In the book Fences by August Wilson, the author chooses baseball to compare many of the struggles everyday people deal with in everyday society. August Wilson created some very relatable characters to portray the message of life and love Fences attempts to display. It is ultimately displayed in a quote by the main character Troy Maxson. Troy said “That’s all death is to me. A fastball on the outside corner” (10). In this quote, Troy even compares the end of life to a dangerous pitch that is hard
The American Dream, the ever evolving figment in minds that created the possibilities of freedom, prosperity, and desirement of any American who is brave. This involved lives of suffering immigrants, whom in the 19th century arrived in the United States from their home countries in hope of a better life. At first, the immigrants believed that these factors would help their dreams come true. They failed though due to the lack of qualities needed. “In other respects, it caused many working class people
According to Aristotle, one of the original creators of a tragic hero, there are a number of characteristics that define one: he must root his own demise; his fate is not deserved, and his punishment is more severe than the crime; he also must be of noble height or have a level of greatness. These are all characteristics of Jay Gatsby, the main character of Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is of course a tragic hero. In Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, all the characters are, in one
Chair’s letter supporting Dr. Anne Mocko’s evaluation for tenure and promotion to associate professor (fall 2018) Dear Division Chair, Dr. Arnold and members of the Promotion, Tenure, and Evaluation Committee, It is a pleasure to have the opportunity to comment on Dr. Anne Mocko’s evaluation for tenure and promotion to associate professor. Since joining Concordia’s faculty six years ago, Dr. Mocko has become an integral member of our department—not only because of her indispensable expertise in
Thomas Jefferson addressed the differences between blacks and indians in order to justify the superiority of whites over the other races. Jefferson’s description of the difference in skin color, character, and mental/artistic capability especially emphasizes the racist undertone. Thomas Jefferson was a Republican who eventually went on to become President in the beginning of the nineteenth century. He frequently encountered issues with indians and blacks, which led him to identifying their differences
Look at the Genius Annotations for your song. You can do this through the official website (even if you can’t access Rap Genius). Find at least three interesting annotations for your song. Look for historical contexts and hip hop references. Can you use them in your presentation? “The Adams Administration”: Many people believed the rumors that Hamilton was corrupt. It was rumored that he used his role as Secretary of the Treasury to cut back on the wages of veterans. Hamilton attempted to clear
Music has always been a part of my life. In definition, it is “vocal or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.” Ever since I was a young child, I have loved music. The strong, steady beats, the entrancing melodies, and the lyrics that vary between heartwarming and heart-wrenching have always had an unexplainable effect on my life. Music seems to have the ability to change certain aspects of my world. Even with my moods, whether
The first time I was introduced to Romanticism in this course, I thought that I would be reading a lot of love poems and novels. But soon enough I realized how wrong I was and understood the real concept of Romanticism. It is a movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that reacted against the rules in literature, philosophy, art, religion, and politics at that period. Romantic writers meant to break out of what was usual and write about the things that no one dared to talk or write about
Identity is composed of not only self-perception but also the perception of others. Consequently, relationships are vital in the forming and expressing of one’s identity. Healthy relationships allow for the expression of oneself without fear of consequences, whereas unhealthy relationships put pressure on one to change for one’s partner. Zora Neale Hurston’s novel Their Eyes Were Watching God explores the difference between healthy and unhealthy relationships, focusing on how each affects the expression
The character, Nick Carraway would be portrayed by Timothee Chalamet. Timothee Chalamet is an American actor. He began his career in short films, but he has been getting more exposure especially from the recent Oscars. I believe Timothee would play this role best , because he is so transparent and non judgemental in real life. He is quite young, so he would be very committed and focused on being the best Nick possible. From the films that I have seen with Timothee in them have been absolutely exceptional
