Raise High the Roof Beam

Jerome David Salinger was born in New York on January 1st, 1919. His father was a rabbi who ran a cheese and ham import business. Even though Salinger was smart, he flunked out of McBurney in 1934. His parents then shipped him off to Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Once he graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy, he returned to his hometown. He decides to become an aspiring writer and goes to New York University. However, he was forced to drop out of New York…

He also tries to raise awareness about the disregard of "artistic design" in the products of "L'Esprit Nouveau." Moreover, he considered the good product to be the standard type, and believed that the form isn't a result of an industrial revolution but a decision made based…

“As I look down upon this massive gathering I see success. What is our birth creed,” asked the octopus on Bodabwoopi’s arm. Its voice boomed from speakers attached to the unimaginably tall poles that held the tent up. “Laugh, kill, recruit, and feed,” the clowns all answered as I climbed up the scaffold. “That’s right. Above all else make them laugh. Happy food is more delicious. Why then do we kill,” it questioned. “Unhappy food is distasteful and unfit for our lord,” they all answered.…

seemingly simple book with many examples of symbolism throughout the novel. Also, The Catcher in the Rye is set in post-WW II America, a very important time in America’s history because of its vast economic growth and advances. This book should be read by high school students, as it does have some mature topics and language. Holden met many interesting characters on his journey through New York City to get home. When Holden took the train to get to New York City, he met Mrs. Morrow, Ernest…

-The story begins on a December Sunday after classes at Pencey Prep school in Argerstown, Pennsylvania -Holden gets the “ax” for failing all of his classes except for English. (He has already failed out of three other schools) -Holden is told that he is being expelled, but he 's not scheduled to return home to Manhattan until Wednesday, so he goes and visits his former history teacher who tries to give him academic advice. -Holden later returns to his dormitory where he becomes annoyed by…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…

Each had his own following, and there were some violent debates. At the Meetings Snowball often won over the majority by his brilliant speeches, but Napoleon was better at canvassing support for himself in between times. He was especially successful with the sheep. Of late the sheep had taken to bleating ‘Four legs good, two legs bad’ both in and out of season, and they often interrupted the Meeting with this. It was noticed that they were especially liable to break into ‘Four legs good,…

He turned a little sideways in his chair to drink his mug of coffee. At the table on his left the man with the strident voice was still talking remorselessly away. A young woman who was perhaps his secretary, and who was sitting with her back to Winston, was listening to him and seemed to be eagerly agreeing with everything that he said. From time to time Winston caught some such remark as 'I think you're so right, I do so agree with you', uttered in a youthful and rather silly feminine voice.…