She was hiding from the prince because she didn't want him to know.
She was hiding from the prince because she didn't want him to know.
The Fifth Wave is set in present day Ohio where 16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive an alien invasion. Separated from her brother, Sam, she vows to find him. Along the way she meets Evan Walker, a silencer, who she forms an alliance with to help reunite her with her brother. Evan and Cassie fall in love despite the fact that he is a silencer. Cassie gets into the military base and locates her brother. In the base she encounters Ben, aka Zombie and her high school crush, who is also trying to get Sam out of the military base. Evan breaks into the base and shuts down all their systems giving Cassie, Ben, and Same time to escape. Evan bombs the base, but doesn’t make it out; however, Cassie still believes that Evan is alive. The exposition…
For my independent reading book I chose Not Without Hope by Nick Schuyler. So far I have read forty seven pages. The genre of this book is adventure and mystery. This book was published in 2010. In the beginning of the book we meet Marquis Cooper who loves to fish and be on the water. He wants to take his three friends with him out on the water. Marquis was twenty-six and had been drafted by the Tampa Bay Raiders. Corey Smith is an unique athlete, drafted by the Buccaneers in 2004 and worked harder than any player on the field and in the gym. Nick Schuyler (who is telling the story) was twenty four. Will Beakley also is aboard the crew twenty five years old, 6’2, 239 lbs. Will has a degree in finance and accounting, but lost his job in the…
At the Philadelphia Museum of Art, I have selected “The Last Drop.” The painting was painted by Judith Leyster on 1609. It is done in oil on canvas and the size of the painting is almost the same like any others that about a foot wide, length and width. The condition of the painting seems to be in a new condition, as if the painting was never touched at all. The texture of this painting have a smooth and rigid touch to it. The painting is consisted of one man is sitting on a chair binge drinking that looks like an alcoholic beverage, the second man is seen standing wearing a flamboyant dress as he is seen dancing while smoking and holding a cup, as he seems to ignore the first guy. The third one is a skeleton lurking behind the man drinking,…
The argument in Alexandra Robbins, The Overachievers, is why should many high school students get pressured or feel the need to take all AP classes or do extracurricular activities so they can get into an Ivy League college & be successful. Alexandra Robbins tells us about the lives of nine students when they were attending Whitman high school. Many parents pressure their children to be on top of all their classmates, but really teachers, parents, and even students don’t know what the overachievers go through.…
The similarities in some of these stories except the poem are from long ago, they also have a Cinderella figure too! In the story “Ashenputtle” after her mom dies her father marries another woman with 2 daughters, and the treat Ashenputtle very terribly just like Yeh-Shen. In “Yeh-Shen” her father marries two…
A short story and poem, no matter how structurally different, are two literary pieces where a rich story is embedded. Readers are drawn towards these scripts by means of rhythm (poem), characterization, or a fictional setting in their respective narratives. However, the mere script would not make it entertaining enough to hold the reader’s attention. It would depend on the imagination of the readers as they are reading the story as to what they take from it. Every reader has their own way of visualizing the descriptions and symbolism used by the author. It is through imagination that the readers are able to interpret what the author is trying to depict within the symbolism and other descriptive languages. The beauty of stories and poems is that they are generated and created through the readers own imagination which consequently allows each individual reader to build their own personal connection with the literary piece. The two literary pieces “The Road Not Taken” (poem) and the short story “A Worn Path” are different in terms of actual writing styles, however they both share the same theme which is every person’s journey is greatly governed by their decisions and no matter how many paths there may be, it is still the choices that the person makes that determine the ending of his or her journey. Each one conveys a theme of life journeys and the challenges and struggles that go along with those journeys. In “The Road Not Taken” it is the journey one must make while trying to choose the right path in life. One path seemingly offers a more familiar road and perhaps the easier of the two. The other path is clearly been less traveled upon, yet yearns to be. In “A Worn Path” the journey that one woman takes on in order to care for her sick grandchild is unfolded. It is…
I enjoyed these two readings because they really bring memories to mind. While reading these stories, I can relate my own experiences to them, like having an item of value that someone I love has given me, or even getting meaningful advice from someone who loves me. These readings are fun and playful; they let you use your imagination with the descriptive detail and comparing them to animals and textures used. They really bring you into the…
In Animal Farm, by George Orwell, the author displays the power of rhetoric. The pigs within the novel effectively use rhetoric to persuade the other animals in a variety of ways. Three powerful rhetorical tools that the pigs use are ethos, pathos, and logos.…
