Ever wonder what it would feel like to be three times smarter than you are right now? Would you ever take the chance to do that? Charlie Gordon did. In the story “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes Charlie had a learning disability. Everyday Charlie wanted to be smart. It was his dream to be smart. He took the chance to triple his intelligence. The A.I surgery Charlie had significantly changes his life in a good way. He was able to make new friends, feel emotions, and see the world in…
In comparison with this situation, it is interesting to look at the greeting patterns of male friends. This example was observed while eating at the dining hall. A group of students, all on BU’s rowing team, was seating at a round table, enjoying their breakfast, laughing and conversing. Then, another one of their friends arrived, and joined them. From their behavior, it was evident that this group of men was close, and that the arriving student was seeing his friends for the first time that day…
“Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life”, Jeremy Fink and his best friend Lizzy Mouldon go on an adventure to open a box his father had left for him to open for his thirteenth birthday. Jeremy and Lizzy spend most of the summer looking for the keys that go to the box. But, they have to do community service for breaking into the office looking for the keys. During their community service, they meet some very interesting people along the way, and ask them what they think the meaning of life was. Two…
In the book, Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the two main characters are good friends George and Lennie. George and Lennie could be considered opposites of each other. George acts almost like a parent figure to Lennie, without George Lennie would be lost. George and Lennie are also antithesis of each other, which makes their relationship interesting. To begin, George acts like a protective figure to Lennie. George characterizes Lennie in the book by saying: “a huge man, shapeless of face,…
of friends. Despite their differences, running brings them together to be best mates. Frank and Archy show mateship through many ways. They are determined to be together and are willing to sacrifice their lives for one another. Frank and Archy’s friendship becomes very evident throughout the movie. They started off very differently. Archy was too young to go to war, and Frank…
writing pieces Forrester can edit. As a successful writer, Forrester also holds more experiences yet his wisdom about being normal does not compare to Jamal’s. Jamal allows Forrester to feel safe too through his presents. It gives Forrester more meaning in life, something he has lost.…
As Euripides once said, “Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness” (“Friendship”). Friends are loyal and sacrifice benefits for themselves in sake of their friend. Friends are people you can count on and trust that they always have your back, friends are the ones the will tell you how it is and help you improve, and friends will make you want to be a better person. These traits are seen in both novels, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Of Mice and Men, between the two…
As the relationship between Hazel and Gus grows you see a role reversal, Hazel has now become the caretaker and Gus is the one taken care of. This allowed me to see Gus from a whole different perspective, vulnerable and weak. Hazel is now the one waiting outside of Gus’s hospital room, hoping and praying he makes it through the night. The two still try to remain a normal relationship by doing things like going to the playground and emotionally connecting. However, Gus has reached a point of…
An Abundance of Katherine’s An Abundance of Katherine’s by John green is about a guy named Colin Singleton. Colin has dated nineteen different girls with the name Katherine, he has got dumped by every single one. Colin is a washed up child prodigy with ten thousand dollars in his pocket. When Katherine number nineteen dumps him, his one and only friend Hassan decides the only way for him to feel better is for them to go on a road trip. Colin’s best friend Hassan is very fat, lazy, and funny.…
Have you ever had a pet? Pets are like your best friends, people count on pets sometimes more than a human. In the book A Day No Pigs Would Die this boy names Robert peck has A pig as a pet as a dog which I have. The pig and the dog are very different, but at the same time they are very similar. The pig that is in the book is named Pinky and my dog that is my own personal pet is named Gabby. These to animals are very similar in a couple of ways. Pinky and Gabby eat mostly anything you hand…