Q1. With evidence from the text, explain why the text is entitled “The Outsiders”. The text is entitled “The Outsiders” is show there in the social system of a teenager’s world, for example, Ponyboy’s, there is a huge difference between groups. One example is...
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Intuitive Yet Institutionalized In life, if a person is considered strange, different, or simply not the “norm”, they are immediately out casted and ostracized. Even though that specific person could be a genius or misunderstood they do not have the opportunity to show who they really are because...
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Introduction Thesis: In Macbeth we see an example of triumph of evil in a man with many good qualities. Point #1: Macbeth starts out as a War-hero with many good qualities. Point #2: After meeting with the witches, Macbeth develops a dangerous lust of power and performs evil deeds but with remorse...
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Breaking A Label Ponyboy, a Greaser (hoody group), from S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders once said: “That's why people don't ever think to blame the Socs and are always ready to jump on us. We look hoody and they look decent. It could be just the other way around - half of the...
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Velee Patel Ms. C. Fornini English IV, Period 5 28 April 2014 Faulkner’s Characterization of Dewey Dell in As I Lay Dying William Faulkner’s diction, point of view, and syntax in his polyphonic novel, As I Lay Dying, strategically employs the miserably pessimistic yet juvenile voice of Dewey Dell...
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Fair is Fowl As one of the very first lines of Macbeth by William Shakespeare makes clear, “Fair is foul and foul is fair”(I, i, 12-13). Contradictions exist throughout the play in numerous motifs and symbols, including birds. What birds represent in literature varies; they can mean a journey...
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?Johnny’s Eulogy Johnny was a nice and I respected him. To us he was brave enough to save people’s lives. I respected Johnny, and how he put up with the abuse by his dad. I have never heard him complain either. Sure, he’d talk about it, but I never heard him complain. Even though he had a tough...
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In As I Lay Dying, Cash Bundren devotes himself to the one thing that he believes will comfort his dying mother: building a fine coffin for her. He is the suffering servant, willing to dedicate himself to a task and carry it out without complaint and without stinting. Notably, it is section 18...
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Power and Greed: The Driving Force behind the Story of Macbeth The rise of an individual and the gain of power can often be intoxicating. This control placed in the hands of one can often ignite thoughts and actions of greed found deep inside. This can often be seen in the history of civilization...
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? Jeanne Pritchard Netflix entrepreneurship 08/18/2013 MaryAnn Scholl MAN105oll Netflix Entrepreneurship Case Describe the elements of the exchange process as they occur between Netflix and its customers. Netflix has a variety of options to choose from. Depending on the option you chose Netflix...
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?As I Lay Dying journal entries By: Roberto Boponti Cash My first impression of Cash was that he was a hardworking man. He spent most of the day working on the coffin for his mother. He seemed very selfless as he worked constantly on his mother’s coffin. Although the fact that he was building the...
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Macbeth's Corruption and Downfall In this essay i will explain and give examples of how Macbeth is corrupted by power and as he is incompetant to become king. I will describe how Macbeth is driven to his downfall and how his life falls apart piece by piece. In Macbeth Shakespeare pesents three...
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People change a lot throughout a period of time. In the book The Outsiders by S. E Hinton, there is a lot of character change. There are changes in relationships with others as well as with self. People can evolve into almost completely new beings. When you live in a very tough society, such as...
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To be evil is to be profoundly immoral and malevolent. Throughout the course of the novel, “As I lay Dying,” we struggle to determine whether Anse Bundren’s actions are pure evil or merely a result of his outright laziness. Although it is arguable that Anse is evil, I personally do not think that...
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Throughout Bram Stokers novel Dracula and William Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, the female characters Mina, Lucy, and Lady Macbeth represent the negative and positive aspects of the presence of women in certain situations. Throughout the entire novel, Mina possesses a 'good heart' and...
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?Quote "Dally's okay," Johnny said defensively, and I nodded. You take up for your buddies, no matter what they do. When you're a gang, you stick up for your members. If you don't stick up for them, stick together, make like brothers, it isn't a gang any more. It's a pack. A snarling, distrustful...
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?Discussion Reflection 3 The discussion the group and I had was about deciding whether or not Darl from the book As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner was Insane. Justin did not think Darl was insane. and I disagreed with his thinking. We believe that Darl did go insane, and his actions prove it...
