Franny Choi is a 26 year old Korean-American poet‚ her first book of poetry Floating‚ Brilliant‚ Gone addresses themes such as issues with self-identity‚ racism‚ and sexism. Choi was a finalist for the Ruth Lily Poetry Fellowship‚ as well as being a finalist in the three major national poetry slams. In addition to being an author‚ Choi also teaches‚ and is the co-coordinator of the Providence Poetry Slam. I first encountered Choi on Facebook through a post by PBS. The station had featured one of
Premium Poetry Writing Literature
The book I have chosen was A Long Way Gone‚ I have read a lot about the war in Sierra Leone in 1991‚ where the book was based around. The war had started when the Special Forces of Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) had interviewed with Sierra Leone to try to take down the government. There was a lot of talk about how the human rights had joined in to help stop this war‚ not doing much to help thought. This war was characterized by “extreme brutality and widespread human
Premium Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Civil War World War II
women Sa’eed seduced was from the social pressures that these women faced from having a relationship with a non-white man. The social pressures women face from indulging in a relationship with a non-white man‚ can be seen in the film Ali Fear Eats the Soul‚ where the main character Ali‚ who is a Muslim worker from a foreign country‚ seduces a German woman named Emmi Kurowski and she is continuously scrutinized by the people in her town for having a relationship with a Muslim. Similarities can be seen
Premium Capitalism France Racism
the time that I live in kaiping‚ for the environment is so comfortable and it around by greens. Like trees‚ flowers‚ mountains and the not harvest cropland. The air in my home town is very fresh. When you breathe in the air‚ you can feel the air inside of your body. Then few second later you could feel that your tired are gone. The neighborhood that I live‚ there has many supermarket‚ food market‚ shopping center‚ and shopping streets. In the shopping street‚ there has various sorts and varieties
Premium Chinese New Year My Hometown
"Anyway‚ tomorrow is another day‚" is the last sentence that Scarlett says in Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell has encouraged me when I encounter difficulties after I immigrate to the United States. Sometimes when things do not have smooth processes‚ I try to think everything should become fine‚ and do not let frustration make me give up. I have learned it from Scarlett‚ whose daughter dies‚ and her husband leaves her. No matter what she experiences‚ she tries to cheer up a little glimpse
Premium Psychology Emotion Management
A Long Way Gone What was the author saying about life and living through this book? I think what the author was saying life is really hard and sometimes it knocks you know and you don’t know if you can go on that sounds cliche but it is true. He is telling us that if made it through his incredibly hard story that has scarred him for life and still haunts him. He is showing us that we can make it through rough times too if we just don’t give up and continue to have positive thoughts and be confident
Premium English-language films Life Time
Campaign Website reveals that "Americans possess nearly 200 million firearms‚ including 65 million handguns. Approximately one-third of families with children (representing more than 22 million children in 11 million homes) keep at least one gun in the home. Gun owners keep firearms in the home for hunting and recreation (60 percent) or for protection and crime prevention (40 percent)". Although 40 percent seems to be on the minority‚ households with guns are at higher risk of homicide‚ and there are few
Premium Firearm Handgun Gun
Home Alone One day the McCallister family prepares to spend Christmas in Paris‚ and gathers up at a friend’s house in Chicago the night before their flight. The burglar’s Marvin pretends to be an officer and come and check on the family because it was the house he wanted to burgers. Marvin and his friend had been breaking in some of the houses on the McCallister’s block and they wanted their house next. He try to get information from the family to see if they are really going out of town so he
Premium Home Alone Family Mother
Texting Gone Wrong Technology has become increasingly advanced in today’s society. Specifically‚ texting has become the modern and faster way of communication. From being able to talk to someone across the country to letting someone know one is at his or her door‚ everyone seems to love this new innovation. But when does texting go too far? Randy Cohen examines this question in his article‚ “When Texting is Wrong.” In Cohen’s article‚ he explains the downside and inappropriate times for texting
Premium Mobile phone Text messaging Cellular network
which is his brother is considered the leader of coates academy and just like all the countries of the world‚groups‚ clubs‚bands‚polital parties etc they would be no where without thier leaders‚this is why Sam and cain are a crucial part of the novel gone. 2.WHAT IF the whole world was effected? This would be a big problem considering alot of conflict was created in just a little part of the world(Perdido beach).All over the planet kids will be struggling and scared‚helpless‚worried and out of control
Premium Antagonist Villain Problem