Lee Kim Lai

For example, in Kentucky, county clerk Kim Davis was put in jail Thursday, September 3, 2015 for defying a federal judge’s order to issue a marriage license to same-sex couples on religious grounds. It was against her religious beliefs to issue those licenses; she had worked there for so long…

In the short story “Thank you, ma’am”, Mrs. Jones’s kindness to Roger changes him. Some evidence on how Mrs. Jones’s kindness to Roger changes him is “ the boy turned around, wondering what next. The door was open. He could make a dash for it down the hall. He could run, run, run, run, run! The woman was sitting on the day bed. After awhile she said, "I were young once and I wanted things I could not get." There was another long pause. The boy's mouth opened. Then he frowned, but not knowing he…

Superheros and the mythological characters in stories inspire us to be our better selves in several ways. Superheros help us to help others, be courageous and that their is always something we can do to help and we are not powerless and we can make a change. In the stories ¨Into the Maze of Doom¨ and ¨What's With These Guys¨ they taught me Superheros help us to help others and save lives. One way I found was on pg.14 of ¨Into the Maze of Doom¨ that specifically stated ¨You can't change my…

Who was your favorite character in The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe ? Was it Peter, the oldest brother? Was it one of the sisters? Or most unlikely, was it Edmund. After reading The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe, one question must be asked: how can Edmund see the bad side of everything? Even though his pessimism and untrusting behavior can be his downfall, Edmunds cunning nature gives a fresh breath of air from his siblings naivety - which Peter demonstrates perfectly, “Still- a robin, you…

The novel by Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird is an awesome book that takes place in Alabama during the Great Depression. This novel is about the sister Scout and the brother Jem learning the ethic and moral from their father, Atticus. Family members, neighbors; also experiencing through the events in their life. Back during Jem’s childhood, he shows immaturity and violates his father’s words; however, as he gets older he has accomplished on how to be a responsible brother, and uses his own…

The subtitle “A Tale for Children” is not a suitable subtitle for the short story, A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, since the story displays that things that are different are bad and should be treated negatively. When Pelayo sees the old man for the first time, he becomes “[f]rightened by that nightmare” (1). Pelayo’s reaction to the old man is prejudiced and close minded, instantly judging the old man by the way he looks and was dressed. Pelayo and Elisenda…

The story of Cinderella is well known all around the world but not all of these 700 stories are the same. Each of these stories are culturally diverse and have different themes and ideas. Still many of these tales also share similar magical elements, characters, and endings. All these similarities create suspicions because most of the stories were written when communication was almost impossible from country to country. One main subject shared between these tales is the stupidity that the men…

In to kill a mockingbird the narrator Scout explores and try to learn about her town, but also one question that she will ask will lead use of many questions, and the story. “What’s a nigger lover”(lee144),Atticus? It shows sensitivity will began to experience conflict through on the three years of this book. Scout will learn many lesson from Atticus, Boo Radley, the Tom Robinson cause and from her own experiences. Scout changes, grows and matures throughout the novel to kill a mockingbird.…

In Lord Of The Flies everyone was focused on themselves.None of the children really cared about anyone else, Also the littluns were too young to understand what was going on.In Lord Of The Flies a school field trip goes wrong when the plane they were flying on crashes and left all adults dead. The only people that survived were teens and kids. The teens were given the responsibility of taking care of the kids. The two main characters in the book are Jack and Ralph. At first everyone was…

Part 1 “...he had been in an overstrained, irritable condition, verging on hypochondria. He had become so completely absorbed in himself, and isolated from his fellows that he dreaded meeting, not only his landlady, but anyone at all.”( Ch.1,1) Analysis: The speaker is the narrator. The context is that Raskolnikov rents a small awful room on the highest level that has meals included. However, he has to pass by the landlady’s open kitchen door to get out of the building and he hates it because…