Fear has always been a part of Bruce Banner’s life. His earliest memories were of anger, rage and screams. A victim of abuse and tragedy, young Bruce was caught in a war between safety and murder. The arms of his mother the only defense from his father’s wrath. Her battered body only a shell that … Read more
What does it take to be a military brat? Military brats are people with parents in any military branch that have to deal with constant moving from base to base and long restless nights worrying if they will ever get to see their loved ones again. The most important thing that it takes to be … Read more
Mustafa Hafezzada A Renewed Drive (Historical Site Report #2) The Getty Villa, located in Pacific Palisades, is by far the museum that resonates with me the most. From the artwork to the building itself, I’m in love. I went with a childhood friend of mine because I had an extra ticket and I coerced him … Read more
Everything appeared to melt from the heat of the sweltering sun. I had fallen twice that day and every time I tried to get back up it was like a cloud of darkness was in my head and covering my eyes. Dribbling a ball up and down a court in 100 degree weather can cause … Read more
In Kevin Wilson’s short story “Go, Fight, Win” in Tunneling to the Center of the Earth, he delves into the topic of acceptance and the extent people will go to feel accepted. The story’s main focus is on the life of a young sixteen-year-old girl named Penny. Due to her parents divorce, Penny had to … Read more
Shel Silverstein wrote a children’s book that can be perceived through multiple critical lenses, from historical to feminist to psychological. In the Giving Tree he uses personification, metaphor, and allusions to depict the psychological impact of growing up with someone who was different than him but whom he shared a special bond with.?? Silverstein begins … Read more
Belonging is being a part of something and being happy with it. A true sense of belonging is best found in different places for every one, not one particular place. Rabbit Proof Fence (RPF) by Phillip Noyce and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (TBitSP) by John Boyne, demonstrate connections with others and the world … Read more
While out late with a bunch of friends on a Friday night, David is ready to leave. He is starting to see double of everything and can’t interpret others speaking. His mind is jumbled. The only thought still lingering in David’s mind after having 12 Budweiser’s and 20 shots of liquor, was his bed. David … Read more
Archbishop Oscar Romero–Protector of the Poor Throughout history, there have been many inspirational people who have stood up against unfairness and for those whose voices weren’t being heard. Not only have they risked their lives trying to make a difference but also some have even lost their lives in the process. One person in particular … Read more
The Swiffer Duster “Are you listening, Morty? ” commercial is great in many ways. There is an obvious appeal to ethos, logos, and pathos, which many ads are unable to establish any of let alone all of them, and they are presented in a natural, flowing fashion. The stars of the commercial, Lee and Morty … Read more
Walking with Our Sisters is a memorial exhibit commemorating the missing and murdered Aboriginal and Metis Women of Canada and the United States. The Carleton University Art Gallery provokes an array of emotions as it calls to the alarming history of Canada with regards to the Indigenous women and children. The exhibition presents approximately eighteen … Read more
The essay will be about the Novel Throwaway Daughter a fiction that is about a girl named Grace on a journey of finding her identity. The main story is about a young girl Grace Parker, who was abandoned in front of the orphanage by her mother and was adopted by a Canadian family. She is … Read more
The story water for elephants is told from a series of memories of Jacob Jankowski as a 93 year old man that is in a nursing home. in 1931 a woman named Catherine hale is taunting him Jacob thinks to himself how he’s still a virgin even though he is about to graduate and he … Read more
This paper will endeavour to explore ways in which the portrayal of issues surrounding mental illness in popular media impacts societal perception of the subject matter. The media I chose to analyze for this purpose is a popular American teen-drama television-series called 90210. The reason I chose this particular show is because I wanted to … Read more
Maria Housden shares: “The truest measure of a life is not in length, but the fullness in which it is lived” (6). This quote goes along perfectly with the heartwarming and heartbreaking story of young Hannah Martell as she handles her illness with positivity while teaching those around her valuable life lessons along her journey. … Read more
Who has the right to kill another? In the case of Terri Schiavo this was the debate. Who was it to say that she was in a vegetative state and could never go back to the way she was again? Wasn’t there still a chance that she could make a recovery? Her feeding tube kept … Read more
