Heavier Things

The reader pleads for someone to stand up and demand justice for the child but they are disappointed to find that the most “noble” thing done is that they walk away and pretend that because they are not there, it does not exist. Rather than having a traditional ending where everyone is happy, Le Guin uses a more simple arrangement and in doing so, the attention of the reader is focused…

When I had arrived I knew that I might be possibly walking into a lion’s den after what had happened last Friday so my guard was definitely up. A cold war was one thing, but after I had messed up Keri’s face and split open Hallie’s lip I reckoned at least on their part they’d want retribution and vengeance had. I had no doubt what-so-ever though that Keri and Hallie had by now recruited Harlin, Erik, and Donnie to…

believe that I can do something well. Any flaw, no matter how insignificant or nonexistent it may be, I will focus on. It will be on my mind well after I present, and it will lead me into whatever speech I may have to give afterwards. While it is a good thing to take in consideration what it is that you do well and what it is that you could do better, as I learned in this class, you never should focus on one if you have any plans on improving. On one hand, you may see yourself as a communication…

feelings that they’ve been taught to deny, and to reintegrate those feeling into a more whole, more complex, more resilient selfhood”. Jones bring in an expert in the field of children is a good thing for people who are afraid for their kids to be involve with violent media are holding them back from learning new things on their own or making mistakes. Finally, Jones’s essay had some strong points made of why violent media is good for kids. Knowing that kids watching violent media may help them…

Feminism in Trifles Trifles may be about two women keeping the truth behind a murder a secret, but feminism is also slipped into the play, and plays a key role within the performance. Feminism in Trifles was radical; it was very clear from both the performance watched in class, as well as script. This makes sense because the play is set in the late 19th century, and it was typical for women to be treated so discourteously. Glaspell showed her view of feminism through the way two women acted…

We always assume tragedy won’t hit close to home. We read in newspapers, or watch on the news about someone getting killed, people going into the movies and shooting, or people getting these crazy sickness’ and passing away, but we never think any of that could happen to us, one of the people that we love. I never thought that any of that could have happened either. But for our senior class, it happened to one of our loved ones. I was climbing in to bed when I got the phone call that Tyler was…

Hogdman is that how he cares so much for his mother that he does not want to hurt her. The same can be said about me because the last thing I would want to do is hurt someone, especially one’s mother. I would rather do right by her as Hodgman tries to do also through the memoir. It could be what some call the mother son effect. Where both the mother and son have a special bond with one…

I’ll never forget that day, April 20, 2006, the day my divorce became final. After twelve years of hell, I was set free. My ex-husband and I met as teenagers and fell into a whirlwind romance. At first everything was wonderful, with all those late-night drives to nowhere, ones where we would talk about our mutual love for theater and music, where we would complain about our messed-up families. For the first few months, it was ideal. Then the trouble started. Three months after we began dating…

of just promising to. I completely support Mrs. Christine Pelton in her overall decisions and actions, and I honestly look up to her. The results from these incidents affect the students, teachers, administration, and parents. The most important things you can learn in school are habits and life lessons, and if cheating is portrayed as okay then our system is failing. I hope the future brings hope and change, but until then I am not afraid to speak my mind and address these problems.…

dress like them. I have a friend who is constantly telling me things such as, “I wish I owned your closet – I wish I could pull off that look like you – I wish I was your weight.” These statements are considered compliments in the world, but why? They are individuals wishing to be somebody they are not, and probably will never be. Some may get weirded out by people telling them things like this. Most individuals do not tell me things like this except one in particular, whom I am used to doing.…