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    Part-Time Indian Themes

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    Though there are many lessons and themes within The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie‚ the most significant is Junior’s refusal to abide by society’s standards and live within the narrow passage society provided him with. He was born into poverty. Not only that‚ but he was Indian. These two aspects handed to him at birth set him up to poor‚ drunk‚ and unsuccessful. By the time he was a teenager‚ Junior was aware of these boundaries in which everyone else on his reservation

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    Beverly Naidoo use the theme of truth in the novel “the other side of truth” In the novel " The Other Side of Truth" there are several themes‚ however one of the most important themes is the theme of truth. Both Sade’s mother and father believe that telling the truth is very important. Although Folarin believes telling the truth is good‚ this brought him harsh consequences‚ the death of Mrs.Solaja‚ and it separated him from his children. Even Sade and Femi believe in the truth‚ but end up lying to

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    American society.  On a typical Friday night in any small town‚ the sounds of the crowd‚ the band‚ and the cheerleaders can be heard from the dimly lit streets: this is the place where a town comes together as a community and becomes one through the hopes and dreams of the players on the field.  During his “mid-life crisis‚” author and reporter H.G. Bissinger abandoned his life in Pennsylvania and moved to the small on the map town of Odessa‚ Texas.  During his time in the town‚ Bissinger was able to

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    of time is handled in different ways to keep the story at a smooth pace. Kurt Vonnegut‚ the author of Slaughterhouse-Five‚ uses time as a way to give the reader an idea of what his main character’s life was like and what he had gone through throughout his life. Vonnegut’s manipulation of time may make the story confusing to some at times‚ but he effectively explains his character’s background through this different use of time. Throughout the plot of Slaughterhouse-Five‚ the idea of time is thrown

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    The 1930s was a time of depression and prejudice. The stock market plumited and a majority of people lost their jobs. For this reason‚ men predominantly became drunks and abusive. African Americans were treated as second class citizens and their words did not mean as much as a caucation’s words. Anyone who stood up for‚ or defended an African American was considered a “negro lover”‚ and also bought shame to his or her family. Usually the truth became distorted and was in favor of whites over blacks

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    Forbiden Lies

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    [pic] Roxie Releasing presents the 2008 US theatrical release of FORBIDDEN LIE$ A film by Anna Broinowski Con or Artist WHO DO YOU BELIEVE? The journalist? The Chicago mobster? The murdered friend? The FBI? The violent husband? The extorted granny? The spurned lover? The outraged publisher? The embittered fan? The detective? The Muslim activist? The estranged father? The psychiatrist? The media? Yourself

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    There are multiple paths that lead to multiple themes in the book‚ Night‚ that the author‚ Eliezer Wiesel‚ uses. One of the larger themes‚ is the act of kindness and humanity‚ which is lacking by the modern popular culture of today. The book has a variety of moments where moments of generosity are shown. One of the subjects the author uses is characterization‚ in which there are instances in the book that support this. One example is when Moishe escaped from imprisonment‚ or so he states‚ and he

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    White Lies

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    telling a white lie. When someone lies they are knowingly providing false information for the purpose of deception. On the other hand white lies are untruthful statements that are not meant to harm‚ instead they are positive. White lies serve as to avoid hurting the feelings of the listener and to avoid negative reactions from the listener to the speaker if the truth is told. Much of today’s parenting revolves around white lies. Parenting consists of telling white lies to help protect a child’s innocence

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    memoir Night the narrator Elie Wiesel recounts a moment when Moishe the Beadle told him what happen when he was gone ‚ “ Infants were tossed into the air and use as targets for the machine guns”(Wiesel 6). The Nazi’s didn’t treat the Jew’s as humans. As the author describes his experiences‚ many other example of inhumanity as revealed. Two significant themes related to inhumanity discussed in the book Night by Elie Wiesel are lots of faith and getting closer to love ones. One theme in Night is that

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    Two themes in the novel Night wrote by Elie Wiesel‚ Elie has to go through his through most of his teenage years going through the holocaust which shows inhuman cruelty and the struggles of survival throughout the Holocaust. An example of the theme of ‘inhuman cruelty and on page 65 it says “ Behind me‚ I heard the same man asking: “For God’s sake‚ where is God?” And from within me‚ I heard a voice answer: “Where He is? This is where--hanging here from this gallows…” That night‚ the soup tasted

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