For these reasons this book reflects Emily's life as a transcendentalist Emily's life became very unpretentious after her father's death. ... Her father left her with nothing but a run down home that started to decay after a period of time. ... Emily spent much time at home alone in her room. The only sign of life about the place was Emily's butler, a young Negro man, going in and out with a market basket. ... A few of the ladies had the audacity to call, but Emily chose not to receive their calls. ...

• Word Count: 699
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

She is just one of the many that has learned the hard way that class is not easy at all to move up in this place we fondly call the "land of opportunity." ... Class determines the place a person will work, the amount or quality of their education, and the health of the people we love. ... Despite our own personal efforts, mobility through the classes is mainly based on a persons status, and overcoming the "labels", such as the ones discussed in Herbert Gans" book The War Against the Poor, that go with a persons status makes mobility extremely hard if not nearly impossible. ... Thes...

• Word Count: 1278
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Butterfield states that he traced the Bosket family back to a county in South Carolina called Edgefield. ... The slaves called this the honor code; this represented the respect and prized personal good somebody can have. ... He would bring about the new generation of trouble making called "The New Negro". After not being able to secure a line of work Pud took matters into his own hands and began looting and breaking into many places to take care of his needs. ... With all that going on with Butch and his life at home led to him setting his house on fire in attempt to burn and rid of...

• Word Count: 3198
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The novel takes place some time shortly after World War II. ... Similarly, Joe Rafa had the same predicament; Joe hated his heritage because in school he got into many fights because other kids would be derogatory and call him names like "Dirty Mexican (84)." ... Another example from the book of how discrimination against a minority living in a majority culture is how Theresa was fired form her domestic housework for the wealthy Anglos. ... When Joe Rafa traveled home to Albuquerque to visit his father's families, many of his cousins made fun of him because of his inability to speak Spani...

• Word Count: 826
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Most people would rather work at the comfort of their homes and communicate (via phone, or Twitter/Facebook). ... "The average Facebook user spends almost seven hours each month on the site - that's well ahead of Tumblr and Pinterest, which tie for second place for most time spent. ... Older generations are adapting more and more to this change called "social media" that it is starting to become part of our culture as a society. According to Cliché magazine, Erik Qualman who is the VP of online marketing for EF Education wrote a book called "Socialnomic: How So...

• Word Count: 1335
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He became so captivated by his own reflection, that he sat looking at himself until he died and a small flower grew in his place. ... The Secret daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, is a book that compares the treatments of females in two different families - one in India and one in America. The book begins with the unforgettable birth of a baby girl named Usha in a remote Indian village on the eve of monsoon. ... Somer, an American woman who adopts Usha (they call her Asha) after the discovering that she can never have children of her own.  ... Griet's situation made me aware of a simila...

• Word Count: 1988
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Body Modification and Contemporary American Rites of Passage INTRODUCTION Rites of Passage The term "Rite of Passage" describes any rite or ritual which marks or induces a change in an individuals social position. These life changes include birth, puberty, initiation into social and familial grou...

• Word Count: 3564
• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

This scene early in the book Linden Hills lays the groundwork for a journey through the neighborhood with Lester and his friend Willie that reveals the negative impact when a society focuses on things and status and loses touch with it's sense of community and family. ... He also calls her attempts to embrace her race as "superficial and hypocritical ". ... The reader sees everything unravel as she realizes she no longer knows her own identity, even making a trip back home to her grandmother's in the south trying to find herself. ... The final and greatest example of Linden Hills as...

• Word Count: 2802
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School