and white supremacist word nigger’‚ "[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is] the most grotesque example of racist trash ever written" (Mark Twain Journal by Thadious Davis‚ Fall 1984 and Spring 1985). Yet‚ again to counter that is a quote by the great American writer Ernest Hemingway‚ "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn it’s the best book we’ve had There has been nothing as good since" (The Green Hills of Africa [Scribner’s
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to entertain readers of all ages. 	In Sely Friday ’s reference to a biography‚ Shel Silverstein was quoted as saying‚ " . . . I would much rather have been a good baseball player or a hit with the girls. But I couldn ’t play ball‚ I couldn ’t dance. Luckily‚ the girls didn ’t want me; not much I could do about that. So‚ I started to draw and to write." Because of his rejection by some of his peers‚ he found his own hobby: entertaining others. During the 1950 ’s‚ Silverstein
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closer to the Korean war. Joseph Heller’s Catch 22 is published. 1963- College students are seen wearing army fatigues with "Yossarian" name tags. Reports are being made about a "Heller Cult". Bumper stickers are manufactured which read‚ "Better Yossarian then Rotarian". The phrase "Catch 22" has surfaced meaning a "no win situation" it is now an excepted word in the English dictionary. Such a dramatic change in opinion from the earlier‚ Pro-war society
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with sophisticated society. Thirty-eight plays and over 150 sonnets are not attributed to this ignorant man. Those who believe that Shakespeare was the author have no definitive proof but instead point to Hamlet’s declaration: "The play’s the thing(Satchell 71)." The true author‚ however‚ lies hidden behind he name of Shakespeare. Edward de Vere the premier Earl of Oxford is not only considered a great poet in history‚ but he may also be the great playwright who concocted the sonnets and
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life. In the story the woman ’s pregnancy is implied through their conversation. She refers to the near by hills as elephants; "They look like white elephants" (464). She is comparing the hills to her own situation‚ pregnancy. "They ’re lovely hills. They really don ’t look like white elephants. I just meant the coloring of their skin through the trees" (465). Just as the hills have their distinct beauty to her‚ she views pregnancy in the same fashion making the reference to the
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feelings are visible in her thoughts "Thou wouldst be great‚ Art not without ambition‚ but without the illness should attend it." (1.5.19-21). From the very same speech and small implications from the letter‚ we can tell that Macbeth was ambitious enough to want to be the King‚ but would not think of murdering Duncan. Because Lady Macbeth knew this‚ she also knew that she would have to push Macbeth into performing the deed and she starts by telling him "Thy letters have transported me beyond
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rooted and molded in a fashion conducive to proper social‚ economic and infrastructural development. Evidence of this is alluded to in the portion of the article which stated‚ "In fact‚ it quickly became apparent that every adult was a ’parent ’ in this close-knit community‚ founded in 1840 by freed slaves..." Their past is reflected in their present in that‚ much like the approach which their forefathers had taken with child rearing‚ it taking a village to raise a child‚ they have embraced
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Pied Beauty 	The poem "Pied Beauty" begins by praising God for all the colorful and diverse things in nature. The speaker is thankful for everything with dots‚ circles‚ different colors‚ etc. He seems to be fond of nature and "the great outdoors." Many of the images in the poem made me think of camping out‚ or a picnic. For example‚ fresh fire-coal‚ chestnut falls‚ finches‚ skies of two colors‚ cows‚ etc. But the poem does not only speak of natures’ diversity. It also makes
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RACISM IN AMERICA If someone asked you what it would be like to live in a perfect world‚ how would you reply? Many people might say something like‚ "A place without and arguments or fighting." Others might say "A place where there is not pollution." But‚ has anyone one ever thought to say‚ "A place without racism."? For some Americans‚ racism has never even crossed their minds. For others‚ it is something they have to live with everyday. In some societies in America
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his distinct writing style. 	First‚ burning is an important symbol in the novel. The beginning of Fahrenheit 451 begins with‚ "it was a pleasure to burn. It was a pleasure to see things blackened and changed" (3). Burning rouses the "consequences of unharnessed technology and contemporary man’s contented refusal to acknowledge these consequences" (Watt 1). In these first two sentences he creates a sense of curiosity and irony because in the story change is something controlled
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