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    Summary Of Burger Barn

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    Harlem‚ is working low-wage at a company named Burger Barn. These young workers often get trapped into this unfortunate work situation due to it being a last resort. The job is so horrid‚ that only those who have no other options would work there. Due to this‚ the Burger Barns in Long Island raise their pay rate three dollars above minimum wage. Workers in the inner city are having a hard enough time finding a job in general‚ therefore the Burger Barns in those areas keep their pay rate at minimum wage

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    Loyalty In Barn Burning

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    In “Barn Burning” Colonel Sartoris‚ the son of Abner Snopes‚ is questioned by Justice of Peace about accusations that his father burned Harris’ barn. Whether if it’s true or not‚ William Faulkner‚ the writer of “Barn Burning” highlights the theme about loyalty with dialogue between Colonel Sartoris and his father. This approach increases tension between Colonel Sartoris and his father because Colonel Sartoris’ loyalty is tested since he knows his father is guilty. During the accusations‚ the Justice

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    Barn Burning 2

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    William Faulkner is concerned with the south and its problems with black slavery. The issues in Barn Burning deal with the conflict between father and son. The theme of this story focuses on justice. The boy‚ Sarty‚ objects to his father burning barns and wants people to be treated fairly. His father‚ Abner‚ believes his son should respect and support kin. Abner thinks family is right no matter what. Faulkner’s intent is to show that choosing between one’s own family and justice

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    Witness: Amish and Rachel

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    Witness The film witness is set in 1984 and was directed by an Australian director Peter Weir. The film depicts the cultural clashes between the American societies and the Amish community in Philadelphia. Peter Weir in his film uses many themes including identity‚ cultural clash‚ relationship and violence in order to ensure strong impact to the audience. The characters are the main tools in portraying these impacts to the audience. An Amish woman Rachel Lapp and her 8 years old son Samuel experience

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    Barn Burning

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    Mr. Summers September 26th “The Bass‚ the River‚ and Shiela Mant” is a story about a young boy who thought he loved a young girl. He spent countless days trying to impress her and get her attention and when he finally does he soon realizes not everyone is as perfect as they look on the outside and good looks can only get you so far. After days and days of showing off his swimming skills in front of Sheila and getting no feedback he finally catches her eye. After working up the confidence

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    Barn Burning 13

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    and as Sarty begins to compare him to his father‚ he begins to see the faults in Abner ’s rational and finally decides that he must take action and stop his father ’s train of destruction‚ and as a result betraying his father. At the beginning of "Barn Burning" it is already clear that Sarty gives complete support and allegiance to his family‚ especially his father. Sarty ’s loyalty is so strong that he feels that any man who is an enemy of his father is an enemy of his‚ too. "…his father and his

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    Faulkner's Barn Burning

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    On the Contemptuous Tone of Faulkner ’s Barn Burning The contemptuous tone of William Faulkner’s Barn Burning is delivered through passages in which the son‚ Colonel Sartoris Snopes‚ is found to be paying more attention to details of his setting than the events in which he is involved. His descriptions of his family‚ and the manner in which the son is found to feel about his father’s choices‚ reveal a tone that indicates a scornful yet dutiful perspective. Sarty goes along with his family‚ realizing

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    Barn Burning-Faulkner

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    Nancy Wood Ms. Worthington Eng 102 Feb. 14th‚ 2013 Analysis Of Barn Burning-William Faulkner How is the setting in the Barn Burning southern? There are many things that prove this story is very southern and they are as follows: the use of the word N___er‚ reference “share cropping after the Civil War”‚ (The History Channel) a Nigro servant in what is plainly an Plantation like house‚ the father was in the war as an Confederate soldier‚ and several stereo typical southern references as well

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    Barn Burning Essay~

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    person they are. This internal conflict of whether to follow what he believes is right or to stand by his family happens to Colonel Startoris Snopes in William Faulkner’s short story "Barn Burning." Sarty‚ a young boy‚ is brought in front of the court to testify against his father who was accused of burning down a barn. Because Sarty is just a little boy‚ he wants to stick to his father and he knows he has to lie to keep his father safe. He knows that he is lying in court‚ and the court knows this

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    Peter Weir’s film Witness explores the contrast between the two worlds by contrasting the Amish culture with a modern Westernized society. Weir presents many themes and issues in his film. Through his use of film techniques like long shots and close-ups make the film more enjoyable. These themes include clash of two cultures/different worlds‚ Peace and violence‚ innocence and corruption. These are presented effectively with a variety of film techniques‚ editing‚ setting‚ dialogue and music/sound

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