English 12 IB September 16th‚ 2011 Symbols in The Catcher in the Rye The Red Hunting Hat Holden’s Red hunting hat is a symbol of his uniqueness throughout the book. It is a concrete representation of his alienation from “common” people as it looks very peculiar‚ and thus makes him stand out when he wears it. This represents Holden’s desire to stand apart from all the “phonies” of the world. However‚ the fact that Holden refuses to wear the hat while in the presence of people
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Saul Bass Saul Bass was a graphic designer and filmmaker‚ perhaps best known for his design of film posters and title sequences. In 1936 Saul Bass Wins a scholarship to study at the Art Students’ League in Manhattan and in 1938 Employed as an assistant in the art department of the New York office of Warner Bros. Saul Bass opens his own studio‚ named Saul Bass & Associates in 1955. During his 40-year career Bass worked for some of Hollywood’s greatest filmmakers‚ including Alfred Hitchcock‚ Stanley
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Mr. Tramm Period 3 SERIAL KILLER RESEARCH PAPER A serial killer is typically defined as a person who murders three or more people over a period of more than 30 days‚ with a "cooling off" period between each murder‚ and whose motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification (Princeton University). Every serial killer has either an intrinsic or extrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation occurs when we are motivated to perform a behavior or engage in an activity in order to earn a reward
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the people in his life. Billy is mistreated by his father who makes him feel as if he doesn’t belong which cause him to run away from home to find the true meaning of belonging. Billy meets a train driver called Ernie as he has jumped on a train to hitch a ride‚ Ernie finds Billy trying to sleep in his boat and tells him to get out. Ernie takes Billy to the driver’s cabin to help him and keep him warm; Billy has never felt like this before due to the abuse from his father. Billy leaves a note and a
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I pledge that this work is entirely my own and I have neither given nor received any unauthorized help in its completion. Chintan Jani Professor Amanda Meyer English 102-05 6 October 2016 The Mundane Circle of Life “People never get the flowers while they can still smell them” said Kanye West in his song ‘Big Brother’ noting that people take what they have for granted until they have lost it. Similarly‚ in Our Town by Thornton Wilder‚ Emily Webb Gibb’s portrayal‚ her approach to people around her
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Ilana Anderson English 113 MWF 8:30AM Dr. Osborne Paper 2 May 8‚ 2013 The Meaning of Phenomenal: Phenomenal Woman I discovered that Maya Angelou mostly writes from experience‚ and this poem falls perfectly in that category. I have faced constant discrimination as a woman‚ particularly as an African American woman. Modern society highly values women’s beauty. Due to that pressure‚ and the speaker’s achievement of that standard‚ the other women who respond to the speaker
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Chipped Beef The first essay of Naked. This essay is about the narrator’s (David Sedaris) early life‚ and his hopes to one day be rich and famous. Later in this essay‚ the reader discovers that David Sedaris’ family is basically middle class A Plague of Tics This essay describes David Sedaris’ obsessive-compulsive and Tourettic tendencies as a child. The tendencies included the likes of licking light switches and kissing newspapers. He frequently gets into trouble with teachers as a result. He
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He often went against his mother’s word and put her wishes aside. Since he is a detective‚ he had the power to find his brother in a heartbeat but he chose not to. After an attempt to rob a man’s car‚ his brother tried to get away from the city by hitch hiking a ride with an off duty cop. However‚ he fell victim from a misunderstanding‚ was shot‚ and tossed over to the side of the road. When the detective was called to the crime scene‚ he looked up and saw the face of his own brother. The scene
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Character Analysis In a battle with a giant vs. a mortal who do you think is going to win? The bigger guy is normally bound to win in most situations because of the extra strength and size. These qualities don’t always work though‚ especially when facing Odysseus. Although he may only the size of a human‚ Odysseus can handle much more then he would seem‚ being a man full of smart decision making‚ leadership‚ and bravery ; these traits validate Odysseus’s title of a ¨hero¨. Odysseus is typical
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I sigh lowering into an old wooden chair seated in a corner of the small shop I happened upon. Placing my warm drink on the rickety table‚ I stare out a nearby window and give a slight shiver. Grabbing the edges of my worn wool coat I pull the old coat tighter. The action doesn’t do much itself‚ but it makes me feel better. I look outside again‚ my eyes drifting over dull‚ empty markets‚ the slow rain drizzles down the pane of glass as I continue to look outside. A heavy cloud of gray has been hanging
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