Erich Maria Remarque

“Let them eat cake,” is part of a line that many assume was uttered by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. This portrayal of Marie Antoinette is a far cry from the compassionate, humanitarian she preferred to be. Above all she wanted nothing more than to be a mother and had a fondness for children that no wicked queen could have. Pamphlets produced during her time as Dauphine and then as Queen has ultimately written her in a negative light, not at all the once beloved girl who had won the hearts…

The texts Black Swan Green by David Mitchell and Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke have similar central ideas. The main characters that they are learning to express the beauty of a poem, while finding themselves. In Black Swan Green the main character Jason has a speaking disability and he escapes Hangman (his speaking disability) by writing poems. Jason writes beautiful work, but doesn’t uses word as an enhancement. He uses them as the main part of his poems, but hides behind…

If thirty years is significant for time of societal change, that means two people's lives with this time difference will be very unique. In the Sound of Music, directed by Robert Wise, postulant named Maria, lived in an Abbey in Austria, where she was accepted-only when she was being a responsible. Then, she was assigned to go a become the governess of the Von Trapp Family and moved back to the Abbey once love came into the equation. Finally, she came back and discovered that those loving…

In the film Whale Rider, they are arguing that we should not hold people back and that we need to give people the opportunity to prove themselves. It is also important to have good leadership when going through a difficult period of time. When Koro was trying to teach the boys how to be like a leader, he took them out onto the ocean in a boat and went out deep. He threw his necklace that had a whale tooth on it and told the boys to go and retrieve it. However, none of the boys had actually…

beaches, then you need to check out Anna Maria Island. This beautiful island that is nothing short of a slice of paradise is the home of six beautiful beaches. Take a look at everything these lovely beaches have to offer. Location Anna Maria Island, also known as Anna Maria Key, is a barrier island that is located on the western coast of Central Florida in Manatee County. The Gulf of Mexico is to the west of the island, Longboat Pass is to the south, Anna Maria Sound is to the east and to the…

Greed changes everyone's actions and the way they think. In the beginning, life in the village is quiet and people are kind and keep to themselves. Mostly everyone works hard and stays positive towards each other, there is never any hatred going around. Sometimes food is scarce, but the community is able to make it work by coming together and helping everyone as much as they can. Then everybody's views change on the day Kino finds the pearl. Word spreads quickly and everyone starts to lose…

Many people think they know what is important in life however when major events in their life take place their views often change. The two stories that will be discussed will be “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”a short story written by Walter Dean Myers and The Pearl a parable written by John Steinbeck. The pearl starts with a pearl diver named kino who lives in poverty in a village near Mexico City he knows no greed but soon his life will change when he finds a great pearl. He starts to think of a…

The story “the pearl” in chapter 5 mentions to before the sun rise, Juana tried to throw the pearl at the sea before Kino wake up; however, Kino saw everything that Juana did and then he followed Juana and before Juana throw the pearl, Kino attacked Juana and caught the pearl from Juana. After that, Kino walked back to house, during Kino walked back to the house, he was attacked by a man, and he fought with that man. The pearl fell down to somewhere while they were fighting, after Juana stood up…

In the short story ”The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers and the novel “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck the main characters changed what they valued in life by resolving an internal conflict. While each character faced a different struggle they both valued family in the end. Kino’s experiences changed what he valued in life when he found the pearl because he…

The Pearl by John Steinbeck is about Kino and his wife Juana and how one pearl will change their life forever. Even though there are many themes in this book, greed is the most important theme. This is shown when Kino needs the doctor and the doctor only care about if kino has money. Also when Kino has to hid the pearl so people don't steal the pearl. Then Kino's wife doesn't like the pearl because Kino changes The doctor in The Pearl is the most prime example of greed in the beginning on the…