...In the novel, The Red Badge of Courage, Stephan Crane develops the theme “that maturity is reached by experience” through the character of Henry Fleming. Throughout the novel, we are witnesses to Henry’s growth from a naïve, foolish, and fantasizing young boy to a man. In the first couple of chapters, Crane sets the stage, the mood, and introduces the main characters, where he intentionally begins to unravel the theme that maturity is reached by experiences. At the beginning of the novel, Henry whole heartily believed that he was “made to shine in war.” Henry a naïve young boy, “burned” to enlist with “excitement and expectancy” that he would make a difference, be a hero and carry “the badge of courage” and honor. Nonetheless, once on the...
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...True Nature of Courage In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, there are several important themes that are analyzed throughout the story. The themes had a tremendous impact and were well demonstrated by the most important characters. The true nature of courage is one of the most important ones because between all the characters, each one had their moments in the book where they showed acts of kindness. There will be quite a few examples on the occasions during the book where courage is shown. The character in The Book Thief that expressed the most courage was Hans. Hans Hubermann was Liesel’s father and was married to Rosa Hubermann. Hans was a German who believed on everyone staying safe and being treated equally. There were numerous occasions...
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...One of the most significant themes in To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is courage. Courage is the ability to do something that frightens one. Atticus, along with many other characters in this book show courage through their fearless actions. Courage is defined in this novel as standing up for what is right regardless of overwhelming opposition. Atticus shows his courage by helping Tom Robinson, a black man, who allegedly raped a woman. Atticus took a chance and tried to defend him knowing that he had no chance of winning. Instead of doing what any other lawyer would do, he does what he knows is right, defending an innocent man. Even though he knows that the trial could put his and his family’s life at risk, he proceeds to help Tom. “They are perfectly willing to let him do what they are...
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...Catcher in the Rye Essay Innocence Themes in literary works are recurring, unifying subjects or ideas, motifs that allow us to understand more deeply the characters and their world. In The Catcher in the Rye, the major themes reflect the values and motivations of the characters. Some of these themes are outlined in the following sections. As its title indicates, the dominating theme of The Catcher in the Rye is the protection of innocence, especially of children. For most of the book, Holden sees this as a primary virtue. It is very closely related to his struggle against growing up. Holden's enemy is the adult world and the cruelty and artificiality that it entails. The people he admires all represent or protect innocence. He thinks of Jane Gallagher, for example, not as a maturing young woman but as the girl with whom he used to play checkers. He goes out of his way to tell us that he and Jane had no sexual relationship. Quite sweetly, they usually just held hands. Holden comforted Jane when she was distressed, and it bothers him that Jane may have been subjected to sexual advances from her drunken stepfather or from her date, Holden's roommate, Stradlater. Holden's secret goal is to be "the catcher in the rye." In this metaphor, he envisions a field of rye standing by a dangerous cliff. Children play in the field with joy and abandon. If they should come too close to the edge of the cliff, however, Holden is there to catch them. His attitude seems to shift near the end...
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...Heroine Figure or Devil’s Puppet? After reading The Scarlet Letter, I would definitely recommend it to any female because of the significant number of themes that are relevant in today’s society. One of the themes in this novel includes the role that women play in society and how it has changed over the years. In the period that this book takes place, women play a lesser role in society than men. Since this time, women have developed their own voice in society similar to the main character Hester Prynne. Hester is a strong independent female and we could learn from her courage. Hester Prynne is forced by the Puritan people to wear a letter A on her chest, which symbolizes the sin of adultery that she has committed. The local citizens were not fond of Hester due to her independence and confidence. Even though she is reminded about her sin every day by wearing the letter A, she wears the symbol to show the strength and courage she has for her daughter Pearl and for herself. Hester takes the responsibility of the sin she that she has committed even though Reverend Dimmesdale is partially to blame. Reverend Dimmesdale speaking to Hester Prynne says, "I charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow-sinner and fellow-sufferer! Be not silent from any mistaken pity and tenderness for him; for, believe me, Hester, though he were to step down from a high place, and stand there beside thee, on thy pedestal of shame, yet better were it so, than to hide a guilty heart through life”...
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...“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” -Muhammad Ali. Thus, being courageous will be rewarding. Bravery is key to pursuing victory. With courage comes success is the theme of Rudyard Kipling’s fictional story, Rikki-tikki-tavi. Rikki Tikki is a determined character in this story. The text states, “he remembered that a full meal makes a slow mongoose, and if he wanted all his strength and quickness ready, he must keep himself thin.” (para. 34). This implies that Rikki-tikki’s determination for being a strong, quick mongoose is shown when he realized he shouldn’t eat a full meal. He knew a full meal may slow him down, putting him at a disadvantage against Nag and Nagaina. Additionally, Rikki-tikki said, “marks or no marks, do you think it is right for you to eat fledglings out of a nest?” (para. 25) This displays that Rikki-tikki stood up against the feared Nag for the sake of Darzee and his wife. He is determined to save his friends no matter the cost. Undoubtedly, Rikki-tikki-tavi proves to be a determined mongoose....
