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Since The Catcher In The Rye was first published in 1951 there has been much speculation on how autobiographical the novel is, if at all. The rumors it is have led readers since the initial launch of to wonder how similar the protagonist Holden Caulfield and J.D. Salinger the writer are. This essay explores the theory J.D. and Holden Caulfield are one through their individual traits and life events. Both Salinger and Caulfield from a from similar backgrounds based in New York. Salinger’s…

Case manager, Sandra Scott received a call from Social Service Supervisor, Ashely Parker. The report was regarding a dirty home for multiple children who were left unsupervised. When the case manager arrived with two police officers, there were three children in the home. A nine year old girl, Jenae Eugene a ten year old boy, Eugene, and a five year old boy child. The five year old was sleeping on a full size bed. The CM questioned the kids where they slept and the nine year old, Jenae Loury…

Ronald, Ryan, Thomas, and William are sitting on the couch watching “ Bubble Guppies.” Thomas asked “ Who is riding The Point of No Return.” Everyone except for Ryan say “YES” Then William asked “Ryan?” Ryan then said “Maybe.” “Well you better think about it” said Ronald. Then they went to the car. “So Ryan how do you feel?” asked William. Ryan said back “ Not too well we got a five hour drive ahead of us. Then everyone laughed “ That was a gnarly joke Ryan” said Thomas. Ryan said “That wasn’t a…

What character traits do you think about when you hear the name Martin Luther King Jr.? Martin Luther King Jr. was always strong. He had strengths and had perseverance. If Dr. King did not follow these traits, we would not be equal right now. Martin Luther King Jr. had to use his character traits to make his speeches. Dr.King helped us to be nice to each other and to treat each other equal. Dr.King made different speeches for different things. Martin Luther King Jr. Was born on Tuesday,…

Why in the world did he just walk into that room? It is a very common question, though locations may vary, that people are used to asking while watching a scary movie. The most frustrating part about it is seeing multiple characters walk into the hands of death, even though their gut instinct told them to run away. Though absurd, people often times shoot themselves in the feet. In Nicholson Baker’s short story Subsoil, the main character does exactly that. Nile T. Milner, an agricultural…

Road Trip to Remember Summer can either be two and a half months of excessive boredom or extravagant fun. This year my summer was a combination of both. For the first month, my parents and older sister were trying to figure out the best place to visit. In the beginning several weeks I was quite enthusiastic to help plan the trip but as the days dragged on it got quite boring. Every time we would make a reasonable plan some random crisis would arise. Once it was a big family function, on another…

Clarence Darrow once stated that “there is no such crime as a crime of thought; there are only crimes of action.” As it is, crime is inevitable for a living person in the long run. Suppose, one drove into the red light at the traffic intersection or a student lit cigarette inside the school zone, both are accountable for crimes with the consequences. Crime is a crime for the action a person has committed, and the only difference is consequences depending on how big the crimes are. During the…

good father to his son because he never met his dad until he was twenty eight years old. He didn’t let his wife take his kid because he wants his son to know who his father is. Also when they were in the subway because they got kicked out of there motel they were living in, he pretended with his son that his scanner was a time machine, and pretended that there were dinosaurs. This can connect to the story “Paradox and Dream” when it says, “We spend our time searching for security ,and hate it…

1.Throughout the movie, Chris Gardner encountered many stressors. Some stressors he met were his lack of money, the fact that he had no stable job, his wife’s departure, the inability to support his son multiple times, and the absence of somewhere proper to stay. He did, however, overcame these. Regarding his wife, Chris Gardner accepted her departure to focus on his son. This became a stressor when he couldn’t properly support him. Christopher, his son, became his support in return. Through…

Jesus Cabral Week Eight Paper Brandman University The Movie El Norte The movie “El Norte” directed by Gregory Nava, released in 1984 was not backed by a major Hollywood studio. Perhaps because this movie hit home with a sub group and would not yield the revenue a common neutral hero villain movie would yield. One may see this from a negative aspect but the fact that a movie was made that depicts the immigrant struggle is a move forward for the Latino culture. El Norte sends the…