Mariah Mebruer Mrs. King ELA 5th hour 20 December 2016 Nathanael Greene Nathanael Greene, also known as the fighting quaker and the savior of the South, was a quaker who fought in the Revolutionary war as a quarter general. Nathanael lived on a farm as a child and fought in many battles and in war as an adult. He was also said to be the most respected general. Befor Nathanael Greene was in the war he lived on a farm and was born on Aug. 7, 1742 in Potowomut. He was slightly educated and read about a variety of subjects all on his own.
(H) What would you do if you were in a life or death situation? Although you may not typically think about this, something could happen in which you would need to be able to overcome your hardships in order to escape with your life. (B) This happened to Sanger Rainsford, the protagonist from Richard Connell's short story, "The Most Dangerous Game", as well as Hyeonseo Lee, an immigrant from North Korea, and Aron Ralston, the man that the movie 127 hours is based on.
Alyss Personality In the looking glass wars, Beddor uses imager and conflicts to illustrate the change of alyss's life. In the beginning of the novel, Alyss is characterized as stubborn, dependent and imaginative. Alyss is seen as stubborn at the beginning of chapter 4.
“More weight,” stated by Giles Corey from, “The Crucible,” before he was pressed to death for witchcraft. Giles Corey was one of the oldest people to be killed during the Salem Witch Trials. The Salem Witch Trials was a series of events that took place in 1692, where innocent people were hung for apparently being witches. The people in the trials were tried in court and the girls who accused them would act like the person or people were sending spirits towards them to make the judges believe them. Giles Corey reminds me of myself by his sarcasm during conversations, always acting ornery, and the comical remarks he makes.
A name, in theory, is a word or phrase that helps you recall a person or thing. In practice, a name also helps one recall the person’s or thing’s reputation. In Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, the characters’ decisions emphasize this quality. Not only does the name include the reputation and legacy of the people they identify, the characters’ choices and behaviors in The Crucible are motivated by the preservation of their dignity and the reputation associated with their names. By assessing the choices made, the inner personality traits of each character can be seen.
Throughout the entire book, the main character, Luke Reid, had many characteristic changes. Luke went from thief, to a nobody, to a person that cared. Starting from always being a thief is a tough place to start from. At the beginning of the book, Luke is a thief who is really good at picking locks.
I noticed that Kingsolver use the idea of language to demonstrate the distinct character. For example Rachel consistently misuses of words reveals a lot about her character. In book three looking at the last paragraph of one section where Rachel says, “But I won’t tell her. I prefer to remain anomalous” (270). In this line Rachel probably meant to say, “I prefer to remain anonymous.”
Introduction Good morning distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome you to the 24th annual Queensland Literary Symposium I’d like to highlight another prominent book that has captured readers with its engaging and thrilling storyline alone with significant aspects of human society and culture The story I specifically refer to is none other but the novel Jasper Jones Written by the Australian author Craig Silvery, Jasper Jones was set in the scorching summer of Western Australia in 1965.
Times can be full of hysteria and strife, and seldom, other times. People can be unjust and ridiculing, or optimistic and caring. Many characters portrayed the same characteristics: gullible and stubborn or friendly and hardworking. Giles, for example, is an immensely enthusiastic, sarcastic, friendly, hardworking, brave, fun-loving character that you could not begin to loathe like some of the other characters resembling Abigail. He did not want to regard anything in relation to the witchcraft scheme; especially anything that correlates it to his wife, Martha, but some situations cannot be avoided.
The character traits a person possesses can influence many things. In the book Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee based on "The Scopes Trial". The character traits that William Henry Drummond, based on Clarence Darrow, possesses majorly influences the outcome of the trial. The three character traits that affects the outcome the most are intelligent, tolerant, and detail-oriented. Henry Drummond is intelligent and this character trait propels him to win the case.
The Arthurian Code: Chivalry “Chivalry is dead” is a very common phrase, however what does it actually mean? This famous saying refers back to the time of King Arthur in the Middle Ages. In order to be a knight, one had to follow the Arthurian Code of Chivalry. The word chivalry was used to describe what a perfect knight would be, and the code outlines the basic understanding of how a knight should act. The regulations assigned the ethics and morals that a knight had to attain, and the rules were held with great respect and honor.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, a novel written by Mark Twain, often depicts armor as protection and a sign of nobility in King Arthur’s sixth-century Europe. The armor used for protection often times does not work during the book and many die while wearing it. Hank Morgan tries wearing armor, and decides never to wear it again because of the tremendous uncomfort and the way the armor makes him feel trapped, both mentally and physically. Despite showing tremendous protection and fortitude, armor often times traps an individual’s humanity and lacks proper defense.
Questioning life through the quote “for who would bear the whips and scorns of time,” Hamlet is confused and considers death (3.1.71). This can be seen when Branagh pulls out a knife and points it at his reflection, considering death. This adds to the text’s meaning by physically showing what is going on in Hamlet’s mind. Although Branagh is older than Hamlet, his age resembles wisdom. He is aware of the unknown.
John Kennedy Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces is the story of an anti-modern man named Ignatius J. Reilly who lives in New Orleans in the early 1960s. Ignatius is an obese man who has become obsessed with disapproving of pop culture. He often entertains himself by attending modern events, such as going to movie theaters, merely to express his disdain with them. Throughout the story, Ignatius displays an outspoken personality and an unmistakable rude demeanor.
Mason McCabe Period 1 Mango Street Essay Thingy On the topic of ‘gender’ in relation to House on Mango Street (by Sandra Cisneros) is quite the fiery one, as Esperanza, along with other women in the book, faces the problems of sexism-related depravity quite a few times. In ‘My Name’, pg. 10-11, Esperanza talked about how her great grandmother was kidnapped and forced to marry her grandfather, having her whole life shut down in the process. She mentioned that she ‘doesn’t want to inherit her place at the window’, because her great grandmother looked out of the window of their house sadly for the rest of her life.
