Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them is a book by James Garbarino that examines violent behavior among American boys and youths. Part I of the book provides an overview of quantitative and qualitative research with accounts from juvenile delinquents. Garbino dismisses misconceptions about adolescence and identifies various psychological disorders, such as attachment disorder, that contribute to violent behavior. In Part II, Garbino discusses the environmental factors of violent behavior and suggests spiritual, family and therapy-based support systems.
Anthem is the story of Equality 7-2521, a member of a futuristic society where individualism is punishable by death and technology is carefully regulated by faceless bureaucracy. Equality embarks on a journey of self-discovery while on the run from his society of origin, plumbing the depths of individualism for himself and eventually taking on the name Prometheus as he prepares to bring metaphorical fire back to humanity. The story is an anti-socialist allegorical piece that inspired acidic reviews upon its publication.
The Red Pony, Chrysanthemums, and Flight are three works of fiction by American author John Steinbeck. The Red Pony is a series of short stories about life on a ranch. Chrysanthemums deals with a woman's attempts to own her identity and to succeed as a gardener. Flight is the story of Pepe, a young French boy who murders a man in an argument and is himself hunted down and shot.
The short story The Storm by Kate Chopin deals with the subject of adultery The story takes place in the early 1900s There are two main characters Calixta the wife and Alcee the former lover Alcee must take refuge from a passing storm in Calixtas house while he is there the two end up making love while Calixtas husband and son have to wait out the storm at the local store By doing this Chopin implies the theme that is adultery is natural and does not necessarily have negative consequences Throu
The theme I will be focusing on is faith in Zeitoun by Dave Eggers is a book that illustrates one mans faith when faced with a disaster The book is set in New Orleans and the surrounding United States during August September and October 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast Zeitoun the main character of the story is a devout Muslim who strongly believes in a God He was brought up in Syria a country with a reputation of stubborn people He believes that everything happens for a reason an
Civil Disobedience Civil Disobedience is the act of knowingly breaking a law that an individual feels is morally unjust We all have a moral compass and a perception of what is right from wrong Many individuals see injustices in our democratic system yet few actually make a stand for what they believe is right The United States was founded under an idea that All men are created equal However that motto was not entirely true When we look back in time and examine our past one can see a plethora of
A View from the Bridge A View from the Bridge is a play by Arthur Miller which is set in America in the 1950s The play is about a family unit which is disrupted by the arrival of two illegal immigrants The main protagonist Eddie Carbone is an over protective man who becomes obsessive with his niece Catherine When Catherine instantly falls for Rodolpho one of the illegal immigrants Eddie quickly becomes jealous of him and the entire household is destroyed by Eddies feelings for Catherine Through