Dirty Little Secret

determination and dedication. As she grew older, it was easier to cope with, so she focused more on her exceedingly well novels and other pieces of work, leading to success. Constantly writing, she produced famous and purposeful stories such as “Little Women” that got her the money she wanted for her family. Writing was a way to escape for her, so it was almost as if it was her antidote for all of her worries. The unique patriot and hardworking Louisa May Alcott had a rough life which led up to…

This essay is going to be about two articles called “The Amazing Penguin Rescue” (Lauren Tarshis) and “Saving Penguins, One Sweater At A Time” (Kristin Lewis). Did you know that little penguins are a species of penguin, so named because they can range anywhere from 10 to 12 inches tall (Kristin Lewis). When oil gets on penguins their feathers clump up, when this happens it exposes their skin and allows all the cold water and poisonous oil to get to their skin and make them cold (Lauren Tarshis…

Feminism In Reverse A Comparative Essay Between Little Women and Caddie Woodlawn The idea of a strong, independent woman is appealing, but these two books may actually be going in the opposite direction of feminism’s path through history. The theme in both Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink is that strong, independent women end up conforming to the person they have always been told to be. The main characters from both books, Caddie and Jo, start out…

We sat down in the corner and talked more while we ate. Soon, a friend that I made, Skylar, had to return to a hotel that her dad was staying in since she wasn’t allowed to camp that night. Her dad came to the corner to pick her up and unexpectedly handed me a full pizza pie for everyone to share while Skylar was gone. The night went on, and the musical artist named Drake was playing a show at The Garden that evening. After the show began, security came out and told all of us that we were not…

The young prince woke to the sound of waves splashing and crashing against the white, sandy shore below him. He had a perfect view of the vast ocean and could see the brightly colored tails of the merpeople flashing in the sun. He had loved the merpeople and the ocean as far back as he could remember. However, he also envied the mystical people who lived among the dolphins and the brightly colored fish. The bright blue water and white sand seemed like a much more preferable place to be than…

Would you rather name or your little girl Alice or Alyss? 9 times out 10 a family will name their little girl Alice spelled like A.L.I.C.E instead of A.L.Y.S.S because it more normal. The author uses rites of passage to reveal how Alyss changes as a character in throughout the whole story. In the book The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor made a character named Alyss that goes on a rather exciting journey... In the beginning of the novel,Alyss is characterized as bored…

has found the archetypal meanings of color in film and fiction, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic story of A Little Princess and Kenneth Branagh’s magical 2015 film Cinderella. The plot of “A Little Princess,” is familiar: Sara Crewe is a Cinderella figure whose story begins with the loss of her fortune, derived, in part, from diamond mines in India and ends with its restoration. A Little Princess and Cinderella use color symbolism to emphasize a plucky narrative in which flawed characters find…

On August 6, 1945, the American bomber, Enola Gay dropped a single bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It was an atomic bomb, a weapon developed in the United States in great secrecy. This was followed by, a bombing on Nagasaki which took place a few days later. The event of the bombings ended the biggest catastrophe in the world known as World War II. The bombings led to hundreds of thousands of death but in return saved the world from a terrible unknown future. The bombings of Hiroshima…

and screenwriters of our time due to her unique ability to combine excellent story telling with incredible directing. In all three of the films she has directed being, Love & Basketball, The Secret Life of Bees, and Beyond the Lights, she casted mostly African-American actors. When asked why there is such little diversity in Hollywood, her response really stuck out to me; she said, “Behind the camera, it makes no sense. In front of the camera, it makes no sense” (Elbert, 2014). My favorite…

Adventure seemed to follow the characters in the novel The Secret Life of Bees. The author did a wonderful job of making a great story as well as important lessons, or themes. The progression throughout this piece of literature gradually display the lessons learned were important to understanding the events that occurred. In understanding the lessons some may have seemed more important or less important than others.Though all of the themes were important in their own way one in particular stood…