In Crawford's passage, Who was Cleopatra?, she tells of Cleopatra and how she became the ruler of Egypt at the time. The entire passage doesn't stay on topic of the claim though, throughout the whole passage she tells different things about Cleopatra, but its not all about how she was a strong leader who could match other leaders' skills and abilities during that time. Crawford hardly stays on the same topic about Cleopatra at all in the passage. She jumps from telling about one thing about…
Proof of this is found on page 46, when Ha’s brother tells her “I must protect my chick, and you your papaya.” This agreement came down to needing to stay, needing to protect their happiness and the things that bring them joy. Another quote showing how the papaya represents happiness is “‘You children should eat fresh fruit while…
Outsiders Compare and Contrast The Outsiders, is a great book to read, and a great movie to watch. The movie is almost exactly like the book, with only a few changes. The movie shows every character, and they look how the book described them The book describes how hard life is for some people and the movie shows how hard life is for some. Some people might get hurt just because of what they look like, and this story tells how some people feel about that. The Outsiders movie is great, even…
In the three books Behind the Beautiful Forever’s, Disposable People, and Sustainability there were many similarities that connected them. It was very interesting how there were so many similarities in three books with different overall messages. One topic that all three books had in common was poverty. Poverty is an issue that affects all cultures, in all parts of the world no matter what race, gender, or sex. In each of these books there are different groups of people in different parts of the…
audience are experiencing from a third person point-of-view. Just like it does in Broken City, it shapes the relationship between the camera and the character in the film. In other words, the camera frame helps take the viewer into the world of the narrative in any film by going through the mise-en-scene. Also, when we talk about camera movement, it is important to mention the film critic André Bazin. He was one of the greatest fans of long takes which had camera movement. He also…
F: How does the way O’Brien structures his work inform the themes and messages he develops? The way O’Brien structures his work through the use of narrative storytelling, direct quotation, and recurring motifs help emphasize the themes of post-war hardships, emotional weakness, and guilt . O’Brien uses common motifs of amoral decision making, isolation, and moral ambiguity. The motifs set the path for the book because O’Brien creates a novel about a group of men who endure the mental and…
Imagine how different the Harry Potter series be if it was told from Voldemort's perspective. Tremendously different right? It’s all about bias and perspective. In The Great Gatsby, there are many characters that could be used as the narrator but shouldn't. Gatsby would paint Tom in a bad light, Tom would paint Gatsby in a bad light (well certainly he did), and Jordan wasn’t exactly there for the entire story so there would certainly be plot holes. Which leaves Nick as the most fitting character…
Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man are two pieces of literature that at first glance appear to be dissimilar narratives; however, once one delves deeper within the pages of each text it is apparent both literary texts are very much alike. Invisible Man and Giovanni’s Room both possess protagonists that undergo very different journeys, but their adversity with identity (sexually and personally) is a theme that is fluid in each text illustrating the likeness of the…
Iraq + 100 asks you to step outside the comfort zone of science fiction, and the journey is a worthy one for Book-Thirsty Thursday. Book-Thirsty Thursday is a bit of a silly pun. I admit it. And this week, reviewing Iraq + 100 from Tor, it feels like a slightly too-silly pun, when the press materials all point out that this book is fairly important for reasons we'll get to in the very next paragraph. But let us add another layer to the concept of the weekly book review's title first. After all,…
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. His first book was “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street”, under the name of Dr. Seuss in 1937. Dr. Seuss throughout his career published over 60 books. He was cartoonist and writer. Dr. Seuss most famous children’s books were “The Cat in the Hat” and “Green Eggs and Ham”. Dr. Seuss wrote his stories with a moral in mind, stating that "kids can see a moral coming a mile off". He said that "there's an inherent…