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The Last Great Manhunt of the West in Tell Them Willie Boy is Here, a Film by Abraham Polonsky (1164 words, 4 pages)

Tell Them Willie Boy is Here is a 1969 film that depicts the 1909 manhunt for a Chemehuevi Indian named Willie Boy. To many, this Abraham Polonsky film depicts what many consider to be the last great manhunt of the West. In Willie Boys story, both in the film adaption ... Read More

A Child’s Innocence in Boy’s Life, a Novel by Robert McCammon (1933 words, 5 pages)

Innocence of a ChildEverybody starts off as an innocent child. Eventually that mindset of being a child starts to be broken by the realities of life. Innocence is not protected. Each person will eventually have their beliefs about the world altered as they grow older. Innocence is when a person ... Read More

The Major Themes in The History Boys, a Play by Alan Bennett (1206 words, 4 pages)

Within The History Boys, first performed in 2004, we are immersed into a 1980s setting in the world of male sixth form pupils and their efforts to attain a placement in the prestigious Oxbridge universities. At such times, the attitudes of many major themes within the novel were part of ... Read More

The Idea of Changing in the Novels Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi and Barefoot Gen by Keiji Nakazawa (1372 words, 4 pages)

Critical Essay Barefoot Gen and PersepolisNone of us can safely say that we are exactly the same, with all the same thoughts and mindsets and ideas about the world, as we were when we were children. I thought that my family was rich, and that my parents knew everything and ... Read More

The Use of Imagination and Coming to Conclusions in Cracked Glass with Boy, a Photograph by Elliot Erwitt (513 words, 2 pages)

Elliot Erwitt Cracked Glass with BoyWhat was Elliot Erwitt thinking or feeling when he captured the famous photograph Cracked Glass with Boy? Your attention automatically goes to the young boys eye being covered by the center impact point of the crack in the car window. This could be showing that ... Read More

Crossing the Gap between Girls and Boys in the Educational System of the United States (1050 words, 4 pages)

Let em CryDavid Brookss The Gender Gap at School seems to think we should be sorry. His piece takes the stance that feminization of schools has caused the growing gap between boys and girls. By the end of the article, his halfhearted solution is single gender schools. While I can ... Read More

A Comparison of the Vampire Figures From the Film Nosferatu and the Film The Lost Boys (744 words, 3 pages)

A Comparison of the Vampire Figure in Nosferatu and The Lost Boys The vampire figure is a reoccurring monster in cinema. The filmNosferatu (F.W Murnau, 1922) deals with the monster that is Count Orlok(Max Schreck), a vampire that is particularly invested in an innocent,married woman named Ellen Hutter (Greta Schrder), ... Read More

The Relation of Organized Sports Leagues to Better Academic Performance in Boys (321 words, 1 pages)

High levels of physical activity linked to better academic performance in boysMy article is on a recent study done in Finland which links physical activity and academic performance. The study surveyed children in elementary schools about their daily lives, taking note of activities, especially those done during recess time, and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Bad Boys II (765 words, 3 pages)

The film Bad Boys II, starring two cops named Marcus and Mike (Martin Lawrence and Will Smith), is set in Miami where both partners are assigned to look for clues and evidence for an international drug dealers arrest. As they start with the investigation and stake outs, they find themselves ... Read More

A Personal Analysis of the Boys of Zummer Concert Featuring the Band, Fall Out Boy (2760 words, 8 pages)

Boys of Zummer concertFrom the moment I went to my first concert I was in love with being near someone I had looked up to for many years standing directly in front of me and being surrounded with individuals whom I related to on an emotional level. The excitement, anticipation, ... Read More

The Consequences of Raising Boys in a Certain Masculine Image (1549 words, 5 pages)

Boys are raised being constantly pressured by the media, friends, and family to behave a distinct way and create a certain image. Posing the question, what does it take to be a man? The American dream revolves around the White Alpha male who needs to be bigger, faster and stronger ... Read More

A Boy’s Loss of Innocence and Loss of Faith in a God in Night, a Novel by Elie Wiesel (549 words, 2 pages)

A Boys Loss of InnocenceAt the age of 15, Elie Wiesel has his world turned upside down. He was taken from his home in Sighet, Transylvania, and was deported to Auschwitz where he lost his humanity. Also, Elie was only 15 when he lost his innocence in a world he ... Read More

A Speech Disfluency Analysis and Recommendation for a Boy with Stuttering Issues (391 words, 2 pages)

The purpose of the speech disfluency analysis was to determine if Jack has a stuttering problem and if he does if he will need treatment. His mother was concerned because he had been showing stuttering like tendencies. Most of Jacks stuttering like tendencies were part word repetitions. Although, he also ... Read More

Goodness and Sacrifice in the Actions of the Man and Boy in The Road, a Novel by Cormac McCarthy (1379 words, 4 pages)

In The Road, the actions of the man and the actions of the boy work together to reveal the major themes of goodness and sacrifice. The mans actions reveal that his only goal is to survive in order to keep the boy alive, and the boys actions reveal that he ... Read More

The Sixth Sense in The Little Black Boy and The Chimney Sweeper by William Blake (1380 words, 4 pages)

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. Emerson read the works of Blake, Coleridge and Wordsworth, bringing many of their ideas into his own writings and to many others. After understanding that Emerson views the imagination as a sixth sense, it ... Read More

