It Must Have Been Love

In Sherman Alexie's novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Junior must balance his acceptance and rejection of reservation culture in order to be happy. This is first shown when Junior tells his best friend Rowdy that he is switching schools, next it is shown when his tribe gives him peace after his grandmothers passing, and finally it is shown when Junior shows empathy for his tribe. Junior first rejects tribal culture when he leaves the reservation to go to Rearden. This is…

Bri Chapman Antigone The Gods play an important role in greek society. The greeks believed that the Gods were the cause of everything. Lightning bolts shooting out of the sky meant Zeus must be angry. A hurricane comes in off the coast, then Poseidon must be feeling anxious. In greek stories the gods were always in control of everything. If one person: human or god, became out of hand, the gods would punish that person. Disobeying the gods always came with consequences; which Creon didn’t…

"Proserpina, my love please come out and eat." I groaned to myself not again. First of all I am not his love, second doesn 't he understand I will not eat until he allows me to leave this place. Although he has been trying so hard, I feel bad to act so cold towards him, because it just really isn 't my personality. I just cannot stop thinking about what my mother is going through right now, she warned me not to go into the garden alone. And what do I do? Exactly what she told me not to, which…

in order to receive love, you must open your heart. The theme applies to characters, Mary, Lord Craven, Collin, and Medlock. To begin with, the character Mary is most affected by the theme. Growing up in India, Mary often felt neglected by her parents, even saying, “my parents didn‘t want me”. After moving to India, she had a hard time…

as it seems and nothing in life can be given to you. As human beings we must seek our own happiness, and even in this attempt, we can never truly be completely happy. Every part of life is a wild ocean of experiences. Sometimes the water is a calm pallid blue, the glassy surface helping you to achieve whatever you wish. Other days it is a violent stormy green, threatening to destroy your ship. Everything is a balance that must go up and down, for pain is necessary to move on and be happy. Pain…

of time, or a simple goal in life that awaits to be accomplished. To Jay Gatsby, the green light symbolizes his love and desire for Daisy Buchanan whom he does not only love for her character, but for what she represents. Nick Carraway, the novel’s narrator,…

The Right to Life Americans have a completely screwed up mindsets. The definition of murder has changed entirely over the years. Since when is it legal to kill anyone? When have American’s decided it was okay to let women decide whether or not they have the legal right to kill or keep a baby? Ronald Regan said, “I’ve noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born.” If abortion isn’t murder, why is it considered a double homicide when a pregnant women is murdered? Mother…

Throughout Siddhartha, written by Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha believes he is near inner enlightenment, but always discovers a new hardship that makes the previous statement evaporate into thin air. He has to feel the evils of riches grip his heart, must discover the loving affects a parent has towards their child, and the teachings of a ferryman to finally reach his final goal of inner enlightenment, all the while discovering that the answer one seeks can be found in the simplest of places. After…

Love can begin with puppy-love, and puppy-love is synonymous with infatuation. While they are very different things, the play does not make a distinction between the two. People ache for both experiences, and as we can tell from the outcome of Romeo and Juliet, can make people do extreme things. Eternal true love is idolized, and infatuation is something short-lived and crazily passionate. We must understand the difference in order to get what we really want. Love is tenderness and warmth…

at the shop did not want to take the money from Lucy , because she was her niece. Aunt Maria must have done something that was very kind hearted of her that the lady at the shop must have felt the Maria doesn't have to pay her for groceries or anything else. `Another example is , “ I love your Aunt Maria she is really very kind and sweet.”(pg.53.) The cook who works at the pizzeria is stating, he loves Maria, becuase she is a very kind boss.It also proves that, Maria treats all her workes…