Barney & Friends

Quakers did not have the same attachment and allegiance to the Society’s ideals that their parents had. With the emergence of worldly activities and values continued, many Quakers rebelled against the restrictions in place. Some of the wealthiest Friends denounced their Quaker ties altogether and joined the more publicly attractive Anglican church. Penn,…

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is an exciting book that invites the readers to feel similar emotions to the characters you are experiencing as well as form opinions regarding each of the characters actions. The main character is a boy named Pip, who longs to become a blacksmith like his brother in-law Joe. Suddenly, he changes his mind, and wants to become a gentleman. His change of heart is due to a girl named Estella, the adopted daughter of a querulous, old woman named Miss…

In this essay we will be discussing the Quakers struggle with the issue of slavery. What beliefs prompted particular Quaker communities to protest slavery? How does the end of slavery in Pennsylvania impact slavery in colonial America? How does the legacy of the Quaker Abolition Movement impact future generations of Quaker leaders? What conclusion can be drawn about Pennsylvania's gradually instead of abrupt end of slavery? We will be answering all of these questions in this essay. Quakers…

Terry Turrell is a self-taught artist who is known for his various sculptures, paintings, and assemblages. He was born in Spokane, Washington on November 4, 1946, and he also spent his youth living in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. From Turrell's personal accounts, he said that him, his 4 brothers, and his parents used to move back and forth between Idaho and Washington. In terms of Turrell's art inspirations, he gives credits to his family and the time when he contracted a mild case of Polio at age 8.…

I first saw Emily Carr’s paintings in a book of great Canadian artists within the library of my Ontario public school. In this book was the painting created in 1935 called Scorned as Timber, Beloved as the Sky. This painting depicts a tall tree rejected as being too spindly for good lumber that is left standing in clearcut forest against the feathered shimmering sky. The painting had a unusually quality that depicts a place that was impossible to go, yet to surrounds Canadian’s everyday the…

Society today has brought the internet to a disgusting way of communication with others. Some people don’t understand the effects of hateful things out there through the internet that can ruin people 's lives forever. In the article, “Internet Trolls” by Lisa Selin Davis explains that often be people on the internet are disinhibition effectors, emotion dislocators, and moral crusaders. A disinhibition effect is the person who knows that they are anonymous or know that they that they can say…

The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit written by Beatrix Potter is a tale following a young mischievous rabbit who loves getting into all kinds of trouble. The collection of stories is simple and humorous making it ideal for children, but has hidden messages that give children a glance at the real world. By using animals to introduce these harsh conditions such as death and greed to children, the truth is less severe which helps kids understand without scaring them. In the first story, “The…

R v. Marshall is a landmark decision regarding Indigenous treaty rights and the right to fish. The single case consisted of two decisions: R v Marshall (No 1) [1999] 3 S.C.R. 456 and R v Marshall (No 2) [1999] 3 S.C.R. 533. The accused in the case, Donald Marshall, was a Mi’Kmaq Indian who was charged with three offences found in the federal fishery regulations: Fishing without a license, selling eels without a license, and fishing during the close season. In the first decision, the Supreme…

Dave Saunders has a very unique couple of days in “The Man Who Was Almost a Man” where he is a part of a man vs. self conflict through working in the fields and his adventures at night. This story revolves around Dave, the protagonist, basically being denied the fact of him being a man and not a boy anymore. Three people are doing so, and they would be his mother, Joe (the owner of a local store), and Jim Hawkins (the man that he works for in the local fields). Dave brings up the point of…

In “13 Reasons Why” by Jay Asher, you learn about the story of Hannah Baker. A girl that had recently committed suicide. But before she killed herself she left behind 13 cassettes explaining why she decided to end it all. I decided to narrow the book down and create a timeline of Hannah’s life before she killed herself and all that had happened that pushed her over the edge. (Also I didn’t count this part in my word count - just here as an explanation.) First Hannah moved into a new town. A…