World view

The author’s tone of disgust for Old Man Fat’s lifestyle shows that in the Navajo tradition, a person’s identity is defined by his personal connection to the earth. When Chee was at Old Man Fat’s trading post to try and get his daughter back for the first time, he described the trading post on “drab, treeless” land. This description of Old Man Fat’s land shows that Chee thinks poorly about Old Man Fat’s treatment of his land, compared to his own, which is well-kept and beautiful. Old Man Fat’s…

This world is strange. There are more than seven billion people living on the different corners of the earth with different ways of life and different customs and beliefs. Different people value different things. Why? Because of culture and traditions established for thousand years ago by their ancestors helping connect individuals and communities through specific things. Belonging to a culture can provide individuals with an easy way to connect with people they share the same traditions and…

they’re helping or fighting for. Heroes are also considerate towards how the aftermath of their deeds affect the people they help. A do-gooder is someone who performs kind and generous acts in order to make themselves feel like they’ve changed the world around them for the better. They seem to only perform these good deeds for their own personal glory and for bragging rights. An example of a do-gooder would be a PTA mom who only argues with the school board for the “benefit” of the students and…

Is Sammy a heroic person? Well first of all he can be either, not only is he heroic but he also does some bad things. He is pretty much a good person. In my own words I think Sammy is a very caring person. That is why I think he is a hero. He respects his job in all ways possible. These girls come into his store wearing hardly any clothes and what not and he gets a little mad because they aren't being respectful to the store. They hardly even show respect for themselves. It turns out…

much. But maybe that accessibility is part of the problem? Himanshu Tyagi, a specialist in psychotherapy, stated in his address to the Royal College of Psychiatrists, “People used to the quick pace of online social networking may soon find the real world boring and unstimulating.” This statement has great value as Tyagi is an expert in this field of research. As well, it makes sense that if we are used to information coming to us in one click or tweet, we would find normal life “boring.” Those…

I was busily working at school on a Friday when I heard some stunning news: the President of the United States, Barack Obama, would be coming to my hometown, Kotzebue, Alaska. “Have you heard Obama is coming to Kotzebue in a few weeks?” asked Mr. Gindt. My class and I were informed about the surprising news from my lively teacher during class and thought he was messing around cause he’s the type who jokes about things a lot. I didn’t think it could be true because I couldn't picture Obama being…

not, his sheep. They are considered his teachers because they taught him lessons during his shepherd life and during his journey to the pyramids. The lesson that the king taught the boy was “The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.” The king taught Santiago this through a story he told him about a wise man and a boy who was sent by his father to learn about the secret of happiness. This supports my argument because the…

The sun rose today like any other. I keep expecting the world to stop. It has been almost seven hundred days since the great fall. Six hundred and twenty seven since Liam Ognyer took power. No one could forget that day. I came home from school like usual and my mom ordered my sister and I to pack our bags as quick as possible. She tore out of the driveway and drove off. My sister kept crying and asking where our dad was. She refused to answer and ever since that day we’ve been living in a secret…

right path,there was no one that she could lean on,there was no one to fix her broken heart.Mary left five full journals of letters,and stories to explain why she decided that it was time for the pain and agony to stop.It was time to show the world how cruel it is,and what cruel things it causes people to do.Mary's last letter was to her parents,”Dear Mom and Dad,I wish you could have been there more often,I wish i could have had…

In “Seeing” by Annie Dillard, she wants to tell everyone that we should notice the small things in life. Many people go through their lives going from point A to point B, but they fail to realize all of the wonders that the world has to offer. Many people often succeed in seeing the “natural obvious”, which is seeing what one expects to see, but they fail to see the “artificial obvious”, which is seeing what one does not expect. Seeing more closely and noticing the unexpected, the “artificial…