Go Ask Alice is based on the actual diary of a fifteen-year-old drug user. It is not a definitive statement on the middle-class, teenage drug world. It does not offer any solutions. It is, however, a highly personal and specific chronicle. The diary starts and ends in September - covering a two year period. ... even that I would keep a diary or journal through my whole life. But now I don't really think I will. Diaries are great when you're young. In fact, you saved my sanity a hundred, thousand, million times. But I think when a person gets older she should be able to discuss her problems an...

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... they can give us a false sense of reality - I think that is trully very exciting The other story of the Matrix is the choice, the choice between the matrix and the Wonderland. And it is really hard. As Morpheus said, "matrix is a prison for your mind-. The idea of "real world- is that by entering into it offers not a denial of what ... of the Matrix, like our world, has its own moral norms " its own ethics " that ought to be both acknowledged and respected. But the weak point of living in Matrix is that there can't be facts which are impossible for us to know about. That power sounds fr...

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Teenagers of every race, religion, and clique relate deeply to the words of the anonymous teenager within the book Go Ask Alice, by an anonymous girl whose life enters a place where, as most teenagers, she has no idea who to turn to, or where to go. "Oh dear ... accepted into the girl's life, and into her heart and mind. I chose this quote because it is one quote that I think relates to the theme. She writes in her diary about her life, and her diary is like a best friend. It is someone she can spill all of her secrets to and something to express her feelings ... paid more attention to her,...

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... has additional meaning and significance for Holden because Allie had written poetry, which Holden reads, on the baseball mitt. Holden's preoccupation with death can be seen in his contemplation of a dead classmate, James Castle. It tells the reader something about Holden that he lends his turtleneck sweater to this classmate, with whom ... negative feelings show that Holden is a thinking and analyzing, outspoken individual who values honesty and sincerity. He is unimpressed with people who try to look good in other's eyes. Therefore, since it is obvious that Holden is bright, the reason...

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... this. The only thing left is the struggle of the individual. If no other country has been established on this idea, why would people be unhappy in such an environment? This is because they cannot accept the world and set profound goals that keep this dream alive. An excellent example of a person like ... has the choice to get an education and to gain wisdom from others. By not taking advantage of opportunities, Holden wanders off the right track and finds himself in a plethora of perplexity. He is confused by the philosophies he believes are correct, such as his phobia of phony people. "I...

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... all of a sudden." I think Holden caught her with her fazade down. When she first picked up the phone she was mad as anybody else would be in her shoes. But as soon as she processed "Eddie Birdsell from Princeton" she became so amicable. She most of thought that a friend of Eddie, from Princeton ... want to look like a screwball or something." So we can assume it was nice, or at lest on the outside. Salinger even throw Holden foreshadowed a little in the line "I didn't know then that the goddam hotel was full of perverts and morons." The first guy he saw out his room window "took out all...

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... This I believe is a better way of keeping the reader interested, instead of going in chronological order. To me that is what makes a story boring. He leaves the chapters with cliff hangers so you reading. Every time something was happening in the present he would flashback to explain why. Also I like that the book has no ... a Vietnam Vet, a failed politician and practitioner of magic. Through evidence and flashbacks the book unveils him to be a complex man that has many dark secrets in his closets. So of the secrets that he was hiding played into why he lost the election. John shows him...

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... From the beginning of narrative, the physical appearance of the ant plays an important role in symbolism. The appearance of the ant terrifies the protagonist, however readers are never given a description of the ant. After killing the insect, he notes that: I felt better and was able to go back into the shack and look ... at it. It was quite dead, but I had already made up my mind that I was not going to sleep alone in this shack. (151) The author gives little detail ... the insect serves as a symbol for the general idea of something unknown to the character, and ultimately, people. Its ...

