“Once I present the case to the jury I totally accept their verdict. I'm at peace with either of the two verdicts that they could have rendered. They really worked hard on this. I don't look at it as a compromise. I think the evidence would have supported either verdict, second-degree murder or not guilty by reason of insanity. That's what juries are for.”(Peter Berger)…
The Book Thief takes place in Nazi Germany with a girl named Liesel Meminger. Her mother gives her up to the Hubermanns because they are being persecuted for their communist beliefs. The Hubermanns are nice people; there is Rosa who is a stout and abrasive woman and then there is Hans who is an affable and kind man. Liesel loves to read and learn new words. One day Hans gets a letter from the army saying they need him for battle. That night Hans is at the bar drinking away his fears and sorrow when he takes out his accordion. Hans performs for everyone who is able to hear.…
Of the incident, she said, “We charged him and cited him because we know that's how he's going to get the help he needs.”…
"Yes the motherfucker looks so deadly it makes me giggle and blush." (155) Weapons play an important role in war. Not only do they protect and kill, but they provide a feeling of comfort to a soldier because the soldiers are in control of their weapons. During the Gulf War in Iraq, soldiers were excited by their deadly weapons as described in the pervious quote. In the book Jarhead, a memoir by Anthony Swafford, soldiers have intense relationships with their weapons. Swafford constantly describes the many guns he carries, the process of cleaning his weapons and how they use them. Swafford's fear of dying triggers his obsession with weapons because they are the only aspect of the war he can control to stay alive. Even after the war is…
Throughout the novel 'Heroes' Larry LaSalle is used to highlight the ordinariness of evil and the premise that you cannot judge a person purely on their physical appearance. He is also crucial to plot of the novel as he determines Francis' motivations. Larry LaSalle is also what fuels the main questions that arise in the novel such as what is a hero?…
A hero is often defined as someone that demonstrates courage, performs brave deeds, and displays noble qualities. Personally, I think that this definition can be applied to both Kevin and Maxwell due to the fact that they have both faced many difficult obstacles with the qualities of a hero. However, if only one character from the book, Freak the Mighty were to be chosen and defined as the hero of the story, I believe that Kevin would best represent the title, hero.…
I am reading No Easy Way Out by Dayna Lorentz. I have read pages 150-341 this week. The prompt I have chosen this week is “How a character’s traits affect the story.”…
Lorraine Hansberry, author of the play Raisin in the Sun, creates and develops a clear hero in Raisin in the Sun. This hero is a main character named Walter, and he is the hero of this play because of his actions and characteristics. Hansberry also made various author decisions in which she created literary effects such as surprise. The central idea Walter aids in the development in throughout the entirety of the play are that family is important; this central idea is essential to the development of a hero in Raisin in the Sun.…
Directions: Describe the following characters. (e.g. characteristics/qualities, appearance, personality traits, values/ethical principles). Use evidence from the novel to support your claim.…
My queen, Hamlet has accursed our family, our court and country. Is Laertes wrong in wanting to avenge his father’s death? It is no secret, at the hands of the heinous Hamlet, our trusted adviser, Polonius, was slain. Would you have this malicious deed pass unpunished? It is our hands bloodied by his actions if we do not act.…
And then you believe them, and before you know it they become part of your history, and if someone challenges you on them and says they're not true- why you get offended.”…
Tyurin: not afraid of anything or anyone, shown to be a hero in the novel, does not deserve being thrown into the camp, shows the injustice…
We learn the man’s name is Amir Qadiri when we see the novel beside the telephone when it rings. The phone rings for Amir and he’s asked to go to Afghanistan.…
Identify four major characters in the novel and give a brief description of what they look like, how they act, and a quotation said by or about the character from the novel that supports this opinion.…
1) Pay attention to the character’s ethics. Does the character make just or unjust choices? Consider Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus does not make morally correct choices only when it is convenient for him to do so. Rather, he shows he’s a truly just character by sticking to his principles even when his life is at stake.…