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Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger Session 2 Review The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger, was an amazing book that forced me to open my eyes to what the mid 20th century was like. It is about the main character Holden, who flunked out of school, going around New York and doing foolish things. It forces him to contemplate what he wants to do with his life and who he wants to be. This question is something that everyone around that age has to decide for themselves, and this book taught…

Franklin Delanor Roosevelt and the Great Depression; John Fitzgerald Kennedy and the Cold War; George Walker Bush and the Middle Eastern powers. All of these leaders had optimistic and enthusiastic mindsets that helped pave the road to their successes. Optimism is a key factor in succeeding one 's goals. Throughout literature, history, and media, characters with good attitudes usually prevail in the end with their ordeals. Having an optimistic attitude in difficult times improves one’s personal…

In the 1930’s Americas economy had collapsed and fallen into a depression. Millions of Americans were unemployed and it was only getting worse. When Franklin D. Roosevelt came into office, he acted quickly to recover the economy and provide jobs. Over a span of eight years the government creates programs and projects known as the New Deal to restore the country back to health. Although Franklin Roosevelt and Congress did a lot to bring the New Deal in order we cannot forget that without the…

The United States are made up of a great mixture of different ethnic groups and cultures that have contributed to the formation of American values1. The response to the Great Depression brought along the New Deal which involved the implementation of a succession of social and economic programs that were enacted by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The New Deal programs primarily fixated on the “relief” of redundancy and the underprivileged, “recovery” by helping the economy regain strength…

Jacob Reed Ms. Taylor Green Chemistry I December 9, 2016 The Life of Rosalind Franklin Rosalind Elsie Franklin was born on July 25th, 1920 into an class family in London, England. Born as the second of five children to Ellis Arthur Franklin and Muriel Frances Waley, Rosalind had science involved in her life from a young age as her father Arthur, who was an investment banker, also taught lessons about electricity and magnetism at London’s Working Men’s College. Rosalind’s education was mostly…

Genetically Modified Food as a Way of Feeding the Rich Genetic modification is a huge step in human evolution, but, unfortunately, it is not clear to what direction the step is made. The whole idea of genetic modification is to invent organisms that can adapt to any natural disasters, and, most likely, it is the only way to deal with hunger. However, if we were capable and knowledgeable enough to distinguish genetically modified foods from natural ones, what would we choose? Obviously, we would…

Americans are characterized by many traits, some more often than others. In the excerpt from Fredrick Jackson Turner’s, “The Significance of the Frontier in American History.” Mr. Turner names several of them to name a few: individualism, tenacity, and inquisitiveness. In Steve Job’s, “Stanford University Commencement Address” he talks about how inquisitiveness helped him build his empire. Likewise in President John F. Kennedy’s 1962, “ Address at Rice University on the Space Effort” the…

The speech that I looked at was given by Franklin D Roosevelt on December 8th, 1941 to the Congress. The introduction statement says “Yesterday, December 7th, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.” (Roosevelt, 1941) This is a strong introduction as to what happened the day before, to lead Roosevelt in to asking Congress to agree to declare war on Japan. Nothing in the introduction…

The most prominent theme in the Catcher in the Rye from the very beginning is the idea of alienation and Holden’s use of humor to mask it. Right from the first page the reader is introduced to Holden with little prelude. This lack of introduction of who Holden is a person and the way that he uses humor and avoidance as a mask. The ironic thing is that his alienation is the thing that is causing his pain because of the way he ignores his own issues. Some of the things that Holden uses avoidance…

How Roosevelt Influenced America “What’s are we going to do now?”, “I’m Scared”, “Is this the start of a war?”. These are some things that many American people must have been thinking after they heard of the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941. Luckily President Roosevelt knew exactly how to calm the people and prepare them for war. Roosevelt, like many other war time leaders, expressed his ideas through a well thought out and influential speech. His Day of Infamy speech is…