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The Devil and Tom Walker

Faust
THE learned Dr. Faust has taken for his province all knowledge. He is honored by students who come from afar; he is revered by the townspeople to whose ills he ministers. But the farthur he pursues his studies the more he is convinced of the futility of man.Mephistopheles, knowing Faust's dissatisfaction, makes a wager with the Lord that he, the Devil, can win Faust's soul. Thus it comes about that Faust in his experiments with the supernatural conjures up the Devil himself. Mephistopheles proposes that he will enable Faust to experience all pleasures the world has to offer, providing that, if Faust shall wish to hold any passing moment for further enjoyment, in that moment he shall die and become the Devil's own. Faust readily assents and signs a written compact with a drop of blood. The two set out to see Life and, in order that Faust may better enjoy it, visit first a witch a drink of whose brew renews Faust's youth. With renewed youth comes interest in romance and Faust demands that Mephisto procure for himn the love of the innocent Margaret whom he has just seen leaving the cathedral. Margaret's purity and faith in her lover make her an easy prey for Mephisto, and she is soon the talk of the town. The gossip reaches the ears of her soldier brother, Valentine, who swears to kill her seducer. Under Mephisto's guidance, Faust, instead, kills Valentine and is forced to flee. Too late Faust learns the awful sequel, that Margaret has been condemned to death for the murder of her mother and drowning of her babe. He insists that Mephistopheles must rescue her. The best the devil can do is to get Faust the jailer's keys. Half crazed with remorse and grief, Margaret is slow to respond to Faust's attempt at rescue. When at last Mephisto rises through the floor of the cell to bid Faust hurry, a fleeting moment of sanity reveals him to Margaret in his true likeness. Casting herself on the mercy of the Lord she bids Faust go forever. The second part relates Faust's adventures at an emperor's court; in the underworld where he has gone in pursuit of the Grecian Helen; and in many other imaginative scenes. Gradually there is born in him the consciousness that through service to humanity one lives in the memory of mankind forever. He undertakes work for the benefit of others and thus finally comes to his supreme moment. Mephistopheles is about to claim his prey, but in that moment the angels of the Lord intervene. Faust, through the sincerity of his love for Margaret and his desire to help humanity has been the means of his own redemption.
Damn Yankees

Damn Yankees is a 1958 musical film made by Warner Bros., a modern version of the Faust story involving the New York Yankees and Washington Senators baseball teams. The film is based on the 1955 Broadway musical of the same name. The film version was directed by George Abbott, as was the earlier stage version, with assistance from Stanley Donen. With the exception of Tab Hunter in the role of Joe Hardy (replacing Stephen Douglass), the Broadway principals reprised their stage roles, including Gwen Verdon as Lola. A notable difference between film and stage versions was Gwen Verdon's performance of the song "A Little Brains". For the film, Verdon’s suggestive hip movements (as choreographed by Bob Fosse and performed on stage) were considered too risqué for a mainstream American film in 1958, and so, in the film, she simply pauses at these points. The film was released in the United Kingdom under the title What Lola Wants (from which some have suggested that the English songwriter Ray Davies' "Lola" derived its name), to avoid use of the word "Damn" on posters, hoardings and cinema marquees. It was also because the title's pun, alluding to the Civil War American South's term for Northerners ("damn Yankee") would be lost on foreign audiences.

