Diane Starkey Character Analysis

In the short story “Choices” by Susan Kerslake and in the poem “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost, are two examples of literature which are similar to my experience.

When looking at the different forms of argument being used by Rita, pathos and ethos are equally demonstrated. Her personal teaching experiences where she witnessed firsthand the confidence being restored in a student through her positive criticism. The feeling of a real trust built with her students, even in a classroom that is falling behind the standards, resides in her argument. Rita offers a few examples on how she used tools to help encourage

Sarah Lund is not presented as a (stereotypical) woman in regards to defined femininity. Her clothing is plain, she does not seem to pay any attention to make-up – neither would she probably find the time for it – her hair is carelessly pulled back, and she does not portray any empathy or identification towards her victims or suspects. Ien Ang discussed this renewed representation of women on television and noted that being a woman can now mean the “adaptation of many different identities, composed of a whole range of subject positions, not predetermined by immovable definitions of femininity” (2008, pp. 242-243). The Scandinavian female investigators have a nature of the lone classic film noire detective, like discussed in chapter 1, and the

“The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance” (Socrates). In Sarah’s Key by Tatiana De Rosnay, it is determined that this quote is in fact true. In the novel, Sarah a ten year old girl is introduced. Sarah lived in Paris during 1942 when Hitler demanded that all Jews be arrested and sent to concentration camps. Most of the Jews had no information on what was going on, especially in France where the French police rounded up all the Jews and brought them to concentration camps. Major conflicts arise in the novel because of character’s lack of knowledge. Sarah’s innocence created her lack of knowledge leading to her brother Michel's death additionally, William’s lack of knowledge created a conflict within himself, and finally

As long as evil existed unchecked in the town, it was Miss Strangeworth's duty to keep her town in check.In the story, “The Possibility of Evil”,by Shirley Jackson,the author addresses the ideas of a lady who writes letters to people telling them their evil in hope of them changing without the person knowing it is her who is writing the letters.Miss Strangeworth’s has a lot of characteristics,there’s only three that I would be able to describe her as organized,clever,and cruel.

Randy Pausch. Who is he? What does he stand for? The day he gave the last lecture... His last lecture he only had months to live. He packed a lot of lessons into his lecture. The claims he gave that stood out were to be optimistic, to be determined, and to take risks.

Sophie Biyoya Ciardulli is the main character in the book, “Endangered”, by Eliot Schrefer. She is the daughter of Florence Biyoya, who is Congolese, and an Italian-American dad. Her mother had always thought of protecting bonobos as her top duty in life, so it was no surprise when she chose staying in Congo to develop her bonobo sanctuary rather than returning to the U.S. with her husband and daughter, after Sophie’s dad is transferred to Miami, Florida by his company for a job. Sophie attends school in America, but spends summers with her mother. Sophie had always been angry and hurt by the fact that her mother was the reason her parents divorced, but when she meets Otto, she transitions slowly in opinion and grows in acceptance of her mother’s

Twyla and Roberta are two very different people, but bond in very similar ways. They become friends very suddenly, not because of how old they are, but because both have a mother. Twyla's mom is a dancer, and Roberta's mother is too sick to raise her. They later meet in their twenties in a not so settling way. Twyla had been bussing tables while Roberta had been living large about to meet Jimi Hendrix. Twyla was embarrassed at her long past friend and was ashamed to show herself. Five years later they meet at a grocery store where they both have kids and are settled down. They decided to go vet coffee where it starts off both are different races so they take opposite sides of the debate.  Roberta accuses Twyla of abusing one of the girls at the orphanage. Twyla only remembers sitting and watching the girl get abused by other girls, and Roberta's memories start to come back to her. This holds their relationship together for the next five years when

“No one loses their innocence. It is either taken away or given willingly” Tiffany Madison. A person’s innocence and freedom should be theirs to hold and control, but that is not always the way things unfold. Conviction flaws, poor evidence, and the social responses to these flaws are all involved and present in the cases of Paula Gray and Keith Allen Harward, as new evidence thirty years after they were imprisoned comes to light.

There is a quote that I have embraced during my professional journey I like that state, “The influence of a good teacher can never be erased”. As a product of the Muscogee County School district, my life mirrors that statement. If it were not for my awesome teachers I would not be the person and teacher I am today. Growing up poor, I lived in Wilson Apartments and attended Fox Elementary School. It was my kindergarten teacher Mrs. Vignery that ignited my passion to become a teacher. She would always hold my hand and made me feel loved despite my many issues. As a result, I wanted to pass this love to my students. I cannot remember not one single thing that she taught me, but I will never forget how she made me feel. I find myself holding

Tatiana de Rosnay starts off Sarah’s Key by placing the fictional character of Sarah into the real life roundup of Jewish people that occurred at the Vel' d'Hiv bicycle stadium in France.

I believe Ruthie’s vision is ‘20/20’. I think that she is trying to make the journey more pleasant for her and for Bill. As “she [is] from rural Ohio and thrilled to death to be anywhere else,” she uses her imagination. She is “capable of seeing wonderful things.” For example, she says that she sees a Bigfoot when in reality she is seeing reflectors nailed to a tree stump. She is just trying to have fun as she almost never gets to be anywhere else besides rural Ohio. She also proves that she is an observer. On the other hand, Bill is not even paying much attention to what is happening on the sides of the road. “Bill rested his eyes while she cruised along making the occasional announcement…,” this quote proves that Bill is not an observer and

“Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just have to find the ones worth suffering for” (Bob Marley). Dunstan and Janie’s relationship with their mother presents many negative affects on them as they seek other relationships, specifically with the opposite sex. Firstly, both main characters’ relationship with their respective mothers always remains in hindsight and affects their future relations with others. Secondly, Janie and Dunstan both create a healthy, strong bond with a character of the opposite sex respectively, only to have it taken away from them due to external influences. Lastly, they find successful people whose minor flaws prove to have the greater impact later on in the bond.

The back-and-forth switching of characters and lifetimes between Julia Jarmond, an American journalist in Paris, 2002, and Sarah, a ten-year-old Jewish girl arrested by French police in Paris, 1942, alternates in each chapter throughout Sarah’s Key, by Tatiana De Rosnay. The alternation between the settings and story of each character creates suspense and engages the reader by prolonging the climax in an entertaining fashion. After Sarah and her new friend Rachel escape the concentration camp they were imprisoned in, they run and look for a sanctuary. They were hungry and tired and needed a safe place to rest and regain some of their strength. After eluding German soldiers, and being turned away by multiple families on different properties, the two

(1407) Mrs. Atkisson came to the desk and complained about the bar's special drink dirty girl scout. She stated she is a girl scouts's leader and was very upset about the drink we advertised. Katie and I apologized to guest and removed the name from the bar's chalk board sign for now. Mrs. Atkisson is a diamond member and will check out tomorrow.