Harry Potter is a series of stories of bravery, adventure, friendship and triumphs. Harry Potter is also about a boy who discovers he is a wizard, and he is the only one who can save muggles and magic folk alike. One of the most important lessons in Harry Potter is how to never give up […]
Despite being classified as child literature, The Harry Potter Series reveals a wizarding world that mirrors real life. Whereas Hogwarts is seen as a prejudice-free community, classism takes place in the first two books significantly within the walls of the legendary school. Blood lineages are briefly described in the first book yet concerns in heritage […]
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Get started“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are far more than our abilities,” says Dumbledore in the Chamber of Secrets (333). This observation holds a significant amount of truth throughout the adventures in the Harry Potter series. J.K. Rowling, the author of the magical world of Hogwarts, uses the fluidity of the […]
From my very subjective point of view, British author, J.K. Rowling is the writer of the century. This author is the former English teacher, who achieved her success due to her “Harry Potter” series. She has won a few awards for her “Harry Potter” creations, among others, Nestle Smarties Book Prize and British Children’s Book […]
My argument supports the claims that Voldemort was alive despite his curse rebounding off of 15-month old Harry Potter. Voldemort says, “I was ripped from my body, I was less than spirit, less than the meanest ghost…but still, I was alive.” In the world of Harry Potter, there is a clear distinction between souls and […]
After the end of WWII, documents of the Comfort Women were destroyed by Japanese officials and the women who had been forced into sexual slavery became societal outcasts. In the 1980s, some women began to share their stories. After the Republic of South Korea became a democracy in 1987, women started discussing their issues to […]
People, quite often, assume that there is no “other side” to the story. That only women are attacked by sexism. But, actually, men are just as affected by it. In fact, 9% of rape victims are men. No, that is not that high, but it is still way too much. Men are included in sexism […]
Playing video games is a fun way to interact with friends or even make new ones. Often men and women will not get along because of the common stereotypes in our society. Today many men like to claim that they are at a higher power than women, these things are not true and can be […]
Sexism was a big deal long ago. Am I saying sexism does not exist? Of course not. It always will in some way. I am not to argue the cause of accepting it, but in the current situation people are just willing to argue for what they are biased for, people need to realize sexism […]
“Girl power” has been a popular phrase for Americans to describe the success of women, but could the reality be that women are faced with gender inequalities behind make-believe fabrications of the media? In the article “Everyday Sexism In A ‘Post-Feminist’ World”, written by Hayley Krischer, it seems that the media supports the idea of […]
Sexism is a term best defined by Webster’s as being prejudice, stereotyping and or discrimination against the opposite gender typically women. To me sexism is pointless and isn’t the reason why women are discriminated against, my thought is that if women think that they are being treated unfairly is because of their ability to do […]
The author of this novel, O’Brien recounts his experiences from the Vietnam war. Joining the war was a battle in itself for O’Brien, after receiving his draft notice in June of 1968, he almost fled out of the strong desire not to enlist. O’Brien describes himself as ‘too good for this war, too smart, too […]
In the short story “The Things They Carried” Tim O’Brien gives the readers a perspective outlook on how the soldiers feel and think during the Vietnam war. The story portrays the different things that the soldiers carry with them while at war. O’Brien mentions the different items in detail, to help the readers understand his […]
In the novel The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien tells the story of a group of soldiers in the Vietnam war who, as a band of brothers, went through so much together. This story details the struggles and internal battles that these men had to deal with during their time in Vietnam and even after […]
War is a human activity that has been around since the dawn of time. One of the most memorable and long-standing conflicts in which the United States involvement has played a huge role was the Vietnam War. Tim O’Brien, author of the novel “The Things They Carried”, makes a statement about the war: “There were […]
Award winning and best seller novel, The Things They Carried, changed the ways many viewed the Vietnam war of 1955. Throughout the novel, Tim O’Brien works to seamlessly blur the lines dividing reality and fiction. To achieve this, he uses strong figurative language and concrete facts to engage the readers attention. The main way he […]
In the book “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien the central idea is that memory is the heaviest burden to carry. Throughout the book the characters carry physical items and invisible burdens. The most important burden of them all is remembering, or carrying the memories of war with them. A lot of characters die […]
Prompt 1: What They Carried. What I do. “The Things They Carried” represents more than their tangible belongings. It also reflects upon the weight they bare, for example their trauma. The item first listed was another example: the weight of the war. I was most surprised by the fact that Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried pictures […]
‘The Things They Carried’ is a story that presents various accounts of painful experiences and traumatic events of the soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War. The author explores the great use of literary devices in explaining the occurrence of every event. In a well-developed piece that uses imagery, metaphors, reality, and fiction, O’Brien represents […]
Death has many different effects on a person’s life. Some can handle it very well, but most of time, people cannot deal with the grief that comes with the death.For example, some people can accept the death that comes with life and move forward, but on the flip side, some people cannot accept and are […]
In his book, Tim O’Brien aims to shed light on misconceptions and truths of war by thoroughly describing the thoughts and feelings of a soldier in the Vietnam War. He includes the steps and paths taken to become a soldier and also the detailed descriptions of war stories and their effects on individual men. Through […]
In the short story “The things they carried”, the soldiers each had their own unique items that they carried doing the dangerous war. The items that the soldiers carried had a special meaning behind them whether it came from their family background, personality, or their very own personal item. Kiowa is a Native America soldier […]
Through “The Things They Carried” Author Tim O’Brien describes and explains the things he and the others soldiers carried during their large and suffocating time they spent in Vietnam after being drafted by force, not by choice. Because many soldiers in Vietnam were drafted by force and many of them were teens in their 20 […]
Two childhoods, both plagued by hardships, suffering, alcoholic and neglecting parents–this was how Jeannette Walls and David Pelzer grew up. Their familial situations are only different in that Walls’ parents were forgivable because they had good intentions and tried their best despite their addictions and financial situations, whereas Pelzer’s parents are seemingly unforgivable–one parent was […]
“If you don’t want to sink, you better figure out how to swim.” (Walls, 66) Although this quote was said by Rex as he was teaching Jeanette to swim, it stands out because it wraps up the whole theme of the book in that one little line. Not only is this the strategy that represents […]
Becoming a registered nurse would definitely be an interest of mine. I’ve always wanted to help those who are sick and in need of medical attention. Through my professional pathways and the Glass Castle I have learned more about success, goals, and how other people overcome obstacles and are able to accomplish their dreams. It’s […]
Every family has their eccentricity. Jeannette lived a challenging lifestyle because her mother, Rose Mary, and father, Rex Walls, were cruel to her and her siblings. By analyzing their characteristics, character development, and finding the irony in The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls, readers are able to better understand how the story unfolds. Jeannette is […]
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a description about Jeannette’s childhood which she portrays with sheer imagery and figurative language that illuminates the major themes woven into the adventure of her past filled with hardships and struggles including her family problems leading Jeannette and her siblings on a different path and to a better […]
In the play “Julius Caesar”, the author William Shakespeare incorporates the role of superstitions, omens, and the theme of fate. Julius Caesar is a military leader who wants to be the king of Rome. Throughout the play, Julius Caesar makes wrong decisions which leads to him being assassinated midway through the play. Shakespeare incorporates omens, […]
Superstition is considered a myth to most people, but for the ancient Romans, this was a historical belief. The Superstitions of Julius Caesar People can depict signs from numerous points of view, yet which of those can change a way an individual thinks, and at last, their choices? In some cases, overlooking or misconstruing these […]
