Forced disappearance

towards others is essential to human interactions. Many consider chivalry to be one of the best ways to show respect. However, since chivalry has become expected of people, the actions that come with being chivalrous, often lack sincerity as they are forced. William Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” criticizes the other side of chivalry by showing that judgement and isolation often come with empty gestures, even if they are thought to be sincere. Faulkner criticizes chivalry by setting the town in…

Empire.From Gareth Jones’s endnotes diary he stated “Matsuoka had faced the world for his country at Geneva. When asked about his political aims, he replied that he was agitating to abolish political parties as the West was already doing. The disappearance of parties in Italy, Russia and Germany was too obvious to…

monarchial rule. This lasted until the formation of the independent Republic of Rwanda in 1962 (1). Since gaining independence, the country has experienced periods of instability and violence. Presidents have been deposed, assassinated, ousted, or forced to resign. Constitutions have been written, rewritten, and radically amended.…

she always thought of her dead brother, she was well aware that her papa could be sent to war at any second, and she would never forget how the nation’s collective hatred for the Jews was the primary cause for her beloved friend Max’s sudden disappearance. Though these would be considered major problems to adults, thus capturing their full attention and consuming them as a whole, it was different to Liesel, a young child at the time. While she did consider these problems to be major and…

include, his family being herded into cattle cars, separation from his mother and sister, and lastly lying about his father’s and his own names. While it’s difficult to pinpoint a certain climax to such a devastating story, the scene when they are forced to run in the snow and him and his father have to try to keep each other awake to avoid freezing could be considered the climax. The falling action could be when they finally reach their last camp and his father devastatingly parishes. The…

Stanhope, a past investigator. Together the three unlikely friends work together to unravel the disappearance of Jenna’s mother. By evaluating, predicting, and questioning, the story of the Metcalfs can be further analyzed. Jodi Picoult characterizes Jenna as curious and wise. She is curious for…

A wise man once said, “motion equals emotion.” All words and phrases, regardless of whether they are spoken or written, are characterized by their motion: their meter, their rhythm. The motion created by words has the ability to bring individuals to an emotional place. In Langston Hughes’ “Dream Variations,” motion is at the core of one’s understanding of the poem itself. Throughout the poem, the speaker talks of his experience with racism as a black individual. The words appear to flow freely…

culture (Standing Bear, 1975, p. V). The American Indians were forced to cut their hair, change their name, speak English, and learn a trade (Standing Bear, 1975, p. V). Moving to the boarding school was a big change for the American Indians, but over time they adjusted. Luther picked out his new name from a list of white peoples names on the board (Standing Bear, 1975, p. 137). The names were not explained to the students, so they were forced to choose a name by pointing (Standing Bear, 1975,…

When I was at primary school, I witnessed my mother go to the Libyan Supreme Court countless times. As I grew older, I started asking questions about her involvement with the Court. After an agonizing period of twenty years, my mother won her twenty-thousand-dollar verdict of accumulated unpaid salaries. That was my first motivation to become a lawyer one day. During my final year in high school, I spent my days researching universities, planning to enroll in a prestigious law school in the…

The most pressing issue affecting public education today is the lack of funding. Unfortunately, funding dictates the majority of decisions that are made in education. Through funding, students can explore many potential career paths through a wide-offering of courses. Providing our students with proper materials and a safe, comfortable place to learn is highly linked to student success. Retaining and recruiting highly qualified teachers is a main focus of budgets at the local, state, and…