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ultimate goal was to find a water route towards the west which was a failure. Ambrose explains some of the disappointments, “His Indian diplomacy had so far been a failure... There was no all-water route, or anything close to it, and the Missouri River drainage did not extend beyond forty-nine degrees north latitude”(405). These alternate views could display the expedition as somewhat of a failure with hasty mistakes, countering the author’s central thesis, but overall the majority of the book…

Throughout The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain utilizes the motif of hypocrisy in a “civilized,” society to lead readers to the conclusion that civilization, while convenient for survival purposes, can easily become morally corrupt. Twain develops this motif over the course of the novel, using various characters as vessels for the message. From the beginning, Twain makes it clear to his reader that Huck’s morals are much more advanced than those of the average young, white boy during…

Iris Deng Mr. Constans English p.5 4 January 2016 The Adventures of Huck Finn: Racial and Religious Hypocrisy Mark Twain is both a novelist and a social critic in his book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain depicts the reality of American society in the 1800s through the tale of Huck Finn and suggests through numerous examples of hypocrisy that the dominant culture is often wrong. Twain condemns the racial and religious hypocrisy in American society. Twain uses Pap and Jim as…

multiple slaves as examples, Twain primarily uses Jim to portray the true character of slaves. Other slaves are mentioned in the novel, but only briefly. Their personalities and personal struggles are not portrayed. As Huck and Jim are floating down the river, Jim relates an emotional experience he once had. He told his daughter Lizabeth to close the door. When she did not obey, he slapped her. After a series of events, Jim realized she was deaf. Jim states, “I bust out a-cryin’ en grab her up…

Is it true that this “popular public figure and one of America’s best and most beloved writers,” as Thomas V. Quirk, a Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Missouri in Columbia, described him in an Encyclopedia Britannica entry, appreciated diseases and epidemics and -- goodness! -- liked the prince of darkness? As it turned out, aside from writing, Mark Twain - the pen name of novelist, travel writer, and humorist Samuel L. Clemens (1835-1910), cherished cats. In fact, he once…

An increase in economic stimulus will help facilitate a better life for the citizens. In conjunction there is an expected increase in academia of the local students. As a result, the community will witness an increase economic and educational development The second nursing diagnosis is the increased risk of HIV and other STD’s among the teenage/young adult population related to knowledge deficit of oral contraceptives, sex education, and increase sexual activities. The first goal for this…

Consider the role of the narrator in both Benito Cereno and Bartleby. Follow your leader – three words that echo through both of these texts and symbolise Melville’s role as a narrator in distinct ways. His narrative diction in Benito Cereno and Bartleby is mechanically impressive but speaks volumes as to how he felt in relation to the new capitalist society America was rapidly evolving into and the problem of slavery to which the old America was clinging to. In these texts the lawyer in…

The theme of "O Captain! My Captain!" is that sacrifices have to be made in order to be successful and gain greatness. Elegy: somber toned poem, lament for the dead This poem is an Elegy in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Walt Whitman wrote this poem a little after Lincoln's assassination. This poem is a big metaphor because it is about a captain -Abraham Lincoln- and his crew -Lincoln's followers- obtaining their sought out prize-winning the civil war- but after getting what they want the captain…

Western Expansion DBQ After the United States doubled its territory due to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, American citizens were encouraged to go westward by the government. To urge its citizens to go westward, the United States’ government even promised to give out land for free. Hearing the news that land were to be given for free in the West, thousands of people hopped onto their wagons and started to go westward hoping to seek opportunities to change their lives. However, these people had…

This past Saturday my wife and I along with my daughter and her two kids rode the fan bus to the USM vs LSU game in Baton Rouge. Taking the bus and not having to drive in the traffic was a great decision! The trip and the first half of the game were perfect, but because this is a family blog, I will withhold my thoughts on the second half of the game. However, despite the second half disappointment, the trip was a success. Not only did my grandson who is a big LSU fan get to see the campus…