I.Intro(StateThesis)–Haveyoueverfeltlikeyoudidn'tbelong?InthebookTheOutsiders, PonyboystrugglestryingtofitinwiththeGreasers,buthedoesn'tfitinwiththeSocseither.The themeofthenovelTheOutsidersisfittinginThebookandthemovieTheOutsidershavemany differencesandsimilarities,butthethemeremainsconsistentinboth.II.Similarities(stickwithat leastfour)–InthemovieandbookPonyboygetsalongwithhisbrothersodapopverywelltheystick upwitheachother.Themovieandthebookarebothnamedtheoutsiders.Inbothmovieandnovel theGreasersandsocshaveafighttheGreaserswonthefight.Alsowhenponyboyandjohnnygot jumpedbyAsocANdtheykilledhimaftertheyranoffintoshowmorecontent
Differences(stickwithatleastfour)–Ponyboyhasagoodrelationshipwithsodapopandgetsalong betterwithdarrybutstillhasaverygoodrelationshipwithhisbrother.Inthebeginningofthebook, PonygetsjumpedbysomeSocs,buthedoesn'tgetcutwithaknifeInthemovie,theycuthimIn themoviewhenponyboyistalkingtocherryhesayshowthesunonthesouthsideandshe says"goodhowboutthenorth."Inthebookit'swrittenwestandeast.Alsointhemoviejohnny nevergothisfirstbeatingfromthesocinthebookhedoes.Inthebookitgavemoredetailand informationinthemovieitstartslikeinmidwayofthebook.IV.Conflicts/Theme–Ponyboy,one ofthegreasers,realizesthatappearanceisthemainreasonthegreasersgetintroublewithsociety andthesocsdon't.Regardlessofwhowinstheconflictsbetweenthetwogroups,societywillstill seethegreasersasbadbecauseofthewaytheylook.Alsoaconflictiswhenjohnnykilledthesoc becauseofselfdefencethenwhendallydiesattheveryendofthemovieandbook.V.Conclusion–Thisbookisareallygoodbooknotaverygoodmoviebecausetheyhavesomanydifferencesif theywouldhavenotstartedinthemiddleofthebookthenitwouldhavebeenreallygoodand entertainingbutitjustdoesn'tgivemethevisioninmyheadofthewholebook.Amovietomeis whereabookcomestolifeand,butitstillwasagoodmoviebutcouldhavebeen
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F.ScottFitzgerald'sTheGreatGatsbyisastorythathasmanydifferentthemes.Fitzgeraldshows thethemesthatheusesthroughhischaracter'sdesiresandactions.Thisnovelhasthemesinitthat wedealwithinoureverydaylife.Ithasthemesthatdealwithourpersonallivesandthemesthat dealwithwhat'srightandwhat'swrong.Therearealsothemesthathavetodowithmaterialistic itemsthatwedealdesireonadailybasisFitzgeraldfocusesonthethemesofcorruptedlove, immorality,andtheAmericanDreaminordertotellastorythatisentertainingtohisreaders.Love isafeelingbetweentwopeoplethatcomeswithlotsofemotions,respect,commitment,trust, honesty,andmanyothervaluesInthestoryTheGreatshowmorecontent ThisshowsthatnotonlyTomandDaisyareunfaithfulandimmoralintheirrelationshipbutneither isTom'sMistress,whoalsowouldhavetobeinacorruptedrelationshipifsheischeatingonher husband.Goodmoralsandvaluesareconsideredtobegoodqualitiesinmostpeople'sperspective. InFitzgerald's,moralityissomethingthatmanycharacterslack.Murder,bootlegging,andadultery arealltraitsthatthecharactersinthenovelpossessMyrtleWilsonisoneofthetwocharactersthat ismurderedinthestory.InthisconversationbetweenNickandGatsby,"'Well,Itriedtoswingthe wheel–'HebrokeoffandsuddenlyIguessedthetruth.'WasDaisydriving?''Yes'"Gatsbyreveals thetruthaboutwhowasdriving(Fitzgerald143).ThisprovesthatDaisywasdrivingwhenMyrtle washitandkilled.Gatsbyisalsomurderedinthestory.GeorgeWilson,Myrtle'shusband,kills GatsbybecauseheistoldthatGatsbyiswhokilledhiswifeHickeywrites,"HeshotGatsbyand killedhimself,"talkingaboutGeorgewhenhegoestoGatsby'shouseinpursuittoMurderGatsby (4).ThisprovesthatGeorgemurderedGatsby.Murderisjustoneofthetraitsthatthesecharacters possessBootleggingisalsooneofthemThisishowGatsbymakeshismoneyandbecomesso wealthy.HereFitzgeraldshowsusimmoralwasofmakingmoney:Ifoundoutwhatyour'drug–stores'were.Heturnedtousandspokerapidly.HeandthisWolfsheimboughtupalotofside–street
