The next analyzed for this study is the biography that was approved by Lili’uokalani’s Hanai daughter, Lydia, and written in 1982 by Helen G. Allen, The Betrayal of Liliuokalani: Last Queen of Hawaii 1838-1917. Allen’s text builds upon the autobiography because it also utilizes diaries and other personal papers of Lili’uokalani and it expands of Lili’uokalani’s life past the end date of the autobiography. With that said, this biography must be strictly analyzed because Allen utilized sources that no other person could or can access. She also contradicts herself in regards to her sources: on page 277 of the text, Allen states that the Queen stopped writing in her diary in August of 1892 for reasons unknown and that there were no other diaries accessible for study, but on page 376, discusses how the diaries written between 1901 and 1906.…
Can the declaration really hold its truths to be self-evident one might argue? In Danielle Allen’s short story called Our Declaration she makes good justifications for this argument. She compares the declaration to a church and its “set of truths”. Syllogism is an interesting thing that sets two indifferent things to relate to each other. The way that she constructs her justifications and then gives examples sets her point straight.…
In Marigolds by Eugenia W. Collier, the narrator expresses a blissful and ignorant tone about her life before the loss of innocence through the use of denotation and connotation. The narrator demonstrates bliss when she feels “nostalgia” reminiscing about her mixed childhood feelings that held “joy” and “gladness” (Paragraph 2). The denotation of “nostalgia” is a wistful desire to return to a former time in one’s life meaning that the narrator desires to return back to her childhood. More often than not, one would only want to return back to a blissful past. Furthermore, “joy” and “gladness” is synonymous with bliss and is used to emphasize the happy feelings of the narrator as a child.…
A Christian Historical Romance Novel Lilly Arendale has fought the anger of prejudice all her life. Her Guatemalan mother and wealthy English father were very much in love and gave her the best of upbringings, but their family was never accepted in either country. Now, orphaned and alone in the mining town of Butte in the Montana Territory, the effects of racism have left Lilly with a one-year-old daughter and a fierce desire to avoid men at all costs. Marcus Sullivan is a born adventurer, and the new preacher in town. He’s not afraid to take a few risks and his ways may be unconventional, but he’s determined to add some joy into the lives of these townspeople.…
M. Night Shyamalan’s 1999 psychological horror film, The Sixth Sense, tells the story of a young boy named Cole (Haley Joel Osment) with the ability to interact with dead people. After meeting a washed up child psychologist named Malcolm (Bruce Willis), Cole learns to cope with his curse. In the film’s conclusion, Malcolm realizes that he is dead, no different than the poltergeists plaguing Cole. The epiphany was shocking to Malcolm, but hints scattered throughout the film provide the audience with evidence. Many shots employ framing to put focus on people and object; frames are included in shots as evidence that Malcolm is viewing his life from an outside perspective.…
The process of self-discovery differs for all people, in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, the main character, Edna Pontellier character develops through a series of awakenings that teach her about the oppressions she faces and that she can have . These awakenings open her eyes to her position in the world, her desires, and that ultimately she can will never be free from society’s conventions. Edna’s awakenings make her aware of the oppression she faces and the position she holds in her culture. Over the course of the novel Edna realizes that she does not enjoy the duties that come along with the status as a Victorian woman; Edna realizes during the process of her awakenings that she wants to be independent and have personal and sexual freedom.…
A Reflection: The Danger of a Single Story As most people, my story consists of an abundance of struggle, trial and error, and also lessons. These challenges, in addition to the lessons, have brought upon stress, anxiety, and even depression into my life. They have made me question myself to the point of insanity, avoid meeting and accepting new people into my life, and even fail to uphold the bonds I had previously made with both relatives and peers. However, I cannot be defined and bound to the “single story” of my anxiety. There are many more complex stories that represent me even more adequately than the ones that correspond to the struggles I’ve faced; as there are many more stories significant to other various people, places and things…
"Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person 's character lies in their own hands." - Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl, (260). From the beginning of a child 's life, their responsibilities as parents or guardians are to show them right and wrong. How the parents or guardians act directly affects how the child acts. Years pass, and many monkey-see-monkey-do 's later, that child, now a young adult is ready to start making choices on their own.…
In her book Euphoria, Lily King, fictionalizes Margaret Mead’s studies as an anthropologist in New Guinea and sheds light on the one-sidedness of “The West and The Rest” discourse and its limitations on interpreting culture and on understanding the past and therefore the present. Euphoria offers a representation of “The West and The Rest” discourse that presents the acquisition of the current knowledge it is based on and the answer of the West when introduced to oppositional perceptions of truth. King’s perspective joins the one’s of scholars such as Edward Said and Stuart Hall that have challenged the structures of “The West and the Rest”. Hall has also introduced the idea of a “regime of truth” that defines historical truth and knowledge…
The first character that is formally introduced in Edith Wharton’s “The Other Two” is twelve-year-old Lily Haskett. Initially, her role in the main setting of the plot seems secondary. Upon further investigation, however, Lily proves to be an integral part of the story. She manages to indirectly control much of the plot: she is part of the reason that Waythorn invites himself into their lives, since Mrs.Waythorn’s “affection for the child had perhaps been her decisive charm in Waythorn's eyes”; Lily is the reason the honeymoon is cut short, and, therefore, draws Waythorn and her mother back home, and she is the reason that Waythorn and Haskett converge (Wharton, 500). What is even more intriguing than her role, however, is the fact that Lilly’s…
the youth of this generation will never truly understand tragedies that have occured in 1920’s with lack of equal rights for African Americans. Lynching and other horrific acts such as this were a unfortunate act that was acceptable by white southerners since equal rights still haven’t become a topic of controversy. Today in 2017 experience only a small serge what happen the this dark age of american history. Innocence is something we know growing into adulthood will be lost sooner or later in life. This event comes with growing up and realizing what the world truly is.…
I walked out of the store into the bright sun, my eyes taking a few moments to adjust to the light. There they were, getting into a beaten up Cadillac. I ran towards them like a dog barking at a car in a driveway, yelling at them to stop. Queenie glanced menacingly at me and asked, "What do you want?"…
Identity relies wholly on the relationships and experiences that a person has in their lifetime. Whether the relations took place in the past or if they are current, they are effectively a part of a person’s perceived identity, no matter how one looks at him. It does not matter if it’s the person judging himself or if it’s an outsider judging him; it cannot be refuted that someone’s identity is equivalent to their experiences. Emma Bloom is a dynamic character whose past deeply influences her, and whose present can drastically change her personality. Emma Bloom is officially introduced to the readers in Chapter Five when Jacob Portman, who is the protagonist of the story, is looking through old photographs of the peculiar children (120).…
At one point in a person’s life, he or she has an epiphany. They realize there is something that he or she wants. But not like candy to a child, or new clothes to a teenager. This time it is different, more powerful, this is a dream. But what happens when a person is lonely and depressed, and those emotions interfere with their dream?…
I can’t wait until we go to Orlando .I bet we are going to have some fun .My dad has been planning this trip for three years .People say Orlando ids the best place to go for kids, but not for parents pockets. ‘’Get in the car” my dad yelled.…