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“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” This quote is attributed to Mark Twain, but isn’t exactly his. Regardless of who said it in the first place, the quote tells us that even if one is missing one of their five senses, they can still sense the power of kindness. In the novel Unwind written by Neal Shusterman, many characters commit acts of kindness that shift the course of the plot in impactful ways. In real life there are individuals who make decisions and…

In this paper, I will argue that the book and film adaptation of The Giver by Lois Lowry demonstrates the outcome of thoughtlessly following government regulations as seen in Plato’s Allegory of the Cave as well as other theories he examines. The similarities between the context of The Giver and the philosophical standpoints that Pluto stands by is astounding. The Giver follows the life of a 16-year-old boy named Jonas, who lives in a society which is greatly controlled by their community elders…

Jay Heinrichs, author of Thank You for Arguing:What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion, is a wonderful storyteller but lacks in actually educating. Sure, he has a Master’s Degree in English, but I will soon discredit this so-called “degree.” Focusing on his personal experiences rather than actual tips, Heinrichs makes excellent use of his paid-by-the-word salary. Students, however, don’t want to know this; they did not waste $16.00 on a book about a…

Cono Sammarco Student ID:0684915 UNIV 190-35 Professor Hudak UNIV Paper I Homers Iliad has been translated many different ways, yet the dialogue can still be interpreted to show very similar translations. Through the interpretations it is noticeable that Homer does not like war. Homer does not like war because war causes people suffer, and to lose their morals. Throughout History and Homers Iliad, wars have left families torn apart and emotionally weak. First , Homer shows emotional…

Rowdy and Gordy are friends of Junior. They both play a significant role in the protagonist’s acclimation to two different societies. Rowdy and Gordy’s personalities are described as vastly different from each other, yet it’s clear that both characters play an important role in Junior’s life. Junior claims that Rowdy helps him navigate life on the reservation by protecting him and claims Gordy helps him navigate life as a student. Junior feels that both Rowdy and Gordy appreciate his cartoons…

After the Albatross, the Pequod crosses paths with the Town-Ho (Melville 195). The encounter with the Town-Ho is unique to the rest of the whaler-encounters, as Ishmael tells it in the form of a story within a story. The Town-Ho “gave [the Pequod] strong news of Moby Dick”, but not in any way that Ahab would want (Melville 199). Indeed, “the tragedy” the Town-Ho describes “never reached the ears of Captain Ahab” (Melville 199). The story represented by this ship raises an unanswerable…

In 1726, Jonathan Swift wrote Gulliver’s Travels, unaware that it would become one of the most well-known satirical pieces, even centuries later. Part of the reason Gulliver’s Travels is still popular today is the appeal the plot has to a multitude of different audiences. Children become infatuated with the adventure and humor in Lemuel Gulliver’s hijinks, while adults are intrigued by the satirical and philosophical perspectives that are weaved into the novel. Some of the most eye-catching…

Those who are ignorant of the past are doomed to repeat it; thus, it is imperative that Moorestown Friends School continue to teach The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Huck Finn) in order to provide a historical narrative that students would not normally be exposed to in an ordinary history nor English class. Huck Finn’s narrative of an adventuring young boy helps connect to a highschool audience, all the while satirizing the various key aspects of southern society. Although Mark Twain utilizes…

Some of the greatest authors come from England, they are the most intelligent, weird, and creative. Like Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, but best known by his pseudonym Lewis Carroll (“Biography. A&E television networks.”). Despite Carroll being described as a “weirdo” who photographed and his relationship with younger females (“Petal Pixel.”), he was an extraordinary author who opened the gates of imagination to everyone with his most famous books “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the…

The American writers during this time wrote a great deal of fictional stories that goes into in depth detail. Mark Twain in the story “life on the Mississippi” talked about how the whole town revolved around the ships, and during that he went into great detail how the town was. During Mark Twains story “Notorious Jumping frog of Calaveras County” he gives us a good look on the type of person Jim Smiley was and how big of a gambler he was. While Mark Twain went into detail about his characters…