This Crazy Life

college, I had incredibly high hopes for how I thought things were going to pan out during my college career. Socially, I thought I was going to make this huge group of amazing friends who would never leave my side, and they would be the truest friends that I could ever imagine meeting. While I do see some of my friendships going that way, some of the friends that I met at the beginning of the year turned out to be the kind of friends that I wasn’t interested in keeping. I also thought coming here that I was going to come and immediately find a boy that I had feelings for, and I thought that I was going to fall in love or some gushy thing like that, kind of like you see in the movies, but that definitely hasn’t happened yet, and…

exchange information with their friends and relatives, there are people that use this platform to hurt and disturb people’s emotions. In “If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say, SAY IT IN ALL CAPS,” This American Life Podcast. Ira Glass, a public radio personality, discusses a social problem that has to be related to trolls, which are defined as “The Internet troll hides behind his computer screen, and actively goes out of his way to cause trouble on the Internet.” (Moreau, Elise, 2016). In this…

This Boy’s Life is a memoir written by Tobias Wolff. It describes his childhood, like how he changed his name to Jack. When Jack was young he often changed households until they finally ended up with Dwight. This might have an effect on his morality, or at least his morality as a child. Throughout the novel Jack acts like an egoist as his actions are done to benefit himself in some way. Jack is still fighting Arthur even after rolling down the hill that led to the bank they are currently…

leaders of the Oglala Sioux. This leader is known by many as Crazy Horse. Many people may not know the story behind Crazy Horse, but this Oglala leader, who possessed different leadership traits than most Oglala leaders, suffered the same fate as most Indians did in the 1700 and 1800’s and that inevitable fate was death. For most of Crazy Horse’s life war surrounded him. Crazy Horse also had killed countless times in his early war life and I think this attributed to his warrior leadership role…

Fallen Chief Crazy Horse was perhaps one of the greatest war leaders of the Lakota people, his reputation and prestige as a courageous and fearless warrior was acknowledged by his enemies and allies alike. He is remembered for being one of the bravest of warriors always riding at the front of a charge. In his lifetime he counted more than two hundred coups which exceeding the likes of other respected warriors such as Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, and Sitting Bull. If Crazy Horse had lived in an…

The Catcher in the Rye The Catcher in the Rye is a coming of age story (Bildungsroman). Discuss Holden’s journey to maturity. By the end of the novel does Holden finally accept that growing up is part of life and give in to the process of maturity or does he continue to resist it? “The Catcher in the rye” is a bildungsroman novel written by author J.D Salinger in 1951. The book depicts the life of a character named Holden Caulfield and depressed journey through maturity. The majority of people…

be taught in the English curriculum. I believe the novel should be taught in schools. Even though throughout the novel Holden displays reckless behavior, he shows the consequence of his actions. Holden for the first time sees the impact of the world on children, he realizes how children, like Phoebe, are exposed to inappropriate content. Holden displays a perspective that prior to this scene we did not know he had. While, Holden was walking up a flight of stairs in the school, he felt sick to…

book shows how a teen faces challenges of life. The author of the book, J.D Salinger, uses symbols such as, the F-uck you writing on the wall and the carrousel. While the author tries to convey the central theme that innocence and youth could not be maintained and pure forever, and you will have to let it happen one way or the other. Salinger uses symbolism as a way to deliver…

retailers to sell merchandise at the same price to avoid price competition for their products (Antar, 2011). This type of regulations force Eddie Antar to look for a different alternative in order to remain in business. It appears as if his only options were to purchase overseas and overstock from other retailers. Crazy Eddie stores had one goal in mind; sell a product to every customer that walked into their stores. Greed and personal gain was the main reason why the Antar family was able to…

without noticing the truth. He tries to protect their innocence by following his heart to do good for all children, but always thinking about this shortly made him depressed and it leads him to be admitted into a mental institution. In “Dead Poets Society” Neil followshis heart to be an actor, and with the help of his english teacher at his all boys preparatory school, Mr. Keating, he is the lead in a play. His father does not support his son becoming an actor which leads Neil to tragically…