Chance

Problem Chance was dribbling the ball when he heard his dad’s familiar voice “CHANCE GET BACK IN HERE AND WORK ON YOUR SONG!”. This was an average thing for Chance, his dad was a famous rapper so it was obvious that he wanted Chance to be a professional rapper too. Chance walked into his huge mansion with spiral staircases at the entrance and platinum records all over the walls. As soon as he walked in his butler, Ferdinand, told him that his father was in the studio. Chance walked into the…

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, the theme of chance and fate is shown to be an important element in many of the events that unfold within the stories. “The Lottery” shows a distinct focus on chance, while Chronical of a Death Foretold and Oedipus Rex focus on fate. There are differences shown to arise in the literature through these two concepts, however there are also similarities, which display the same overall depiction of chance and fate throughout the stories. Chance can be defined as “the…

Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare through the use of characterization is able to portray different themes throughout all of his work. In Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare uses the characters Juliet, Romeo and Balthasar to display the themes of chance versus choice, love versus hate and the individual versus society. Romeo and Juliet is about two teenagers falling in love from two feuding families. They have to fight with society and find a way to spend their lives together. Shakespeare wrote Romeo…

your last chance! I mean it!’ from frustrated parents threatening to turn the car around because the siblings are fighting over a toy or to the teenagers for sneaking into the house just a little past curfew, principals from pranks. But in the book Last chance in Texas, by John Hubner, a book written about violent juvenile delinquents attempting to turn their life before it plummets and they head to the Adult Jail. In this case, those toddlers fighting over a toy is petty. Last Chance, twists…

Half A Chance Half a Chance will make bird-watching seem like the best summer activity ever. The book I read for my book report is called Half a Chance. This book was written by Cynthia Lord. The genre of this book is realistic fiction. The setting of this book takes place in many different places. The old lake house is where Lucy and her family move because of her dad’s job. The lake in front of her house is also a big part of the story. Lucy is a shy young girl who loves photography. Nate…

One More Chance is a movie released in 2007, starred by John Lloyd Cruz as Popoy and Bea Alonzo as Basha. It follows Popoy’s and Basha’s love story. They had already been with each other for a long time and they both worked in a single firm. Everything used to be okay until Basha felt that Popoy was too controlling for deciding everything for the two of them. Another problem that Basha experienced is that she dislikes her work and she wanted to be free from it and free from Popoy. After…

Hubner in The Last Chance in Texas explains the process of resocialization in the Texas State Commission at Giddings State school for both the girls and the boys. In the book, the reader can clearly see that the process for the girls is different than the guys because the guys try to put up an act and the girls they come from their emotions. The book is structured to the boys in part one and all their process and then part two is the girls and their process and the differences between them and…

that I chose to do a textual analysis on is called Give peace a chance, by John Lennon. The song was released in 1969. During the 1970’s, this song became an anthem of the American anti-war movement. This was about war in general and the Vietnam war. One of the themes for this song is peace. “All we are saying is give peace a chance” (John Lennon Lyrics, 2017, p.1 Album, Live Peace in Toronto 1969). John Lennon’s song, give peace a chance, was telling people to strive for peace and not war. The…

The War on Second Chances I think that young people’s actions are the result of their parents/caregivers influence as long as they are living under their roof.. Parenting styles are known to have an impact on the development of children, so if their offspring are acting out, parental influences are usually the predominant factor. As I was reading The War on Second Chances, I made a connection to Omar Khadr being taught that something morally wrong, such as ‘the enemy deserves to die’, is the…

Throughout history, our great nation has overcome some of the toughest challenges in war. From the beginning, during the Revolutionary War, this great nation’s military has fought well when all hope was lost, and defeated its enemy. In 1941, once again, our nation was called upon to defend our nation against a relentless opponent during WWII. The Army has always fought great battles against its enemy. The Korean War and the Vietnam War were tests of our nation’s might. To this day, our…