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S E Hinton Gang Members
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... s. Sometimes, Ponyboy is daydreaming and not
connected to reality, like in page 158, when he
tried to convince himself that Johnny isn't dead:
.".. That still body back in the hospital wasn't
Johnny. Johnny was somewhere else maybe The
supporting cast in the story is the gang and other
characters. The gang members have long
descriptions from Ponyboy's point of view, and
they are part of the plot development. The other
characters in the book do not have long
descriptions, and they usually app...
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Style Of Writing Garcia Marquez
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a Colombian-born writer of
astonishing skill, is thought by many to be one of
the world's greatest living authors and is
responsible for awakening interest in Latin
American literature with his style of writing. He
is considered one of the pioneers of "Magical
Realism, " a style of writing that brings together
realism and fantasy. Throughout Marquez's he has
had many influences that have helped him become
successful author. These influences include
cultural influences fro...
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Positive And Negative Flannery O'connor
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The Gross and Grotesque in Flannery O'Connor
Flannery O'Connor is known for her regional,
Christian, gothic, grotesque writing. We see all
these elements in her short stories. Flannery
O'Connor's fiction generates strong reactions
because of her use of the gross and grotesque.
According to Gilbert Muller, "Flannery O'Connor
began writing about the grotesque because she
could, and she readily admitted it in a letter to
James Farm. O'Connor explained, Essentially the
reason my characters are grote...
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Civil War Nineteenth Century
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There were many reasons why Civil War poets wrote
about the war. Some used the war to express their
ideas concerning society, religion, and mans place
in the world. While others aspired to capture the
effects of the war and its impact on the soldiers
and their families. Few of the poets trying to
capture the wars effects approached realism
because sentimentality and melodramatic temper was
typical for their era. There were so many
different feelings express in the poetry about the
Civil War. I p...
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African American Poetry Nineteenth Century
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... bar called, The Colored Soldier depicts, as
well as The Reason Why how African American
soldiers fought bravely for the union. I think its
horrible especially the line They were good to
stop a bullet And to front the fearful fray.
(African American Poetry of the Nineteenth
Century) This shows how terrible it was on the
blacks fighting for the south. It was terrible
because the South, or the Union, was fighting to
legalize slavery. They were used and abused as
people. It seems they all stand ...
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Claude Monet At The National Gallery Of Art
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Claude Monet at the National Gallery of Art Claude
Monet is most definately my favorite Painter of
all time. Widely considered the foremost
Impressionist painter, Monet inspired Masters like
Degas and Renoir. Monet's paintings, characterized
by their blurred lines, quick brush strokes and
interpretation of light, capture the essence of
the subject without the harsh realism of previous
centuries. Earlier on in his career Monet's
paintings attempted to catch the momentary light
and mobility of his...
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Diary Of Anne Frank
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The story Diary of Anne Frank was a very
interesting book which showed the ways a group of
Jewish people during the 1940 's went about trying
to conceal their identity and themselves. This
story was a true story taken from a diary of a
young girl during the incident. This was made into
a play during 1955. This was praised as Frances
Goodrich's and her husband Albert Hackett's most
famous work as it was performed. The play was
started in November of 1945. As Mr. Frank began to
read the diary, it ...
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Nineteen Eighty Four World Of 1984
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... g (only thirty-five years from its
publication, whereas Huxley's and Zamyatin's
imagined futures are set hundreds of years away),
and second, the disturbing familiarity and
plausibility of the world that Orwell constructs.
Because the social world of 1984 is not that far
removed from the reader's own experience, he
becomes involved in a more profound, intimate way
than he does in Huxley's remote chrome-and-glass
society. Orwell wanted his readers to understand
not only the intellectual-theor...
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War And Peace Death Of Ivan
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Who can forget Greta Garbo's performance of a
lifetime as a woman torn between two lovers and a
son in MGM's 1935 Anna Karenina? This breathtaking
movie is based upon a novel by Leo Tolstoy.
Shakespeare and Homer are two of the greatest
writers of all times. One Russian author ranks
right up there with those two legends: Leo
Tolstoy. After completing nine major novels, three
major essays, five major novellas, and three major
dramas, this realist is known for his innovative
literary style. The ev...
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Crime And Punishment Christian Religion
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Fyodor Dostoevsky drew upon his many hardships and
life experiences in order to instill a sense of
realism and truth into the novel Crime and
Punishment. He bases many of the characters in the
novel on his own life. By incorporating his own
life challenges into the novel, there is a greater
sense of personal reflection and emotional
honesty. This is what brings the story to life.
Perhaps one of the greatest occurences that
influenced the writing of Crime and Punishment was
the death of Dostoevsk...
