Jetty Rats Rites of Passage Jetty Rats is a novel written by Phillip Gwynne that all young teenage boys should read. It deals with the rites of passage and issues that all boys are confronted with at some point in their adolescent lives. It is presented in an entertaining yet realistic manor which makes it easy for younger readers to understand. The issues and rites of passage discussed in this essay include family‚ friends‚ experiencing a first kiss and obtaining a first ‘real’ job. The story
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The Good and Bad in the Canterbury Tales In Geoffrey Chaucer’s poem‚ Canterbury Tale‚ life in fourteenth-century England is realistically and satirically exposed. Through the Knight‚ Parson‚ and Summoner‚ Chaucer portrays the good and bad people in fourteenth-century England. The Knight represents the chivalry during this time‚ whereas the Parson represents the God-fearing‚ respectable people. Although there were many good people in England‚ Chaucer also shows many bad ones such as the Summoner
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I’m in the Rat Army now. The commander is Rose. Not Bonzo. I’m done with following Bonzo’s stupid directions‚ and his desperate need for authority that seems to contribute to the making of his stupid actions. He punched me right after he told me that he persuaded the Rat Army to trade me for one of their guys. He was angry; he was furious with every little thing that I did when I was in his army and punching me like that was only part of his payback. Whenever I saw his face‚ I couldn’t help but
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piece of literature‚ The Tale of Genji. Three crucial aspects depicted in the novel’s progression are the role of women‚ Buddhism‚ and the political configuration‚ each containing positive and negative attributes prevalent in the tale. China was a powerful nation at the time‚ and during this age‚ these three societal concepts were important‚ yet controversial at times. These concepts can all be related directly back to the central character‚ Genji‚ along with the other vital people who‚ not surprisingly
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know-it-alls and the pass-it-ons‚ from Perk up! and Pipe down! I’m from He restoreth my soul with a cottonball lamb and ten verses I can say myself. I’m from Artemus and Billie’s Branch‚ fried corn and strong
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In The Canterbury Tales‚ the narrator‚ Geoffrey Chaucer‚ warns of unmannerly conduct and begs for forgiving and non-judgmental readers in any instance of offense throughout the stories. Chaucer makes it clear that the stories told were not of his own views or words and were strictly re-written for the purpose of the book. The warning was necessary because the book itself contains many controversial events that may seem wretched to the reader. In the Miller’s tale‚ the narrator once again warns
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Language in The Handmaid’s Tale For centuries‚ “the pen is mightier than the sword” has been the adage du jour. Words do more damage than swords‚ spreading ideas instead of killing people. One dangerous little idea‚ passed among individuals‚ does more damage than any blade could ever do; few armies can hold out against strong ideas. In the state of Gilead‚ words mean everything‚ and they have the ultimate power. The women in Margaret Atwoods’ dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale have very limited avenues
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Handmaid’s Tale unfolds. Set in what seems to be a dystopian United States where various violations of human rights from around the globe are exposed. It is these violations that a patriarchal‚ authoritarian theocracy is created in the nation-state of Gilead. Oppression‚ status‚ and fear run rampant through the nation-state. Obedience is tantamount for the survival of women and the regime. Atwood exposes how building a utopia leads to a dystopia for those that are considered as being an “other.” The
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Marlyn Barroso ETS 192 October 3rd‚ 2013 Hierarchy in The HandMaid ’s Tale Margaret Atwood ’s The Handmaid ’s Tale is a interesting novel that will have you confused but also have you bitting your nails with intrigue. So many questions might go in your head‚ at the same time; Atwood wrote this novel so her readers can have curiosity‚ even after reading the last word of the last paragraph of the last page of the book. One of the main topics of this novel is the effect on society when a women
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Alexis Zora Professor Motaleb English 115 July 31‚ 2014 Fairy Tales: Old VS Modern While Disney developed a formulaic approach to fairy tales (basic elements in its formula: good prevailing over evil‚ emotional‚ catchy songs‚ cute sidekicks for comic relief‚ young romance‚ funny jokes) it also created a formulaic approach to how young girls set goals or standards (Chan 231). The plot usually containing a story of good prevailing over evil usually occurs with an older woman who is jealous of
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