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The Lightning Thief “ Because where his feet used to be, there were no feet. There were cloven hooves “(43). This is one out of many unusual quotes found in The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. In this book the characters are in an academy, a private school for troubled and disobedient kids in the past. Our hero is known as Percy/Perseus Jackson throughout the story and is considered a troubled student that has been kicked out of many schools. He is twelve years old and is the son of the Sea…

little amount of friends is something that will affect your life and high school experience. Something I did to keep myself busy was watching movies, more specifically Harry Potter. I know this essay is about how books changed my life, but it started with a movie. At night time I would find myself engulfed in the world that is Harry Potter. Watching the movies made me feel happy and included in something more than myself. Yet I came to an impasse, I had watched the movies so many times that I…

Norm Breeching Every culture, every family and every person has their own values and beliefs that they abide to. Every household lives by a different set of ideals, these can be influenced by religion, the environment they live in and also what kind of government they follow. However the factor that everyone has different interpretations of are norms. Norms are something that is usual or standard, they are like actions or words we say on a daily bases that are normal and not unusual. Norms are…

This book is a treasure, it pushes you to think about certain things that we would think of in our twenty-first century lives. I would encourage everyone that has a desire for answers to the over looked questions. It gives an answer that is less on the magic side and give you an insight to the great minds of the future and past. The characters of the book are unique and assemble almost a magical team. The plot of the story is simple, however, to truly under the characters yearns and reasoning…

J.D. Salinger’s main theme in Catcher in the Rye is the struggle of growing up and the “phoniness” of the adult world. Holden Caulfield, the narrator of the novel, is struggling with the fact that he is growing up. Holden shows he is struggling in the scene when he and his little sister, Phoebe, go to the zoo. At the zoo Phoebe goes on the carousel, but he says, “Maybe next time” when she asks him to go with her, and he watches from a bench. As he is sitting watching Phoebe go around he thinks…

As a part of human nature, progress to success is key. The most beneficial thing for all people is to understand that they have to fall in order to get back up again. Someone who agrees with this is Morihei Ueshiba. Morihei Ueshiba was an inspirational martial arts instructor, and the founder of Aikido. He once said, “Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something." This quote shows in order to reach success there has to be mistakes and progress. Learning from mistakes makes…

On screen- sweet Cameron Diaz is type cast as the sweet , funny babe in most of her films, she is always know for her comedic roles, and girl-next door charisma. She was once a model before she had the privilege to become an actress. In 1994, Diaz won her first film role in the blockbuster action-comedy The Mask, starring the comedic Jim Carrey. With no previous acting experience, she had originally auditioned for a supporting character in the film. And ever since her appearance in film most…

The theme of Pixar children's film Monsters university directed by Dan Scanlon is that there is more than one way to get to a destination.For example in the begging James P. Sullivan approaches school with a “I am already too good for this attitude””Pssh, you don’t need to study scaring, you just do it(Scanlon x:xx)”.Sully starts on this route until he gets kicked out of the scare program and has to work hard and apply himself.Sully even after failing and getting kicked out of MU he still…

Philia and I are seventeen and we’re adventurers of the Misaki family that no longer exist due to an unfortunate accident eight years ago. Since we were always alone, we would spend our time searching for treasures and having fun until the day the king ordered that all homeless children in his nation to train and become a soldier. The life of a soldier was difficult and exhausting, but the adventures and artifacts we found made us powerful and acknowledgeable. After a few years of adventuring,…

Roland Barthes once said, “literature is the question minus the answer.” Over the years many have analyzed his observation and contemplated its validity. It has been found that in fact, many works over the years that Barthes’s statement holds true. One such novel is “The Turn of the Screw” by Henry James. This book is known for its ambiguity and has ignited countless debates over the years over the recurring theme that has everyone questioning their own rationale; reality is dependent on…