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the end, she discovers that it was Hitler's fault her parents were taking away from her. She states, “‘I hate the Fuhrer,’ … ‘I hate him’” (115). She blames him for all the pain she has endured and will endure. She also fights to understand why they treat jews so unfairly and why they hate them so much because she has a Jew in her basement and she grows to love him and think of him as a brother. It is the classic man vs. society in this story, in other words, Liesel vs the sadistic views of…

As the economy rebounds from the Great Recession, companies are now able to hire workers to help them grow and thrive. Many companies have used the downturn in the economy to reinvent the hiring process, bringing it into the 21st-century. These new practices caught my attention last year as I embarked on a journey for new employment. As a 40+ male, my “desirability” index is not high on most employer’s radar and I found it very difficult to get my foot in the door. Frustrated and unemployed, I…

When I was reading and trying to imagine “Nacirema’s Body Ritual” for the first time I couldn’t relate with any aspect of the culture. I found the Nacirema’s cultural practices as estrange behaviors. This culture was very distant, unusual and different from mine. Magical and exotic traditions and rituals were unnecessary for me and I could not understand why these people were so devoted to them. “Several shrines”, “charm-box” and “holy-mouth-men” were new words for me that represented very…

There was a lot of information in this book and this made it hard for me to track with what the purpose of the book. I found that I had to take each chapter and treat it as its own book in order for me to understand the chapter. Once I understood the chapter I could then begin to understand the book as a whole. One aspect of this book that I struggled with was approaching the Christian faith from the side of the…

It is a position in which Jesus takes regularly in the Bible (Arnold. p.33). Jesus was primarily teaching the disciples about discipleship but then offered an invitation to discipleship in the kingdom of heaven. A big word that is stated in the Sermon on the Mount is blessed. The Sermon on the Mount begins with a series of exclamations regarding the blessedness of those who have placed themselves under the sovereign…

While Frederick Douglass’ “Learning how to read and write” was set in the nineteenth century and the documentary Precious Knowledge was filmed in the twenty first century, both works serve to show the reaction of how society views change. Frederick Douglass’ piece “Learning how to read and write” illustrates his struggle with literacy and Precious Knowledge illustrates the struggle of ethnic studies in a school district in Arizona. In the nineteenth century, a slave’s intellect was minimal and…

The Great Gatsby is a Dramatic and a romantic movie directed by Baz Luhrman in 2013. The movie was created based on The Great Gatsby novel. Moreover, the movie has won many awards, such as: the academic awards for the best costume design and production, and AACTA award for the best direction and the best film. The following people are the actors and the role they played in the movie: Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Carey Mulligan as Daisy, Tobey Maguire as Nick, and Joel Edgerton as Tom. This…

Analysis of Franz Kafka’s “The Trial” “The Trial” by Franz Kafka is a novel of total meaningless living, wandering through court labyrinths and meaningless death. It was written in 1912 and published posthumously in 1925 by his friend Max Brod. Its manuscript was left unfinished and the author left his covenant to his friend to destroy it after his death, therefore, the novel was not intended for printing. However, despite the author's last wish, his friend decided not to obey him and not…

Ken Xiang Professor Matson English 101 12. November 2013 Directive Process Analysis: Pursuit of Love Interest For most people, a large part of leading a happy, fulfilling life means finding the right spouse or partner and being able to spend the rest of their lives together. However, doing so is not always as easy as it sounds for men, particularly the part of pursuing potential love interests. Human courtship is probably the most complex mating ritual in the animal world. While there exist no…

Mason Kranawetter English 102 Mr. Jaroski 7 April, 2024 Feminist Lens of Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five, written by Kurt Vonnegut, has an uncommon overview of the feminist critical lens which has a variety of traits and details about female characters that make this particular lens unique in its own way. The idea of feminism is a movement toward the embracing of rights and freedom for women who have been shunned out by men. The purpose of this essay is to discover the truth about…