2002 singles

Which adversity knocks on your door, what is your response? Adversity implies a difficult situation, condition, and misfortune. Jock Ewing once quoted, "Any man can win when things go his way, it 's the man who overcomes adversity that is the true champion." These troubles we encounter in life should motivate us to bring out the full potential one can be. Adversity builds a closer tie for man to man conflicts, developing one into a more capable and mature individual. Affliction is a main part…

Each of us is at the center of our own world. There are some people who act different than others. It depends on the place they live, and the type of friend they have. I have two story about how I live, and it will show you how much I change in the years. There are some people that have different behavior, and attitude. I got a few ideas why people act the way they are. One of the ideas are the parents. Parent are the people who the kids how the to act, and how to behavior. The next idea is the…

Kindred is a science fiction book written by Octavia Butler which explores slavery, interracial relationships, family history, love, hate, and fear through time travel. The main character and narrator is Edana who goes by Dana, an African American woman newly married to Kevin who is white in 1976. Dana and Kevin have just moved from an apartment in Los Angeles to a home of their own a few miles away in Altadena. In the prologue Dana’s arm was crushed inside a wall in her home, and had to be…

Sula, a novel written by Nobel Prize-winning author, Toni Morrison, encompasses a theme of binary opposites including the complex idea of stasis and change, to simpler oppositions such as male and female. In the first chapter of Part II of Sula (1937, pages 89-11), Morrison challenges these oppositions with the immediate sense of change Sula and Nel both encounter. After years of separation, Morrison accurately creates a homecoming that illustrates the themes effectively. Nel, still the modest…

Lives can be divided in to two parts in multiple ways. For Eva Hoffman in her book Lost in Translation: A Life in A New Language her life becomes one of these cases. Her migration from Poland to Canada she describes as a literal split in her life. Going form old too new. Familiar too unknown. In the book she describes this in quite a good way. She rides on a train as a young girl that takes her to Canada and as she is being taken to her new life she says, “From now on, my life will be divided…

Quiet people have some of the most amazing accomplishes in history! They can make an impact without being loud and obnoxious. Also, quiet people are often the most powerful. Quiet people lead by example and not by saying words that they can’t back up. They show everybody what they are supposed to do instead of telling them. For example, they only say what is important instead of saying meaningless sentences, and like to say as little as possible. They can be great leaders and influence how…

In today’s society, there is seen a lot of conformity and beliefs thrown to waste due this factor. The power that this aspect holds is quite a handful compared to any other aspect out there in life. It holds the power to rapidly change the trains of thought of a certain individual. It is a rare case where this aspect is voided and the individual is able to run what he or she believes is right for them. But there does come a time , where this life cycle of conformity is broken down to live out…

Living in The Shadows Since the beginning of time women have been presumed to hold certain titles such as “a good housewife” and “supermom”. Expected to be exemplary mothers and wives while managing a home, bringing up children, pleasing and answering to the requests of their husbands, sometimes even having a full- time job. It’s no wonder how one can lose their self to all the demands and wants of the people in their lives. The events in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of An Hour” and…

Peace and Quit The play Trifles, written by Susan Glaspell is based off a true murder that happened in 1900 in Warren county, Iowa. The true cold case, just like the play, used symbolism to reveal the motive and killer. Throughout, three specific characteristics within the house uncover the truth behind Mr. Wright’s death. The symbolism that Glaspell used creates a mystery that can only be solved if every line is read. Mrs. Wrights quilt, dirty kitchen, and dead song bird all guide the reader…

Technology has helped humankind move forward but even then we use it to destroy ourselves. In The Watchers people on Mars had been sitting on their porches enjoying the night when they saw Earth explode. A war had begun on Earth. Bradbury says, “At nine o’clock Earth seemed to explode, catch fire, and burn. The people on the porches put up their hands as if to beat the fire out. They waited. By midnight the fire was extinguished. Earth was still there”(144). The phrase, “At nine o’clock Earth…