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    “BLACK BOY” This novel focuses on the struggle for identity of a young black boy in the Deep South. It is a powerful testament of Richard Wright’s life which depicts a tale of hope and determination. Richard’s life growing up as an African American in the Jim Crow South‚ paints for the reader the economic and social struggle that were clichéd for African Americans at the time. It follows young Richard through his youth‚ examining the hardships and obstacles faced by both him and his poverty-stricken

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    which can only be found by going back to nature where monetary status was not important. Chris McCandless leaves all his possessions and begins a trek across the Western United States‚ which eventually brings him to the place of his demise-Alaska. Jon Krakauer makes you feel like you are with Chris on his journey and uses exerts from various authors such as Thoreau‚ London‚ and Tolstoy‚ as well as flashbacks and narrative pace and even is able to parallel the adventures of Chris to his own life as

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    Mama's Boy

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    A Mama’s boy is the son of a woman‚ who is either his mother or someone who is looked or viewed as a mother figure in his life. He has traits that are second-to-none and maybe misunderstood from time-to-time. He is bold‚ compassionate‚ appreciates the simple things in life‚ and at times viewed as a softy for his compassion for others. A Mamas boy looks to protect and honor his mother. He always puts his mother first and thinks of her or asks her advice whenever making an important decision

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    Jon Milton Paradise Lost

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    an epic hero? This seems to be the case in John Milton’s Paradise Lost‚ the great epic from the English Renaissance. Milton’s Satan is brave‚ resourceful and powerful and an excellent leader as well. Milton’s introduction of Satan shows the reader how significant Satan is to Paradise Lost. He uses Satan’s heroic qualities to his followers‚ and his ability to corrupt to show the thin line between good and evil. Satan was one of the highest angels in Heaven‚ Milton makes the reader see him as a leader

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    Carthage became almost the equal of Rome in not a few ways. Carthage‚ the North African city-state founded by the Phoenicians had become a strong sea power. It controlled large areas in the western Mediterranean‚ including parts of Spain‚ North Africa‚ and many islands. Rome‚ on the other hand‚ became a military power. Its excellent soldiers were farmer themselves who were loyal and strong enough to march thirty miles a day carrying sixty pounds of armour‚ weapons and supplies. Rome considered Carthage

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    Boys Literacy

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    New book explores literacy‚ reading among boys Generations of schoolboys who squirmed through lectures on symbolism in "Lord of the Flies" may want to thank Michael W. Smith for finally understanding their pain. In a new book‚ the associate professor of literacy education at the Graduate School of Education‚ and his University of Maine colleague‚ Jeff Wilhelm‚ document their research exploring why boys’ literacy test scores are consistently lower than girls’. The book‚ "Reading Don’t Fix No

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    were one of two people. If you had authority in the republic you were one of the Optimates meaning The Best Men. If you had no authority you were The Populares. It sounds cool but it means The People. The rich had extravagant houses with beautiful oversights with servants catering them. The poor lived in flammable houses made of scrapings hoping to become a slave. In all households though men were the controllers. The father owned the property‚ and the father decided who their children would marry

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    As the leader of France after the revolution‚ Napoleon was able to raise the status of France to highest it had ever been. Napoleon was one of the most controversial leaders in history because as much as he helped France flourish he also went against many ideas that were stated in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen that was put into place after the revolution. The French people did not gain what they had hoped for with their Revolution but when Napoleon came to power he created a revolutionary

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    Boys' Analysis

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    Relating to Boys For any author relating to their audience is extremely important if you want your message to be received. In Rick Moody’s “Boys” he is trying to relate the two boys in his story to anyone who reads it. He illustrates their lives‚ from birth‚ and shows the process of their maturation over time. The trick for Moody though is to try to take something like growing up‚ which is a very broad and personal event‚ and make everyone who reads this feel like they could be one of the boys that he

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    Real Boys

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    The book Real Boys by William Pollack explores the lives of boys. He states that boys hide they feelings. So it may seem on the outside that a boy is tough‚ cheerful‚ and confident‚ but really they are sad lonely and confused. He looks at the "mask" boys have been put on. Also explains how to get behind that mask. He goes over the boy code and explains it. Also he goes over the truths behind the myths. He goes over many other things also. I will try to outline the book as well as possible. He

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