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North Korea is described as “among the most harshly repressive countries in the world where basic rights are taken away from the citizens and they deal with abuse like murder, rape, and forced abortions” (HRW). Their inhuman actions have led to much controversy around the world. Other than this, their involvement with building up and testing these nuclear weapons has also been a world issue. Their desire for nuclear weapons is valid to ensure the security of the country from its own citizens,…

As a little girl, I always found myself pondering who I was, and what made me this way. At the time I didn't give thought to culture or race, I thought more of why my thought process was this certain way and wondered why every person must have their own different voice in their head. As I got older and began to grow through new knowledge and experiences, I then understood that we simply do not have this magical thought process that just suddenly appears. I realized that the way we think, the way…

After the Marco Polo incident, the Japanese then spread out in China soon reaching Nanjing. To protect the Chinese citizens from being killed brutally, the International Safety Zones Community built a safety zone. Not long after it was built more than 200,000 people move into it. Thanks to the International Safety Zones Community’s effort, this left a legacy in the Chinese history in standing up to the Japanese. Before the Massacre started, the Japanese first have to settle in China. Japan…

As portrayed in the movie The Interview, North Korea seems like a horrible place full of fake grocery stores and a cruel leader. In reality, North Korea’s situation is much worse. The average North Korean goes through many obstacles every day and has limited access to resources that citizens of other countries would have an abundant amount of access to. Through the continued abuse of human rights, no outside countries seem to believe that they should interfere with how North Korea treats its…

(Haddon 59) Christopher’s determination to solve the mystery overrides his desire to follow his father’s rules. Despite his social anxiety and difficulty adjusting to new environments, Christopher’s drive to solve the crime pushes him out of his comfort zone where he finds the ability to talk to new people around his neighborhood in an attempt to gather information and evidence as to who killed his neighbor’s dog. Detective work becomes a big step for Christopher, as he does not enjoy talking to…

Rational: The Curious of the dog in the night-time is a novel written by Mark Haddon. This book, published in 2003. The main character is Christopher, who has a mental problem suffering from Asperger’s Syndrome. I am going to write a day, Christopher’s diary when he finds out his favorite teacher (Siobhan) has left and she sends a letter to him. I will start a Christopher’s diary with a quite good day and when he receives a letter, which the color of this letter is his favorite. Then I’ll show…

Haddon’s portrayal of the Boone family helps the reader to effectively comprehend humanity and human relationships. Haddon’s 2003 novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time” gives a unique view of the life of an unusual boy with Asperger’s syndrome. The Boone family gives a clear picture of a dysfunctional family that deeply shows how not everyone in this world is normal or has normal relationships. The family also shows how important trust is to human relationships, and that…

In Literature many characters face struggles with their past and must deal with them. Amir from Khaled Hosseini’s book The Kite Runner must face his past in order to achieve the redemption he so desperately needs. Hosseini uses Amir’s attempts to relieve his guilt, the kite, and Amir’s illness that results from his guilt, to show that despite our past sins there is the possibility for atonement. Throughout the book Amir struggles with the memories and the guilt from his past. Amir tried multiple…

Within the text of The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night Time one can assume that the main protagonist, Christopher Boone, suffers from Autism. Identically, in the movie Rain Man, a supporting character, Raymond Babbitt suffers from a disability known as Autism. According to Oxford Dictionary, the term “autism” can be defined can be defined as “A condition which has its onset in childhood and is marked by severely limited responsiveness to other persons, restricted behaviour patterns,…

In life, the most successful and strongest of figures would be, and are nothing without the support of the people around them, no matter how simple or in what form. People oftentimes overlook slight but crucially impactful acts of assistance when they come from unconventional or seemingly insignificant figures, when in reality, they are anything but. Mark Haddon’s critically acclaimed novel the curious incident of the dog in the night follows not a powerful or celebrity-like protagonist, but…