Grammatical tenses

Did you know that people are known to deceive on an average of 30% of the people that they come into contact with on an average basis. Some believe that people can be altruistic based on a moral code. Others tend to be more realistic and understand that people are prone to lies and will have a hidden agenda, and fail to share their meaning. Others believe you can be truthful and also have a hidden agenda. While most people want to be truly good, it is obvious that this is not the case. People…

1. Identify an example of how the theme develops and/or reappears in the story. Cite a specific part (no more than three consecutive sentences) of the story that shows the development of the theme and explain the theme thoroughly. There are many themes in this story, but the one that transcends them all is the complexity of love. This story is the about the love of two inexperienced and pubescent main characters, Bryce and Julianna. Flipped demonstrates how love can sometimes be unsympathetic…

“The Yellow Wallpaper” is the story of a married couple who stays in a mansion for the summer, and the husband, John, is a physician who takes cares of his wife and her nervous condition by prescribing her a rest cure. However she is obsessed with the yellow wallpaper and she tears off the wallpaper because she believes there are women in it trying to escape. Throughout the story the dynamic between the narrator and John shows the way in which John oppresses her and belies her. Gilman explores…

Many video games often provide people with a quick hour of entertainment. One game for instance is National Basketball Association 2k17 (NBA 2k17). Although it is a popular game, many are unaware of its numerous advantages. Some feel that NBA is just another way to earn money and brainwash consumers. However, playing the game of NBA greatly improves one’s skills and knowledge in the game of basketball. In the game NBA 2k17, there is a gamemode called My Player. My Player game mode allows you to…

Have you ever read a book that you can relate to? For example when you're reading at home or at school and get hooked on it so quickly because of how much you can relate to it. Well there are many ways literature and life are connected. Some examples are characterization, conflict, and narration because the way we handle our conflicts is how we characterized and how people would narrate our lives just how an author would with a character in a book. Gillham indirectly characterizes Hank in many…

Which extract was the most difficult to read? Why? I found the “Jane Eyre” extract the most tiresome to read, mainly because of a lack of context and the time-period language, while not as prevalent as Huckleberry Finn was still a small hindrance to my enjoyment of the piece, I find I would be much more invested if I were to read the complete text. Green 4 In the extracts that use third-person point of view, which character is the focus of the writer's attention and interest? The extracts…

We do not like to talk about topics like suicide, and we try to make ourselves believe that it is not an important issue to discuss in the classroom. However, suicide is becoming more and more common. It possible that you have a connect to a person that committed suicide good or bad. Also, you could know a person that is depressed and has suicidal thoughts, and you might not even know it. In teenagers, it is very common to think about suicide at least once in your whole high school career, which…

There are many kids in this world who have different personalities, thinking, and behaviours as they grow up. Everyone has their own kind of unique experience at the young age until they reach their teenage years. As I write about my experience and get to connect with the other three people, it makes the idea of this assignment interesting. Music is what linked to my identity. According to Marcia’s stages of Adolescent Identity Development, there are four aspects of teen development such as…

The settings of each story correlated because the conflict arose once the protagonist left their homes. By walking deep into the forest, miles from the comfort of her home, Myop was susceptible to the cruel reality outside of her beautiful, lively shelter. Myop leaving her home was parallel to the idea of a child moving on from childhood to adulthood. Her home was blissful as it was able to shield her from all evils may come to taint her ignorant mind. Before she went on her eye-opening journey,…

In this chapter, I will investigate the various meanings of auctoritas through the works of Latin authors. The theme of my chosen vocabulary is the language of power and thus it is necessary to compare actual power to the air or appearance of power. The word derives from the Latin agent noun ‘auctor’ which is itself derived from ‘augeo’ meaning to ‘increase’ and the suffix ‘-tās’ which forms abstract nouns (LS 1879). I will be contrasting the use of auctoritas with that of imperium from the…