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    Carl Sandburg was born on January 6, 1878. He was born from a poor, migrant Swedish family who struggled when they first arrived in America. He loved all different sort of things and later discovered that the fine arts and sports appealed to him. As a younger child he experienced many injustices of laborers, which later shaped his socialist beliefs. He worked from the time that he was a young boy and quit school in the eighth grade. As he grew up he bounced from job to job trying to make a…

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    The story of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë centres on the character of Heathcliff. In the beginning Heathcliff was a homeless orphan and throughout the novel grew as a character, gaining wealth and power. Heathcliff has numerous relationships with other characters within the novel which really give the reader an insight into his personality and what kind of person he is when dealing with different scenarios which he come across. The two main households and property’s which the novel…

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    At the point when an individual strolls into somebody's home, his or her early introduction is based off the mortgage holder's cordiality, otherwise called Xenia. In the event that the host shows appreciation and deals with the guest, the guest will feel increased in value. In any case, if the host affronts the guest, the guest will have an awful impression of the host. In Greek mythology, indicating neighborliness is an important part of their way of life. The Greeks do this because gods may be…

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    fool- that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool,” (Fitzgerald.) This is one of many examples of how women are treated with manipulation in, ‘The Great Gatsby.’ ‘The Great Gatsby’ is a novel, written in 1925, by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This historical fiction takes place in 1922, following characters that live in New York. ‘The Great Gatsby’ movie was released in 2013, as a romantic drama, and was directed by Baz Luhrmann. It contains the same characters and setting…

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    Harold Chasen is one of the two main characters of the book “Harold and Maude“ by Colin Higgins. Shortly after the book had been published in 1971, the movie of the same name, directed by Hal Ashby, hit the theatres. In the novel, Harold, an introverted, death-obsessed boy, meets Maude, an old, freedom-loving lady. The reader witnesses Harold’s development under her influence. As the story is told from Harold’s point of view, the reader does not get a lot of information about his outer…

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    The Outsiders Essay: Bravery Cautious people live boring un-thrilling lives, and once they have their first taste of bravery. They can’t stop because they enjoy the thrill that comes along with it. “The brave do not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all” The quote shows the life that Johnny Cade lived from S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders. S.E Hinton present the idea that bravery moves people to do dangerous things in the spur of the moment. The first scene that revealed Johnny being…

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    Such impact is identifiable within Kipling’s poems. He was born a caucasian man in Mumbai and was thus considered part of the “superior” class. He often called “Poet of the Empire”, due to his patriotic writing style. Due to the patriotic nature of his work, he attracted a large caucasian following that predominantly proposed British imperialism. This meant that he had to be wary when treating politically charged topics, as he could be scrutinized by his public. Nonetheless, we must keep in mind…

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    Each character in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald has a distinct place in New York City’s elite society. Although they possess unique personalities, each different from the rest, they can all be placed into one of two categories: insider or outsider. Nowadays, almost a century after the novel takes place, social classes are arguably still relevant. In this novel F. Scott Fitzgerald tells the timeless tale of the social hierarchy and humanity’s strive for the American Dream. Nick Carraway…

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    “Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.” This quote from Gilda Radner incorporates the essence of what Nick has to learn. Nick’s father had taught him a big life lesson at an early age. “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had” (Fitzgerald 1). This is a lesson that would help guide him into his…

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    In the short story “Everything That Rises Must Converge”, the author Flannery O’Connor uses copious amounts of irony, imagery, and characters in a sort of comedy of errors to hold the reader’s attention and keep him or her interested, while understanding the meaning of the story: the brain creates the inability to detect when they are being hypocritical, or subconsciously exercising prejudice. While O’Connor makes the plot of the story rather simple, the true meaning of the story proves far more…

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