American Literary Movements Puritanism (17th century) - a style of writing that adhered to five basic tenets of religious life: original sin‚ limited atonement‚ irresistible grace‚ perseverance of the saints‚ and predestination. Puritans believed that God divinely controls the universe and all humans‚ regardless of social or economic status‚ are equal in God’s sight. Central to Puritan success is the extreme self-determinism that still contributes to American idealism. Important writers of this
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Christopher Paul Gardner (born February 9‚ 1954 in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin) is a entrepreneur‚ stockbroker‚ motivational speaker and philanthropist who‚ during the early 1980s‚ struggled with homelessness while raising his toddler son‚ Christopher‚ Jr.[1] Gardner’s book of memoirs‚ The Pursuit of Happyness‚ was published in May 2006.[2] As of 2006‚ he is CEO of his own stockbrokerage firm‚ Gardner Rich & Co‚ based in Chicago‚ Illinois‚ where he resides when he is not living in Toronto. Gardner
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The Old Man - A deaf man who likes to drink at the café late into the night. The old man likes the shadows of the leaves on the well-lit café terrace. Rumor has it that he tried to hang himself‚ he was once married‚ he has a lot of money‚ and his niece takes care of him. He often gets drunk at the café and leaves without paying. The old man is a regular in the café‚ and though he sometimes forgets to pay‚ he’s generally a good customer. We mostly learn about the old man from the conversation of
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“We’re all dead and just hoping that we come back to life when we get into the world again.” The book “Fallen Angels” by Walter Dean Myers is the tale of a young man named Richard Perry to Vietnam. Perry is just a young man and so are many of his fellow soldiers. Throughout the story they all face many of the same feelings. Feelings of fear‚ comradeship‚ and losing a close friend. All of the men face the overwhelming fear of war. Many times throughout the book they come face to face with death
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Monster by Walter Dean Myers Monster is the story about a 16 year old black boy named Steve Harmon from Harlem. Steve is on trial for a being a possible accomplice to a murder. The book begins with him in jail waiting for his trial to start. The story is written in screenplay format‚ due to Steve’s passion for filmmaking‚ along with Steve’s journal writing which he does even in the courtroom. Steve writes this way to keep his sanity while being in prison during the trial. The majority of
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Teachers can help one individual in more than one way. A teacher can be someone who knows more about a student’s background than anyone else. In the novel “Monster” by Walter Dean Myers the readers are introduced to Steve Harmon. Steve gets proven innocent with the help of his teacher and also by the jury finding out he was not part of the robbery and the crime committed. The character Steve is perceived as innocent because of his teacher’s good testimony‚ Mrs. Henry not being able to recognizing
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In writing his novel “Monster”‚ Walter Dean Myers used his experience to keep the judicial system relevant to his points while still realistic. Steve’s attorney‚ O’Brien‚ is honest about her role in the system to Steve‚ telling him‚ “My job is to make sure the law works for you as well as against you.” Instead of pretending to be crusading for a not guilty verdict‚ O’Brien tells the truth that she intends to help hunt down the truth both for and against Steve as an unbiased tool of the court. This
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Death Of A Naturalist By Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney’s poem ‘Death of a Naturalist’ mainly focuses on Seamus’ experience of collecting and watching frogspawn as a child followed by his reaction on metamorphosis of the frogs from ‘jellies specks’ He loses his innocence. This poem’s title is an extended metaphor. The naturalist in Seamus dies as he experiences the transformation from a child to a man. It’s a comparison between the metamorphosis and the transformation of the tadpoles and the child
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Modernism in Earnest Hemingway’s Literature “The Old Man and the Sea” Introduction: 1. The definition of Modernism 2. The definition of Realism 3. The definition of terms 4. The significance of the study Chapter one: 1. The theory of Modernism 2.1. Stream of consciousness 2.2. Internal monologue 2. Realism as a literary technique 3.3. Internal realism Chapter two: 1. the implication of American modernism through the main characters
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consequences are not considered. People will go to great lengths to survive no matter what happens in the process. Teenagers are a few of those people who can get lost in this chaotic world and do things to survive without considering the cost. Walter Dean Myers Dope Sick displays the life of a teenager named Lil J‚ who has lived through layers of pain and has to make difficult decisions. His life is troublesome with a drunken mother who has neglected him his whole life and a disappeared father. To make
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