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... [ ] coated with dust", the beauty of a little meadow is scarred by "the grey form of a house half torn to pieces", and the cannons make "red streaks as rounds as a log" in the sky. This gloomy setting is aided by the sounds that are described. Like the "sound of some stupendous shuffle, as if two animals of the size of islands were ... gale of winter", or like "these futile cries, wrenched from him by his agony." Now, let's take a look at what this story's about. It's about a man, Fred Collins, who's a soldier in a conflict between two unknown powers. This Fred Collins gets thirsty, but...

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... Mind" When reading "I felt a Cleaving in my Mind", it was more than just a short poem. It gave clues as to who Emily was as a person. It showed that she led a very sad life. It was ... the job of a seamstress that cannot sew two pieces of fabric together to match. She is unable to make a clear connection between one thought and the thought following right behind. In the second stanza it describes how she tried to focus and put sense of her thoughts. Because of her mental disability it was blocking her from connecting her thoughts. No ... . I felt like Dickinson was using her own like li...

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... is a "sense of place"? According to Bill Maxwell it is a place where you feel that you belong. Bill grew up in Fort Lauderdale, belonging to a gang called the "Allen Appartment Boys". He did not feel at home though in the gang filled area, and did not find what he called his "sense of place" until he moved to Stuckey's Still. ... can go to and visit. To me it is just a state of mind. A state of mind is a place where you can go to think about what's happening in your life. As in the movie Happy Gilmore when Chubs tells Happy to go to his "happy place." This is what I think a sense of plac...

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... CLASSROOMS Calculators are one of the greatest inventions since the computer. That's why I believe calculators should be allowed in the classroom, because it saves time, it makes work easier, and it is good for those long problems that most kids struggle on. Their are some negative uses of calculators ... complete only thirty problems the average student might complete only twenty to twenty five problems. On the other hand, with the use of calculators a student might finish those thirty problems in less than twenty minutes. That tells you why the use of calculators saves times. Second,...

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... technology as a cell mate. She never could leave it and she had to talk to it. Oh, the days when life was exciting. What had her life turned in to? A busy, overworked mess enveloped in her tall statue. Her life was no longer hers. There had to be a change, something new, an adventure that would release her from the mundane. She quietly ... shut the door behind her and crept out of the office hoping no one spotted her leaving. Julian took the fresh air in and began to walk to the park. The sun was high in the sky and warming her face. The wind blew just enough to make a nice breeze. If o...

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... 's been pronounced a thousand ways. I would be lying if I said I've never wondered what my parents were thinking when they came up with a name as complex in spelling and articulation as mine. But behind the endless mispronunciations and the routine misspellings, it's still my name. Similarly, that is why I believe John Proctor destroyed his confession ... when Proctor finally faced that image, it was crystal clear what his choices were. It was at that exact moment that he affirmed in his mind that if he were to sign that confession, they would strip him of his name and he would be spendi...

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... life continually. Ironically, he learns lessons by teaching lessons. He teaches a man a lesson before dying. This story takes place when segregation was occurring in the late 1940s in Bayonne, Louisiana. At the beginning of the story, Grant is very tenacious and pessimistic, but he will later learn a lot from this experience. The ... was thinking more about the Bible." (Rev. Ambrose pg. 101). Reverend Ambrose is irritated that Grant does not have any faith in God. Grant just think that believing in God is just an escape mechanism for all the pain, but Reverend Ambrose is trying to prove ...

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... read the passage on private speaking: the wordy woman and the mute man, the comfort of home and public speaking: the talkative man and the silent woman. In the passage on private speaking, the wordy woman and the mute man, I was able to identify with most of the points of this passage. When it ... comes to the men in my life, this passage screams most of their names, because of their behavior. When my mother and father had breakfast together, my mother had already been ... is I get the same response of "nothing" or "I"m fine". So, this type of behavior not only occurs within a couple, bu...

