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    The renowned image of the Ragtime era is principally based on the exclusion of large portions of reality. This idea is explained in Jesus Benito Sanchez’s “A Breach in the Frame of History”, an article strongly focused on the relationship between fiction and history in E. L. Doctorow’s Ragtime. Sanchez expands on different examples of popular culture of the Ragtime era that frequently recurs in the novel, and how they produce a misrepresentation of the past. The misrepresentation of the Ragtime era

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    Ragtime Analysis

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    Alex Jackel Mrs. Mcfarland AP Language and Composition 3 October 2017 Ragtime Essay Present in the different novels of E.L. Doctorow are many themes, ranging from the impact of technology on society to the drastic effects of war. All of his books have something in common: the prevalence of the American dream. The United States of America was founded around the fact that anybody can come here and succeed with the right amount of effort. Ironically, the people that praise the United States oppress

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    I am writing my journal response on Little Brother by Cory Doctorow, which is a fiction book about cyberterrorism. The Department of Homeland Security kidnapped Marcus, the main character, and his 3 best friends immediately after a terrorist attack, keeping them there for 6 days, and then releasing all of them except Darryl, his very best friend. Even worse, Darryl was stabbed while trying to run to shelter after a series of explosions from the terrorist attack. After that attack, it seems that Marcus

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    Sabina Essay

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    Introduction Identity is built. Meaning must be forged, not found, when a person takes that first step onto their path of self-discovery. However, while traveling this path, one rarely arises unscathed. They are left with scars, a documentation of their struggles, mistakes, and their pain. In literature, authors use these scars to trace along the nerve ending and uncover what is, the history that has not only built, but also forged meaning into their identity. Nevertheless, there is no one path

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    differences to nothing, but if everyone is in the uneducated masses, nothing gets done. Therefore, what society really hasn’t learned is how to accept differences and use them for progress. One may think today’s society has figured it out, but Doctorow makes that apparent. The modern day account takes place in San Francisco, a historically diverse city and a place that, if anywhere, integration should be apparent. But no, we see other people getting treated terribly for differences that they

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    Despite being written fifty-four years apart, the novels Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, and Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow, share common elements of Literature. These books are both very similar, but, one is more popular than the other. Lord of the Flies and Little Brother have similar themes and character development with one book being more appealing to the common time than the other. The similarity that sticks out the most is the common theme between the two books. One of the common

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    Boy Scouts Ethnography

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    I chose to write my ethnography on the history and culture of the Boy Scouts of America because this organization has been such a positive influence in my life. I have been an active member of Troop 1 in Brewer, Maine since I was eleven years of age. To most people, they believe that scouting only teaches you to build fires and set-up tents, but scouting truly teaches a person so much more. 2. After researching my ethnography and interviewing my informants, I’ve felt like an insider in this

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    Writing, as described by E.L. Doctorow, is an exploration. In her novel, Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott explores the writing process, providing her insight on stylistic, theoretical, and instructional points. These points are essential in the composure of a book and are prevalent in many literary works such as Tim O’Brien’s The Things they Carried. In his book, O’Brien relives his time on the frontlines of the Vietnam War, telling fictional stories of life before, during, and post war. The novels are

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    Writer E. L. Doctorow defines writing as “a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia”. Doctorow believes writing can be about anything, no matter how arbitrary, and still be acceptable. J.D. Salinger writes The Catcher in the Rye to tell about Holden Caulfield 's misadventures in a 1950’s New York. After Holden, the narrator and protagonist, is expelled from yet another boarding school, he hides it from his parents. Mental illness plagues Holden’s life, and at the end of the book, he ends up in

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    English Script For my presentation I chose to talk about the similarities and differences of two great books, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, and Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. First i want to talk about the main characters in these books. The main character of Fahrenheit 451 is Guy Montag. The main character of Little Brother is Marcus Yallow. These characters are very similar. For example both Marcus and Guy have an experience that leads to them realizing that they don’t like the way their

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