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    difference between the ordinary and the exraordinary has been a constant wonder on the mind of those who wish to become extraordinary. Being so wonderfully gifted isn’t just something that happens. Being Extraordinary is something that makes up everything about them. Existing in this way is a part of their morals and more often then not‚ their death. The morals that make up the extraordinary are beyond depths of just writing some paper on what the difference is. Extraordinary people believe that they

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    When people are confused it is hard for both parties to function normally. In Ordinary People‚ confusion takes over. Between the many characters in the script‚ they are always left with unanswered questions that result into mass confusion. There are many different situations where the characters in the script do not clear everything up. Every character has to deal with confusion at one point in the script if not multiple times. It is hard for the characters to go on with their everyday life‚ when

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    Ordinary People‚ by Judith Guest‚ is a touching‚ sensitive novel that deals with healing and moving on from a tragedy or a difficult situation. It uniquely tells the stories of two different people and their personal situations from chapter to chapter‚ and how each person recovers from his/her problems. The reader is taken into their lives to share and sympathize with their misunderstandings‚ their pain‚ and their ultimate healing. The novel begins with the statement: “To have a reason to get up

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    Almost everyone goes through a sort of hardship at some point in their life. When in this period‚ people tend to look to their relationships for comfort and guidance. Relationships provide these individuals with a hand to hold onto when stumbling along a dark path of pain‚ confusion‚ and struggle. Ordinary People‚ by Judith Guest‚ showcases this very theme by utilizing specific relationships to help further the growth of her main character‚ Conrad Jarrett. Conrad’s relations with his girlfriend Jeannine

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    Ordinary people are the ’cannon fodder’ for the exploits of the wealthy who mislead us into war. Often the war is even ’fomented’ by covert (secret) operations where rebels are trained and funded to stir up trouble‚ giving the Western oligarchs a good excuse to "intervene militarily’. Either way you cut it‚ the wealthy use their ’corporate-friendly’ mainstream news broadcasts to dummy down the public‚ create fictitious reasoning for war like: ’this operation is to establish democracy and freedom

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    Title:  Ordinary People  Significance of Title:  Ordinary People is named so because it tells the story  of a year in the lives of “ordinary” (normal) people.   Author:  Judith Guest   Biographical Information:  • born March 29‚ 1936  • American novelist/screenwriter  • studied English and psychology at the  University of Michigan  • graduating with a BA in education  Date Published:  1976  Historical Significance:  In the 1970s the interest in studying the human mind  arose in many people. In an interview Guest said

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    When I look back onto early cultures‚ it is nice to have reminders like these letters. No matter how outlandish or unfamiliar the society reveals itself to be to me‚ I can still understand that I am dealing with ordinary people. These letters provide the raw primary source needed to show examples of average Renaissance life from the nontraditional historian perspective. The main ideas such as strict tradition‚ religion‚ and societal norms breakthrough in the words of the Florence citizens clearly

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    into depression for about two years. They were grieving together‚ but at different rates through different phases. They have both accepted the fact that he’s gone but that one day they will see him again‚ so there’s no need to be upset. In Ordinary People‚ Conrad‚ Calvin‚ and Beth also have to grieve. Throughout this grieving process‚ Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs comes into play. Every person in the story is trying to reach for self-actualization. For example‚ Calvin’s need of esteem showed when

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    Ordinary People In chapter 22 where Conrad fights Stillman because Stillman couldn’t keep his mouth shut it made Conrad explode. I personally can relate to Conrad because people like to piss me off to the point where I would get into fights with them. Sometimes there are words that are said that just makes the situation even worse. “Someone says‚” Shut the fuck up‚ will you?” (pg. 178). And when someone else butts in the conversation that doesn’t involve them irritates the living crap out of me.

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    Judith Guest’s novel‚ Ordinary People‚ is quite a unique story in that it has two protagonists. It alternates between the Conrad’s story and Calvin’s‚ his father. Although they seem interrelated‚ especially at the beginning‚ they are more like two completely different stories which happen to occasionally affect one another before splitting off and going their own ways once more. Conrad’s main concern seems to be his emotional time bomb‚ always threatening to blow but never knowing when it’s going

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