Mark Haddon

Julius Caesar Rough Draft: “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in the stars, but in ourselves.” This is a quote from Shakespeare’s work The Tragedy of Julius Caesar that explains to readers how a flaw is within one 's inner self including the choices they make. The play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar opens with Brutus in the midst of a decision that may shape the future of Rome. He must choose whether or not he wishes to join the conspiracy of Romans who wish to kill Caesar. After agreeing and…

Character Development The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is about a young boy, named Huck, who was raised by a race that thinks they are superior than others and were taught the same way. He did not have a mother and his father was never home, but when he was home he mistreated Huck. Due to the abuse from his father, Huck decided to run away from home, but Huck was not the only one that ran away. Jim, a slave, ran away as well the same day that Huck day. Though Huck knew Jim…

trouble because Antony comes in after the conspirators kill Caesar and he goes around to shake each one of their hands and make peace with all of them. Then Antony asks if he can speak at Caesar 's funeral and immediately Brutus replies, “You shall, Mark Antony” this is where his naive nature is going to hurt brutus because Antony is going to get the crowd to turn on the conspirators with his speech but Brutus does not realize this because Antony has become friends with them and acts so nice…

The Tone of Two Tales Anyone who has read “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” or “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain knows that these two are inseparable. The two friends would travel the country in search of their next adventure. However, these two boys could not have a more different outlook on life. Tom Sawyer prefers to take a more carefree outlook on life, not stopping to worry about the problems. He dives head first into any challenge he is faced with. On the other hand,…

The novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is full of humor as well as fascinating glimpses into human nature and the ways that different people act. To accomplish this feat Mark Twain uses satire to show his critique of the American society. Satire is defined as mockery or irony to expose evil or immoral behavior. Through his text, Twain uses satire to show how easily people follow the crowd and believe what they are told without giving it a second thought. He also highlights the…

a test, these few examples just scratch the surface of outcomes we rely on occurring without investing any substantial work into. This phenomenon has been going on now for ages, even visible in classics such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. This novel, published in 1884 is set before the civil war, roughly 1835-1845. The story describes Huck’s maturation as he journeys and meets new people who teach him important life lessons. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn contains great…

Mark Zuckerberg became aspired to create this addicting, yet powerful social media network to connect people all around the world due to his love of programming and technology. Facebook was intended to connect Harvard students, until it spread to other campus’s, being used by people of all ages. As Zuckerberg created program site’s for entertainment, people became more active with them and started to connect with people outside of their norm. Mark Zuckerberg is one of the most influential and…

People could change no matter who they are. In the novel, The First Stone written by Don Aker, there is a boy who is uncaring towards others, but shows why he deserves a second chance. Throughout the novel Reef, the main character, shows how he changed his personality. He showed that when he got the right treatment, he turned into a different person. He has also changed his actions and who he will become. Reef has changed from someone who does not care about others, to someone who puts others'…

Based on “The ABCs of Summer Reading”, The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti fit two of the author’s criteria for a good summer reading book.With The Good Thief, the peculiarity of the main character caught my attention, and I thought it was interesting he only had one hand. In The Good Thief, Ren, our protagonist, only has one hand, and he doesn’t know why. However, when Benjamin Nab adopts Ren from the orphanage, Ren is thrown into Benjamin’s dangerous life of thievery, trickery, and lies, and he…

In the article “Suetonius, The Lives of the Caesars”, the author opens the article with a summary of the of all emperors that were responsible for the Romans society declining. The author starts by explaining how the Caesar family became the royal family of the Romans. The author starts off by introducing the audience to the Octavian family and how they are connected to Augustus’ family. Once the author gave the back ground of the Octavian family, he explains how they are related to Augustus’…