚ although the shifts in his novels are not so pronounced or dramatic. His book is the most subtle of these three nextopian novels. In World Made by Hand‚ the main character describes a town meeting and notes that “all the trustees were men‚ no women and no plain laborers;” the town “reverted to social division” that is unethical in today’s society (Kunstler 101). A return to clear social delineations is evidence of a slip back in time‚ toward
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National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)‚ and NASA‚ at Langley Research Center in Hampton‚ Virginia to win the space race around 1950s. They were considered as ‘human computer’. In the novel‚ Margot Lee prefer to talk about the discrimination that followed their journey. The most dominant characters are Dorothy Vaughan‚ Katherine Johnson‚ and Mary Jackson. Dorothy Vaughan was an African American mathematician who became acting supervisor of the West Area Computers. Katherine Johnson is an
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A Comprehensive Dictionary of Literature‚ a novel is a ‘long fictional narrative in prose‚ which developed from the novella and other early forms of narrative.’ Additionally‚ E.M. Forster in attempting to the define the term ‘novel’ in Aspects of the Novel cites the definition of a Frenchman named Abel Chevally; ‘a fiction in prose of a certain extent’ and adds that he defines ‘extent’ as over 50‚000 words. The novel tends to depict imaginary characters and situations but may include references to
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The Hidden Meanings Behind Demian Archetypes are considered to be a type of symbolic imagery derived from the past collective experience and present in the individual unconscious; at least in the ideas of Jungian psychology. In the article entitled Jungian Archetypes in Herman Hesse’s Demian‚ by critic Johanna Neuer‚ this definition proves true‚ as its interpretation is based on Jung’s archetypes and theory of individuation. In Herman Hesse’s novel‚ Demian‚ Hesse strives to represent the process
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The Hidden Curriculum TypesT The Hidden Curriculum Character education is very important for teachers and parents. A teacher can teach the different subjects by creating lesson plans concerning character development. This approach is built around a list of core ethical values such as responsibility‚ respect‚ integrity‚ learning about‚ caring‚ anger management and citizenship and involves students in reading‚ discussion‚ writing‚ role playing‚ and a variety of activities
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Kyle McCall 2/20/13 During war times‚ nations hold the weapons or technology needed to win in high regard and closely guard them by keeping them secret from their enemies. Hitler was a charismatic leader of the Nazi regime with the pipe dream of world supremacy by the “superior race‚” Aryan‚ that had multitudes of secret programs‚ projects‚ and covert operations that he held very close as to avoid discovery from opposing nations. It has been concluded‚ from documents and evidence found post World
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