Review: “The Epictetus Club” Trayler‚ Jeff (2004). The Epictetus Club. Papillion Press‚ OH November 11‚ 09. Based on real events‚ this novel is set in the old Ohio Penitentiary. The metaphors of the institution are realistic. The inmate characters and the names of staff have been changed in this novel. The story begins by tagging a group of inmates who meet weekly under the tutelage of a lifer named Zeno in a group called the Epictetus Club. The inmates try to learn something from the teaching
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The novel Fight Club‚ by Chuck Palahniuk’s‚ focuses on the middle class male demographic between the ages of 18 and 50 familiar with the contemporary life of North America in the nineties‚ enveloped in a consumer-driven society which lives by the motto “money walks‚ money talks”. Palahniuk explores the duality of the two protagonists in the context of stereotypical Americans driven by consumption and possessions living day-to- as a cog in the machine of the corporate world. Throughout the text
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There is a different group of students at the University of Central Florida‚ a group that have 5w-30 motor oil coursing through their veins and an internal combustion engine for a heart. These aren’t robots but the passionate gear-heads of the UCF Car Club. The passion begins at a very young age‚ pushing Hot Wheels add the word cars or toys here?across the living room floor or hanging out in the local garage or dealership eventually stemming into what is called car culture. But what is car culture
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The Breakfast Club is the story of five teens from different cliques forced to spend the day together as they serve their detention. All of the major high school stereotypes are represented: the jock‚ the rebel‚ the popular girl‚ the nerd‚ and the outcast. Conflict quickly arises as the students are forced to interact with one another‚ but as the afternoon wears on‚ *things begin to change. Thus unfolds a humor-infused teen drama that reveals the breakdown of labels and the bonding of a very diverse
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appreciate other social concepts. Perhaps an ideal of “belonging” is most clearly seen‚ when it is contrasted with a sense of exclusion; of alienation. The poems “migrant hostel” and “Feliks Skrzynecki” by Peter Skrzynecki‚ the movie “The breakfast club” by john Huges and “the angry kettle” by Ding Xiaoqi demonstrate this challenge to a sense of belonging and how it can have personal impacts. “Migrant hostel” voice the hardship experienced by the personas family in an attempt to fit into the Australian
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David Semester 2 P. 3 9/29/12 The Joy Luck Club Each generation is different from each other. While the younger generation has their opinions on things‚ the older generations have different opinions on it. This is the result of the society they are raised in and the changes in the society as the generations evolve. This is exhibited in Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club. In the book it displayed how the mothers‚ who were raised in China‚ had contrasting opinions on love‚ family‚ and life than their
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The novel‚ The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan takes place in a couple of different places. All of Suyuan Woo’s childhood memories take place in China. After coming to America the setting takes place in San Francisco California in 1949. Also there are few different time frames. The time frames consist of the 1920’s to 1980’s. I have to give this timeframes because of the flashbacks that are given in the book. The characters that I believed are most fully developed are Jing-ming “June” Woo‚ Suyuan Woo‚
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Comparison and Contrast of Characterization in Silvia Plath’s‚ Initiation and Rona Maynard’s‚ The Fan Club Every reader has a favorite author; one who creates literature in a way that strikes them emotionally or catches their attention. Each author writes in a unique form‚ or an author’s style‚ to introduce literary elements to their writing. A key piece of an author’s overall writing style is how they introduce and develop characters. An author utilizes characterization to describe personal
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official in a club‚ it may be intimidating to bring up issues within the club‚ especially if it is against a high-ranking official. In this situation Erica found a problem in the Spirit Club’s financials at the end of the year that could easily be fixed. To make matters more difficult‚ the problem was directly related to Matt‚ the president of the club and Erica’s close friend. As the treasurer of the Spirit Club‚ Erica knew that “anywhere from $70 to $350” was missing from the sale of club t-shirts that
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they make and who they want to be. Fight Club‚ an american classic‚ is all about choices and being unhappy with oneself. The main character isn’t out of the norm for where he is in life and is definitely not in a rough place but is still miserably unhappy. Existentialism states that happiness is not achieved through material items or possessions‚ but comparatively through authenticity and freedom (Allaboutphilosophy.org). Jack‚ the main character of Fight Club‚ realizes this after years of misery and
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