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His struggles throughout his life were no match for him, the only thing he cared about was his faith, family, and friends. Their story shows us how reconciliation can be the start to a new friendship and a new future. Reconciliation will not be one grand, finite act. It will be a multitude of small acts and gestures played between individuals.
Unbroken is a true story told by Laura Hillenbrand from the words and memories of Louis Zamperini. The main themes, survival, resilience and redemption, are illustrated throughout the story. Louie Zamperini becomes an Olympic athlete by his determination and influence of his older brother Pete. However, once World War II starts, Louie starts a new chapter of his life by becoming an expert of the Norton Bomb Sight on one of the many notorious B-24s. After many outrageous missions on the unreliable equipment, Louie and his squadron are forced to crash into the ocean.
The past can be an unforgiving and powerful force, as seen in the trial that unfolds in 'Strangers' by David A Robertson. It's a story that examines how confronting one's guilt requires learning the truth of the past and how understanding such dynamics can provide insight into our lives. In the book "Strangers," David A. Robertson skillfully demonstrates the theme through character development, internal conflict and dialogue. To begin, David A. Robertson uses character development to emphasize the theme that to deal with guilt, one must confront the past. In the book, Cole is hesitant to go back to his home town Wounded Sky for fear of what he left behind and who he left behind.
Rex and Rose Mary’s persistent laissez-faire attitude towards the children’s basic needs for safety and age-appropriate expectations are evident in stories of Jeanette’s early childhood. When Jeannette was three years old, she badly burned herself when she was making herself hotdogs to eat. Upon being asked by a nurse why she was cooking unsupervised, Jeannette replied “Mom says I’m mature and lets me cook for myself a lot”. (Walls 18). Already, at the ripe age of just three years old, Jeanette knew that if she wanted to eat, she had better grow up quick and become independent and able to care and cook for herself.
Jeannette Walls, successful social figure and journalist, is on her way to a fancy New York City party. Looking out the window of a taxi, she watches a homeless woman dig through trash cans. She realizes sadly that It's her mother. Jeannette realizes this could be her and she tells us the story of how she got to where she is, sitting in a luxury car, while her mother Rose Mary is literally in the gutter.
Regret is an incurable disease caused by lies, distortion, and falsehood. People often try to find a cure for this disease or try to believe that regret is something that is easy to cure, however, it is not. Once an individual make themselves believe in a lie they tell themselves, the pain and suffering that comes with regret will continue to linger for a lifetime. Sinclair Ross’s short story, “The Painted Door” highlights the idea that individuals who deceive themselves in the chase for happiness often create a lifetime of regret.
In school students do not care about writing as much as they used to. If they would work harder in school, their grades would be higher and more colleges would want them. In Esther Cepeda 's research, she managed to prove that students test scores are going down. That is because they do not work as hard as they used to.
Separation is a serious force for most people. Many believe that it always causes loneliness and depression in people. However, this is not always true, because there may be times when people can learn to cope with separation in various situations. These situations range from a mother leaving her kids in daycare and going through a divorce, to moving to a new place and learning to settle in. Regardless of the circumstances, people should always learn how to cope with separation and survive independently.
In this world, there’s learning things the hard way and the easy way; in Jeannette Wall’s world, there’s only learning things the hard way. The Glass Castle is an adventurous story that reveals the painfully miserable story of Jeannette Walls. A selfish mother, a careless father, and terrible social encounters- these are some of the elements of a harsh reality Rex and Rose Mary Walls failed to shield their children from. Growing up poor was already difficult, but growing up with a selfish parent, specifically an unfeeling mom, made life hell for the Walls children. The family barely had one source of income from Rex Walls, and instead of helping out with the family’s finance issues, Rose Mary spent her days at home painting.
While the Lincoln Memorial speaks of hope the Vietnam speaks of sorrow. Byers describes his experience at the Memorial as such, “the ambivalent descent, deeper and deeper, along a sinister black wall, exactly mimics the national experience of the war (76).” Here he realizes the horror of war with every name engraved in the black stone. Here he realizes that these people on the wall are part of us. They were part of the nation and defended us.
Finding joy in a difficult situation is a hard thing to do. In Jeannette Walls’ memoir, she manages to have a sense of joy in the midst of her hectic childhood. “Learning to enjoy the comic episodes a little more” is key because “life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy.” Throughout the book, Jeanette’s father struggles with an addiction to alcohol.
Either it being self defense, economic gain or for a political movement, War is influenced by many factors that lead to catastrophic results. Both the Gulf and Vietnam wars are explained by the article, “Military Multiculturalism in the Gulf War and After” and short story “The Things They Carried” that signify the blind eye displayed by humans during these wars. What allows Humans to process traumatic events is to turn the other way around and fill their minds with joyful moments in their life. A couple of ways are displayed in both the short story and article are the soldiers letting their mind escape and thinking about the things they brought with them from home and the public accepting the medias filtered perspective of war by supporting
In the high school presentation of ‘She Kills Monsters’ by Qui Nguyen. Theme of the play is dealing with grief, loss and perseverance. Beginning in the play with the sudden death of character Tilly, little sister to character Anges. Driven with the loss and grief for her little sister Tilly, Agnes went on a journey to find out more about her little sister’s life after finding Tilly’s, Dungeons and Dragon’s module, realizing she barely knew anything about her except as a baby or toddler. Leading to the discovery of many incredible things about her little sister Tilly that made Tilly’s life so much more interesting than it seemed before her passing.
In the short story, “My Parent’s Bedroom,” by Uwem Akpan, the most important message expressed to the reader is that it 's human nature for a mother to protect her children to the best of her ability. In the beginning of the story, Maman tries to protect Monique and Jean by telling them things to do that will keep them safe later. She has “kept us indoors since yesterday,” (1). She realizes how dangerous things are, so she wants to keep them sheltered and safe inside. She instructs Monique not to “turn on any lights tonight,” (1) and “remember to lock the door behind me,” (5).
A Big Box of Crayons “We could learn a lot from crayons; some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, while others bright, some have weird names, but they all have learned to live together in the same box” (Fulgham, Robert). In the same way, each individual is a unique crayon, and we all live together in one big box, the world. Rituals of Memory, by Kimberly Blaeser, also uses symbolism to describes relationships like a loop that always returns. Similarly, Alberto Rios, in The Vietnam Wall, brings us on his journey while viewing the Vietnam Wall, which serves as a symbol of America’s honor and those who died or remain missing from the Vietnam War.
