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    Then the events that make “The Girl in the Lavender Dress” different from “Resurreccion Mary” is that “The Girl in the Lavender Dress” being witnessed and told by the author’s grandma and her husband Herbert. And then‚ having “Resurrection Mary” being told and witnessed by only one person‚ Jerry Palus. After that‚ they also different because they both occur in different time periods‚ “The Girl in the Lavender Dress - 1942 to 43” being written after “Resurrection Mary - 1800s”. Furthermore into story-wise

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    "The Catcher in the Rye" has a lot of important symbols and meanings. Each symbol seems to represent a part of Holden ’s personality‚ whether it is‚ an idea in particular‚ or a thing that is part of his surroundings. One of the most noticeable symbols in the story is the red hunting hat. The hat symbolizes Holden ’s uniqueness and his desire to be the one who stands out from the crowd. He also uses the hat as a method to avoid people. "What I did was‚ I pulled the old peak of my hunting hat around

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    adult‚ they are required to deal with the realities of the real world and learn how to handle its responsibilities. In John Updike’s short story‚ "A&P"‚ the protagonist Sammy‚ a young boy of nineteen‚ makes a drastic change to his life fueled by nothing more than his immaturity and desire to do what he wants and because of that‚ he has do deal with the consequences. From the beginning of the story‚ it is clear that Sammy in no way likes his job‚ nor is he fond of the customers and people he is surrounded

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    The Catcher in the Rye “This sentence I’m reading is terrific” I can be quite sarcastic when I’m in the mood (28) | Sarcasm is a typical teenage behavior that is funny to some‚ but annoying to others. In this sentence he uses sarcasm. | “Jane Gallagher‚” I said. I couldn’t get over it. “Jesus H. Christ.” (41) | Jane Gallagher is an important person in Holden’s life. As soon as he hears her name mentioned he gets happy. | He got leukemia and died when we were up in Maine‚ on July 18‚ 1946.

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    Catcher in the Rye 2014/03/19 Dear Holden Caulfield‚ I have taken the liberty in writing you this letter. I have created a mixed tape of ten songs that I thing you would like. I hope that you can connect with what these songs are talking about and you love this mixed tape. First we have Demons by Imagine Dragons. I picked this song because‚ as the title states‚ your inner demons. “Your eyes‚ they shine so bright. I wanna save that light. I can’t escape this now‚ unless you show me how

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    1. Alienation Holden was explaining how he left the fencing gear back on the subway in New York. They team ostracized him the whole way back showing that he is a bit of an outcast. He tries to cover his feelings up by saying it was funny‚ but he really is hurt by this. | I left all the foils and equipment and stuff on the goddam subway. It wasn’t all my fault. I had to keep getting up to look at this map‚ so we’d know where to get off. So we got back to Pencey around two-thirty instead of around

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    Andrew Pergek  CP English 9  Mrs. Murgatroyd   March 13‚ 2015     Power‚ Deception‚ and Equality     Edward Abbey once said‚ “Power is always dangerous. Power acts the worst and  corrupts the best”. George Orwell wrote ​ Animal Farm​  to tell the truths about Stalin’s power and  corruption. ​ Animal Farm​  has many historical figures represented in it such as Stalin‚ Trotsky‚  Karl Marx‚ Rasputin‚ and many more. The books mimicked the Russian Revolution and Stalin’s  reign of Russia. George Orwell teaches many truths in ​

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    Name Instructor Class Submission Date Holden Caulfield: Sociopath or Everyman? The minds of assassins generally teem with oddities. For example‚ Leon Czolgosz‚ the assassin of President William McKinley‚ was so devoted to his anarchist principles that he refused to talk to anyone whom he perceived to be an authority figure in the aftermath of the assassination. This included his court-appointed attorneys and the judge at his trial‚ which led to his attorneys attempting to secure a finding of insanity

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    Character Examination Holden Caulfield is a figment of author J.D Salinger’s imagination‚ Holden is the exception to all rules‚ and the rule to all exceptions. He is in an unclassifiable category‚ and his physical traits give no clue on how to enravel this enigmatic young man. Holden is caring but cold‚ timid yet bold‚ passive but aggressive; these are three of perhaps hundreds of antonyms describing his psyche. Holden is the protagonist in J.D Salinger’s only acclaimed novel The Catcher in the Rye. The

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    is Holden’s obsession over what is phony and what is not. The story is set a decade before the great social movements of the 60s‚ in a time of rapid media growth and a strong demand for education. Holden was born into a generation traumatized by the great depression and world war two which ultimately resulted in the creation of a culture centered upon normality and conformity. Due to these circumstances‚ Holden went mad‚ and I find it hard to blame him for it. Holdens parents expect his siblings

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