The Girl Who Played with Fire

for years with means she mainly took care of herself and learned to be independent other that the witch bringing her certain things she needed. Another story that showed this pattern would be “Rumpelstiltskin”. This story was about a poor miller who gave his beautiful daughter to the King to spin straw into gold. In this story the daughter was treated very terribly and even threatened like when the king says, “Now set yourself to work, and if you have not spun this straw into gold by an early…

Most specifically, I see Daisy Buchanan in a girl who sits three seats in front and one to the left of me in my Advanced Placement English Language and Composition class. This student is a direct reflection of Daisy’s egocentric attitude in that she is only out for the embetterment of herself. The scene where Daisy blames Tom for the injury of her finger actually happened recently with this girl where she blamed someone for her failure when it was her own fault. This…

developing my musical identity. The sensational Middle Eastern music has always been a way to my heart. On October first, my musical soul found its home in Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall at the Catlett Music Center. Both Kenan Adnawi and Tareq Rantisi played a major role in nourishing my soul through performing Middle Eastern music by using Oud and percussion instruments. Each Kenan Adnawi, the Syrian Oud player, and Tareq Rantisi, the Palestinian percussion player, have their own distinctive…

The Secret Life of Bees is a novel about a 14 year old girl, Lily, living in a time of segregation. She grows up in the time of the Civil Rights act. After reading The Secret Life of Bees book, we watched and compared it to the movie. A movie based on a book wouldn’t follow the exact plotline. There were key differences, but the movie followed a similar plotline. There were extra things added into the movie, and there were things left out. The movie immediately begins with Lily talking about…

Backlash was quick to ensue, although it was much of an overreaction. This book was about a young girl, Stephen Gordon, who knew she was a lesbian from a young age. After being released there was much backlash and the book was taken to court. Even though The Well of Loneliness only contained one sexual sentence, “and that night, they were not divided”, the book…

Before They Cried is a fictional account of the lives of Native American tribes before the Trail of Tears, written by Karen Cresswell. This story is centered around a girl named Us-di that wanted to play and explore but, it was a dark time in her history. Her grandma who she loved had a profound influence in her life as she flourished into a strong young woman, and her spirit animal led her on the path to knowledge and wisdom. Not only did she find herself she found love and discovered truth.…

components from the traditional Greek myth of Jason, leader of a boat named the Argo, who has been charged with the quest of retrieving the Golden Fleece from a distance land for his uncle the king. Upon success of the quest, Jason will be crowned ruler of his uncle’s land. However, many dangerous and seemingly impossible tasks lie between the Argo’s crew of heroes and their prize. They must battle sea monsters, harpies, fire-breathing rams and kings or demi-gods along the wat. Nonetheless, the…

On December 7th, 1941, the attacks on Pearl Harbor drastically changed life in America. Many lives were lost and many aspects of life changed once the U.S. entered the war. Sports played a role in keeping a sense of normalcy, but the war changed them. Therefore, baseball was affected by the attacks as well. Over 500 MLB players left the diamond for the battlefield (Weintraub). With so many players leaving, it was feared that Major League Baseball might become defunct. World War I had ended the…

“Cool, blonde and beautiful. Kelly was fire under ice.” (World, 134), producer Alfred Hitchcock describes actor Grace Kelly which would later be starred in three of his films. Over five years, Grace Kelly is casted in 11 films and over 60 televisions shows until settling down with a Prince and starting a family. Grace Kelly lead an extraordinary life pursuing an extremely successful acting career, but gave up hollywood to start a family with Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Grace Kelly was born on…

children. I would say Michael Hassan can relate more teenagers than many of my teachers. Crash and Burn takes place around the early 2000’s, just when social media and other various forms of technology were becoming prominent. This played a large part in the book. Crash, who had become somewhat of a celebrity, had a photo of himself posted online that looked like he was smoking. National news channels show up to his house trying to get an interview. Throughout the book there are instances…