Whatever hidden traits war may bring out in a person, those traits will ultimately change the character and behavior of the soldiers. ... ("He became like the man who lost his legs at the approach of the red and green monster") For example, Henry, at his first battle, fights alongside his regiment against the first wave of troops. ... ("Once he thought he had concluded that it would be better to get killed directly and end his troubles") This quality is a sense of inevitability that pervades a person's mind and guarantees them that they will meet their maker soon. ... Wilson, for exampl...

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In the novel The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane, the main character, Henry Flemming, may be regarded as a person that exhibits courage and heroism by the end of the story. ... First of all, what is courage and heroism? A courageous person can be characterized as one who displays grace under pressure, is not timid, is not afraid of being themselves despite what others will say or think, and someone who exhibits bravery. ... A person that was afraid would not have tried to capture the other side's flag, they would have been long gone, hiding in the woods, to benefit themselves. ...

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At first, Henry was very eager to join the army even though his mother begged him not to, then when he was faced with the fact that he was witnessing real fighting and even death it didn't take him long to change his mind and to wish he was back home. ... Authors Point of View- I think that the author, Stephen Crane, wrote this book to give an example of what life would be like as a young person who is faced with the situation of war and the possibility of death. ... In the book, Henry is able to fight during the first battle he is faced with, but the second time when the fighting star...

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What were their inspirations for creating the first airplane? ... To research these men, I first looked into out textbook, but it was unsuccessful. I really needed more on who they were and not just the fact that they did invent the first airplane. ... It shows that sometimes a person does not need a formal education to do great thing with their life. But in society today a person with out an education will not go any were no matter how brilliant they are. ...

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In A Separate Peace, Finny is the all star of the school and respectably is the friendliest person of all. ... Finny is comfortable enough with himself to say to Gene, "Proper person is your best friend" "Which is what you are" (pg 48). ... To be able to tell someone that you love them, especially from a guy to a guy, describes that person as a self confident person. ... Funny always try's to think the best of people, his ability to see people as non-hostile makes him a friendly person. He never judges people on first sight, he sees everyone as a friend and for who they are in reality a...

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Ralph uses his power to create a democracy, where each person has the right to voice their opinions and ideas. "I"ll give the conch to the next person to speak. ... All the same, I"d like to catch a pig first-." ... When Ralph first participates in a hunt he becomes excited. ... The first insight in to their rivalry is when Ralph announces they should vote for a chief. ...

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First off is Crooks. ... Crooks is the kind of person that keeps to himself because he believes that since he is black no white person would want anything to do him. Having this belief has kept him from talking to any white person and you sense his hostility when he is talking to Lennie at the beginning of chapter four. ... Crooks" loneliness shows tribute to the theme of loneliness because it shows the detrimental effects that years of loneliness have on a person. ...

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The Tell Tale Heart is a story of total hatred for another person. ... "It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. ... In all of Poe's stories the murderer is an insane man trying to justify his killing of another person to prove he is sane. ... Poe is one of the best American writers and again proves it in this story by capture readers attention the first paragraph all the way to the last because of three elements: theme, setting, and characters. ...

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Pope's physical ailments and the acrimony with which political and literary pundits attacked both his person and his work should never be forgotten in evaluating, say, the optimistic faith of An Essay on Man or the acidulous satire of The Dunciad. ... Together, they inveighed against the scientific rationalism and aggressive commercialism, which, they believed, threatened the survival of humanistic values in the first half of the eighteenth century. ... Here, in the companionship of Swift, Gay, Bolingbroke, and Arbuthnot, Pope was granted some respite from the venomous attacks upon his...

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While trying to maintain his sanity, Jimmy struggles between his old self and the person he has to become. ... His misconception of fantasy and reality is one of the first things that he changes about himself in order to become a better leader. ... If you take the time to know the person then you are only getting yourself emotionally attached to that person, and when it comes time to act with your mind not your emotions you will hesitate therefore putting all of your men's lives at risk. ...

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While trying to maintain his sanity, Jimmy struggles between his old self and the person he has to become. ... His misconception of fantasy and reality is one of the first things that he changes about himself in order to become a better leader. ... If you take the time to know the person then you are only getting yourself emotionally attached to that person, and when it comes time to act with your mind not your emotions you will hesitate therefore putting all of your men's lives at risk. ...

