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benefits which had been gained from the experience, since this would be counter-productive in terms of the effect on the reader....
an "observant Jew," which means that he is at odds with his own culture because "observant Jews do not paint at all" (Potok 3). H...
that his novel is not fictitious, but, on the other hand, he also states that everything only happened more or less thus restricti...
the student was supposed to learn for himself. Concrete Experience Not all recognize this collective and monumental lesson,...
men see as hostility is in fact only the normal progression of the natural world. At first, they assume that that it is some consc...
1817. While a master could lawfully punish a slave, using his own discretion and judgment, state law established a limit and that ...
(which could mean anytime between the early 1990s and today, Coetzees "spare" novel (as some critics have called it) concerns Davi...
most masters tried to keep their slaves ignorant on this matter, as it was regarded as a sign of a "restless spirit" for slaves to...
to break down from involuntary inactivity. I now recognize the increased muscle weakness in both my legs and arms, as well as dif...
getting the opportunity to visit the beach, alone, for a day. She was still five miles away from the ocean, yet the air seemed d...
not follow any timeline, as it jumps around continuously from one moment to another. In the end we are left understanding the enti...
are already well acquainted with the Torah, his book provides an excellent introduction for those that are only somewhat familiar ...
control of countries worldwide. Naturally, showing dark natives the benefits of Western culture did not come without a price, as E...
death in The Great War. Unlike classical protagonists, Jacob exists not in the center of the action but always on the periphery (...
existence. Thus, he sees himself as something more than a victim. He simply has a less desirable fate than some of his peers. Yet,...
on a large truck, often driven by hired men they do not know. It is scary to have to leave everything one owns in one place and ha...
a recognized authority on the social setting of the new Testament (Powell, 2002). Although this is a work of fiction, Theissen ass...
"I Have a Dream" speech, in which King lambasted the United States for forbidding the Negroes to be free people (King). "We can ne...
as her Gran, her brother and several aunt and uncles (Perez-Stable 24). When the Old Mistress in the house dies, Jacobs comes unde...
to promote his ideas being a printer and prospering in his business, his actions also promoted his ideal for constant improvement ...
a few is fed by the labor and poverty of the many, as well as the relative uselessness and corruption of these priveleged few)" (G...
entertain with his biting sarcasm. The author has a long history of reaching out and inviting his audience to experience with him...
on the outside. Her only exposure to American lifeways, in fact is that she sees infiltrating her home through my daughter and in...
Both items are gone, never to be replaced. Each of the fruit and the lock of hair in and of themselves are of little or no conseq...
on that he believes in the Presbyterian concept of Predestination -- "From my childhood up, my mind had been wont to be full of ob...
75). The door to the room is deep inside the frame, so when the nurse enters, it carries the eye "deep into an almost endless fram...
in Rwanda, because it features a less narrow narrative focus while "Hotel Rwanda dealt far too much with attempts to relive one ad...
isolation in the woods comes into contact with the more traditional culture of the people from the nearby town where she is taken ...
This paragraph helps the student begin to assess how trust is established in Atwoods text. Atwoods "Alias Grace" is something of a...
Whitelaw from their hometown, and the narrator imbues this physical artifact with a great deal of emotional significance. In parti...