The poem deviates from the basic fairy tale through the use of ironic predicaments. Cinderella makes a bold statement from the beginning: “First of all, I’m bored” (1). She misses her old life of feeling useful through cleaning. As a princess, she sits around all day listening to complaints and sewing. The mistress tells her problems to Cinderella. Cinderella agrees that the mistress is being mistreated, even though Cinderella herself was mistreated. Mistreatment should not be a major dilemma in a fairy tale. Cinderella also writes, “The plumbing is appalling” (12). A palace with crumby plumbing is the last thing expected in a fairy tale palace. The prince is also causing conflict. Cinderella writes, “he is forever brooding on lost choices he might have made; before / three days had passed. I’d heard, midnight to dawn, / about the solitary life he craved” (13-16). The prince wanted to find a bride, yet he regrets the decisions he made. From midnight to dawn, Cinderella listens to him crave for his single life back. Like midnight in the original tale, the happily ever after ends and the real world begins as the prince shows his true self through his thoughts after midnight. The state of affairs in the palace show the mundane life that Cinderella experiences everyday. The irony within the poem refutes the perfect fairy tale and reveals Cinderella’s mistake of believing in…
The themes are similar in the aspect that they both are reflections of the past. Grape Sherbet demonstrates a form of this feeling of a memory when it begins by stating the day, Memorial. This is a clear indication of reminiscence because of the purpose of the holiday. The poem My Papas Waltz also has a theme closely related theme. Although the reader may be skeptical and even concerned about the speakers father, it is revealed to us that the event was enjoyable and memorable. The speaker clings to the memory of the father and the times that he was with the speaker. The themes in both poems are comparable with similar points dealing with theme. Part of the theme is affected by the tone of poems.…
The one poem I found interesting was "Cinderella" by Anne Sexton. I expected the poem to just be a fancy version of the princess tale Cinderella which everyone knows that story. I expected it to be boring and everything I already knew about the fairytale. But this version was a more grim tale of the orginal. The beginning really hooks you with all the little stories about the plumber winning the sweekskates, the nursemaid marring the prince, and the milkman buying into real estate. All these people started out with nothing and unexpectly got wealthy, just like Cinderella. Throughout the story, Anne Sexton uses means of exxagartions. For example, she says " Whenever she wished for anything the dove would drop it like an egg upon the ground."…
Poem—write one long poem (at least 30 lines) or at least three short poems (totaling at least 30 lines) in the form of your choosing about the story, a theme from the story, or one or more of the characters. The poem can be from your own perspective or it can be from the perspective of one of the characters—for example, Lennie is writing the poem or George, etc. (I don’t want elementary school rhyming “roses are red/violets are blue/Lennie is sweet/and George is, too.” —I want thought and insight.)…
In the short story’s, “The Bass, The River, and Shelia Mant” written by W.D Wetherall and “Catch the Moon” written by Judith Ortiz Cofer, the two main characters realize who they truly are by the end of the story. In “The Bass, The River, and Shelia Mant the narrator is in love with a girl he meets at his cottage in the summer. The narrator describes her in the story as “There was a summer in my life when the only creature that seemed lovelier to me than a largemouth bass was Sheila Mant.”The story “Catch the Moon” includes the main character Luis who overcomes many obstacles, leading up to meeting a perfect girl for him, Naomi. In “The Bass, The River, and Shelia Mant” and “Catch the Moon” the female characters have a direct impact upon the lives of the male protagonists. The main characters both realize who they truly are by the end of the story. The change within each of these characters reveal theme. The theme in “Catch the Moon” states that love can help us move on, and confront our problems. The theme in “The Bass, The River, and Shelia Mant” concentrates on following your heart and not letting other people change you.…
These stories help us understand the true meaning behind these letters. For example, the goldfish story that is told by Mr. Ashland. Even though it seems foolish to tell such a story, it helps give the reader a more thorough understanding of who Bud is. The story makes him real, almost touchable, as we can see the way he thinks and his humor. “There was one goldfish for each twin…they were exactly alike…[and] one mourning Bud got up early, and there was one goldfish floating on the top of the water dead. So Bud went and woke up Charlene, and he said, “Hey, Charlene—your goldfish just died.” (272) This passage is also ironic, as Bud and Charlene were twins and so were the fish. It is also ironic how one of the fish dies at a young age, as Bud also dies at a youthful time. “Charlene is as close as you can get to Bud.”…
The story starts on a rainy September day, the grandmother reads an almanac to her granddaughter. While reading the almanac, she learns that her granddaughter is destined to die and begins crying. The tears throughout the poem symbolize sadness and the progression of death. The almanac symbolizes fate, as it sees the future of both…