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…. This custom leaves an unwelcome feeling in a woman’s heart. They feel like nobody cares, and it makes it much harder to live with an optimistic view on life. In the novel, The Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, Ann-Mei Hsu, Lindo Jong, and Ying Ying St. Clair are all…

…Where The Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls Essay written by: Travis Brown This book is about a young boy living in the great bottoms of the Ozarks with his mother, father, three sisters and his two dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann. Dan…

…. This leads us to the two letters – one written by a Tory woman and the other by a rebel. Ann Hulton, the Tory woman, describes the tar and feathering of a man in horrible detail on January 31, 1774. She claims that the rebels dislocated his arms, beat him…

…and our place in it, and they tried to communicate fears and opinions through unique writing styles. Katherine Anne Porter's early story "The Jilting of Grandma Weatherall" is a perfect illustration of modernism In this story, the literary technique of stream…

…Harp, the character, Ann, mentions to her daughter Illana "... everything has a past..." This suggests that people cannot judge others without knowing what each person has gone through, or what has changed their beliefs. This story shows the "pasts" of many…

…by going to nighttime shows or gambling. He is also described as being “above doing anything mean or dishonorable. He would not steal, or cheat, or impose upon younger boys, but was frank and straight-forward, manly and self-reliant. His nature was a noble one…

…in the spring of 1914, Albanov sets of to reach land. Albanov, who was one of the 13 people trying to reach land, tells us the story as he saw it, relying on his diary. The theme, which can be seen throughout the book, is the men's ability to show great endurance…

…became petrified and literally stood motionless somewhat like a statue. Harry and his companions, Ron and Hermione, work vigorously to solve this mystery. Investigations lead to Ginny Weasley and a secret diary she writes in. This diary was none…

…against the Party--writing defiant thoughts in a secret diary and starting an illegal affair with Julia. Julia a beautiful dark-haired girl working in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. A mysterious and powerful member of the Inner Party whom…

…Byrd was a man active in the political processes of Virginia. From this portion of his diary we learn that he was a statesman and served as a member of the Council of Virginia. Undoubtedly he was a highly educated man, a wealthy man and was extremely…