Today’s Taste of Medicine of the Civil War During the Civil War, many soldiers die or wounded because their hospital is not like our these day. They were treated different and they were located out in the open. Our taste in medicine is nothing compare the time of the civil war.…
Authors when describing their characters can either be very exaggerated with their characters or actually make them seem unstated throughout the whole story. Sometimes two stories that have similar characters express their identities in completely different ways. This happens between the short stories “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” by Sherman Alexie and “Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin. The protagonist Jackson squared in “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” his identity is expressed in such a manner that you feel like the author wanted to display to the readers that this guy was no good. While the author for “Sonny’s Blues” kept his protagonist simple and let the story focus on Sonny and how the brother wanted to reconnect with Sonny.…
Baseball game is the topic that most Americans like and even admire. This sport game has become a favorite game of many people. Baseball game is highly valued and beloved in the United States, which caused the number of books and films created as the anthem to this ball game. Among such films, the two of the brightest are The Field of Dreams by Phil Robinson and The Natural by Barry Levinson. Both films develop similar themes, but the topics of father-son relationships, second chances and the common magic of baseball game find quite different representation in the films that concern American paradise and regaining it.…
As Jonas received the memories The Giver gave him, he learned how to feel, and to understand pain. For example, "He had walked through woods, and sat at night beside a campfire. Although he had through the memories learned about the pain of loss and loneliness, now he gained, too, an understanding of solitude and its joy." (Lowry 122) Also, "I felt sad today, he had heard his mother say, and they had comforted her.…
Deciding when risks are worth taking is something many people have trouble with. Risks are worth taking when going through the journey from childhood to adulthood. Doris Lessing, the author of “Through the Tunnel”, describes Jerry’s journey as he takes a dangerous risk. In the beginning of the story, Jerry wanted more independence from his widowed mother. He wants to prove to himself that he can accomplish anything he puts his mind too.…
In the first reading, What Should a billionaire give, the author Peter Singer touches upon a question we has humans have been asking for centuries, should the rich give away some of their earnings to help the less fortunate. Singer makes the argument that if we humans would have a price tag, we would be worth millions, yet we find it hard to sometimes give a little share of our money to help humans who are suffering. Singer uses real billionaires are examples in this reading such as Bill Gates and what he does with some of his money to help others, instead of keeping it all to him. WE do not know if it our obligation as humans to end world hunger and solve all economical issues, but we do have a job to have each other’s backs in any situation,…
The first thing I noticed about this book was the amazing quality of writing. Right off the bat, I was hooked, drawn in by the fantastic storytelling of Ransom Riggs. In Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Riggs creates a world all it's own by mixing humor, magic, and mystery flawlessly. The way in which he writes is beautiful: ". . . these weren't the kind of monsters that had tentacles and rotting skin a seven-year-old might be able to wrap his mind…
My favorite baseball player is Rod Carew and I decided to read the book he wrote about himself as a kid and as a ballplayer. In the beginning of the book Rod talks about his life growing up in Panama and how he did not have a lot of money. In the middle of the novel Rod talks about his career for the Minnesota Twins and what it was like to become a professional ballplayer. Towards the end of the book Rod talks about the end of his tenure with the Twins and him joining his new team the California Angels.…
Riding a bicycle in an open meadow, a clear sky, the perfect weather. You squint for a few seconds and then you see your school; the best learning environment for you to become nourished with knowledge and earn a job without difficulty. There is always a spot for you, no matter what scenario, to start your life and continue to live in euphoric joy without any stumbling block in your way. The world of Jonas looks perfect, but nothing can be, just like any other thing. But all the citizens don’t fight and everything is what you would describe as a wonderful and relaxing place to live your life.…
Can you imagine the world without color? The book The Giver is about a world without color, memories, pain, feeling and no weather. The Giver is about a 12-year old named Jonas who becomes the receiver of memories and then he escapes with a baby, Gabriel to go to another community. The line between public safety and personal freedoms should be drawn on the side of personal freedoms. In The Giver’s community, there is no color, babies are assigned to families and there is no love.…
Jonas is nervous when, the chief Elder told him he would be alone. (62). This is a punishment because everybody in the community is able to meet new people, but now he doesn’t get to experience this due to his assignment. Jonas doesn’t know why one of his rules is, “Except for illness or injury unrelated to your training, do not apply for medication.” (65).…
*SPOILERS THROUGHOUT* The Prestige by Christopher Priest is a science fiction mystery novel that is written partially as a narrative and partially in an epistolary style. The novel focuses on the rivalry between two magicians based in London during the time of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. This same rivalry is more than a legacy, and shadows the family’s names for one hundred years into the future. This is why the descendants of the two magicians narrate the novel. Rupert Angier is an aristocrat who was enticed by magic at a very young age.…
50 First Dates, a well-known American romantic comedy, displays the unforgettable experience of when Henry Roth notices a young, beautiful lady, named Lucy Whitmore. As a marine veterinarian searching for some fling, he finds himself at Hukilau cafe, where he soon lays his eyes on her. After discovering that Lucy lost her short-term memory from a car accident, he finds himself having to work extra harder to win her heart with every new day. This unexpected chemistry between the two lovebirds shows to be a great example of the stages of coming together.…
The Giver, a novel by Lois Lowry, is about a boy named Jonas who lives in a world of Sameness. Jonas´s world has no color or emotions. Their is no weather and the climate is controlled. Nobody can make their own choices. They all get assigned to everything.…
A colorless and emotionless world where there is no freedom or memories. That is Jonas's community´s idea of a utopia. Once Jonas learns the truth about his community he realizes that his life isn´t so perfect after all. In the novel The Giver by Lois Lowry, Jonas learns the importance of memories, individuality and freedom of choice.…