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The comparison of “The Grail” and The Road by Cormac McCarthy contains similarities and differences. Even though the manuscripts of The Road that were distributed are brief, there is a sense in the readings of McCarthy’s intentions. Starting with “The Grail” version being substantially different from the published novel in the beginning, then going into the dream the father had in The Road; its correspondence with the version of “The Grail”, and lastly the similarities that are placed at the end…

mixed up syllables. “Men and boys to the right, Women and girls to the left.” An interpreter commanded. I looked to my mother, a distraught look on her face, I couldn’t bare to lose her. Mother held on to us boys as tight as she could. Father had to pry her cold hands from Hansy. Mother didn’t cry like most of the other women, her face was stone as Father pushed her towards the left. The four of us waited in the almost mile long line, filled with Jewish men and boys of all ages, for what felt…

“Dennis! Dennis!” Mac sounded frantic. Dennis raced across the parking lot toward the gas station. “I’m coming, Mac!” he yelled to his friend, and burst into the store. Mac was at the counter. When Dennis walked in, Mac pointed to the back of the store. The door of the men’s bathroom was slowly creaking open. Just then the door swung wide, and a man appeared. The man’s hair was matted and disheveled. His clothes were ripped and dirty. Parts of his skin were covered in deep purple and black marks…

You can talk to them about anything and everything. At this age, swearing is a part of our language. When I am cruising with the boys, there is swearing in almost every sentence because in that situation it is accepted. That is just how most guys talk. It helps give personality and emphasis on the topics we talk about. But on a first date? I don’t think so. Swearing is a very…

two very different things. Adults often glorify war and see it as an emasculator, even as a necessary part of progress, but the cruel reality of war only brings death and ruin. The narrator is not named in the story but is a boy who is merely six years of age. This young boy becomes an unfortunate victim to the disaster that is war. In Ambrose Bierce’s short story, Chickamauga, the young boy’s childlike innocence in the beginning is proof that war changes people and forces them to grow up,…

Racism is one of the most controversial issues all around the world. Even after allowing African American’s freedom and equality in the 19th century, racism is still very alive during the 20th century. Battle Royale by Ralph Ellison uses irony and imagery to reveal a young man’s battle of searching for acceptance in a world still struggling with racism. While reading, a lot of questions are raised. What is happening is the most common question. The story does not really walk you through a lot…

“The Power of Love to Transform,” recounts one of her personal experiences adopting a child from an orphanage. Lantry adopts a six-year-old boy named Luke who is profoundly unfamiliar with his surroundings and is unrelenting uneducated. Luke was left on the steps of Lantry’s hotel room by unwelcoming orphanage workers who knew very little about him. The small boy, seeming frightened and bewildered, cries hastily and desperately tries to escape from the room. While trying to flee, Luke runs into…

the protagonist, undergoes challenges to test his maturity. During the introduction of the story, he begins as a young, immature boy, who is desperate to fit in and impress the older boys he meets, so he risks his life to gain the acceptance he seeks. After Jerry overcomes his challenges to prove himself to the other boys, he realizes that he no longer wants the older boys’ acceptance. Instead, overcoming the challenges pushes him into his journey to maturity. Throughout the course of the story,…

“The Castle-Builder” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Characteristics Exemplified: Ambiguity, Metaphors, and Soft Diction Word List: Manifold: With a multitude of branching or interconnected possibilities/things; numerous in quantity Marvels: An awe-inspiring event or item; knick-knacks/assortments of novelty items Upper Air: Referring to the stratosphere or higher, heavens; conscience Analysis: In “The Castle-Builder” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow uses fanciful, rhythmic descriptions of a young…

The Prodigal Son parable is a story that people can relate to at many ages, it depends on where the individual is in their life. The following essay will include the methods that the parable could be taught depending on theological worlds and multiple intelligence theory. All of the theological worlds relate with the parable of the Prodigal Son. For the theological world 1, the prodigal son separates himself from his father. After the son sees that he is not successful, he returns to his father…