The article, The Lonely Death of Chanie Wenjack, by Ian Adams describes the life of Chanie Wenjack, an Indigenous boy who tragically died because he was running away from the residential school he was forced to attend. Wenjack died in the journey of coming home to his father, which was a couple hundred miles away from the residential school. He was seen collapsed from hunger and exposure from the coldness. The article describes the life of Wenjack in school, how his academic learning is going and the process of him escaping the residential school going with his friends to their house. The article informs how many other Indigenous children escapes residential school and ending up with physical harm.…
The Army of Northern Virginia and The Army of the Potomac warred for three years. Some soldiers fought over slavery; others fought to uphold the constitution. Despite the different reason for fighting, both armies succeeded in devastating destruction and death in the city of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In the novel The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara gives readers an inside look into The Battle of Gettysburg by expressing the emotional struggles and internal conflicts of the soldiers involved. By using dialogue and internal monologues to show different perspectives, Shaara brings the Battle of Gettysburg to life.…
It was one of the “rainbow herbicides” used along with Agents White,Purple,Pink,Green, and Blue. What affects did it have on the human body? One big effect…
Lacey Rawlins' view of fate is a mix somewhat between John Grady Cole's and Alfonsa's opinions observed with the following quote “Ever dumb thing I ever done in my life there was decision I made before that got me into it. It was never the dumb thing. It was always some choice I’d made before it” (McCarthy 79). Rawlins believes that things are sort of chain reactions, that his choices do matter,but his past choices control the strings of his future. An example of fate In the beginning of the book is that Rawlins says a good looking horse or a good looking woman is ”always more trouble than what they’re worth”, possibly implying fate all along that John Grady and Alejandra wouldn't end up together, or that Blevins' horse would cause trouble…
17-year-old Holden Caulfield’s mother scheduled him for a psychiatric appointment in my office. On the phone, Mrs. Caulfield explained that everything seemed to start when Holden disappeared for 3 days, around Christmas last year, after being kicked out of his fourth boarding school. Phoebe Caulfield, Holden’s little sister, was the one that noticed his strange behavior and told her mother of these peculiarities when they started to worsen throughout the year. Holden displayed feelings of wanting to run away from home, not returning home, seeming sad, and having dissatisfaction with many things. When I asked for more family information, I was told Holden’s little brother died of leukemia at the age of 11 which was 3 years ago.…
The Troubles of War In the hardships of war, you must fight for what you believe is right or things will never change. In the book My Brother Sam is Dead, Tim and his family face many troubles with the ongoing war. The war is brutal and effects not only those fighting it, but those around it. Unfortunately the people must do desperate things in order to cope with their desperate situations.…
Both Ruth and James dealt with the death of Hunter Jordan much differently. Ruth had acted to herself and James was very outspoken with his actions rather than his words. James made his first statement when he had dropped out of highschool because he started failing all his classes (Chapter 2). James also began to get into petty crime like shoplifting he even claimed to have robbed a drug dealer at one point in his life (Chapter 2). James when he was cutting school would hang out with his friends to go to the movies, smoke weed, wave razors, and ride the subway (Chapter 2).…
“The Strange Death of Silas Deane” The object of historians is to tell the facts of the past without changing the details or changing the perspective of the past. Historians serves as couriers between the old times and the modern times. The transition between the past and to the present can create a misconception of what really happened. For example, the death of Silas Deane.…
Raya Mirkheshti, 8C History- Grant “John A - Birth of a Country” Given the fact that the audience will take away from the movie an impression of the historical events or figures portrayed in the story,does the film improve the viewer’s understanding of historical events? Justify your conclusion. (1 to 3 paragraphs)…
John is a mandated client which means that he is required to meet with me against his will. I will need to be understanding and supportive of his situation, acknowledging that this is a difficult situation for all. It would be a challenge to motivate John into becoming actively engaged in treatment but it’s the responsibility of the John, myself and the system of care.…
On Necessary Endings Many of the world's most famous novels have controversial endings. Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea and Willa Carther's Song of the Lark are two of many. There is no ending, though, that is more controversial than Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huckleberry Finn is set during Pre-Civil War and tells the story of a young, uncivilized, white boy named Huckleberry, or Huck Finn. While trying to escape his abusive father, Huck sets out on the Mississippi River and is joined by Jim, a runaway slave.…
Epilogue Ralph looked back at the island. What was an uninhabited island with green vivid forests with sharp mountains and sparkling beaches was all now a large pile of burnt ash, spewing out smoke like a fountain spewing out water. As they boarded the ship, all the boys scrambled on quickly except Jack. He seemed to make a great effort, step by step to approach the ship.…
Monosodium glutamate is a taste enhancing vegetable protein. At the time of discovery, MSG was thought to be safe since it was an amino acid, a natural substance. The amount of MSG added to foods has doubled in every decade since the 1940's and by 1972, 262,000 metric tons of MSG were produced. In 1957 two ophthalmologists, Lucas and Newhouse decided to test MSG on infant mice in an effort to study the effects of MSG and its correlation with an eye disease known as hereditary retinal dystrophy. When they examined the eye tissue of the test animals they found that the MSG had destroyed all the nerve cells in the inner layers of the animal's retinas.…
In Brave New World, John the savage tries to do what he thinks is right but does that make him a tragic hero? Aristotle once said, "A man doesn't become a hero until he can see the root of his own downfall." Five specific traits can define a tragic hero according to Aristotle. Three of theses traits are evoking a sense of pity from the reader, having a fatal flaw, and a moment of realization about what is wrong. Throughout Brave New World, John displays all three of these traits.…
All My Sons by Arthur Miller has been argued by many to be a modern tragedy while others claim that his play, All My Sons, cannot be considered a tragedy. However, to truly debate if Miller was able to created a modern tragedy, one must first know what a tragedy is. “Tragedy”, as first coined by Aristotle, a famous Greek philosopher, is defined as a play that portrays the fall of a good character because of a catastrophic mistake by the protagonist. A true tragedy must also evoke pity and fear in the audience which is called catharsis. A tragedy incorporates a tragic hero which must be the protagonist who is neither entirely good nor pure evil and this tragic hero or protagonist must be consistent and realistic as to relate to the audience.…