Jefferson “Jeff” Bussey is a 16 year old boy from Linn County, Kansas.. Who later enlists in the Union Army in 1861. Jeff is the protagonist of Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith. The novel takes place in between the years of 1861 to 1864 during the peak of the Civil War. Jefferson Bussey is a character who has left me with a strong impression.…
Essay over Okay For Now Okay For Now is written by Gary D. Schmidt and it is a story about a kid whose dad made him and his family move to Marysville. The main character of the story is Doug Swieteck and he doesn't want to move to Marysville but they have to. His dad named Mr. Swieteck is not a nice dad…
In the novel Out of the Easy written by Ruta Sepetys, one can see that multiple themes are developed through different characters, situations, as well as settings. The theme that is most important to the main character, Josie is “decisions shape our destiny.” Through this theme one can see Josie's development as a character, as well as her own protagonist. This development will henceforth determine the path she takes in leaving the French Quarter. This theme was introduced to the readers in chapter four by Forrest Hearne, this character spoke only once to Josie, but he played a significant role within the book, a role that would forever impact her.…
Environmental Circumstances in the Scope of Wes Moore The Other Wes Moore is a book about how decisions can end up shaping the rest of your life. Moore illustrated this concept by telling the story of two people who were in nearly identical circumstances. In this story Moore uses important decisions as a device to show how their lives diverged into nearly opposite outcomes. In Moore’s story the outcome was due to a supportive family, a noble ideal of respect, and the clash of two very different worlds.…
The book, The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates, questions how two extremely similar lives have completely opposite stories. The author and the other Wes Moore grew up in the same community. One became an accomplished author, while the other ended up in prison. At what point did their paths diverge? Do we turn into “products of our environment?”…
The above statement is true, when I was in Newtown mister Brenner disrespected myself and miss Adelaide. I told him that his comments to the miss were mean and he grew furious. We got into a debate that ended with him getting aggressively in my face as he continued to insult me. I honestly thought he was going to hit me with how close he was and I believe his behavior was completely uncalled…
The short stories “Arena” by Fredric Brown and “Second Variety” by Philip K. Dick consist of two, very similar, protagonists. Bob Carson, in “Arena,” turns out to be a hero, for killing the red menace by means of his courage and ingenuity. However, Major Joseph Hendricks, in “Second Variety”, ends up not succeeding in saving humanity despite similar bravery and experience. The circumstances of which they are both faced are, on the surface, very clear; they both must fight for their, and all of humanity’s, survival. However, the predicaments they face turn out to be substantially different, despite appearing similar on the surface.…
Having a supportive role model can shape an individual’s future and turn their life around if struggling. In The Other Wes Moore One Name, Two Fates, by Wes Moore, both Wes Moore’s made bad decisions, but the question arises from whether or not a role model turned the author’s life around. In “I Just Wanna be Average”, by Mike Rose, and “The Achievement of Desire”, by Richard Rodriguez, Rose and Rodriguez also had great role models who helped them in becoming successful. The author’s role models, including his mother and Captain Hill, and the other Wes Moore’s unsupportive family members, including his mother and Tony, had a lot to do with the future of the two boys.…
The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore juxtaposes the lives of two men who grew up in similar environments but ended up taking diverging paths. The author Wes Moore perseveres through the hardships he faced and ends up a Rhodes Scholar, whereas the other Wes Moore is dealt a life sentence. The author poses the question, “Do you think we are all just products of our environments?” Due to their ostensibly similar upbringings, one may suggest that the antithetical outcomes of the two Wes Moores were caused by the individual choices made by them, but upon closer look it is evident that specific subsets of their environment impacted each of them for better or for worse.…
In life, two people can start out the same, but end up in completely different places. They could have a similar background, get raised the same way, and even have a similar lifestyle. But they don’t always end up in the same place. For the author, Wes Moore, he discovered someone with the same name, same upbringing, etc. whose life was completely different from his.…
Everyone is different, from looks, attitude, athleticism, and so much more. Each human has their own ups and downs, and each person works to improve themselves. In Kurt Vonnegut’s Harrison Bergeron, individuality is seen as harmful, something that encourages jealousy and low self-worth in others. However, individuality is needed to move society forward: through personal achievements and talent society will improve as a whole.…
The world would be lifeless if all seven billion people were identical. The decisions and opinions that a person makes defines who they are. Specifically, “We as human beings must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves” (Jordan 1). In the short story,“Two Friends” by Guy de Maupassant, Monsieur Sauvage and Monsieur Morissot meet while fishing and both want peace with the Prussians but end up dying for their city. In “Cranes” by Hwang Sunwon, the story is taken place during the Korean War along the Thirty-eighth parallel where two childhood friends meet as rivals.…
Romeo and Jerry Everyone likes to believe that we are all our own individual people but Maya Angelou put it best when she says, “I note the obvious differences / between each sort and type, / but we are more alike, my friends / than we are unalike,” (Angelou “Human Family”). There are so many people out there it is hard to believe not one of us is like the other. This is also reflected in many characters in our literature. Take a look at the two works “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing and The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.…
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The decisions we make in our lives, based on the usage or lack of the virtues, molds our character. Our own success in life comes from our ability to be virtuous people, so it is up to each person whether they want to live a life of virtue. Through the character of Sedgwick, we can see how a man’s character is his fate. When Sedgwick…