other five. Until now‚ there had been a national understanding that either all nine boys were innocent or guilty. Instead‚ there was split that left people lacking faith in the Alabama state government. The admission of the innocence of these boys raised questions such as why they had been in prison for six years if there innocence was so clear. It would take more than forty years for the last Scottsboro boy‚ Clarence Norris‚ to be pardoned by Alabama. However‚ the one
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BOOKTEST 5V1 Mijke tonnon 1. A) “About a boy” B) Nick Hornby C) 1998 2. A) The story takes place in 1994/1995. Because in the story they celebrate New year´s eve. They think back of 1994‚ about what kind of year it was‚ and they hope 1995 will be better. B) The story takes place in London‚ the boy describes that he moved from Cambridge to London‚ and that London is very different from Cambridge. 3. Marcus: Marcus is a twelve year old boy‚ his father is called Clive and his mother Fiona. His parents
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The boy in the striped pyjamas The film ‘the boy in the striped pyjamas’ based on the novel by John Boyne was changed to adapt to a different audience. This is shown through the changing of the story for an older audience. There are various amounts of differences between the novel and the movie one of them being Bruno’s age. Another major difference is Bruno’s mother. One of the other big differences is at the ending of the novel and the film. In the novel Bruno is 9 years old but in the film he
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that most of us take for granted such as‚ showers‚ electricity‚ and housing. The Lost Boys‚ is a group of men who are originally from a different countries of Africa and travel to America to experience some of our customs and norms. Through the video‚ they discuss basic differences‚ like differences in food‚ and also others such as the purpose of a trash can. As the video continues we learn about how the boys feel they have so many questions about the American culture yet it is difficult for them
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religion‚ or any other factor. This is a huge step from where our country was in the 1960s‚ where race itself proved if one was either guily or innocent. This can be proven through the stories in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the Scottsboro boys‚ and the murder of Emmett Till. These examples all prove that Blacks were found guilty just for the color of their skin. In To Kill a Mockingbird Tom Robinson‚ a black man accused of rape‚ went against a middle-aged white woman. During the trial
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Master Harold and the Boys Play Master Harold and the Boys‚ a play written by famous playwright Althol Fugard‚ shares the story of a seventeen year old white boy‚ Hally‚ who spends time with two African- American servants‚ Sam and Willie. While the majority of the play is a conversation between the three inside a tea room‚ Fugard does a brilliant job of exposing the struggles that is dealt with at the time. The context of Master Harold and the Boys is deep and meaningful‚ especially since
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A movie story set during the Holocaust‚The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas is both heart-warming and heartbreaking. It is a touching story of an odd friendship between two boys in horrendous circumstances and a reminder of man’s capacity for inhumanity. Bruno is a nine years old boy growing up in Berlin during World War ll. He lives in a five-storey house with servants‚ his mother and father and 12 years old sister‚ Gretel. His father wears a fancy uniform as he is a soldier. One day their family decide
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The theme After reading these three stories‚ I have decided a theme to go with them. The connections with the animals and them responding to certain situations lead me to the conclusion that the theme is animals think a lot like humans do. The animals ambush prey‚ understand what humans are telling them‚ and even use tools to get food. All that is proof that animals will think like us and use their talents to survive. The following paragraphs will show why I have decided that that is the theme of
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The Lost Boy This book tells the story of a young boy who has never had a family. His only possessions are the old‚ torn clothes he carries in a paper bag from foster home to the next. The only world he knows in adaption to survive is one of isolation and fear. Thankfully others had rescued this boy from his abusive alcoholic mother‚ but his real hurt is just beginning -- he has no place to call home. Lost boy is a follow up to Dave Pelzer’s book “A Child Called It”. This Novel is an auto-biography
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happening around him. He asks his father why he sees people wearing striped pyjamas. His father tells him that they are not people‚ and that they are only Jews. Although he is told not the leave the boundaries of the house‚ Bruno‚ like most young boys‚ becomes bored and decides to explore. He finds himself at the perimeter fence of the
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