motivational moral compass. | Vulnerability : suffering, despair. desperation, fragility. | Courage : moral dilemma/conundrum tenacity, heroism, fortitude, resilience. | In writing each paragraph you must 1. Have a topic sentence which names the character you have chosen and describe explicitly their particular reaction to the dystopian rule of the Capitol. To support your description, you should embed into this sentence, one of the words that identify the quality or values shown in the
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The Underlying Courage in “A Wrinkle in Time” Typically in novels there are many supporting themes to create the storyline in the novel; in “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeline L’Engle a major theme in the novel is courage. It shows in almost every chapter, through Margaret (Meg) Murry and Charles Wallace Murry. The quest the kids go through in the novel corresponds to Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s journey also the type of courage found within the Christian framework. Courage is having the strength to resist
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Great Gatsby B. Focus – English/Language Arts; 11th grade (Honors): The focus of this unit is to introduce students to the characteristics and elements of contemporary American literature and to allow students to relate the themes of the novel, The Great Gatsby, in a meaningful way to increase understanding. C. Length – 1.25 instructional weeks (six 50-minute sessions) D. Goals – Students will understand that American literature contains unique and specific elements by
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Response The novel The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald is a book that deals with the American Dream: an ideal presented in American literature where the dreamer rises to wealth, very present in the twenties. In this bestseller, Gatsby – the protagonist – embodies the evolution of one to greatness. Beginning his life as a simple, poor farmer’s boy. James Gatz, upon meeting the love of his life, Daisy Buchanan who is wealthy, decides to rise to success and fortune – and carries the name of Jay Gatsby,
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Mr. Elliot is not much of a family man, and when money or social status are involved, he becomes a different person without any (true) morals. Looking back into the recent Elliot family history, several things occurred: first, Mr. Elliot was supposed to marry Elizabeth, but before he did so, Mr. Elliot chose a woman who, even though of “inferior birth”, had more money to her name than Elizabeth. Mr. Elliot then had a falling out with the family after his relationship failed to end in a marriage
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you’re hooked on the rest of the book. (Atwood, 1993, 35) Toni Morrison’s fifth novel, Beloved (1987) explores the degradation imposed upon all African slaves of America. The novel is about matrilineal ancestry and the relationships among enslaved, freed, alive and dead mothers and daughters. The text is so grounded in historical reality that it could be used to teach American history classes. The protagonist of the novel, Sethe’s character is based on a factual slave woman Margaret Garner in an exaggerated
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planned and organized so that life is as convenient and pleasant as possible. Jonas lives with his father, a Nurturer of new children, his mother, who works at the Department of Justice, and his seven-year-old sister Lily. At the beginning of the novel, he is apprehensive about the upcoming Ceremony of Twelve, when he will be given his official Assignment as a new adult member of the community. He does not have a distinct career
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sway of opinion switch from person to person, happen right before the beholders eyes? The novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, presents a strong portrayal of society’s desire to force conformity upon individuals, as represented by McMurphy and the inmates who struggle against the Big Nurse and the public, with their ruthless methods of discrimination, punishment, and emasculation. The minority within the novel, much like that of the minority of the real world, gives a real look into
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you eat too much sugar or too many processed foods and don’t get enough exercise the result is weight gain. But in a society that is next to obsessed with weight loss and trying to find the quickest way to get rid of the weight and to keep it off without truly changing the look or taste of the food we have had to become creative with what we are now including in food. For a food to be sweet but not contain any sugar or calories, it needs to contain a type of sweetener, typically an artificial sweetener
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the Woods Tim O’brien uses the character John Wade’s flashbacks of traumatic events to convey the physiological damage of the Vietnam war. In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien is a novel that shows the way the Vietnam War still holds a grip on the American psyche and some of the reasons why this is so. The novel discusses issues that are reflected in other literature, both fictional and nonfictional, regarding the war and its effect on those who had to fight it. (Edar) The My Lai massacre is not
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