CATCHER IN THE RYE QUESTIONS: 1. The novel can be described as a bildungsroman genre‚ in other words‚ a rite of passage novel. In what way does Holden experience a rite of passage? The rite of passage experienced by Holden in the text involves the original identity of Holden: a typical representation of the angst teen‚ susceptible to extreme dips between depression and contentedness‚ who has a profound distaste for most of society fed by his belief he has the ability to read behaviour to determine
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Study/Discussion Questions for Spielberg’s Schindler’s List My first question is Question #3 about the alternating scenes that are presented during the Krakow liquidation. The liquidation of the ghetto included so many powerful snapshots. It started with scenes of the military mapping out their strategy on March 13‚ 1943. The movie cuts to families realizing what is happening and going through measures of either hiding jewels (eating them in bread) or trying to find hiding locations such as under
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Chapter Seven Questions for The Great Gatsby 1. Why does Gatsby stop giving parties? 2. When does Tom first realize that Daisy loves Gatsby? 3. Why is Myrtle Wilson upset when she sees Tom and Jordan? 4. Why does Gatsby view Daisy’s child with surprise? 5. Why does Gatsby object to letting Tom drive his car? 6. What ironic situation is occurring on the drive to town? 7. Why is Nick pleased with Gatsby’s honesty about Ox ford? 9. What has increased Tom’s hatred of Gatsby? 10. Why does Tom’s
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Society questions if the American Dream is available to everyone. The ideal American Dream is for every American citizen to have an equal opportunity for wealth and prosperity. Settlers have come to America looking for gold and land‚ so they labor to gain their fortunes. America also industrializes and grows due to the workers labor for wealth and land. More jobs are formed through industrialization for people to gain their American Dreams. However‚ society still questions if everyone is given an
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Discussion Questions 1. I completely agree with the author’s assessment in that Christopher McCandless definitely invented a new life for himself searching for a raw‚ transcendent experience.” McCandless reinvented himself by changing his name to “Alexander Supertramp” and living off of nature in the wild. “At one point Westerberg discovered from a tax form that McCandless real name was Chris‚ not Alex” (18) After he graduated from college‚ his life was transcendent because he went against his
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English 1-2 1984 Socratic Seminar Questions 3. Reading and writing for pleasure promotes independent thought‚ but it is not dangerous. It lets you express how you are really feeling inside. It is something private that you decide whether or not someone may look at it. In the beginning of the book 1984‚ Winston writes in his notebook. He hesitated about it for a while before he actually began writing. He let out what was going through his mind‚ it was going really well but then he suddenly stopped
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choosing. (2009) 3. What have the attitudes and actions of people in your texts revealed to you about venturing into society? In your response refer to your prescribed text and TWO texts of your own choosing. (2008) 4. Choose ONE of the two questions below as the focus for a speech to be presented at a student forum on ‘Into the World’. Write your speech‚ referring to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. (a) Do the pathways into new worlds offer possibilities
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Myers‚ it is based on “biological influences‚ psychological influence and social-cultural influence” (Myers Pg 8) to affect one’s behavior. I think the reason why Andrea Yates murder her children is because her nursing toward her five children. For example‚ the biological influences‚ genes responding to the environment‚ is due to Andrea feeling that her children feels that children are burning like hell. In addition‚ behavior genetics will cause Andrea Yates to protect her children. The environment
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Conceptual Physical Science‚ 5e (Hewitt/Suchocki/Hewitt) Chapter 1 Patterns of Motion and Equilibrium 1.1 Aristotle on Motion 1) Aristotle treated motion by A) comparing the distance traveled with the time of travel. B) measurements of distance travelled. C) classifying it into two classes. D) all of the above Answer: C Diff: 1 Topic: Aristotle on Motion 2) Aristotle believed that natural laws could be understood by A) experiment. B) logic. C) patterns. D) mathematics. Answer:
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Pertinent Questions Part I 1 & 2. Education was “central to the Republican vision of America” because‚ Jefferson called benignly for a national “crusade against ignorance.” The Republicans believed in the creation of a nationwide system of public schools to create the educated electorate they believed a republic required. Some states endorsed public education for all in the early years of the republic‚ but none actually created a working system of free schools. The republicans argued that
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