Silko allows two women, who are minor female characters, to assume the narrative. ... Rocky too has become dislocated from his community, first by his change of name and plans to leave the reservation to attend college aided and abetted by his mother, the character referred to as Auntie. ... As Tayo fulfills all the aspects he realizes that he must keep the stories safe from the destroyers who are embodied in the character of Emo with the torture and death of Harley. ...

• Word Count: 1765
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Great Gatsby is considered to be the "great American novel" by many because the main character of the story is said to "embody the innocence of the American dream." ... Often in the novel, it seems the socially elite characters often forget about their morals in order to get ahead in life. ... Nick Carraway, a character originally hailing from the Midwest moves to a very prestigious neighborhood in New York. ... Early in the novel the reader is made aware that Nick is the moral center of the story as compared to the out-of-control corruptness of the other characters. ... Nick, who has t...

• Word Count: 2165
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The main character, Ayah, was also introduced in the orientation. ... The narrator knew what Ayah was thinking and feeling but did not know what any of the other characters were thinking or feeling. ... The story contained a number of characters, and each character had a different level of importance in the story. ... The other characters in the story had less important roles in the story. ... The white doctors and the white government officials played important but minor roles in the novel. ...

• Word Count: 1994
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

I strongly disagree with this claim and believe that alcohol companies along with alcohol advertising industries directly target minors in an unscrupulous manor. ... Research shows, "A study on the responses of young people to alcohol advertising found that underage youth are drawn to music, animal and people characters, story and humor in alcohol advertising. ... The three most popular alcohol ads among youth in the study used animal characters as the leading actors" (www.camy.org). ...

• Word Count: 1608
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Two companies that received the most publicity for their advertising are Marlboro and Camel with their fictional characters the "Marlboro Man" and "Joe Camel." ... The best way to sum up tobacco and advertising comes from this quote in US News, "Is it the use of a cartoon character in an ad proof that you are targeting children? ... Most recently in 1995, President Clinton directed the FDA to adopt rules to stop sales and marketing of cigarettes ads to minors. ...

• Word Count: 1420
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The Dream Act guarantees "conditional permanent residency to certain immigrants of good moral character who graduate from U.S. high schools, arrived in the United States as minors, and lived in the country continuously for at least five years prior to the bill's enactment" (Bruguera 1). ...

• Word Count: 1406
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

For the first few years of Constitutional government, under the leadership of George Washington, there was a unity, commonly called Federalism that even James Madison (the future architect of the Republican Party) acknowledged in describing the Republican form of government-- " And according to the degree of pleasure and pride we feel in being republicans, ought to be our zeal in cherishing the spirit and supporting the character of Federalists." ... Political parties or factions were considered evil as "Complaints are everywhere heard from our most considerate and virtuous citizens, equally t...

• Word Count: 2353
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Characters in this book all struggle to survive through this genocide, but sometimes, they can no longer handle the pain and give up. ... The Native Americans" lives were so worthless and meaningless that if one Indian murdered another one, no one would care because it is considered so minor, like a hurricane to a storm. ...

• Word Count: 2237
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Race is a classification system that divides people into groups based on descent, ethnicity, culture, geography, history, language and/or socioeconomic affiliation. Race can be related to history. In history, there are multiple perspectives on every issue. In race, there are multiple components to ...

• Word Count: 2288
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School