separate himself from his father‚ 2. The Mississippi River as a symbol for Huck’s maternal figure‚ and 3. The character of Jim is a secondary maternal figure in the novel. Huck Finn possesses an unending will to separate himself from his father‚ Pap. In the beginning of the story we meet Huck’s father‚ a brutally hateful man who has absolutely no care or affection for his son. During Huck and Pap’s first meeting in the book‚ we see how he actually treats his son. The first words out of his
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(Coleman‚ 2008) 3 Singapore Youths: DC or AC Type? • Mixed views about whether they are more engaged or more disengaged over the years or more disengaged over the years • Mixed phenomenon: – Increase in political parties’ youth membership eg: PAP recruited 1‚000 young members in 2009 and opposition parties increased theirs by as much as 50% (Lim 2010) – Tan‚ Chung & Zhang (2011):Singaporean youths are generally more politically active than their older counterparts‚ and are more active in the consumption of
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What are the two external events that had affected Singapore? One of the external events that had affected Singapore is the industrial revolution. With the industrial revolution‚ there is new inventions of machineries such as the steamships‚ spinning machines and steam engine. The steamship is much more faster and allows people to travel to Singapore in a shorter amount of time‚ the spinning machines allows large quantities of goods to be produced easily. As a result with the inventions of steamships
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cells do not‚ white blood cells protect while red blood cells transport‚ and red blood cells have a longer life span than white blood cells. 3. Which type of white blood cell would you expect to be most common in a normal blood smear? (2 Marks) In a normal blood smear‚ one would expect to find more neutrophil cells. 4. A differential count of white blood cells from a patient gave the absolute number of lymphocytes as 8000 per mm3 and the total number of white blood cells as 12‚000 per mm3. Calculate
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is not always the case. Mark Twain uses the novel‚ Huckleberry Finn‚ to portray an evil connotation of society. Throughout the book‚ Twain uses description and symbols to show the inherent greed harbored in society. In the very start of the novel‚ Pap is described as a drunkard‚ who is greedy for Huck’s money. In fact‚ he demands Huck to bring him the money and stops beating him only after he passes out (Twain 21). The greed that drives people to obtain money at any cost is a major issue that Twain
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Emerson‚ Thoreau‚ Twain: Transcendentalist Writers Transcendentalists are believed to go above and beyond and be independent. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau both stress that transcendentalism is all about individualism. According to Emerson‚ the main idea of transcendentalism is to withdraw from society: “To believe you own thought‚ to believe that what is true for you in your private heart‚ is true for all men(that is genius” (185). Emerson focuses on following the heart. Similarly
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hypocritical society through several characters and situations in order to satirize the brutal aspect of the society of the time period. The Widow Douglas and Miss Watson request custody of Huck‚ but a new judge‚ who is unaware of Huck’s past‚ decides that Pap will remain the legal guardian. His actions derive from his belief that it would be wrong to separate a child from their father and stay with the traditional idea of a parent raising their own child‚ but he is blinded by his selfish motive to do that
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Children of alcoholics either become withdrawn and futile or use their arduous experience to become a stronger person. Huckleberry Finn’s father‚ as known as Pap‚ is an irredeemable‚ verbally and physically abusive man due to his addiction. According to statistics of children who come from abusive homes‚ Huck is more likely to become: suicidal‚ neurodivergent¹‚ physically unhealthy‚ a smoker‚ drug dealer‚ criminal and a high school drop-out. By choosing the latter and relying on his wit and intellect
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Adventures of Huckleberry finn” written by Mark Twain they’re many examples of how people become educated. One of the main characters Huck Finn learns more from traveling through the Mississippi. Huck finn gets a unconventional education by Jim‚ Tom‚ and pap. First of all Huck was educated by Jim in many ways. At one point Tom Sawyer was shot in the leg‚ and him stayed to help with Tom. Him says to Tom‚ “would he say dat? You bet he wouldn’t; well den‚ is Jim gwyne to say it? No sah. I doan budge a step
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of Huckleberry Finn‚ “Pap is motivated not by any claims of selfless conscience but by pure and naked self-interest. Pap is angry that Huck—who has been adopted by the Widow Douglas and whose money is under the protection of Judge Thatcher—has slipped out of his father’s total control. Pap excoriates the " govment" because he thinks it has robbed him of a piece of valuable personal property (" a man’s own son ")‚ and indeed he speaks of Huck almost as if Huck were a slave.” Pap acts selfishly‚ because
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