Soldier Boy is a fabulous novel as it tells the readers the life Jim Martin had before‚ during and after the war. This is Jim’s strange story of how an inexperienced and excited school boy became Australia’s youngest Anzac. The main theme of Soldier Boy is about the life of war. The story starts with the death of Jim aboard a hospital ship. It explains how he dies and the way the family were notified by the nurse sending a letter to them. Then his story starts from the beginning reflecting
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”The Whipping Boy” written by Richard Gibney One of the most important events in the history of the United States of America is the Civil War from 1861-65. The war started because of the issue of slavery. It was a war where only America participated; it was a war between the Northern states‚ called the Union‚ and the Southern slave states‚ the Confederate States of America. The Union wanted to get rid of slavery in the USA‚ but the Confederacy did not want this‚ mostly because a lot of them owned
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The Bradley Boys 1887 – 1969 My father-in-law‚ Robert E. Brown‚ a prolific storyteller‚ grew up in Bradley‚ South Dakota‚ a railroad town servicing the surrounding farming community on the eastern Dakota prairie. Although his childhood encompassed the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl eras‚ his anecdotes didn’t dwell on the hardships. Rather‚ he recalled and passed on fond memories of these years. Several of his stories recounted events regarding mischievous activities carried out by the males
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invent words‚ is unknown; in other words‚ the origin of language is a mystery. All we really know is that men‚ unlike animals‚ somehow invented certain sounds to express thoughts and feelings‚ actions and things. So that they could communicate them to each other; and that‚ later‚ they agreed upon certain signs‚ called letters‚ which could be combined to represent those sounds‚ and which could be written down. These sounds‚ whether spoken‚ or written in letters‚ we call words. A word‚ then
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Identity in “Boys and Girls” In Alice Munro’s “Boys and Girls”‚ she tells us a story about a young girl’s rebellion to the womanhood prescribed by a society which has stereotyped views toward both sexes’ roles and identity in society. The story takes place in the 1940s when women have not gained so much equal rights as today‚ and they are still perceived as attached to males. The story is set is a fox family of Jubilee‚ Ontario‚ Canada‚ a rural area and the point of view of this story is first person
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My Love With All The Boys and Girls: Stories of Betrayal “Gorilla‚ My Love” by Toni Cade Bambara and “Boys and Girls” by Alice Munro are known as initiation stories. These kinds of stories usually end with the main character reaching a “moment of illumination” (p.504). By the end of the story‚ they tend to either grow as a person or gain personal knowledge. “Gorilla‚ My Love” and “Boys and Girls” also have a common theme: betrayal. The main characters of both these stories are exposed to being
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intelligent boy. But on the other hand he also lets us know that Nic is torn between the fact that he has to live two lives‚ one with his father‚ David‚ and one with his mother‚ Vicki. In the beginning it was good because his mother did not live to far from him but when she relocates things get a little more complicated. David Sheff the father describes his and his family’s experience dealing with his son Nic who is addicted to the drug crystal methamphetamine. In telling his story David takes
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The Area of Study: Belonging ‘The Bra Boys’ The ‘Bra Boys’ directed by Sunny Abberton‚ sets out to explain the story of the Bra Boys and their connection to Maroubra and each other. The documentary shows the audience how they feel connected to the suburb‚ the self culture‚ the ocean and the group. The Bra Boys relate themselves to a tribe that embodies mateship‚ honour and loyalty to all members. Each member is renowned with a Bra Boys tattoo to identify him as part of the group. Their sense
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around 700 B.C.‚ tells of a man named Odysseus conquering trials and tribulations with both disguises and deceptions. This man was definitely considered intelligent by those he encountered. Odysseus’ heroic trait is his mētis‚ or "cunning intelligence‚" and his name means ‘trouble’ in Greek (he certainly got into a lot of trouble). In The Odyssey‚ Homer’s Greek audience generally admired Odysseus’ clever traits‚ despite his occasional dishonesty. Odysseus’ skill at making up false stories and devising
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The Blue Boy Summary: In Gary Stephen Ross’ excerpt‚ “The Blue Boy‚” he describes Vancouver through the eyes of the main character. The character recounts a story of his travels that he would take with his father and brother from Toronto to Vancouver. The character highlights the ongoing transformation of the city and describes how it has evolved over time. In the beginning of the excerpt‚ he describes what he saw Vancouver to be in the 60s: a small city with little to offer. Contrastingly
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