My Summer Holiday Essay

SA 2: "The Chrysanthemums" is a short story of John Steinbeck which reflects the frustration in the present life of Elisa Allen, strong and proud woman. This frustration arises from not having a child as well as from the dissatisfaction in a romantic relationship with her husband. The only possible way out for Elisa's frustration is her beautiful flower garden where she plants chrysanthemums. The author frequently uses chrysanthemums as a symbol as well as a number of other items in order to…

Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess,” the Duke disliked the duchess’s behavior and eventually ended her life because he was extremely displeased and dissatisfied with not only her actions, but also with her nature. Browning exemplifies the Duke’s obsession for power in his marriage through his reaction to the last duchess’s actions. However, the Duke had his duchess killed, shockingly his response can be found not only in fiction or poems, but also in real life. In Robert Browning’s “My Last…

The events that occurred at My Lai on the morning of March 16, 1968 were tragic. Hundreds of men, women, and children fell victim to the massacre. There were many situations where obedience came into play, and the inexperiences of the soldiers made these factors stand out. The uncertainty of the situation, time pressure, routinization, and dehumanization were all factors that contributed to the obedience at My Lai. Uncertainty in the situation, in my opinion, is the biggest factor that…

Romance- Although it isn’t an original My Chemical Romance song, and it contains no words, I found the music to be very beautiful and hypnotic. Honey, This Mirror Isn’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us- This song is classic MCR,( extremely emo), but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Vampires Will Never Hurt You- I didn’t like the particular set-up, or the whispering featured at the end and the middle of the song. The lyrics weren’t my favorite either. Something just didn’t click for me. Drowning…

In a family full of strong personalities, competition, and jealousy, the end result of competition and jealousy leaves one winner and one loser. The loser never sees his flaws, only what he believes is right; his point of view. Walter, the protagonist in the literary drama Raisin in the Sun, is competing with his sister Beneatha to achieve his dream of liquor store ownership. His sister, Beneatha wants to be a doctor, a more noble goal for Mama than a liquor store. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play,…

attention of the very famous singer Usher. At a very early age Justin found his love for music. " 'My mom bought me my first drum set when I was four, I picked up the guitar when I was six and taught myself to play, and I didn't start singing until I was ten.' (Abbey, 32)". Learning to play instruments at such a young age helped him realize how much he loved music. One of the reasons Justin Bieber is my role model is because he has taught me that anything is possible and kids can make a…

Power and the assertion of control is a prominent theme in Robert Browning's poem My Last Duchess, and by using certain techniques with his writing, he has been able to create a piece that is able to assert its power over the reader itself. Employing tactics such as having a specific tone for the diction used enables the poem to emanate the Duke’s tone of wanting to be the authority in situations. In the opening lines of the poem, the Duke tells the envoy “will’t please [he] sit and look at [the…

whats up?" Asked Alex. "Megan gone." Said Maggie. "What! I thought my uncle was here as well." Said Alex. "No he never made it." Said Jesus. "Shit!" Said Alex. "I am going back home Negan will be on the way." He said goodbye to Florance and Judith. He drove back home. He was worried about his sister and his uncle and Sasha as well got to Alexandria Alex was greeted by Rosita who kissed him because she worried about…

victory for the Wellington Academy Knights. It had been a tough game, my muscles were sore with exhaustion, but burning for more domination. I was startled when Bash stiffened and his tone became serious and quiet while he said, “I need a favor from you. You have to promise me that...if for some reason...I can’t be here for Juliette...you have to promise that you’ll take care of her, for me. It’s just...you’re the only guy I trust with my little sister. She’s still a kid. I need you to always be…

My Sister's Keeper is a book about a family in a crisis. The main character Kate, is dying of leukemia, a type of blood cancer, and needs to have kidney, blood and marrow transplants from her sister, Anna. Her mother (Sara), had Anna strictly for this purpose and forces Anna to donate these body parts to Kate. The two main things in the book that are happening are Kate and her leukemia, and Anna filing a lawsuit to try to protect the rights to her own body. Her leukemia, a form of cancer,…