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Paragraph 1: Introduction In the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, one of the main characters, Lady Macbeth changes quite drastically. Macbeth, Lady Macbeth’s husband is predicted to become king of Scotland by three witches and she believes it is true. Lady Macbeth convinces her husband take...
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This report is about how films work. In this report, I will give examples from the book and movie called ‘The Outsiders’. I will be using examples from ‘The Outsiders’ because the film has a lot of examples on camera movements, for example, close-ups, camera turning around, downward views, colored...
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As I lay Dying and the Odyssey As I lay dying and the Odyssey can both be considered books of epic quests with incredible odds. Faulkner takes the title of As I Lay Dying from a line spoken in the Odyssey by the Greek warrior Agamemnon. Agamemnon tells Odysseus when he travels to the Underworld...
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English Oral Presentation Summative Macbeth’s Qualities: Macbeth does have a couple of Malcolm’s “king-becoming graces:”’ He is courageous in battle, as demonstrated when the Captain said “For brave Macbeth – well he deserves that name” (I. i. 16) because of his involvement in defeating the rebels...
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I believe that, in the book "Ponyboy," the Socs, socialites or social rich kids from the west, are more of a disgrace and menace to society than the "greasers," the poorer students from the east. The Socs' idea of fun is throwing big parties, including beer blasts, and jumping greasers. They drive...
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As I Lay Dying Essay "Sometimes I think it aint none of us pure crazy and aint none of us pure sane until the balance of us talks him that-a-way. It's like it aint so much what a fellow does, but its the way the majority of folks is looking at him when he does it" (Faulkner 233). After the death...
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The Role of Lady Macbeth Throughout Macbeth, we learn about Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’s evil plot to take the throne of Scotland. Both of these characters are evil, but my questions are: Who’s more evil? Who’s more responsible for their cruel plot? First off, I’m going to discuss Macbeth and his...
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The Outsiders: Essay Response Demonstrate how the major events that take place in The Outsiders affect the values and attitudes of 3 main characters. The 1967 novel The Outsiders by S. E Hinton is about the social outcasts; the Greasers and their rivalry against the high class Socs. In the...
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Lorena Mendoza Mr. Joseph Madison AP English and Language Composition 22 March 2013 Banned books: Why was the novel “As I Lay Dying” by William Faulkner, banned? 1. Definitions of Banning, Censorship, and Challenging For centuries, writing has been a form of release and enjoyment, with the ability...
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Adithya Shekhar Macbeth Paper Power and Comfort- Incompatible People often find it tough to achieve things that are usually incompatible with each other. Even Werner Heisenberg, the German scientist who discovered the uncertainty principle, realized that the act of measuring things at the atomic...
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The Outsiders – Film or Novel People like to watch movies because it is animated and they can watch with others. Some like to read novels because they can escape from the world and prefer some time to themselves. People who love to read novel have a different personality to those that love...
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February 18, 2013 Duty is a Four Letter Word with a Three Character Meaning In William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, the Bundrens sacrifice a great deal to lay Addie in her final resting place at Jefferson. They obediently follow her burial orders despite the hardships along the way because of the...
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R. D Macbeth Essay 21-1-2013 William Shakespeare portrays a tragic downfall of a king through his ambition to become King and human weakness in the murder of Duncan. Shakespeare develops the play Macbeth by showing the changes in him and the effects his demise has on others. The tragedy Macbeth by...
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“The Outsiders” S. E Hinton S. E Hinton published her book, “The Outsiders” on April 24, 1967. Sixteen years later in 1983, The Outsiders was then produced and was showed in theaters. SETTING The author never mentioned exactly where this all took place; In 1965 in an...
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As I Lay Dying by Faulkner is a strange work with a changing perspective that can leave the reader confused, and a story that can leave a reader with an uneasy feeling. In the action of the novel, Jewel risks his life to save his mother’s casket, the Bundren family is forced to sell almost all of...
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In the beginning of Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, the title-character was a noble general of King Duncan of Scotland’s army, greatly respected by all. However, after meeting three witches who prophesied that he would become king, Macbeth, not seeing how that was possible, as Duncan was king...
