For starters now that his dad has to actually support Shane and help him maintain a house, his drinking problem becomes more apparent than ever. ... He then meets this girl named Casey whose mom helps him fix the horse up. ... Canadian literature hasn't been something I have ever really looking into all the closely, but this book showed me that Canadian literature isn't very different form any other literature. I enjoyed the novel and would recommend to anyone seeking something about a father/son relationship or Canadian literature. ...

• Word Count: 838
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• Grade Level: High School

Often times, when a person reads a work of literature, there are many details of the text that are difficult to understand. ... In any work of literature, a reader may be unsure of how to perceive the characters and certain events of the text. ... Because poetry does not contain many similar elements of other genres of literature, it is often hard for readers to understand what the speaker of the poem is trying to convey. ... This ambiguity helps to create irony and paradox in the poem, which feeds the structure and meaning. ...

• Word Count: 955
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Burgess attended Xaverian College and Manchester University, where he studied literature and the English language before graduating in 1940. ... Although he spent most of his time studying music, all of his studies in the English language and also literature helped to influence him to become a writer. Burgess's past involving so many works of writing and grammar helped him become a good author and also allowed him to be inspired by other authors" ideas (Morris 1-2). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The literature works, Falling Leaves, is about Adeline Yen Mah's life. Adeline is a part of a Chinese family whom was somewhat wealthy. Ever since Adeline was born, she has been; blamed, abused, and emotionally assaulted by her own family members. Does Adeline have any more obstacles that cause ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Joads helped all that they could, while they were helped by all that could help them. ... In the boxcar camp, the Joads became close with the Wainwrights, who helped birth Rose of Sharon's baby. ... The Grapes of Wrath is truly an excellent work of literature, and this healthy confusion is only one great aspect of the piece....

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• Grade Level: High School

(I feel like many of the women authors work too hard to make a social point -- good for social activism, but not always good for literature). ... Ravan's mother supports the whole family as well as her husband's mistress without the help of a third person at all. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This idea has been incorporated into many stories throughout the development of literature. ... At first, Hamlet's way to revenge his father's death is to pretend to be mad "Here as before, never so help you mercy, How strange or odd some"er I bear myself, (as I perchance hereafter shall think meet To put an antic disposition on)"(1.5. 169-172). ...

• Word Count: 523
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• Grade Level: High School

This idea has been incorporated into many stories throughout the development of literature. ... At first, Hamlet's way to revenge his father's death is to pretend to be mad "Here as before, never so help you mercy, How strange or odd some"er I bear myself, (as I perchance hereafter shall think meet To put an antic disposition on)"(1.5. 169-172). ...

• Word Count: 495
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• Grade Level: High School

Robert Frost was one of the most influential writers throughout the 20th century. His poems were simple, unsophisticated ideas, but underneath he conveys real meaning. The poetry of Robert Frost often focuses on problems people face in everyday life. Robert Lee Frost was born on March 26, 1874 ...

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• Grade Level: High School

He does not not like most literature. ... Holden also looks to Allie when he needs help. ... Holden's relationship with Allie shows that he needs somebody who understands him to help him get through a tough time. ... Sally Hayes, Carl Luce, Old Spencer, and everyone else cannot help him. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Outside of literature his humanitarian work has gotten him praise from even Presidents such as George H.W Bush, Senior and Junior. ... At this age he also showed interest in fine art his mother was a great encouragement and pushed him to pressure art and literature. ... In 1968 his novel Couples received national attention and helped in land on the cover of Time Magazine. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

A literature review of five relevant articles published from 1985-2011 show almost the same outcome in all, namely that the behaviors of children are not necessarily the result of divorce. ... In the article from the "Journal of Divorce and Remarriage," Michelle Moon states, "Much of the divorce literature indicates that children from intact, never divorced families exhibit fewer behavioral problems and evidence greater psychological adjustment than children from divorced or remarried families" (Moon 2011). ... Wallerstein gives a detailed list of tasks children should foll...

• Word Count: 1075
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Human roles differ across cultures as evidenced through their literature. ... Families in Chinese mythology treat each other with respect for inner peace, while Greek families used the family to help attain status and outward recognition. Greek and Chinese mythologies have helped shape the roles of men, women and families for many centuries throughout the world into what they are today. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

His parallelism helps one idea flow into seamlessly into the next. Updike also uses catalog to describe the sons actions "Smaller than the others, my son leaps, heads, dribbles, feints, passes," this not only helps to describe the son's actions but helps connect the piece. ... His sentence structures helps the piece flow, so it does not feel choppy. ... He is able to make the comparisons which help the reader better understand the characters and the situation. ... His death," Philip Roth said, "constitutes a loss for our literature that is immeasurable." ...

• Word Count: 977
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This woman told Maya to read poems out loud and it will help her get her voice back. ... Her life with her parents was a wreck and yet she still held herself together, probably because of living with her grandmother who helped instill morals, stability, and how the world really worked. ... Angelou is known as one of the great voices of contemporary literature and also as a remarkable Renaissance woman. ...

• Word Count: 995
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• Grade Level: High School

Then Momma introduced her to Bertha Flowers, a beautiful and educated black woman who brought Maya out of her cocoon by giving her special attention that focused on love of the human voice in the recitation of literature. ... Then, when fourteen-year-old Bailey was ordered by a white man to help carry the corpse of a lynched man into the jail, Momma decided that the children must rejoin their mother, now living in San Francisco. ... Angelou ends her story with the birth of her son, Guy, and her discovery, with her mother's help, that she could trust herself to care for her child....

• Word Count: 1226
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A young boy growing up expects and needs his father to be a best friend that he can approach throughout his formative years. In T. Coraghessan Boyle and Ernest Hemingway's short stories, "If the River Was Whiskey" and "Indian Camp," two young boys are shown with their desire to be close to their fat...

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At times frank and his brother had to go to school without shoes, beg with their mother for food, actually for anything that would help keep them alive. ... He then soon discovered Shakespeare and the world of literature; he loved it. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

THE LIFE OF ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning is an excellent example to use when one is discussing how individuals struggle to survive in the literary world. Life is full of surprises, twists, turns, and rewards that can either cause an individual to fail or succeed. Robert Browning's life ...

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THE LIFE OF ROBERT BROWNING Robert Browning is an excellent example to use when one is discussing how individuals struggle to survive in the literary world. Life is full of surprises, twists, turns, and rewards that can either cause an individual to fail or succeed. Robert Browning's life ...

• Word Count: 1010
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• Grade Level: High School

She also uses these symbols to help depict the complex characters of Pilate Dead, Milkman Dead, and Guitar. ... The combination of these elements brought together by Toni Morrison's very unique writing style is what makes this novel such a distinguished work of American Literature....

• Word Count: 890
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• Grade Level: High School

My father has two sisters; the older lives in Prague too but she intends to move soon into her recently reconstructed family house in Tøeboò to enjoy her retirement and to help and keep an eye on her old mother. ... Except literature and culture in general I like all sport activities. ...

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What are my family values and how do I fit into my family? My name is Josh Thayer; I am the first born into my family and have one other brother, who is four years behind me. I grew up in a small town twenty miles away, in a small cluster of houses in what today is called a sub-division. In today...

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• Grade Level: High School