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    everything‚ in fact many authors present childhood in that manner‚ but some may think theirs as just isolating and saddening depending on how they lived. As presented in Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye‚ childhood is described as both bright and joyful‚ and depressing and sorrowing. While in J.D. Salinger’s the Catcher in the Rye‚ the main character‚ Holden‚ portrayed his childhood to be depressing. For instance‚ at the beginning on the novel‚ Holden watches a football game between his school aka

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    Topic: The film shows us that seizing the day leads to unhappiness. Do you agree? The film Dead Poets Society explores the idea of “carpe diem”. Through the clever use of film techniques‚ appropriate dialogue and fitting metaphors‚ seizing the day is shown to provide brief satisfaction‚ as well as long-term happiness. This applies not only to the individual who enacted it‚ but also to those around them. To make the effects of “carpe diem” even more obvious‚ the negative impacts caused by the reluctance

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    Catcher in the Rye – Essay The theme of phoniness‚ illustrated by J.D. Salinger is the key of a better understanding the story line as a whole. Phony or fake more often than not means not real and is mostly referred to some religions by non believers or sometimes even to people. J.D. Salinger has used the term "phony" in a very common manor. By the interpretation of common manor‚ many of the people at that time period suited to the style of Holden Caulfield’s dialogues through J.D. Salinger

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    The Catcher in the Rye As a child you think of the world as a perfect place where no one can hurt you‚ but eventually you find out that the world is not as perfect as you think and your life begins to change. Violence‚ injustice‚ unfairness and death can change a view of the world. Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a great example for why the world is not perfect. He is a depressed kid who goes through a lot and figures out that the he can’t protect the innocent and

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    forth‚ it shows that life is not always easy‚ it is complicated and there will be tough moral decisions that have to be made. Many try to hold dear to their innocence‚ as shown in the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ and the lyrics of the songs‚ “Forever Young” and “Men of Snow”. In The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden views life as either the innocence of childhood or the phoniness and cruelty of adulthood. He wants to preserve innocence so he dedicates his life to protecting childhood

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    around on the bench for quite a while.” Referencing his hunting hat‚ he tries to say it provided protection from the rain‚ when contrarily‚ he was getting soaked just the same. Once he was “near bawling”‚ it is clear why this is the supposed climax of Catcher. Expressing emotion and even crying in a place with a crowd‚ shows the weakness and sensitivity that Holden does not usually allow himself to feel or express. The climax of this story is the expressing of emotions he does not want to express. The

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    period 6 November 7‚ 2012 Typical Teenagers When one is feeling depressed or saddened they usually isolate themselves from the world. People that are feeling lost or alone do not like to socialize with others. In the book “The Catcher in the Rye‚” by J.D. Salinger‚ the main character is named Holden Caulfield. Holden goes through many challenges throughout this novel trying to find himself and his voice a lot like some people today try to do the same. In this book there

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    In J.D Salinger’s The Catcher in The Rye‚ the novel tends to present a pessimistic view towards humanity. J.D Salinger’s negative views on humanity are presented in the book by expressing the phonies in society‚ the belief that humans have a repetitive lifestyle‚ and the immaturity of the human race. J.D Salinger views the phonies in society negatively. He also views the cycle of change that humans go through in a negative way‚ saying that once they turn into adults they will be doing the same thing

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    PRS1023/502/3/2013 Tutorial Letter 502/3/2013 Health in Early Childhood Education: A PRS1023 Department of Teacher Education Semester 1 and 2 This tutorial letter contains important information about your module. Bar code PRS1023/502 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 COURSE OVERVIEW 2 STUDY UNIT 4: NUTRITION 3 STUDY UNIT 5: COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS 4 STUDY UNIT 6: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER - THE HEALTH POLICY 5 CONCLUSION 6 LIST OF SOURCES LAYOUT OF

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    facts and not emotions from others. Many have different emotions than others about a same place in the world. People connect places that they have traveled to different emotion that they have felt towards a certain place. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ J.D. Salinger writes about the adventures of teenager Holden Caulfield after he flunks out of his prep school. He travels around New York and tries to enjoy the time he has until he has to go home to tell his parents that he flunked out of

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