'Celebration' written by W.D. Valgardson.

Native Americans make up less than .9% of the United States population. With this trivial number, it is difficult to keep its culture and traditions alive as generations progress. In the short story “War Dances,” author Sherman Alexie morns the loss of Native American identity through a deprecating tone which illustrate a divide between generations.

Stoker contrasts the calm skies with the storm to foreshadow that evil is arriving in Whitby. The day is described lightly with “Splendidly coloured clouds”(84) but later “absolute blackness”(84) approaches with the storm. The colour black is a symbol of evil that is seizing control over Whitby. The storm conjures up emotions of unease as it creates “ discord in the great harmony of nature’s silence”(85). Once again Stoker further emphasizes how nature is being completed destructed:“The whole aspect of nature at once became convulsed”(85). The strong connotation implies the disruption is supernatural. These quotations also provide imagery which further emphasize the supernatural interference of nature.

The characterization of winter which Wharton uses illustrates that the cold, brutal nature of the season reflects the isolation and bitter qualities of life during challenging times. Throughout the novel, the weather remains intensely frigid, symbolizing not only the harshness of life in Starkfield and the loneliness which comes from having to seek shelter from the elements. Foster uses words such as “severe,” “inhospitable,” and “suffocating” (75) to describe snow, which is sustained in Frome’s world. The continuous process of struggling to withstand the psychological and physical challenges of “the isolation of a Starkfield farm” (Wharton 13) becomes unbearable for Ethan, as he consistently daydreams of breaking away from his past. It seems

Harlem Summer is a novel written by Walter Dean Myers. The story takes place in Harlem, New York in 1925 during the Harlem Renaissance. The author envelopes the reader into a rich African American culture of jazz musicians, poets, writers, Negro leaders, and surprisingly gangsters. Mark Purvis is a sixteen-year-old saxophonist. Mark resides with his parents and older brother. They live in the neighborhood with his idol, Fats Waller 's, sister - Edie. He has big dreams of becoming a famous jazz musician. When Fats offers Mark an opportunity to earn five dollars, he immediately accepts the job without any hesitation. Mark thought - why not? I can earn some money, and possibly become friends with Fats. With any luck, we will record an album together on Black Swan Records.

Although John knew that they “could expect a storm,” he left Ann to go help his father. The storm is representing that alienation physically “isolating her”. Ann wants a more affectionate and passionate relationship with her husband, but he is too “simple minded” to notice what she wants, John thinks he’s giving her everything she need in life by working so hard.Which adds to Ann’s sense of isolation.Ann was eager and hopeful at first that her marriage may turn around then she became bitter, resentful, and lonely.“I knew we were going to have a storm - I told him so - but it doesn’t matter what I say. Big stubborn fool - he goes his own way anyway. It doesn’t matter what becomes of me. In a storm like this he’ll never get home. He won’t even

All day long Orloff had paced his cell. The blackness of the sky outside was equaled only by the blackness of his thoughts. The deep rolling of the thunder reverberated through the thick stone walls of his prison, and every now and then a fitful gust of rain swirled through the tiny broken window, wetting his face as he stared out into the night. Orloff cursed, wiped the water from his face with his grimy fingers, and turned to pacing his cell once more.

During the story the author often uses foreshadowing to give hints to the reader of things that will happen in the future. When the story starts, a storm is coming on a late October night. The storm symbolizes the evil approaching the town. Usually it seems a storm would resemble something dark and evil, because a stormy night is always a classic setting for something evil. At the

The morning of Duncan’s murder, Lennox feels that something horrible occurred the night before. Lennox says, “The night has been unruly: where we lay, our chimneys were blown down, and as they say…of dire combustion and confused events” (2, iii, 58-62). This connects the weather and how it reacts to the untimely and brutal murder of King Duncan. Lennox describes that the night was chaotic, the chimneys made a lot of noise, and that the Earth was shaking so badly it could be described as if it was having a fever. These events prove that weather is significant in the play as it alters the viewers’ or readers’ perception.

There is nothing like the feeling of accomplishment after successfully achieving a goal or task without encountering failure. Many may say that happiness is success without having to deal with the problem of disappointment. But what if that idea of happiness is the exact opposite of what it really is? What if the true path to contentment is learning how to be a failure? In the article Happiness is a glass half empty, the author establishes the misconception of how happiness is portrayed by society through irony, antithesis, and by using analogies in order to get the reader thinking about the idea of how failure is the main step to reaching success.

The poem Fifteen by William Stafford, describes the ideas of a young teenager and imaginations when he sees a motorcycle at the side of the rail, It tells us of how the main character gets familiar with adulthood and starts getting mature, it gives us changes. The author in his poem describes the ideas and temptations that a fifteen year old would have, and it gives us a message of how when you are blinded of your teenage dreams, at the same time to take and decide the correct paths and decisions.

Throughout the world, an undeniable, yet perpetual force is responsible for tearing nearly everyone apart: hopelessness. Often caused by instability or vulnerability, hopelessness plagues those who refrain from combating its vile side effects. Hopelessness loves company, producing an inseparable bond between itself and self-doubt. During wartime events, it’s imperative to display some form of resistance towards the crippling despair. Although on the surface hopelessness seems insurmountable, it can be fought. In All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr emphasizes how the vital tool of resilience can be used to conquer hopelessness in all situations.

As human beings we are naturally wired to seek happiness wherever we can find it. When we don’t, we may enter a stage of anger, anxiety, or distress. That’s why it is our personal goal to look for happiness and preserve it once we acquire it. Many have explored ways to find what triggers this feeling of “happiness” and what we can do to keep it; nonetheless, the evidence found is hardly sufficient to make a public statement on how to find happiness. For this reason, most of the time we speculate what might provoke this feeling of contentment. “Happiness is a glass half empty,” an essay written by Oliver Burkeman, highlights the importance of happiness and discloses how we can find delight through unorthodox methods. The prime objective of this piece of writing is to inform the audience about the effect of happiness on their lives and how their usual attempts of becoming happier can sabotage achieving this feeling. Furthermore, he wants to promote the benefits of pessimism and describe how it can help us in the long run. The author utilizes pronouns, logos, and pathos in order to prove his point and draw the audience into his essay, in an attempt of making them reconsider the way they live their lives and adopt this new pessimistic way that would greatly boost their level of happiness.

“The Storm” is not only the title of the short story, but it is also part of the main setting that

The author’s frightening story, “The Storm” has all the expected things that a good scary story should have. It has a story line that gains suspense throughout the story, there is irony, and there is lots of

Human beings have a need for self-actualization that involves growing towards courage, kindness, knowledge, love, honesty, and unselfishness. When we fulfill this need, we feel serene, joyful, filled with zest, sometimes euphoric, and generally happy. When we act contrary to our need for self-actualization, we experience anxiety, despair, boredom, shame, emptiness and are generally unable to enjoy ourselves. (Singer 327-328).