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    simultaneously. In doing so‚ Spitz cleverly implies the metaphor of Teiresias‚ a blind prophet from Ancient Greek mythology to cement this idea. Ellen Handler Spitz is a critically acclaimed American author‚ and University professor‚ best known for her specialist studies in the area of; psychology‚ children‚ and the arts‚ and how they intersect with one another. Ellen Handler Spitz’s‚ Image and Insight: Essays in Psychoanalysis and the Arts explores what ties the world of psychoanalysis to that of art‚ and

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    I didn’t fully grasp the story when I first heard about it from a previous teacher. Upon looking up the full article I found a few information. Mary Ellen McCormack‚ was an American whose case led to the creation of the New York Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children. It’s a bit shocking to see a movement after one occurrence. Mary Ellen had a mother and father‚ but later lost her father. He Mother who had to take a job was unable to attend her daughter and keep her company. She put her

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    Ellen‚ the Countess Olenska is the character is chose to analyze. She fulfills Newland’s longing for an emotional fantasy life. Her words‚ her unconventional taste in clothing and interior decorating‚ and her attitudes symbolize the exotic to traditional Newland. She makes him question his narrow existence and brings out his protective instincts. Where May is ice‚ Ellen is fire. Ellen’s elegance and style would be at home in Europe‚ but seem passionate in New York City. Emotionally‚ she is the opposite

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    “It’s not what you have it’s what you don’t have that counts.” (Raskin p.43) Mysteries go out to find a way to trick the reader. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin‚ is a story of all sorts of Mysteries. For two months students have tried to figure out who the murderer is. Students watched the movie version. While there are differences there are similarities to. The Westing Game is full of new existing things.

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    Susan B. Anthony was a women’s rights activist and an agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society. She fought for the rights of women and basically anyone else that wasn’t treated equally. She was born to a Quaker family that was neither prejudice nor biased towards anyone. Her family moved to a farm in the 1840’s and they fought to end slavery as part of the abolitionist movement. She became a teacher and later was involved with the fight of equal rights for women. In my opinion‚ I would say Susan

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    A time in which I have read in the QUEST form was when reading the novel Crank by Ellen Hopkins. The novel is depicted by a 17 year old girl named Kristina whose entire life is destroyed by “the monster”. Her downhill spiral began when she took a summer trip to visit her father‚ (whom she soon discovers is playing with the monster). Before

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    Later on life he adopted X‚ which became a symbol to represent his lost past‚ particularly the rejection of his “slave” name. Malcolm X was an activist and an outspoken public voice for the Black Muslim Faith who challenged the civil Rights movement and the non-violent pursuit of integration that was led by Martin Luther King Jr. Malcolm X was an activist who believed that non-violent acts would achieve nothing in receiving racial equality‚ he believed that people had to take action. He once said

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    In “The Company Man”‚ Ellen Goodman narrates the death of her character Phil and the aftermath of the event. As a metaphor for the typical‚ non-descript “company man” of the 20th century‚ Goodman conveys her indifferent sentiments for Phil‚ who worked himself to death‚ through a variety of rhetorical devices. Throughout the piece‚ Goodman reveals details about Phil’s life in a clinical manner to reveal her heartfelt indifference towards him. When the wife answers with “I already have” to how

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    accomplishments‚ ideals‚ and lifestyles. The nation was comprised of myriad families cut from the same cookie-cutter shape. Few chose to challenge the demands of the conformed society. Among the opponents of society were youth and Civil Rights activists‚ who expressed and represented their demographic through practices that would shock and alienate them from the nation. The 1950s introduced the United States to a new term: the teenager. The teenager revolutionized youth of the period‚ who

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    The book‚ Glass‚ by Ellen Hopkins‚ is a very interesting read for any reader who loves drama! The protagonist in Glass is a character named Kristina‚ and Kristina has some problems in her life. Between money problems‚ her new baby‚ Hunter‚ her parents’ divorce problems‚ and her weird and crazy alter ego‚ Bree‚ Kristina’s head is left spinning‚ and she’s looking for where to turn. On top of all that‚ she has decided to start again on a new drug‚ one that she’s used before‚ and the end results were

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