Joe Boyd is a middle-aged fan of the unsuccessful Washington Senators baseball team. His obsession with baseball is driving a wedge between him and wife Meg—a problem shared by many other wives of Senators supporters. Meg leads them in lamenting their husbands' fixation with the sport ("Six Months Out of Every Year"). After seeing his team lose yet again, Joe rashly declares that he would sell his soul to the devil to see his team beat the Yankees. No sooner has he spoken than the devil appears before him in the guise of a suave conman, Applegate. Applegate claims he can go one better—he can restore Joe's youth, making him the player who wins them the pennant. This was more than Joe bargained for. He agrees, but persuades Applegate to give him an escape clause. Applegate declares that Joe can back out at any time before the last game of the season—afterwards, his soul belongs to the devil. Joe bids an emotional farewell to a sleeping Meg ("Goodbye Old Girl"), after which Applegate transforms him into a dashing young man, now called Joe Hardy. The next day, the Senators' practice is a fiasco. Their manager, Ben Van Buren (Russ Brown), gives the team a rousing pep talk ("Heart"). Applegate arrives and, introducing himself as a scout, presents his new discovery—Joe Hardy from Hannibal, Missouri. Joe promptly hits baseball after baseball out of the park in an impromptu batting practice. As he is signed to a Senators contract, female sportswriter Gloria Thorpe plans to quickly get Joe into the public eye ("Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo."). With tremendous home runs and game-saving catches, Joe leads the Senators on a long winning streak into pennant contention and becomes a national hero. Joe misses Meg dreadfully, however, and keeps sneaking back to his old neighborhood for a glimpse of her. Realizing this could ruin his plans, Applegate summons his demonic right-hand girl, Lola, a seductress who was once known as the ugliest woman in her territory, but sold her soul to Applegate in exchange for eternal youth and beauty. She is ordered to make Joe forget his wife. Lola is confident that she can carry out this task ("A Little Brains, A Little Talent"). Joe succeeds in getting close to Meg by renting a room in his old house; Meg is unaware of his baseball stardom. Applegate and Lola manage to corner Joe in the baseball team's locker room, where Lola confidently tries to seduce Joe ("Whatever Lola Wants"). But she has her first failure—Joe dearly loves Meg, and does not fall for Lola's tempting ways. Applegate angrily banishes Lola. By the end of the season, the Senators are on the verge of overtaking the Yankees, so their fans hold a lavish tribute ("Who's Got the Pain?"). Gloria, having returned from Hannibal, Missouri, where no residents remember a Joe Hardy, confronts Applegate about the player's true identity. Applegate implies that Joe is actually Shifty McCoy, a corrupt minor leaguer playing under a pseudonym. By the end of the tribute, newspapers arrive accusing Joe of being Shifty. He must meet with the baseball commissioner for a hearing or else be thrown out of baseball—on the day he plans to switch back to being Joe Boyd. At the hearing, Meg and her female neighbors arrive as material witnesses, attesting to Joe's honesty and falsely claiming he grew up with them in Hannibal. The commissioner acquits Joe, but as everyone celebrates, midnight strikes. Joe realizes he's doomed. Applegate has planned for the Senators to lose the pennant on the last day of the season, resulting in thousands of heart attacks, nervous breakdowns and suicides of Yankee-haters across the country. He's reminded of his other evil misdeeds throughout history ("Those Were the Good Old Days".) Following the hearing, Lola lets Joe know she's drugged Applegate so that he will sleep through the last game. They commiserate over their condemned situation at a nightclub ("Two Lost Souls"). Late the next afternoon, Applegate awakens to find the Senators/Yankees game well underway. Realizing Lola has tricked him—and worse, that Lola has actually fallen in love with Joe—he turns her back into an ugly hag. They arrive at the ballpark by the ninth inning, the Senators up by a run. With two outs, one of the Yankee sluggers (Mickey Mantle) hits a long drive to the outfield. Applegate impulsively switches Joe Hardy back into Joe Boyd in full view of the stadium. Now paunchy and middle-aged, Joe makes a final lunge at the ball and catches it. Washington wins the pennant! As his teammates celebrate and fans storm the field, an unrecognized Joe escapes from the ballpark. Late that night, as the public wonders why Joe Hardy has disappeared, Joe Boyd meekly returns to his house. Meg quickly hugs him with her tears and they sing to each other ("There's Something about an Empty Chair"). Applegate materializes once again and tries to make amends by offering Joe the chance to resume being Joe Hardy in time for the World Series. Joe ignores him, and a tantrum-throwing Applegate vanishes for good.

My Paragaraph about the Frank and Damn Yankees
In the fault story he wanted the devil to get his soul and he didn't wanted god to have his soul. But in the damn yankees he wanted the devil to. but in both of the story they wanted to do better but the devil done had came and wanted them to go with him.
Modern American
A character that I think that would might sell their soul in order to achieve  is a basketball player. What i think would be the particular character would ind most important is that they would want this dream to come true. The reason I say this because many people know that this is one time thing that would never happen again so they would want to give their soul to the devil. I think the character would try and find another way to get out because if they could get out they know they are okay and nothing want happen and that they can keep their soul.

Reflection paragraph on sources

Poor communication is a common complaint when it comes to parents and teenagers. At least 75 percent of American teenagers today have a cellphone, often purchased by their parents so they can stay in closer touch. And parents are more likely than other adults to have a cellphone, for the same reason. I think I was okay looking for my sources. The sources that I think was more useful was the www.teencollegeeducation.org the reason I say that because it gave me more of my information about my topic. I really think the teencollegeeducation was my most tristworthy about my topic. My msnbc.com give me the obvious bias.

