Thinking about the world today and its society‚ lots of people are judgmental and hypocritical. Yet‚ some may also be very conscious of every step they take. Being courageous isn’t necessarily running in the face of danger‚ nor is it risking your life. Courage can be a private matter and to act with hope that things will get better or that their sacrifices mean something. Being the perfect person and lacking the courage to go out and live freely is constantly drilled into people’s minds . Continuously
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J.R.R. Tolkien was a man with many brilliant aspects. Many people have looked up to him and been influenced by his views‚ works‚ and teachings. Even though he had many hard times in his life‚ he fought through them and became one of the most recognized authors: he’s famous around the world and known for his detailed writings and religious influence. Tolkien was also known as an amazing man throughout many hardships‚ a brilliantly intelligent professor and a world-renowned and award-winning author
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An inspector calls was written by J.B.Priestly‚ Priestley presents the character of the inspector as a defense of socialism as Priestley was a defensor of the socialist party. The play was set in 1912 which is also linked with 1945 as it is about the same century. the play transmits a lot of political and social messages as Priestley believed in socialism and used his plays to convince people of his way of thinking. The play is about a family who are in a lunch room celebrating their daughter’s engagement
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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger presents Holden Caulfield’s flashback of his first few days after being kicked out of Pencey Prep. The adults and teachers in Holden’s life believe that he does not apply himself in school. Holden feels that most people‚ especially adults‚ are phonies‚ so he childishly chooses not to listen to them. In Holden’s mind‚ no one reaches the level of perfection Allie‚ Holden’s dead younger brother‚ creates. Holden perceives the world through two extremes‚ the
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I found Joseph T.J. Smith life story very neat. I’m very proud that it was very inspirational and I’m also glad that he was able to come share it with us. Throughout the many downfalls better will always come. TJ smith story was most people of our motivation that took it to heart. When telling us about his first job experience made me think about if I should get a job or not. When having his first job as being cashier at the supermarket. It was out of nowhere how he got the job. The manager of the
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“Go as far as you can see; when you get there‚ you’ll be able to see farther” was J.P. Morgan’s motto. That shows exactly how much Morgan dedicated his work and how much he devoted his life to it. J.P. Morgan was known as a respectable American financier and banker who dominated corporate finance and industrial consolidation in the late 19th and early 20th century. J.P. Morgan impacted the citizens of the United States because he helped finance railroads‚ helped organized U.S. steel‚ General Electric
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“The hobbit” is a book about Bilbo Baggins who is a hobbit that lives in Hobbiton. Bilbo lives in a very nice hobbit hole and is respected by all the neighbors because he doesn’t do unexpected things‚ such as go on adventures. Bilbo is the son of Bungo and the famous Belladonna Took. One day Bilbo is unexpectedly visited by a wizard named Gandalf who convinces Bilbo into joining him in a journey as a burglar‚ which makes his neighbors lose all his respect from him‚ but Bilbo didn’t really care.
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Throughout the novel‚ Shoeless Joe‚ certain voices are heard by main characters Ray Kinsella and J.D. Salinger. Ray and J.D. hear several voices that put into motion main events of the novel. At the same moment Ray or Jerry hear a voice‚ they also immediately know what that phrase is calling them to do. The voices clearly pertain to getting people like Jerry and Moonlight Graham to come to the field and help the game of baseball. However‚ these voices can also be applied to other characters like
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Wonder‚ written by R.J. Palacia‚ is about a 10 year old boy named August “Auggie” Pullman. Auggie was born with severe facial deformities. They were so bad that the doctor that delivered Auggie fainted when Auggie was born. Auggie was homeschooled by his mom‚ but when he turned 10 and was about to go into 5th grade‚ his parents decided that he should go to regular school. He embarked on an adventure in middle school at Beecher Prep. I think this was the best thing that could have happened to
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‘An Inspector’s Calls’ is a play that was written by J.B. Priestley in 1945 but set in Edwardian England 1912. The play is set in a fictional industrial city in the North Midlands called Brumley. The fictional industrial city of Brumley would have been typical of many towns‚ as in the town there would be factory owners‚ who would provide much needed jobs‚ this meant that the factory owners were able to run their businesses any way they wanted to. These factory owners were more important in 1912
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