Hope

I think that Stephen Crane used alto of ideas from typical writings. I say this because some of the things were not typical but many of them were. This made the story unique because it wasn’t the same as most other westerns but in some ways it was the same. This was not typical because…

A story about life, hope, and the revolution of life if you’re a caterpillar some may expect that the traits of this tale is kind of simple or basic to begin with but as the story builds up it, the main idea comes out. A story that a lot of children will love and a…

I hope you’re ready because I’m about to tell you the story of my life more specifically why my life ended. And if you’re listening to these tapes, you’re one of the reasons why”(7). Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher tells the story of High School student Hannah Baker who committed suicide, her classmate Clay…

The Greek Tragedy Oedipus at Colonus was written by the great and renowned Greek playwright Sophocles at around 404 B.C. or so. In the play, considered to be one of the best Greek dramas ever written, Sophocles uses the now broken down and old Oedipus as a statement of hope for man. As Oedipus was…

Heroes And Hooligans Cruel kings, dangerous monsters, and vicious villains are the reasons we need heroes for. Heroes are the ones people root for and believe in. They are the ones who will save people from total annihilation by the evil threatening to eradicate them. People call and depend on heroes to save them when…

Hatchet is written by Gary Paulsen. It is a book about a thirteen year old kid named Brian who crash lands in the Canadian wilderness and has to survive on his own. Brian is flying to Alaska to visit his dad for the summer when suddenly the pilot has a heart attack and dies. He…

A literary work that explores immigrant life as they adjust to the new and unfamiliar ways of American life. The book is somewhat of a social commentary on the period of the Eastern European immigration to America at its peak. The novel gives an inside view on how foreigners (primarily Jewish immigrants) fit into mainstream…

This past fall I was presented with the opportunity to go deer hunting in the Upper Peninsula, something I never done before. Since I was to be living here for the next eight months, I figured that I may as well take advantage of my situation, get out into the wilds and persue one of…

In the beginning of the book Alfred was already a drop out of high school and working for Jewish people at a grocery store. He faced some problems with Major because he did not want to go rob the grocery store on Friday night. Major and his click beat him up for that. In the…

In double entendre ran rampant. During an Algebra lesson one day at the beginning of the school year, Mr. Escalante told Angel, a gang member, to “fill the hole”. Not only was he referring to the hole as an illustration, but also to the hole in the students lives as a result of lack of…