Quote, paraphase, and citation #3

Quote:Some schools banned pagers and cell phones starting a decade ago because of their connection to drug and gang activity, as well as due to the disruption to classes. The focus on their disruption of the educational process has come into conflict with cell phones becoming a convenience items over recent years. However, parents have increasingly lobbied boards to change policies primarily based on the argument that phones will make students and schools safer in light of national tragedies.

Paraphase:This quote is main about how they trying to keep everything safety. What they mean about this is that they trying to keep the cell phones banned. The reason I say this because students that get kick out of school trieds to do bombs threats towards the school. Thats alot of ways to keep the school safe.

Citation: Trump, Kenneth. "Trump Kenneth." National School Safety . N.p., 96/10. Web. www.schoolsecuurity.org.

Work Cited

"Cell Phones Sign." Photograph. Uncle Sam. Sam Uncle. 03/08. Web. 23 Sep 2011. http://www.sonofthesouth.net/.

Johnson, Alex. "Johnson Alex." Schools banned cells phones. N.p., 2010. Web. 23 Sep 2011. www.msnbc.com.


Lasantha, Thomas. "Lasantha Thomas." Teen College Education. N.p., 2011. Web. 23 Sep 2011. www.teencollgeeducation.org.


"School By Ordinance." Photograph. Jauhari Nurudin. Nurudin Jauhari. 2011. Web. 23 Sep 2011. http://www.edublog.org/.

Trump, Kenneth. "Trump Kenneth." National School Safety . N.p., 96/10. Web. www.schoolsecuurity.org.

Reflection paragraph on process

 Cell phones have long bedeviled educators, who have extensive research to back up their complaints that the devices suck away their texting students’ attention and, increasingly, their academic honor. What was easy that the percentage because most teens love to text and talk on the phone. Really nothing was difficult to me. I enjoy alot of things that show me so many things about cell phones when I had research my topic what I dislike mostly is that how many school would like to banned cell phones from the school highs. If I had this project again I would probably change my topic and do on another topic to find out others good things around the world.

Reflection paragraph on findings

What I find in my search was how they think they should banned cell phones from schools. The most important facts that I learn was that most teens spend mor time texting. What was surprising was that how many teenagers spemd using a phone.  The question that i still have is why should they be cut off when enter the school highs. I feel good about my topic as I resarch about my topic.

Finding paragraph #1

What I think is that Green Sea should be able to have their phones out. The reason I say that because its important, have cell phones out, and help out. Having the reason could help us out alot with the phones. So I think cell phones should be banned from school or cut off when you come in the building.

Finding paragraph #3

I think we should be able to have to cell phones out while we outside. Having our cell phones in the hallways and bathrooms are okay because thats are some free time that we have to have our phones out. The reason I say we should be able to have it when we outside, hallways, and bathroom because we are not in class learning. But i do think that's it a good idea not to have the phones out while you in class. The resaon I say this because when you texting or talking on the phone in class you not learning anything by texting.

Finding paragraph #2

I'm writing about having cell phones off when you are in schools. The reason I'm writing about mobile devices because many teacher doesn't want the students to have their phones out while in class. When having the phones out the teachers wants to know why they students have their phones out in class. What teachers don't realize that having a cell phone is very important. Something that I think that is important is that it could be a problem with the child parents and they don't have no other kind of way. Another reason is if they stay after school in they can't get to a phone they could have their cell phones to call their parents to come pick them up.

Quote, paraphase, and citation #4

Qutoe:  Cell phones have been used for calling in bomb threats to schools and, in many communities, cell calls cannot be traced by public safety officials. Student use of cell phones could potentially detonate a real bomb if one is actually on campus. Cell phone use by students can hamper rumor control and, in doing so, disrupt and delay effective public safety personnel response. Cell phone use by students can impede public safety response by accelerating parental response to the scene of an emergency during times when officials may be attempting to evacuate students to another site. Cell phone systems typically overload during a real major crisis (as they did during the Columbine tragedy, WTC attacks, etc.), and usage by a large number of students at once could add to the overload and knock out cell phone systems quicker than may normally occur. Since cell phones may be a backup communications tool for school administrators and crisis teams, widespread student use in a crisis could thus eliminate crisis team emergency communications tools in a very short period of critical time.

Paraphase: In the School Safety the author claims that cell phones anit safe in school. The reason they say that because if a student get mad they could try in call the school house in make bomb threats about the school. Teachers say that cell phones can hamper alot of things about the school. Thats why most teacher does want the students to have cell phones in school

Citation:  Trump, Kenneth. "Trump Kenneth." National School Safety . N.p., 96/10. Web. www.schoolsecuurity.org.

