Character Analysis: The Glader

Authors in many instances use the main elements in the story such as setting and narrative to prove a point in the story. For example, writers often use characters, their actions, and their interaction with other characters to support or prove a theme. In the short story “Our Thirteenth Summer”, Barry Callaghan effectively uses characters to develop the theme that childhood is fragile and easily influenced. One of the ways that Callaghan makes effective use of characters to develop the theme is by describing the tension between Bobbie and his parents. This usage of characters supports the theme because Bobbie’s childhood is no longer free to do what he wishes, but has to bow down to his parents’

I was pleased to have attended a lecture cosponsored by the Ethics Center, the Fresno State office of the president, the Fresno Bee and Valley PBS. The lecture began with Dr. Castro recognizing a few leaders on campus, including a past Fresno State president, Dr. John D. Welty and campus volunteer Mary Castro. Dr. Castro then mentioned a few things about Mr. Brooks stating that he is a columnist for the New York Times and an analyst for the PBS “News Hour” and NPR’s “All Things Considered.” Dr. Brooks also teaches at Yale University, one the finest university in the country. Dr. Castro continued by saying that he learned that Mr. Brooks office hours are from 9am to 1pm and how “cool” it sounded to him. I was surprised how many people attended the event. I was fortunate to find a seat. David Brooks mentioned how he has some remote roots in the Central Valley because his father grew in Chowchilla, CA but Mr. Brooks grew in New York.

The theme of the book is about the Gladers trying to survive the next round of experiments, that WICKED is making them do. After the Gladers got out of the Maze, they landed in a even more terrifying situation. Having found that they were apart of an ongoing experiment, WICKED. Wicked explained that they were collecting crucial data and establishing brain patterns that would hopefully help they find the key to saving the world – a world that has been scorched dry and destroyed by disease and environmental disaster. “Due to intense solar flares, civilization has fell into chaos as people have got a highly damaging disease called The Flare, slowly turning them into insane, flesh-hungry murderers, or cranks” (Dashner, 113). All of WICKED’s manipulations

Andrew is very excited to portray the Baker in Into the Woods this fall. Some of Andrew’s previous credits include Lord Farquaad in Shrek the Musical, Horton the Elephant in Seussical, and The Beast and Gaston in Beauty and the Beast. Andrew has been a part of Rancho Cucamonga High School Chamber Signers for four years and has performed at Disneyland in the Candlelight Processional. Andrew would like to thank his friends and

“Two Years he walks the Earth, no phone, no pool, no pets, no cigarettes. Ultimate freedom. An extremist. An aesthetic voyager whose home is the road. Escaped the Atlantic. Thou shalt not return, ‘cause “the west is the best.” And now after two rambling years comes the final and greatest adventure… bring him to the great white north. No longer to be poisoned by civilization he flees, and walks alone upon the land to become lost in the wild.” (Krakauer 163). Chris McCandless was a smart and adventurous young man who loved to challenge his abilities in the wilderness. He journeyed to Alaska to try and find himself. On this this trip, he donated and burned his money, got rid of most of his possessions, and disconnected from his friends and family

War, “the blood-swollen god” (Crane 27), is one of the most controversial yet beneficial acts to humanity. Many exalt this deity by liturgical forms of media such as video games or entertainment on the television. Nevertheless, their praise cannot eradicate the casualties of war. To further explain, the Iraq War has fluctuated the American economy by costing one trillion dollars and six hundred and fifty thousand people ( Kelley & Ingersoll par 1, Iraq par 3). The depression of lives and money has credited war with several demerits because many citizens would rather live passively in a nation that will be “Okay For Now” (Schmidt 1). Numerous works of literature have narrated differing opinions of war; however, one novel in particular,

It's pretty odd, life that is, when reduced to its basic essence, everything on this planet seems quite odd. The fact that we are made from the insides of stars, and that we live our lives with almost no tangible point rattles the mind. We commit to being authentic to ourselves, but we are also in inauthentic because we fear freedom. In Leo Tolstoy's the death of Ivan Ilyich, and T. S Elliot's love song of J. Alfred Prufrock, the existential concepts of commitment, and authenticity are used to show that living the examined life. Living authentically to avoid living inauthentically, will bring alienation, but in the end, will lead to commitment.

In the novel, Seventeenth Summer, written by Maureen Daly, there’s no question that each character has to overcome some challenges they encounter whether it may be internal or external.

Character: A SW Student first practicum with a license master of social worker as a field instructor who uses her profession to redirect the women incarcerate emotional thoughts thru counseling and group settings.

The Maze Runner, by James Dashner, is the first book in a young-adult post-apocalyptic dystopian science fiction trilogy of the same name. The book starts with Thomas (the main character) waking up in an elevator. He has no memory of his life before entering the elevator, or “The Box”. Once the elevator doors open, Thomas is greeted by a group of teenage boys. He finds himself in the middle of a glade, which itself is sitting in the middle of a large Maze.

Ferishta Rahimi Drew Castalia Writing102 25 July 2014 Conflict of Generation and Culture Theme: "Two Kinds" is a narrative between a Chinese mother and her daughter who are recent immigrants to America. The mother has great ambitions for her daughter and pushes her very hard to be a successful person. The author, Amy Tan, tackles the conflict between the mother-daughter relationship and the Chinese American cultural differences. Setting and Characters:

The Maze Runner Imagine being trapped in a maze, surrounded by 60 teenage boys who cannot remember a single thing about their life back home. This is the exact situation that Thomas finds himself in. Most of the boys hate him or do not trust him, and some even want to kill him. However, there is one thing all the boys have in common: they know that they have to get out. “The Maze Runner”, by James Dashner, is a compelling novel about a group of boys who find themselves trapped inside a maze.

A small town in the state of Washington is now shredded to nothing by a recent tornado that has struck. Upon looking at the damage, the detectives of Cherrystone, Washington, finds a family that is deceased. In A Cold Dark Place, a family found dead after a tornado is now being ruled a murder and the detectives do not know where the killer is. They are collecting all the clues and tips possible to save the town before the killer strikes again. To make matters worse, the detective’s daughter, Jenna, is now missing. In the book, these are the three most important objects, a gun, the school, and a payphone.

The Fourth CAOP, had us interview someone from a different generation, I interviewed my coworker Carissa, who is sixteen years older than I am. Carissa and I had many similarities on how we grew up, but also many things that differentiate between us, culture and class roles and racial differences. Carissa’s upbringing made me realize how we are brought up and the environment that one is exposed to, shapes who you become or who you would have become. I learned from her life and my life privilege and upbringing were the main important role that got us where we are today.

The narrator, a fourteen-year old guy who is a passionate fisher, finds himself in a situation where he has to choose between a giant bass that he potentially can catch and a girl who he has a massive crush on. There are many reasons for which he could choose the girl. Obviously, he likes her, and if they fall in love, it could change his life. He swims laps, just waiting for her to see how powerful of a swimmer he is. He also does fancy dives to show off. Numerous times he has attempted to ask her out, only to retreat, scared. He also, of course, thinks she is pretty. He secretly watches her at times, doing absolutely nothing else but stare. He also thinks of her dress, almost poetically, as something that makes her all the more beautiful,