Life in the camp wore him out from reveille to bedtime, with not a second for idle reflections (p.107). ... Human suffering sounds so painful, yet no one realizes that it is there to teach us humans a lesson. ... They live a comfortable life, with very few high or low extremes. With one exception, Dr. ... He hasn't come in contact with death; that's why he can speak with such assurance of the truth --with a capital T. ...

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Tuesdays with Morrie An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson Mitch Albom Tuesdays with Morrie, An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson is one touching story that will stay with you the rest of your life and you will always appreciate this book. ... Morrie began the last class of his life with Mitch life's greatest lesson. ... The lessons that Morrie loved to teach were of his own experience with life. ... I learned many lessons of life while reading this book. ... By reading this book I learned that wisdom comes with experience...

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In his latest novel, A Lesson Before Dying, Gaines continues to assess these ideas. The themes of this novel, the inescapable past and facing responsibility, are directly address the issue of racial marginalization and are clearly represented through the story's characters, events, criticisms, and the author's own life. Ernest Gaines's novel, A Lesson Before Dying, begins as a teacher named Grant Wiggins is recalling a recent trial of a slow-witted man named Jefferson, who is being convicted of murder. ... This literary style is very prominent in this particular novel. ... A...

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Morrie had the chance to educate people on the meaning of life and the chance to give back what so many have given you; I think Morrie does exactly that, in this novel and in life. In this novel there are two people that are at the base of the story and several supporting people for both Morrie and Mitch. ... Morrie demonstrates tremendous caring in this book and expresses his never-ending wisdom in teaching people life lessons. ... Mitch has proof of this as he discusses how he has so many life lessons within the 4 months he had spent with Morrie on those Tuesday classroom days. ... One o...

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This novel begins with Angel's arrival at Adam's Rib on Tinselman's Ferry (p21). ... One spiritual lesson I become aware of is the respect for life and the creatures of the earth. ... The came the lesson of bargaining with water. ... Yet the lesson of death was not a bad thing but that life is a cycle. ... This novel shows us the importance of the Spiritual way of life. ...

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The young women in this novel are shown dealing with the conflict of choosing what is more important in their lives "self-cultivation, or domestic duties. ... Alcott "saw life whole, saw illness and death, sorrow and trouble and poverty as parts of life to be met with normality and courage- (Meigs, 351). To deal with the darker sides of life, Alcott teaches her young readers to develop the spiritual self, similar to the Transcendentalist movement, to which her father was a part of (Showalter, viii). ... Whereas Alcott seeks to grapple with the hardships of everyday life, putting her ch...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Deloria, because of her linguistic and creative abilities, weaves a compelling narrative replete with strong characters, a flowing plot, and instructive lessons. ... The events portrayed in Waterlily, fundamental to living an ordered and honorable life, provide lessons that all people should seriously consider. This is a text rich in ethical analysis; by observing the kinship relationships and way of life of the Dakota Sioux, we are provided with a superb primer in the ethical life. ... There are profound lessons to be learned from this careful analysis of Dakota Sioux life by a Boas-trained ...

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Although it was not completely successful immediately, it is now accepted universally as a superb piece of literature with a lesson for everyone who reads it. ... Nick Carraway, the narrator and main character of this novel, is peculiar when compared with the other characters. ... Almost every successful piece of literature has themes and lessons that the author hopes the readers will obtain. ... The selfishness of Fitzgerald's characters makes us disgusted with them by the end of the novel. ... If everyone applies these lessons to their lives, we can improve our society and ourse...

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Gone with the Wind, a 1939 American epic historical romance film, was adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel. ... This film does a magnificent job of teaching important lessons all while providing an accurate representation of life during this trying time in history. ... In the classic film Gone with the Wind, Victor Fleming helps portray the essential lessons taught to the viewer about letting go of the past, making the best of every situation, and never giving up. ... The viewer can also see that letting go of that past is crucial in order to move on in life. ... ...

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The novel is filled with humorous tales of exciting escapades in and around the school. ... Ron says, "you never get anything new, either, with five brothers. ... You don't want to go making friends with the wrong sort." ... Harry has Wizard parents, but he has lived with Muggles his whole life so he has no experience in wizardry at all. ... Rowling not only teaches a lesson by rewarding the good characters, but she also teaches a lesson by punishing the immoral and corrupt guys. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Although some may finish this novel with great anger regarding the degradation so of the slaves, Jacobs's true desire was to express the love, specifically within the her community, that prevailed despite the persecution. ... Flint's obsession with possession and control ironically dominates him for the rest of his life. ... These lessons often led to an internal struggle within Jacob's on dealing with how to live up to these rigid standards, as well as, doing whatever it took to maintain her freedom in any way possible. ... Flint and Aunt Martha in her family life. ... "Rea...

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Ordinary People explores the realistic struggles families' face every day while glossing each page with a distinctive style and inspiring life lessons. ... Each member looks for a lesson they can learn from in the loss of Buck, but it is not until they realize that sometimes death leaves a person with no reasoning as to why it happened, that they can truly mourn for the loss ("Ordinary People" 273). ... In Judith Guest's novel, as stated by Authors and Artists for Young Adults (104), the tragic flaw was the family's inability to cope with uncontrollable events. Calvin ...

