A Thousand Miles

I did not always want to become a director. But I have always tried to be creative. Growing up in different countries formed my mind so that I tried to look at things from every perspective I could imagine. This imagination brought me to different ideas that I expressed in different ways when I was a kid. I used to be obsessed with stories. I remember my mother used to drop dozens of books in my bed and I would just stare into them, not knowing how to read yet, I would just imagine and invent…

Friday, November 4, 2016, from 9:00A.M. – 11:00A.M. I was granted the opportunity to observe “Rosemary’s Daycare and Learning Center.” Rosemary’s Daycare and Learning Center is located on 109 Windsor Street in Belzoni, MS under the director of Ms. Rosemary Williams. Ms. Williams founded her daycare and learning center in 2006 and she now holds a capacity of 38 children. Rosemary’s’ Daycare and Leaning Center is large-sized building well enough for 38 students, Ms. Williams, and her staff. This…

In the book Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Hassan serves as the main embodiment of courage and fortitude that makes the reader feel as though he is the hero of the novel. His selfless personality made him always emphasize others over himself, making him a faithful companion of Amir. Hassan’s bravery led him to eventually sacrifice himself to protect Amir and his family. Hassan first shows his bravery and fortitude in Chapter Five where he and Amir encounter Assef while crossing a residential…

Time might not heal all wounds; but one’s careful actions might. Shakespeare’s play Hamlet and Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner, are two different pieces of writing, written centuries apart, yet have countless common themes. Both Hamlet and The Kite Runner display similarities such as, the main characters continuous lack of activity, the relationships between the father and son, and both main characters right their wrongs and take action. To begin with, both Hamlet and Amir did…

During the beginning of the movie The Hunger Games Katniss Everdeen commences her "Hero's Journey". In the beginning of the film Katniss' ordinary life is shown to the audience, including her poverty-stricken district, her small-knit family, and her friendship with a boy named Gale. The first step in the Hero's Journey is "The Ordinary World", in which the hero's normal life is examined before they go on their actual journey. On the day of the infamous reaping, in which two tributes (a girl…

stories, it becomes important to keep reading. Some authors use specific techniques to grab the reader’s attention. For example, according to Rebecca Stuhr in her chapter entitled, “Forms of the Novel That Can Be Used To Describe The Kite Runner And A Thousand Splendid Suns” outlines that a bildungsroman story “...follows the life of the young man or woman as they become aware of limitations imposed upon them by family and the inadequacy of their education opportunities” (Stuhr 12). The…

To me this book is all about courage, it starts with Hassan and the way he would stand up for Amir when they were kids like, when Hassan pointed the slingshot at Assef and his friends when they were threatening Amir. Then when Amir has grown up he goes back and Hassan's son who has lost his parents due to the Taliban shoots Assef in the eye when he was hurting Amir. The third moment of great courage in the book is when Amir stands up for Sohrab when General Taheri calls Sohrab a Hazara boy.…

Annotation: Humans Of New York: “Invisible Wounds”- 13 Stanton, Brandon. (2016, August). Humans of New York. Retrieved from http://www.humansofnewyork.com/tagged/Invisible-Wounds#13 This story is about a doctor, a specialist in PTSD and has a history of working with people with AIDS back in the 1980's. The doctor said that PTSD is a fixable problem that can be treated, it is not the end of the world, and most definitely not suicide. He also explained how during their time in the…

“No greater love hath a man than he who has lain down his life for his brother. Not for millions, not for glory, not for fame. For one person, in the dark where no one will ever know or see”(Straczynski). The message that lies in this quote shows how deeply devoted people can be to men they consider their brothers. Wasdin’s moral values were shown throughout the novel when he had to make important choices no matter the consequences. Many examples of morality were expressed from…

Have you ever wanted someone to stop talking forever or at least only speak when spoken to? What about living in a world where there’s no stress about going to college, choosing your career, or listening to people drone on and on about their love life? Even though that sounds great, Equality, a citizen of The City in the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, shows that it’s actually quite dismal. The Council governs the citizens by administering their jobs, interdicting their relationships, and making…