Anna Quindlen’s commencement speech argues to stop assuming other identities to match societies’ expectations. This fantasy sounds perfect at first but reflects a misconception in conformity and in happiness. Anne Quindlen’s simplistic view to” give up the nonsensical and punishing quest for perfection” will only work in a perfect society‚ but society is not perfect. While some conform to the standards of perfection to make others proud‚ most conform out of necessity. “The joker” does not want
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Anne Frank Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hide during a war? During the war Anne Frank was able to survive by being kind to her fellows‚ sharing her items‚ staying quite the whole time in hiding‚ and more other ways. Anne Frank is a survivor of World War Two‚ she survived by hiding out in a building that they then called home; she was selfless‚ but she also stayed quiet‚ If she did not hide she would be miss treated for her religion with she chooses to believe‚ so she went on
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Jianan Chen Ms. D’Amore English Honors 11 10 October 2012 Katherine Anne Porter Katherine Anne Porter is one of the most celebrated authors in American Literature‚ she is mostly known for her collection of short stories‚ often about themes regarding justice‚ betrayal‚ and the unforgiving nature of the human race. Throughout her life the many things that influenced her views and morals also helped shape the way she writes and the messages in her stories. Porter experienced a variety of cultures
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Anne Frank is a 13 year old girl who wants to show that she can be mature‚so people won’t think she is 4years old. Anne’s level of maturity is sometimes tricky to tell if she is a little kid or if she is growing into the young adult she is suppose to become‚ but once harry invited her to his house she wasn’t jumping up and down she was surprised about it‚ also she showed harry that she doesn’t like him as a boyfriend but just as a friend‚ and Anne didn’t want to sit side by side with harry just take
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In Anne Sexton’s "Cinderella" one may ponder what the purpose and tone is. Anne Sexton uses a strong satiric and humorous undertone when poking fun at marriage. The use of dark humor adds life and body to the poem. Anne Sexton’s placement of witty understatements is impeccable and allows the reader to imagine Anne Sexton’s dark humorous laugh as they read the poem. "You always read about.../...the nursemaid some luscious sweet from Denmark / who captures the oldest son’s heart. / from Diapers to
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Have you ever needed someone to have through tough times? So did Anne‚ a young Jewish girl who wrote a diary while in hiding‚ during her two years in hiding with her Jewish family and another family hiding from the Nazis. Everyone needs someone with whom to share life’s experiences is the theme for Anne Frank because they all needed someone to talk to or spend time with during their long time in hiding. Although some people would want to be alone while in rough times. The theme “everyone needs someone
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Stillness of the dawn was displaced by the scheduled game of the morning gusts. Pages of newsletters a crucified against a brick- wall using four large black nails‚ expanded and compressed like a heart‚ displaying ’Market Place’. Looking around all that could be seen was a crowd of people pushing‚ shoving and shouting. People rushed by‚ Gathering up items as fast as they could‚ People often travelled in groups; parents and children or Other family members and even friends; They were the ones causing
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In the book "The Bewitching of Anne Gunter" we can see how these allegations can be completely fabricated for personal gain and revenge. The British Isles‚ was a tense and troubled time in the late 1500 ’s/early 1600 ’s where the book is set. Anxiety arose between the Catholics and the Protestants‚ which would eventually lead to the English Civil War. Family feuds‚ politics‚ poverty‚ religion and views of witchcraft inflamed this delicate time. The case of Anne Gunter is an interesting one in
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The Trial of Anne Hutchinson The first word that comes to mind is unbelievable. Anne Hutchinson choose to privately believe in a theory that the Puritans way of thinking‚ was not the only or right way to think about religion. At first the Bay Colony found Anne to be an upright female citizen with knowledge and contributions to offer‚ as long as those contributions stayed within the theories and beliefs of the Puritans as they were known as “the people of God”. Governor Winthrop believed that in
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She and her family went into hiding on July 9‚ 1942. During this time‚ Anne wrote in her diary about her experiences‚ hope‚ and dreams. The eight Jews who lived in the Secret Annex for two years were found on August 4‚ 1944. She was 15 when her family and the others she was hiding with were found. She was sent to the concentration camp Westerbork. On the night on September 5‚ 1944‚ Anne and the rest of her family arrived in Auschwitz. She stayed there until October; then got moved
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