The Best Damn Thing

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civilizations, but there have always been those who question it. Religion is questioned because proven science often can contradict the stories that make up a religion. Many people believe that religion is a waste of time, and that there’s no such thing as a God or a higher power. One of the most outspoken author to question beliefs and religion is Kurt Vonnegut, who in his novel, Cat’s Cradle, shows the detrimental aspects of religion and its impact on a society. Vonnegut highlights the…

A friend is a gift you give to yourself. It’s a relation of love and affection towards other people. Your friend is someone who you feel comfortable and can easily share your thoughts and feelings. In Of Mice And Men George and Lennie are friends who supported each other. Steinbeck shows the theme of friendship through the unique relationship of George and Lennie, candy and his dog, and George and slim. George is always helping Lennie because when Lennie’s aunt died she asked George to take…

effects of adults. There are some things that he believes are satisfactory with the world, and he backs up his beliefs during the book. Salinger argues for the preservation of the purity in children, the escaping of problems by running away, and the need…

for a job after they had to flee Weed. There wasn't a lot of jobs available during the depression so it must have taken a while to find a job and then to travel all the way to the ranch. This is when George says, “I bet it was more than four miles. Damn hot day”(4). They were determined to get to the ranch because they walked four miles on a boiling day instead they could have just gone somewhere else and not show up for their job. Also, when they were at the ranch they worked hard at their job.…

each one of us. But what is true friendship? What does true friendship mean to you? For me it means sticking by that person’s side through everything, having or being patient with one another, doing fun things with each other, helping each other when help is needed? Lennie and George were the best of friends, even though Lennie is mentally challenged and George doesn’t always want to be with Lennie he sticks by him, which is a trait of true friendship. Lennie really doesn’t know what’s going on…

becoming corrupted by curse words written on the wall. “Somebody’d written “Fuck you” on the wall. It drove me damn near crazy… I kept wanting to kill whoever's written it” (Salinger 221). Caulfield undoubtedly values childhood and it’s naivety. He misses it’s simplicity and regards it as something fragile and wants to preserve it, to protect it for as long as possible. “Certain things they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able to stick them in one of those big glass cases and just…

in this part of the novel, “It turned out that Baba had had no cash on him for the oranges. He’d written Mr. Nguyen a check and Mr. Nguyen had asked for an ID. ‘He wants to see my license,’ Baba bellowed in Farsi. ‘Almost two years we’ve bought his damn fruits and put money in his pocket and the son of a dog wants to see my license!’” (Hosseini, 2003, p. 127).…

powerful magic is used for infecting and hurting people. In Shakespeare’s play, Othello, Iago’s evil plays an essential role in causing the biggest tragedy -- Desdemona’s innocent death. At the end of the tragedy, a man kills the woman he loves the best in the world since he falsely suspects of his wife’s unfaithfulness. However, Iago with his revenge plan, cunning trick and evil suggestion compose a virulent infectious virus, which compels Desdemona’s life to the end of the world. The tragedy…

strongly believe school is where it will all go down. Being a die-hard online dater I was rooting for it to come up on top but school seems the most reasonable. School is the best location because it stands against other locations with having a lot more pros than cons when it comes to meeting someone special. Now that we know the best place to go find our loves; we all need to go test the waters! Good luck to us…