Thirteen reasons. That is all it takes for Hannah Baker to take her own life. And upon taking her own life‚ she leaves behind her legacy; a box filled with seven double-sided cassette tapes carefully scrutinizing the events that caused her to commit suicide. A box that passes around to each of the thirteen reasons mentioned on the tapes. And when the tapes finally reach Clay Jenson‚ he is greatly shocked because somewhere on those tapes‚ he is mentioned…and for being on those tapes‚ he is an accessory
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His developmental delay was in his cognitive processing and it is the same disorder for him as an adult. He had a very strong support system from his mother‚ and Jenny was a big advocate to him as well‚ being a good friend and taking care of him from others who intentionally wanted to harm him as well. The movie shows that a person can grow up to be just like anyone else despite the disorder; some people may even
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For Roy‚ the next three days past by almost too quickly‚ while at the same time‚ seemed to crawl past. So many questions were racing through his mind‚ though he didn’t voice them out loud in fear of causing Jo more worry. What he didn’t realize was that Joanne was thinking many of the same thoughts. Johnny was such a huge part of their family for both them and their children. All Roy could do was think of the same questions‚ over and over: What if Johnny didn’t recover? What if something happened
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is told through his innocent eyes‚ and we see just how crazy the world really is. His best friend‚ Jenny‚ is played by Robin Wright and Forrest’s mother is played by Sally Field. There are a few themes to be found in this movie‚ the main ones being‚ love‚ death and war. You can find love in the movie between Forrest and Jenny being best friends‚ and how Forrest took care and looked after Jenny in her time of need. Also there is a strong love between Forrest and his mother‚ and how she took
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The fictional two-hundred paged book Gossip Girl is written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The book was published in May of 2002. The setting of this story is taken place in New York City’s Upper East Side during the fall in 2001. The story begins with Blair Waldorf attending a party at her house with her friends Kati Farkas and Isabel Coates. Soon after‚ Blair sneaks away from the party to her bedroom in order to have sex with her boyfriend‚ Nate Archibald. However‚ they are interrupted
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Roman Fever—A reveal of women’s progress Many people consider Roman Fever as a story that implies envy and comparison are the constant theme among women and it will be a repeating cycle not matter how society makes progress. However‚ I think this is the story which demonstrates women’s progress both physically and mentally. The status of women has raised and women have gained more freedom overtime as we can infer from the story. For different generation‚ Roman stands for different meaning. “To
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comes back from hospital‚ she once asks Jenny‚ her sister‚ to exchange and read each other’s diaries. Jenny strongly refuses her‚ which does not make sense to Alice‚ she says “Jenny‚ we’re still twins. I have the same memories:Camp Wasaga‚ moving to Toronto...Dad. You know‚ when I draw I can still make the shadows‚ just the way he showed us. Isn’t that amazing? Even though I have a different hand. And my signature is the same too. This is me in here‚ Jenny. My brain is me”(13). Although what she
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The book starts off with Clay Jenson sending a package to a girl named Jenny. We soon find out that the package contains the suicide note of Hannah Baker‚ a girl that Clay had a crush on before she killed herself. But her note is recorded on tapes. Inside the package is filled with 7 cassettes containing 13 stories and a map so the listeners can follow along physically. On the first tape‚ Hannah states that anyone that has listened to those tapes‚ are a reason for her death and explains why. After
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midwestern town Evelyn played by Melissa Culha‚ Adam played by Taylor Church‚ Jenny played by Kelly Tappan‚ and Phillip played by Emile Rappaport who become involved with each other. The play exhibits the power of what people will do for love and art. Furthermore‚ the atmospheric presence was remarkably diverse throughout the play exerting sexual‚ tense and relaxed feelings. The atmosphere was very tense when Evelyn and Jenny were having coffee together; the lights reflected on them and only two boxes
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The Return of the Soldier Background Rebecca West writes to expose the social issues of her time. There are many perspectives one could take in reading her novel The Return of the Soldier‚ each equally valuable. There is one fine thread throughout this novel that I find most relevant. West raises the question; how well do social norms serve people when confronted with cold reality? Particularly‚ the role that women were expected to play is worth paying attention to throughout West’s writing. This
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