Analysis Of ' Pearl 's Universe '

She was the only one who understood. She listened without judgement, held her when she cried, and was there for her when she was at her loneliest. It was hard without her being there. She felt as if she had no one to talk to. Steven was too young, Garnet was not the talking type, and Pearl? Well, they just didn't get along. Actually never got along. She was the reject gem; the product of a Homeworld experiment that none of the "real" gems wanted to speak of. It was almost sacrilegious.

According to the articles, “Alone in the universe,” by Jesse Kohn and , “At the office,” by W.M. Akers, they both are written in first person point of view. Both articles use their point of view in their story to develop their main characters.

The story that I choose to read was Holding Up The Universe by Jennifer Niven. I originally choose to read this book because it’s cover looked very interesting to me. The title hooked me and reading the book has been nothing but interesting. The book was about to teenagers whose worlds were completely different but were both the exact opposite of ideal. They were both struggling through hard times until they found each other. I would recommend other people my age to read this book because it is so inspirational and because once you start reading it it is hard to put it down. It keeps you interested and helps you learn how to get through some hard times.

James Poniewozik of "The Princess Paradox" and Catherine Orenstein of "Fairy Tales and a Dose of Reality" focus their writing around modern day fairy tales. Both authors describe that media has the prioritization of wealth in mind and alters the fairy tales to appeal to the audience. Orenstein focuses on the changes of some reality television shows reflecting based off of the initial fairy tales. (284).While Poniewozik focuses on the changes movie makers have made, by making a new type of "Cinderella" who is strong and independent but still wanting a "happily ever after"(324).

But still, she didn’t let anyone’s disapproval of her identity deter her, and continued to carry the burden of being alienated in order to remain true to herself. By expressing her homosexuality with self-assurance, others were eventually forced to accept Ruby for who she was, and she has since gone on to be extremely successful in life, having been selected to act in a number of films including the Australian comedy “Suite for Fleur”, designing her own fashion range, and much more. In 2008 and 2009, she was also chosen as one of the ‘25 Most Influential Gay and Lesbian Australians’ by “Same Same”, an Australian online gay and lesbian community. This indicates that true existence can only be found when our decisions and actions are truly our own; when we stand alone and free of connections, without social influence.

An important part in every person’s life is the search for personal identity and self-knowledge. This struggle involves working out a concept of oneself as a unique individual and embracing an ideology or system of values that provide a sense of direction, as stated in Weiten’s Psychology: Themes and Variations. Similarly, in Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier, Griet grapples with her identity as a maid, and entertains the idea that she can choose a path not set out for her. Her journey of self-discovery leads to a deeper understanding of her role in Vermeer’s paintings, and what it means for her own life. The Vermeer’s influence on Griet affects her transition from adolescence into adulthood, thus affecting the choices she makes. These choices define Griet as a person even when she feels she no longer has any trace of her old self left. Although Griet does not completely sever her ties to her old life, Griet does fit the archetype of a hero on a hero’s quest because of the challenges crucial to her journey and through the redemption of her personal values.

Consequently, everyone who has not watched the episodes in which Ruby and Sapphire un-fuse can legitimately be oblivious of the existence of a stable lesbian relationship in Steven Universe. On a different note, it can also be pointed out how Garnet’s condition as fusion is still unsettling and unusual for Homeworld gems: in Log Date 7 15 12, Peridot asks Garnet to split because her presence is making her “incredibly uncomfortable.” Even the character of Jasper is unable to understand the relationship between Ruby and Sapphire because she can only think of fusion as a weapon or, as she puts it, “a cheap trick to make weak gems

Celebrated on October 31st, the festival of Halloween (also known as Samhain) includes dressing in costume, trick or treating, and decorating. Tracing back in history Halloween is considered to be one of America’s oldest holidays, and is still celebrated today. Halloween is believed to come from Celtic rituals. Celtics believed the cosmological myth of Saman (Lord of the Dead). Saman would call on the souls of the people that passed away that year to take them to the afterlife or underworld; the Celtic underworld identifies with the Christian Hell. In order for the spirits to believe they were on their own, the living would wear costumes and mask their identities, along with fairies, witches and demons. This functions as a cosmological myth because it provides a creation story and framework in which this universe occupies and includes many other realms of existence. Another tradition that followed was to give food to the Saman, to persuade him to be more tolerant while he judged the dead ancestors of the living, which he would chose to take to the underworld. In this essay I will further investigate what the origins of Halloween consist of and how it offers reasoning for trick-or-treating. Also I will examine how trick-or-treating, which is still continued today, is connected to ancient Celtic festivals.