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Young Adults Young Readers
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Nobody but you can do it, (Blume, 2) was a famous
quote written by Judy Blume in one of her famous
books. Judy has written over 30 juvenile fiction
books that can relate to childrens lives. Judy has
worked her whole life to try and reach children by
talking about reality, however, other people try
and hide the young adults from what is really
happening in the world. Children read Blume's
books because it takes them away from the reality
of their lives and into the world of her fictional
characte...
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Quantum Mechanics Truth Value
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ter>Sam Vaknin's Psychology,
Philosophy, Economics and Foreign Affairs Web
Sites The debate between realism and
anti-realism is, at least, a century old. Does
Science describe the real world or are its
theories true only within a certain conceptual
framework? Is science only instrumental or
empirically adequate or is there more to it than
that? Jose Ortega y Glasses said (in an unrelated
exchange) that all ideas stem from pre-rational
beliefs. William James concurr...
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Opening Line Long Time
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ter> Examine each opening sentence carefully. To
what degree does each sentence give a clue as to
the story, which is to follow, and the use of
language within it? Refer to the sentences of Full
Stop, Why Apes Look Like People and The Escape.
A captivating opening is half the
success for any story. The opening may be
descriptive, full of sarcasm, unusual or exciting.
It is the same with the opening tune to a song.
Besides memorable lyrics and a beautiful melody,
the friendly tune to a ...
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Thomas Aquinas Philosophical Ideas
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Phil or Sophie? In philosophy, there are three
main worldviews: Scientific Materialism,
Spiritualism and Idealism/Realism/Rationalism.
Scientific materialism is holds much in what we
observe. What we hear, see, feel, taste, and
smell, is what s real. It is totally physical.
Spiritualism is the opposite of scientific
materialism; it says that the physical is not
always real and that there is a higher reality
that transcends the physical.
Idealism/Realism/Rationalism is a broad view that
separates...
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Heightened Sensitivity Henry Iv Fahrquhar's
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The exact positioning of the men and the careful
attention to terminology in the description of
their postures is part of Bierce's reality effect.
He is creating this event as a fact by using the
precise language of military drill. These details
have a thematic effect as welcome Bierce
identifies explicitly. The goal of establishing
the reality of the situation is reinforced by the
geographic and historical references (e. g.
Alabama, Federal). The arrangement of the troops
has thematic significa...
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Andy Warhol Pop Art
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The notorious Campbells soup can painting- Was
Andy Warhol a great artist fighting materialism or
was it trite radical realism unworthy of artistic
critical review? This style of art, known as Pop
Art, was coined by the English critic Lawrence
Alloway in 1958 (Web museum, 1). The pictorial
themes of Pop Art are motivated by every day life
(Pop Art, 1). Some of the most common icons
include: ice-cream, seven-up, Pepsi-cola, tooth
paste, canned soup, cigarettes, and match boxes.
With such trivial ...
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Jose Arcadio Buendia One Hundred Years
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the author of One Hundred
Years of Solitude, lived and experienced one of
the most intriguing cultures in the world, Latin
American. These experiences play a dominant role
in the development of the characters, specifically
Jose Arcadio Buendia. Resulting from this vast
culture is the profound psychological makeup
interwoven with Jose Arcadio Buendia, which
Freudian interpretation proves to be a useful tool
in evaluating. With the conscious and subconscious
decisions that ...
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Midsummer Night Dream Act 5 Scene 1
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Realism and Romanticism in A Midsummer Night s
Dream In A Midsummer Night s Dream, Theseus
states, The lunatic, the lover, and the poet are
of an imagination all compact (Act 5, Scene 1).
Love, in this play, is viewed in different ways.
While the four main characters believe in
romanticism, Theseus is a strong supporter of
realism. In A Midsummer Night s Dream, Bottom
states, O what fools these mortals be. Bottom
proves to be quite accurate when pertaining to the
four main lovers. Demetrius and ...
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Sensory Perception Physical Objects
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Reality Is Perception Human reality is full of
physical objects but how humans perceive these
objects is completely objective, depending on the
person and there senses. Perception of physical
objects cannot occur without other objects that
allow one to perceive these manifestations in the
first place. When a sentient being acknowledges
that they exist in a world of physical objects,
they also confirm that their sense perception
functions to an extent which allows them to
reason, even to a small ...
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Red Badge Of Courage Crane
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Stephen Crane? s The Red Badge of Courage is a
novel that reflects its time period and the style
of its author to a great extent. Also, it was
praised for its accuracy. Ironically, Crane lived
after the civil war and never served in the
military. Stephen Crane? s life is portrayed on
the web site web Crane, Stephen (1871 - 1900),
American novelist and poet, one of the first
American exponents of the naturalistic style of
writing. Crane is known for his pessimistic and
often brutal portrayals of ...
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