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One major theme in the novel is appearance versus "reality". Discuss several things in the novel that weren't as they seemed to be. ... Describe the lessons which GE teaches. There were a lot of lessons displayed in GE, though two that stand out are: In life you will always experience changes, but as long as you don't allow those changes to change who you are, you can be happy. ... Pip allowed himself to change along with his life, which resulted in him not being as happy as he could have been. ...

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Flatland is not only an intriguing and engaging book about geometry itself, it also teaches valuable lessons about what a negatively multicultural society would be like - one with distinct classes who are viewed as "better" or "worse" than others. ... I am really excited to use this book, along with other resources to help with learning activities that correspond to the book's topics, to increase my students' awareness of multiculturalism and provide a platform that presents mathematics in a new and life-application-level way. ... These views are dealt with at the beginning of the no...

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Bridge is given a job at Juniper, a summer camp, where he meets a fourteen year old boy named Rafe who teaches him lessons in life and changes the way his lives his. ... The entire novel centers around Bridge's relationship with Rafe. ... Rafe also taught him subtler lessons, such as never leaving someone you care about. ... Then at the end of the novel Rafe climbs the mountain to reach the sacred area. ... The novel shows that with the help of the right people in the right environment a person can learn many things, even how to be happy. ...

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Her most important characters are the most carefully built and dynamic; they change with the passing of time and they modify the events of the novel with their natural vitality. ... (pg.7) Emma's life centers on herself and her father. ... Even though she knows that meddling with other people's lives can be dangerous, she continues to play "matchmaker" throughout the novel. ... Nothing but that the lesson of her past folly might teach her humility and circumspection in the future." ... Through her use of characterization and interaction with others, Austen projects how the main chara...

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Now it's something he can't do with his Wife"(Pg-113), and this section provides the strongest image of male wretchedness than at any other point in the novel. ... Teach her a lesson. Teach her a lesson. Teach her a lesson."... It can be concluded that the novel frequently views men with a sympathetic eye regardless of the pro-feminist message. ...

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Composition 1023 "Ernest Hemingway: How His Novels Tell of His Real Life Story" Ernest Hemingway, who was born in Oak Park, Illinois in 1899, was legend in his own time, and is now a legend in our time. ... Hemingway always had an infatuation with the war life, and in his earlier years tried many times to enlist in the army. ... This shows how Hemingway was just writing his life story into the pages of a novel. ... "Hemingway's wounding along the Piave River in Italy and his subsequent recovery at a hospital in Milan, including the relationship with his nurse Agnes von Kurowsky, all in...

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A major lesson that Richard Wright had learned throughout his life about himself was when Reynolds and Pease ganged up on Richard. ... A major lesson that Richard Wright has taught me, in when Shorty, a young black boy, gets beat by the white people and jokes about it. ... From this scene in the novel, I learned that if you want to do something in life you have to believe in yourself, stick with it throughout your life, and you have to believe in what you are doing from the first day you start it, instead of giving up. ... I believe that this novel was written well, the story line of ...

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Mark Twain is an author with the ability to write renounced novels, captivate an audience, and in the process stir major amounts of controversy. ... The book demonstrates a lesson, and recounts an historical event through use of satire, events and language. ... How could one scorn Twain for his efforts of showing the truth and portraying a lesson in the process? ... But Mark Twain did not write this book to teach a lesson or to create a moral for his readers. ... Twain wrote this novel to depict life in the South prior to the Civil War. ...

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Harper Lee's novel, along with other prominent voices of the time, suggests that one develops a true sense of right, wrong and fairness by stepping into someone else's shoes and by practicing the virtues of courage, understanding and empathy. ... African Americans must, as a part of daily life, muster the courage to face racial inequality. ... Atticus requests the simple act of understanding from Jem at multiple points throughout the novel. ... Perhaps Atticus's background in law gives him the edge of comprehension and therefore helps him to be an exceptional father by continuo...

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One can begin with his children, whom he teaches many things. A prominent example is when he teaches his son Jem a lesson by insisting that he go and read to the sardonic, ageing neighbour, Mrs. ... This excerpt from the novel illustrates the lesson he was trying to teach:..She had her own views about things, a little different from mine maybe. . .son, I told you that if you hadn't lost your head I?... Another very important lesson that he teaches his children occurs during the time when he knows they will be targeted at school for having aNegro-lover? ... Finch's desire to share hi...

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Gulliver combats this with an infatuating obsession with clothes, believing that people should be clothed and if so, they will remain civilized and human. ... This misfortune is a lesson to Gulliver, teaching him that death is inevitable and that he can be relieved from the fear of death. ... The novel "Robinson Crusoe" focuses on a situation where an individual is stranded and left to fight for survival. ... He believes that his fate has turned into providence, and for this reason he has been punished by God, and left on the island for a lesson in life. ... Despite his misfortune, he beli...

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is an enchanting novel by J.K. ... However, the lessons that People can learn from the novel are very valuable and they could be applied in their daily lives. ... This could well be since the lessons that could be learned from the story of Harry Potter are applicable to people of all ages. ... The light within Harry was his positive outlook in life. ... Harry's life story is just like a journey. ...

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Here Huck faced with his first tough decision, to go with Jim and help him, or just tell and get a reward. ... During this stage of Huck life, he fights with himself of whether he should turn Jim to the authorities or not. ... By the end of the novel Huck realizes that no matter how bad someone can be their life still worthy. ... Huck learns some valuable lessons on his journey to rescue Jim. He learned the value of life, the line between right and wrong, and how some immature jokes can threaten the life of others. ...

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• Grade Level: High School