Resentment

In John Knowles’s A Separate Peace, the author focuses on the painful and sometimes difficult transition to adulthood in an adolescent character named Gene Forrester. Gene has a nonconformist friend called Phineas, or Finny, who is extremely physically talented, but does not do well in school. Gene, on the other hand, is very conventional, does well in school, and always follows the rules. He becomes intensely jealous of Finny’s athletic talent and makes him fall out of a tree and shatter his…

Conflict was present between various ethnic groups long before the instatement of independence and partition of Ceylon from British rule. From 1815 when Britain first began to build plantations on the island, to 1948 when it finally gained independence from it’s mother country, Ceylon had been a pillar for industrialization and development. In fact, it was no stranger to colonialism for before the British had taken over, it was the Dutch, and before the Dutch, there were the Portuguese. Four…

Mr. Capulet’s possessiveness throughout the play goes against the humanity of the modern society, it is this that truly breaks people from their rights, bringing conflicts to the world and bringing the evil out of people. After Juliet’s rebellious acts towards marrying Paris, Capulet shouts, “Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch! I tell thee what; get thee to church O’ Thursday, or never look at me in the face… Wife, we scarce thought us blessed (1.5.86-89), which showcases many acts of…

Destructive love can affect more than just the couple that started it. In the story of “Macbeth,” the destructive love between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth not only destroyed them but it also destroyed King Duncan and his family including his sons who witnessed their father's death. As Donalbain and Malcolm are sitting in the courtyard after their father's death had been discovered they discuss what might happen to them Donalbain says to Malcolm “ Hid in an auger hole, may rush, and seize us? Lets…

The Story of a Villain Most novels have the main character have the kindest soul who will salvage the world from all malevolent intent, but in The Young Elites by Marie Lu, the protagonist, Andelina Amourteru, becomes the root of hardship for her “friends.” In the made up country of Kenettra, an atrocious epidemic travels through, affecting all its citizens, young and old alike. If one survives, then he or she ends up with a marking and earns the title malfetto, and Adelina is one of them.…

Summer 2017 Reading Assignment for English III Honors: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain The way Hank Morgan used his knowledge to gain power during the Medieval Period was assisted by superstition; which allowed Hank to climb in ranking, plus he saved himself from being burned alive when he claimed the eclipse was the work of his enchantments. Merlin who was the original magician became somewhat jealous and/or furious due to Hank’s sudden leap in ranking but didn’t…

When my father moved to America, he would help his youngest siblings by sending them money to help raise their children. As his siblings’ kids have gotten older they wanted to flee the country to go to Europe by traveling to Libya, then taking a boat through the Mediterranean Sea to get to Italy. My father told them that he would not help financially if they decided to make the trip because it was too dangerous. They decided to embark on the trip regardless and called my father from Libya for…

The Ultimate Gift and the River have analogous literary themes throughout the story lines. The literary theme us the universal truth the story teaches, it is what the main character learns. Throughout these stories, both of the main characters are struggling with the conjoint theme of forgiveness breaks the bondage of grief. Occasionally the main character in The River struggled with forgiving people and The River. Such as having clemency on the person who endangered Gabriel’s dad’s life.…

The initiator may experience fear, relief, distance, impatience, resentment, doubt and/or guilt. While the other party may feel shock, betrayal, loss of control, victimization, decreased self-esteem, insecurity, anger, and/or a desire to reconcile. Both parties are likely to seek vengeance on one another. Corcoran lays…

terms. How can it be voluntary if it’s mandatory? That just doesn’t make sense. People would not be doing good deeds because it’s the right thing to do, they would be doing it because they have to. And forcing people to do good deeds could lead to resentment rather than kindness. In addition, a mandatory national service program…