Stoned

One day, David Bowie watched “2001: A Space Odyssey” while stoned, and was inspired to write a song titled “ Space Oddity,” a song about an astronaut named Major Tom who is lost in space. The song was released days before the first moon landing and became an instant hit. Even though he got recognition for that song, David Bowie set out to have his named recognized. Bowie took inspirations from Iggy Pop and Lou Reed and would incorporate it onto his own image. In an interview he stated that he…

“No Hug Rule” 1. The author’s message about the son was to never resist the urge to show appreciation. As the son grew older, his goodbyes became less and less affectionate. The author’s message about the mother was to never give up on your child, no matter how stubborn he/she may be. Considering kindergarten, the mother relentlessly waved to his son before leaving to school. 2. Yes I do believe that, most parents feel this way when their children are growing up through the time they go off to…

In the book Neighbors, by Jan T. Gross it discuss the massacre that took place in a small town of Jedwabne. His story explains who the murders are what was the real intention of them killing the Jews and what really happened to the Jews that live in the small town of Jedwabne. Gross investigation to the 1941 mass-murders was blamed on the Nazi killing squads, Einsatzgruppen. Neighbors documents the murder of the Jews living in a small town in eastern Poland during the German occupation, not by…

Reverence for the Gods in Antigone Religion has been important to people for a long time, and people show respect for their gods in many ways. In ancient Greece, gods were considered to be very important. Gods played a major role in ancient Greek art and literature, such as Antigone, a tragedy written by Sophocles. In Antigone, Antigone buries her brother Polyneices, breaking Creon’s laws and following the laws of the gods. Creon sends Antigone to the woods to die, where she kills herself.…

to each draw a piece of paper from a black box and whichever family receives the black piece of paper has to re-enter each of their papers, including the black one, and draw again. The family member that draws the black paper the next time must be stoned to death. However, the “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost focuses more on a family…

extremely drunk man had fallen and hit his head, he would be arriving in an ambulance in just under ten minutes. While anxiously waiting for the man to arrive, a nineteen year old boy was being brought in for psychological reasons. He was extremely stoned and was threatening his friends, so his mom called 911. When he arrived, the nurses removed everything he was wearing and took everything out of his pockets. From there his belongings were stuffed into a storage box, the kind that you would…

Traditionally, women in cultures that are primarily Hindu are treated less favorably than men. This is just the way of life in places like India. From a western perspective, it is hard to understand and justify the hardships the women experience on a day to day basis. The culture of Hinduism promotes this behavior and gender roles are certainly prevalent. However, as modern ideas surface, stricter laws and rules have been implemented which have begun to pry the religion open and raise questions.…

waiting decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety ( http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/suspense). Shirley Jackson uses suspense in “The Lottery”, by revealing or explaining its true nature. Before Tessie’s gets stoned, Shirley Jackson begins to show something strange when the lottery begins and the crowd grows nervous, and she gives that intense feeling when Tessie protects Bills “winning” selection during the story(“The Lottery...27). At this point…

In Sophocles’ Antigone, the title character sides with the laws of heaven despite the consequences. She believes that her brother has the right to a burial and goes against state laws to make sure he receives one. As a result, she is to be executed by Creon, the king of Thebes who is fixed on obedience. Consequently, the book hints that she will be remembered, maybe even honoured for her sacrifice. For these reasons, Antigone is a martyr. A martyr is someone who deeply believes in a…

One of the greatest magic tricks that Shirly Jackson has pulled over is somehow convincing the reader in the first few paragraphs starting with the title, that happy ending about to occur, for the most part I thought that the destination of the story will unveil a pleasant surprise eventually , it is summer time what could happen wrong in a warm summer day, “ the flowers were blossoming profusely “to find out on the contrary of most of the stories I’ve read in the past, the complexity of the…