Character Vs. Leeza In The Fifth Rule

Vanno is a very homesick character which really shows because he shares so much love for him home, Abrussi. His emotions portray how much he loves Abrussi as he is constantly talking about it. “The ski patrol has permission to slit your throat” because Vanno keeps on talking about Abrussi. So instead of Vanno telling the stories to the ski patrol he tells them to Red Dog. This shows how Red Dog is different but the same and Red Dog is a “special doggy” and has “a gift”. This is where Red Dog really gets to know Red Dog and they become great mates. This isa good decision because he gets to tell his stories about “great, big, beautiful nuts” and he also doesn’t get his throat slit. Some people try to act what they’re not and over exploit their

Atz Lee Kilcher took a hard fall recently and this week on Alaska: The Last Frontier viewers will get to see Atz Lee after the fall and waking back up again. ET was able to share a clip of the new episode that shows how things are going for him. Atz Lee Kilcher is actually the brother of country music singer Jewel, even though she doesn't appear on the show.

On this season of Vanderpump Rules, viewers will see the one relationship they thought was great having their own problems. Scheana Marie's husband Mike Shay is actually battling an addiction to alcohol and prescription pain pills. People shared a bit about what Scheana is going to share on the upcoming episode. Scheana and Mike just got married in 2014, but they are already dealing with a few struggles during their relationship.

Everyone is a product of past experiences, Vahan Kenderian is no different. Vahan was a  twelve-year-old child from a wealthy Armenian family living in Bitlis, Turkey during the Armenian genocide in the early 1900’s. Within a two day span, Vahan’s life begins to fall apart, his father is taken away from him, two of his brothers are killed in front of him, his grandmother is also killed, and his sister kills herself. Vahan and his older brother fortunately escape, but are forced to abandon their mother and sister. Vahan then begins his journey to flee to Constantipole. During his journey, he encounters many people along the way who teach him life lessons. Firstly, his father Sarkis Kenderian gives strength and guidance to Vahan. Secondly, Ara Sarkisian the coppersmith teaches Vahan that home is not made of materialistic things, it is a feeling and time takes away everything. Lastly, Selim Bey advises Vahan to worry about himself, and to pick and choose his friends carefully. Therefore, Sarkis, Ara and Selim teach Vahan the most through their interactions and change his character for the better.

The reader sees that throughout this story Dade avoided catching the woman and was letting her go, but then she ignored him after he asked her “why [she is] doing this to [him],”(75) and his father hired a guard. Dade was sitting on the roof and watching air force jets fly when he made a realization that he “wanted the woman to be caught… The woman was a thief,” (98). He believed that wanting the woman to be caught was a realization that the world wanted him to have, and he believed that his life then made sense. Along with changing his mind about the woman, Dade went up to his mom and blantaly told her that he's “never going to discover anything” and that and that all he has done on the roof is “look at clouds,” (113). Reading this story, these lines seem simply confusing and a bit frustrating because he is now acting like his father rather than his mother. His opinions and views changed, which then led to a shift in the story and yet again his father's actions and influence led to dades views of the woman, which are now negative rather than positive in previous parts of the

Brinker reared back arrogantly. “And who do you think I am!” But Finny hadn’t heard that. His face had broken into a wide and dazzled smile at what I had said, lighting up his whole face. “Enlist!” I drove on, “I wouldn’t enlist with you if you were Elliott Roosevelt.”

The protagonist, Vahan Kenderian, is a spoiled naive child who loses his family in the Armenian genocide and now he must go on his own journey that will last more than three years. He will have experienced more mental and physical pain than any other child his age. Vahan will encounter new people that will change his character for the better. Therefore, the three characters that Vahan meets and influences his character the most is Sarkis Kenderian, Selim Bey, and Mustafa.