The feminist theory is based on finding and exposing negative attitudes toward women in literature. Their goal is to reveal the reality of how women get portrayed in literature due to the fact that most literature presents an inaccurate view of women and are most of the time minimized. In the Catcher in the Rye there is a few female characters such as Sunny, the girls at the club, and Sally who are put in situations that show nothing but stereotypes and puts them in a bad spot throughout the novel
on the road. His temperament is what also differs from the other characters; Dean cheats on his wife multiple times, he’s a constant nomad who is unable to settle in one place or with one woman. In Mortenson’s article “Beating Time: Configurations of Temporality in Jack Kerouac’s On the Road”, he describes, “Dean is frenetically living in the moment, trying to stay within the ever-unfolding horizon of the ‘now’....Dean accepts the belief that life must be lived in the present and practices this knowledge
In East of Eden, Steinbeck characterizes Adam Trask as a flawed son, husband, and father. Trying to overcome the actions of Cyrus, Charles, and Cathy, Adam Trask creates his own struggles which hinder him from living a good life. Yet, from his struggles stems growth and realization. The early stages of Adam’s life presented him with obstacles that he continued to carry throughout the rest of his life. However, on his deathbed, he decided that he will end the last chapter of his life on a successful
ENDLESS!! This world is endless! There is nothing in this world except monsters. No land, no oceans, no mountains, no sun, no moon, no day, no night. Nothing but an endless amount of monsters roaming around killing and fighting each other endlessly. Then, among these bunch of ruthless monsters, there is me. I am not like the others where they don't desire for anything besides killing and eating each other up. What is the reason they keep killing each other? I don't know. Do these
Frank Ocean is an innovative contemporary rap artist who has written songs for and performed with such musical talents as Jay Z and Kanye West. He has been covered by The New York Times and Rolling Stone Magazine and his first single album debuted at number one in 2012. As an artist Ocean has boldly engaged his audiences on challenging and controversial topics and is credited with having taken the rap genre in a direction that fuses hip hop, soul and rhythm and blues in a fresh new direction. In
Memory is an event that happens in your life, even once. What is your favorite memory or the memory you can’t forget? I am Joyce Lee, the girl who studies in Kang Chiao International School (KCIS) Later, I am going to share you some of my family members’ memory. They include my mom’s memory, my grandma’s memory, and my cousin’s memory. These memories for them are memorable, and those memories stick in their mind forever. I would like to pass these memories on to my future family. This time, I
BS1003 – Organic Chemistry Practical 1 Laboratory Report Name: Tristan Chan Yew Kit, U1640436J (T8) Effects of Dichloromethane(DCM) in Extraction of Caffeine from Tea Leaves Purpose To investigate the ability for Dichloromethane(DCM), a moderately polar organic solvent, to extract aqueous caffeine molecules, originating from Tea Leaves suspended in water. Introduction Caffeine, defined chemically as 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine (C8H10N4O2), is an alkaloid that can be found in tea leaves, coffee and many
99% of beer and 94% of soft drink metal container businesses respectively. However, aluminum was supplied to the metal can industry by few suppliers with the three largest suppliers being Alcoa, Alcan and Reynolds Metals. Alcoa and Alcan supplied over 65% of domestic can sheet requirements. Reynolds Metals not only supplied aluminum sheets to the industry but was also the only aluminum company in the US that was involved in the production of cans. These three suppliers had price leadership in the industry
Do people recognize you as a certain person or character in books and films? Some people can possess unique traits from others but how will they know when to use them. There is a certain character that possesses these traits he is also from the movie Transformers.Optimus Prime a brave noble knight that is loyal to his fellow autobots and the leader of them.Optimus Prime uses wisdom at the end of every movie and uses honor to Sentinel Prime leader of the autobots before Optimus.But in Transformers
3.4. Swelling behavior The swelling behavior of the DCMC crosslinked gelatin-PEG composite hydrogel fibers is studied and presented in Fig. 3. It shows that the equilibrium swelling ratio of the hydrogel fibers is very high, which is found to be between 89 and 93%. The result indicates that the hydrogel fibers are effective biomaterials for using as wound dressings since they can absorb wound exudates and provide moist environment for wound leading to acceleration of wound healing. The water in hydrogel