Fermat's Last Theorem

Synopsis The Dead Poets Society is a story that revolves around a group of boys who were attending a prestigious boys school together. Set in the 1950s, the parents and school culture were seen to be autocratic, where parents often dictated the lives of their children and leave them with no say. The story mainly unfolds from the perspectives of two students, Todd Anderson and Neil Perry, who are roommates. In the story, the students found inspiration from their English teacher, Mr. Keating, who…

Are we there yet? What’s your name? How old are you? Why? These are all common questions that a young child would ask his/her parents. Young children are usually more susceptible to new things because they have no other beliefs on how things should be. A child is always on the go, exploring new things taking interest in learning everything he/she can. As a child gets old he/she is always on the go but for different reasons. Most children go with the flow relatively easy, but adults don’t. Adults…

Some people are like trees; they take forever to grow up, including Holden Caulfield, the sixteen year old protagonist of the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger. Throughout the novel, Holden skirmishes through teenage life because he cannot take on the responsibilities that are a part of growing up. Holden is infatuated with childhood and he chooses to be trapped between two worlds; one of innocence and the other of adulthood. On the contrary, maturity comes easily to certain…

A great number of people enjoy the feeling of being frightened whether by a movie, story, play, or whatever else. Even so, most like to have a little scare every now and then. In Lucille Fletchers, The Hitchhiker, a man is taking a road trip from Brooklyn to California. However, it is not just an average road trip. The main character, Ronald Adams, comes across a mysterious man on the way. Everywhere he goes, the strange man is in his presence. This triggers Adams to become a little deranged.…

He is ultimately selfless and caring, even during his last moments. One way this is shown is really aight before they approach the church fire, Dally is talking with Ponyboy and Johnny at the Dairy Queen. He is explaining that he doesn't want Ponyboy, and Johnny (especially), to get all tough and mean like…

In the story” On Being Seventeen,Bright and Unable to Read” by David Raymond he talks about his experience with dyslexia and how he was able to compromise it in his own way.For example the quote “You see ,even though am 17 and a junior in high school, I can’t read because I have dyslexia”.In this quote it shows that David is admitting that he has dyslexia and that he can’t read at all he is reading at a fourth grade level when he is a junior in high school.This is embarrassing to him because…

“Rich fellas come up an they die, an their kids are no good an they die out.” The sentence caught him off guard, so much so the he had to re-read it to ensure he hadn’t left something out. It was painful. Amid the blur of dialogue written in the same melodramatic tone of John Steinbeck, the sentence stuck out from the rushes of Grapes of Wrath like a thorn from a rose. He hadn’t expected to be caught off guard by a book (let alone a book he was only meant to read as homework over the summer) yet…

To start off, Holden Caulfield is still a virgin and that is a fact. He never had the guts to actually move on to the next level with a girl even though he talks very big. Caulfield says, “The thing is, most of the time when you’re coming pretty close to doing it with a girl-a girl that isn’t a prostitute or anything, I mean-she keeps telling you to stop. The trouble with me is, I stop. Most guys don’t. But I can’t help it” (Salinger 92). Salinger thinks that he wants to do it, he wants to lose…

As Holden’s mental state diminishes as his story continues, readers can view and learn from his insufficient means of caring for himself and asking for help, as well as his tendency to mask his problems. Holden acknowledges his self-deprecating and destructive personality by saying, “I swear to God I’m a madman,” which is then compounded by his poor decision-making, (Salinger, 149). Towards the end of the story, as he is deep in his desolation, he begins to hallucinate that, “every time I’d get…

Circle Justice vs. US Criminal Justice System By: Kayla Have you ever read the book Touching Spirit Bear? Touching Spirit Bear is a novel about a troubled, teenage boy named Cole Mathews, who almost gets sent to jail, but many people help him in Circle Justice where he is banished to an Alaskan island for a year. After the year is over, Cole has changed and regrets his past decisions. He helps heal his school from suicide and bullies to help those around him. Circle Justice is a Native…