The Outcasts of Poker Flat is a short story filled with connotations of redemption and imbued with an incredible kind of misconception that only the most arrogantly self-righteous could conceive. Its primary purpose is to act as a cautionary tale about a seemingly respectable judgment that unjustly condemns four people to their untimely ends. Harte’s story is set in an 1800’s settlement brimming with discord and mistrust. After a series of very unfortunate events the townspeople decide to exile the
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The Outcasts of Poker Flat is a well-written short story. It tells the story of the few “immorals” who have been exiled from the town of Poker Flat and their journey. Throughout the story‚ characters come and go‚ they discover new things‚ and mostly change their ways for the better. The first exile is Mr. John Oakhurst‚ the protagonist and a known gambler who is being removed due to his success in the town’s casino. On his way out of town‚ “The Duchess”‚ a saloon girl; “Mother Shipton”‚ a madam;
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Outcasts United English essay Outcasts United a nonfiction book written by Warren St. John ‚ takes place in Atlanta and Clarkston Georgia. A soccer team made up of refugee kids overcame many challenges: lack of funds‚ zoning laws‚ and academic struggles; in result winning something bigger than a championship. To start off‚ lack of funds in the beginning had a huge impact on the team. Without the proper funds the team could not get the equipment they needed to start. No money
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ultimately in the end these people are only thinking of themselves. However‚ without the power of religion‚ we as a race wouldn’t know the world we live in today. In this 2015 essay‚ published in Psychological Bulletin‚ “Religion and Morality‚” Ryan Mckay and Harvey Whitehouse‚ explained that “To become culturally widespread‚ shoes must fit the basic morphology of human feet‚ while also satisfying other biologically endowed preferences” In fact‚ “According to this approach‚ religious and moral cultural
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How can some people live in endless misery and not have any hope for the future and the good things to come? In America‚ Claud McKay describes America as a woman who is treacherous and someone who continually puts him down. America does many terrible things to the narrator‚ but he still loves her and the goodness she can bring. America is his home no matter what she does. By showing how the narrator perseveres through all the awful things that America throws at him‚ I can infer that the message the
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Claude Monet started off as a realist and Robert Smithson started as a conceptual artist. Monet wanted to create an impression of what he saw and defied the norms of realistic‚ photographic paintings. The thickness and low consistency of his oil paints
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The leper. The homeless. Minorities. People labeled “different”. These are examples of “outcasts‚” people “rejected or cast out‚ as from home or society.” They are “mistfits” even‚ “unable to adjust to a situation” with its narrow‚ inflexible expectations. Holden Caulfield in the novel Catcher in the Rye‚ Wally in the short story White Chocolate‚ and Jamal Wallace in the movie Finding Forrester are examples of teen heroes‚ all attending high school‚ who struggle to fit‚ but who discover quickly
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The role of archetypal outcast serves as a reflection of what characteristics are rejected by societal norms; this is something that is represented in Odysseus’s character. While there were numerous expectations and norms in ancient Greece‚ wealth was an important status indicator‚ and therefore incorporated as a societal norm. Being that Odysseus was a powerful king‚ it’s fair to assume that he possessed great wealth as well‚ meaning he fit the societal standards. Up until his journey to Troy and
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Claude Cahun: Boy & Girl Together For this discussion I found an interest in the gender bending “self-portraiture” of Claude Cahun. An added interest I later found about Cahun and her work came after googling her name; I found some articles about feminism in art that not only speak about Cahun and her feminist work‚ but also about Cindy Sherman’s art as well (Imagine that to my surprise). Cahun was one of first the 20th century (female) artists to dress herself up in an array of gender
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I decided to write about Claude Debussy because I believe he was an extraordinary composer and his works really influenced the 20th century. Claude Debussy was born on August 22‚ 1862‚ in France. Debussy‚ showed a significant interested in piano since he was a kid. This passion about piano‚ opened the door for a new path regarding music‚ that changed his life in a very good and beneficial way. Although‚ he did not come from a rich family‚ Debussy became a very honorable person. His journey in the
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