Through help and hurt, throughout the novel, Vahan Kenderian an Armenian twelve-year-old boy, experiences all kinds of different emotions and encounters many different types of people. These people help him reach the end of the Armenian genocide. This novel first takes place at Bitlis, a province located near the far east of Turkey where mass amounts of Armenian people were located at the time. This genocide occurred during 1915 to 1918 and started because the Turkish government felt threatened by the Armenian people. Consequently, more than 1.5 million Armenians had perished and in 1918 the genocide had finally ended. Vahan being a very spoiled and vulnerable boy in the beginning of the book, meet various people that throughout his long journey help him change and grow in many traits he did not possess before. One of the many people that help Vahan grow as a person is Ara Sarkisian, the seventy-five-year-old Armenian coppersmith from Sivas, teaches Vahan that your real home isn't located anywhere else except for your own heart. In addition, a girl who lived with the German Consul named Seta not only showed Vahan how to truly love, however, also teaches him not to get attached or else you’ll end up getting hurt in the end. Lastly, one of the most important people in Vahan’s life would be his father Sarkis Kenderian. His father shows a full understanding of how being strong in this world will always let you prevail in the end. In conclusion, Ara Sarkisian helps Vahan

dilemma of killing her mother. Something that makes me relate with her is that she is

Gender equality can be a very complex subject, throughout the years power has been correlated to gender. In Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, “The Rod of Justice” gender inequities are represented with a great level of complexity and difficult understanding. Throughout the text one can sense Machado’s involvement over authority and control, and how the characters portray this subject. The story is focus on Damiao, who is the main character. Damiao was seeking escape from his seminary obligations, and he requests the aid of his godfather’s mistress, Sinha Rita. He knew that if she could use her sexual powers over his godfather she could help him escape his obligations. She is portrayed in the story as having a power over the people who surrounded her, as her authority was not questioned nor overruled. She had sexual power over Joao Carneiro, and also had to power to manipulate the actions of Damiao, but this power was interesting as in society in those times women had limited power which was not compared to the power men had. Nonetheless, Rita proves to be a well independent women, doing things under her own power. She would have been a women of great power, if she had the chance to live in the 21st century, and how society has altered the gender role of a woman since.

The Beauty Queen of Leenane, a deep, twisted play by Martin McDonagh, is a symbolic work of art. The symbols within this play, powerful as they may be, do not jump out at the reader. They are instead embedded into the simplest objects and the relationship of the main characters. Martin McDonagh portrays his symbols with such an ironic eloquence; the dark, powerful symbols are inextricably linked in such a beautiful way, that once the reader makes the connections, the entire aura of the play changes. From symbols as simple as hot oil and a rocking chair to the mother-daughter relationship of Mag and Maureen, the reader learns more and more about Ireland during its time of troubles.

In Calling My Name by Liana Tamani, the main character Taja is a young black church girl who must deal with the everyday troubles of growing up and finding the unknown. High school and life in general hits the church girl pretty hard, but having good grades and the boyfriend that she meets while doing a good deed helps. She has set high goals for herself and wants to complete them. In the end, Taja gets into a college that she has wanted to go to. Through the main character apologizing politely, thinking of herself, and showing fear, Tamani shows that time and experiences mold a person.

In the novel Fifth Business, characters mark new chapters of their lives by changing their names. Names are used to identify people in society and they are a symbol of self. The characters, Dunstan, Boy and Paul all change their names, Dunstable to Dunstan, Percy to Boy, and Paul to Magnus. Despite the characters’ attempts to change their names and personalities, Davies reveals that people will always maintain their true identities.

The differing, yet troubled, representations of mental illness in Patrick McCabe’s The Holy City and Martin McDonagh’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane

The Tale of Genji is a captivating story about an “ideal” man, who is in search of the nonexistent “perfect” woman. Throughout his quest, Genji faces many conflicting ideas, such as lust versus love and hopes versus reality. The main character, Genji, is an ideal man, because of his great looks and high social status resulting from his mother and the emperor’s relationship. Genji is also very talented in the arts, which should help him find a lover due to the courting style of the era. Though he has a lot going for him, Genji consistently finds himself disappointed in the women that he meets along his path for the “perfect” woman.