These opinions have, however, changed. The more recent censors are still concerned about the impressionable youth, but not that they will be taught to spit, but they will be taught to use derogatory terms to refer to their peers. Williams does acknowledge the hurt that the word can cause, even though it was a common term used at the time of the book’s publication. Another of Williams’ points was on Twains racial ambiguity. “Whether of not Twain was a racist is a moot point that need not be addressed” (98).
The Pilgrimage of grace failed for many reasons, however, I think it failed mainly due to poor leadership. This is because Robert Aske accepted the King’s pardon at the River Don and trusted that Henry was going to discuss their grievances in court. When they accepted the pardon they dispersed back to their homes, which meant that when Henry didn’t do anything about their grievances then it would be difficult for all the rebels to regroup. The rebellion was regionalised to the North of the country and was too far away from London go back after just coming back. M.L Bush said that ‘It was interconnected regional rebellions rather than one fluid movement’ because once the rebels had gone back to where they lived dotted across the North of England they would all have to meet up rather than go down to London in one group.
Yolen has enabled her readers to understand the value of the past for the present and to witness both the true horrors as well as the acts of courage in her novel Briar Rose. A fairy tale may seem a work of fiction, but it can contain truths of horrific events. This can be seen in the way that Yolen uses the character
The tone and realistic nature of the narration give it a very personal feel as Gilman actually experienced much of what the narrator describes throughout. She does an exceptional job of developing her theme of women being treated like children by men of influence and sheds a horrific light on the negative effects of the rest cure. The point of view from which it is told makes the story what it is and draws the reader into in a way very few other stories can achieve. It is an exceptional work of American
Reality and Religion Ada begins to contemplate her own views of the world and rejects Monroe’s belief that the objects on earth are gifts from another world, in Frazier’s novel, Cold Mountain. She finds comfort in the predictable elements of life, such as nature’s cycles, after she sees how useless intangible items are to her, such as reading and learning languages. Thus, she denies the importance of invisible items. However, Inman, disgusted by the images of war burned into his mind, seeks refuge in the spiritual world he cannot necessarily see, much to the contrast of Ada, who now only finds comfort in concrete items. Forced to separate because of the war, Inman and Ada can no longer rely on each other to fill their voids.
Huck questions why he has not turned in Jim because he wants to be what society depicts as good, but in reality, he does what he knows is right. While Huck is on the raft alone, he begins to question why he helps Jim escape while Miss Watson has done nothing wrong to him. Huck feels terrible but he cannot bring himself to pray that he can do the right thing. “I was trying to make my mouth say the right thing and the clean thing, and go and write to that nigger’s owner and tell where he was; but deep down in me I knowed it was a lie-and He knowed it. You can’t pray a lie-I found that out” (Twain 227).
Allison Reynolds: The best type of assessment for Allison is an objective test. Specifically, the MMPI-2 Inventory. It is evident that Allison tends to be considered ‘odd’ to others as she carries out odd actions such as failing to engage in the others’ conversation (in the beginning), and scratching her head wildly so that her dandruff would fall on paper. The MMPI test would help diagnose psychological disorders that Allison may have in relation to her peculiar behavior. Significantly, since objective tests are self-reported, and include written responses, true & false questions, and multiple-choice questions, this will help Allison to describe herself.
I was a bit of a sycophant. I came to the Enemies chapter and could not believe what I was reading. Here was John MacArthur classified as one who holds to an enemies model, may it never be! I immediately texted my friend who knew me quite well that, for once, I disagreed with the great John MacArthur. Entwistle’s examination of MacArthur’s lack of exegesis on certain passages was shocking.
He references documents such as the United States Constitution and The Declaration of Independence as grounds for his arguments against the “Taylor Machine”. Holding the ideals that he was raised upon is how Jefferson Smith demonstrates the same idea of civil disobedience that Thoreau refers to. Senator Paine was oblivious to the strong heart and mind of Jefferson Smith. I believe that Smith was looked down upon and maybe even considered an imbecile due to his lack of knowledge about political affairs. Had Paine known of his plans to build a facility near Willet Creek then he surely would not have allowed him to be sworn in.
Tom was smart enough to infer that Wilson had knowledge of the affair. So, he kept more of the truth. He kept his mouth closed about his affair with Myrtle, making sure that Wilson wouldn’t turn this horrid situation around on him, although he had instigated it. Tom manipulated an emotionally inept man into thinking him a hero, when in fact he was the one who had created