Title: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower Composer: Stephen Chbosky Source: MTV Books/Pocket Books Date: Published Feb 1‚ 1999 context: The epistolary novel‚ The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is semi-autobiographical. it is set in Stephen Chbosky’s home town Upper St. Clair‚ Pennsylvania. Chbosky was working on a "very different type of book" 1994 when he wrote the line ‚"I guess that’s just one of the perks of being a wallflower." The writer recalled that he "wrote that line. And stopped. And realized
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also mean being mentally strong. Why limit the word strong when it can mean far more? We all have hardships throughout life. Overcoming those hardships is what makes us strong. Being mentally strong means we have the strength to be logical during challenging times and not letting our emotions get the best of us. Whether it’s an addiction‚ hardship‚ or sickness. It’s amazing to believe we can overcome so many things because of our own mental strength. The possible definitions of being strong are
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A Reflection on H.J. McCloskey’s “On Being an Atheist” Liberty University Submitted By: Heather McElroy Professor Mark Wesley Forman Introduction In 1968‚ H.J. McCloskey wrote an article on atheism called “On Being an Atheist.” He states that there are three proofs which do seem to move ordinary theists to their theism to constitute major motivations towards a belief in God‚ namely the cosmological proof‚ the teleological proof‚ and the argument from design (McCloskey). In his article
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Initially‚ growing up being African has always been a problem for me‚ too many people has always perceived African people and their cultural ways as indifferent‚ but that’s not the case. The inane comments that I use to receive from my peers because of the way that I spoke‚ the music that I listen to‚ and my true identity as an African really made me love and embrace my African heritage even more. I was in the second grade and it was my first day of school in the United States and most people just
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Careers in the science field each come with their own set of challenges. Aspiring wildlife biologists and current scientists should know what the major challenges are in the field. Wildlife biologists struggle to find a permanent job in general. Many research projects rely on the government’s funding‚ which can be limited. Often people do not realize how important biologists are to their environment and do not care to know the impact they‚ as regular citizens‚ have on their world. This consequently
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower Rough Draft School can seem like a blood bath‚ and jumping in from the coziness of middle school to the dog eat dog world of high school can seem terrifying. It definitely is for the introverted and socially awkward Charlie‚ who must navigate through his freshman year of high school. Yet he gets help from his amazing new best friends Patrick and Sam. Charlie experiences many of his firsts‚ facing head-on the struggles and effects of drug abuse‚ teen pregnancy‚ suicide
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The Perks of Being A Wallflower was written in 1999 by Stephen Chbosky for the publishers of MTV Books. The particular edition I read has 256 pages and is considered an epistolary novel‚ meaning it is composed of documents such as letters. In this case the letters are written by the narrator to a friend. The story takes place in a Pittsburg suburb in the early 1990s. Charlie the protagonist is a freshman in high school and is struggling with his adolescence. He begins to write these anonymous letters
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Responsibility in Being Successful In College The American Dream is to be successful in life and raise a family without having to worry about money‚ health‚ or freedom. But what is the most important step to accomplishing that goal‚ especially in today’s society‚ being successful in college. Of course‚ there are examples of people who have become very successful without the need of college‚ but the easy way to success is by going to college and being personally responsible for your success. It
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In the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky‚ the stories of many teenagers living in the early 1990s are retold. Their stories reveal how challenging high school can be. From family problems to drug and alcohol consumption‚ these teenagers overcome many coming of age obstacles. As if turning sixteen was not challenging enough‚ Charlie deals with friends passing away‚ fitting in‚ and maintaining good grades. Charlie’s life may have changed drastically from age fifteen to age
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Being smart sucks. Being smart is literally the worst thing ever. Ok not the worst thing‚ but it’s pretty close. Alright so it’s actually very near the bottom of the list when it comes to a world-wide consideration of injustices. But still‚ being smart sucks. The thing about being smart is that‚ often‚ everyone knows you’re smart. And when everyone knows you’re smart‚ you’re expected to continue to be smart. You are suddenly everyone else’s benchmark so when you have any sort of off day‚
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