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    of Freak The Mighty Freak The Mighty is a book by Rodman Philbrick. There is a movie based off of Freak The Mighty it is called‚ The Mighty produced by Miramax starring Kieran Culkin as Kevin and Elden Henson as Max. There are many differences in the movie compared to the book‚ like the ornithopter scene‚ Freak’s death‚ and Tony D saying/not saying sorry about Freaks death. At the beginning of the movie and book Freak is playing with his ornithopter. In the movie Max is watching Freak play

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    Americanization Theodore Roosevelt‚ 26th President of United States‚ expressed his thoughts on Americanism through an article titled “American Ideals”. According to Roosevelt‚ Americanism means to adopt an American way of life being carefree of our religion or tradition in the past. Every true citizen who thinks himself as an American should be aware of the American Ideals and should be able to follow them from the bottom of their heart. America has always been a land of immigrants with cultural and political

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    The ideal family from the American perspective has traditionally been known as the nuclear family by sociologists. The nuclear family‚ consisting of a married couple and their unmarried children‚ materialized as a romantic ideal as the Industrial Revolution transformed the United States into a country where families didn’t have to depend on many children and extended families for help on a farm or financial stability and families got smaller. Wealthier families could afford to have a home for themselves

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    Revolutionary ideals formed during the the American “Revolution” were somewhat effectively turned into political realities. The common colonist‚ as well as the elite upper class had many different ideas of what they wanted their lives‚ society‚ and government to look like. Although many had different specific ideals‚ their general ideals regarding how they’d like to be treated as individuals and as a nation stayed mostly the same. The outcome of the revolutionary period in 1787 fairly matched the

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    the definition of manhood differently. To Macduff the definition of manhood means strength and responsibility which he feels he has failed at since his family was slaughtered and he was not able to protect them. Due to this Macduff is overcome with grief‚ although Malcolm is supportive and tells him to” dispute it like a man‚” Macduff says he will be strong‚ but he cannot ignore his feelings. He demonstrates this by quoting “I must also feel it as a man.” Malcolm defines manhood in terms of personal

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    Character Traits of an Ideal American There are many character traits that the ideal american would have‚ but this paper will only touch upon 5 of the most important ones. The traits that will be discussed in this paper are honesty‚ loyalty‚ industriousness‚ compassion‚ and integrity. The first mentioned trait‚ honesty‚ is an important character trait. For where would this country be now if her people were not honest? although no one can claim to have never told a lie‚ the ideal american would not be a

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    Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick and it’s about‚ a kid with disabilities and a kid with a robot/ human body. There names are Max and Kevin. And Max had some nicknames like Mad Max‚ Kicker‚ Maxy Pad. Kevin only had Freak. In the book Max and Kevin knew each other from the daycare they went to‚ but in the movie freak was Max’s new neighbor and the just moved in. In the book freak lives across the street from Max‚ but in the movie they right next to each other. The downunder is the same in the

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    The Library of Congress (2015) uses the common definition of “The American Dream” written by James Adams‚ who states “…our lives should be richer and fuller‚ with opportunities for prosperity and advancement for each according to ability or achievement‚ instead of social class or circumstance of birth” (p.1). Is this an attainable goal in today’s society? The implied path to achieve this dream is through the matriculation in some form of higher education‚ while incorporating continuous growth in

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    Freaky Freak Shows The “Freak show” was a gathering of people who were considered by society to be “different” is some aspect which gained popularity in mid to late 1800’s. Whether it was because of a deformity‚ missing and/or additional limbs‚ or simply the color of their skin‚ people of the middle class loved to see “freaks”. However‚ as science and medical understanding began to increase in early to mid-1900’s it became inappropriate to display “freaks” as an attraction‚ and the freak show began

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    The ‘American dream’ is a term coined by James Truslow in his 1932 book Epic of America‚ but it is a concept as old as America itself: anything is possible if only the individual is willing to work hard. The dream draws immigrants to our shores and borders every year and keeps millions of Americans content in the idea that their toiling will pave the way to success for them and for their children. However‚ for every rags-to-riches story‚ there are thousands of other hard-working people who cannot

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