In the book titled, Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, she describes different techniques in how she goes about writing. Lamott mentions how much she procrastinates before writing drafts because sometimes panic sets in and also how her mind wanders at times. For example, she states that “I think about someone I’m really annoyed with, or some financial problem that is driving me crazy, and decide that I must resolve this before I get down to today’s work” (17). Although I do not write all that often, if I have a task at hand that is due in a timely fashion, I find that I too will procrastinate before getting to that task. I actually have done so in this first assignment. Feeling uncertain on whether or not I am doing this correctly is a reason I believe…
In his novel, The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap, Matt Taibbi juxtaposes the wealthy and the poor in order to illustrate the disparity between the treatment of high-class criminals and lower-class citizens. The novel also notes the growth of the inequality and the schism between the classes. He uses illuminating narratives from both of the classes to demonstrate the huge difference between the rich and the poor in terms of how they are treated by the American justice system. Taibbi’s book opened my eyes to the extent of this injustice and from that I have learned a great deal, most which I can apply to my position as a Resident Advisor.…
3. My mom was in the army so I didn’t get a book read to me every night. And the effect is that I love reading today and I’m a strong reader.…
Patricia Cornwell, a famous writer, once said, that “I believe the root of all evil is the abuse of power”. To receive power in one’s life, they bring out strong emotions, such as fear or guilt to persuade the person to obey their commands. But, these people are simply exercising their power, and only have a relationship with them asymmetrically. The person will authority has the ability to limit the choices of another, and uses physically or psychologically pain only to pursue their goal. A person can rightfully deserve power, or obtain power by acting savagely. Either way, having authority in society can force people to act inhuman, and make people suffer dramatically. Similarly, in the article “Simulated prison in ‘71 Showed a Fine Line…
The faith of the seven is not something that is commonly seen in the north but in Winterfell there is a small sept dedicated to the seven built for non-other that Catelyn Stark. The auburn haired woman never felt quite right in the god’s woods of the north, in her mind, she was never a true northerner4. This can be seen in the way that she prays for each of her children as well as the way she lets the teachings of the seven guide her decisions or justify current events.…
“Beware of the Dog” is a short story written by Roald Dahl. This story follows a World War 2 British Air Force Pilot, Peter Williamson, as his plane is badly damaged and he has lost a leg. Peter ejects out of his plane and passes out, then wakes up in a supposedly British hospital. While Peter is there, he hears the very distinct sound of German bombers, flying during broad daylight. The pilot is very suspicious as the nurse and doctor tend to his tarnished leg. As the nurse is out of his room, Peter painstakingly crawls to the wind and sees a French sign, reading “Beware the Dog.” Peter realizes that he’s in German-occupied France, but still stays calm and collected. Although this discovery may have shaken Peter, he accepted that he was manacled…
In 1506, Raphael (1483 – 1520) painted St. George and the Dragon (oil on panel, 28.5 x 21.5 cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.) (Figure 1). He was born in Urbino, Italy and this is where he studied and worked, until moving to Florence, Italy in 1504. Florence was “the center of art and creativity at the time” (ARTSnFOOD, Atkinson), so this was the perfect place for Raphael to really get his career started. At only 23 years old, while living in Florence, Raphael painted this dramatic scene from the legend of St. George and the Dragon.…
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan was an exciting book from start to finish. This fiction book takes you on the adventures of the twelve year old Percy Jackson as he discovers who he really is. Being a demigod, a child of a Greek god and a mortal woman, Percy is in for the ride of his life.…
Early adulthood proved I was in my prime with reading; I averaged two books a week. I took pride in the amount of books that filled the shelves in my home. Paperbackswap.com was the closest I got to any form of social media, and it was to swap books with other members. My reading and writing started to slow down in my middle twenties. Life sort of happened. First, a boyfriend, then the demands of a home, with the babies coming soon after. I never fully let it go, though; it stayed tucked away until the right moment showed itself.…
The story "Beware of the Dog" starts by telling us that the main character, Peter Williamson is flying a Spitfire, or battle plane used in World War II. He makes it apparent that his leg was blown off in a dogfight. He wants to land at the landing zone and simply ask someone to help him out of the plane in a casual manner. As he continues to think about what he is going to say and do when he lands, he decides not to call the blood wagon. This is a decision that he will later regret. He now begins to feel light headed and tries to read some gauges (the altimeter) on his plane and can read, 21,000 ft. As he tries to read the hundreds, he fails at his attempt. He decides he needs to bail out of the plane. Before he does, he takes note of his location, he was above the English Channel. He removes his helmet, opens the hatch to the cockpit, and rolls the plane over which in return, drops him out of the plane. He begins to roll over and over again, head over heels and we assume that he pulled because he later wakes up in a hospital. Peter wakes up and does not remember a thing about what happened until he sees a fly on the ceiling of the hospital. A kind nurse greets him and washes him. Peter notices the water was hard and not so soft. He has a flash-back and remembers baths he used to take and how soft the water was and how the baths he took out of his country were so hard. His general claimed that water that was too soft would cause problems so he would add calcium tablets to harden the water a little. He notices that his nub of a leg was bandaged and sanitized by a doctor. He hears a distinct engine sound after the nurse leaves the room and after a moment of thinking, he recalls them as a Junkers 88 which was a german bomber. When the nurse returns with the hard water bath, he inquires about the JU-88's and why they flew during the day, because JU-88's never usually fly during the day anymore. She said it must not have been the aircraft he described because JU-88's…
The reason I decided to prepared my paper on Maurice White, the founder of Earth Wind and Fire is because of the fond memories that I have listening to my parents music. Music from the parents era is very different from the music of today. Music from that era was more love oriented, rhythmic and rich in science of music and musical arrangements. Artists my parents are fond of consists of music from such groups as the Four Tops, the Dells, the Dramatics, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, the Chi-Lites and Stylistics. They also list Junior Walker and the All-stars, Al Jaureau, and Ronnie Laws, among others, as jazz groups. However, Earth Wind and Fire’s sound is unique and quite different from all other groups of that era.…
* I have always had a love for reading since I was little. The older Iv gotten the more it has grown as well. I believe reading defines me as a person because I like to believe that I will get to live and experience many different life stories just like the…
-Robinson Crusoe, the narrator of the story, tells us that he was born in 1632 in the city of York, England. His father, a German immigrant, married a woman whose name was Robinson, and his real name was Robinson Kreutznaer, but due to the natural corruption of languages, the family now writes their name "Crusoe." He was the third son; his oldest brother was killed in a war, and the next son simply disappeared.…
The poem “The Voice” by Thomas Hardy, deals with a man’s pain of loss and the difficulty of accepting the absence of his loved one. By seeing the lexical choices, language and punctuation of the poem, we can notice his sense of grief, by showing the reader how alone he feels without her, and how much he misses and loves her.…
In the poem “Snake,” D.H. Lawrence will discuss someone who has wronged him or done something deceitful to him.…