Games At Thanksgiving

In the short story, “The Scarlet Ibis”, James Hurst demonstrates that the confidence that comes with pride is an inspiration for growth, however, overconfidence can lead to one’s downfall. Despite a year of seemingly hopeless attempts to teach Doodle how to walk, Brother manages to persist because he has “[Doodle] to be proud of” (Hurst 419). Although Brother teaching Doodle how to walk was not altruistic, it was his pride that allowed it to happen in the first place. If Brother and Doodle did not have their pride to fuel their desire for success then they would have accepted what everyone else said about how Doodle would not be able to walk which even Doodle agreed with at first. Without pride, one would not have the inner desire for success

Junior’s determination, enabling him to optimistically rise above his circumstances, is evidenced by several literary devices, furthering the author’s message that although there have many difficult, if you work hard or try hard, you can be successful.

The main characters in “The Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan and “Friday Night Lights” by H.G. Bissinger, Waverly and Don are expected by their parents to do better than they did when they were their age. There is a central idea of parental expectations developed by Waverly’s Chess playing and Don’s football playing abilities. Although both characters participate in different activities, they are both expected by their parents to do things in the same manner.

In Amy Tans “Rules of the Game” a first generation adolescent becomes fascinated with the game of chess and uses its rules as a strategy for life while growing up and away from her Chinese culture. This short story illustrates the struggle of growing up is especially difficult when in a culture different from ones parents.

A common theme we see in the two stories, “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, and “The Rocking Horse-Winner” by D.H Lawrence is the detrimental effects that a forcing a bar of success can have on developing adolescents. Recognizing that the product of success is generally good, clouds the notion that there is in fact a wide range of effects that chasing success can bring about. Some of these effects have positive repercussions, teaching adolescents discipline and work ethic. However, some of the effects are quite negative, especially in those that are too young to truly care for themselves. Forcing a cusp of success on adolescents indirectly in “The Rocking Horse-Winner” or directly in “Two Kinds” pushes the children to achieve the impossible resulting in a breaking point in the adolescent characters.

It does not matter how many times life knocks someone down, it matters whether or not they recover. As Winston Churchill once announced, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Life may cause numerous troubles, although, overcoming inadequate decisions can correct your fate. The Other Wes Moore, written by Wes Moore, is an exquisite example of how one poor decision does not need to determine one’s fate, and an individual has the power to metamorphose their fate. In addition, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a superior illustration of how confronting one’s mistakes and choosing to rectify them. The Other Wes Moore and The Scarlet Letter both portray the theme rising above challenges with the use of literary devices.

In today’s world, we have come to see that trial, error, pain, and the striving for living a glamorous life are common; we all know it’s an exhausting task. Everybody seems to “go through the motions” at one point or another; we all seem to have this point in life where everything seems like a black hole that’s going nowhere. In the book, Of Mice and Men, and play Death of a Salesman, we see this is common, among many other similarities. However, no story is ever the same between two people’s lives, and this is also shown in these two works of literature.

The physical and social settings portrayed in Amy Tan’s “The Rules of the Game” enables the story to emerge as more than the birth of a child prodigy. Thus they make the story more profound.

In life, each person has to follow rules at some point. The rules can relate to school, home, religion, etc. Our society follows rules everyday to make their life better. Throughout the short story, “Rule of the Game”, the author, Amy Tan describes the title using life experiences of the protagonist, Waverly Jong. This story is about a young girl, Waverly who lives in Chinatown, San Francisco and is passionate about chess. While exploring the world of chess, Waverly learns that in life she will have to follow rules made by others to achieve success. Waverly follows rules while playing chess and her mother creates rules for her to succeed.

It explains to the reader that no matter how many times a man fails or succeeds in his life, it comes down to whether or not they give it there all or not.

Thanksgiving day is a time for shopping. Black friday shoppers are dwindling, and even if they weren’t, having sales on Thanksgiving could give us a good boost. Even though people may have less time on their holiday to celebrate, it should be allowed because producers and consumers will both benefit and it will boost our economy.

   “Why do some people persist despite insurmountable obstacles, while others give up quickly or never bother to try” (Gunton 118)? A Raisin in the Sun, a play by Lorraine Hansberry, is a commentary on life and our struggle to comprehend and control it. The last scene in the play between Asagai and Beneatha contrasts two contemporary views on why we keep on trying to change the future, and reaches the conclusion that, far from being a means to an end, the real meaning of life is the struggle. Whether we succeed or not, our lives are purposeful only if we have tried to make the world a better place for ourselves and others- only, in other words, if we follow our dreams.

In the text 'Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' there were two main characters that helped us to understand a thought-provoking idea. The first character, Christopher helped us to understand that independence and experience can help with an individual's growth and development. The second character, Christopher's dad shows that honesty is always the best policy. Through these characters, we can learn valuable life lessons as their mistakes reflect real life situations that we may experience. This essay will show how these two characters produce thought provoking ideas.

Growing up I lived a very happy, carefree childhood. I was always involved in sports and activities, hanging out with friends, trying new things, and very out going in everything I did. All of that changed as I started to get older. I began to face anxiety and it affected me in so many ways. From second grade to freshman year my life felt like a rollercoaster constantly spiraling out of my control, having many ups and downs. It started out with small things and slowly progressed to the point where I was constantly anxious any time I left the house. With the help of my family and close friends I was able to overcome this.

Gandhi once said “An eye for an eye makes the whole world bright”. In William Trevor’s novel, Fools of Fortune, we look back on this quote. We compare the story to the quote because they are very similar. The way the quote and the story connects is threw revenge. Revenge is the whole background of Gandhi’s quote, as well as Fool of Fortune.