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    The Act of Supremacy in 1543 made an abundance of people irate‚ this anger resulted in the Pilgrimage of Grace taking place. There were many people that opposed this movement and many that favored it. The Oath of Honorable Men (doc.1) shows a goal of the Pilgrimage of Grace. It states how you cannot enter the pilgrimage for worldly gain but only for your love of God. It also states‚ and to expel evil counselors which was a clear goal of The Pilgrimage of Faith. The best way to figure the cause of

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    Quotes from A Separate Peace "I think we reminded them of what peace was like‚ we boys of sixteen....We were careless and wild‚ and I suppose we could be thought of as a sign of the life the war was being fought to preserve....We reminded them of what peace was like‚ of lives which were not bound up with destruction. Phineas was the essence of this careless peace." Chapter 2‚ pp. 16-17 Context: Gene says this after he and Finny were in Mr. Prud’homme’s office explaining why they were late to dinner

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    In A Separate Peace by John Knowles‚ the main character‚ Gene Forrester‚ struggles with copious moral dilemmas while living at Devon‚ a boarding school. The author portrays Gene as a structured intellectual‚ who is shielded from the reality of World War II. As a result of this “separate peace”‚ he predominantly struggles with his self-integrity and‚ consequently‚ feels much jealousy towards his classmates at Devon. By examining Gene’s antagonistic behavior towards his peers‚ it is evident that personal

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    For A Separate Peace and Swing Kids - Similarities-Differences Outline I. Introduction- Last sentence is the thesis II. Paragraph(s) discussing only the similarities between A and B (transition) III. Paragraphs discussing only the differences between A and B (transition) IV. Discuss how and A and B reflect or connect to a shared theme (must be one of the themes discussed in class) V. Conclusion Possible Choices: - Compare and contrast the characters Gene from A Separate Peace

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    An initiation story’s plot is typically concerned with a protagonist’s experience that drives character development. More commonly it is concerned with the loss of innocence in a child adolescent. One example of this category of fictional writing is “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro‚ in which a young girl found pride in helping her father breed and slaughter animals in a time and place where a woman’s role was to be married and tend to a family. After watching her father kill Mack‚ a horse the narrator

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    In “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles the reader is left with the question‚ did Gene Forrester jounce the branch‚ crippling his roommate in the process‚ on purpose or accident‚ trapped in their minds? In 1942 during WW II‚ Gene Forrester began attending a school in New England called Devon. At Devon‚ Gene soon finds out his roommate‚ Phineas also known as Finny‚ was an extraordinary athlete‚ quite manipulating and able to talk himself out of any kind of trouble or responsibilities he may have had

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    Gene’s Personal War and Separate Peace A Separate Peace coincidently takes place during World War II‚ which is one of the deadliest bloodbaths in America. In addition to the outside war‚ John Knowles does not fail to recognize the struggle Gene Forrester has faced in order to find his ‘separate peace’. Several dynamic characters went through a drastic change throughout the novel; but Gene’s personal conflict was the most difficult to overcome‚ partly because his archenemy and best friend happened

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    Outside Reading Assignment (A Separate Peace) Gene and Finny are the main characters of A Separate Peace and Gene also serves as the narrator and protagonist of this book. In the beginning of the novel Gene and Finny appear to have a perfect friendship‚ although Gene has many mixed emotions regarding Finny. It is clear from Gene’s praiseworthy description of Finny’s athleticism‚ charisma‚ and charm that Gene admires Finny. It is also these qualities that make Finny the competition. Although Gene

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    determine whether or not they’re capable of losing their childhood innocence. Throughout the boys journey they come across many life threatening situations‚ which forces them to use survival instincts‚ that corresponds to their true personalities. The unique ways in which the boys handled the situations put forth in front of them‚ foreshadows whom they truly are as well as their individual abilities to lose their childhood innocence. Gordie‚ Chris‚ Vern and Teddy are all lower class boys who are

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    Brandon Wilde Mrs. Jones 4th Honors Lit/Comp 30 March 2011 Gene’s War In A Separate Peace by John Knowles‚ Gene Forrester returns to Devon School. While he is there‚ he remembers all the good memories and adventures that he had with his best friend Phineas while WWII took place. As a quick and irrational action‚ Gene jolts the limb of the tree they were on causing Finny to fall to the end of his athletic career and all hopes of making it to the Olympics are shattered. Gene‚ wallowing in guilt

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