Horace’s quote‚"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant."‚ simply means that people behave differently in the face of adversity. Facing adversity‚ it usually brings out the best in people or it leads for them to discover something that they knew not they could do. This quote helps in building a person’s character and may also lead to self-discovery for the person while facing adversity. I noticed how people react differently while
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Being at the appropriate place of duty at the correct time is a very important part of being in the Marine Corps. Being at the right place at the right time for any member of the Armed forces is extremely essential to the defense of the entire United States. Also being at the right place at the right time ensures a steady workplace‚ and ultimately the reliablity that others have on us. A Marine can not move up in the ranks in the Marine Corps if he or she is constantly late and/or at the wrong place
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Everyone has their struggles in life and Wideman’s main character in “Our Time”‚ Robby is no different. It all starts with the death of his street brother Garth‚ at first the reader doesn’t understand why this was the turning point in Robby’s life. However‚ we soon see how much Garth meant to Robby. Yet‚ while Robby plays a prominent role in this story he is not the main focus throughout the story. Also‚ Robby as a narrator is not the only one speaking. Wideman was brilliant to do this because you
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Overcoming adversity throughout life usually stem from a change in one’s perspective on life. Positive changes in characters after defeating adversity is evident in the film “Freedom Writers” (2007) directed by Richard LaGravenese. Through various camera techniques and the characterisation of Eva‚ LaGravenese explores the dangers and results of gang violence while living in America during the 1990s. “Freedom Writers” highlights the challenges one must experience in order to change their values
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else‚give it to me‚ okay?”‚(Sachar 52). X-Ray and his group used Stanley like a tool. Why should Stanley do work for him‚ and don’t get some rest? “It was far more important for X-Ray to think he was a good guy”‚(Sachar 53). X-Ray was the leader of the group‚ so Stanley was afraid that if X-Ray didn’t think he was a good guy‚ his group will beat him up. He was scared of them‚ because he was not tough enough. “He felt a flurry of fists against his head and neck”‚(Sachar 135). Zigzag started fighting
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LITERARY ELEMENTS SETTING The novel takes place at a boys’ juvenile detention center situated in the dried up bed of a fictional lake in Texas. Most of the story is set in contemporary time‚ around the end of the 1990s. There are flashbacks to the town of Green Lake‚ which existed one hundred ten years earlier before the lake dried up. (Note: There is an actual Green Lake‚ one of the largest lakes in Texas‚ southwest of Port Lavaca‚ but the real town of Green Lake was all but abandoned after
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Holes by Louis Sachar Twist of fate play major roles in the lives of the main characters in Holes. In “Holes”‚ the whole story is based around Stanley’s situation in the present and it’s connection to the past. Stanley’s bad luck is the result of his “ No good rotten-pig- stealing-great-great-grandfather‚” who failed to fulfill his promise of carrying Madame Zeroni up the mountain where the stream runs uphill. His situation at Camp Green Lake was connected to the history of ‘Kissin’
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Natasha Harris Friendship Having a true friendship with a person use to be much simpler in the 80’s and 90’s‚ then in today’s society. There is no exact definition of “Friendship”; however there are many valuable things in life and friendship may be the most important. Based upon Webster’s Dictionary‚ the definition of a friend is‚ “A person whom one knows‚ likes and trust.” The definition of a friend‚ and friendship‚ is based upon one’s own notions. Friendship to me is characterizes
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There is a town called Beulah‚ which used to be called Fisher’s Hole. The North Creek Road was‚ for some time‚ the only practical route into the Fisher’s Hole. The route used several times in this story was a horseback trail that western people frequently used. In the beginning of the story‚ I did not feel that the background was very realistic. However‚ as the story developed
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The Importance of Friendship in Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men is a book about two men and their struggle to achieve their dream of owning a farm through their companionship. The two men are completely different‚ one being a retarded fellow(Lennie)‚ and the other‚ a typical ranch hand(George) who travels with him. On the path to achieving their dream‚ they run into obstacles‚ but stick together‚ stressing the importance of true friendship. Steinbeck wrote this book
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