A. A. Milne

Emily Davison Mrs. Milne ENG 2D3 May 16, 2017 Relationships and Their Variance Many different types of relationships occur between different people. Throughout William Goldman’s novel The Princess Bride the reader is presented with a variety of relationships. Relationships can be positive, negative, or neutral. Friendship, hate and love are all common themes of occurrence in Goldman’s novel. Throughout the novel we see stories of true friendship taking place between many characters, specifically…

Florence nightingale was born on May 12, 1820. Born in Florence, Italy. She was born into a wealthy British family who was part of the elite social circles in Britain. Florence’s mother was a lady by the name of Frances nightingale. She came from a family of merchants yet enjoyed socializing with people of a higher social standard. Although her mother was a very social person, Florence, herself was known to be quite anti-social. Described as an awkward individual in social settings. She was far…

A.A Milnes As I see my son walking out of school, I see dreadful tears that were streaming down his face. I ran as fast as I can to ask him who did what. He answered "IT WAS YOU DAD! IT WAS YOUR STUPID BOOKS! DO YOU KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE PUSHED AROUND AND MADE FUN OF!!?" At that moment I knew that he was talking about Winnie the Pooh, one of the worst mistakes of my life. I talked to him for awhile and said it's going to be ok. He cheered up after several lectures. I took him out for some…

Imagine picking up a book for the first time. Think about the feel of the stark pages and the excitement of starting a new journey in a world that is unknown. Tales of lost love, robot invasions, or horror stories are all books that allow our imaginations to run wild. Books bring forth new culture and perspective into the world, but most importantly they allow us to express ourselves emotionally. Authors have the ability to convey messages that make us cry tears of forbidden love for characters…

Plastic Surgery Ever wonder how it’s possible to patch up a face that is almost completely gone? Or what it would be like to be apart of the medical aspect of the war? Many doctors used a new technique in this war to help soldiers called plastic surgery. Plastic surgery was the newest way to fix someone’s face or body part that was destroyed. Plastic surgery is a very complicated and messy process that was executed in WWI, it has both evolved and stayed the same since. During WWI there were…

Present Impacts of The Last of the Mohicans James Fenimore Cooper’s the Last of the Mohicans tackles the racism of the Jacksonian era through a story based around the late 1700s. He portrays the racism through his characters, for example, the main character proclaims after just learning someone’s race, “A Mingo [group of Native Americans] is a Mingo, and God having made him so, neither the Mohawks nor any other tribe can alter him” (Cooper 29). This quote shows how influential race is in the…

The play is recognised as a pioneering Australian play and quickly gained approval and recognition from critics everywhere, as one critic put it, “The death of the old and stupid notion that Australians could never write a worth while play” (Milne, 2004, p. 52) Renowned for its uniquely Australian voice, and universal themes while also highlighting upon the masculinist images so popular in 1950’s Australian culture Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, allowed Australian city life and bush legends…

What is my goal, purpose, or vision as an educator? My main purpose for teaching is to prepare students with the knowledge and values, so that they can be used by God in great and mighty ways to bring glory to Himself and save souls. Someone once told me that everything we learn in life helps prepare and train us for God’s ultimate plan in our lives. This is certainly true in the lives of Bible “greats” like Joseph and Moses. Again, God can only use a person who is sold out and walking with…

Florence Nightingale once said, “How very little can be done under the spirit of fear” (Nightingale). Nightingale’s empathy, courage, diligence, and natural rebellion against her mother led her to turn nursing as a vocation for women into a respectful and honorable job; she decreased the death rate in the Crimean War by two thirds and altered hospital protocols, including hygiene and cleanliness, thus changing medical history in ways we still use today (Editors). Florence Nightingale was born on…

J.M.W. Turner By Peter Milnes J.M.W. Turner was an English landscape painter. He had a very interesting artistic life from his budding childhood to his unfortunate death. He created beautiful works of art now exhibited in many places of the world. I picked him because I have had many experiences with his art, and I love his style of painting, especially how he made light realistic. Examples of this can be seen when light shines on water or when the moon is present. This and the amount of…