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    Tom Joad's Philosophy

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    Throughout the book‚ Tom Joad’s philosophy evolves. He made a friend and wanted to follow his path and think the way he does. Tom Joad finds himself following the path of Jim Casy and he takes different types of actions to prove that he is closure to Casy’s beliefs. In the beginning of the book‚ Tom Joad is not really interested of what is happening around him‚ he is mostly in his own world. Tom meets Casy and then they both reunite with Tom’s family. When the car broke down‚ Tom and Casy had to

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    Gatsby vs Tom

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    Gatsby vs. Tom By: Ryan Leger In The Great Gatsby the author describes Gatsby and Daisy’s husband Tom- and as he depicts their characteristics‚ the reader is able to observe similarities and differences between them. The similarities I’m going to discuss are their desire for success and social status‚ their determination for the things they desire‚ and their hatred for one another. The differences that contrast these similarities are their desire for success and social status for different reasons

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    The Devil and Tom Walker

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    The Devil and Tom Walker "The Devil and Tom Walker" written by Washington Irving is an example of romanticism in American literature. This book was written between the late 1600’s and early 1700’s. Romanticism was an artistic movement within literature in the 19th century that promoted individuality with emotion‚ love and nature. Romanticism within literature stretched the hearts and feelings of characters and challenged them to change their pasts. Characters‚ such as Tom‚ his wife‚ and even the

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    Uncle Tom Cabin

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    faith of her Christianity. One of the main themes throughout the text is human rights. Stowe depicts slavery by expressing that slavery took many rights away from the enslaved. The loss of the basic right to have and raise a family is not an option for these slaves which might be slavery’s cruelest effect. Stowe targeted mainly her white female audience‚ because she was a female author‚ and addressed this denial of human rights. By knowing that she would find empathy in this group of people that were

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    Tom Brennan- 1. How do the positive and negative consequences of different experiences impact on the lives of the individuals in the texts you have studied? In your response make detailed reference to your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your own choosing. Positive consequence Negative consequence “Into the world” Quotes Going out into the world creates many different experiences that can consequently impact the lives of the individuals. The experience can be both positive

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    Uncle Toms Cabin

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    cruel to their slaves. I say that Shelby is the “good” slave owner because he shows some feelings towards his slaves. Shelby is forced to sell some of his best slaves to Mr. Haley because he is in debt. He decides on selling 2 slaves to Haley‚ Uncle Tom and Harry; the son of a slave named Eliza. Shelby didn’t want to sell but he knew that he had to. The fact that Shelby was sort of reluctant in selling Eliza’s son harry shows to me that even though he owned slaves he might be sort of a decent human

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    Innocence of Tom Robinson

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    In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird represents Tom Robinson‚ who was a peaceful man that never did any harm. To kill or harm him would be a sin. Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ tells Scout and Jem‚ "I’d rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard‚ but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit’em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird."(p.69) The mockingbird represents Tom Robinson because he does not have his own “song”. Whereas‚ the blue

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    Character Development in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer‚ Tom is introduced as a rebellious and self-centered boy who uses his intelligence to manipulate people for his own gain. Throughout the course of the story Tom learns important lessons that lead him to appreciate‚ respect‚ and look out for others. When Tom is first introduced he is described as a free-willed and careless boy who constantly disobeys his aunt to get attention. He usually skips school and goes

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    The Story of Tom Brennan

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    Well-written narratives challenge their readers to reconsider society’s views and their own perspectives on particular issues. The audience is positioned to understand how much a personal opinion can be based on society’s views. The novel "The Story of Tom Brennan" uses the profound story of the Brennan family to encourage her teenage audience to think critically about the consequences of drink driving and rash decisions. It also offers an insight into the grieving process‚ demonstrating ways of dealing

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    The Devil and Tom Walker

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    story “The Devil and Tom Walker” good vs evil is shown in Tom Walker. Tom is a man in the 18th century who was a very bad man who sold his soul to the devil for money. “The Devil and Tom Walker” was written by Washington Irving and the character I have chosen is Tom Walker. Tom Walker is a lonely man because he is greedy‚ miserly‚ and mean. Tom Walker is a greedy man because he always wants more money. A quote from the story that shows his greed is‚ (184) ¶ 2 “Finding Tom so squeamish on this

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