Tanner Sack Mrs.Willett English I‚ Period 5 3 December 2012 Keeping Your Head in It Doris Lessing’s short story‚ “Through the Tunnel” teaches the reader that if you put your mind to something‚ you can achieve anything. The universal theme is revealed through the dynamic struggle of the protagonist and the vivid imagery of the setting. In the beginning of the story‚ Jerry meets the native boys‚ who show him the tunnel. The native boys see one of the older boys swim
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Leadership and Social Organization in Europe In Europe‚ most of the area used one main social structure. This is represented in my first pyramid. As you can see the kings are the most powerful‚ next come the nobles‚ then the knights‚ and finally the peasants. The box that has the word “church” in it to the side means that they had as much power as the kings and nobles. This society was based on the feudal system. It was mainly constructed for one reason‚ which was security. It was possible
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Max Lerner once said “The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.” Doris Lessing illustrates this point in her short story‚ “Through the Tunnel.” In the short story‚ Jerry‚ a young‚ English boy‚ finds himself by overcoming the obstacles of adolescence. As the story opens‚ readers learn that Jerry‚ who is on vacation with his mother‚ is eleven years old--a time during which many boys begin to distance themselves from their
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Hartog Western Civilization: Ancient to Early Modern 12/1/13 Life of a Peasant in Medieval Europe During the time of Medieval Europe‚ a group‚ called the peasants‚ lived together under the ruling of a lord. Peasants got little respect but were expected to work long and hard hours just to provide for their families. There was little time for anything besides working. The peasant’s in Medieval Europe had an extremely hard and harsh lifestyle (www.historylearningsite.co.uk). When children were
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The Age of Revolutions is often a term used for a period of time‚ usually between 1760 -1848. Although the term encompasses many revolutions across the globe‚ it isn’t very often that these events are examined as a whole; compared and contrasted to show the similarities‚ differences‚ and even some potential catalytic properties between them. The book The Age of Revolutions in Global Context‚ c. 1760-1840‚ put together and edited by David Armitage and Sanjay Subrahmanyam‚ is a book of essays collaborated
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Drinking Age “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy‚” was once said by a very smart man named Benjamin Franklin. He lived in a time when there was no minimum drinking age. Before the 1900’s there wasn’t any kind of drinking laws anywhere in the United States. The drinking age was regulated by society which was family‚ church‚ and communities. Yes‚ some kids probably drank too much back then‚ but I’ve learned that the current laws aren’t doing much to stop it now either. At
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In “Through the Tunnel‚” Doris Lessing is the theme. The author uses Jerry‚ mom‚ and the setting to develop the theme. The theme is growth requires risk and struggle. Doris Lessing‚ talks about this creative short story that talks about Jerry‚ 12 years old‚ an English boy‚ has a goal set and he is on a mission to swim through the tunnel for two minutes and has to work hard to achive it. Jerry‚ the young English boy helps build the theme as he shows determination‚ hard work and a positive mindset
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The age of exploration had many varied effects on the countries involved‚ mainly Spain‚ France‚ and England. By establishing a prosperous empire in South America by conquering the native people‚ Spain became vastly wealthy off of the gold collected by its native subjects. However‚ since the native people were dying off rapidly due to the foreign diseases brought over by the Conquistadors‚ as well as malnutrition and fatigue‚ Spain and Portugal were the first to introduce slavery to the New World
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it has rich historical roots in religion and has tussled with it‚ especially in the form of the Catholic Church of Europe during the Middle Ages. It is believed to have originated in Hellenistic Egypt‚ and closely tied to Hermes Trismegistus‚ who may have been a combination of Egyptian Thoth and Greek Hermes (Budge 414-415). However‚ the transmission of alchemy to Medieval Europe is believed to have occured in the early twelfth century‚ with Robert of Chester serving as one of the earliest translators
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Maintaining the Drinking Age Law of 21 Teen alcohol use kills about 6‚000 people each year‚ more than all illegal drugs combined (Hingson and Kenkel). Alcohol use by persons under 21 years of age is a major public health problem. Alcohol is a common used and abused drug among youth in the United States. Although alcohol is harmful to everyone‚ alcohol harms adolescents much more than adults. Adolescents are more vulnerable than adults to the harmful effects of alcohol on learning‚ memory‚ and
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