these texts that were considered as the factors of the division and dissidences in the American society. The main texts I would like to ponder over are: Frederick Douglass’ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave and Dave Eggers’ Zeitoun. If the observation of the social history of the United States of America is being done it is obvious to find out that that the American society has never actually been entire. Back in history it was commonly divided into master
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Both Zeitoun and his wife Kathy suffered from PTSD. During the novel Zeitoun is captured and brought to jail. He suffered many months before being released. This took a toll on both him and his wife. The couple showed symptoms of PTSD towards the end of the book. Zeitoun would have a hard time falling asleep due to the fact he was thinking of all the people and places he witnessed months
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soldiers did not help the old couple shows this. While staying in the city‚ Zeitoun found an old couple who was out of supply of food and water. Zeitoun told the soldiers at the intersection of Napoleon and St. Charles about the old couples‚ the soldiers said they would go help them. However‚ four hours passed‚ when Zeitoun went back and check on the old couples‚ they were still there. The soldiers did not come and help them. Zeitoun was furious because the soldiers did not carry out their promise (136-137)
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights‚ Governments are instituted among Men‚ deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” This is how‚ in 1776‚ Thomas Jefferson began writing one of the most important documents in the History of the United States. This document is the Declaration of
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In America Arab Americans have been stereotyped as terrorists and bombers. In the book Zeitoun‚ Zeitoun‚ for example mentioned the discrimination against Muslim Americans after the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington DC.” Since the attacks in New York‚ he would say‚ every time a crime was committed by a Muslim‚ that person’s faith was mentioned‚ regardless of its relevance” (Zeitoun 37). Anyone who looked Middle Eastern was considered a terrorist or anti- America‚ simply because
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References: Collins‚ Robert M. Transforming America. New York: Columbia Univ Pr‚ 2006. Print. Eggers‚ Dave. Zeitoun First Edition‚ First Printing edition. New York: Mcsweeney ’s; First Edition‚ First Printing Edition‚ 2009. Print. [ 2 ]. Collins‚ Robert M. "Malaise."Transforming America. New York: Columbia Univ Pr‚ 2006. 8. Print. [ 3 ]. Collins‚ Robert
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American Literature Summer Reading List Summer 2014 Belmont High School English Department The following list was complied from the recommendations of the Belmont High School English department and contains some of the best-known works of American literature. Each book addresses the American Dream and/or American identities. All entering 11th graders must read at least one book from the list below over the summer. Students entering English 11 Honors must read at least one contemporary AND one classic
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Dave Egger’s memoir‚ A Heart Breaking Work of Staggering Genius‚ takes a bold plunge into experimental literary techniques. His story of raising his kid brother‚ Toph‚ after the death of their parents is crafted at a new and unique level of post-modernism. This interplay that Eggers creates between his text and the audience became the model of joint attention and the double-audience position in the article “Affect and artifice in cognitive literary theory”‚ by Merja Polvinen. Polvinen argues in
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In “Serve or Fail‚” Dave Eggers dissatisfies the phenomenon that although college students have too much leisure‚ they are not willing to give a few hours doing community services. Eggers suggests that colleges should consider instituting a service requirement for graduation‚ and colleges are best-poised to create in their students a lifelong commitment to volunteering. He pointed out that there are even programs done by colleges and high schools in order to gain more than two million volunteer hours
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ideas that that authors John Gatto‚ and Dave Eggers have. John Gatto‚ a teacher in the Manhattan school system for thirty years wrote‚ “Against School: How Public Education Cripples Our Kids‚ and Why.” Gatto claims to have taught in some of the worst conditions‚ and some of the best. Teacher of the year in New York for multiple years‚ Gatto claims to have seen it all. Just like Gatto‚ Eggers sees that the school system should be run in a different way. Eggers‚ the author of‚ “Serve or fail” developed
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