I chose the passage that starts at the end of page 8 and 9. In this passage, Fee realizes he is in love with peter. He describes a carpool ride home from choir practice, other boys are noisy and he tries to read to keep himself from staring at Peter. However, instead of reading, Fee thinks of all the memories he has of Peter.…
The Donner Party a story about eager emigrants traveling to a destination where they can start a new life, but with territory still unexplored they faced tragedy and death. Ethan Rarick the author of Desperate Passage, displayed the factual events from the journey of the Donner party, but also mentions his own scenarios where the Donner Party went wrong. The book captivated the inner circle of the Donner party with their best moments and their worst moments. A destination to California for a new life, led to friendships and cannibalism, but this journey portrayed the hardships each person had to make and scarifies they needed to survive. Desperate Passage could have been avoided, but the shortcut they took changed every individual who followed…
In the passage, "A Tale of Segregation", it says, "When we had reached our turn, two white men grabbed my dad. They told him that he'd have to wait until all of the white people were finished.". This is saying that two white men stopped William's dad from getting water and told him he had to wait until all the white men were done doing what they needed to do. The two white men stopped William's father and told him to wait because he is a colored man. If he wasn't colored and was white, he would have been treated the same and wouldn't have to wait extra time for water.…
Rhetorical Strategies Used in E. B. Browning Letter In her letter to the French Emperor Napoleon III, Elizabeth Barrett Browning formulates a very convincing argument by the use of her rhetorical devices such as a pathos appeal to her subject, alliteration; a repetition of words, imperative sentences, asyndeton, and similes as methods of persuasion in order to convince Napoleon to pardon Victor Hugo. Browning attempts to undermine her own authority and lack of title, as a means to show Napoleon that she acknowledges that he [Napoleon] is the superior, stronger of the two.…
Both articles of Browning and Goldhagen investigate the issues regards to the Police Battalion 101. It was a department of the German Order Police that amid the Nazi control of Poland assumed a major part in the execution of the Final Solution against the Jews and the suppression of the Polish citizens. Both authors primarily agree that the members of this unit were “ordinary” Germans, they were selected to commit to the genocide of the Jews and the killing of the Jews expressed their ethnic nepotism and superiority. However, Browning investigates the backgrounds and the motivation of the men in the unit of killing Jew, the Reserve Police Battalion 101 was similar to the German society during the Nazi regime, was strongly impacted and "brainwashed"…
Not only did conflict start from the very beginning with Zaroff appearing to be someone he wasn’t, conflict was illustrated in a bizarre and unique way most readers wouldn’t expect. Most readers reading this story wouldn’t predict this kind of outcome. This makes it very interesting and fun to read. Not only does conflict serve as a way to entertain readers, but it can also teach valuable lessons. “The Most Dangerous Game” was able to leave its readers with a powerful reminder that conflict lurks everywhere and can strike at any given moment, even when it’s least…
The main point of the first passage is to show that impact of education on earnings that works through the labor market can contribute to productivity and other areas. Also it enables more educated people to obtain more lucrative jobs and have high wages. The main idea for the second passage is to show the effects of immigration on the economy. Also to show that Economist think that immigrants are not the problem that the economy is not doing better than it…
In the fictional short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, Rainsford has several conflicts with General Zaroff. The conflicts are both physical and mental. Not only does General Zaroff physically hunt Rainsford in the jungle, but Zaroff also argues that hunting humans for sport is not considered murder. These conflicts are used to build suspense throughout the story.…
“Desiree’s Baby” is a short story written by Kate Chopin. The story is about a girl that is found with unknown origin and is adopted by Monsieur and Madame Valmonde. Since they were not able to conceive a child they accepted her as a gift from God and named her Desiree. Eighteen years later, Armand Aubigny falls in love with Desiree and without investigating her origin, immediately marries her. She later gives birth to a baby boy that brings joy to the couple.…
Without conflict the story would be very boring. It would be the same as reading a dictionary. Conflict is the struggle between opposing forces. In “Seven Types of Ambiguity” we see two different types of conflict. The first and most prominent conflict is Man versus Himself.…
To Kill a Mockingbird - “Atticus said to Jem one day, “I’d rather you shot at tin cans in the back yard, but I know you'll go after birds. Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird." This passage was a major part of the story because of the symbolism that has now been revealed. The Mockingbird is a harmless and pure hearted animal, which in this story symbolizes Boo Radley and Tom Robinson. I chose this passage because of the strong meaning behind it.…
Conflict was used in a Man vs Self format. In the passage, the narrator becomes so overwhelmed that he begins to jump to outrageous conclusions. These conclusions are most likely due to his mind being succumbed to fear. Point of view was used in a first person format. Seeing the story through his eyes allows readers to understand how overwhelming the fear is, and how terrifying it is for him.…
In the poem Porphyria’s Lover, by Robert Browning, I believe that the central theme is obsession. Throughout the poem, the narrator has what I believe to be an unhealthy obsession with a woman named Porphyria. The lover’s twisted and warped idea of love ultimately leads to Porphyria ’s, and possibly his own, death.…
What is conflict? In literature, conflict is a struggle between opposing forces. This struggle can be eternal, and it is only something that the main character has to deal with. The main character’s conflict could be external as well, something they have no control over. The stories “The Necklace,” “Rules of the Game,” and “The Most Dangerous Game” all deal with conflict.…
In order to address my research question I felt it was appropriate to begin the coding process by identifying the presence of conflict in the piece. To my surprise, at no point is the word “conflict” included in the text, therefore, I needed to develop a working definition for the term. After identifying what I perceived to be instances of conflict I felt Deutsh, (1973), provided the most accurate definition of what I was observing. He stated that conflict occurs when; “An action that is incompatible with another action prevents, obstructs, interferes, injures, or in some way makes the latter less likely or less effective.” (p.10)…