Jonathan Lee Riches

For Better or For Worse High school is one of the most memorable moments of your life. All of your friends that grew up with you and new friends all going to the same school. There are several high school experiences that I went through. From the first day of high school all the way to graduation day. These experiences could be great or they could be terrible. The high school experience that I went through was horrible. The night I lost to Dorman High School in the third round of the playoffs…

In the article “Spoiling our kids” by Amy Dickinson it talks about her own life story and what she has learned from it. The article is mainly about how kids parents spoil them and give them whatever they want whenever they want. This does not help them when the kids become older and want more things in life. It says that kids should value the present because it is a present and not because of what it was worth. It also says how we should teach our kids patience and not give them things right…

Thomas More’s Utopia and Jonathan Swift’s A Modest Proposal both captured my attention this semester with how they both were very political in addressing real life problems of their respective time periods. Thomas More was a writer of the 16th century while Jonathan Swift was a writer of the 18th century. The writing styles of both authors also plays an enormous part in how their points came across in each writing. More’s Utopia was writing in a humorous sort of style and Swift’s A Modest…

Much of the eighteenth century literature in Britain is characterized by satire. Satire was used by authors for a variety of reasons: to mock the current social status of Britain, poke fun of the rising trend known as Feminism, and even criticize political readers. Authors realized that for various reasons they could not directly state their disposition with society. Therefore, satire is different than mocking because instead of addressing an issue directly, writers used satire to mock things in…

Author, as a basic element of the rhetorical situation. The content and style of A Modest Proposal were the result of Jonathan Swift's position, identity, and sensibilities. Swift was not an Englishman, but an Irishman. In addition, he was a man of the cloth, which no doubt afforded him a clear view of the sufferings of his people. He was also wise enough and educated enough to understand the nature of the injustices visited upon his people by the English, as well as the English attitude toward…

from not understanding the unknown and the differences that Dracula had. For example, how Dracula’s physical body looks to Johnathan Harker who is the protagonist who that becomestrapped in Dracula’s Castle. Jonathan Harker explains how Dracula looks and that is when the fear enters Jonathan Harker’s soul: “With peculiarity sharp white teeth; these protruded over the lips whose remarkable ruddiness showed astonishing vitality in a man of his years “ ( Stoker, 18). Johnathan realized that Dracula…

In A Modest Proposal, written in 1729, Swift describes the social conditions in Ireland. He explains that the inhabitants of this country are suffering from an increase in poverty, while the English benefit from their profit. Therefore, this brings economic complications to the Irish. One of the most noticeable problems the author perceives in society is the significant growth of beggars living in the streets. Nevertheless, he highlights, the real issue is that children are living in those poor…

“A friend knows your stories your best friends have lived them with you.” So this journey begins during the winter break of 2012 in Pleasanton California. No one knew each other besides 3 people I have played baseball with before of my previous team Matthew,Diego,and Ricky. We started the practice and us 4 got split up into 4 groups. In my group, I had 2 younger boys by 1-year difference and I have no problem with that and one of their dads were the coach so everything was alright.a week later…

Hardin vs. Swift Both Garrett Hardins Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor and Jonathan Swifts A Modest Proposal provide arguments of economic in equality religious satire and cultural arrogance. Both Hardin and Swift give arguments of why we are to be our brother’s keeper in a world where population is out of control and greed and self-preservation is a motivating factor. Hardin describes economic inequality as a population of the world in life boats. The rich and elite have…

Feeling like an Outsider The 3 day basketball tryouts have begun and I see that few of my friends have showed up. The few that did were thinking about quitting. “For the love of the game,” I tell them, “keep going until the end.” But every day I see more and more dropping like flies. Many of them don’t want to feel the soreness and sweat dripping down your back. Others just felt like they sucked at basketball and weren’t good enough. As the results come in I am faced with a challenge. I find…