10 Things I Hate About You

Journal #1 In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, Winston recognizes that even if you speak about something or someone negatively, it still spreads their influence. Before the scheduled event called Two Minutes of Hate, Winston explains the life of Emmanuel Goldstein. Goldstein was once a leading figure of the Party, who then attempted to overthrow it. During the scheduled Two Minutes of Hate, Winston expressed his concern, “that although Goldstein was hated and despised by everybody, although…

#2 – Sadly I have walked past people one several occasions without acknowledging them. I like to equate it to my quietness but really I do not want to inconvenience myself because it would take longer if I stop to talk with them than if I simply continued walking as if I never saw them. I guess that for the same reason I guess I do not want to talk to them also because talking to them could inconvenience me, but if they started talking to me, I would be more than happy to talk to them. I do not…

When the of the Nation of Islam is brought up, it is usually associated with being a radical group under the direction of Malcolm X. Do you ever wonder how it all started and what the Nation of Islam really stood for in the early to mid 1900’s? What was it about the Nation that drew thousands of African Americans, in the United States alone, to follow its teachings? What happened to the Nation of Islam and why isn’t it prevalent in today’s society? The Nation of Islam intrigues me because of…

God. Taking way everything he loves so dearly. She brought new meaning to Lewis’s life, giving him love and friendship, his heart was longing for. Meanwhile, neither of them unaware of the darkest moment they are about to face, and share. A short-lived marriage, of happiness, is about end suddenly with Joy’s death, “her death unleashed a stream of thoughts which Lewis could not initially control” (McGrath, p.341. 2013). The happiness is drained from Lewis life, “Where O death is your victory?…

For this assignment I started off watching the hit kids show, Star Wars Rebels. I wanted to watch this show specifically because I enjoy it. Also I was very curious at the results of violence in the show. My data is as follows: There were 5 physical assaults with a weapon or object, 3 without, 3 verbal threats of harm, 4 insults or derogatory remarks, and 5 violent deaths. I was honestly a little shocked with these results. This is a kids Disney TV show, I was shocked to find the amount of…

Also A Hate Crime." Time.Com (2014): 1. Academic Search Premier. Web. 24 Feb. 2015. http://web.b.ebscohost.com.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/ehost/detail/detail?vid=14&sid=59fa9ad9-2c8c-4d6d-9ad4-14cae4591c9d%40sessionmgr4003&hid=128&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=98905897 Soraya Chemaly, a media critic and activist for Time, writes about how hacking is a hate crime. The majority of the celebrity hackings in 2014 were women and there hasn’t been a discussion in terms of gender-based hate,…

Bradbury’s short story, All Summer in a Day. This story takes place on the Venus, where Margot, a nine year old girl born on Earth is brutally moved to the raining planet and deprived of the sun at the age of 4. On Venus, it rains and rains nonstop for about 7 years at a time, with the sun coming out for only an hour every 7 years. The other children in Margot’s class…

The popular hash tag #WomenAgainstFeminism has been circulating social media; along with statements such as “I don’t need feminism because I am not a delusional, disgusting, hypocritical man-hater. I respect men and they respect me” (Women Againts Feminism, 2014). This shows the misunderstanding some women have of feminism. This hash tag has negatively influenced feminism as many people see it and believe…

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas was written by author John Boyne and is about a boy named Bruno who moves from Berlin in 1942 to a crummy house outside of a concentration camp called Auschwitz at the same time of World War 2 and makes a really great, new best friend named Shmuel. During many parts the book, Bruno faces many situations of which require great bravery. The intention of this essay to show that Bruno is a brave character and not a coward. To begin with, Bruno has a friend that he is…

fast. When we first came into the classroom I knew exactly how it was going to be in here. We would be reading alot and writing just as much but who knew that we would spend so much time preparing for the sat. I 'm glad we took as much time as we did on the sat because I feel like all of the preparation helped me on the test and I 'm sure I am not the only person who thinks that way. Who knew that being in this class of all classes that I would learn about life in general and what college is…