The Who

lecture, there are two types of people. On type is the one that just listens and agrees, they don’t really think too hard on what is being taught. They don’t contradict what is being said. Then there is the second kind of person who listens and asks questions, someone who contradicts and comes up with scenarios about how that wouldn’t work. In Plato, that is Glaucon. Socrates starts out by asking what justice is. He goes on a tangent about the just individual by explaining the just community…

wondered why he would be locked away from the social world. Until one night when Mr.Bob Ewell drunkenly tried to kill Scout and Jem, a mysterious person rushes in to save them. It was later in the novel when it was revealed that Boo Radley was the one who saved them. But why would he do that if everyone said that he was such a bad person? Well, Boo Radley took a stand at the end of the novel by saving Scout and Jem, but also proving to Scout and the reader that he wasn’t the person everyone…

The Boy who Dared Rykhus 3 This book was a very interesting book. The Boy who dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti was written in the time of the nazi death camps. The Nazi death camps were Hitler's way for killing the Jews in Germany. This book is about Helmuth a three year old boy which is a Jew. Helmuth doesn't know many Jews. She knows only about 3 or 4. Helmuth is totally clueless why being a Jew at the point in time was a big deal but it was at that time. They were sitting at lunch in his…

Kindred is a science fiction book written by Octavia Butler which explores slavery, interracial relationships, family history, love, hate, and fear through time travel. The main character and narrator is Edana who goes by Dana, an African American woman newly married to Kevin who is white in 1976. Dana and Kevin have just moved from an apartment in Los Angeles to a home of their own a few miles away in Altadena. In the prologue Dana’s arm was crushed inside a wall in her home, and had to be…

found out that someone you love isn’t who you thought they were? In The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne, Bruno did. This book is set in Nazi germany in the eyes of a 9 year old boy. He moved from Berlin to right across the Auschwitz extermination camp because of his father's job. His father was a high commander for HItler and the Nazi propaganda. He wore nice suits and high ranking clothes. Bruno thought he was a very nice soldier. Not all loved ones are who you think they are. Bruno…

Who Is The Blame? In Arthur miller’s The Crucible, Abigail Williams was the cause of the Salem Witch Trials. Took place at Salem village, Massachusetts in 1692, the guilt of this is Abigail Williams and she is eighteen years old, lived with her uncle and she had an affair with John Proctor. In Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, miller demonstrate that is was Abigail flaws – Dishonest, jealously, and lust that led him to be most responsible for the tragedy of the witch-hunt in Salem. That…

Gatsby was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This story took place in a town on Long Island. In Fitzgerald novel, he illustrates the reality of wealthy people and their lavish parties, and luxury home. The novel focuses mainly on Jay Gatsby, a wealthy man who lives in a huge house next to the narrator. Throughout the novel, Gatsby is trying to win back the woman of his past. The woman that Gatsby is in love with, Daisy is already married. When Gatsby was sent off to war, Daisy married another…

communication skills and conflict resolution skills. (I don’t want to be screaming and breaking stuff up, getting upset is normal, but there are levels and I don’t like who I am when I’m mad like that) Someone who pushes me mentally and spiritually because physical attraction is not enough to hold me. Someone who is emotionally fulfilling. Someone who will sit with me and work towards a budget to knock down debt and discuss sound investment to create financial stability and freedom. (This…

that sin-stained demon/Had bewitched all men’s weapons, laid spells/ That blunted every mortal man’s blade.” Grendel’s mother lived in a lake full “of sea beasts who beat at/ His mail shirt.” (483-484) The cave Grendel’s mother lived in was described as if it was the gateway to hell. The final supernatural element was the dragon, who in itself is a supernatural being. The dragon breathed fire and had fangs full of poison. Though Beowulf was just a man the gods were in his favor because of his…

The character Simon in Golding William’s Lord of the flies is part of the clique that we know as the good christian kid. The one who always do the right thing the who’s always kind, it’s important to realize that christian kids help others in every kind of situation even though it will be an inconvenience to them. “ I’ve been working with simon” (William Golding page 50). This quote implies that Simon was helping Ralph and Piggy build the shelters even though he is part of the Choir he helped…