" What is Pearl Harbor?"(4). The book I read was Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki. This is what started World War II. During these times Japanese people were treated like animals. They were forced to live in internment camps throughout Executive Order 9066. Executive Order 9066 was approved by Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, this order ordered the military to place Japanese or Japanese Americans into these internment camps. This is where this story takes place, in an internment camp in Manzanar were Jeanne Wakatsuki and her family spend there time during these harsh times. Well developed characters, excellent theme, but a lacking a more entertaining plot makes Jeanne Wakatsuki's Farewell to Manzanar an exceptional book.…
She wanted people to stop and really see the flowers and notice their beauty rather than just pass by. She even stated herself that she wanted “busy New Yorkers” to take the time to look at the flowers. 6. She was a “modern” painter. 7.…
What would it feel like to have all your valuables and loved ones taken away from you? This sad feeling is what Esperanza felt. In the book Esperanza Rising By Pam Munoz Ryan, Esperanza thought she would live a wonderful life on her family’s ranch in Mexico. But then an unforeseen disaster shatters her world and forces Esperanza to flee to California and become a worker to survive In several ways Esperanza’s life is like the roots, stem, and thorns of a rose.…
The novel, Enrique’s Journey, by Sonia Nazario is about a 15-year-old Honduran boy named Enrique, that traveled 1704 miles to reunite with his mother again, but with the journey, he would have to leave his girlfriend and family and risk his life to reconnect with the only person that understands him the most.The author of the novel, Sonia Nazario, was encouraged to write the novel, “Enrique’s Journey” to demonstrate to people that the journeys we take, will be worth it in the end. Throughout the whole novel, Enrique's journey will be worth it because, even though he risking his life to go from one place to another, he knows that being a family again is the best thing he can ever have.…
In “Sister Flowers” by Maya Angelon, I can connect with the main character in the text, because she was a teenage girl who received support from a person when in a time of depression. To me, I can understand this reading and also agree with most of what it had to say regarding the views of the world; I can connect this to what I consider is important, and I can explain why I enjoyed reading it.…
In Cynthia Rylant’s short story, “Papa's Parrot,” the main character, a 12-year-old boy named Harry Tillian who can't seem to spare the time to visit his papa at the family candy store during the afternoons. I firmly believe that the message in this story is to always appreciate the people around you before it's too late.…
In the book Luna by, Julie Anne Peters which is a young adult fiction novel. This book takes place at the high school that they attend and also in their home.…
To analyze the gender stereotypes through the female’s traits and male’s traits in OLX Indonesia television commercials “Household” version, as the main theory, the writer uses Simone de Beauvoir’s critical thinking about the construction of gender by the society in feminine’s point of view and how women become what society wants to be because of the social construction about femininity and masculinity. She asserted that, “One is not born but rather becomes, a woman” (Beauvoir 1953, 273). In her book “The Second Sex”, Beauvoir stated about women that actually become women as what society expect them to be because they are taught to do so; women should be like this and not should be like that. Moreover, it told about how men become the ‘Subject’…
Through various “word gifts”, the author instills in readers the authentic definition of the occasion: a threefold gift of love, family, and faith.…
Throughout history, men dominated the planet. Their ability to withstand hard physical labor launched males as the superior gender for centuries. As society progressed, the necessity for physical labor decreased. Today, only a select few jobs require hard labor while the education system influences the job market. This change in society opens the door for women to excel at the same pace as men, however, men continue to insist on enforcing outdated gender roles.…
How can someone pursue a personal desire if they spent their life trying to conform? Alden Nowlan’s short story, “The Glass Roses” explores this through the protagonist, Stephen. Stephen’s personal desire to feel accepted conflicts with his feeling of having to become like the pulp cutters because he is not mentally or physically ready to fit in with grown men. This results in Chris finding a way to become his own person. Stephen’s journey to pursue his personal desire is shown through setting, character development, and symbolism.…
We live in a country where television and advertisement is designed to entice people into always wanting more than what they already have. This enticement is achieved by feeding into the human desire for happiness. Advertisers create persuasive campaigns that inundate the public with images of societies narrow interpretation of success and beauty. These images are then presented as a precondition to the happiness that human beings are searching for. When a person’s reality does not match this narrow image, the message sent through television and advertisements is that in order to be content people need to find a way to acquire it. As a result we live in a society where people are continuously longing for a happiness that can only be achieved through things that are fleeting and external, which creates feelings of discontentment…
Everyday people experience racism in the world. Like the quote by poet and author Maya Angelou once said, “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. ” People need to change their way of thinking about others. People need to start understanding others feelings.…
the harmonious color pallet at work aids in the formation of unity. It is predominantly warm, but is accented well by the pleasing placement of the cooler colors. Another way in which Diego Rivera obtains unity in The Flower Seller is by utilizing repetition and proximity. In the painting, these two things go hand in hand. One can observe repetition in the lilies, the woman’s clothing, the ribbon around the basket, and in the weave and texture of said basket. The proximity of all of these portions of the image allow for the repetition to be more easily detected by the viewer’s eye. It allows for the creation of texture, rhythm, and pattern. Emphasis is the final principle of art and design that aid in the unification of The Flower Seller.…
In the poem, Body of a Woman, by Pablo Neruda there is a dual imagery of who the subject of the poem is. Neruda can be talking about either the obvious image of an actual woman that is most likely his lover, but the other image that is not as evident is that he could be talking about his love for Mother Earth.…