“Show me Yours” by Richard Van Camp narrates the promising and apparent upturned in life experienced by Richard, a middle-aged man who at the beginning has experienced a nadir in his life caused by addiction issues and harmful friendships. After a bad night, by mere randomness, he decides to glue a found baby picture of him to his grandparent saint’s necklace and wears it under his shirt. Abruptly, the baby picture necklace becomes a trend in his community and seems to encourage care and positivism around the participants of the furor. Richard, who starts experiencing acceptance and recognition around the locality also reunites with an old love, Shawna, with whom he spends the night and appears to bring more hope to Richard’s situation. At…
“The Chosen” by Chaim Potok inspires a story of a relationship between two friends. In the novel Potok shows the change in motives that the main characters build up to make new connections. The protagonist, Reuven Malter experiences changes that later on will have an effect at the end. Communication and relationships were very important in the novel as it played a major role. The author shows a motive for each character in the novel. The novel also shows that the quote “True happiness consists not in multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice” can be stated as the theme for the book.…
The worker contacted Elisha Davenport; who is the day care provider Hannah and Sophia. Ms. Davenport stated “Hannah has told me and I’ve seen Allan Trowsdale belittle her in person. He has called “fat” and once said to her “she was dressed like a slut” in front of me. I told Mr Trowsdale that was inappropriate to say.”…
In Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, we are shown what it is like for Kavita to go through hardship after hardship. However, this strong woman manages to commodore these hardships and grow strength from these hard times. Even though it takes a bit of a mental toll on Kavita as her first two children are taken away from her, she is told the family is moving from their home town for the sake of their son Vijay, and that she must face the fact that her mother is dead and her father is following close after; this strong woman manages to see the light and allows these challenges to strengthen her spirit.…
Feeling sorry for someone, but not agreeing with them. As humans we have all felt this feeling at least once in our lifetime. In the book The Awakening, by “Kate Chopin” Kate Chopin sympathizes with the main character Edna but doesn’t pity her. I agree with Kate, because even though she’s married with Leonce a man that she doesn't love and has children with him, she is still free not attached to him at all. Another reason I agree with Kate is that she doesn’t pity Edna. She spends time and loves Robert rather than loving her own husband.…
In the novel “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak, the author writes about a young boy named Max who wreaks havoc while wearing a wolf costume. He is told to go to sleep by his mother, and he soon is transported into a jungle. He finds a boat and sails to a land inhabited by ferocious monsters called “Wild Things” where he is crowned king because he is the wildest one of all. He holds an event where his kingdom can go wild, and he soon decides to go home. Despite the Wild Thing’s dismay, he goes home and finds that his mom brought his supper and it was warm. A leader who disciplines…
Would you consider Chris McCandless and Huck Finn rebels? I believe that both of the characters are rebels. They both are rebels against society for different reasons. Chris is independent and demonstrates this throughout his journey. Huck struggles to find an identity which leads him to rebel against society.Would you consider Chris McCandless and Huck Finn rebels? I believe that both of the characters are rebels. They both are rebels against society for different reasons. Chris is independent and demonstrates this throughout his journey. Huck struggles to find an identity which leads him to rebel against society.Would you consider Chris McCandless and Huck Finn rebels? I believe that both of the characters are rebels. They both are rebels against society for different reasons. Chris is independent and demonstrates this throughout his journey. Huck struggles to find an identity which leads him to rebel against society.Would you consider Chris McCandless and Huck Finn rebels? I believe that both of the characters are rebels. They both are rebels against society for different reasons. Chris is independent and demonstrates this throughout his journey. Huck struggles to find an identity which leads him to rebel against society.Would you consider Chris McCandless and Huck Finn rebels? I believe that both of the characters are rebels. They both are rebels against society for different reasons. Chris is independent and demonstrates this throughout his journey. Huck struggles to find an identity which leads him to rebel against society.Would you consider Chris McCandless and Huck Finn rebels? I believe that both of the characters are rebels. They both are rebels against society for different reasons. Chris is independent and demonstrates this throughout his journey. Huck struggles to find an identity which leads him to rebel against society.Would you consider Chris McCandless and Huck Finn rebels? I believe that both of the characters are rebels. They both are rebels…
