The Best Damn Thing

Kelly not only blames her father for the heartbreak she feels in her adult life, but she accuses her mom of not paying attention to the anguish she was experiencing from all the fighting. Kelly sings, “You just saw your pain and now I cry in the middle of the night for the same damn thing” (Kelly Clarkson, “Because of You”). As a young child, the burden of observing her mother’s pain and feeling helpless was too much for her to handle. Kelly explains this burden in the line, “I was so young you should have known better than to lean on me” (Kelly Clarkson, “Because of You”). Although after growing up without stable parental guidance, Kelly learned not to make the same mistakes her parents made and to not cause her daughter the same pain she deals with every day. At the end of the video after the flashbacks of her parents, Kelly runs back to her husband, takes the photo out of his hand, and gives him an apologetic hug (Kelly Clarkson, “Because of You”). Together the video and lyrics conspire to reveal the failure of her parents…

I want to inspire, I want to show people what can be done; I will fly through the air, I will turn as though I were being spun, I will show people the beauty of an art so grand, that although I never expected to be saying or feeling any of this, this is what it has done to me.” Those feelings have not changed today. I will be the best, it is not an idea, but a destiny, one that I will make happen, one that will be true in not just my eyes, but in those of everyone who knows me, who doesn’t know…

getting through to you, why won 't you talk to me, why will you not try to communicate, why, why, why... And it really frustrates me when the "why 's" of life cannot be answered for me. The past few months I have really been working on my communication skills. A lot of things have gone terribly wrong in my life due to lack of communication. So when I find myself pouring my heart and soul into every question someone asks me, it’s very frustrating to me to get a simple, "I don 't know," or even…

Why is it important to have symbolism and motifs throughout a book? Well it’s so the reader can identify the voice of the main character. In the novel “The Catcher in the Rye”, Salinger made use of symbols and motifs to identify Holden’s crestfallen voice. Examples of motifs in the novel are lying, loneliness, and allies baseball mitt. Examples of symbolism are Holden’s red hunting hat, museums, the carousel and many more. Interestingly you will find out how each effect is being used in the…

continue their life as a migrant worker, going from place to place. The life of a migrant worker is very difficult, they have to overcome many obstacles. Migrant workers work at a job for a while and quit when they find a better one. They live in loneliness and isolation. All of them are driven by the same thing, the American dream “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. Many of them get distracted with other things. For others, the way the society works or even forces…

describing the steadfast, unwavering, and focused nature of the barnacle, A.E Stallings in “The Barnacle” conveys the attitude of dedication to and stubbornness for beliefs or lifestyles. The steadfast, unwavering, and focused nature of the barnacle relates to the focus required for any meaningful or purposeful action. Stallings uses personification as one of her main tools in conveying the attitude of the poem. “Though one that doesn’t give a damn” illustrates the use perfectly. When we say…

there was no problem either. Fire was the best for everything!" (Bradbury 152). This shows, that at first Montag really did believe that not knowing anything and just believing whatever was said to him was the best and most efficient way to live life. As the quote states above; if there is no solution then why have the problem. Having no problems leads to no questions, no doubts, and no time to ponder about the issues of life. Bradbury also demonstrates, “That small motion, the white and…

The most noticeable is Crooks, and the way he never does anything else besides work day after day. Crooks also gave up on his dreams and get upset at Lennie for believing in his dreams, the quote that supports this is from pages “I seen hundreds of men come by on the road an' on the ranches, with their bindles on their back an' that same damn thing in their heads. Hundreds of them. They come, an' they quit an' go on; an' every damn one of 'em's got a little piece of land in his head. An' never a…

Since the commence of the novella Georges future is put into jeapordy as he is constantly caring for him and is effected by him when wanting to make any decision or move. Geroge himself proves that its hard and you have no chance living with Lennie Small quoting "God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy. "I could go get a job an' work, an' no trouble. No mess at all, and when the end of the month comes I could take my fifty bucks and go into town and get whatever I want. , I could stay…

that Lennie does not know any better to drink dirty water. George is always looking out for Lennie although Lennie tries his best to look after George too. Lennie says, "I was only foolin', George. I don't want no ketchup. I wouldn't eat no ketchup if it was right here beside me.If it was here, you could have some. But I wouldn't eat none, George. I'd leave it all for you. You could cover your beans with it and I wouldn't touch none of it”(193). Lennie may not be able to look out for…