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    The novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is full of humor as well as fascinating glimpses into human nature and the ways that different people act. To accomplish this feat Mark Twain uses satire to show his critique of the American society. Satire is defined as mockery or irony to expose evil or immoral behavior. Through his text, Twain uses satire to show how easily people follow the crowd and believe what they are told without giving it a second thought. He also highlights the…

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    a test, these few examples just scratch the surface of outcomes we rely on occurring without investing any substantial work into. This phenomenon has been going on now for ages, even visible in classics such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. This novel, published in 1884 is set before the civil war, roughly 1835-1845. The story describes Huck’s maturation as he journeys and meets new people who teach him important life lessons. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn contains great…

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    Mark Zuckerberg became aspired to create this addicting, yet powerful social media network to connect people all around the world due to his love of programming and technology. Facebook was intended to connect Harvard students, until it spread to other campus’s, being used by people of all ages. As Zuckerberg created program site’s for entertainment, people became more active with them and started to connect with people outside of their norm. Mark Zuckerberg is one of the most influential and…

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    People could change no matter who they are. In the novel, The First Stone written by Don Aker, there is a boy who is uncaring towards others, but shows why he deserves a second chance. Throughout the novel Reef, the main character, shows how he changed his personality. He showed that when he got the right treatment, he turned into a different person. He has also changed his actions and who he will become. Reef has changed from someone who does not care about others, to someone who puts others'…

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    Based on “The ABCs of Summer Reading”, The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti fit two of the author’s criteria for a good summer reading book.With The Good Thief, the peculiarity of the main character caught my attention, and I thought it was interesting he only had one hand. In The Good Thief, Ren, our protagonist, only has one hand, and he doesn’t know why. However, when Benjamin Nab adopts Ren from the orphanage, Ren is thrown into Benjamin’s dangerous life of thievery, trickery, and lies, and he…

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    In the article “Suetonius, The Lives of the Caesars”, the author opens the article with a summary of the of all emperors that were responsible for the Romans society declining. The author starts by explaining how the Caesar family became the royal family of the Romans. The author starts off by introducing the audience to the Octavian family and how they are connected to Augustus’ family. Once the author gave the back ground of the Octavian family, he explains how they are related to Augustus’…

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    author, Mark Twain, did while writing his novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Huck Finn flees his father’s cabin and embarks on a journey away from civilization with his friend and runaway slave, Jim. They travel through the Mississippi River using various methods of transportation, going through new and distinct regions along the way. Huckleberry Finn resides in Hannibal, Missouri - a town that’s not too far away from Mark…

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    Crash and Burn is about forty pages away from being perfect. Michael Hassan has written what is quite honestly the best book I have ever read. Never has a book made me question my own morality, character, and social skills the way Crash and Burn did. The drama had me staying up late at night, fascinated by the story unraveling before my eyes. As David Burnett and Steven Crashinsky grow up alongside each other, their lives dramatically change, and it seems that as Steven’s life gets better…

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    James Truslow Adams is responsible for coining the term “American Dream” in his book The Epic of America (Source E). Some may find it surprising that the book was published in 1931 because the idea of America’s unique, opportunist culture had been prominent since the country’s founding. However, several creators utilized this idea for central themes in their literary works long before it had a name. One of these people was F. Scott Fitzgerald, who published The Great Gatsby in 1925. In The Great…

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    Interview Novelist Manuel Puig “Homosexuality is not something we should judge. More importantly: the act doesn’t make you homosexual.” Readers of novelist Manuel Puig will never forget the novels of the Argentine man. Using innovative narrative techniques, dark comedy and particularly film, Manuel Puig has been a very successful writer. Born in 1932 in General Villegas, a small town on the Argentine pampas, Puig began studying English at the age of ten, to get a better understanding in…

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