struggle and pain. Lucy in An Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy from a young age was diagnosed with Ewing’s Saracoma‚ a type of cancer. She was thrown in a world with a fine line between life and death; the cause of her and her family’s unhappiness. As for Ben‚ in Stoner and Spaz by Ronald Koertge‚ he has a dysfunctional hand because of cerebral palsy and has to go through the loss of his mother who abandoned him. Filled with self pity and rejection from society‚ they lead themselves to depression
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person did what was “Normal” the world would be a boring place. If the world is a boring place I don’t want to live on it. (Not suicidal) I listen to music because it lets me get away from the world for a while and forget about all the problems we have like North Korea. Therefore‚ this song is called “Fiend Club”. This song is about being different and apart of your own group. “You dressed so messed up”. This means that I don’t care what people think about how I dress. “Your hair is too long”.
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A look at the inside and the outside. In the movie‚ the breakfast club five completely different‚ even though they all have struggled at home. A high school student is like an onion the layers reveal more there are some which the students keep hidden amongst them. For example‚ the criminal has an abusive household‚ which is how he became a rebel. Home can be where the danger is and how the trouble can begin. Creating anger and rage within eventually it will come out thus all the bad behavior. For
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Art and Entertainment‚ Utopia The movie‚ Funny Face‚ is an enjoyable‚ entertaining and certainly a classic in cinema. Amidst the theatrical surface‚ it makes as fine material for criticism. Richard Dyer highlights this very well using the concept of ‘utopia’ in entertainment. It left a mark in the way I looked—and observed—the film from the general and critical merits. The central figures play a part in this. On one side you have Joe Stockton‚ an admirer of philosophy and book worm and the other
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My favorite literary character is Janie Johnson‚ from the book The Face on The Milk Carton. The authors used one type of craft that really stands out to me which is a flashback. The plot of the story is that Janie Johnson discovers at the school‚ she was kidnapped‚ took away from her loved ones. Janie didn’t find out from her “parents” she was kidnapped but by the picture behind a milk carton found in the school’s cafeteria. Long story short Janie wants answers so she sets out on an unforgetable
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Why can’t one write without having to think for hours upon hours about such a simple thing like the topic? For a writer one of the biggest problems you face is not knowing what to write about. Personally coming up with topics is hard; it takes me two or three hours to come up with the simplest of topics. You may not be a writer but even if you’re an artist you would understand what it’s like not knowing what to do or what to write or even what to paint‚ draw‚ read‚ color‚ create. It’s not as easy
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banker; captains of industry or robber barons? There has been much debate over the answer of that question. Nevertheless‚ there is no doubt that these men helped create large trusts and monopolies in their respective businesses. The "Millionaire’s Club"‚ or the Senate‚ is portrayed as being ruled by large trusts in a cartoon by Joseph Keppler‚ exemplifying the popular belief that the government was just as corrupt as the trusts‚ and looked out for their interests (Doc M). To control these trusts
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Campbell’s‚ "the hero with a thousand faces"‚ he does make a good and compelling discussion on how his story explains how a individual goes through trails and tributations of the hero’s journey. In an example from each chapters‚ "The call to adventure"‚ the hero or individual gets the call to start a relationship with the new‚ unsuspected world. This is how many of the hero’s journeys start. The hero accepting this call will into a new unknown area‚which he will face many more thresholds and stops. The
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lead to new things. In Playing by Heart‚ the characters experience all these in a short time. While it was a fictional depiction of real situations‚ much can be gleaned from this film. Being that this movie corresponds with terms in our book the connections are endless. Joan‚ a young actress‚ meets a young man‚ Keenan‚ in a club. Almost immediately she begins revealing biographical data‚ personal ideas‚ and feelings to him like how her ex- boyfriend sits down to urinate. This is called self- disclosure
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have been thinking a lot about luck recently. And I think what prompted this minor obsession was dearest Aunt Alice! Yes my favourite Aunt Alice all the way from Dublin‚ no less! Well it all began about 6 months ago when it came to my first foray into end of year exams – actually my chemistry final – science the bane of my life! Honestly‚ I had intended to prepare but it just came upon me -yes! Just like that! I looked up and there it was staring me in the face. And then an epiphany!!! Aunt Alice
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