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...Themes of “Interpreter of Maladies” In the “Interpreter of Maladies” different themes are used throughout the story. The use of these different themes enables the reader to become aware of what the author is trying to get across to he or she. The themes in “Interpreter of Maladies” include marriage/love, communication, and environment/nature. With each taking on a role of its own, the story becomes both compelling and informative. Marriage and love comes across as complicated in the story. A marriage is known to be the start of a beautiful partnership between two people who love each other. In “Interpreter of Maladies” marriage is just that but also much more. It is secrets, regret, and mystery. Although Twinkle and Sanjeev are married under their own free will it comes across, as the two are strangers. No matter the romantic feelings that come about the couple remains individuals in their own right. As a direct result Sanjeev is regretting the love he has for his wife. Although as it progresses the narrator shows us that distance can sometimes be closed by shared experiences. When Shukumar and Shoba deal with the death of their child, the bond between the two strengthens. The story shows us that love can be found in the most unexpected ways and can alter in the event of a joint experience. The lack of communication weighs on several characters throughout the story. While Shukumar and Shaba are individually consumed by their own grief they fail to communicate...
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...presentation (for either Germany or The Netherlands), in a EU setting/context b. Based on your concept, in line with the main theme of the World Expo CONDITIONS The indoor construction should meet the following criteria: * Representing the assigned sub-themes, all 6 included, one worked out * Creating a German or Holland Brand Experience * Distinctive * Within a total budget of € 3.000.000 (incl. breakdown after Expo) * Within the dimensions of 30m(b) x 30m(l) x 10m(h) * Able to handle 1200 visitors per hour Assignment 1 B Create a German or Holland Culture Experience in the Open Air Theater Expo 2015 (depending on your concept). Key characteristics: * Focused * Powerful * Exceptional * Positive CONDITIONS: The German or Dutch Culture Experience is an original and unique experience to the world. * Budget: 1 million Euro * Representing the European people: * Open * Creative * Adventurous ------------------------------------------------- B2B Assignment 2: Germany & Holland Themed Conferences Create a conference program based on the assigned sub-theme CONDITIONS: * Strong joint promotion with German or Dutch theme related industries, based on the assigned sub-theme. * Individual networking opportunities with International business partners during the Conference Theme Meetings . * National Uniform Invitation to be sent via central EU database. * Main language English, Italian...
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...Critical Analysis Paper TE 250 Spring Semester In writing this paper, you must use at least four readings to date from our class that inform your thinking about the questions below. You can also use readings from other courses that inform your thinking. Remember that a strong paper will have a clear focus that is carried throughout the paper and is supported by evidence from the readings, videos, class discussions, and classroom activities. I encourage you to discuss thoughts and ideas for crafting your paper with your colleagues; however, your writing must be your own. Everyone answers number 1 and 2 other questions from the following list of questions. 1. Describe how and why social reproduction occurs. Use examples from your text (Ain’t no Making it) and articles to support your explanation. Chapter 8 2. Describe how human, cultural, or social capital shape individuals’ social and economic mobility. Drawing on examples from Ain’t No Makin it, talk about how peers, parents, and institutions influence this process. (p.418) 3. What impact does linguistic privilege in American society have on students’ opportunities to learn? Consider students’ cultural backgrounds and its alignment or mismatch with school. (Bourideu p.14 4. Our readings suggest that race, disabilities, and special education are interrelated. How might students be disadvantaged in schooling by these labels and concepts? 5. How does heterosexism or homophobia manifest itself in...
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...Ms. Beaudoin English IV Honors Scholars and critical readers have various opinions about the themes of Beowulf. Choose one statement to argue for or against a particular extent and in a well-developed, proofread paper support your choice with examples and quotations from the text of the epic. 1.) Beowulf presents an ideal of loyalty. The failure to live up to this ideal on the part of others points up the extraordinary faithfulness of Beowulf. 2.) Beowulf is a blending of Christian traditions with a folk story that praises loyalty, courage, and faith in the face of extreme danger and even death. It presents a model of a human being willing to die to deliver others from terrifying evil forces. 3.) Beowulf is the story of a dual ordeal—an external battle with vicious opponents and an internal battle with human tendencies of pride, greed, cowardice, betrayal, and self-concern. 4.) Beowulf is the universal story of life’s journey from adolescence to adulthood to old age. The hero grows in wisdom about self about the world through the pain and triumph of personal experience. Requirements: (1) 3 full pages. (2) Times New Roman 12 pt. font, double-spaced, proper MLA format. (3) Work Cited page (Note this is a translated excerpt from your textbook). (4) Submission of typed hard copy in class. (5) Upload to Turnitin.com by 7am on due date. (6) Write choice of topic number on back of hard copy. Penalties: -5/period(s)...
