Message in a Bottle

In the book, The Message in The Bottle by Walker Percy explains how humans experience different scenarios in regard to how they are brought to it , he goes in depth with this in the chapter “The Loss of the Creature.” From what I understand of the chapter and agree with is that when someone goes into a certain scenario they way they are brought up to it can really affect their experience towards it. If one sees some things at first glance they can truly be amazed by the site no expectation, it is something rather fascinating. However, if they are brought up to a site with expectation about the place they can come to feel as if it was not truly what they expected. Percy in this case brings up the Grand Canyon, explaining how many can come…

[1] Independent, complete experiences allow us to feel the full palette of emotions and comprehend the full depth and complexity of knowledge. But do we want to pursue that ideal through struggle every time we experience something, or should we be occasionally satisfied with the limited, “spoiled” experiences? In the second chapter of his book, “The Message in the Bottle: How Queer Man Is, How Queer Language Is, and What One Has to Do with the Other”, Walker Percy argues that lack of…

Overcoming a situation that everyone thought was impossible will bring upon good fortune. Many people struggle with getting over something that was near and dear to their heart. Many others feel as if they will never get over it, and it will always be detrimental to them. Although by leaving behind a situation, it can make it easier to be ready for the forthcoming blessing. In Nicholas Sparks’ love story, Message In a Bottle, two people are shown how the strangest occurrences can bring you…

Summary In the second chapter of his book, “The Message in the Bottle: How Queer Man Is, How Queer Language Is, and What One Has to Do with the Other”, Walker Percy argues that lack of independence, or as he prefers to call it, “sovereignty” of an experience, as well as presence of “symbolic complexes”, or interpretations of an experience in the eyes of the public, deprives an individual of a truly full experience. To prove his point, he uses examples of tourists and college students. For…

Captured! I was in Math when I was thinking how in the world did I get this... I got B that never happens! Hi I’m Noah, they call me Mr goody-goody because I never get bad grades. I’m in college and got it all.Except for the B I just got in math so it’s when I’m walking back to my dorm I see Ethan “Yo bro what’s up” Ethan called “I just got a B in math so I’m bummed what did you get?” I Asked “B+” He replied “Dang it, well anyways what are you doing out here when your dorm is over…

But before Julie could finish, Nicole told her she was going to stay at her friend's house because Mr Poe and her were going to investigate a crime scene. “Mr Poe, Mr Poe over here!” called out Jones. This got Mr Poe’s and Nicole’s attention. As they both were walking over, Jones was explaining what had happened. He took out his notepad and started to read off of it. “Victim’s name Daniel Emmerson, 6’4, uhh, worked here at the mall,” said the Lieutenant as he was pointing at the Manhattan…

“I’d have sworn,” said one interne. “When we first got there… that old man was dead.” The ambulance and the police car had pulled up at the same moment at the crossroads, going back into town. One of the internes had called over. Now one of the policemen called back: “You’re joking!” The internes sat in their ambulance. They shrugged. “Yeah. Sure. Joking.” They drove on ahead, their faces as quiet and white as their uniforms. The police followed, with Jim and Will huddled in back, trying to say…

*Spoilers* “White Car in a Snowstorm” opens with Chase and Gail awaiting a phone call, and Chase reveals, to Gail’s shock, that he has a twelve-year-old son of his own. In a flashback, Primo’s family realize that the Gettys haven’t received the ear and that’s why they haven’t responded; the ear was posted in Naples, where there’s a postal strike happening. Chase takes Gail to the police station, where they now have pictures of the ear thanks to Primo and his cousin. The policeman insists that…

For many years as a devoted Police Officer, I dreamed of coming up with an invention that would not only save my life in dangerous situations, but save the lives of other police officer while serving and protecting the citizens of the United States. I came up with the invention of a Force Field Indicator. The Force Field Indicator is made out special fibers, heart sensors and custom fit to the shape of military, or officer vest. This device would be able to deploy when an officer heart rate…

BANG!BANG! Two shots ring out from the drug dealers safehouse. THUMP!THUMP! The bullets land. A young police officer looks over and notices that Detective Dan is lying in a pool of blood behind a cop car. “Sir are you okay?” Dan thought about his son, his wife, and all the good things in life, before he passed out from blood loss. The young police officer quickly called the ambulance and Detective Dan was transported to the ICU, nearly dead. Earlier that night, Thomas, Detective Dan’s son was…