A Good Thing

DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.Given recent events like the Me too and Time’s up movements Oprah dedicated her speech to speaking up about sexual harassment and emphasizing the need for change.Throughout the speech she talks about many different things from personal stories to the plights of everyday women to show that this abuse affects everyone. She uses many important rhetorical devices, namely pathos, syntax, and diction, to draw attention to this fact as well as others. Ultimately,…

What Good Thing? In the story "A Small, Good Thing" by Raymond Carver, he refers to a family who has to go through very difficult times when they are faced with their eight year old son's death while walking to school. Throughout the story the characters display lack of communication, helplessness, and isolation in order to convey the overall themes of "A Small, Good Thing". The lack of communication is easy to find in "A Small, Good Thing" Carver begins by presenting Ann Weiss, a mother who is…

Is stereotyping a good thing or bad thing? A stereotype is a peculiar thing or person using the word all , for example all girls that wear makeup get acne and mistreat their face with chemicals the cause of makeup , All girls damage their face with makeup on their face .Do you think girls damage their face with makeup? I disagree , with the statement that people make of me because i wear “to much makeup” or simply because i wear makeup , they assume that the acne i get is from makeup , and…

something we the people can stop on our own. Having cyberbullying as an amendment is a good thing and a bad thing. Having it will crack down on all the suicides that happen from cyberbullying and will also saves lives. On the other hand “The supreme court has written that this freedom is “the matrix” the indispensable condition off nearly every other form of freedom. Cyberbullying may be a bad thing but it's still legal. People are just expressing their freedom of speech. As as…

of a few questions that will never be figured out. In the book The Giver Is sameness a good thing or a bad thing. After you read this essay you will find out what you think. Sameness could be a good thing because no one has any memory of pain, I think that could be a good thing because no one would have any memories of depression, breaking your leg, not having friends and jealousy. That could be a good thing because they would not have to live with those feelings.That person could live with…

during the day? Ever heard "I'm bored to death," it's the usual thing to come out of teenagers/children's mouth. Being bored can you show you many great and new things in life. Teenagers/children don't always have to it behind the computer, Ps4, IPhone, or TV all day. Attention networks and Introspections are two big reasons being bored is a good thing. On the other hand, for some teenagers/children being bored can lead to bad things. Attention network are a big part of your everyday life.…

All three stories differed in many aspects, but they all shared one common theme. Their common theme connected them in ways that shaped each story and left the reader with a memorable lesson. “Harrison Bergeron”, “A Rose for Emily” and “A Small Good thing” all shared a common theme of dangerous control because they all had different means of “taking away of personal freedoms.” “Harrison Bergeron” told a story of a society where everyone was equal. Nobody was allowed to more intelligent, more…

Karma can be a good thing because it can bring good results back in life and make your life happy and better. My reason of what happiness is, the first reason is doing positive things so good things come back to you maybe later in life or during that time period when you did something positive. One reason that doing good things can bring you happiness is that people will think of you positively. My first example of happiness is Carter Sorrell and him picking up trash because then maybe someone…

think about it, is it really necessarily bad to be different. No, it's really not it’s actually a good thing to be different as the bible says. Being different can be different in a good way, and can be beneficial to others. The Bible says Romans 12-2 “Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good, acceptable and, perfect”. He is telling us that we need to be different, and you will…

believe that we value competition too much, and that it is destroying our ability to be unified and work together. Others believe that competition is a healthy way to breed innovation, and that without it; people would be less motivated to create new things and solve problems. The fact of this matter, however, is that competition is extremely beneficial to society because it promotes growth and learning, encourages advancement, and causes humans to be more motivated. To begin with, competition…