We Gotta Get out of This Place

In the novel, House on Mango Street, the distinction of sexuality defines the traditional feminine roles women play. We percieve the meaning of how men recongize women; through “prettiness”. Many women in the novel are physically and sexually abused by men because they feel like they need to be “accepted” in order to succeed in their society. In my opinion, women’s actions reflect on the way they want men to treat them. They are not obligated to do anything, but they still bow down to them.…

It was a simple day in a dark theater, my father had left me alone with a friend in this weird booth with a lot of buttons, switches, sliders and dials. It seemed really cool to me and he had even left me with my favorite of his friends, Paul Riopelle. My father walked out of the booth and into the lobby and he didn’t come back before the show started but Paul assured me that my father would be back soon. So we sat and watched the play and it was really funny actually, I don’t remember much of…

peacefully as I turned up the volume louder. The song was very exciting, and the spirit of joy within myself increased tremendously. The song was called “Good Feeling” by Flo Rida. The highlight of the night was this soothing and rejuvenating song entering my body. Ever since listening to this song, I continuously listened to it many countless times. As you may know, music is all about emotions. In my experience, no matter what music you listen to, it all has an…

the action takes place in Brooklyn, in the postwar years, at the end of the 1940s. The play tells us about the 60 years old, unhappy salesman Willy Loman, his family, and his misunderstanding of achieving the American Dream. We see four main characters: Willy Loman - the father of the family, Linda - his wife, Biff and Happy - his kids. The play begins with the fact that Willy is forced to return home from a trip, without money. Throughout his life he wanted only one thing - to get rich. He was…

check this out!” Steve just found a copy of “The Daily Words,” their city newspaper. “Whaddya know, another 10% tax raise! Gotta pay that debt, Mr. President!” Steve cheered gleefully. It was like he completely forgot about Hart, and Carl, too. “Come on, what’s with the long face? I’m sure you’ll be fine,” Steve responded to Carl’s frown. Carl began to realize how ignorant these people are. As he looked at the paper, he began to understand why “The Forbidden One” had destroyed this place long…

Venkatesh elaborates comparing a black community to a Conrad Novel saying “let me guide you up river as we go into this very distant land, that’s seven blocks away from where your living at the time.”(32:18) people didn’t realize the racism that was going on because the black community was isolated from everyone else. Even though it’s only a few blocks doesn’t mean people will notice it. This student of Venkatesh had no idea what was going on in the predominantly black neighborhoods, even though…

he 'd arrived so that we could go to the party. Relying on other people to give you a ride sucked balls, but not nearly as much as Taylor Swift, because damn.…

grabbing the reader's attention. This is shown in multiple…

Chapter One: “... but people aren't meant to be overly bright in everything.” (15) I selected this quote because it states something I need to keep in mind sometimes. I get extremely frustrated if I do not pick up on something right away or not at all; like origami or some math concepts. At the end of the day, it does not matter if someone excels at everything they do; what matters is that someone tried their best at everything they did. Chapter Two: “There’s nothing like a song about lost love…

Writer: Jessica Morris Category: Interview Title: Jon Foreman ‘My place in the world is to be honest’ Body: There is not much to say about singer/songwriter Jon Foreman that hasn’t already been said. His fans adore him, lyrists wish they could pen the poetry he writes, and whether it is friend or member of the press, general consensus is that Foreman is a genuinely good guy. So where do you start when interviewing a man who has fronted Grammy award winning band Switchfoot for 18 years? By asking…