point on his brother Sonny‚ and how the character meets that change he needed to find to keep his promise to his mother and to regain faith in his brother. SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on Music in Sonny’s Blues.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2007. Web. 2 Oct. 2012. SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on Sonny’s Blues.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. 2007. Web. 2 Oct. 2012. These notes help in understanding the
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Nature in Romanticism The Romantic era of literature was an important part of the early 1800s. With a new country emerging‚ writers wanted to make a name for themselves and establish a uniquely American style. Many new ideas were put into the works of Romantic authors and became ubiquitous themes. As America was growing‚ the frontier was constantly changing and growing larger. On a daily basis‚ people were interacting with nature‚ discovering new plants and animals. This interaction with nature
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The Romantics believed death was closely tied with nature. Primarily‚ in William Cullen Bryant’s “Thanatopsis‚” he describes with great detail what he believed happened after death. Bryant wrote‚ “And lost each human trace‚ surrendering up thine individual being‚ shalt thou go to mix forever with the elements…‚” which says that when a person dies‚ they
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Why was the United States afraid of the Soviet Union after WWII? Why was the Soviet Union afraid of the United States and Western Europe? 2 When World II ended it brought about a period of mistrust and uneasiness between the United States and the Soviet Union. Communism and democracy were
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Is honesty the best policy even if the truth disturbs many people? Kurt Vonnegut bluntly relays his opinion on the war between science and religion and other controversial topics concerning life though his novel‚ Cat’s Cradle. Consequently‚ it was banned by the Ohio School Board in 1972‚ but “without stating an official reason”(Indianapolis Monthly). The debunking of the validity of religious and scientific beliefs‚ along with the harsh truth embedded within his work has earned Vonnegut a spot
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For my book report‚ I chose to read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is a novel set in the twenties when the American economy was soaring (SparkNotes…). I choose this book because I had it in my bookshelf for a long time‚ but never found time to read it. I had no expectations of this book because I had never heard anything about it‚ and the summary on the back was un-descriptive. In this paper I will accurately and specifically go into the characters of the book‚ and present the themes
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source is reputable because it is the original book written by Lois Lowry. Sparknotes Editors. "The Giver." SparkNotes. SparkNotes‚ 14 July 2010. Web. 20 May 2013. This source from the Sparknotes website includes a detailed summary of the book The Giver‚ including a very in-depth character analysis and theme review. This source also has several comparisons noting the symbolism and themes in the book. Sparknotes is a reputable source because its editors include well accredited critics of literature
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books‚ will all burn. No one in the community has ever really questioned about why they can’t read books‚ and why they are burned until Montag met Clarisse. She is the one who introduced Montag to the world’s potential for beauty and meaning (Sparknotes Editors) and makes him begin to doubt his society’s high-speed‚ hedonistic way of life (Greenberg). Clarisse is an imaginative young girl who tells Montag about books and history (Bradbury). Her thinking and questioning is a threat to the state
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that without her catholic upbringing‚ she never would’ve had the inspiration to write; and her life‚ as it is‚ would have been boring because she would have “no reason to see‚ no reason ever to feel horrified or even to enjoy anything.” (Editors‚ SparkNotes) Wrath‚ in this story was brought upon‚ also‚ at the very end of the story as PUNISHMENT for the family’s sins of false belief‚ and lack of love and stability in the family. It was ESPECIALLY brought upon the grandmother that‚ instead of risking
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