Heroes (1998) is a short novel by American author Robert Cormier aimed at teenagers. The book is set in Frenchtown‚ Massachusetts during World War II. The novel focuses on the protagonist‚ Francis Joseph Cassavant’s return to Frenchtown after coming back disfigured from the war‚ and wears a scarf covering his face to save others from seeing the horror of his injuries and wanting to be anonymous. We learn that Francis has specifically returned to Frenchtown for a purpose‚ which is to kill Larry LaSalle
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The Great Depression is one of the hardest times that Americans had to face. Countless people lost their jobs. The poor suffered‚ while the rich thrived. In the story‚ ¨President Cleveland Where Are You?¨‚ by Robert Cormier‚ a boy named Jerry and his family lived during the Great Depression. As a hobby‚ he collected cards. He felt torn between making his family happy or keeping up with the card competition‚ which as a result‚ caused him to make a final decision. The family also faced many obstacles
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Fade is an interesting novel‚ and can be quite confusing at times. The book starts off with the main character‚ Paul Moreaux living in his hometown "Frenchtown" he always called it‚ in Massachusetts. The book takes place somewhere in the 1920’s. Paul lives a normal but poor life‚ when he finds out that he has the ability to "fade"‚ which is the ability to disappear or become invisible. The ability is passed on from an uncle in the family to a nephew‚ and Paul’s uncle Abelard teaches it to him. Once
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Heroes – Robert Cormier Key Quotations Chapter 1 – page 1 “My name is Francis Joseph Cassavant and I have just returned to Frenchtown in Monument and the war is over and I have no face.” Establishes the setting Introduces narrator in first person Surprising statement creates mystery Chapter 1 – page 1 “Oh‚ I have eyes… but no ears to speak of‚ just bits of dangling flesh. But that’s fine‚ like Dr Abrams says… He was joking‚ of course.” Conversational style of address Creates
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In "The Thematic Paradigm‚" University of Florida professor of film studies‚ Robert Ray‚ defines two types of heroes pervading American films‚ the outlaw hero and the official hero. Often the two types are merged in a reconciliatory pattern‚ he argues. In fact‚ this "reconciliatory pattern found its most typical incarnation in one particular narrative: the story of the private man attempting to keep from being drawn into action on any but his own terms. In this story‚ the reluctant hero’s ultimate
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Who is Nicole Renard? Nicole Renard is an innocent young girl who is not only Francis’ first and only love but also the victim of Larry LaSalle. Can I critically respond to the text‚ ‘Heroes’? (AO1) I must generally refer to relevant aspects of Heroes I should discuss thoroughly and increasingly thoughtfully characters/relationships I could consider and suggest experimental ideas and judgements; Quotation ‘That would be nice.’ Means? When she agrees to go to the cinema with Francis she transforms
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The leader I chose is my father‚ Larry Regan. He is the Vice President of Teamsters local #142. Starting in 1957 with the International Union of Electricians (IUE) at the Sunbeam plant in Gary‚ Indiana Larry was on the organizing committee. From there he went on to US Steel in 1959. He was on various labor union committees while working as a welder. In 1985 he became the President of Local 1014 in Gary until 1991. He retired from US steel in 1991 and went on to work for the United Electrical Workers
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“Many leaders of big organisations‚ I think‚ do not believe that change is possible. But if you look at history‚ things do change‚ and if your business is static‚ you are likely to have issues” - Larry (Lawrence) Page Co- Founder & CEO of Google Inc DOB: 26 March 1973; East Lansing‚ Michigan US Nationality: American Residence: Palo Alto‚ California Post: Co-Founder and CEO of Google Inc Education: B.Sc. from University of Michigan & M.Sc. from Stanford University Awards: Marconi
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Larry Ellison Lawrence Joseph “Larry“ Ellison is a co-finder of Oracle Corporation. It’s one of the world’s leading enterprise software company. As of 2012 he is considered one of the wealthiest men alive‚ with a net worth of $41 Billion. His Early Years Larry Ellison was born in Manhattan‚ New York City. His mother‚ Florence Spellman‚ was an un-married 19-year-old of Jewish women‚ and his father was an Italian American U.S. Air Force pilot. After Larry Ellison was born he was very sick with pneumonia
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or typhoon. They can carry extremely high winds‚ tornadoes‚ torrential rain‚ and storm surge onto coasts‚ leading to mudslides‚ flash floods‚ and lightning sparked fires in addition to wind damage. The nature of Cyclone Larry and the geographical processes involved Larry began as a low pressure system which is when the atmospheric pressure is the lowest it was associated with stronger windsand atmospheric lift‚ the low pressure system began over the eastern Coral Sea that was monitored by the
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