Little Men

There are many events in history that stand to be crucial for new American citizens to learn about. This is because of how they impacted our world, both positively and negatively, and how we can learn from our predecessor's actions and decisions. The U.S. atomic bombings of the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki is one example. It is a very important topic because of the tough choices that it brought to the table for not just the U.S., but for the entire world. These bombings, how they came…

puddles. Days dreaming of bubble gum, home runs, and pulling ponytails. Days abounding with youthful vitality, endless energy, innocence, bottomless stomachs, and boundless imagination! These were the days the oldsters call, “The good ole days.” Little Mikey, was a small boy with a grand imagination. But playing “Tea Party” with his two younger sisters was getting old. They had already ridiculed him by painting his nails and applying rouge. The lipstick was the worst. It not only made him…

Her emotions changed several times through the tale. The reason why they changed so much was because, she was a mermaid but, she wanted to be a human. Later on when she saw the humans once again she had fallin in love when she saw him. She ended up trading her voice to have human legs so she could be with her true love. She ended up going back to the ocean.her father was a very powerful merman so he made her legs and let her be with him forever. And this time she didn't have to trade anything…

determination and dedication. As she grew older, it was easier to cope with, so she focused more on her exceedingly well novels and other pieces of work, leading to success. Constantly writing, she produced famous and purposeful stories such as “Little Women” that got her the money she wanted for her family. Writing was a way to escape for her, so it was almost as if it was her antidote for all of her worries. The unique patriot and hardworking Louisa May Alcott had a rough life which led up to…

This essay is going to be about two articles called “The Amazing Penguin Rescue” (Lauren Tarshis) and “Saving Penguins, One Sweater At A Time” (Kristin Lewis). Did you know that little penguins are a species of penguin, so named because they can range anywhere from 10 to 12 inches tall (Kristin Lewis). When oil gets on penguins their feathers clump up, when this happens it exposes their skin and allows all the cold water and poisonous oil to get to their skin and make them cold (Lauren Tarshis…

Feminism In Reverse A Comparative Essay Between Little Women and Caddie Woodlawn The idea of a strong, independent woman is appealing, but these two books may actually be going in the opposite direction of feminism’s path through history. The theme in both Little Women by Louisa May Alcott and Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink is that strong, independent women end up conforming to the person they have always been told to be. The main characters from both books, Caddie and Jo, start out…

We sat down in the corner and talked more while we ate. Soon, a friend that I made, Skylar, had to return to a hotel that her dad was staying in since she wasn’t allowed to camp that night. Her dad came to the corner to pick her up and unexpectedly handed me a full pizza pie for everyone to share while Skylar was gone. The night went on, and the musical artist named Drake was playing a show at The Garden that evening. After the show began, security came out and told all of us that we were not…

The young prince woke to the sound of waves splashing and crashing against the white, sandy shore below him. He had a perfect view of the vast ocean and could see the brightly colored tails of the merpeople flashing in the sun. He had loved the merpeople and the ocean as far back as he could remember. However, he also envied the mystical people who lived among the dolphins and the brightly colored fish. The bright blue water and white sand seemed like a much more preferable place to be than…

Would you rather name or your little girl Alice or Alyss? 9 times out 10 a family will name their little girl Alice spelled like A.L.I.C.E instead of A.L.Y.S.S because it more normal. The author uses rites of passage to reveal how Alyss changes as a character in throughout the whole story. In the book The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor made a character named Alyss that goes on a rather exciting journey... In the beginning of the novel,Alyss is characterized as bored…

has found the archetypal meanings of color in film and fiction, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic story of A Little Princess and Kenneth Branagh’s magical 2015 film Cinderella. The plot of “A Little Princess,” is familiar: Sara Crewe is a Cinderella figure whose story begins with the loss of her fortune, derived, in part, from diamond mines in India and ends with its restoration. A Little Princess and Cinderella use color symbolism to emphasize a plucky narrative in which flawed characters find…