Everything Is Illuminated

little concerned for Betty’s mental health. -What did you expect? This is the very first time I see a walking lamp, why do you think she gleams? – asked Betty challenging her neighbor to come up with a better explanation than hers. -I think that everything has a logical explanation – she calmly answered. -Really? Which is it? -The bright woman is a fairy. -A fairy! Well, that is a logical answer – Betty sarcastically said. - If I weren’t so sleepy I would burst into laughter. Fairies don’t…

we learned we read two excerpts by Patrice Franko and Peter Klaren. These two excerpts described the reasons and history for the underdevelopment of Latin America. I learned a great deal about Latin America in the past few weeks of this quarter. Everything from the native empires, to the rise of the independent states has taught me that Latin America has been a country willing to stand up for themselves. Although they are brave and willing to protect their sovereignty, they have earned a…

The play begins with Gillimard sitting in his prison cell. He then starts to tell the audience his unique stories of his life. The flashbacks start with Gillimard. He is a French diplomat. While he is in China, he goes and sees an opera named Madame Butterfly. The main role is played by a woman/man named Song Lining. Gillimard is in love with her cultural beauty and acting skills. Over twenty years, Song and Gillimard had a sexual relationship and over those twenty years, Gillimard would tell…

Billy Weaver is a business man. He traveled down from London to Bath. He had never been to Bath before, so he did not know anyone from there or any place to stay. He was going to stay at a hotel called “The Bell and Dragon” but he got stopped by an illuminated window…

Devastation and darkness set in around my body like fog upon an illuminated field as my two friends, the ones who I did everything with, made it, but I did not. Upon facing what had happened, tears poured from my face as thoughts of failure and discouragement ran through my mind. How will you go to school unashamed? Are you that bad of a player?…

My Sisters Keeper is a 2009 American Drama based on the book of the same name. This movie is about Anna Fitzgerald a thirteen-year-old teenager who has undergone a countless amount of medical procedures in her short life Though her older sister’s life has no doubt been prolonged, the decision of Anna's parents has cracked the entire family's foundation. When Anna decides to sue her parents for emancipation, it sets off a court case that threatens to destroy the family for good. The ethical…

was able to achieve what he was destined to achieve. Everything that happened in The Alchemist led up to this point. The plot of the book includes Santiago dreaming a dream about treasure in the pyramids of Egypt. The story showcases his journey of struggles and hardships to achieve the path to his treasure. In the end, he pursued his personal legend. He could’ve given up, but instead he kept going. Him going on the journey and learning everything he learned was the whole point of the story. In…

Mabel Dwight’s Summer Night 1955 found in Gallery V of the Chazen Museum of Art, is a lithograph on 8 5/8 x 11 1/8 inches. This print represents an idealized representation of the feminist movement in the twentieth century. The shadows in the work are personified by two women like figures undressing and one man like figure standing by an open door. The light shining out of the windows and open door highlight the women’s undergarments which hang loosely in plain view by the man’s shadow. I argue…

The room is illuminated by one light source in the top left center, which allows the areas where the light is hitting to be prominent. The faucet seems polished and new, contrasting with the dark stained walls of the background. The modest design of the faucet establishes a bold appearance through the help of the lighting; everything surrounding the woman and faucet is of less significance. The light also shines on the model’s…

The image shows their confusion on which direction they think is the best and which they think would be the safest. This decision has a heavy effect on the image and the themes it shows. The light path on the left is illuminated with many cheerful forms of life along with the dark path dulled down by the witch’s castle and plenty of ideas of darkness. This picture can be interpreted in the theme of life and picking the right road to lead us in the right direction. We face…