N. Scott Momaday

I joyfully live my life, I strive to look at the good rather than the bad in all situations. Everything I do is under the name, Seth Niefied. The name Niefield was first seen in Ohio in 1880. In 1920, There were 2 Niefield families in California and one family in Nebraska, New York, and Pennsylvania. I am almost always happy when I’m in my favorite place in the world, camp. I also cried for hours when my grandfather died. When I took a trip to Norris Lake with my family, I was very joyful the…

Could you imagine reading about the taste of cheddar and sour cream ruffles for three full pages? Or discovering how a man legally exploits patients on their death beds for money? Authors Alex Halberstadt and Matt Levine are both capable of delivering amazing stories despite having vast differences in their writing styles. Alex Halberstadt reaches his audience through his description and comparison and contrast rhetorical modes. While Matt Levine shines when using cause and effect. However both…

The Importance of Image The word play of earnest and Ernest is extremely comedic because all characters in “The Importance of Being Earnest” are self-interested, social climbing, conformists to the repressed Victorian era. Although Jack and Algernon would love to be Ernest, and Cecily and Gwendolen would love to be with an Ernest, it is symbolic of their status seeking. The idea of being genuine and honest is appealing to all the characters, but above all being respected in their upper-class…

Relationship maintenance between Harry and Sally is important because the coincidental encounters over the years flourished into an amazing relationship and as a result, they fell in love. There were harmful and helpful forms of maintenance that led Harry and Sally to recognize their feelings for each other. Harry and Sally initially met on a road trip from Chicago to New York. There was no indication of a relationship forming. This is where an important conversation about men and women being…

has noticed them since his brain is capable of further examining and acknowledging what is happening around him and to him. All his co workers felt unequal to him making them uncomfortable he ended up being fired. Mr. Donner, his boss, expresses “[n]othing’s wrong with your work. But something happened to you, and I don't understand it. Not only me… They're all upset. Charlie I got to let you go”(Keyes p.104). Here he explained that all the coworkers, including him, were distraught by this…

Lizzy Cotteta 09/18/2017 Post 9-11 A Hologram For the King: Yousef and Alan A Hologram for the King by Dave Eggers follows the journey of Alan Clay, an accomplished businessman, to Saudi Arabia to present a deal to the Arabian King. After Alan and his ex wife, Ruby, get a divorce, Alan is unable to pay for his daughter’s college education in the United States, which influences his decision to work abroad and save more money. Soon after Arriving to Saudi Alan meets Yousef, an Arab driver, who…

The heart and soul of what America values derives from the American Dream. This idea was explored by James Truslow Adams in his book, “The Epic of America,” written in 1931. In his book, he stated that the American Dream was “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.” This essentially means that each person that comes to the US will be given equal respect, have the freedom to do and say…

J.D Salinger uses color within the book Catcher in the Rye to help him establish and bring out themes appropriately. Color is a good symbolic element in books because characters often go through many physical and emotional changes that color helps represent. In the entirety of the book, Holden is symbolized by many different colors because of his actions and emotions. J.D Salinger used the colors red, green, blue and yellow throughout the book to symbolize different events that took place. For…

Charlotte Bohra English II honors Brunner 2 January 2017 In Unbroken, the author Laura Hillenbrand, explores the themes of identity and redemption through the life story of Louis Zamperini. Known as “Louie,” he was famous Olympic runner, war hero, and prisoner of war (POW) during the 1940’s and 1950’s. Unbroken is about the indomitable human spirit which Louie embodies. Throughout the various episodes of his life, Louie struggles with his identity and ultimately through these struggles he is…

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, an 18th-century novel by Daniel Defoe, written in 1719, and set in the mid-17th-century, revolves around the protagonist Robinson Crusoe, an unassuming middle-class man from York, England, who’s heart desires the rush of sailing the great sea. Though the idea of sailing is opposed by his family, behind their back he travels with his friend to London from Humber in September 1651. While sailing, a storm forms, causing the ship to nearly founder. While…