Cherry

Often times, in the court of law, and in society, murderers and crime offenders are often viewed as “hateful, malicious, and vicious” by the general public; and honestly, it’s easy to view them as such. You had said so yourself early this week about a certain case that occurred in which you asked, “What would make someone turn so evil?” However, I believe that our society has caused us to highlight and view criminals’ bad nature, rather than looking at the root of what caused them to go awry. At…

In Maxine Clair’s “Cherry Bomb” the adult narrator tells about her memories from her 5th grade summer. Her story of the private box and the cherry bomb shows her childhood innocence of the summers she had as a child. Through diction, imagery and her structure she creates the sense of a wonderful summer we would all surely enjoy.Maxine’s use of diction shows how close the memories truly are. She shows how young and innocent she is when she says “I wasn’t sure what it meant, but it had just the…

In “Saturday the Small Pox,” one pattern that is used throughout this passage is the use of objects or ideas to indirectly describe her beauty. In line one, Montagu describes how no one would ever acknowledge the idea of betraying her. This could be indirectly implying that men would never do such a foolish thing because her beauty is so remarkable and is the fairest of them all. To explain her contraction of smallpox, she also writes about how her beauty has fled. In line 9, she notes that her…

Independent Reading – Connections 1. As of Friday, December 11th, 2015 I have finished reading Paper Towns by award winning author John Green. The book, published in 2009 by A Penguin Random House Company, is a novel about romance and mystery. This book sends a teenager boy who tries to find the girl of his dreams. I have finished 305/305 pages within the book. 2. The book Paper Towns by John green is about a teenage boy, named Quentin find a girl named Margo, the girl of his dreams. Ever…

thought it was a little weird that they decided to name her that, but the moment I met her I knew the name suited her, she was sweet just like sugar. Cherry goes to a local college around here somewhere. I can’t remember exactly where but she’s close enough that we hang out almost every weekend and watch the sunset together. She sure was something, that Cherry Valance. Sometimes I think about what it would be like to go out with her but I can never work up the courage to ask her. I mean I’m a…

Lost in Yourself Alzheimer’s is a disease that destroys someone’s memories and thinking skills. In the poem, “Alzheimer’s” by Kelly Cherry, the author is describing an experience she had with her elderly father who has Alzheimer’s. With struggles shown throughout the poem, it is evident to see that a life with Alzheimer’s is not one that is desired. Time is inevitable, but what matters the most is how that time is spent. Cherish the little moments in life because nothing is as it was previously…

parent’s decision because their belief in their son who could become more than simply farmhands and education was tremendous. All of his passion for farming, soon turned into anger was realizing his own dream would be achieved. In another hand, “Miniver Cherry” by Edwin Arlington Robinson, displayed a man who was nothing, but an escapist. He has a profuse amount of ideas which he wishes he could experience, but assuming he is too late, he instantly gives up. Miniver Cheery unlike Warren Pryor,…

In Cherry Lewis’s "The Dating Game", she analyzes the autobiography of Arthur Holmes, the English geologist known for his advancements in radioactive dating and theories on the Earth and how it has aged. To put it into perspective, the book tracks how ideas vary vastly over one man’s day. Arthur Holmes was an influential pioneer in the findings and research of his theory in the mid 1800's, so Kelly depicts his views as time has passed. Through the use of literary analysis, autobiographies, and…

In Anton Chekhov's 1904 play The Cherry Orchard, a Russian family who is used to a life of riches begin to experience the hardships of poverty. Due to an extreme amount of carelessness and selfishness, the mother of the estate Lyubov Andreevna Ranvskaya loses the funds that have been allowing her to keep her family in a comfortable position financially. Throughout the play, Chekhov uses many items to represent symbolism, such as the cherry orchard itself to represent the golden age of…

Cherry Money Baby is a novel that centers around the main character, Alice Kerrigan known as Cherry. It is written by John M. Cusick also known as the author of Girls Part. Cherry is a small town girl. She loves her simple life; living with her family’s in a tiny trailer and even working at the Burrito Barn. She couldn’t ask for a better life. But one day while working at her usual shift at the Burrito Barn, Cherry saved a customer life. Well not just a customer but a A-list movie star,…