Dan Howell: A Short Story

A tragedy in its own right must evoke emotion and a response from the audience through effective use of several elements evident in Shakespeare’s and Aristotle’s style of tragic writing. The plot progression of a tragedy should be rather specific under the idea which leads, ultimately, to the downfall of the protagonist. Despite the sorrowful story behind Richard Van Camp’s short story “Mermaids,” the exclusion of several core elements from both styles of writing prevent this piece from being classified a tragedy. “Mermaids” lacked the development of a tragic flaw in the main character, Torchy, and furthermore did not lead the character to their tragic demise, Van Camp also excluded the idea of isolating him over time and rather brought him closer to those around him to get over his inner conflict, which is unlike a tragedy.

As I sat down in a room with my favorite drummer, Rhett Noland, I had pre existing thoughts I would learn new drum skills, hear about tour life, and get advice about performing. Instead, all those things were blown out the window. What I aquired from this classroom was more important to me than any rudiment or drum fill, or any advice someone else could have given me. What I learned in this classroom in a sense “woke me up” and gave me a realization about what I am here on Earth for. Rhett told me about how he used to be an alcoholic. How he used to not even be able to go to work without a drink. How destructive drinking was. How miserable he was. There was a paradigm shift in the room immediately after he told us that now, he had been sober for 23 months.

Ernie has always been a little messed up, he has lived in Missouri for the 32 long years of his life. On the day that changed his life forever, November 22, 1996. Him and his family were driving to the mall and they got into an accident. His Mom and Dad both died and Ernie was very depressed. He got the notes, of what made the car accident happen, an inspection failure with the Engine. He did not know what to do with his life. He almost committed suicide, but then out of rage, the decided he was going to make the person who caused the car accident. He went searching for months, and finally came to the conclusion that the person that last assessed the car was Eddie Thompson.

Realism can be defined as view in which the author tries to depict life as truthfully and accurately as possible. The use of realistic or lifelike settings described by the author or narrated by a character, add a layer of realism to the story, even if the story itself is fictitious. The characters themselves are often portrayed as believable as possible, to the point that the character being described could actually exist; they are often depicted as very average people, void of extreme wealth, influence, or astounding abilities. The reason characters and settings are often

One day in Red Bluff Julia was walking down the street and she saw that somebody was lying on the ground so she went to see who it was. The person who was lying on the ground was her best friend Baily. Julia saw that Baily had gangrene fingers and spots on her arms. Julia had wanted to save her good friend Baily so she went to find help she almost tripped on a dead cat in the middle of the road. She was able to find somebody, but by the time she got to her good friend Baily she was already gone from where she had left her she was gone. She had turned to face the person who was going to help her but she was gone.

As Kit Carson looked out upon the wide expanses of rusty red desert before him, he felt as if he was in another world when compared to his boyhood home in the Missouri frontier (Biography.com). Large spires of rock jutted out of the flat ground as if they had come to life and raced to the skies. Combined with a sprinkling of gigantic mesas, the scene before him was most definitely hellish by description, but had a certain form of beauty not seen anywhere else. This beauty was the driving force that attracted the seasoned frontiersman and explorer to the small town of Taos, New Mexico. It was here he built his permanent home (Weiser).

July 4th has always been a big deal for my family and friends, we always get together in Milton New Hampshire for the weekend. Last year was no different, I found myself sitting in the front of the boat with sun kissed skin from the action-packed day of playing in the water. Sitting there now watching the light pink sky over the horizon slowly turn dark, as the storm is starts to roll in. I could feel the light mist coming off the lake as the boat gracefully glides over the water.

"Thank god," Zach Henderson muttered beneath his breath when he walked through the doors of the clinic, barely able to believe he'd managed to successfully comply with the clinic's rigorous restrictions. Sure, he could have went to one of the three other sperm donation facilities on campus, but Zach's class schedule afforded him no time for a part-time job. Desperate for some cash he felt he had no choice but to go to the one that paid five times more than its competitors.

At the very beginning of lieutenant Dan's storyline, he's a young and yet experienced soldier. He is sarcastic and handsome, and his inner destination is to die as hero during the Vietnam war. Thus, this is the main reason of him becoming furious at Forrest Gump for saving his life and cheating him out of his destinity to die in battle.

Wesley Mathews told police he put his 3-year-old adopted daughter, Sherin Mathews, in an alone alley at 3 a.m. where coyotes roamed as a punishment for not drinking her milk.

This graphic novel adaptation of WWI made my history teacher's day. I brought it to school because it's one of my all-time faves. Who wouldn't like a history-packed comic book featuring European countries represented as animals with hats? From the assassination of the Archduke to Germany's surrender, the complete story of the war to end all wars takes center stage in probably my favorite history book ever.

“The most important thing to remember is that what happened to you was not your fault,” Dr. Avis spoke in a soft voice. Danny cried harder at these words while the full impact of having delved back into a time in her life in which she had barely survived hit her.

Why did he continue to taunt the other users, and placed his conquests out on the site? Was it elicited by his annoyance that they all lied, whereas he spoked the truth. Or to simply enjoy the reactions he received, the messages telling him to fuck off, accusing him of talking shit, just like the rest of them, when internally he knew that it didn't matter what they said, if they believed him or not. All that mattered was that he knew.

Self vs Alter Ego: The story of Dan Millman What would one do if he found out his ego is driving him to ignorance. One persons ego can easily drive him to ignorance. Nobody likes a person who is too full of himself.

William Dean Howells was an American novelist and critic who significantly influenced the American society and the literature world in the 19th and 20th century America. Born on March 1st, 1837 in Ohio, Howells became a writer at a young age. Howells is best known for his realist writings that focused on depicting the lives of the middle class Americans. His realist novels often depict the social issues in post-Civil War America. Howells is considered as the “father of realism” and is recognized as a major American writer who was a contributor to American literature (William Dean Howells).