Till We Have Faces

humans have been faced with obstacles, in which our society has been able to learn and grow mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Fulfillment does not fall into the hands of its contender unless it is rightfully earned by breaking through barriers. As initially stated by the inventor of the first light bulb, Thomas A. Edison, “I have not failed. I have just found ten thousand ways that won’t work.” These words strongly emphasize the concept of perseverance through challenges we face…

Literary analysis of “No Country for Old Men” : Is Greed Worth it? In No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy’s book explains the problem of greed; all through the book we mainly follow main character Llewellyn Moss. Who finds himself in a pretty scary place. He found a bag filled with millions of dollars of drug money and many people are hunting for him, to collect that money. He is running for his life for a great deal of the book. All of which is because Llewellyn loved the power of money.…

as a crime. In “1984” by George Orwell, totalitarianism is evidently seen how the party controls the citizens outside life and private life. They have loss complete privacy as individuals, they are manipulated on how to think and watched in the comfort of their homes. Today people are going through the same thing as the citizens of Oceania, but they have no idea it is happening. Videos…

graduation. All of these events were, unfortunately, a result of the racism that was especially present during the 1930s to the 1970s. Mr. King 's letter has many of the same topics as To Kill A Mockingbird. An example of this is when Mr. King says, “We will have to repent…

ones. At least that’s what mother always used to tell me. I wonder what she would say now. Father had a different view on things. He demanded that I never leave the house and that the world know nothing of my existence. I didn’t sneak out of the house till age 13. Who knew that 3 years later I would be on my own? What about your wonderful loving parents, you ask? They’re gone now. “Executed for crimes against The City”. Drifting in the ashes that surround this hellhole I call home. But what does…

The Secret Power of Jury Nullification Response In the Podcast “The Life of the Law, Episode 1, The Secret Power of Jury Nullification”, Shannon Heffernan explains the often overlook power of jury nullification in the U.S. court system. She defines nullification as, when a jury is convinced that a defendant is guilty but find the defendant innocent anyway. Heffernan provides examples of cases throughout history that aid the idea that nullification among juries can potentially benefit…

life of a sharecropper’s son, Cecil Gaines’ life. Cecil grown up in a cotton plantation with his father and mother, working for their master in Macon, Georgia. From the beginning of the movie, we can see that the slaves are living in a world of hardship. Cecil’s dad even told him “This is his world. We just be living in it.”, when Cecil’s mother were brought…

" and then she said "Yes, lets go." Then we both started to run towards the building. We both mad it to the building at the same time, but there were two guards standing at the door. They looked at us and then they whispered something to each other and then opened the doors to let us in. After that happened Kseniya said to me “Did you know what that was all about.” and then I said “no i didn't, lets just be glad that we got in.” and at that same time we saw so many people walking around to the…

Hitting, choking, kicking and slapping. I dealt with it for 3 years. So when I was 9, I officially moved out of my dad 's house I didn’t talk to him till I was 15 again. He got a hold of me and ask if we could go to lunch and sit and talk about everything. Me being the forgiving person I am I said yes and meet him for lunch and to talk. When we were talking I saw a different side of him I actually thought he had changed and cleaned up his act. He apologized and wanted me to come stay with him…

Ronan stood behind me, his hands on my shoulders, leaning down to whisper in my ear. "Imagine Vera, you could be the youngest queen in history. Only fourteen, all that power you'll have," his smooth voice paused, "all you have to do, is kill mother, and you'll take her place. You'll be queen, and I, I will be king. It will be glorious, ruling side by side for all eternity." His voice sounded so alluring. Dark thoughts swirled through my head, and dark feelings filled my body. I had already…