Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Steinbeck wrote a great book about friendship called Of Mice and Men. This book is about George and Lennie, two best friends that go to work on a farm. They try to make money to start their own farm. The problem is Lennie has a developmental disorder that makes it hard for him to talk to people and he was often misunderstood. Lennie was portrayed as gentle, strong and not intelligent and would apologize for his mistakes. I this book Steinbeck made Lennie a sympathetic character that you would…

American Dream; to Some, Not What it Seemed “The Americans” by Viet Thanh Nguyen offers the distinct view of a self-contradictory America that while allows the freedom of movement towards success is also an exclusionary destructive nation. “The Americans” follows a family divided by their views of being an American as each member comes to terms with their identity and being open-minded to others’ differences. “The Americans” shows that America can be a place where people of all different…

Interpretive literature is used to widen our perspective of reality in which the writer “shapes and forms them always with the intent that we may see and understand them better.” In which the discriminating reader “takes deeper pleasure in fiction that deals with life.” The two stories that have been read, Identities by W.D. Valgardson and Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfieldf compares the lives of our two protagonists, where one is a rich middle aged man who is roughly in his thirty’s, adventuring…

The Effects Of Money In Society Thematic Essay: Old Money vs. New Money vs. No Money The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald maintains the theme of Old Money vs. New Money vs. No Money throughout the whole book very well. It reveals distinct detachments between the characters who live different lives. People are treated differently based on their rank of money and how they accumulated it. Those with Old Money are highly honored. Nevertheless, those who had to procure their own money…

It is well known, not only by Americans, but around the globe that the American Dream is a popular idea that is rooted in the United States Declaration of Independence, where it is stated that "all men are created equal" with the right to life, liberty, property and the pursuit of happiness. Although many are in a complicated situation established in society before they are born, they are still responsible and have the power to change their situation. Many have been affected by consumer…

“Welcome to the Sinclair family where no one can be a criminal, no one can be a addict, and no one is a failure.”(Lockhart 3) The family, who is featured in We Were Liars, by E.Lockhart, is athletic, tall, handsome, and has the reputation of being perfect. Sinclairs live in the summer on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts. Harris Sinclair is the one who wants this perfect reputation for his family and wants to hold the name of the Sinclairs. Before the new Clairmont was in the…

“The Fighter” Book Report Moshe Wisniak is the main character of the book “The Fighter.” The main goal of this protagonist is that he needs to learn to fight so he can defend himself in certain situations. Moshe was born in Poland with his mother, younger sister but no father. When he was sixteen he moved to Paris in search of a better job. He got a job with his uncle for a little while working with leather. It isn’t the best job there, but that is all Moshe could get. Later on he…

An Encounter Without Words Encounter is a short film directed by Giacomo De Bello that details the encounter between two strangers at a train station. It follows these two characters as they travel and tells a story of attraction and hesitance. The film centers on their unique encounter without actually using dialogue to make the characters interact. The film starts with a guy sitting on a bench, tapping his leg as he waits for the train. A girl approaches the scene and it's as if the…

expanding” (94). America needed to start thinking about what wants and needs of theirs were going to benefit them more. Shames goes on to talk about how the people of America are not letting the frontier’s promise die. “It is not a coincidence that John F. Kennedy dubbed his political promise the New Frontier” (95). He explains how America is different from other countries because we have access to resources. For example, the United States gets oil from North Dakota and down south, coal from…

In the chapter, Noon Wine, of the novel The Collected Stories written by Katherine Anne Porter, the Thompsons’ lives were uprooted by two strangers (Helton and Hatch); both are on different ends on the society spectrum. Porter uses these strangers to bring up topics like immigration and capitalism. Each character affects the Thompsons, particularly Mr. Thompson, in ways that could be translated as positive or negative. From beginning to end, Mr. Thompson’s views on foreigners, whether they are…