Essay Writing: Wally West

“What is he doing here?” She says angrily. “Didn’t you know not to see him anymore after our incident the other day?”

Tom’s lower lip trembled. “It’s my fault,” he whispered, his eyes shiny with tears. “I was so young, and I didn't know how to stop...”

Roy says of Haley's father: "His soul is still bleeding. That's a lot harder to fix than a busted-up leg or traumatic brain injury". What he means when he says this is that although Hayley's father may seem healed on the outside, he is still broken inside. His soul is still marred by the events that took place while he was in combat. Those memories are not ones that just fade away, they are permanent. His body may have recovered from his physical injuries, but once the the events that took place while he was at war occurred, they left an impact on him that could never be forgotten.

When Doug Swieteck moves to his new home in Maryville’s New York, his life begins to change. It all started when he found a book at the Maryville’s public library named, “Birds of America”. This book had pages that were missing. His quest to find the pages led him to Lil Spicer who became one of his best friends. Along with some of Doug’s customers that he delivered groceries too on Saturdays were some of the people who gave him much needed experiences. Then there was Ms. Windermere who chose him to play a part in play that she wrote. The main idea of this story is that a middle school kid from a family with many challenges still has the choice to make a positive life for himself even though he has many obstacles to overcome.

Kanye West. One of the most meaningful names in history, where it is literally decorated with a bunch of different meanings. In the everyday society, it is a phenomenon popularly known as the Kanye West Effect, signifying obnoxious confidence. In the pop realm, it alludes to ill-mannered individuals whose actions are often defined by reckless behavior. In the business world, it represents the underestimated success of self-starters. In my English class, however, it refers to the creative introductions to essays, in which success is what we strive for, confidence is what we intend to attain, and reckless behavior is what we are encouraged to avoid. In other words, Kanye West has become the symbolic figure in my English course, representing

Mercurial guitarist Mark Whitfield got the jazz world’s attention during the 90’s, when the NY Times considered him ‘The Best Young Guitarist in the Business’. Despite speaking a vocabulary of his own, his style is still influenced by his mentor George Benson, the one who recommended him to the organist Jack McDuff.

In 2035, NASA astronaut Mark Watney, a botanist and mechanical engineer, has been left stuck on Mars after the crew of the Ares 3 mission were forced to evacuate from their Martian habitat (in Acidalia Planitia due to an intense dust storm with high winds. Watney was impaled by satellite dish during the evacuation and believed dead. His injury are minor, but with no way to contact Earth, Watney must rely on his own skills to survive. He begins a log of his experiences for those who might discover it long after his death. Watney begins growing potatoes in the crew's Martian habitat (or Hab) and burns hydrazine to make water. NASA discovers that he is alive when satellite images of the landing site show evidence of his activities; they begin working on ways to rescue him, but withhold the news of his survival from the rest of the Ares III crew, on their way back to Earth aboard the Hermes spacecraft, so as not to distract them.

“It’s all right, Rainsford. You needn’t cry any longer. You merely did what you needed to do.”

While in Haiti, Roy experienced the worst pain he had felt since receiving his diagnosis. The ulcers were so bad that he was not able to go to the worksite. His companions on the trip offered their prayers to Roy, but he declined, thinking that their simple prayers would not be enough to impede

“But I didn’t do anything he’s the one that started.” Kevin said with a shaky voice.

In his novel, Buddenbrooks, Thomas Mann presents different modes of language through a variety of mechanisms and characters. Specifically using language to differentiate his characters, Mann presents language as a hierarchical authority, classifying those who do not adhere to the Buddenbrooks’ established linguistic norm as minor and inferior. However, aside from differentiating minor characters from major ones, language– specifically disparate or atypical language– assumes a larger significance, as it affects Buddenbrooks’ narrative temporality. While Mann frequently distorts time in the novel– either by omitting years or expanding on minute aspects of everyday life– Buddenbrooks nonetheless rigidly adheres to a chronological sequence

“Who told you?” he asked softly.  His voice was fragile and shaky, like he was once again on the verge of tears.

“Go ahead just please don’t hurt me like you did to that poor youngster a few years back.” The unnamed man said in a frightened voice.

“Anyways, it isn’t important. We have to find that guy now. Take him away to the light and all. I mean, I’m surprised it is the light. He was a hell of a jerk…”

Marvin was almost disgusted at how calm the woman was as she talked with him. In the meantime Marvin cradled his father in his arms, while fat, wet tears rolled down his face. When the ambulance finally got there Marvin knew that there was nothing they could do to save his father.