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S.E. Hinton’s coming-of-age book “The Outsiders” addresses socioeconomic class, loyalty, and identity issues. The conflict between two gangs, the Greasers and the Socs, centers on Oklahoma in the 1960s. Johnny Cade is one of the book’s most memorable characters because of his nuanced personality and profound influence on the story. This article explores Johnny’s complex…

In the short story, Superman and Me, the author Sherman Alexie writes, “I loved those books, but I also knew that love had only one purpose. I was trying to save my life” (Alexie 6). As a young Indian boy living on the Spokane Indian Reservation, Alexie is “expected to be stupid” (Alexie 5). However,…

According to major supplies, “Use of synthetic fibers for reinforcing concreteis continuously, increasing. The increase has been considerable since 1980, butslowed somewhat in 1990, a year of substantial construction cutbacks. Apparentlythe construction community believes there are advantages in the use of syntheticfibers in concrete.” (Schupack) Synthetic fibers are used to improve crackcontrol in concrete. Some…

a Parody of 18th CenA significant influencing factor on drama of the eighteenth century was the changing nature of the audience. By the middle of the eighteenth century, a straitlaced middle class audience had imparted to drama its vision of morality and disapproval of anything immoral. Comedy had become watered down and sentimentalized. Furthermore, the…

The Western definition of modernity as inspired by certain Judeo-Christian realities has prompted questions whether or not modernity is a Western project and this has in turn lead to intense debate about the moral character of the project and also raised questions whether its normative content may have been different if it had not taken…

The late 1960s in America were marked by social upheaval caused by various factors, both social and political. Among these, one can remember the student movements in the USA and Europe, the ongoing war in Vietnam, the assassinations of President Kennedy and national hero of the USA, Martin Luther King, and the legendary concert in…

Movie Critique The Patriot directed by Roland Emmerich, is a war film based off the American Revolution War. The film was produced by Dean Devlin, Mark Gordon, and Gary Levinsohn. The theatrical release date was in June 30, 2000, with the famous star actors such as Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger and Jason Isaacs. I first…

The Ritz Carlton is renowned for its outstanding quality and luxury. Its meticulous strategic planning in various aspects of operations has been instrumental in establishing itself as a superior establishment. The continuous prosperity of The Ritz Carlton stems not from luck or coincidence, but from the execution of a business plan that emphasizes enhancing employee…

On Thursday April 25, 2013, I went to the Music Concert Hall for a jazz vocal concert. The performance started with a slow rhythmic song called Blue Skies by the first vocal ensemble. The vocals were accompanied by light auxiliary percussion and drums. The bass guitarist played a walking bass while the piano and electric…

Alienation and loss of identity are prominent themes in both ‘American Psycho’ by Bret Easton Ellis and ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ by J. D. Salinger. Slater’s words, “A modern world based on pure individual self-interest, ironically leaves the individual in a chronically weak condition. Without a binding collective culture, without solidarity, the individual –…