Idea of Progress

As time went on, Viola and Prince Orsino became very good friends. Lo and behold, Viola realized that she was falling in love with the prince! There were two problems with this idea. First, Prince Orsino thought that Viola was a man and second, Prince Orsino was going to get married to Princess Olivia of Verona. 8. Olivia was NOT fit to become the Queen of Illyria since she was a show off, who only thought about herself, rather…

One morning, a girl named Penelope VonCrink woke with a fright. She had dremt of her boyfriend, Jason, opening up her head and stealing her brain for ideas. After calming down from such a horrific dream, Penelope streched her arms for she felt as stiff as a brick. She tried to move her arms out, but for some reason, they wouldn’t move. “How strange,” Penelope thought, “I have never felt so tight. It must have been the dream. I think I should just get up and start walk around to loosen up.” But…

Lithuanian immigrant named Jurgis Rudkus who moved to America to start a new life and become rich. When he moves to America he is a young and strong man and gets a job at the Brown’s meat packing factory. Through all the troubles he faces he finds the idea of socialism and becomes a radical man trying to convert everyone to his new way of thinking. I think that this a very well written book about the hardness of life in that time of America’s development. Jurgis and his family lived an area of…

In “Let's Draft Our Kids,” Thomas Rick’s purposes that a “draft” would be a good idea. This draft that he speaks about consists of four different options. The choice would be made after high school. These options are, one: getting drafted for eighteen months. This means low pay, but you would be eligible to many great postservice benefits including free college tuition. Second, you could choose civilian military work. Third, government work. This is just like an office job. Lastly, you could…

Whenever difficult occur, they challenge human values to a great extent but relationships with peers tends to overcome these challenges, resulting in harmony. Love is a great tool in relationships for people who had just experienced a tragic event. This book shows the different levels of love and what love can do in order to achieve happiness. The novel Fault in our stars starts off with a teenager named Hazel who has been a survivor of cancer but does not appreciate how she survived. After…

of changing the subject from the last paragraph. Also, he started to warn that his quotes might not have been just to explain what the creators of Google thought, but rather to prove that he didn’t believe the same thing. The way he offered their ideas in an almost sarcastic way like he didn’t want people thinking; he would ever believe the things they do. Then at the end of the essay, he uses arguments and expressions like “pancake people” and “haunting” (328) to create images in the reader’s…

Principle and Methods Reflection Writing may seem like a gift that some do not possess, but it is simply a skill that develops with long hours of practice and dedication. William Zinsser constructed a novel explaining the true amount of effort writing requires. He introduced ten principles and methods that enhance writing skills when perfected. These principles take concepts that most upcoming writers struggle to grasp and strip them into easily taught lessons. Out of the ten principles and…

Guilt in American Literature Guilt is a powerful yet scary feeling that could do good or damage to one's mind. The meaning of guilt throughout these four stories all comes to a strong decision but eventually would be for the better of the person. In each story the characters are all put into a decision that would cause them to feel the guiltiness of not making the best one. In American literature, Guilt is a theme found commonly among books in past and present day society. In “The Crucible” John…

reveals that it is very much possible to dispose of the tradition without consequences. Thus, as previously stated, the first step in disposing of the outdated traditions, practices, and ideas is to acknowledge that they are there and to consider the fact that they may be unjust. If people have grown up with the idea that something is right and there is nothing more to it, it is not to be expected that their opinion will change so easily, but it is possible for them to consider the fact that it…

“The Bluest Eyes”, written by Toni Morrison, is a novel about young African American girls as they struggle with self identification and self love. This story talks about their constant battles with society's standards, and how they must overcome different forms of adversity. Throughout the novel there is the constant theme of beauty, and how beauty plays a major role on the lives of those young girls. Beauty, and its many different effects on people's’ lives can be seen through literary…