A Dead End Road The theme on the book ‘Winger’ by Andrew Smith is a very relatable theme to this book. The theme is ‘Bad decisions lead to bad consequences’. This theme heavily supports Winger because of the fact that when the main character Ryan-Dean does something inappropriate or just plain stupid, he gets punished for it. That’s why this theme ‘Bad decisions lead to bad consequences’ fits this book perfectly. Ryan-Dean has made a terrible mistake.…
Ravitch’s chapter “The Story of an Idea”, the author discusses how all children should receive the same education values. As parents and educators, we all want our children to receive a strong educational background. School of choice gives parents options of schools. Ravitch seems to be an advocate for all children right to learn. One debate Ravitch debates of catholic schools receiving federal funding.…
The choices that a person makes in their life has the ability to greatly impact the lives of the people around them. These choices can be insignificant, or they can be major but overall they cause some sort of change. A person must always be aware of the choices they make because it could lead to something completely unexpected. One decision has the ability to not only impact the life of himself, but the lives of others around them. Throughout The Color of Water, “The Interlopers”, “The Most Dangerous Game”, and “The Scarlet Ibis”, The decisions that the main characters make not only affected themselves, but the others around them as well.…
The battle someone faces can help in recognizing who he or she truly is. The utilization of the knowledge they discover on their journey will determine the result of their battle. For this battle to even begin, a force of opposition must be present. In John Knowles novel A Separate Peace, he conveys the battle Gene Forrester goes through to discover himself. Gene’s battle occurs at the Devon School, where he discovers the existence of his enemy.…
In Alan’s War by Emmanuel Guibert, Alan’s time in the war seems to be greatly influenced by his Christianity. Although it is not addressed until later in the novel that he is in fact religious, when we look back at the instances and circumstances Alan had been in things begin to fall in place. His Christianity had a bigger impact on his decision making than it should have had on a soldier in the war. Alan Cope seemed to follow his moral compass because of his spirituality instead of following his other unit members in their actions. Causing harm to others would affect ones’ moral being.…
The simplest decisions could change the way you felt about a particular person. During the book Cold Equations Barton faces an ultimatum. Barton was to kill the stowaway. This indicating the actual issue of the story, it was indeed the ultimatum he faced, but not just any. The stowaway was a girl.…
Ambition Essay “Ambition is among the strongest and most creature forces in the arse end of humad a psychology and frequently the reason things get done” (Forbes and Prevas). Some people argue that ambition leads to positive outcomes. While others argue that ambition leads to negative outcomes. In the tragedy Macbeth by William Shakespeare, and in Alvarez’s novel, In the Time of the Butterflies the characters of Macduff and Minerva show how having controlled ambition leads to great results.…
In both of “The Banality of Heroism” and “The fair deserve the grape” slides, oppression is considered a major common problem. The history of the issue results in repetitive and social injustices in which both have been wide spread across the globe. However, these types of injustice mainly focus on age, racial backgrounds (Black, White, Hispanic, Asian, etc.) and specific gender quality (male or female). Even though these people respond to different types of oppression, the oppression, as you see here, is a common problem in both of these slides because it tries to gain the social and economic dominance from victims as well as inflicting pain towards them to get what the oppressors want.…
In Edgar Allan Poe’s short story, “The Cask of Amontillado,” irony appears in Fortunato’s name. The word Fortunato originates from fortunate, which means fortunate, blessed, and happy. However in this story it seems to be darker, and mysterious for a short story. Fortunato is what you would call an addict and someone who trust people way too easily. He also has too much pride.…
Isolation develops by one’s choice to feel solitude or forced on one by others when he or she feels shunned by society. However calm it may seem to listen to one’s thoughts, at a certain point one desires to release their trapped words and flush them out into the world. To feel understood, cared for, and belong to a certain group is what makes one human. When life seems foggy with obstacles, simple words of encouragement from a friend is all it takes to kick-start one’s life towards happiness. In the novel, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, a troubling scientist brings the dead to life by fabricating the Creature with science but quickly regrets his achievement by deeming it a barbarian belonging to hell.…
Heaney uses an antonomasia to describe God as a “King of Glory.” The antonomasia is a descriptive phrase that replaces God’s name in the text, and bolsters the superiority of God. Heaney uses parenthesis to insert that people referred to God as the “King of Glory” after he gifted Beowulf to the Danes. God graciously gifted Beowulf to the Danes in order to provide a match for Grendel. Heaney uses an appositive phrase to call Beowulf “a guard against monsters.”…
Picture yourself sitting down to lunch after hours of boring classes. You’ve been looking forward to the leftover brownie that you packed all morning. Expectantly, you open your lunchbox and see no brownie; immediately you know who took it. There was a reason behind your brothers’ smirk this morning after all. How unfortunate for him when he’ll open his lunchbox tomorrow and not see the last Nutty Buddy he’d been craving.…
In a person’s mind, there is a constant battle going on between good and bad forces. At times, one force dominates the other and begins to control their overall thoughts and actions. This can have either a positive or a negative effect. “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst is a story about two brothers (Brother and Doodle) who go through many trials and errors together. At times, Brother finds Doodle’s presence to be a nuisance, which ultimately drives him to regret when he finally leaves him alone for good.…
In many instances, themes of old literature still remain present in today’s society. This statement applies to the poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge since many things that happen to the mariner still happen today. Some examples of these themes are karma, supernatural activity, and redemption. These themes are all present throughout the poem as The Mariner went through his treacherous journey. The poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge shows themes of karma, supernatural activity, and redemption which are still present today which proves that the poem is still relevant in modern society.…
Akeelah and The Bee is centered around the story of an 11-year-old African American girl, Akeelah. Despite being cunning, she attends a school that appears to be have a history of low academic achievement. She is encouraged by her principle to participate in a spelling bee, and later qualifies for the nationals. This movie is a portrayal of Akeelah’s voyage to a national title, with the help of her coach Dr. Larabee, and later on, the help of her family and community (Fishburne & Atchison, 2006). This paper will critically analyze this film using developmental psychology as a lens.…