Death in the Afternoon

Sae Young is a new character from the book “Seedfolks”. The author described her as a sociable person who was always surrounded by people. Sae Young grew up in a big family and enjoyed communication with family members and friends. By the time Sae Young and her husband decided to come to the U.S. for a better future, like most of the immigrants. Even though she spoke limited English, she was able to open a small business to support herself and save some money for the future. Since running a…

John Brown was a 19th militant abolitionist known for his raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Born on May 9th, 1800 in Torrington, Connecticut. He worked with the Underground Railroad and the League of Gileadites. He was brought up thinking and knowing Slavery was a sin to god. He believed that violence was the case to end slavery. Eventually, that led to an unsuccessful raid on the Harpers Ferry federal armory. One of John Brown’s 12 kids passed away in the raid. John Brown went to trial was found…

As a country we should be addressing our culture and prejudice against our indigenous Australians. Picture this. You are an indigenous Australian. You have just been told you are pregnant or your wife or partner has. You are told your maternal death rate is 3 time bigger than non-indigenous females. Nine months later and you have just given birth to your child. Well done, you survived. Now imagine that your child’s risk of mortality is double compared to non-indigenous children. They are…

“Death ends a life, not a relationship.” This Quote by Mitch Albom reflects perfectly on the play The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Shakespeare has written many plays in his life but The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet is by far the most noticeable and recognizable play that he has written. In the play, Juliet takes her life so she could be with Romeo.Romeo takes his life so he could be with Juliet. Many people have wondered who was the most responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet. Although…

Washington other than just the generic ideology, that he was just a Revolutionary War hero and the first president of the United States. He was a human being who lost his father at a young age, which led him to see his elder brother as a father figure. The death of his father was one of the many hurdles he had to overcome, but he finally achieved in the end what he wanted the most which is to achieve greatness. This shows that even someone who is immortal in American lives was just like…

On a Sunday afternoon, Lennie is alone in the barn, sitting in the hay. He’s stroking the dead body of his puppy. However, he gets scared that George will discover the puppy and get angry that Lennie killed it, so he hides the puppy in the hay. He takes it out again but then throws the puppy across the barn because he is angry that it died. Soon, he takes it again and decides to stroke it more. After a while of talking to himself, Curley’s wife enters and sits next to him. He quickly hides the…

Robinson to a mockingbird in that both Tom and the the mockingbird both do no harm to society. Rather, these “mockingbirds” help people in whatever way they can. Whether it be busting up a chiffarobe or singing a beautiful song on a quiet Sunday afternoon, killing a so-called “mockingbird” is most definitely a sin. Lee does an excellent job displaying Tom in the story as being a kind and helpful African-American man. Lee shows him as having only made one major mistake: He once was beaten in a…

The death penalty is where a person is put to death by state government due to a capital offense they committed. This type of punishment is necessary because it keeps our society safe. Crimes that are punishable by death are capital offenses. These crimes vary such as: destruction of aircraft, murder of congress member, first degree murder, treason and genocide. These crimes aren’t benign they are very serious, so when a citizen commits a capital offense the death penalty is the rightful…

One rainy July afternoon we received a call about my aunt. My aunt was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 17, now 26 her cancer has spread over her body. My family knew that this may have been her last few days, and knew we had to react. Due to this, I believe people can overcome tragic situations. She called us from the Indiana hospital in an upset manner. She murmured the words, “It is not looking well and not much longer to live.” My family was in shock; we packed our clothes and headed to…

court-of-law, the court makes judgment of whether or not the individual is acting under free-will. In this case Roberts childhood did have an impact on his life and how he lived it, but he was not at gunpoint when he decided to pull the trigger that May afternoon. This ties into aspect of moral responsibility. Without moral responsibility and free will, all actions caused by humans or nature are determined and in the world we live in all individuals are responsible for their actions whether they…