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...The first movement is allegro molto e con brio. It is allegro which explains it’s lively tempo. This movement has an orchestral sound just as the second movement does. The second movement, largo, con gran espressione meaning slow with great expression played in C major. This movement has brief dramatic pauses of silence as James Reel wrote in a depiction article on this movement “these pauses provide the melody with an aura of grandeur.” Now the Allegro third movement contains the friendly melodies a minuet has but also includes characteristics of a scherzo such as, the range of its tone and also containing a rumbling trio in e-flat minor. In the last movement, rondo: poco-allegretto e grazioso is not the typical rondo form. It begins as a smooth melody and is broken in the middle of the piece that is played in C minor and ends loudly. The final piece that was played by Chang following a brief intermission was Piano Sonata No. 3 by Paul Hindemith. This piece is played in B flat major. Ruhig bewegt, the first movement is an uplifting melody in sonata allegro form with sounds similar to an English folksong. The second movement also known as sehr lebhaft plays part of a scherzo and trio in the sonata. The third movement Mabig Schnell compares to the first movement as it is also a sonata allegro. The only part that does not match to the rest of the movement is the fugato section. The final movement fuge: lebhaft is climatic as it has numerous voices. This performance was part of the...
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..."Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death,” Omar N Bradley. This demonstrates that brave people do what is right, even though they are scared. Rikki Tikki had the courage to be about to fight against three snakes. Even though he knew that he could die from going against them. He was going to try his best to protect all his friends and creatures in the garden. The author hooked the readers by emphasizing the theme which is bravery. Rikki Tikki is a courageous character in this story. The text states “clenched on her tail and he went down with her and very few mongooses, however wise and old they may not, care to follow a cobra into its hole.” (Para 96) Since, Rikki Tikki knew that if he did not follow her into the hole that she could still come back to kill him. He had to find his courage so that he could save himself and all his friends. The text also states “he was doing a much more dangerous thing than fighting Nag, for Karait is so small and can turn so quickly that unless Rikki bit him close to the back of the head.” (Para 33) For instance, he knows that he can even get killed by fighting Kariat. Rikki Tikki is being brave by messing with a dangerous creature. Furthermore, Rikki Tikki is a brave character in the...
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...One theme that stood out in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird was the theme of courage. "I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what (Lee 93).” Courage is a quality that permits one to face danger with confidence and control. Many of the characters in To Kill a Mockingbird show courage in their own way. Courage can come in many different forms, it can come both in a physical and mental form. Through the eyes of Scout Finch, a bright and intelligent little girl, the theme of courage is explored in a great sense. Courage plays a big part in To Kill a Mockingbird, and evidently, Atticus Finch displays this theme by encountering threatening incidents and protecting his family and the people he cares about. Atticus illustrates courage many times throughout the book and taught numerous lessons on it. He shows true bravery when he went against Maycomb to defend Tom Robinson. He...
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...I found the definition of courage has various meanings, and there are three main themes or descriptions that show or prove courage. Mostly it is physical courage, emotional courage, and moral courage. The literature of English 421 taught me that it may take a little or a lot of courage to stand up for yourself in order to reach your goal, and you may find courage you never knew you had. I will describe situations of courage that I think were important in the three novels we read, beginning with the novel displaying the least courageous characters and finishing with the novel displaying the most courageous characters. A Midsummer Night’s Dream It is my opinion this novel did not have the type of characters I would think of as courageous. So, when I was trying to come up with examples of courage from this novel, I thought of Hermia, and the courage she showed when standing up to her parents about Lysander. She loved Lysander, but was supposed to marry Demetrius. There were many conflicts in the novel, mostly about who loved who, and the confusion around why things were happening, not necessarily acts of courage. Hermia stuck to what her heart wanted and that took courage no matter what the Royal parents thought. It takes courage for Hermia to stand up to her father. This is a pretty good example of emotional courage. (Shakespeare, 64) Lord of the Flies Ralph is the main character in Lord of the Flies. He wants to be leader of the boy’s tribe because the boys voted...
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...The famous military sonata for pianoforte, The Battle of Trenton Sonata is a through-composed work by American composer James Hewitt. A contemporary of Beethoven, Hewitt was born and raised in England until moving to New York in 1792 at the age of 22. Throughout his career, James Hewitt was very active in both Boston and New York as a conductor, composer/arranger and music publisher. The story behind Hewitt’s sonata unfolded in Trenton, New Jersey on December 25th 1776 as President Washington led his Army across the Delaware River, preceding The Battle of Trenton that occurred the next day. Although a large number of the opposing Hessians escaped, within an hour of battle nearly nine hundred were captured by Washington’s Army. This was the first pivotal victory of the American Revolutionary War, boosting reenlistments into the Continental Army. Twenty years after this event, James Hewitt published his sonata in 1797 after living as an American citizen for just over five years. The Sonata is written using numerous titled sections that correspond with the historical event: “Army in Motion”, “General Orders”, “Washington’s March”, “Defeat of Hessians”, “Yankee Doodle”, and “General Rejoicing”. Essentially, the composers goal whilst writing a military sonata was to recreate the event with music as best as possible. With regards to tempo markings and tonality, Hewitt is able to effectively match the mood of each event, for example: “Washington’s March” is marked as maestoso while...
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