A Series of Unfortunate Events

of these elements, they will be unable to effectively deal with the harsh reality of life. J.D salinger explores this idea in his book “the Catcher in the Rye” through the ordeal of his protagonist, Holden Caulfield. Holden undergoes a series of unfortunate events that physically and mentally break him down. This leaves him in a hopeless state of mind because he was left to face life on his own. One can argue that it is in fact not Holden’s fault for his powerless state of mind, but rather…

Scout, a curious young girl has trouble adapting to the real world. With the help of her older brother, Jem, father Atticus, and the mysterious man next door, Scout becomes mature and learns what it takes to make right decisions and be the person Atticus always wanted he to be. To Kill a Mockingbird was written by Harper Lee and published in the year 1960. The book won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into a movie. The movie won an academy award and is now known as a classic (back…

My body ached, and my brain was debilitated. Understanding even the simplest ideas was beginning to feel laborious. Whenever I understood how behind I was in all of my classes, my brain began to spin. Just the thought of all the lost opportunities in sports and school that I would be missing made my stomach clench. Trying to get through classes and athletics my sophomore year was strenuous after being faced with several obstacles. The first day of 10th grade was exhilarating; I finally…

The Qing dynasty began in 1644 when the Manchu people took over China and began their reign. It was not the greatest dynasty, nor the longest, but during its regime the people of China were changed forever, and it would be the last of the dynastic empires to rule. The people of China were exposed to the Western world through trade and conflicts like the Opium Wars. The influences that resulted from these exposures, as well as aspects of traditional Chinese Culture led to the modern Chinese…

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Upton Sinclair wrote the book “The Jungle’’,and it is about a Lithuanian family with high hopes that America will change their lives forever.Through the book Jurgis faces a ton of unfortunate events that change Jurgis from a family man,to someone you might want to try and stay away from.The series of events that go on in his life are all thanks to the new world that they have moved to.America was nothing like what they had wished for.Jurgis goes from having a job and barely making ends meet…

This rejection of the creature by Victor can be viewed as a self-reflection on the part of Mary Shelley on her life and the struggles she faced. Mary’s mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, was a strong and forward-thinking woman, one of the first modern feminists with her book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, and quite influential in her legacy. However, her life was cut short with the birth of Mary Shelley, dying only days after her new daughter was born. Mary Shelley’s father, William Godwin, was…

plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness-the pilot dead after a heart attack. He was on his way to visit his father because his parents are divorced. He has nothing to survive off of as the plane landed in the lake-nothing but a hatchet. A series of unfortunate events unfold one after the other as Brian does his best to survive with his meager supplies and somewhat poor survival skills.Something children can take from this book is the power of being positive in tough situations. Working Cotton…

There is always a fault in every perfect plan. In William Shakespeare’s tragic play, Romeo and Juliet, the fault is the feud between the Capulets and the Montagues. In the story, Romeo, a Montague with a very impulsive personality meets Juliet, a Capulet who is inexperienced and emotionally unstable. These two supposed enemies fall in love and because of the hate between their families, they must execute their love in secret which ends in the tragic deaths of the characters. Throughout the…

President Bush, the night of the September 11th attacks, addressed the nation in order to comfort, reassure, and install hope within the lives of the American people. Bush, conscious of his audience, used Aristotle’s Three Ways to Persuade, to aide him in his goal to influence the nation on several levels. The use of logos, ethos and pathos, enabled him to convey a sense of security and confidence throughout America and the rest of the world. ARISTOTLE’S MODES OF PERSUASION Ancient…