Assignment 1: Quote Analysis

I believe that the theme of The Outsiders is that: “Not everybody is like what you think they are”. This is proven to be true because of these next three paragraphs show how.

Ponder this thought…. A world where jobs are assigned to people, there are no colors, there is no weather, and rules after rules after rules. It would be impossible to live in a place like this. I would not want to live in the society from The Giver. The Giver society is a tough place to live, therefore I would not want to. In this society, people don’t have the freedom of choice, they don’t have normal, everyday objects, and there is extremely strict rules. Overall, this society is not the place for me.

Sometimes, things can be rough. In this fantastic book by S.E. Hinton- The Outsiders, the story starts off with a boy named Ponyboy. WHen his brother gets mad at him, he runs away, expecting to return the next morning. That is all turned upside down when his friend Johnny kills a boy. They run away to Windrixville together. Then, on their way back, they spot a burning church and run inside and save the children trapped in the back. Johnny is seriously injured by a piece of burning wood. Throughout the next chapters, the boys are preparing for the big fight against an enemy gang, the Socs. After the fight, which they win, Pony and his buddy Dallas WInston go and see JOhnny in the hospital one last time before he died. Dallas, who is overrun

Steinbeck wrote about many different characters who are full of dreams which sadly none of their dreams came true. Everyone has a big dream that would like to accomplish one day but sometimes , when we get lonely our dreams don’t come true. Through these characters John Steinbeck shows the effects about true loneliness.

“In the last 50 years, up to 100,000 Americans lost their lives due to inactivity leading to some sort of conditional disease such as heart disease [including the laziness within people of society]” (Wise 12). So many people have died from becoming lazy, doing nothing but go on their phones, devices, rather than doing everyday things. Technology has changed the way society approaches life, always depending on it rather than themselves and others. The society today consists of nothing but TV screens, telephone, smartphones, iPads, and items the 19th century would consider a dream to lay hands on. A book written by Bradbury presents lack of effort people put into their lives and society; Bradbury predicts how the future will become later on in the society. Becoming more similar to the laziness and ignorance in the novel, Fahrenheit 451, the society today struggles the society today struggles with dependency on technology which results to lack of social interactions with one another and failure in becoming literate with books.

Starting this year, I thought English 102 was just going to be another general education requirement I needed to have in order to graduate. English has never been my favorite subject, so I guess it is safe to say that I was not super excited about this class. However, this class turned out to be different then I thought. It turned out to be more useful then I originally thought. English 102 was both helpful and fairly simple because of what what I learned, the effort I put in and how prepared I was.

In Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird, the atmosphere of discrimination normalizes the use of slurs, and the ostracization of certain members of the community, for the children in the novel. To Kill A Mockingbird, written in 1960, set in the fictitious town of Maycomb, Alabama. This novel, from the perspective of the character Scout, is a tale of identity, injustice, and inequality in a time of heavy discrimination. In Lee’s novel, the use of slurs is a common occurrence in the town of Maycomb. Scout, as well as the other children in the novel, are exposed to adults and their peers using these slurs, and, consequently, slurs become a desensitized part of everyday language. From the beginning of the novel, Boo Radley is an enigma to Scout,

Steals things that he wants or things that the others need, quote when Edek was sick and they were all working except Bronia. Gets told to take it back by Ruth.

and the audience, and secondly, by speaking in an active voice to let the sophisticated audience know of the importance that his argument brings.

“You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear.” - Sammy Davis Jr. During the first two years of the American Revolution, things were not looking up for the Continental Army commanded by none other than George Washington. During the war, General Washington was having a rough time keeping the soldiers to stay and fight. So, he set up camp at Valley Forge. His men made huts to live in with fireplaces and one door. They made their camp close enough to the British to keep them under surveillance. Not realizing that all the events that the Americas had done, such as the Boston Tea Party in 1773, would start a war with the British Empire. I have decided to not re-enlist for the three reasons which are: the clothing in this weather is terrible, the sickness is hard to survive through, and the conditions at Valley Forge are terrible.

Creon believed that he was arête because as he puts it, "...I have the throne, all royal power..." leading a reader to believe that he is arrogant as well as in belief that he is an excellent leader. Arête means excellence of any kind and that "excellence has Creon written all over it. Creon feels as though he was arête, or excellent, because he created laws and decrees in which challenged the gods, or caused hubris, and in turn saw no consequence for his actions until it was too late. Creon challenges the gods by refusing to bury Polynices, calling all of his advisors idiots, and by not listening to the warnings given to him. Creon gives an example of humiliation of advisors when he states, "Stop now- before what you're about to say enrages

Sorry I was out this morning at a Dr. I put in calls last week and have follow up calls today. I have had a few conversations as well ask Kerstyn is working on this too. We will send you some updates by close of business. Can I just add a row on this spreadsheet with “recruiter notes”?

Jefferson controls his future because it up to one to make the choices they desire but also all of your choices will affect your future. Example if you make bad choices in life you get bad results in life. When you make choices for your future you always got to analyze and make a smart decision because a bad decision could lead you into a lot of trouble just like it did to Jefferson. However sometimes you may not have control over your future because sometimes things happen that you least expect.

OF MICE AND MEN Subtitle   Humans are born with needs, like a need for security, or a need for food or water. In the novella Of Mice and Men written by John Steinbeck. Steinbeck expresses the basic needs of a human being no matter the old or young a person may be. The story follows two characters Lennie and George.

Oskar, a nine years old boy has lost his father in 9/11. After his father’s death, Oskar begins to think of unusual thoughts and questions. Oskar uses these thoughts as “excuses” to avoid the emotions of his father. In my opinion, I believe that he is leaving reality, in order to go into his fantasy world to escape the pain and misery. It is also quite ironic, how Oskar (nine year boy) can think of uncommon and weird apprehending thoughts in his mind. While other nine years boy would rather think about games and friends, Oskar is an extraordinary kid. Furthermore, I find this quote interesting to me, because it combines the concept of scientific theory and thinking skills. Before examining this quote, I did not care for the death capacity put in for the deceased bodies. However, after reading this quote I’ve learned that, how the spaces for the deceased are shrieking and may actually cause a global problem.