Baby Face Nelson

assignment, I was able to use my resting “pleasant” face to my advantage. My stories were all very positive and upbeat so that positive facial expression was important to maintain throughout the performance. I attempted to use my face to emphasis and engage. To drive a point I tried to crease my brows and narrow my eyes a bit. When telling exciting information or making a little joke, I widened my eyes and lifted my eyebrows to open up my face. I hope all of this came together to help my stories…

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is a graphic novel and autobiography that encompasses Marjane Satrapi’s life as a child in Iran’s Islamic Revolution. Satrapi writes a beautiful story but her use of graphic imagery really allows readers to connect and understand to her personal and mental growth. Throughout the story, Satrapi goes through a great change in personality which is fueled by her residence in revolutionary Iran. Her personality matures and is greatly affected by the repression and the…

back obstinately. The insulting expression on the old man’s face grew deeper. “You know nothin’, filth,” the old man said threateningly. He looked at the young woman with the air of vicious hatred. "If my son is where you say he is, it is all your fault. You’re good for nothin’. Now get away from my face, you, mindless bitch!" Flabbergasted and hurt, Curley’s wife recoiled from these words as if the old man slapped her in the face. Her lips parted as if she was going to give the old…

I thought. I am initially a very shy person before you get to know me, if I do not personally know you, I won’t initiate a conversation with you. I have had many people tell me that when they first met me they thought I hated them because of how my face looked. My straight or relaxed…

are quarreling,” one figure says, his voice commanding as it fills the courtyard. “Greetings, instructors,” the crowd says in unison, straightening themselves out from their bow. My eyes begin adjusting to the figures. A man with a round, friendly face and drooping eyes laughs. “We have a lively bunch this year,” he says, eyeing us with amusement. “I suppose so,” the commanding voice from before says. It belongs to an abnormally tall man with long lengs and beady eyes that resemble a…

He grew up in a Spanish speaking home in America, and was ultimately feeling as if the world around him wanted him to just “choose one”. He mentions that many Mexicans immigrating to the United States want their kids to feel like they will face less problems by having American names. Throughout history we see the idolizing of Americans and whites around the world. With tv, newspaper, and word of mouth we can come to a conclusion that living the white American dream was what people wanted…

that were beginning to blossom on his hands. His caramel complexion slowly becoming darker and lighter at the same time. The usual nightmares had not visited him last night; blessing him with restful sleep for the first time in almost a month. The faces in those nightmares were as clear as day. He pressed his hand down to the Stabilizer. After doing this for 16 years, the sting of the Stabilizer was little more than an ant bite. What exactly does the Stabilizer stabilize? This had been the first…

painting was still able to make a shape. For the painting Suzanne Staud used water colors. The painting can be described as having two faces looking at each other, with one have their lips puckers on the left, while one has their tongue out on the right, which could possibly represent the goofiness, or the masculinity of the face to be seen as a man. The lips of the face on the left could…

I was worried that Jimmy would snitch on me, and he started singing like a canary. “Sophie slapped me!” Jimmy shouted as he clutched his face where I hit him. “Sophie that was uncalled for! You are staying inside today for recess and we are going to need to talk!” Ms. Thoen yelled. ‘Great, I was going to have to miss recess for this!’ I yelled in my head. Missing recess was a big deal…

(Chapter 4): Mare is at the marketplace in Summerton when a news broadcast announces that the capital has been bombed by a rebellious group called the Scarlet Guard. A video then plays of Captain Farley, with her trademark scarlet bandanna covering her face, delivering…