… MacLachlan. This is is a wonderful story about two littlekids who have lost their mother, a father, and a woman named Sarah who journeys west to start a new life for herself. She comes on a trial basis to live with a family on the prairie. The…

… the harsh conditions of some of America’s inner cities and the different standards that are enjoyed by their suburban counterparts. In Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools, Kozol shows that there are unmistakable differences between…

… Ryan, I realized that I can not base a movie only on realism. A good movie has to have some kind of character or formalism to carry the viewer through these realistic scenes. . In my critique I wish to point out some uses of realism, formalism, and…

… has come unstuck in time. He came unstuck while he was in World War II and has been traveling throughout different moments of his life ever since. He has seen his birth, death, and everything in between several times. Slaughterhouse Five is the story…

… This book is a book of reality, a book of self-discovery. This is a book that you read and as you are reading it you can identify with the character, what he/she does and how she/he reacts to happenings around her/him. The story is set…

… chose you really have no freedom at all. Many countries don’t give their citizens the right to make their own decisions. In the book The Giver Jonas and his society are denied the freedom to choose which can be both good and bad. There are…

… with parallels to the Iliad, inviting us to consider Virgil's poetry in light of Homer's. The Aeneid is both a tribute to the Homeric style--by imitating it--and an attempt to better it. And perhaps, Virgil is not quite being fair to himself when…

… begin to piece their lives back together in this excellent adaptation of MacKinlay Kantor's novel. Actual WWII vet Russell, who lost his hands in the war, won a special Oscar 'for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance.…

… or find a newspaper story which depicts a social issue over time. (If you choose the latter, include copies of all relevant newspaper clippings). Movie: The Color Purple Essay done by Heather Lockhart …

… takes a hard look at some of the ugliest moments in American history. He uses the actual historical event of the Salem witch trials to serve as a metaphorical representation of the pressure to conform to societal norms. The theocratic government…