On the Road by Jack Kerouac has many themes. One theme that stood out was the rebellion against Corporate America. The main characters for this theme were Dean Moriarty‚ Sal Paradise‚ and Marylou. Each of them had behaviors that conflict with an ideal‚ working American. These characters also represent a longing for something they want‚ but can’t find or are incapable of getting. The first character that was the biggest cliché against the ideal‚ working American was Dean Moriarty. Dean was
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The Road An unnamed father and his young son journey across a grim post-apocalyptic landscape‚ some years after a major unexplained cataclysm has destroyed civilization and most life on Earth. The land is filled with ash and devoid of living animals and vegetation. Many of the remaining human survivors have resorted to cannibalism‚ scavenging the detritus of city and country alike for flesh. The boy’s mother‚ pregnant with him at the time of the disaster‚ gave up hope and committed suicide some
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Why do you think McCarthy has chosen not to give his characters names? How do the generic labels of “the man” and “the boy” affect the way you /readers relate to them? While reading The Road‚ a novel written by Cormac McCarthy‚ I was jerked from the warmth‚ comfort‚ and safety of my home and thrown into a cold‚ dark‚ and desolate world‚ walking alongside “the man” and “the boy”. McCarthy composes his work so graphically that readers are drawn right into the story. I believe Cormac McCarthy
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Experiencing Through a Story Living in a post-apocalyptic world would leave one feeling terrified‚ alone‚ and on the brink of going mad‚ but it is hard to imagine these feelings to the actual extent. In the book The Road‚ McCarthy is able to draw the readers in for them to experience the real emotions of living in a post-apocalyptic world. The readers are able to feel this fear and realness because McCarthy impersonalizes the two main characters and clearly depicts the differences of life before
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The given circumstance in this scene is a break up between Javier and Caroline. The previous scene begins with Caroline trying to know where Javier’s new apartment is‚ resulting in Javier giving an answer that shifts the emotion of the characters compare to the prior scene. What began as an awkward conversation‚ led to an argument in which both characters brought up many feelings that one another weren’t necessarily aware about. I am Caroline‚ I am twenty-eight years old and I live with my mother
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UNFORGETTABLE SCENE It was one of those typical days where everything was normal. Cars and motorcycles passed by and out of sight. The noise from all directions filled the whole area like a buzzing sound. Surprisingly‚ people did not seem to bother by the noises at all‚ but rather went about with their daily business. Nobody had taken a moment to see what was happening around them on this busiest street of downtown Cambodia. There was a crash that finally caught their attention. Then‚ they started
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CRC MoI MoH MPWT HIB Cambodia Road Traffic Accident and Victim Information System Annual Report 2004 Executive summary Photo: Jean Van Wetter @ HIB Developed with the support of: French Cooperation Belgian Cooperation World Health Organization Notice: This report may be freely reviewed‚ abstracted‚ reproduced or translated in part or in whole‚ but not for the purposes of sale. Any reproduction or use of the information in this report should be attributed to Handicap International
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the existence of the problem strongly in Egypt which will be discussed by (tony ) Tony:(summary proof of problem) Road traffic accidents pose a global health‚ economic and social crisis. Each year‚ road traffic accidents kill more than a million men‚ women and children around the world. Tens of millions more are injured‚ some of whom become permanently disabled. In Egypt‚ road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death for persons aged 5 to 25 years. Each year; more than 5000 citizens are
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os t 9-606-005 rP REV: AUGUST 30‚ 2006 ANDREW MCAFEE Amagansett Funds (A) yo “What are we going to do about this?” Nedra Berland asked her colleague Arnoud Roth. “What do you mean we? Fixing broken applications is your job‚” Roth replied with a grin. He was kidding and Berland knew it. They had already established an easy rapport although they had worked together only a short time. Both of them considered this a good thing‚ because they were clearly going need each other
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Microsoft in 2005 As their 2005 fiscal year came to a close‚ Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer could reflect on the last year as well as the previous five years-with mixed emotions. Microsoft had slowed down after two decades of spectacular growth in revenues‚ profits‚ and stock price (see Exhibits 1‚ 2‚ and 3). Although Microsoft remained one of the most valuable and profitable companies in the world‚ its two core products‚ Windows and Office‚ had been experiencing anemic growth in revenues and profits
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