A wise man by the name of Benjamin Franklin once said‚ “Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” Jack Gantos from the book Hole in my Life‚ reads books quite often‚ on his journey to become a professional writer. Although his life may have not went in the direction he wanted to‚ the books he read were what kept him level headed throughout his life. Many may argue that books hindered him through his journey‚ causing him to fall into legal trouble early in life. However
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The theme is defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly. In the first part of the novel “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling‚ the primary topic is courage is not the absence of fear‚ but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. The alternate topic is love triumphs over all. The primary reason for courage is not the absence of fear‚ but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear
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One day while walking to school early in the morning i noticed a penny on the ground and went to pick it up. When i picked it up my surroundings totally changed. Apparently when i picked up the penny it caused a worm hole through the fabric of space and time. I looked around me and picked up a newspaper and found it to be March 4th 1841 and president Harrison was just elected. I then traveled to Washington D.C for answers to find President Harrison and speak with him before he dies in office. I
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Deloitte & Touche: A hole in the pipeline The main problem at Deloitte & Touche in January 1991 was to retain talented woman in the company. Hiring and retaining the same percentage of man and women has always been a strategic priority for the company. In Deloitte & Touche were hired the best students‚ naturally half men and half women‚ soon after their graduation (in audit and tax services business) or after an MBA program (in the consulting business); they were trained and given a mentor. The
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The Hobbit is that marvelous story that all fantasy books try to live up to. It’s that one book‚ that if your friends have no knowledge whatsoever of‚ you have a hard time believing them. And there is a reason why. J.R.R. Tolkien’s storytelling ability is astounding. The book begins in a “Hobbit’s” home. What is a Hobbit? Hobbits are small people‚ even smaller than Dwarfs. In their homeland‚ the Shire‚ they live fairly normal lives. But very rarely‚ one will go on an adventure. A great wizard‚ Gandalf
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Chasing for Disappointment ------------------------------------------------- Irony in in the short story‚ “Araby‚” is the comparison between the dream type of love the young boy feels for Mangan’s sister‚ and the reality of his own high expectations. Throughout the short story‚ I experienced a flashback to a particular external quote I had read previously‚ “Love is not what it seems‚ and just as reality has a way of dashing our dreams so too does the discovery of eyes blinded by love.” This
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Themes in Catcher in the Rye In 1951‚ JD Salinger published a novel titled The Catcher in the Rye. Between the years of 1945 and 1951‚ Salinger had changed his concept of the misfit hero from a pathetically misunderstood protagonist who seemed doomed to a less than average life‚ to a protagonist who has learned to surpass the morons and show them compassion through somewhat condescending gestures. The latter is the present day Holden Caulfield‚ the protagonist in The Catcher in the Rye. Holden
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Mr. Judd Name__________________ CH. 14 America and World War II Study Guide It was the bloodiest‚ deadliest war the world had ever seen. More than 38 million people died‚ many of them innocent civilians. It also was the most destructive war in history. Fighting raged in many parts of the world. More than 50 nations took part in the war‚ which changed the world forever. For Americans‚ World War II had a clear-cut purpose. People knew why they were fighting: to defeat tyranny. Most of
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Project #1 – Theme Essay on The Monkey’s Paw The Monkey’s Paw‚ written by W.W. Jacobs‚ is a short story about the consequences of messing with fate. Mr. White is a simple man living with his wife‚ Mrs. White‚ and his grown son‚ Herbert. One evening Sergeant-Major Morris‚ a family friend back from India‚ visits them and shows them a monkey’s paw he had gotten there‚ saying that it will grant a man three wishes‚ but that it was made to prove that when you mess with fate‚ bad things happen. Even
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study is a board for the game of “Pegs and Holes‚” which I found at the Museum of Fine Arts. The game board dates to 2000-1500 C.E. and is from the Levant region in the Near East. The object itself is a stone board with multiple holes carved into the top. The pegs seen in the museum are reproductions of what would have originally been ivory pieces. Played by two people‚ the game’s objective seems to have been for a player to race their pegs through the holes and seize all their opponent’s pieces.
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