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This pictures shows me how teenagers text more than others ages. Its shows that teenagers text to much than every.

Photo, caption, and citation #3

This pictures is about that they trying to keep moblie devices out of the school. The adults at Green Sea Floyds High School want the cell phones off when you walk in the builting. But when the students tell the teacher they need their phones becasue of important reasons the teacher tell them that if its important the parent will call the school.

Quote, paraphase, and citation 2

Qutoe:  Poor communication is a common complaint when it comes to parents and teenagers. At least 75 percent of American teenagers today have a cellphone, often purchased by their parents so they can stay in closer touch. And parents are more likely than other adults to have a cellphone, for the same reason.

Paraphase:  In the this article this me about how teens need cell phones for their parents could call them What Cellphone Call Say About Parents and Teenagers. The authors name is Roni Caryn Rabin claims Rabin analyzes that parents buys teenagers moblie devices for they can be able to reach them at any time. This is the reason why some students mite have their mobile devics out in class because it could be very important.

Ciation: Lasantha, Thomas. "Lasantha Thomas." Teen College Education. N.p., 2011. Web. 23 Sep 2011. www.teencollgeeducation.org.

Photo, caption, and citation 2

The reson I choose this picture because this is what most teacher want students to do when they get in their class but most students don't understand what the teacher want. What I mean about that students don't understand that beacuase they be hinding their phones for the teachers can't see their phones so when the teacher finally catch them they wounder why the teacher take their phone.

This the reason I chose the pictuure! 

Quote, paraphase, & citation #1

Quote:Almost every teacher today hates two things in the classroom: cell phones and gum. Teachers make a bigger deal out of them than most students. Good students will pay attention so that they can do well on tests; they are responsible and want to learn.

Paraphase: This quote is meanly about is that trying to tell you what the teachers really don't like about having them in her class. In this article its trying to say only smart students don't take their phones out in class. What I notice is that most teachers makes a big deal about the cell phones in class.

Citation: "School By Ordinance." Photograph. Jauhari Nurudin. Nurudin Jauhari. 2011. Web. 23 Sep 2011. http://www.edublog.org/.

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Photo, caption, and citation #1

This photo shows that the teachers are trying to keep the cell phones off in class. Another thing about this items is that having this sign up shows that the item is not avaible or not have it out in this kind of area. 

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Preliminary links and descriptions

http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2011/08/why-schools-should-stop-banning-cell-phones-and-use-them-for-learning241.html
This article is meanly about how cell phones should be banned from school. Another reason is that the cell phones should be cut off in out of sight.

www.teencollegeeducation.org/

This article is about what colleges hate about school many teachers try their best to watch out for the cell phones in their class. Having cell phones in class teachers think that they are not learning anything about whats going on in class.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35063840/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/t/some-schools-rethink-bans-cell-phones/
Its showing the percentage of how many students have cell phones in class . But most students show that they can have cell phone in school but not in class.

http://www.schoolsecurity.org/trends/cell_phones.html

This website show that the school trying to keep the students safe. The reason I mean about this is that they try not to have cell phones at school because they don't want the students to get mad and do threats

What I want to know about my topic

As I been doing my research I been having so many question about cell phones. When I read the handbook I seen that cell phones are a big thing while in school. I think these question will help me out to understand why cell phones are a big problem during school.

Question about the cell phone  

1.) Why we can't have our phones out?

2.) What's the cast of taken students phones?

3.) Will they every change the rule about having phones out?

4.) Why should the phone be turn off?

5.) Why cell phones so bad to teachers while in class? 

What I already know about my topic

What I already know about the cell phone idea in school. I know that you can't have them out when you in class or in school. Another thing i know is that you have to turn it off when you get back in school. If you get caught with you cell phone you will get it taken in can't get it back unitl your parent come get it. When you in school you can't just take your cell phone out if you need to call home you have to go to the office or the prinpical office. So everything chang when you in school.

The story behind my topic choice

The topic that I had chose was the cell phone. The reason I chose this topic because it's a crazy idea of taking students phone that when you have your cell phone out that it get taken in can't get it back until a parent come get it. I'm not saying like its not a good idea to take your phone when a students take there phone out. Taking a students phone doesn't show that they learnin anything about that. Teachers never know what could be the matter when you take out your phone it could be very impostant thats why you always should ask before receiving the item from the student. Like i said in my paragraph students shouldn't have there phone out just to be texting a friend or something.