Choice Novel Vocabulary Essay

“She dreams; dragging herself across the world. A small girl in her mothers white robe in veil, knee raised waste high through a bowl of quick sand soup (Walker pg.1).” In this

14-15). The narrator’s reverence is emphasized through the use of words such as “so” and “even” highlighting that it is unusual and extraordinary of a child of five to be “so” physically confident. The narrator is not the only one who looks up to Gail, “Other little girls might admire the ringlets and the dresses with smocking on the yokes, and the white socks that stayed up…” (ll 22-24). In the second paragraph we read that the narrator eventually becomes friends with Gail, “In fact, she did become my very best friend, years later,” (ll 9-10).

came to her door, the manifestation of her nightmares came as well. Being cognizant of

He was far away, or sleeping” (pg. 192). As her daughters watch their mother grow stronger,

Passions drive people, and the townspeople in “The Lottery” and Paul in “The Rocking-Horse Winner” are no different. Each of the members of the unnamed town has a strong passion for tradition. The original black box used for the lottery is described as being, “lost long ago, and the black box now resting on the stool had been put into use even before Old Man Warner, the oldest man in town, was born” (Jackson 251). This sentence gives the reader an understanding that the lottery is an ancient tradition that has become an integral part of the town’s lifestyle. Such a tradition can only be carried on for this length of time if the people are passionate about preserving the tradition. Paul had a passion to be wealthy as a way to prove to his mother that he was lucky. From a young age, he saw that his family always wanted more money to support a better lifestyle, yet

This quote shows how a father at that time would wish to have no part of his daughter for committing such acts because he knows of the dishonorable reputation he will receive as a result.

She tells of the feeling of shame which emerge from not even having a bed throughout her entire childhood (3). She does reassure that she has the security of her family being the only constant in her life, “Close and sweet and loving. Lucky me on my small pallet on the floor” (4). Travelling every summer “We never knew from one day to the next, from one year to the next, where we would go or live or what we would do” (127), her security of her family seemed always there “Having lived in other people’s houses, barns, and in migrant housing in various stages of decay and repair, it felt as though we could make a home out of anything” (99).

On lines twenty-four and twenty-five, Jon Krauaker uses a very effective set of intriguing words to describe one

7. What has Hermia been dreaming about? How is this dream a reflection of reality? Quote

John’s wife was confined, not of her choice, in a rented mansion, as a prescription for her health. (Gilman 344) John loved his wife without knowing her. He openly mocked her interest of writing and interacting with their baby, and kept her isolated most times in an upstairs nursery room with barred windows and yellow wallpaper. Her preference of rooms downstairs was not even considered. The sunshine dominated the nursery daily as John dominated each hour of her day with a “schedule prescription”. (Gilman 341) He planned every hour of the day carefully, ensuring that she would get plenty of rest without the chance to exercise her creativity.

problems. on page 39 in her book she wrote”my father had turned his weakness into strength”.In

The Chipotle Mexican Grille opened its first store in 1993 beginning a new category in the restaurant industry known as “fast casual” (About Us, 2014). This new category featured the “highest quality raw ingredients, classic cooking methods, and distinctive interior design-features that are more frequently found in the world of fine dining.” However, aside from the normally long wait in lines, an order could be taken and served in only a couple minutes. Currently Chipotle operates more than 1,500 restaurants internationally. The following pages will present a balanced approach to the effectiveness of Chipotle’s strategy analyzing financial performance, customer satisfaction, employee/learning and growth, and internal process.

Pauline Breedlove's personal history is shown to have played out in extreme measures in the life of her daughter. From the early part of her life she has worn a shroud of shame. The book says that it is due primarily to her injured foot that she felt a sense of separateness and unworthiness and

A supporting clause for the woman being ever more resentful of the child is the description given when during the course of play, the woman is scratched enough to draw a small bead or two of blood, “One of his sharp little claws ripped her flesh, just above the wrist… a thin red line materialized on the inside of her pale arm and spill over with tiny beads”(6). The reaction to this was not to grimace and clean her arm or to take time to trim the child’s finger nails to prevent such from happening again. Instead the woman says clearly “Go away” (6). Then lock herself away from the child. No explanation or reason given to the child but to ignore and satisfy vengeance towards what the woman views as something that

talked of "seeing" in her dreams much as she saw when she was awake (let it be