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1.)TheGreatGatsbybyF.ScottFitzgerald–thebookandmovieadaptationsconveywhatlifewas likeinAmericaduringthe1920'sintheaftermathofWorldWarI.Thestoryre–kindledaninterest inthefashion,music,andarchitectureoftheera(i.e.Art–Deco).Theseelementsarepreserved throughoutpopularcultureandkeptrelevantinthe21stcenturybecausepeopleareabletoidentify withGatsby,thecentralcharacterofthestory,becauseheisa"self–made"manandreflectsthe ideasoftheAmericandreamtoactivelypursueone'sowndestiny.2.)MobyDickbyHerman Melville–thebookhassparkedaninterestinpopularcultureconcerningthehistoryofNantucket andotheroldmaritimeseaports/townsinNewEnglandReferencesshowmorecontent LouistorestoretheformerhouseofChuckBerry,arock–and–rollmusicianpopularduringthe20th century.Thebuildingisimportanttopopularculturebecauseofitsassociationwithafamous musician.ManypeopleviewChuckBerryasaniconoftherock–and–rollmusicgenre,sothe preservationofhishouseisimportanttothepopularculturebybeingauniquefeatureofSt.Louis andaddingtoitsindividualityasacity4)HillDistrictinPittsburgh,PA–theneighborhood appearsinpopularculturebecauseofitsuseinfilmingthemovieFences.Thepeoplelivinginthe areahavebeencollectivelyreferredtoasa"livingmemory",asthebuildingsconveyanatmosphere reminiscentofearly20thcenturyurbanAmerica.Duetotheneighborhood'sappearanceinpopular filmculture,preservationeffortsarebeingmadetopreservetheconnectionthattheareamakes betweenthecityofPittsburghandAmericancinema5)MuhammadAli'shomeinLouisville,KY–thebuildingisimportanttopopularcultureduetoitsconnectiontoMuhammadAli,afamous Olympicboxer.InadditiontoservingasaniconforthecityofLouisville,Aliisalsoarolemodel formanypeople,especiallytheAfricanAmericancommunityAsaresult,apreservationmovement hasbeenformedtorestorethehouseduetoitsconnectiontopopularcultureandtheculturalideasit
THEMES
Themesarethefundamentalandoftenuniversalideasexploredinaliterarywork.Asthemaintheme ofthisplayemanatesfromtheappearanceoftheKingHamlet'sghosttohisson,narratinghimthe circumstancesofhisdeath,andthathisanticipationfromhissontotakerevengefromClaudiusfor hisdeath
KEYWORDS:fundamental,KingHamlet'sghost,circumstances.
THEIMPOSSIBILITYOFCERTAINTYWhatseparatesHamletfromotherrevengeplays(and maybefromeveryplaywrittenbeforeit)isthattheactionweexpecttosee,particularlyfrom Hamlethimself,iscontinuallypostponedwhileHamlettriestoobtainmorecertainknowledgeabout whatheisdoing.Thisplayposesmanyquestionsthatotherplayswouldsimplytake...showmore content
ShakespearefirstusestherevengethemetocreateconflictbetweenHamletandClaudius.InActI, HamletisvisitedbytheGhostofhisfather,whomakesHamletawareofhismurderousdeath completedhisbrother.TheghostsaysthistoHamletregardingClaudius,"Revengehisfouland mostunnaturalmurder"(Shakespeare,Hamlet,I,v,25).thisiswhereHamletisfirstintroducedto therevengeplotbetweenhimselfandClaudiusHamletwantstoinsurethattheghostreallywashis deadfatherbeforehekillsClaudius.Hamletwantstoentrapthekingbymakinghimadmithis actions.TodothisHamlethaspeopleactoutthedeathofhisfatherinfrontofClaudiusanddeclares himGuiltybyhisreactionstotheplay,"ogoodHoratio,I'lltaketheghostswordforathousand pound''(iii,ii,281–282).HamletaffirmsthatClaudius'guilttoHoratioandnowrealizesthathe mustcontinueonrevengeplot.Hamlet'sdesiretogetrevengeforhisfatheristhedrivingforceto thedevelopmentoftheplay.WhileHamlettakesthelengthoftheplaytotakeactions,laertes,upon hearingofhisfather'smurder,reactsswiftlyandrecklessly.HereturnstoElsinorethreateningto overthrowClaudiusifhedoesnotexplainthedeathofPoloniusWhenClaudiustellswhich reinforcesthethemeofvengeance.WhileHamletandlaertesareatopposing ...Getmorecontent...
