DIARY OF A WIMPY KID BOOK REPORT BY JEFF KINNEY The setting of the book is the school and his house. The main characters are Greg‚ Rodrick‚ Rowley‚ and Manny. The plot is first Rodrick beats up Greg and gives him bad advise about middle school. After that Greg and Rowley joined the safety patrol. Then Greg broke Rowley’s arm on accident. Later Greg did a terrible thing‚ he put kids in a hole because bully’s came back from the Halloween Party but it wasn’t them‚ it was a fat guy. Then a teacher
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experiencing discrimination by people‚ what are the reasons? In the novel " of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck‚ Lennie and Crooks experience discrimination‚ Lennie experiences discrimination because of foolish‚ Crook experiences discrimination because he is black; they all have deformity‚ Lennie is a mentally disabled man and Crooks have rheumatism. First‚ Lennie and Crooks experience discrimination because of foolish and racial discrimination. For example‚ in chapters‚George told him lots of time
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Theatre 100 Final Exam Review Drake Union tour Remember the major rooms and theatres we toured Lecture #9: Sarah Ruhl & contemporary theatre Brecht- Epic theatre • Alienate audience to THINK‚ not FEEL • Use history to comment on present • Remind audience they are in theatre: open stagecraft‚ musical numbers‚ puppets‚ narrators‚ film Samuel Beckett & Absurdism • Characters in bizarre situations • Circular/static blots- things often repeat • Sparse language- talking past each other
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two choices‚ they could either get off the reservation or receive military enforcement. They did not answer which forced the US to send the army to the land. On May 17‚ 1786‚ Sioux warriors scalped 12 men and prompted the attack of General George Crook and 1300 men. This made everyone mad and so‚ the first real battle began in Rosebud Creek on June 17. This battle prompted little bighorn because Custard was searching for Indian tribes who fought in the battle and aided the Indians.The Indians were
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How does Steinbeck present the character of Crooks? In the novel “Of Mice and Men”‚ the character of Crooks is used by John Steinbeck‚ the author‚ to symbolise the downgrading of the black community occurring at the time in which the novel was set. Crooks is also significant as he provides an insight into the reality of the American Dream and the feelings of the people in the ranch; their loneliness and need for company. Steinbeck presents Crooks as a victim of racism and throughout the book‚ he
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Crooks monologue: Jus because I’m a nigger [examines luger shell from Carlson’s gun] they’d probably shoot me like Candy’s dog if it was as much fun as the scourge they put me through‚ [walks to window and leans against the frame] just because I’m a busted up ol’ nigger‚ [scowls and bites his bottom lip] no-one wants to talk with me or anything. [Glares up into the stars and becomes furious] S’pose I weren’t‚ s’pose I was just like the rest of em‚ and that new fella‚ that big stupid bastard‚ s’pose
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men inside. The first voice I heard was Lennie’s. That deep‚ shapeless‚ voice that only knew how to say nonsense. Then there was a croaky‚ dead voice with an accent that could only belong to Crooks. A more quiet voice followed Crooks’‚ it was gravelly and gruff. I was sure that it belonged to ol’ Candy. Crooks’ home was extremely messy. His room consisted of a straw bed‚ on the opposite wall to the bed there was a square four-paned window. On the other wall‚ there was a narrow plank door. There was
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even while with their coworkers. Crooks and Candy are superb examples of lonely people in Of Mice and Men. Crooks being the black stable worker‚ didn’t have anyone to talk to. The old handyman‚ or “Swamper”‚ Candy would always walk with his ancient dog. Crooks was alone most of the time‚ because he was different. He felt alone because of the color of his skin. The ranch owner wouldn’t let him in the bunkhouse with the other white ranch workers. The fact that Crooks is black made him feel alone because
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In the book‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ the main character Junior describes himself very detailed. The way the main character explains about himself‚ he explains that he wasn’t very normal like other people. For example‚ he mentions the water in his brain (brain damage)‚ having 42 teeth‚ etc. When transferring to an all-white school‚ it was hard to transition himself into that because Junior didn’t know anyone and he was the nerd of his school. Meeting Rowdy had a big impact
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a key role in demonstrating this theme. Other factors such as race‚ gender‚ and age may evoke the development of being ignored. Crooks‚ known as “stable buck”‚ was an African American man who was racially segregated by most. The setting of the novel was told during the Great Depression‚ a time when racial discrimination was common. Because of the time period‚ Crooks faced prejudice treatment by the white workers and suffered the feeling of loneliness. This feature was shown when the favored men
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