In the novel Thirteen Reasons Why‚ there are themes that teenagers can relate to in the real world. Death‚ guilt‚ and betrayal are what teens experience in high school. Hannah’s death impacted many of the students at her school‚ including a boy named Clay who receives the tapes he was given. Death is a recurring theme in the story. The death of Hannah Baker is a main one‚ but we can also see minor ones‚ like the car accident Hannah and her friend caused. Clay is crushed by the loss of her‚
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Colton Landaiche Ms. Dehorn Period 3‚ English October 20‚ 2015 Thirteen Reasons Why A: Thirteen Reasons Why‚ an adult novel by Jay Asher‚ is written from the point of view of a Junior in High School‚ Clay Jensen. To some extent‚ however‚ the story focuses primarily on Junior Hannah Baker‚ Clay’s crush. One day‚ when Clay returns home from school‚ he finds a strange package on his doorstep -- addressed to him. Inside‚ he discovers thirteen tapes‚ all recorded by Hannah Baker. One thing is very confusing
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states of these hell-bound creatures. Condemned for life‚ cursed by god‚ these beings spend their days pathetically wallowing in their shameful existence‚ scornful of the present and hateful of past. Grendel‚ a lonely monster who despises the world as much as it despises him‚ is one such being. Leaving the ill-fated waters of his pond‚ Grendel plagues the world of King Hrothgar and the Danes. Coming every night‚ Grendel massacres Hrothgar’s people in the Herot‚ a famous hall of music and riches. This
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hearing about someone. Just because you heard does not mean you know. When someone hears a rumor their first thought is to talk about it rather than take a step back and think about what that rumor could do to that person. In the novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher‚ he uses Clay‚ Hannah and Mr. Porter to express that rumors can destroy a person’s reputation and outlook towards life. Sometimes a person’s reputation can be contorted into many shapes because of rumors. When Hannah first moved to
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them thought. If it was Tony he was going to think the same. I don’t think her reasons are of equal importance some people are on the list for playful reasons. The main one I found unexpected was when Bryan walker molested her. I think all thirteen reasons are responsible that’s why they all have tapes and I think she committed suicide to get away from her problems. I think that’s creepy because you visualize her being there and that would creep me out but then you would tend to feel exactly what
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Reason why people communicate People communicate to express their feelings‚ means of expressing needs‚ share experience give instructions‚ share opinion‚ give encouragements etc. Effective communication Individual communicate to express their needs and preferences and to ensure they are met. As a carer discuss the options and choice available to the individual to allow him to make decisions on the options and choice available. Observation in communication In face to face communication
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Grendel character analysis Terrorizing a town for 12 years Grendel kills countless men and woman in the epic of Beowulf. Banished to an underwater dwelling when descendants of Cain were banished and killed‚ many warriors faced him but few survived. Many have herd of Grendel and his tale of horror‚ but who is Grendel? Grendel is seen by other people in Beowulf as a monster and a fiend even before his name is mentioned the narrator refers to him as a “powerful monster‚ living down in the darkness”
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moral absolutes. He portrays Grendel in his book Grendel as a condemnation of the moral relativism expressed by Jean Paul Sartre’s ideas of atheistic existentialism. Through Grendel ’s experiences with contrasting religions and his philosophical mentors‚ Grendel chooses to embody Sartre’s idea of authenticity by terrorizing the people around him. Through Grendel’s initial attraction with the Shaper‚ a scop and a symbol of the Old Testament‚ Gardner shows how Grendel is able acknowledge moral absolutes
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You Have No Reason for Cloning Humans Think of walking down the street in thirty years and running into an exact replica of yourself. Is it your twin? No‚ you do not have a twin; it is your clone. Your biological makeup could have been cloned as an embryo and raised separately as an experiment. I bet many of you have seen Star Wars‚ Jurassic Park or many of the other movies that describe cloning. Most of what you see in these movies is false. What you do not know is if that cloning could be
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they want to keep their children happy and avoid them from being sad if parents tell them the truth. Now children do lie quite more than adults for their own reasons. The real question is why do children lie? Children lie often because they think the truth hurts people’s feelings and they are afraid of telling the truth. Parents teach their kids not to lie‚ but yet they allow their children to lie when it involves someone’s feelings. That is why children lie because sometimes they feel
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