1.WhatisanOUTLINE?
Anoutlineisanorganizationaltoolusedbywriterstogatherthoughtssothattheycanbeclearly laidoutinanessayorbook.Manywritersfeelthatcreatinganoutlineisthekeytoeffectivewriting, anditcertainlymakesthewritingprocessmoreefficientandfocused.Bycreatinganoutlinefora pieceofwriting,theauthorensuresthatallthepiecesofthepuzzlearepresentedinalogical,clear order,andthattheyflowwell,drawingthereadertoalogicalconclusion.Anoutlinecanalsobe usedtoidentifyandeliminatepotentialareasofweaknessorlackoffocusinapaper.Althoughan outlineisrarelyrequiredforapieceofwriting,itcanbeextremelyhelpfulPaperswhicharewritten withthe...showmorecontent...
Athesisisstatedplainlyandearlyinanonfictionwork,whileathemeisanideaormessagethat yougetonceyou'vereadthebookandyou'vetakensometimetoreflectonitsmeaning.Themain idea,orthesis,shouldgiveyourreadersaclearandspecificideaofyourtopic.Themainideacanbe thoughtofasaoneortwosentencesummaryofthewholewritingproject
5.WhatisanActionResearch?Actionresearchisknownbymanyothernames,including participatoryresearch,collaborativeinquiry,emancipatoryresearch,actionlearning,andcontextual actionresearch,butallarevariationsonatheme.Putsimply,actionresearchis"learningbydoing" –agroupofpeopleidentifyaproblem,dosomethingtoresolveit,seehowsuccessfultheirefforts were,andifnotsatisfied,tryagain.Whilethisistheessenceoftheapproach,thereareotherkey attributesofactionresearchthatdifferentiateitfromcommonproblem–solvingactivitiesthatweall engageineverydayAmoresuccinctdefinitionisthatanactionresearchaimstocontributebothto thepracticalconcernsofpeopleinanimmediateproblematicsituationandtofurtherthegoalsof socialsciencesimultaneously.Thus,thereisadualcommitmentinactionresearchtostudyasystem andconcurrentlyto
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TheBlindSideisamoviebasedonawoman,herfamilyandaboyshetookin.Themovieshows thestruggleanddifferencesofpeoplefromdifferentnationalitiesandthewaytheirracereactsto certaincircumstances.ThisreviewisgoingtodescribetheStoryline,howitheldtheaudience's attention;theCharacters,withertheywerebelievableornot;andConflictsinthestory,whatthey wereandhowtheywereresolvedThisisafamilymoviethatcanbewatchandmadememoires with.Themoviecapturedmultipleaudiencesandappearsappealingtomultipleaudiencesacrossthe lifespan.Themovieisverymovingandtouchingtomanypeople.Thestorylineinthismovieholds theaudiencesinterestbyinvolvingreallifesituationsMajorityofkidsthatcomefrompovertydo nothavetheoptionsofbetterschoolsbecauseofwheretheyarefromandtheschoolsthatarein theirdistrict.InthemovieMichaelOheristhehomelessteenagerthatlivedahardlifeandwas eventuallyshowmorecontent
LeighTuohyisthemotherwhoadoptsMichael;hercharacterisacaringpersonwhichmakesher verybelievableParentshaveacertainlovefortheirchildthatisindescribabletowordsinwhich shedisplaysthatwellinthismovie.Youstarttolearnthecharactersmorewhentheywentshopping forMichael'scloths.BigmikeisthenameMichaelwentbyuntilLeighlearnedthathehatedthat namebecauseofhishomelifeandwherethenamecamefrom.ThatwasthefirsttimeMichaelhad openedupabouthishomeslifetoLeigh.IlovethecharacterMichaelinthismovebecauseofhis ambitiontoaspireinlifeDespitetheobstacleslifeputinthewayhefoundawaytoovercomethem regardlessofthepeopleorsituationhewasfacedwith.ForLeigh,Ilovethewillandcouragetogo outonalimbforateenagershedidn'tknow.Thetimeandmoneysheinvestedinsomeonewhowas notabletopayherback,suchacompassionateactof
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UnwindwrittenbyNealShustermanisscopedwithideasthatareveryrelevantinoursocietytoday. Thenovelisbasedinthefuturewhereachildisbothterminatedandyetkeptalive,howeverina dividedstate.Themainthemesinthenovelaretherighttolifeandtherighttodowhatwewant withourownbodies,theseideasareinallthreeofthemaincharacterslives.Theideaoftherightto lifeisveryimportantintoday'ssocietythereasonforthisisthattakingawaysomeone'slifeis murder,exceptinoursocietyitcomesinalldifferentforms."Wehavearighttoourlives!Wehave arighttochoosewhathappenstoourbodies"–Connor.
