2007

Everyday, we wake up and go through our daily lives, having fun with our friends and family, never thinking about how other kids in the world may have it. For example, at one point in our live’s, I am sure that everyone has once been upset that they had to hang out with their “lame” parents instead of their group of friends. We should be grateful that we have parents that want to spend time with us because not everyone has that going for them. This is seen in Chinese Cinderella with the main…

In the play Macbeth, William Shakespeare uses the Aristotelian definition of a tragic hero as a guideline for the characters and their tragedies. Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero is someone of nobility who has a tragic, fatal flaw. He believed that there are three characteristics of a tragic hero: Hamartia, hubris, and peripeteia. Hamartia is a tragic flaw that causes the downfall of a hero; hubris is excessive pride and disrespect for the natural order of things; peripeteia is the…

Maya Angelou once said, “My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” In her poem called “Alone”, she gives an extended example of a reason as to why some people are unable to thrive in life and why others do. “Alone” is about the fact that no one can survive in this rough, cruel world alone, and Maya Angelou depicts this through mood, figurative language, and symbolism. First of all, stanza one of…

The magical night on halloween One day in school me and my best friends Kiana and Mariana Invited to a Halloween party at a kid's house who is really wealthy and popular. Kiana has been my best friend since like 2nd grade so has Mariana, Kiana looks Looked She was really really nice girl she was so pretty she had long curly hair and her hair was brown with blonde/ombre highlight. Mariana was a really really nice girl And she was really pretty she had black roots kind of reddish brownish blonde…

Happiness is not easy to achieve; just like many wonderful, blissful feelings, the best of them are never easily come by. When we are young, we allow ourselves to enjoy the simplicity that life has to offer. It was carefree. However, as adults, to be truly happy, it’s laudable. Society and psychological human desire impedes us to achieve satisfaction, but it’s embedded within us to struggle. This same struggle to achieve happiness is only attainable, as portrayed in literature and films, through…

Saint Julien’s story tells us that only those people who whole-heartedly accept their solitariness and embrace it are able to survive it. Acceptance is, therefore, the first step towards the journey. Those people who learn to live with the fact that they are alone and abandoned are able to find solace even in loneliness. Saint Julien embraced what fell upon him. He embraced the hatred, his loneliness, and the fact that everybody hated him. And even then, he did not become passive. He continued…

Love Heals All Wounds Love. Nowadays, it is such a trivial word, so quickly and easily thrown around. “I love this” and “I love you,” being said within days or weeks of meeting someone. There is little to no weight behind the word now. Love came in many forms in the past. It meant being willing to give up everything, your body and honor included, for your beloved. Even if that beloved belongs to someone else. That is what happens in The Arthurian Romance, “The Knight of the Cart.” Lancelot, a…

Love is often portrayed as a beneficial and a desiredwanted emotion because it bears the results of feeling good. When seen from the outside, only the good parts of relationships involving love are seen, such as others holding hands and spending quality time together. Therefore, many gain the misconception that love is a picture-perfect emotion that they end up longing for. Although love appears to not have conflict, romantic love makes those who receive it initially feel joy and happiness, but…

As I turned the last page to be turned in the most recent Rick Riordan book, a feeling of disappointment shoved out the feeling of happiness from a captivating story. Ending such a good book makes me feel so upset! Don’t you ever feel this way? You read something so captivating, so satisfying, and it all has to end. Wonder what makes you feel this way? The author uses literary devices to add color and meaning throughout the story. It keeps the reader interested and wanting more. One…

My Favorite Mistake It seems like everyone has a special talent. At annual school talent shows I would come up empty handed trying to think of what I could perform. It seemed as though I didn’t have any talents that I could perform. I received outstanding grades, I could easily comprehend literature, and I was quick at solving math problems, but I couldn’t perform any of those talents for an audience. I blame myself for my lack of performing talent. I once was an excellent pianist. The…