Greatest Hits Vol. 1

A major part of life is pursuing dreams. Life would almost be pointless if people did not have ambitions. We wouldn’t have a reason to get out of bed if they did not have a dream that they want to achieve. Anne Laurel Cartier, the author of the short story “Leaving the iron lung,” specifically looks at how having a dream can affect one’s life. Carter uses conflicting characters, character transformation, and the setting to illustrate that to be content with life one needs to follow their dream, even if they need to commit and sacrifice to achieve it. First, Carter uses the contrasting characters Agathe and Marie to show that having a dream is an important part of someone’s life. First, Agathe decision to give up her ambition of being a professor to take care of Pauline when she falls ill with polio (89) leaves her bitter and empty enough for Pauline to reference her as “the ice queen” (85). Carter is trying to show that if one does not have a dream they will be unsatisfied. Second, Marie tells Pauline that she dreams of having her art displayed in the Louvre (86). By telling Pauline that she has a dream that seems impossible she is influencing her to think she is capable of a dream even if it seems absurd. The author uses what Marie tells Pauline to teach the reader that they should have a dream even if it feels impossible. Finally, in the story Agathe wears a grey skirt (84) while Marie wears a red barrette (86). The author made Agathe’s skirt is grey to obscure her and…

All three students have strengths in being very observant in class. This notifies me that I need to engage the class is a discussion. A debate or Socratic seminar might work best for this class and especially these three students because of how vocal they are. However, their weaknesses and the ways in which these three learn are very different. I would never be able to pair Aiden and Logan because Aiden is dependent on another person, and Logan is independent and works best by working alone.…

did what was best for his image instead of his family. Instead of loving his family unconditionally he washed his hands clean now he is the one all alone because of it. In our second story is kind of a similar setting but with completely different outcomes. “The only man on Liberty Street” by William Kelly is a simple story about a white man named Maynard, Who decided to follow his heart and leave his wife to live with his mistress and daughter named Jennie on Liberty Street. Seems fair enough…

Purpose is demonstrated through the way a person lives their life, the goals they set, and consequently their psyche. More importantly, my “Purpose Paper” goes over my long term goals, short term goals, and what will result after they are achieved. Briefly my goals all fall into one finish line, academically get my college degree in order to pursue a career that’s stable to support my personal life with family friends etc. It’s been embedded into our central intelligence to follow the strict…

1.Tell me about yourself. My full legal name is Diego Martinez, I am 21 years old and I am full time student while working a part time job. I have always worked while attending school and that goes to show my responsibility and effort that I put to both my education and work experience. I consider myself an ambitious person that is always striving for greatness. I am also a team player that knows how to build solid relationships and work in a team. 2. Why should I hire you? In all honesty, I…

Who Am I ? “Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” Dr. Seuss once wrote this poem which was music to my ears growing up. It fascinated me to think that in this gigantic world filled with 7 billion people that I was the only Amanda A Laryea to ever walk its surface. Until about 8 years later on a random Facebook search, I found about four other individuals who share my name. However, our similar names do not connote similar personality…

faith that mankind is created in the image of God. When an individual believes this, they can use their understanding of this doctrine to determine how to interact with people in their day-to-day lives. After I graduate, my goal is to become an Elementary Teacher. As a teacher I will interact with my students, other teachers, administration, and my students’ parents/guardians. I think it is also important to know how to interact appropriately in the community as a teacher, as well. Using the…

A mindset or emotional support is often overlooked. Anyone who wants to succeed, but tends to stumble knows this well. Everyone wants to be the best there ever was in a certain profession, unfortunately those who want to succeed occasionally have distractions which cause them to “screw up” that take over his or her ability to put the past behind them and notice the flowers blooming outside. In Janice Hudson’s memoir Trauma Junkie, Hudson takes her reader on a series of CLASTAR (California…

jerry was gone he ran away from the orphanage just before his mom got out people say it's our fault really our fault that he hit me broke my nose messed up my face for a long time and now my nose is messed up and since i was so little only 6 my nose was completely broken and it won't heal and know it looks like i have a big wart scar thing on my nose AND I HATE IT.but i have to live with it and it's part of me and it's now who i am but i do want to say i wish this never happened but time travel…

Growing up an only child and having mexican parents, I was always taken care of. Since I was the only child, my parents were overprotective of me so that I grew up to be a good person. I always thought of this as annoying. I was extremely scared to do bad things, especially in kindergarten. In school I’ve taken various tests ranging from, your learning type, or how smart you are. None of those I felt truly represented who I am. That was until I took the Hexaco test. Sure there were a few things…