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In the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daisy Buchanan is an important woman character, but only in relation toga Gatsby dream. Ever since Gatsby had come back from the army, he had longed to have Daisy back in his life, and so everything he did and built up was in some way for her (e...
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William Faulkner wrote As I Lay Dying in 1930, around the time when the theories of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, were gaining popularity. In his story about the death of a mother, Addie, and her family’s reaction and grieving process, Faulkner adheres to many of Freud’s...
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In the play “Macbeth”, William Shakespeare uses belief in the existence and power of witches to create and influence the audience’s understanding of the play. Our initial impression of Macbeth is one of a brave and capable warrior, however once we see his interaction with the three “evil sisters”...
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An epic is best described by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero. Epics like "Beowulf" and "The Odyssey" are perfect examples of this definition; they are each centered on the deeds and triumphs of their...
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Journal 1: setting Most authors give small details throughout the novel of where and when a story takes place, and the reader must piece the bits together. As I lay dying is no exception and like any other book gives many examples of setting. First off you can tell that the story takes place many...
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Macbeth and Deception Throughout the first three acts of the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, the character Macbeth uses deception to his advantage in many ways. Three notable times are when he uses deception to make it easier for him to kill Duncan, aid in framing the guards for Duncan’s...
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Many of the tragic pitfalls of Odysseus and his men were from their own weaknesses to women. The temptations that the crew submits to always either anger the gods or distract them from their goal- returning home. In The Odyssey, by the legendary poet Homer, Odysseus and his crew desire to complete...
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AS I LAY DYING, William FaulknerQuestions for Study 1. Which are the most intelligent and sympathetic voices in the novel? With whom do you most and least identify? Is Faulkner controlling your closeness to some characters and not others? How is this done, given the seemingly equal mode of...
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“The Journey to a Tragic Hero” An Essay Exploring Macbeth’s Journey to Becoming a Tragic Hero A Tragic Hero is someone who is important within his society. He has a tragic flaw which continues to grow and overcome his own personal virtues, as he continues into his downfall and the destruction of...
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Pankaj Selvam English 10 Honors Joseph Campbell’s Monomyth Chosen Monomyth: The Odyssey 1. Hero introduced in his ordinary world Odysseus is a strong ruler of Ithaca (Greek city-state), however lacks experience in war. He is also the son of Laertes 2. The call to adventure He wins the Trojan war...
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Paragraph V: Evaluation But my mother is a fish. Vernon seen it. He was there. “Jewel’s mother is a horse,” Darl said. “Then mine can be a fish, can’t it, Darl? ” I said. Jewel is my brother. “Then mine will have to be a horse, too,” I said. “Why? ” Darl said. “If pa is your pa, why does your ma...
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How does Lady Macbeth incorporate the role of a femme fatale? Gothic literature was introduced by Horace Walpole in 1764 with his novel The Castle of Otranto. This makes Macbeth retrospectively gothic as it was written in the 1600’s. It includes some of the main features of the gothic genre such as...
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Joel Schain Period 2 3/28/10 Book 9: In the Eyes of Polyphemus This morning was like any other day. I got up to see the sun rise, and then I went into the forest to find something to eat for breakfast. Most days were quiet in the land of the Cyclopes. All you could hear were your own thoughts, and...
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The novel As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner is filled with moments of great heroism and with struggles that are almost epic, but the novel’s take on such battles is ironic at best, and at times it even makes them seem downright absurd or mundane. The Bundren family is on a mission to bury...
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Macbeth Questions – Act III Osato Agbaire 1. “The Mysterious Killer” 2. Macbeth didn’t kill Banquo mostly because he didn’t want to have to go through that guilt that and pressure that he went through when his wife was forcing him to kill Duncan. In the first act, he was having second thoughts and...
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Reflective journal 1 The Odyssey Date due MB and ME: 23rd January 2014 at 8:30am – via Blackboard – – Submission to VeriGuide – Choose ONE of the following question groups and write a short essay, about 400-600 words in English or 700-900 characters in Chinese. (* A question may break down into a...
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As I Lay Dying Journal Question #8 17 November 2009 In Chapter 24 of As I Lay Dying, Vardaman simply states “My mother is a fish. ” At first, this may seem like a child’s ridiculous association of his mother’s death with the death of a fish. However, this connection allows Vardaman to overcome the...
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