First They Killed My Father

1932. Kim grew up in a very religious family, his grandfather was a Christian minister. Before the Korean War began Kim and his family fled, moving south until they ended up in Seoul. The communist troops were taking over Seoul, they arrested and killed Kim’s grandfather. Kim escaped Seoul and fled to Inchon. Kim was later caught and put into the Marines as an English translator and a liaison to the United Nations this began in 1950, he served for 4 years then was released in 1954. This…

what would kind of beast, or hopefully man would be the outright controller of my actions, reactions, and thoughts? I would ponder day in and night out about what the consequences of my family’s dysfunctionality would bring me, But it was not until the second semester of English in tenth grade that I would read the play Fences by August Wilson, in which the characters Corey and his father Troy do not have the best father son relationship, which was relatable, giving insight and belief that there…

many examples of crazy weird emperors that has been on the throne surprisingly they are related. Let 's go in chronological order and talk about Caligula first. He ruled Rome from 37-41 AD. He was liked by not only the people but the senators as well. I mean I would like someone who freed me from prison too. He was liked also because of his father who was a high ranking official in the army. Those reasons combined let Caligula be able to rule Rome alone. That and he talked to the Senators…

O’Brien recollects the most unyielding Vietnam stories that are borderline between absolutely implausible and conventional. Rat Kiley tells a story of his first assignment in the mountains of Chu Lai near a river called the Song Tra Bong where he ran an aid station with eight other men. One day, Eddie Diamond, jokingly suggests bringing a girl to the camp there because the area is safe and highly unguarded. A younger medic, Mark Fossie goes off to bring his girl, Mary Anne Bell. Mary Anne…

it is hard to say things that we are afraid of do not intrigue us, make us wonder. Where it came from what made it what it is well this paper is my dive into the mind of something that intrigues me personally yet I am also afraid of. The mind of the serial killer the monsters among men we all fear people that can take a human life but why do they well in my research I found some similarities such as personal gain of any kind, a desire for power/control, and worst of all are simply born evil.…

Every time I remember my family vacation to North Carolina, I recall the one lesson I learned on that invigorating trip: respect nature. The Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina attract thousands of hikers annually due to their beautiful, lengthy hiking trails. However, remaining on the beaten path is more crucial than one might assume. Having driven the long route to the trail, my father, sister, brother, and I hopped out of our green minivan and purchased water bottles and park maps from…

death upon the other. They view each other as a threat, which is a foreboding sign within a royal family. When Hamlet learns that his father was murdered by his…

I am absolutely in love with the story, characters, setting — everything. The way it's written and how the characters interact with each other is so intriguing and elegant, one of my favorite parts in the book is on pages 16 and…

the tragic hero, the villain, the suppliant, and the foil in order to create characters that are familiar while also building upon them in new ways. As evidenced by the title, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Hamlet is the hero of this tragedy. Hamlet’s father, King Hamlet, has recently been murdered as the play opens. When the ghost of King Hamlet tells Hamlet to “revenge his foul and most unnatural murder” (I.v.31), Hamlet spends the rest of the play debating whether or not to…

Deborah, but instead accidently fired the gun at her mother and killed her. Lily has been living with her abusive father T. Ray and her housekeeper/nanny Rosaleen who is the closest mother figure lily has. Lily has decided she has had enough of her father; T. Ray’s abuse she then ends up running off with Rosaleen after she has gotten…