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    widow’s attempts to “reform” him and stays true to his independent demeanor. He is a young and reckless boy who rarely considers the consequences of his actions up until the point he makes the life changing decision to embark on a journey down the river on a raft with…

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    Word Count:617 Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is very controversial on whether or not this classic novel should be banned. Many people believe it should be banned because of its harsh language, but others believe that makes the book believable. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should not be banned because the book provides the reader with an understanding of how people talked, promotes the idea that slavery is wrong, and shows us that sometimes doing the right thing…

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    America is well known for the place of freedom and prosperity; it holds a various amount of lifestyles lived by different people. In the novel of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” the two main characters, Huck and Jim portray the American Dream through their attempt of freedom. The novel was written two decades after the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War. Even then, America was still struggling with racism and the aftermath of slavery. When writing this novel, Mark…

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    Over the years, the story of the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has faced many critiques due to racial slurs that Mark Twain uses in the novel. People question the morals of the novel, and whether it should be taught at the high school level. The discussion has brought many opinions to the table on that fact. Should the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn be banned from schools, or taught at a high school level? The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn shouldn't be banned, but should be taught in…

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    slavery isn’t okay and that black people are equal to everyone else. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a story about a boy, Huck, who runs away from home and brings with him a runaway slave named Jim. They experience adventure on the Mississippi river, and the trials of survival in the shore towns. When all Huck and Jim have is each other, their relationship strengthens as Huck gains a deeper understanding of slaves. Mark Twain successfully shows his time period that blacks are the same as…

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    1. Identify a city or area of a country within your new region: Seattle, Washington 2. Location: Describe the absolute and relative location of your city or area within your new region. Support your description with current examples in 2 to 3 sentences. Include citations for your resources using APA style guidelines as needed. Seattle is located at latitude 47.60’N, longitude 122.33’W (Worldatlas, 2015). Seattle is located on Puget Sound which connects to the Pacific Ocean (Worldatlas, 2015).…

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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn starts off in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, a fictional town on the Mississippi River. It takes place in the early 1800’s, a time before the civil war when societal norms were much different than today’s. The story takes place and is “written” from the point of view of Huckleberry Finn, a 13 year old boy who struggles with fitting into the societal norms that are expected of him. When we are first introduced into the story, Huck is living…

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    Vision getting blurrier and blurrier, the world is spinning, speech is slurring, light getting dimer, dimer, and then black. The blackout is a common side effect of getting too drunk, and constant drunken blackouts is a sign of alcohol dependence or abuse. Alcohol/Alcoholism is a major theme in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and plays a huge role in the first six chapters of the book. The theme of alcohol/alcoholism comes in chapters five and six when Huck's dad Pap comes back to town and…

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    Religion in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, religion is a major topic that impacts the book. However, it is generally the characters with religious backgrounds that are not very well represented throughout the story. Aunt Sally and Widow Douglas, for example, are both slave owners but are still firm believers in Christianity. Huck, on the other hand, is the protagonist of the story and does not really believe religion is…

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    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain uses a very important symbol that the whole story revolves around. That is the Mississippi River. All the adventures and Huck Finn’s growing up happened because of the Mississippi River. Without the Mississippi River, Huck would not be the person that he developed into at the end of this story. If the river was never there Huck would not be close friends with Jim. “Well, I warn't long making him understand I warn't dead. I was ever so…

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