What is the reason behind Holden’s unusual behavior? Holden‚ the main character of the novel “Catcher in the Rye”‚ is different from a normal teenager. He has trouble paying attention and being focused. He lives in his own world and is very impatient. He cannot stay on topic or do good in school. All these are the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) which begins in childhood and continues through adulthood. It is possible that Holden might be suffering from ADHD. Children
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Kayla Lang 1/21/14 Sin Victimizes the Innocent In the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne explores the idea of sin and how it affected those in the Puritan era. Hester Prynne‚ with her baby in her arms‚ is ridiculed in front of the entire town. Hester and her daughter are shunned to a house on the outskirts of town‚ isolating them from the Puritan community. Pearl and Hester grow up in the town alone as social outcasts‚ but they do have each other. Pearl is raised by her single mother
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The Scarlet Letter In the 1660s‚ the number of African-Americans among the entire population of New England was 1.7%. The percentage of found-out adulteresses was even less. Nevertheless‚ a truly gifted seamstress such as Hester Prynne wasn’t standing on ever street corner. The public all agreed that ordinarily‚ finery and indulgence was frowned upon in the Puritanic society. However‚ some held the opinion that Governor Bellingham was keeping enough distance between himself and Hester Prynne‚ and
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laws to be governed by. Here‚ Hester is able to develpe and transform back into the woman she once was. She is able to‚ if only for a moment‚ live in the present and not dwell on the past. Hester‚ in a moment of passion takes off and throws her scarlet letter‚ just barley missing the close
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The puritan era was a time of strife for many early American settlers. They felt the world was at war between the forces of good and the forces of evil. This contention was made evident in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter as the author combines the physical‚ moral and mental state of Roger Chillingworth to highlight the theme of revenge and the evil obsession that takes over Chillingworth’s soul. Hawthorne’s use of figurative language connects Chillingworth’s misshapen form with
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System‚ n.d.). By 1860‚ every state but Pennsylvania adopted the congregate model. Cruel and unusual punishment is when the punishment is improper due to the severe pain‚ suffering and humiliation it inflicts on the individual. “Under the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution‚ individuals convicted of a crime have the right to be free of cruel and unusual punishment while in jail or prison” (Cruel and Unusual‚ 2017). Juvenile Intensive
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parole in prison. Recent statistics show that in 2007 the crime rate increased‚ but in 2015 it decreased dramatically. I agree with the majority of Supreme Court Justices who believe that this sentence violates the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment because juveniles are still immature‚ developing their brains‚ and unaware of impact of decision. In middle school and in high school is when stages for juveniles behavior happen. They can either go from really immature to the maturest
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Read the following passage from Nathaniel Hawthorn’s The Scarlet Letter. In a well-organized response‚ analyze how the author’s use of language influences both mood and tone. The scene was not without a mixture of awe‚ such as must always invest the spectacle of guilt and shame in a fellow-creature‚ before society shall have grown corrupt enough to smile‚ instead of shuddering‚ at it. The witnesses of Hester Prynne’s disgrace had not yet passed beyond their simplicity. They were stern enough to
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Objectives: * Define the problem and verify if the illness is an outbreak * Assemble and organize available health information for analysis * Formulate a hypothesis about the cause of the illness * Test the hypothesis by analyzing data on the distribution of the disease by person‚ time and place. * Draw conclusions and make recommendations to prevent further transmission of the disease and prevent a new outbreak. Background Information: Potential health problem identified
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The Symbolic meaning of the letter “A” In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter‚ the meaning of the letter "A" stands for “adulterer”‚ but the symbolic meaning of the “A” changes throughout the book. This change is significant as it indicates the personal growth of the characters as well as the enlightenment of the townspeople. When the novel begins‚ the letter "A" is a symbol of sin. In the puritan village Hester resides in‚ a person that commits adultery is to be condemned to death
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