The ultimate goal of most parents is to see that their child succeeds in life. While this may be the sole for most, fathers also expect more from their children, as is evident in author Lord Chesterfield’s letter to his son traveling far from home. The strategies used by Chesterfield not only display his desired … Read more
I had tried all morning to stay away from Mama, ‘cause I knew she’d want me to help her take food down to Miss Ada’s who had just gotten out of the hospital. Mama said she nearly died with pneumonia. I don’t know why I hated going to Miss Ada’s, but I did. Maybe it … Read more
The Trouble with Chicken, is an hour special that aired on PBS’ Frontline. The special was produced by Rick Young & Anthony Szule, Young also wrote & directed this episode. The correspondent for this episode was David E. Hoffman. The focus of the episode is on poultry & Salmonella bacteria. This paper is my summery … Read more
Finding one’s identity can be a strenuous task, seemingly impossible at times in a world where many people live dependently on others. Joy Kogawa, a proud Japanese Canadian and the author of the award winning novel Obasan and its bestselling sequel Emily Kato (formerly Itsuka), is no stranger to the constant search for identity and … Read more
In order to survive in any situation, you must have integrity, bravery, and prior experience. All three traits give you the intelligence to make good choices, the courage to do what is best, and prepare you for different positions. In this essay I will explain how these traits are present in different sources. Some people … Read more
Baldwin’s book “If Beale Street Can Talk” is about a couple named Fonny and Tish who are said to have a kid together. Fonny is in jail and Tish is trying her all to get him out with a lawyer. Tish’s parents and Fonny’s dad are consistently trying find ways to get him out of … Read more
Eric’s attitude towards various characters changes over the course of the play. In the beginning, Eric and Shelia appear to have a fairly typical sibling relationship with Eric’s obvious drunkenness- ‘Eric suddenly guffaws’ obviously exasperating Shelia- ‘You’re squiffy’, who is excited because she is celebrating her engagement party. By the end of the play, Eric … Read more
Slice “I have all my fingers the knife goes chop, chop, chop if I miss the spaces my fingers will come off” Ethan sang knife clanged against the cool tile in between his pale bony fingers. “And if I hit my fingers the blood will soon come out. All the same I play this game … Read more
1.Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” is a daughter’s mimicry of how her mother tells her to perform housekeeping and other sensitive topics for proper behavior. Because of the content and demanding tone, do you find the mother abusive and demeaning, or is something else going on? The mother seems to be abusive, demeaning and cold. Her tone … Read more
“Scrape, Scrape, Scrape” high pitched screeching sounds fill the tiny cabin. I turn to the other three girls who wore an identical petrified look in their eyes. “Scrape, Scrape, Scrape” penetrates our eardrums, once again adding to the growing panic. I attempt to evaluate the situation as best as my 4th-grade self can. We are … Read more
“That anyone could father a child, but a real man chooses to be a dad,” – J. Sterling. Hugh Garner’s short story, ‘The Father’, can closely relate to this quote with the protagonist John Purcell who chooses to dismay his fatherly duties of relating to and taking care of his only child, Johnny, and instead … Read more
2390 East Huntsville Road, I was 5 years old and use to my dad never being around always working until 3 am at his work. I don’t remember waking up with my dad being home, but that had been life since I can remember. What I do remember is that I consider it the worst … Read more
My Virtual Teen Reflection Assignment Questions 15 years (17 points) 1. Mia is very active for her age, and seems to enjoy this fact. Mia goes on nature hikes for fun and is not reluctant to doing so. Mia has also showed great skill in all of the sports that she has been involved with. … Read more
Life can have so many challenges a person will have to endure. Some will be making it to the NBA playoffs and others will be perfecting the cheesecake. For me, it would be the most, terrified thing a young person would ever have, the SAT. Know for its extremely dull black and white pages and … Read more
Sylvia, the narrator in the short story, “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara is a dynamic character who helps create the theme that the world around her is separated based on societal rank and race. Her mounting understanding of this concept is derived from Miss Moore, whose character serves the purpose to illuminate the differences … Read more
I got a ride home from school just like any other ordinary day in October of 2013. It was more than two years ago but I still remember every unpleasant moment, starting from when I walked in the door. My sister, Kaitlyn, sat on the couch in our living room yelling at her phone, who … Read more