George S. Patton

Journal #10 In the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by T.S. Eliot show some great and true statements about how love can or lust can have a person feeling cowardly. According to Google dictionary Cowardly mean “in a way that shows a lack of courage.” The main theme I got from this poem is how he is trying overcome his fear to gets the woman attention. In “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” the speaker also shows how it may take time for a man to go and approach a woman whereas…

The Outsiders The Outsiders was written nearly 50 years ago and schools still use it in the classroom today. It was based around stereotypes of groups, such as Greasers, in the book. Ponyboy, the main character, is different than most Greasers because he is smart and likes to read. In S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, people’s stereotypes for the greasers aren’t always what they seem to be. People in societies make fun and call people many different names because of the way they act and live their…

Part A: Plan of Investigation Topic: Was Gen. William T. Sherman’s march to Atlanta, Georgia during the American Civil War a justifiable use of total war? General Sherman’s march from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Atlanta, Georgia was a justifiable use of total war. To prove this, one first needs a clear definition of total war. Total war can be defined as a war in which one side uses all of its available resources to complete its goal at any costs. Sherman’s march to Atlanta fits this definition…

In the poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” T.S. Elliot uses a depressing tone to express a meaning of don’t put off the important things when you’re young because you may run out of time before you get to them. T.S. Elliot uses his choice of words to build the characterization of J. Alfred Prufrock, an old and lonely man who is reminiscing on the past, regretting not doing the things he needed to. All throughout the poem, T.S Elliot uses questions to build the characterization of J.…

generals who are strong and oddly different. Grant and Lee both represented the strength of two conflicting currents. Although Grant and Lee had defined differences, but a few similarities such as both of them wanted the best for their side. Ulysses S. Grant was the son of a tanner on a western frontier, who had a sharp eye for the future and who also had come up the hard way, without much wealth unlike Lee. Grant believed in eternal toughness, that a man should climb the ladder himself…

“The Outsiders” choices Essay In “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton, Ponyboy Curtis made many choices. Imagine being a kid with a automatic bad reputation because of your low class social group and you’re attacked by rich kids and end up killing the person in self defense. Ponyboys choices impact him by separating him from his brothers Sodapop and Darry, making him change his self concept, and hurting his friend johnny. Ponyboys choice to to run away impacts his life by him having to leave his…

This one is a Metaphysical poetry. It deals with new actuality. By new actuality meaning the new findings in 19th century. This Piece instead of metaphysics deals with actuality, for there are no references and abstractions. The unknown anonymous speaker in the poem is a lover who scrutinizes the very aspect of love. He starts the poem by implying that the love he holds is “rare” and “strange” because it was “begotten by Despair, Upon Impossibility.” He continues by saying that for him only…

¨You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog cryin’ all the time well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit and you ain’t no friend of mine” (Presley). The Greasers are like Elvis Presley because they both use lots of hair gel, they have the same slang, and the same personality. However unlike the Greasers, the Socs are more like the Beatles. The Socs have the same parlance, have the same style, and are very classy. The Socs care about what they look like and they make sure that they are always looking sharp…

How does it feel when someone loses their parents and only having your friends and siblings also having two of your best friends die. Well in the story “The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton” a boy named Ponyboy was in the situation. Since Ponyboy’s parents died, he is staying with his brothers not going into a boys home. Darry and also Sodapop is Ponyboy’s brother and take care of Ponyboy and it should stay like that. Darry is constantly worrying about Ponyboy every day. If the cops found out he is…

What does being honorable mean? To be honorable is to stick to what is right or to a code of conduct. In the book The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the Greasers are a part of a gang that treat each other almost like brothers. They fulfill to a code of honor and respect among their own gang. Even though the Greasers are hoodlums, they are still honorable because they have good intentions, they stick up for each other, and they stick together. Although the Greasers were committing crimes, their…