J. D. Salinger’s composition of The Catcher in the Rye served as a turning point for American literature and society. It evoked many strong emotions within readers and critics alike. Although the book as a whole was largely discussed‚ the most controversial subject was the main character Holden Caulfield. Many Americans in the mid 1900’s saw Holden as a corrupt and disturbed person. “He is a drifter‚ a wanderer‚ an adventurer who seeks not adventure but smut and the negative satisfaction of a
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Boxing is a game loaded with hard hitting‚ quick developments and a lot of blood; however‚ being a boxer is not excessively fierce for the general public‚ but rather it has its goods and bads. Boxing is a sport that is watched all around the world and has considerable amounts of income and views on television. There is a rising argument-causing event over the sport‚ because of the number of people who have gotten hurt and the deaths of people in the ring. There is a lot written on the serious injuries
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In 1960 a teacher was fired for assigning the novel in class; he was later reinstated.[27][dead link] Between 1961 and 1982‚ The Catcher in the Rye was the most censored book in high schools and libraries in the United States.[28] In 1981 it was both the most censored book and the second most taught book in public schools in the United States.[29] According to the American Library Association‚ The Catcher in the Rye was the tenth most frequently challenged book from 1990–1999.[10] It was one of the
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War is always a controversial topic whenever it is discussed in a political setting‚ or even a private conversation between friends. No War has ever been a more controversial than the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was the longest War the nation has ever engaged in. The United States entered the war in 1961 and pulled out in 1975. Although the death toll did not reach as high as the civil war‚ or either World War One‚ or World War two. The Nation still lost over fifty thousand soldiers in the deadly
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As the 22nd annual and my 1st ever Blackberry Jam began I was very anxious. It took my friends and I 5 hour to drive here‚ we were so excited. The annual Dr. John’s Blackberry Jam Festival is a pretty exclusive thing‚ but when I came across it on the internet‚ it looked interesting so I thought it would be a fun thing to try out. It was my first time adventuring out of my comfort zone so I was having fun. Because of this reason‚ I met two pretty cool friends. My friend and I were getting kind of
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Samir Hadzic PDP World History 3rd Period Chapter #15‚ pgs 296-301 I. Introduction A. Main Idea- The Middle Ages were a time period filled with a shocking amount of chaos and calamity‚ although accompanied by a large amount of intellectual prosperity‚ political expansion‚ and rebirth. i. During the High Middle Ages (eleventh to thirteenth centuries) 1. The Latin Church became a strong spiritual authority in Europe. 2. Revolution in agriculture. Increased food supplies and populations. 3
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Pressley‚ J.M. & The Shakespeare Resource Center. “The Authorship Debate” Shakespeare Resource Center. N.p‚ n.d. Web‚ Apr. 23 2013 <http://www.bardweb.net/debates.html> Print Sources: 5. Dobson‚ Micharl‚ and Stanley Wells. “Authorship Controversy” The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare. Oxford: Oxford UP‚ 2001 30-31. Print. 6. Epstein‚ Norrie. “The Authorship Question” The Friendly Shakespeare: A Painless Guide to the Best of the Bard. Ringwood‚ Vic: Penguin‚ 1993. 273-90. Print. 7. Regnier
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Everyone remembers reading the works of Mark Twain when they were in school. Freshman year of high school you’re sitting in your English class and the teacher is reading the story of Huckleberry Finn. As you go through the story‚ you start to think‚ “Wow‚ people actually treated other humans this way?” and you realize how cruel it really is. It teaches you that discrimination is not right and everyone deserves to be equal. Now just imagine never having read that book‚ never feeling the sympathy for
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Intuition 2011 Vol 7‚ 34-38 An Overview of the Nature–Nurture Debate and a Proposed New Paradigm Austin D. Miller social influences‚ such as wealth and education‚ contribute to them. With the modern age‚ a new dimension of human development has emerged‚ specifically‚ the noetic. The term comes from the Greek word for mind‚ and refers to a person’s individual agency and freedom‚ but more specifically the ability to think. In this essay‚ agency refers to the capacity of an individual to choose
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Social media was the main factor that resulted in the fast spreading of the Arab Spring – a number of revolutions through more than 15 Arab countries. The Arab Spring is proof that social media makes it possible for one person’s idea to spread to millions of people in a short amount of time. Social media is the quickest and most powerful way to spread information and we should not deny it as a part of our daily lives. One advantage of social media is speed. The internet is the fastest way to spread
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