Face still screwed up in concentration, Veronica shook her head, “Don’t you just hate when it’s not what it looks like?” She was in trance-mode, thinking about what Logan had said after the Picarrino fiasco. On her way to earning her title of proper-battle-tested-private-eye,
His mom closed her eyes, and her face went slack. Ryder’s attention jumped to the machines. Everything stayed the same, a steady beep and steady wave of green lines going up and down. “Mom?” Ryder put his hand on her forehead.
Kali Forsythe History 1301 November 5, 2015 Renee Celeste The Never Ending Quest Andrew Jackson is mostly known as the 7th President of the United States, but in the book Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication, the reader learns that he was so much more than that. The author, James C. Curtis, repeatedly points out Jackson 's flaws. He also recognizes Jackson 's strengths and gives praise for his actions when necessary. In the book the reader gets to see what made Jackson the way he was and how his past affected him throughout his life.
“I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by lions” Alexander the Great. Killer Angels the historical novel by Michael Shaara details many great lions of leadership. One of these great lions of leadership was Joshua L. Chamberlain, a colonel of the Union army. Chamberlain coming in to a leadership position after acting as a professor led to him becoming a great leader through his personality characteristics. These included how he was a decisive and intuitive leader, an understanding leader, and an intelligent leader.
In the novel A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J Gaines, Grant is a main character that has a lot of influence over the people in his community. Some might even consider him a hero. I believe that Grant is a hero because he helps Jefferson become a man, changes himself for the better, and wants to continue changing the community. Over the course of the novel, Grant helps Jefferson become the man that he needs to be in order to walk to his death with honor. When Grant first begrudgingly went to visit Jefferson in prison Jefferson was in a really low state.
Montag was almost finished with the last library. The city had been rebuilt and he wanted to make sure there were at least 3 different libraries so books could be accessible to everyone in the community. It took 6 years to rebuild everything, but it took even longer to try to teach society how to read and appreciate literature and human interaction. The stress and hard work from over the years physically changed Montag’s appearance. The bags under his eyes from sleep deprivation, wrinkles on his forehead from stress, and an occasional gray hair or two in his hair.
Ender’s Game is a 1985 science fiction novel by Orson Scott Key. Set in the future where an insectoid alien species, the Formics (or the buggers), have attacked Earth twice with devastating results for the human species, Andrew “Ender” Wiggins is humanity's last hope. A child prodigy and main character of Ender’s Game, Ender is sent to Battle School to learn how to fight and destroy the buggers. He is chosen because his characteristics are perfect to be a commander. Some traits that are very important in making Ender who he is are his calculating judgments, creativity, and compassion.
Instead of focusing on their TVs, these people should be opened to wonders of the world around them, like Faber and Clarisse, so they are able to see what is truly important. We learned from Faber, a character where the author’s voice comes through to the reader, that Montag’s society was missing some very important aspects due to their obsession with physical things. One thing that is missing is quality. Faber describes this using books saying, “they have quality. And what does the word quality mean?
Circumstance. That is what drives people to make decisions that would either be viewed as poor or brilliant. In the stories The Crucible by Arthur Miller and In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, the main characters are motivated by circumstance. The way a person is raised through out their life can greatly affect how they view the world, and how they choose to live in it. This choice affects how they interact with other people and how other people interact with them.
What begins the changes in Montag and what are the changes in him? In Ray Braudbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag undergoes major changes because of the influence of other intellects and events; in effect this caused him to ruminate about events that were considered “normal”. Montag’s occupation is firefighting, however he is not the traditional version of a fire fighter. Montag does not put out fire, but rather helps ignite them.
Ex Machina, a science fiction film directed by Alex Garland in 2014, demonstrates the definition of a strong Artificial Intelligence and qualia through the process of AVA’s Turing Test by the main character Caleb. Specifically, the qualia and the consciousness of AVA continuously emerges as the plots, the interactions, and the escaping plan develops. The essay would analyze how AVA can be defined as a Strong Artificial Intelligence with consciousness and qualia, and how she passes the Turing Test and the Lovelace Test; however, not identified as a human by not passing the empathy. The difference between the Weak AI and Strong Ai is the consciousness.
In the novel The Running Man by Michael Gerard Bauer, the author captures the experiences of a marginalised character, Tom Leyton. The use of the silkworm metaphor invites the audience to uncover the dark secrets of Tom Leyton 's mysterious past. The introduction of the character Joseph Davidson provides the author with a catalyst to open the metaphor of the silkworm and take the reader on a journey to understand the life experiences of Tom Leyton. Joseph Davidson, who is portrayed as someone with poor self esteem is also described as an outsider. The running man is used by the author to reveal the experiences of Joseph Davidson and demonstrate his growth of becoming less marginalised throughout the novel.
In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” demonstrates the personal growth of the dynamic protagonist Louise Mallard, after hearing news of her husband’s death. The third-person narrator telling the story uses deep insight into Mrs. Mallard’s thoughts and emotions as she sorts through her feelings after her sister informs her of her husband’s death. During a Character analysis of Louise Mallard, a reader will understand that the delicate Mrs. Mallard transforms her grief into excitement over her newly discovered freedom that leads to her death. As Mrs. Mallard sorts through her grief she realizes the importance of this freedom and the strength that she will be able to do it alone.
Stephanie Plum, Morelli, and Ranger are three main characters in the book, One for the Money, by Janet Evanovich. Stephanie is a young woman struggling to get by in the city of Trenton, New Jersey. After losing her job, she goes against her family’s request and gets the dangerous job of a bounty hunter. She gets assigned Joe Morelli, who was accused of murder and who happened to be a childhood enemy. Stephanie is very inexperienced and receives help from a professional bounty hunter, Ranger.
The Stranger by Albert Camus follows the daily life of Meursault, a French-Algerian that embodies Camus’ philosophical views of absurdum. Meursault’s life is a simple one; at first glance, he is like any other working, middle class man. However, through the first person narration, we gain insight into his unconventional thought process. He does not place value on anything, including, possessions, love and ambition. Nevertheless, he is content with his life.
