The results of one’s involvement in society’s conflicts can be devastating. The short story “Gregory” by Panos Ioannides creates a setting where the characters are involved in the 1925 revolutionary conflict between Britain and Cyprus. Consequently, the plot focuses around an executioner who has the order to kill a British captive named Gregory, who became his friend. To make matters worse, fellow soldiers inform the executioner that he must to kill Gregory or else the Headquarters will execute him for failure to obey orders. Therefore, he struggles with the decision to either please his society or stay true to his friendship with Gregory. The author emphasizes this difficulty with use of mood, stream of consciousness, foreshadowing and visual imagery. Thus, Panos Ioannides short story “Gregory” develops the idea that society’s expectations and relationships can influence one’s moral decisions and create consequences.
Filippo Gorgione was dressed like Picca except for his blue silk necktie that had a pattern of small red hearts instead of stripes. It was a gift of a girl friend and he thought that it brought him luck. Filippo wasted no time and was busy with his eyes before he sat down. He could tell the Cody family from the Fidelli’s, but the rest were all strangers. He looked in all directions for Stu and decided that he was in a courtroom making a buck Jaimie’s wife was strikingly beautiful but not what he had imagined. He had no thoughts about the children for children to him were an accident, but he did have positive thoughts about
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
“Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.” ~ Barry Bonds. In this world bad situations occur frequently and it takes a good strong person to handle them in a mature way. Dealing with them this way not only shows that the person has self-control, but also makes them a good role model for people to look up to. In the book The Chosen, Chaim Potok uses Mr. Galanter to express his opinions of a good role model. Acting as a baseball coach and gym teacher, young boys look to him for guidance and motivation every day. Having this kind of position causes stress at times, and requires him to stay calm and level headed. Throughout this book, Mr. Galanter
In 2013, Glen James a homeless man who's been living in the streets of Boston for eight years is now being called a hero. One Saturday night he found $40,000 in a backpack at the South Bay Mall. He turned the backpack and all the cash over to the police. He was given honors by the Boston police commissioner or his extraordinary show a character and honesty.
Messina just wanted to be on the map. Thanks to Coach Eddie Rake this was accomplished by one thing, football. Once the town received a taste of greatness they set their sights on the history book. It was not enough to be a successful football team to please Messina. The Spartans could not lose, or they risked the possibility of losing the respect of not only their coach but their entire town. In John Grisham’s Bleachers, the former Spartans reminisce of the remaining memories of football and their coach, Eddie Rake, long after their glory days. Coach Rake drove his players to their breaking points and taught them lessons they would never forget. Everything he did was to make his players great because no one remembers the mediocre. One thing Coach Rake had never told them was that a single moment can take all that they had worked for away.
Today, I would like for you to meet someone that you may have already met or know nothing about. She's done karate, she's read her favorite book, 13 reasons why, a bajillion times, she's dealt with younger siblings, she's done it all, well not all, but a lot of things. And no... she's not basic, she's so much more than that. Her name is Leah Gissel Reyes or Beah, as her family calls her. Since the day she was born, April 13th, 2001, she grew up with a passionate dedication towards drawing. She's an extraordinary drawer, if I were to ask her to draw Gissel from Enchanted, her drawing would probably look close to perfect. She enjoys drawing so much that she even considers it to be her favorite subject in school! But hey, along with a favorite
To be a distinguished person is defined as to notice or recognize a difference of one person or thing out of others. At the University of Houston, to be a distinguished cougar means that among others, a particular person has displayed true leadership, mentorship, resourcefulness, and reliability. When I think of these two aspects the only person that comes to mind that deserves the reward-Distinguished Cougar, is none other than Troisha Busano.
Jorge Gonzalez is a strange but very unique type of person, he Lives In Chiraq, Illinois Also known as “The Hood” Since the chaos That would be taken in That city, very urban. Jorge lives
One of my challenges is sharing a room with my sister and her name is Marcie Fuentest was a challenge because when it was bedtime and I was trying to go to bed and Marcie would talk to me for hours and hours.I fix it by “telling her if she dose’t be quite then” I will tell my mom and dad and then she was
Hi Anthony it's nice to meet you. I am hoping the same as you to be able to earn a high passing grade. I am also hoping to improve my writing skills as well. I can agree with you on being able to talk about almost any topic for a long period of time, but writing it out can be hard. I hope you have a great quarter and you earn the A that you are working
Frank is denied originally going to his first opportunity with a client and is shoed away until he finds the case of the vegetative girl.
Have you ever discriminated a person by their looks? Well I did , I noticed that someone was hideous and I have said that they are ugly. Discriminating someone before getting to know them is a bit brutal because you haven't gotten to know them. The theme, judging someone before you get to know them prohibits you from having a honest relationship with them captures the main characters struggle with identity in the novel Wonder by R.J Palacio.
Don Giovanni is an operatic character that plays a womanizer during the 17th century. This was a play first performed in 1789, a successful creation of Mozart and DaPonte. During the play, Don Giovanni represents a sociopath that is lead by his incredible weakness for women. This weakness leads him into darkness, complete with seduction, and murder. Since the beginning, many people have seen Don Giovanni as a hero but many others have considered him a villain. The actions of Don Giovanni are not completely heroic neither are they totally villainous. But is noticeable that throughout the play he is more a hero than a villain.
A reluctant look mixed with hints of nervousness and boredom is projected clear as day on the face of 20-year old college student Gabriella Perpetuo. She attends Miami-Dade College and is currently studying Mass Communications with the intention to begin working in Public Relations. At first glance Perpetuo comes off as nonchalant and a bit detached; more focused on what is going on in her own world, or in this case her cellphone. Underneath that is a young woman who has a passion for education and strong family bonds. She and many other young people in today’s world find it challenging to balance school, work, home life, and social interests. Gabriella is a native of Framingham, MA and has lived there for 16 years before she moved to Miami,