Alan Paton's 1948 novel, Cry, the Beloved Country addresses these problems of South Africa as well as their consequences. ... This quote presents the defects of white people; they call themselves Christians but they do not do what a real Christians would do. ... During a debate about the native crime, the author points out, "Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. ... (p.111) This quote forecasts the fate of South Africa using the child as a symbol of its future. ... Cry, the Beloved Country, describes the breaking faith and bond between Stephen K...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the book Cry, The Beloved Country three main characters are touched by something beyond themselves. ... Stephen Kumalo was a country pastor who had only heard of the horrors in Johannesburg. ... Arthur Jarvis was a wealthy white man who lived in the country. ... It is summed up in this quote by Father Vincent. ...

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"No second Johannesburg is needed upon the earth. One is enough." Chapter 23, page 205 of Cry, the Beloved Country. This line is spoken by the narrator. It pertains to the idea of the province Odendaalsrust growing larger because of the discovery of gold. At this point in the novel, the author Ala...

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• Grade Level: High School

This racial separation is described in Alan Paton's, Cry, The Beloved Country through two very different yet similar men, Stephen Kumalo and James Jarvis. ... In this quote, Jarvis reflects upon the beauty of the land and the life he feels so at peace with that his son, Arthur, chose to disregard. ... Though both Jarvis and Kumalo overcome their fears and hardships that occur throughout their lives and the country of South Africa, Kumalo proved to be stronger and more determined than Jarvis. ...

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In the book Cry, The Beloved Country, there are many ideas and themes that develop over the course of the novel. ... Stephen Kumalo returns to a town dying of drought, but elated to see that their beloved umfundisi has returned. ... The book Cry, The Beloved Country is rife with themes about humanity and morality. ... The novel finishes with an appropriate quote describing the uncertainty about South Africa's future: "Yes, it is the dawn that has come as it has come for a thousand centuries, never failing. ...

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Transversal: An Intersection of Two Parallel Lines The quote "for such a thing is not lightly done" can be portrayed as a dictum to describe the relationship between the Reverend Stephen Kumalo and James Jarvis because of the fact that it is interracial - and such a thing is not lightly done in South Africa. These two men, derived from the novel, Cry, the Beloved Country, by Alan Paton are both pivotal and symbolic characters that depict the situation between blacks and whites in South Africa. ... Nevertheless, the intense moment of compassion that they share is a slight step toward coales...

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AS INDEED HE SAYS IN HOSEA, "THOSE WHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLE I WILL CALL MY PEOPLE, AND HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVED I WILL CALL BELOVED." ... [JOHN 19:7] THE JEWS CRIED OUT, "IF YOU RELEASE THIS MAN, YOU ARE NO FRIEND OF THE EMPEROR- [JOHN 19:12] HE SAID TO THE JEWS, "HERE IS YOUR KING!" THEY CRIED OUT, "AWAY WITH HIM! ... AND MOSES UNDERSTOOD AND CAST THE TWO TABLES OUT OF HIS HANDS, AND THEIR COVENANT WAS BROKEN, IN ORDER THAT THE COVENANT OF JESUS THE BELOVED SHOULD BE SEALED IN OUR HEARTS IN HOPE OF HIS FAITH." " BUT LET US SEE WHETHER THE COVENANT WHICH HE SWEAR TO THE FATHERS TO GIVE TO THE...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Tragedies including the suicide of his beloved cousin Ronnie and being abandoned by his father threw his world into what could've been an irrevocable downward spiral. ... When looking back on the performance that changed his life he's quoted as saying, "I felt like it was my time to shine...at that time I felt as if it were a life and death situation.". ... Songs such as "Kill You", "Kim", and "Criminal" were dissected and quoted often during debates. ...

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• Has Bibliography
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They decide to dress up as a country brother and sister to make their travel safer. ... In the scene Rosalind, dressed as the boy Ganymede, Celia, dressed as the country girl, Aliena, and Touchstone reach the Forest of Arden. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Mary Shelley began to write Frankenstein in the summer of 1816 and was heavily influenced by the social changes that were making their way across Europe. Shelley was obviously influenced by the idea of Romanticism and the importance of imagination and creativity and people such as her father William...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I plan on researching the effects of rap on today's youth. As Glenn Collins explains, "the influence of rap is now evident in the nation's language, music, fashion and advertising" (C15). I also plan on researching the effects of good clean lyrics that Will Smith uses, compared to the vulgar and v...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I plan on researching the effects of rap on today's youth. As Glenn Collins explains, "the influence of rap is now evident in the nation's language, music, fashion and advertising" (C15). I also plan on researching the effects of good clean lyrics that Will Smith uses, compared to the vulgar and v...

• Word Count: 5064
• Approx Pages: 20
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I plan on researching the effects of rap on today's youth. As Glenn Collins explains, "the influence of rap is now evident in the nation's language, music, fashion and advertising" (C15). I also plan on researching the effects of good clean lyrics that Will Smith uses, compared to the vulgar and v...

• Word Count: 10219
• Approx Pages: 41
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School