The narrator in, “The Yellow Wallpaper,” suffers from depression, although her husband, who is a doctor, does not consider it an illness. Therefore, he keeps her on a strict rest cure. She is not allowed to do work of any form, not even care for her baby. All she allowed to do is rest in her room and breath in the air as prescribed by her husband. Because she spends most of her time in her room, she becomes obsessed with the yellow wallpaper in the room and it drives her to insanity. The lack of creative stimulation and relationships with others causes the narrator’s obsession with the yellow wallpaper which leads her to believe she is trapped behind bars in this yellow wallpaper.…
Every story has a main character that introduces change called the protagonist. In the short story “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, it is made clear that Sylvia is the protagonist. Not every story has an antagonist, a character with views that stand in opposition of the main character of the story, but in “The Lesson” Miss Moore can be clearly seen filling that position. Throughout the story both Sylvia’s and Miss Moore’s conflicting ideals passively clash on several occasions revealing their individual complexities. Miss Moore is the most complex of the two.…
"Go ahead, Dr. Scott. Alternatively, should I say, Dr. ‘Von’ Scott,” was said by the notorious Dr. Frank-N-Furter. Dr. Frank-N-Furter was a self-proclaimed “Sweet Transvestite from Transsexual Transylvania” and the main antagonist of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He is somewhat different from most villains as he dons female attire, stockings, a corset and high heels. His main goal was to create a perfect man as his own sexual plaything, which he does in the form of Rocky Horror. He was portrayed by legendary actor Tim Curry, who also portrayed many other villains such as The Lord of Darkness and Pennywise the Dancing Clown.…
The NFL (National football league), a standout amongst the most watched games on the planet and is famous for the aggressiveness of the game. This sport is played by two groups of 11 players each on a rectangular, 100-yard-long field with objective lines and goal posts at either end, the objective being to pick up ownership of a ball and propel it in running or passing plays over the rival's objective line or kick it through the air between the adversary's goalposts. Despite the fact that this game is generally supported by the public it seems to come with the dangers of wounds and injuries. One of the most common injuries in the game is when a player his hit with a violent shock to the head resulting in a wound on the brain. This injury has…
The city of Chicago was one of the worst places to be at during the 1960’s. No one had good paying jobs. The town alone was run down on the Southside.…
The average tackle football player has a natural tendency to experience fear and tension when thinking about the heavy rate of concussion injuries within the sport. In response to the violently physical nature of the game, Riddell Sports has produced a helmet that provides the best defense to worries and consequences of a concussion. The Riddell Revolution 360 football helmet has been constructed by engineers to protect the mental processes and safety of players. As a football player myself, I can think of no better alternative for head trauma prevention than this helmet. Riddell takes into account and states that players sustain roughly 950 impacts to the head over the course of a season. As a result of this, the helmet places a strong emphasis on protection of the most impacted part of the head, the front. Patented in 2012, HIT technology was established by Riddell in their experiment labs to measure the severity and location of head impacts from all directions. This technology proves that detrimental impact to the brain can go unnoticed or misunderstood, and use it to prevent future mental problems for players. This product changes the way participants feel comfortable and confident on the playing field more than ever before. The technology that is added includes a new carbon steel facemask that flexes in reaction to impact. Also added to the helmet was a new face frame structure which is made up of continuous hexagonal shaped padding on the interior that shapes to players heads for a custom and tight fit. This is important for reducing the amount of force to the head, which will allow the sport to be more commonly tolerated by everyone interested. With the rise of cognitive damage in football due to head trauma, parents are more hesitant than ever to allow their children play the game at a young age. However, parents can be assured that the expanded technology in the Riddell 360 will protect their children like never before.…
In the graphic novel Maus, by Art Spiegelman, it can be argued that Vladek’s personality could be a result of his childhood and of his grueling experience of living through the Holocaust. Throughout the novel we often see Art Spiegelman pondering the question of why his father acts the way he does. When we go through situations in life in which we must see things that are disturbing, we tend to change our perspective on the world. This relates back to Vladeks character and the way he changed throughout the novel. Vladek's experiences with the Holocaust psychologically scarred him forever, these experiences have made him non-trusting, cheap, and selfish.…
Marianna Moron Garcia plays the main character of the play, Amena Yihye. Amena is a young Syrian girl who dreams of becoming a scientist. In the first act, Amena wears loose pants, a simple top, and a pair of tennis shoes to demonstrate her simplicity and young age. Amena also carries a backpack and ties her hair up in ponytail with a middle hair line, these characteristics bring out her nerdy side. In the second act, Amena is out of college and is now an engineer. With a hair bun, like her mother’s, a hijab, and professional clothing the audience recognizes that Amena has grown and is more mature.…