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What is a workaholic? A workaholic is someone who works all the time and thinks it is the most important thing in the world. The story, “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pockets” by Jack Finney, is about a man who was working on a big project and wouldn't go out with wife, Clare, to watch a movie/play. While Clare left, his project’s paper flew out the window, so Tom pursued it. The paper went on the building's ledge, in between two objects. Tom thought it would be easy to go out and grab the paper…

Have you ever had a near death experience before? In “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pockets”, Tom Benecke is working while his wife was out,when his most important paper flies out his office window and he has to retrieve it. He climbs out the window and looks down at the streets eleven stories below him. Tom manages to retrieve his paper and make it back to his window, only to find out that it is shut. Then, he thinks about what he values in life, which gives him enough adrenaline to punch through…

Ernie Pyle once said, ¨At last we are in it up to our necks, and everything is changed, even your outlook on life.¨ In Finney´s short story, Contents of the Dead Man 's Pocket, he clearly demonstrates how much a dramatic experience can really change a person. Jack Finney uses Tom to convey the theme from his story which the aid of literary devices and various conflicts in Tom 's way. In the beginning, Tom valued nothing more than the project that would lead him down a successful road at work,…

Would you rather almost die and yet come out alive as a changed person with a hopeful beginning, or go through a short trip to maturity with no hope? These two situations display themselves in the two stories titled “€œContents of a Dead Man 's Pocket,” written by Jack Finney, and “€œMarigolds,” written by Eugenia W. Collier. The former tells of Tom Benecke, a salesperson, who risks his life by climbing out of his eleventh-floor apartment to retrieve a sheet of paper important to his desire to…

In the story of “The Dead Man’s Pocket” by Jack Finney, the theme of the novel is, deciding if work is more valuable than spending time with family. The theme is revealed through the action of Tom Benecke, to go after what was important at the time being. In the beginning of the story, Tom knew that getting the promotion could change his life from being a normal man to a wealthy man. The story starts off as Tom’s wife was getting ready to leave the house to go to the movies, his wife said, “It’s…

successful all of those things must be attained through hard work, doing it the honest way, and ultimately being happy. There are two characters in the book, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, that are great examples of being successful. Herbert Pocket, and Joe Gargery are both successful because they have attained a good life doing all of the things that define a successful person while going straight, and being happy and content with themselves and those they love. Pip’s old friend and…

my educational goals. At this current time, funding will help with paying tuition and book costs. These funds will allow me to work towards becoming a full-time student for the fall semester with Troy University. It will ease the burden out-of- pocket funds that I will have to pay for…

Every so often a new phone comes out or a new wifi router better than the old one. Hearing hundreds of reasons why it 's better or faster only tempt people, especially gen Z, to upgrade to the latest and greatest. In the article, Slot Machine in Your Pocket, Tristan Harris talks about how people become addicted to their phones just like slot machines and how people, on average, check their phones more than 100 times a day. In the article, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?", Nicholas Carr refers to…

Theme Essay In the story of “The Dead Man’s Pocket” by Jack Finney, the theme of the short stories is, it’s important to make good decision because it could affect the future. The theme is revealed through the action of Tom Benecke, to go after what was important at the time being. In the beginning of the story, Tom knew that getting the promotion could change his life from being a normal man to a wealthy man. The story starts off as Tom’s wife was getting ready to leave the house to go to the…

There’s Something Evil in Your Pocket My morning routine goes something like this. I wake up to an alarm on my phone. I go to use the bathroom while playing a game on my phone. I get changed while texting my friends on my phone. I eat breakfast while watching a video on my phone. I walk to the school bus stop while listening to music on my phone. While waiting for the bus, I update my Facebook status on my phone. When I get on the bus, I text my mom on my phone. Then finally, at school,…