Franz Boas

Country singer, Gary Allen once said, “You can be the moon and still be jealous of the stars.” The moon represents people who seemingly have everything: the right clothes, money, connections, and everything, at least on the outside; while the stars represent the group that is shunned because of the jealously and hate that the moon feels for them. Gary Allen used the solar system to represent that even though someone could be the center but can still envy the rest. When people envy it leads to…

Dill is a mockingbird as, despite only ever wanting a caring family, he is made to feel abandoned. He expresses the impact of this feeling in his decision to run away from, what he describes as, a neglectful home. Stating that he left because he feels as if his parents “[don’t] want" or need "[him]” as they never spend time with him. In making him feel so “[unwanted]”, his parents, the very people meant to protect him, lead him to question his self-worth. That is, they make him question whether…

The Hunt I am all warm in my camo attire with my bow hugging the tree behind me. I watch as sky comes to life and leaves crunch as the dew falls on them. My father sitting at my right side, dozing, his head bobbing every once in awhile. I hear the faint noise of something crunching and look above me to see a squirrel perched on a small branch. I smile and nod my head letting out a faint chuckle. I take a look at my beautiful surroundings for any movement that would catch the arrow of my bow. I…

In the book Death of a Salesmen it follows a father and husband, Willy Loman, on the last days of his life. He is a traveling salesmen who has recently been layed off, and who is realising that he has not succeeded in the American Dream. His kids, Biff and Happy constantly argue with him, and both struggle money wise. It s believed that he wasted his life on his career because he, started having mental issues due to the stress of his job, was constantly complaining about the work and his boss…

The world is cruel. It works people to the core. Then, as everything seems to improve, the sky tumbles down. In The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemingway, this is illustrated through Francis Macomber. Francis Macomber spent his entire life afraid with his wife constantly mistreating him. Throughout the story, he gains a poise but it is short-lived. As Francis Macomber finally learns to overcome fear and build his confidence, his life is ended in a cruel betrayal. Hemingway…

a very unique way in writing his books because his insomnia, helped fuel his creativity (Lindemann). In “The Metamorphosis” there is a section that explains the depressing and complicated life that Kafka had with his family. Kafka’s father was a factory owner and his family ran the business (Brod). In the section from Walter H. Sokel, he states that Kafka, “Hated his family in these fall months of 1912 as perhaps never before or since.” (Sokel) The reason he hated his family at this time is…

Marcus is a 17-year-old son of Col Henderson, the 88th Force Support Squadron Commander at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Col Henderson is a single father and he and Marcus recently moved to Ohio from Maryland. The environment was overwhelming for Marcus. His new life was a complete change of pace; his parents recently divorced after 21 years of marriage and his father won custody; he was having a difficult time making friends and was often being bullied as the “new kid”; and he was attending…

A brutal bank robbery triggers a former soldier’s PTSD as she battles her own psychological war and becomes obsessed with finding the robbers. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: JESSICA HARRIS served two tours in the Iraq war. Suffering from what appears to be PTSD, she has recently been released from a mental facility. Her husband HENRY HARRIS and her young son, MARCUS, welcome her back home. Jessica tries hard to live a normal life, but tends to have mysterious moody "fits" of behavior. She doesn’t know how…

Life isn't meant to be easy, it is meant to be lived. Sometimes good and other times rough. But with every up and down, you learn lessons that make you stronger. Chris Gardner from the film ‘The Pursuit Of Happiness’ directed by Mucciano and, Billy Blunkett from ‘The Simple Gift’ written by Herrick, they both deal with similar struggles and up’s and down’s. But the both characters become stronger with the pain, which they both face in their life. Chris and Billy both face homelessness yet they…

Luke Hemmings cried for the second time today. The cause of it was a simple thing: his favourite stuffed penguin fell down the stairs when Jim carried him to his room to take a nap. The four year-old boy started to kick his older brother, demanding to take his friend—Pengy—because he was crying and hurting after fell down the stairs. Luke cried even harder after Jim had refused to take his hurting friend with them, telling he would take Pengy after he had done taking Luke to his room. It broke…