as the “father of chewing gum‚” made chewing gum known to the world. He is known for his Wrigley Chewing Gum and starting the William Wrigley Jr Company‚ a manufacturing business without even going to college. The company took previously invented gum‚ and made it into its own very successful business. William Wrigley Jr. was born on September 30‚ 1861 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. His parents were William Wrigley and Mary A. Ladley Wrigley. He was the oldest of nine children. Four of his siblings
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The ‘Scottsboro Boys’ is a reference to one of the most famous series of trials in 1930’s. The story surrounding the Scottsboro cases involves nine young African American boys and their alleged gang rape of two white women: Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. This highly questionable rape accusation would spark unprecedented amounts of trials‚ convictions‚ reversals‚ and retrials. Because of these trials‚ celebrities were made from anonymities‚ careers were launched and ended‚ lives were wasted‚ heroes
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While Number the Stars and The Boy Who Dared both successfully address the difficult issue of the Holocaust‚ I found Lois Lowry’s novel much more child-empowering. Annemarie’s story remains somewhat separate from the horrors of Nazi Germany comparative to Bartoletti’s work‚ but Lowry puts that separation to good use. For example‚ when Annemarie struggles to understand the occupation of Denmark and asks her father‚ “sometimes I wonder why the king wasn’t able to protect us” (Lowry 15). This passage
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beginning of the book. William is proud of his windmill that he has built. “Before I discovered the miracles of science‚ magic ruled the world.” Pg. 3 This describes William’s young mind‚ as he believes in everything and has an incredible imagination. “My father was a born storyteller‚ largely because his own life had been like one fantastic tale.” Pg. 24 William’s father lived an incredible life and when he grew up‚ he told William all the stories of his life. This represents the beginning of the
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The Boy Who Dared is a book with theme and symbolism. The book is mostly about a boy who is in jail avoiding execution while telling his life stories. In his life he had to grow up in Germany while Germany is in war. But Helmuth‚ the boy‚ did not believe in the things Hitler is doing to Germany. Symbolism and theme are very important in this story. There are four main themes in this novel. The first theme is nationalism. Nationalism is when u have pride and fight for your country. Courage is also
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In William Kamkwamba’s The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind‚ the setting‚ point of view‚ and irony demonstrate the theme that persistence is necessary for reaching goals and having a successful life by showing the consequences of giving in to adversity. William lives on a farm in the village of Masitala in Malawi. Life for him‚ his family‚ and the villagers is not easy because they have to deal with hunger‚ drought‚ deforestation‚ and many other hardships. In addition‚ there are frequent power outages
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William Faulkner‚ Emily’s father ultimately determined the course of her life. After her father’s death‚ Emily had no idea how her life would change right before her eyes. Because of her father’s overly protective ways it brought upon plenty of distress in her life. Emily’s father loved her very much‚ so much that he was overbearing. He was strict on Emily. Faulkner shows the reader how Mr. Grierson refuses to let her date any guys: "We remember all the young man her father had driven away‚ we knew
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is about a penny given by the leading character’s father. The story begins with a funeral. After the father’s funeral‚ the leading character was talking with his sister and couldn’t help recalling the afternoon when everyone thought he was lost. The father was a reticent man who never said “love” and was severe and humorless. So the son didn’t know whether his father liked him and he even didn’t know about his father’s feeling. One day‚ the father gave him a penny. The leading character was so excited
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Kafka: How his relationship with his father was revealed in “A Letter to My Father”‚ “The Judgment”‚ & “The Metamorphosis” Franz Kafka is an icon of dark existentialist and absurdist literature that frequently wrote about themes of isolation‚ alienation‚ and authoritarian oppression. His well-known work includes the short stories "The Metamorphosis"‚ and “ The Judgment.” as well as his prominent "Letter to His Father"‚ in which he attempted to clarify the tense relationship and his emotional
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The Boy who Cried Wolf Once upon a time there was a yong shepered boy who cared for the village sheep. The boy thought being a shepered was very boring. One afternoon‚ while standing at the top of the hill‚ looked down on the village and said‚ “I never have any fun. The villagers get to work together‚ and talk‚ and play‚ but I am all alone on this hill.” Then he had an idea. “I know how to have fun‚” he thought. “WOLF! WOLF! HELP! The wolf is chasing the sheep!” The hardworking people of the village
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