Steinbeck was inspired to write this novella based off a Mexican folktale that he heard when he visited the country in the early 1940’s. The story was called the Legend of Mechudo. Mechudo was a pearl diver in La Paz and he and his team went out into the bay in order to search for pearls. He was the first diver to dive and he returned from the dive extremely excited because he had found a giant oyster and he dove in again because he was unable to grab the pearl initially. After many minutes, the members of his team began to worry because he had no type of compressed air. They sent in man after man until only a few men remained in the boat. Fearful, the men dropped into the water as a group and saw Mechudo with one arm clamped by a giant oyster and the other searching for a hold. They also saw the bodies of their other team members floating away. One week later, only one member returned with the horrific story of Mechudo’s greed and the death of his team. After the story of the giant oyster became popular, another team set out to seek the prize but only one would return with stories about the death of his team members at the hands of Mechudo.

Since then, the origin of the universe became a very big question to everyone. The curiosity we possess help us seek answers from different questions we can think of. Different hypotheses and ideas were formed with great scientific evidence to prove that the universe began as a single primordial atom. The scientists even found out that the universe is expanding because of the great amount of dark matter present in it. However, with these ideas, the religious thinking of people could not be removed. The concept of God being the Creator of all the things that existed contradicts the views of the theories formed. The stories and verses contained in the bible are different from the results of studies connected to it. Here, I investigate the things

Parmenides of Elea once presented the expression ex nihilo nihil fit, which translates to nothing comes from nothing for one of his many theses. The Cosmological Argument, an argument of the posteriori category, meaning that it requires data based on past experiences, argues for the existence of God with this type of expression at its core. By attempting to prove how the universe must be influenced by an independent being that has godlike qualities, cosmological arguments suggest that it is rational to believe in an omnipotent being and its accountability of creating the universe.

These individuals assume this because they never take the time to pay attention to how Pearl interacts with society and nature. If they would focus more on how she actually acts and not worry about connecting her to her mother, they would soon realize that she is not a devil like they believe her to be; she is a normal, wild, lively

The purpose of the checkerboard universe lab is to make the members of each group realize how a seemingly correct hypothesis can be incorrect. Simple observations can lead you to a conclusion, but they often do not provide enough evidence for a sound hypothesis. Our group consisted of Seng Vang, Juan Hernandez, Trevor Arnett, and myself.

The argument suggesting life existing on other Earth-like planets has been present since man first looked into space and questioned his own existence and the existence of others like him. Today there are many theories on the existence of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, but only one theory goes beyond them and into an even larger realm. The contents of this theory, known as the “multiverse” theory, suggest that humans on Earth live within one universe of many others that reside within a primordial vacuum containing many other universes (Jenkins and Perez). Each of these universes possesses potentially different natural constants and physical laws that govern them differently, thus calling forth some logical questions. First,

The film “My Vie En Rose” meaning My Life in Pink tells the story of a seven year old boy named Ludovic who is convinced that he actually is a girl living in a boy’s body. He tells his parents that "I 'm a boy now, but one day I 'll be a girl." Even years before puberty, he knows that there was a mix-up when he was handed his gender assignment. The film deals of the stress that is not only dealt with by Ludovic but also how his family deals with his realization. The film which is part fantasy, part comedy, and part satire deals with the role of sexual stereotypes in today’s culture. In today’s society there is nothing socially wrong with a girl who is a tomboy. This is a girl who prefers