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It can be said that a certain degree of darkness lies within every person, but this darkness will not surface unless given the correct environment. The darkness, however, can emerge and ultimately destroy the person if not checked by reason. ... It is true that every person must undergo the ultimate test at some point of his or hers lifetime, the test between good and evil. ... Marlow's first view of Kurtz shows how the goodness, and evil fail to co-exist together. Seeing Kurtz for the first time, "It was a distant glimpse: the dugout, four paddling savages, and the lone white man tur...

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He first attended school in Ashford but his mother moved them to Tenterden, Kent because a plague broke out in Ashford. ... He first was introduced to math when one Christmas his brother taught him some simple rules in math. ... After College he got a job as a person that decoded messages. ... His first book about math was Treatise of Angular Sections which went unpublished for 40 years. ...

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The Catcher in the Rye" is a story of an emotional disturbed young sixteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield. Holden is telling this story in first person, although the whole thing is all one big flashback. The story is one of a young Boy trying to grow up in an Adult world, and trying to show ...

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She portrays a person who is bitter, and a tramp. ... This was my first insight as to the actual person she really is, the lonely woman in search of companions since her husband is never around. ... No black man was to enter a white person's house. ... In this way he was trying to replace his own loneliness by watching out for another person. ...

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Kafka describes himself when he describes Gregor; a person who didn't like his job and who had trouble with his parents: "what a grueling job I?... Gregor was a person that in a sense, was not satisfied on what he did, as he was aware that he was just working to pay his parents" debts and to send is sister to the Conservatory: "...should be sent next year to the Conservatory, regardless of the great expense involved which could surely be made up for in some other way.". ... In many aspects, Kafka might be thought to have a limited life; he was a lonely, isolated and neurasthenic person an...

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But I can not delude myself that I care" and "I look back at that raw young man sitting miserable in the pub with a feeling of genuine regret; I wouldn't, even if I could, change places with him, but he was indisputably a better person than the smooth character I am now, after ten years of getting almost everything that I ever wanted. ... - How do you expect the story will end after you've read the first ten pages? ... Susan Brown: She's beautiful, young and innocent and Joe falls in love with her at first sight. ...

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The novel The Grapes of Wrath, written by John Steinbeck, is a story that takes place in the 1930's, the time of the depression and the dust bowl. The Joad family is forced from their home when the crops do not grow and money becomes short....

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Frankenstein's priorities change very quickly throughout the first twelve chapters of the book. ... "My application was at first fluctuating and uncertain; it gained strength as I proceeded and soon became so ardent and eager that the stars often disappeared in the light of the morning whilst I was yet engaged in my laboratory."" ... Victor Frankenstein's cowardice actions are what first truly reveal the monster inside him. ... This is Victor's first act of cowardice in the story. ... He's frightened about what his "monster- is capable of, yet he is the one and only ...

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Simon is the first boy to come to the realization that there is no beast, that "maybe it's us" (89). ... Jack first displays his savage-like personality in his description of killing the first pig (69). ... The group decides that the person who has the conch is the one who speaks (33). ...

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"And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. ... Servant leadership is an inner attitude of the heart by which a person chooses to place himself or herself under the leadership of Christ (Spears). ... A person in authority can command obedience. ... "This is the first and great commandment. ...

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Some people believe that adolescent experiences determine the kind of person one will become in the future, however, there are many facts one must first look upon. ... Salinger expresses through Holden Caulfield's first person point of view on how a teenager struggles with the rules of society, growing up, and forgetting about the past. ...

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The first one is Montag's wife, Mildred, who loses herself in television and never supports her husband. ... The last person illustrating effects of tyrannical governments is Captain Beatty, a captain of the fire department who has much hatred towards books and those who read. ... In this society, people are taught that pleasure comes first before work and that socializing is one of the most creepy, disturbing actions that someone can do. ...

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So when our first practice came along and I saw the lot we had drawn, I was crushed. ... Tucker's courage, strength, determination, selflessness, and loyalty are unmatched by any person that I have ever encountered in my life. I swell with pride at the thought that I was able to spend so much time with such an amazing person and am truly blessed to have been able to call him my best friend. ...

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Field of Dreams Was Ray Kinsella a successful hero, who dared to live his dreams, or merely an insane person who blindly followed voices that could only be heard within the confines of his mind? ... At first, Ray Kinsella was highly confused, but eventually he realized the significance of his calling. ... In the movie the bleacher was on the first base line and there was no outfield wall. ... Although, at first, Terrence did not want to go and did not want to be bothered but, time passed and they came to know each other more thoroughly, and became extremely supportive partners. ...

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