Ways of Seeing

In Master Harold ...and the boys, Sam invites hally and willie to imagine lives transformed by courageously hopeful vision, but while willie eventually embraces that vision, the play ends sadly when hally condemns himself to hopeless cynicism when he repeatedly rejects this invitation and uses his imagination to defend himself against hope and to bruise others with his cynical pictures of a broken world. In "Master Harold"...and the boys we see Sam’s imagination and his strive to spread his…

varying from different colored eyes, skin color, height, weight, hairstyles, clothes we wear, and different names. Everyone is an individual and has their own way of how think and the way they interpret the world around them. We also project people a certain by what is said about them by people, the way the media portrays them, or simply by the way they look like on the outside. This is a thing called stereotyping or labeling of a person. In the TED Talk, which I very much enjoyed watching and…

What points of contrast does Twain refer to between his two ways of seeing the river? Twain first refers to the river as something absolutely beautiful. Twain admires the river and appreciates all of the small details, as he describes the “broad expanse of the river; in the middle distance the red hue brightened into gold, sparkling upon the water” (1). After Twain sees the river everyday and gets used to it, he begins to not appreciate the beauty as much, as he says, “the romance and beauty…

The identity/post-colonial lens is an additional lens in which a reader can read through. In this lens, the reader looks for examples of how a person’s self-image is affected by how others nearby see him or her, along with also looking at how one culture naturally has power over another in the vicinity. The reader will look for characters who are affected by the world and different cultures around him or her, analyzing the effects these have on the characters. People who are only…

New York, New York. The narrator of this story is the Lawyer, whom he describes himself as “a rather elderly man”. The lawyer is the epitome of a conservative that conforms to the societal norms and expectations. He has the idealism that “the easiest way of life is the best”. Running a law firm, he has multiple employees: Ginger Nut, an ambitious twelve year old son of a cab driver; Nippers, a twentyfive year old, he is neat, well dressed, swift at his work, and constantly re-adjusting the…

in an ordinary book. Two of the characters who are not a part of the Younger family are the men in Beneatha Younger’s life. Hailing from decidedly different upbringings, George Murchison and Joseph Asagai provide opposing viewpoints on the American way of life. Through the contrast between Beneatha’s love interests Hansberry shows the conflict between assimilation and heritage in the eyes of a young African American. Joseph Asagai originates from Africa and expresses a strong love of his…

needed help, someone will give us a helping hand when we need it. So I use that way of thinking at all times and at all places. I always try to help as many people as I can and most times I offer the help without being asked. The reason I believe things work this way and that the idea of helping others actually works was because of what happened to me a while back. One day in the winter time as I was making my way back home from school, after soccer practice when I saw a little…

true. He always wears in a red headband with writing “The Hero” (义者) which is made by himself. Papyrus is not quiet but obtrusive in the group, so this let people feel him in the ways of confidence and innocence. He didn’t have some close friends ever, because he likes to talk about his dreams with others in unfiltered ways, which let others felt unrealistic. However, in the Peach Blossom Village, he is the welcome one by his enthusiasms. He is really helpful and honest to strangers as well as…

Being the youngest in the Sober Living, I live at, it’s like I have six moms and/or older sisters. All of the women have inspired me with their recovery and learning a new way of life, as so am I. One of the ladies I live with Tiffany P. (for anonymity reasons can’t write her full name; she is in a 12 Step program as I am) is a Hawaii-born lady, straight from Honolulu, Hawaii. The reason why I’m writing about her and not the other five ladies, is because our story starts in Acton Rehab almost…

Nick narrates Gatsby's pursuit of rekindling an old relationship with Daisy Buchanan and achieving his concept of the ideal life. Nick describes Gatsby during one encounter as, "pale as death, with his hands plunged like weights in his coat pockets... standing in a puddle of water glaring tragically into my eyes." (91) Given this pail, ghostly image of Gatsby, the reader is likely to associate Gatsby with feebleness and tragedy. Gatsby's actions are again depicted as hopeless later in the…