The Depiction of Child Abuse in The Lost Boy, a Memoir by Dave Pelzer (1553 words, 5 pages)

The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer is a remarkable and captivating sequel from Pelzer's bestselling novel called A Child Called It. In the book A Child Called It, The author tells the story of a young boy around four whose family started off like any other perfect family, that is ... Read More

A Response to Richard Wright’s Autobiography Black Boy (1347 words, 5 pages)

Richard Wrights, Black Boy, is an autobiography about his life and personal struggles. The book focuses on Richards life in the south, to going to Chicago for a better life in his young adult years and eventually joining a communist party. Richard uses a lot of fictional situations to incorporate ... Read More

A Short Response on the Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog, a Book by Bruce Perry (1424 words, 4 pages)

Response Paper to The Boy Who Was Raised As A DogI deeply enjoyed reading "The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog". Not only was it interesting to hear these stories recounted, it was interesting to hear this specific doctor's takes on the stories, what he learned from each of ... Read More

The Little Boy and the Dancing Pumpkins the Night Before Halloween (321 words, 1 pages)

Each year on Halloween pumpkins come to life. All different types of pumpkins. Orange pumpkins, green pumpkins, fat pumpkins and small pumpkins. The night before Halloween they all rise up from the ground and throw a huge party in the fields, where they dance and party before Halloween day arrives. ... Read More

Analysis of the Satirical and Ironical Elements of the Episode Boys and Girls of the TV Show The Office (773 words, 3 pages)

Satirical humor uses different techniques such as ridicule and irony to criticize or comment on issues going around in society. The TV show The Office is a satirical documentary, or a mockumentary, about the office place. A precise example would be Season 2 episode 15, called Boys and Girls. This ... Read More

The Friendship between Bruno and Shmuel and the Interpretive Nature of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, a Novel by John Boyne (1125 words, 2 pages)

The Boy in the Striped PajamasIn the tale of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, John Boyne introduces a main character who displays a heart-wrenching perspective on the subject of German concentration in World War ll. The novel follows young Bruno as he embarks on his final adventure to discover ... Read More

Why I Think the Band Beach Boys Doesn’t Get Enough Praise (1460 words, 5 pages)

The Beach Boys Surfin USA, or Something More?One thing that I am not is a musically talented person. I cant sing, play any instrument, DJ, or do anything musically-inclined. I do, however, have an ear for different kinds of sound, and what makes one artist unique from the next. Though ... Read More

A Song Analysis of If I Were a Boy by Beyonce Knowles (1577 words, 6 pages)

Introduction Beyonc Knowles started her music career at a very young age with a group compiled of her childhood friends. Her father quit his job in the cooperate world to help manage the group. After reaching some success Beyonc later broke off from the group and started the path for ... Read More

Finding Solutions to Various Problems in The Boys in the Boat, a Book by Daniel James Brown (669 words, 2 pages)

I have just recently finished reading your book The Boys in the Boat. This book has showed me what it looks like to find solutions to various problems and what it looks like to defeat the odds. While reading your book I enjoyed how you made the book very interesting ... Read More

An Analysis of a Photograph of a Boy from Aleppo Depicting the Consequences of the Civil War in Syria (1451 words, 6 pages)

We all have to announce our full solidarity with the struggle of those seeking freedom and justice in Syria, and translate this sympathy into a clear political vision that supports a peaceful transition to a democratic system of rule that reflects the demands of the Syrian people for freedom. Mohammed ... Read More

The Challenges Faced by the Black Boys in Boyz ‘N the Hood, a Film by John Singleton (473 words, 2 pages)

Fishburne, Laurence, Cube Ice, Cuba Gooding, Angela Bassett, Morris Chestnut, John Singleton, and Steve Nicolaides. Boyz N the Hood. United States Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2003. The film, "Boyz 'N the Hood," directed by John Singleton, has thepower to transform one's political sensibilities through Singleton'sdepiction of the black male in ... Read More

The Psychological Trauma and Physical Abuse of the Boy, Harry in The River, a Short Story by Flannery O’Connor (3230 words, 10 pages)

He aint fixed right a loud voice said from the hall. Well then for Christs sake fix him (OConner 154). This is one of the first impressions given to the reader about the parents of a young boy, about five years old, named Harry. In Flannery OConners The River, it ... Read More

Strain Theory, Control Theory, Differential Association Theory, Labeling Theory, and Conflict Theory in Boys in the Hood, a Movie by John Singleton (608 words, 2 pages)

Boys in the Hood Deviance Theories In the movie Boys in the Hood it showed many different characteristics on theories of deviance. The theories were, strain theory control theory differential association theory labeling theory and conflict theory. In this movie all the theories were evidently shown with the acting of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Coming of Age Stories Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Spear and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne (887 words, 3 pages)

Coming of age stories with a historical setting, are stories about children or teenagers dealing with issues in their society that force them to mature. The child will form an opinion, either consciously or subconsciously, about an the issue. This opinion will typically go against the social norm. The main ... Read More

Social Identity in the Stories Take Me Out and No-No Boy (1568 words, 8 pages)

Exploring Social Identity in Take Me Out and No-No BoyIn both stories, the lead characters struggle to deal with their social identities. In No-No Boy, Ichiro struggles with his cultural identity. He is a born American, yet his mother and father are Japanese. In Take Me Out, Darren has to ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013