Shirley Phelps-Roper

Sacrifice of Human Being The Ones Who Walk Away form Omelas is a sad story by Ursula K. Le Guin. This story is starting tell us about the society of Omelas city that they were enjoying their festival to celebrate summer time. All people of this city come together that time for festival; they had different show: a horserace, singing, dancing and parades. The story is telling us that this community have everything they need and no complain for anything else but if you read better and get the…

Beautiful Tuesday morning the sky is clear and the summer rays have begun to warm up the day. My everyday morning walk to school begins with the aroma of fresh cut grass and the sound of birds chirping. I begin to stroll my way to my friend Alejandra house which is a short distance away. Arriving to Alejandra house I lean against her picket fence give her a quick text to let her know I’m outside and wait. We greet each other with a simple side hug and continue our walk. Our walk to the high…

Home is not a place, but a reality — a set of circumstances that one is born in. But for the nearly 1.5 million street children in Pakistan, the only home they know is cruel, crowded and concrete. ABSTRACT We see children roaming on streets every day, they usually sell flowers, cloth, copies, toys, polish boots, and some survive on begging. There are 1.2 million children on streets of Pakistan including all the major cities and urban centers. According to UNICEF Street children are children…

Fiction Essay: Social Issues In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery,” a seemingly quiet peaceful village has a hidden dark side. Once a year, on the 27th of June, the entire town assembles to partake in the lottery, however, instead of winning a tremendous prize the ‘winner’ gets stoned to death. An old black box is the vessel that holds the townspeople fate, and after decades of use, it has become worn and shabby. Every year Mr. Summers tried to convince the townspeople to build a new box, yet…

There are a lot of similarities and differences between Lord of the Flies and Maze Runner. The characters think similar and they also have the same goals. Also there are similar situations in the stories. There are obviously a lot of differences between the two because they are written by different authors. The main differences are the ages of the boys, Teresa, and the beast and the grievers. Although they are different stories and the details are different, there are a lot of similarities like…

Short stories are “an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot.” (Merriam – Webster) These can have many differences and similarities. These factors could be the setting, the plot, the characters, point of view, tone, symbolism, theme, language, narrated time, content and more. “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he…

Peasant life in a nutshell: Bulgaria; little is just The movie is like a small train journey through a small town on a sunny warm (but not hot) day in end of September. You don't know the place. You could be in Turkey, or in Croatia or in Hungary. You have anticipations, expectations, excitements, and a little fear. While watching the documentary I was establishing mixed feelings of joy and fear, relaxation and uneasiness. It's something close to a feeling of being an outsider on a journey;…

It was a typical sunny day in California. The only problem was this day wasn't typical at all. I remember the day quite clearly. The day my parents told me that I had to move. The day my life changed. “Lucy, me and your dad have to talk to you.” Those words spoken from my mother’s mouth lingers in my head ever since. It was the moment my life became the way it did. I remember the curiosity that filled me when I heard that question. “What is it mom? What's the matter? Is there something wrong?”…

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”(-Maria Robinson). However, in modern society, lots of people insisted their tradition and put great amount of efforts to hold on their past. The story “The Lottery” takes place in a small town where villagers stone someone to death for good crops. This is a long standing tradition that has been going on for generations. Shirely Jackson presented the theme tradition to state how people are…

A great story is a story that keeps the reader reading and wanting more of the story, it also should be relatable and have a great plot twist. The elements of literature that contributes to a story's greatness could be flashbacks and relatability. There are many similarities and differences between "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant and "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst; however, "The Scarlet Ibis" is the short story that deserves to be called "great." Some similarities that "The Necklace" and…