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The Catcher In The Rye: True Picture Of Human Behavior
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... for presidency use this routine. A few jokes to show that they are the average American, followed by something about God, and then they are ready to get down to business. In chapter 3 of the novel the reader is introduced to the character Ackley. Ackley is described as “a terrible personality.” Why doesn’t Holden or any of the other guys in the school tell Ackley how bad his teeth are and how bad his personality is? Sometimes people don’t speak of things that annoy them to the actual person that is annoying them. That might be the reason for the guys not telling Ackley about his problem, but you have to draw the line somewhere. J. D. Salinger’s choice of language ...



The Scarlet Letter: Mr. Dimmsdale
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... his heart." (156) Roger Chillingworth, Hester's husband, says that he is there to help heal Mr. Dimmsdale, which in fact he really isn't. He says that some men hide their secrets, and if he told him what his secrets were then his illness would be cured. Mr. Dimmsdale then says that he will tell no man of his sin and that Roger should not get between God and himself. Mr. Dimmsdale is also a coward. When Pearl, Hester, and Arthur are alone together and it is time to leave, Pearl asks him, "Will you stand up on the scaffold with us tomorrow?" (134), Later, she asks, "Will you go hand and hand with us out of the forest?" (185) And he replies that only on judgemen ...



The Great Gatsby: Tragedy From Lies
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... didn't know whether he was telling the truth or lying. So it was hard for them to believe what he was saying. Daisy was another who would lie because she thought it would keep happiness. The way she lied was different from Jay. She lied to keep the person she thought was the love of her life, Tom happy. Daisy's relationship with TOm was quite unusual. Tom was having an affair with Myrtle and Daisy really wanted to be with Tom, but not really because she only did it because she thought she had to. Daisy was really in love with Jay but because she felt like she had to be in love with Tom she would make up lies to keep them together. Tom pretty much felt th ...



Of Mice And Men
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... George and Lennie and they confide to him their dreams of having their own place. Candy tells them that he has saved up a descent sum of money and asks if he can tag along in the adventure if he pays his share. Another man on the ranch, Slim, gives Lennie a puppy to play with but Lennie, feebleminded and sweet attempts to love even the gentlest of creatures, but, as he only has a childlike understanding of his enormous strength, the results are often tragic. Curly is the boss's son, and sensing Lennie's simple mind, he attempts to intimidate and antagonize him not anticipating his strength. He hits Lennie because he thinks Lennie is teasing him. Lennie tries to ...



One Messy Situation (book Thei
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The Call Of The Wild
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... also. Value Judgment- Family values are important to a lot of people. Charlie, an Indian guide that Jon became friends with, had a family and left them to go with the others to the Klondike. He realized during the trip that he needed to go back to them because he was abandoning them. He left Jon and went back. He later returned with his family. That proves that he was a man that had good values and cared about his family. Acquisitive instinct- Most of the people that went to the Klondike went to find gold, because they wanted more than they already had. Lots of us do that same thing. We always seem to want more than we already have. So we can relate to the b ...



The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn: Huckleberry Finn's Experiences
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... Pap came back to the cabin so drunk that he attempted to kill his own son. He [Pap] chased me round and round the place with a clasp-knife, calling me the Angel of Death, and saying he would kill me, and then I couldn’t come for him no more. I begged, and told him I was only Huck; but he laughed such a screechy laugh, and roared and cussed, and kept on chasing me up. (37) Previously, Huck had discovered six thousand dollars and was considered very rich at that time. Huck had not heard from his father for a long time until he found out about Huck’s wealth. Huck became desperate to get rid of his money to protect himself only because he has no faith or trust in ...



Morality, Values, And Lifestyl
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... with they themselves are doing. When it comes to Daisy's and Tom's views on the other's affair, though, they are outraged and want the relationship to be broken off. During the time that Daisy and Tom are having these affairs, a lot of lying is going on, on both of their parts. Once again, neither of them sees anything wrong with this. Jordan is also on the same level morally as the Buchanans. She is an arrogant, beautiful, young woman who uses deceit in order to win her golf tournaments and lies to get what she wants. Gatsby has more morals than the Buchanans, but he also used dishonesty to achieve his goals. During a time of prohibition, Gatsby made all of his mo ...



Nine Tomorrows: Will Computers Control Humans In The Future?
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... being educated by computer programs designed to educate effortlessly a person. According to the Profession story people would no longer read books to learn and improve their knowledge. People would rely on the computers rather than "try to memorize enough to match someone else who knows" (Nine Tomorrows, Profession 55). People would not chose to study, they would only want to be educated by computer tapes. Putting in knowledge would take less time than reading books and memorizing something that would take almost no time using a computer in the futuristic world that Asimov describes. Humans might began to rely on computers and allow them to control themselves by le ...



A Rose For Emily
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... at her convenience. A week later the mayor wrote her herself, offering to call or to send his car for her, and received in reply a note on paper of an archaic shape, in a thin, flowing calligraphy in faded ink, to the effect that's he no longer went out at all. The tax notice was enclosed, without comment." (189). Miss Emily was convinced that she had no taxes in Jefferson because before the Civil War the South didn't have to pay taxes and since her father had made a contribution to the town of a generous amount, Colonel Sartoris, mayor at that time had remitted her taxes, she felt that that promise or rather gift still stood good. "After her father's dea ...




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