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views California as a place where “racial boundaries… [is] a place where there is much to be learned by crossing them.” (111) This viewpoint became one of the many legacies that the Vietnam War had on California. What we had in California during this era was an objection to the social norms in society in order to enlighten the truth and promote civility. California was eager to bring conservative American values back into their lives, but it wasn’t until students and educators saw the social wrong in U.S. involvement in Vietnam. From this conclusion a minority of society decided to take it upon themselves to take action. Many students and citizens took it upon themselves to learn about the situation for themselves instead of being told what to think by the government, family or community. They stood up against a moral wrong, stood up against the government because they knew what their country was doing was wrong. Not afraid to stand up to oppression or injustice. However daunting a task or impossible it may seem, we need not less than to look to California during the Vietnam era to gather the courage to make a difference. It can be done; as leader of Students for a Democratic Society Greg Calvert explained in 1967, “what counted in the organization was not ‘ideology clarity… or organizational stability,’ but only ‘that which creates movement.’” (64)…

above the rest, and that is the Cheshire Cat. The Cheshire Cat plays an important role in storyline, but also to Alice herself. Throughout the novel the Cheshire Cat is a representation of Alice’s conscious mind in the dream world she finds herself. The dictionary definition of consciousness is “a person’s mind and thoughts” (Merriam-Webster) or “the state of being awake and aware of one’s surroundings” (Merriam-Webster). Though we are not aware that Alice’s adventures…

table used for grouping things in a yes or no order. He was very good at chess. Carroll invented a few words that he used in his poem Jabberwocky. They are ‘chortle’ and ‘galumph’. He also came up with the term ‘portmanteau word’ for words like brunch, which uses two existing words to make a new word. At age 20 he was awarded a scholarship to Christ College. He won academic prizes from a young age. He was an avid photographer. He got to take pictures of famous people. Lewis was born on January…

In one of Lewis Carroll’s books “Alice in Wonderland” a character in his book says,“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?''That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat. This quote means each time you make a choice you are going down a path and it’s your choice on which path you want to take. You decide how much you want to grow from now. This quote relates to the novel “outsiders” because the people in outsiders made their own choices, they decided…

carnivore. Right from the start, we see that Judy Hopps is the victim of bullying, where it is introducing the idea of that all preys are victims nowadays. Also, the idea of feminism and gender equality is introduced when nobody thinks Judy can become a cop because she is only a small little bunny. “Zootopia” is fun and colorful, but possesses great lessons behind all the glamor. The movie sociologically revolves around a tiny rabbit, named Judy Hopps who overcomes all the…

"Second star to the right and straight on 'til morning." Peter Pan is a fantastical children's book published in 1904 by Sir James Matthew Barrie, more commonly known as J. M. Barrie. The Count of Monte Cristo, written by Alexandre Dumas in 1844, is a historical young adult fiction. These two books could not be more different. Peter Pan focuses on the imagination of young ones, one of which will never grow up. The Count of Monte Cristo follows the betrayal of a man and his revenge. However,…

There are four characters in the story. Each of these characters represents a part of us. :- Hem and Haw – Little people Sniff and Scurry – mice Sniff: sniffs out changes early before others are aware of it. Scurry: sees what is needed and takes actions immediately. Hem: tries to deny and resists change as he fears it will lead to something worse. Haw: Always learns to adapt in time when he sees change can lead to something better. All four characters in the story search for Cheese in the maze.…

girl named Alice asked Lewis to entertain her and her sisters. Carroll suddenly told the girls stories about a girl named Alice who fell down a rabbit hole. This story was unlike others, so Alice asked Lewis to write it down. Carroll after rewrites the story, asked a friend for help, and went to seek out a publisher. In the year of 1865, Alice in Wonderland was published. After the success of Alice in Wonderland , Carroll published another book named Through The Looking Glass which is a sequel…

“Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle!” Alice asks herself this shortly after entering Wonderland, although this line would not be at all out of place in any adolescent’s head (Carroll 15). Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland is a novel that deals heavily with many aspects of identity, including finding and growing an identity as a child. Alice goes through many trials in the novel, and readers watch her change and adapt to get through all of these. Disney’s 1951 adaptation Alice…

back of their head telling them what to do; or the image of the devil on one shoulder and the angel on the other. Well, this is what Absolem was for Alice, he questioned her in most of her choices to force her to rethink her decisions. Even with the smallest of statements made by Alice, Absolem still found a question to be asked, such as: “‘what do you mean by that? Explain yourself!’” when ALice told him she was unsure of who she was (Carroll 55). Or when he constantly asks her why, to…