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... there is a utopia awaiting our arrival. The truth is that we beleive this because without it, there would lie a void of hopelesness in our lives. We need something, anything, to believe in. God is a belief like any other. We look to God to find ourselves because humanity is not quite what we think it ... should be. Humanity is flawed. We don't always know what is to come. Worry plagues the human mind with unanswerable questions and uncertainty. God, in a way, breaks the fever of existance. He sooths the ailments of man by wresting away the demons within. But what of those who don't need ...

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... include? Lastly, he says that his mother was a WAVE. I do not know what that means. I wrote these down while I was reading and are planning to ask in class. I can relate to his debate of going to war or not. He is totally against the was and does not want to go. He even plans ways to ... was to making up his mind about this. I had a problem, not at all rigorous as this but it was a big deal to me. I did not believe in going to college after high school. I though that some people including me need to take a year off and work to think about what exactly they want to do before ... and to wo...

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... love Logan she did not so she ran off with Joe Starks, a man who knew who he was and dreamed of being a big voice. While Janie was with Joe in Eatonville, she had a higher status than the rest of the town's people since she was the mayor's wife. A part of Janie's identity wanted to interact with them but ... god, Ah can't see what uh woman uh yo' stability would want tuh be treasurin' all dat gum-grease from folks dat don't even own de house dey sleep in. " By him thinking Janie was better than the town's people, it led to the way she was treated by society. All of the women ... in Eat...

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... the lottery had been lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put to use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born. Mr. Summers spoke frequently to the villagers about making a new box, but no one like to upset even as much tradition as was ... . The black box grew shabbier each year; by now it was no longer completely black but splintered badly along one side to show the original wood color, and in some places faded or stained." (Par. 5). Even though you may believe that lotteries are for winning great prizes the author gives subtle hints tha...

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... psychological breakdown was caused by extreme loneliness and depression. Loneliness is enough to drive anyone insane but the amount that Holden has endured is more than enough to put him in a mental institute. For example, Holden confesses his loneliness when he says, "What I did, I started talking sort of out loud, to Allie. I do that ... goes to show that his loneliness overcame his judgment. Holden has gone down to getting a prostitute and talking to himself, which just isn't mentally healthy in any terms. Depression can strike anyone at anytime, but it all depends on the decisions y...

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... me, and I was really appreciative. Now, almost every Friday night, my friends and I go to watch a movie in the theatre, or play pool, or even just have a chat in a coffee shop. Many people, somehow, treat their lover better than their family, even though their family have the closest relationship ... . I call them whenever I think about them or whenever I have some funny stories that I want to share. Even more, every Saturday, I have lunch in China-town with my family members, if they are available. I remember someone told me that friends may be temporary but families are forever. Indeed...

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... an effect on the kids of today. I have been playing video games for as long as I can remember. I believe that video games benefit people in many ways. Whether people learn from them, entertain themselves, or improve coordination and skills, they are helpful. People against this theory have some statistics behind ... video games are very educational. As a child I used to play a game on the computer called Barney Bear and later on a game called the Brain. In Barney Bear, I learned colors and things such as memory and spelling. I played the Brain when I was about 10 and it taught me more a...

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... and desire to be a big voice and he had to live nearly thirty years to find a chance." (28) ***HOW DOES THIS QUOTE RELATE?*** While Janie was with Joe in Eaton Vile, she had a higher status then the rest of the town's people. Janie tried to interact with them, but Joe would not let her. He thought of Janie ... as being better than all of them. This led to the way she was treated in society. All of the women in the town thought Janie had everything, but Janie did not. She wanted to be accepted as part of them. When Joe died, people ... in the town expected Janie to be mournful, so she p...

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... that only men would be able to study well, get a job and make money. They thought like that, because nobody before could give chance to women. If in that time women had an opportunity to study at school, learn grammar and logic, I think at least one of them would have recewed good grades and of ... Like him she had a taste for the theater." She just did not have an opportunity to express the gift that had been given to her. People in 16th century did not think that women could do it as well as men, even write better than men, because women were more sensitive and could understand ... t...

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