Joan Fontaine

control of major towns. When the French believed that they weren’t able to take back their land and fall into English and rebel hands, Joan of Arc was able to save them from generations of despair. Joan of Arc, who believed that god sent her to save France, was a huge inspiration, she saved much of the land even if her debut was cut off short due to false accusations. Joan of Arc was a huge gift to the French at the time and she impacted the turn out of the war for them. She also has a huge…

Domrémy-la-Pucelle, France, to a simple peasant tenant farmer, Joan of Arc would become a hero for her native France. Growing up on the farm, Joan learned to ride horses, use tools, grow strong of body and mind, and many other skills that would become useful later in life, and on the battlefield. A traditional education, as a woman, especially those coming from the peasant class were not common, and women were usually made to do household chores. Women like Joan were not commonly strong or…

In “The Freshest Boy” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Basil Lee’s significant feeling of being ostracized causes him to ameliorate his demeanor with the boys of St. Regis. From the beginning of the story, Basil’s experience at boarding school is dreadful. Basil is “fresh” with his classmates once again, separating himself from the educational community. The realization of this shocks him. After one particular day that he is savagely abashed in, “[Basil] [goes] up to his room and [cries]”; being shunned…

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Joan was born in Domrémy, a narrow village in France in 1412. She was nicknamed “The Maid of Orléans,” She was born as a peasant, her mother is Isabelle Romée, and her father is Jacques D’Arc. Joan was slender and dressed like a boy. Her hair was clipped, neat, and shiny. While using male clothing, Joan was able to associate with these men. Over time, she won their acceptance and with them, was treated as an equal. By that, she gained entry into the male society, acceptance of those she had come…

Holden Caulfield, in The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, values consistent people in his life. This is because once he forms a special connection with someone he does not want it to change and risk losing it. Especially because he does not have many connections. Another reason is because Holden has previously had horrible experiences that causes him to fear change. Throughout the novel Holden expresses the relationship he shares with Jane. She is someone that he trusts and feels comfortable…

Many people were significant during the life of Holden Caulfield. The three main people I feel were important were his younger brother Allie, his younger sister Phoebe, and his old English teacher from Elkton Hills, Mr. Antolini. Allie his younger brother ended up passing away from leukemia. When Allie passed away, he left Holden his baseball mitt with many different poems on it written in green ink. Allie was very intelligent and sweet boy. Holden loved his brother but when Allie past away he…

Society has always been scathing. However, there is some strange reasoning to their own sense of judgement, and most people do not publicly express an opinion about a complete stranger, unless the individual is audacious. Holden Caulfield, a teenager who despises the world is too judgemental that he cannot fathom how there is another side with every story, making civilization’s faults seem bearable than being stuck inside this boy’s pessimistic mind. Thus instead of thinking that humanity is the…

Female Role Models Joan of Arc Joan of Arc was a low-class young French woman who disguised herself as a man when she heard the “voices” telling her to fight for France against the English at Orléans. There she received the name The Maid of Orléans. She was born in the early 1500s which was a time where there was an ongoing war, called the Hundred Years’ War, between France and England due to the result of trying to find the heir for the French throne. At the age of 18, she led the French army…

Joan of Arc was born in Greux-Domremy, Lorraine, a village in France, on January 6,1412. While growing up her father, Jacques,found work as a farmer and her mother, Isabelle, a stay at home mom who taught Joan practical skills like sewing and spinning clothes. In addition to this, Joan’s mother helped her explore her spirituality and relationship with God. Joan often found herself at shrines of Mary, the Blessed Mother praying for hours at a time. Joan thought her relationship with God could…