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    The book Zeitoun indeed has useful and accurate information about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This novel is an example of creative nonfiction. Creative Nonfiction are true stories that are well told. The “creative” aspect refers to the literary craft of the piece, and the “nonfiction” refers to piece being factual. Zeitoun is the perfect example of this genre because it written from the perspective of Kathy and Abdulrahman Zeitoun, and their accounts of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina…

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    I decided to make the mask on the civilization side of Jack and the savage side of Jack. This stood out to me by reason of me being able to kill two birds with one stone, I could make it about a character and also the theme of civilization vs. savagery. This mask relates to my life by reason of me having two sides myself; I have a civilization side in class, church, and around adults I also have a savage side playing sports, working out, and sometimes with my friends. One alternative idea was to…

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    "Junior Jen Lewis' life spins around the school daily paper and her beau, the paper's proofreader. So things truly go south when Max dumps her, and Jen is left to ask why and meander around miserably. At the point when Jen's grandma gives her Dr. Emory Emerson's The Separation Book of scriptures, overflowing with exhortation about proceeding onward, Jen hurls it; she wouldn't like to proceed onward. At that point, she discovers that Maximum left her for another young lady on the daily paper and…

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    According to the document, John brown was not a misguided fanatic but was a man of integrity and honor who stood up and fought for those who lived in the rebel states who were subjected to be slaves by force where their basic human rights were taken away and were treated in inhumane ways. For instance, in Document A John Brown states that his soul purpose was to partake in liberating the slaves not murdering others but he doesn't admit that what he did was wrong but said that he did what needed…

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    To Kill A Mockingbird The story, “To Kill A Mockingbird”, by Harper Lee is one of the most influential novels of all time, it is even relevant in today’s society. The story not only captures what racism was like back in Alabama in the 1930s, but also captures the people that went against the society and did not believe everything that society believed. There are so many life lessons from this story that are still relevant in today’s time. There were three main life lessons that absolutely stuck…

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    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey has a very deep and dark concept. Kesey creates many characters that are unique in their own way. Each has their own personalities that create the story into what is has become.McMurphy plays a huge role in the ward along with the patients. Due to McMurphy’s caring and brave nature, he is able to help the patients in the ward since the patients look up to McMurphy and see him as a role model and thus McMurphy can help each patient overcome their…

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    Society is a very influential part of many peoples’ lives. Society tends to sway people into bias states of thought. People are commonly pushed into a sort of mob mentality. Society also influences how people treat one another. Society plays an important role in how people think, act, and live their lives. Society impacts a person’s way of thinking. When someone is told something for the first time, they usually will be influenced to believe in it. If a person is asked about their favorite…

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    ln To Kill a Mockingbird the main character Jean Finch, also called Scout, is struggling to grasp the complex idea of prejudice. Atticus Finch, Scout’s father, has to represent a black man arrested for rape of a white woman. Plessy is found guilty of disregarding a law built on racism. Just like in the story there are still racism and prejudice in society. In the Plessy vs. Ferguson case the defendant, Homer Plessy refused to sit in the All-Black car and sat instead in the All-White car then.…

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    We all have to grow up someday to continue life. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, coming of age experiences are a big part of this book that shows different perspectives. The experiences changes people greatly, there is things that could change and are involved in the aspect of a story.With noticing different perspectives it affects every part of a story and coming of age experiences help us grow as young adults. These principles are shown in setting, character, and conflict. To begin…

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    According to “12 Angry Men’’ by Reginald Rose, Justice is something that is affected by race and experiences that's not guaranteed to everyone, because there need to be someone who stands up to injustice. These issues cause many innocent people to do time in jail, lose jobs ,and even lose their life which hurt many families before and years to come. For example, People can get a unfair trial because of faulty eyewitness testimony. In the 12 angry man All of the eyewitnesses seem to be…

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