Firstly,Shustermanusesthemaincharacterstoportraythethemeoftherighttolife.Connorgetshis lifetakenawayfromhimattheageofsixteenwhenhisparentssignhislifeawaytobeunwind,but itwasn'thisdecisionhedidn'tevenknowaboutituntilhewentsnoopingaroundandfoundthe unwindcardthatwouldtakehimtohisdeath,theworstofallwasthathisfamilywasgoingon vacationthedayafterhewasgoingtobeunwind"SoConnorwentlookingalittledeeperwhenhis parentswentout,andhefoundittheunwindorder."thisshowsusthatConnor'sparentsdidn'teven havethedecencytotellhimandtheworstthingwasitwastheholidaytheywereplanningtogoon "ThedateontheorderwasthedaybeforetheBahamastrip."Shustermanusedthesequotesto expressthatthe...showmorecontent...
Theauthor'spurposewastousethemaincharacterstomakethereaderthinkofwhatabortion actuallymeansandwhatourrightsaretoourownbodies.SinceIhavereadthisbook,it'sshowed methateveryone'smeaningoflifeisdifferentandthatwehavemorerightsthanwemightthink.
"Wehavearighttoourlives!Wehavearighttochoosewhathappenstoourbodies"
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TheZooStoryisplaythat'sthemescanrelatetopeopletoday.Thesethemesareveryuniversalto today'sstandardsandwellchosenfortheplaysplot,whichfillsintothestorylineitself.Suchthemes usedwithintheplayareisolation,socialoutcast,andloneliness.Eventhoughthethemesmaynot applytosomepeople,theymayexpresshowmanypeoplemayfeelordescribepeopleintheir generaloutlookinlifeTheauthorreallyputdeepemotionsintohisthemestoreallytouchthe readersandmakethemfeelwhatthecharacterisfeeling.Allofthethemestietogetherevenlyto eachspecificpartJerryexplainsabouthislife.
Thefirstthemeusedwithinthisstoryisisolation.Regardlessofwhoyouare,mostpeoplehave feltshowmorecontent
Jerrydoesn'tmentionanythingaboutthezootoPeter,justrandombabblingabouthislifeandthe hardshipsthathehasgonethrough.NottomentionthestoryinwhichJerrytriedkillinghisland lady'sdogandfailedatitJerryreallyhasneitherfriendsnorfamilytoconversewithwhichleads himtobeingasocialoutcastbecausehefeelslikehecan'tconversewithanyone.
Thethirdthemethatcanbediscussedaboutthisplayisloneliness.Jerryisaverylonelyman.Ever sinceJerrywaslittlehismotherhadlefthimandhisfatherthenlaterdied.Theshortlyafterthe deathofhismother,hisfatheralsohaddiedThedeathofhisfatherledhimtolivewithhisaunt untilwhichhisaunthaddiedonthedayofhisgraduationfromhighschool,leavinghimasad lonelymanwithnoonetotalktoortoshareanythingwith.I'msuretherearemanypeoplewhocan sharethefeelingoflonelinessLonelinesscancausemanyillnessesanddepressionthatcanleadto havingsuicidaltendencies.Beinglonelydoesn'thelpJerrywithhismentalityeither.Bytheendof theplayitseemsasthoughJerryisalmostsuicidalbutdoesn'treallyhavethenervetotakehisown lifesoheforcessomeoneelseintodoingitforhim,thatpersonbeingtheinnocentPeter.Away Jerrycouldhavepreventedhislonelinessisconversingwithpeopleinsteadofbeinglockedupinhis roomalldayAnotherwayJerrycouldhavebeentreated
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