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    The main theme of the story is parent-child relationships‚ or more specifically parent-daughter relationships. We see how the parents in the town are so desperate to understand the strange actions of their young daughters that they might be driving them even further away. While searching for the reason behind the existence of the Sisterhood‚ the narrator realizes that maybe he is not meant to understand the secret world surrounding girls. In this problem we also see other themes‚ such as adolescence

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    A big theme in Jack London’s book “The Call of the Wild” is that Buck needs to find his true self and finish his quest. At the beginning‚ Buck learns that he has to fight for his survival to find his true self and to start his quest. First‚ Buck learns the “Law of Club” by surviving the beating being given him by the man in the red sweater. For example‚ the man in the red sweater won’t stop beating Buck until Buck gives up attacking him. Buck bleeds and becomes unconscious. Since Buck gives up fighting

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    The Undercover Parent Essay Harlen Coben wrote “The Undercover Parent” to discuss parents use of spyware on their children. Copen believes that parents should use spyware. Spyware should be used to responsibly protect their children not use it to be nosey. You should not use it to find out about their lives. You should be listening for dangerous chatter and if you are not doing so you are not doing your job as a parent.I as well as coben believe that parents should use spyware as long as they are

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    Love is one of many themes in Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. This novel is a perfect example that everybody needs love in their life. Love can be expressed in the most indirect‚ but effective ways. Lily and Snow Flower became friends very quickly. They share each other’s stories and communicate on a fan that will forever be a symbol of their friendship. When Lily and Snow Flower were finally allowed to see one another‚ you would never catch them apart and were always by each other’s side.

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    was sheltered and protected by her father her whole life. Not only that‚ Miss Emily dealt with mental abuse that also came with a domineering personality. Miss Emily has never felt loved or wanted. Faulkner’s use of symbolism profoundly develops the theme of the story‚ addressing the issues of morality that arises from a young women’s struggle to find love. In the title “A Rose for Emily” the rose surfaces throughout the story as a symbol of love and dreams of romance. Emily’s father was a man who

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    Louisiana Purchase impacted Kansas. If we hadn’t bought the Louisiana territory‚ we wouldn’t have as much land to have in Kansas today. Which gave us 820‚000 square miles more than we had before. Then that gave them more open possibilities for westward expansion. That is how I believe the Louisiana Purchase impacted Kansas. Which was part of becoming a state. My thoughts are that Lewis and Clark also had a big impact on the state of Kansas. If they hadn’t said that Kansas was “ Lush and Beautiful”

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    Love has a variety of effects on people. When it is pure it can change people for the better and heal their pain. “Catch the Moon” was written by a Puerto Rican American woman and is set in the Caribbean Hispanic Barrio. “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” is written by a Caucasian man from New Hampshire and is set in a New England summer home waterfront community. In “Catch the Moon” and “The Bass‚ The River‚ and Sheila Mant” The main character a teenage boy‚ believes himself to be in love with

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    The Power of One Themes The Power of One is an intriguing story of a young English boy named Peekay and his passion for changing the world. Growing up he suffered as the only English boy in an Afrikaans school. Soon orphaned‚ he was placed in the care of a German national named Professor von Vollensteen (Doc)‚ a friend of his grandfather. Doc develops Peekay’s piano talent and Peekay becomes "assistant gardener" in Doc’s cactus garden. It is not long after WWII begins that Doc is placed in prison

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    racism than most other characters‚ going as far as to destroy a white doll she is given. Cholly drinks‚ and Cholly and Pecola’s mother Pauline are physically abusive towards each other‚ leading her brother Sammy to run away from the home. A main theme in the novel is that Pecola believes traditionally white features such as blue eyes are seen as more beautiful than her own black features and often longs for them‚ thinking it will make her life easier if she was prettier‚ and other characters in

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    In the novel Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane‚ has three main themes in it. The three themes are brutality of war‚ facing fears‚ and indifference of nature. These themes build the character of Henry and help develop his character as the novel continues. This helps the reader to connect to the feeling of the main character. First in this novel‚ the theme of brutality of war is used to create a morbid feeling and to change the main. One the novel heavily uses is the heavy destruction left in

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