into the building‚ he wouldn’t have died and nobody would have forced him to help. The reason he ran back in was to try to compensate for killing Bob and forcing Ponyboy to be on the run with him. This was a sign that Johnny was mature enough to sacrifice his life in order to protect other innocent ones. His complete and utter respect and selflessness earned him a title in the newspaper as a hero‚ and on his deathbed he wasn’t afraid to leave. Johnny’s love for his closest friends caused him to die
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The Lottery Conformity or Pure Selfishness “The opposite for courage is not cowardice‚ it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow”-Jim Hightower. Have you ever been in a situation to where you know a person or a group is doing something wrong‚ but you choose not to do anything about it? Have you ever done something wrong for so long that it suddenly became a lifestyle for you? Jackson’s story‚ “The Lottery”‚ when it comes to being in the wrong or not speaking up‚ reminds me
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story. It opens the eyes of readers to properly classify and question some of today’s traditions as cruel‚ and allows room to foretell the outcome of these unusual traditions. “The Lottery” is a short story that records the annual sacrifice ceremony of a fictional small town. It is a detailed narrative of the selection of the person to be sacrificed‚ a process known to the townspeople as “the lottery”. This selection is extremely rich in symbolism. Shirley Jackson uses
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suffering of his father‚ the warm house on the winter Sundays served as a symbol in the poem for his father’s love as he sought comfort for his family. However‚ the son did not make this connection until later in his life. The element of self sacrifice is clear in the description of the father’s "cracked hands" and how he disregards his own pain to warm and light the home. Young Hayden took it for granted‚ as the poem continues‚ "No one ever thanked him"‚ and he would "speak indifferently to him
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Strong and Weak Relationships in Stories Relationships in stories are very important‚ to who the characters are and how they act. In the stories that were read the relationships shown were both strong and weak. Depending on how the characters act toward each other‚ it determines their relationship. The stories‚ Forty-five a Month and The House on the Border‚ both have very weak relationships‚ whereas the story‚ The Ch’i-lin Purse‚ has a very strong relationship. In a relationship one person sometimes
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There are many definitions of love in this world‚ and each has its own reason behind it. Fatima defines love as many things‚ here are some examples below. Fatima defines love as trust. She says that as she is" a part of your(his) dream"‚ "I(she) want you(him) to continue towards your(his) goal." She thinks that if she is really part of his dream‚ he will "come back one day" for her. She does thinks that love is trust as if there is no trust there will not be a strong bond between them. Fatima defines
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The gift of magi is a love story of the well-known American writer- O.Henry in which the true love is challenged by the poverty. The love of Della and Jim is apparentlty revealed by the ways they think for each other‚ get ready to sacrifice the most valueable possessions for each other. Especially‚ the devotion of Della is the evidence of intense love she spends for her Jim. Della’s love demonstrates partially Shakespear’s point of view. No matter how poor the living condition is‚ it can not
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In the poem "Seascape In Memoriam"‚ M.A.S Stephen Spender uses a number of literary devices to convey the various characteristic aspects of the sea. The poet emphasises the power of the sea over humanity and the deceptive nature which it displays to humanity‚ hiding potential violence and brutality. The poem revolves around the notion of sound as a means of conveying the different faces of the sea. Tone is an important device that is used to mimic the motion of the waves. As a consequence of the
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The road to success comes through hard work‚ determination‚ and personal sacrifice I would like to break this winning formula down into "easy to chew" bite-sized chunks. In doing so‚ we will look at four smaller nuggets of truth. The first nugget is: "THE ROAD TO SUCCESS‚" the second is: "HARD WORK‚" the third: "DETERMINATION‚" and the fourth nugget worthy of a closer look is: "PERSONAL SACRIFICE." For our conclusion‚ I will ask‚ "Who will answer this call?" Let us get started with the first nugget
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In the short story “Ashes for the Wind”‚ Hernando Tellez uses Juan Martinez to show that sometimes you have to make sacrifices in order to fight corruption and injustice. Through Juan‚ his wife Carmen and their baby‚ the author tries to show that people should not be pushed around and intimidated‚ which is why I think that Juan is a hero. To me being a hero can mean many things‚ wether it is to inspire‚ help or even take a stand and a first step towards something better and good; a hero is a hero
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