'Interpretation Smile' By D. H. Lawrence

Justice Coldrey said Matthew felt no remorse for the killings "since the elimination of your mother and stepfather represented the consummation of an intensely held ambition". Matthew had told a psychiatrist he felt his actions were morally

After rereading my book, Smile by Raina Telgemeier I saw some things that I didn’t catch on when I read it the first time. A theme that comes up in the book is Friendships. The author brings up two different friendships in the book. Toxic and True friendships. This book is an autobiography of her life when she lost her two front teeth. She keeps bringing up parts of when they talk to each other and how mean spirited they are to Raina. It seems like they don’t respect her and keep hurting that friendship she has with her friends.

“How was/is the photograph used in the battle between two legacies [within the African American community]—self affirmation, and negation?” What does the director mean when he states that there is a “war of images in the American family album”? Through the Lens Darkly: In the historical documentary, “Through the Lens Darkly”, Thomas Allen Harris examines the impact of photography within the African American community. For Harris and many other African American photographers, photography was a tool of empowerment, enabling them to take photographs that accurately reflected themselves. Photographs, since their creation have always been caught between a battle of realities, propagating both positive and negative reflections of ourselves. While cameras are weapons of empowerment, they also are weapons of falsehood, no more seen than in the negative portrayal of African Americans throughout history.

‘What about the doctor?’” This quote indicates how kind of a heart Matt has. It introduces guilt to the reader of the man lying there and a little pleasure of knowing that the main character isn’t soulless. It helps add feelings and depth of the understanding of the reader when reading this dialogue. Secondly, when Celia, Matt’s guardian is leaving for work, says,“‘What’s this?’ the woman said. ‘You’re a big boy now, almost six. You know I have to work.’...

Did you know that happiness can only exist when there’s acceptance. Acceptance is important. The book, The House of the Scorpion, written by Nancy Farmer, is a story that shows how happy people can be if there is acceptance. Matt, the main character, is a clone of a drug lord in Opium, El Patron. Matt struggles to be accepted by family and friends and he doesn’t have very many people who care for him or like him. Matt has to learn that if someone in Opium knows he’s clone, he won’t be liked by them unless it’s someone like Tam Lin, his bodyguard, Celia, his caregiver, or Maria, his best friend. Throughout this book, Farmer really shows how acceptance is important and how there can be a lot of happiness when there is. We see acceptance when Celia cares for

Bradbury uses the gospels of Matthew, Luke, and John to compare both Montag and Jesus. First Matthew 6:22, "Consider the lilies of the field" (Bradbury 78) relates to Jesus's sermon on the mount. This bible verse makes Montag reevaluate his society and believe his people have only focused on the lesser things in life. Secondly Luke 24, the resurrection of Christ. When the Pheonix died and

At the beginning of the story Matt reveals his anger to his friend and the reader can see him struggle to cope with the death of his son. The manner in which he killed Richard Strout showed the anger and hatred he had against him. He was desperate to find justice for the crime committed against his family. He wanted to make Strout feel all of the pain, the sorrow, and the hurt that he had put them through. The night of Strout’s murder, Matt does not look him in the eyes and makes Strout distance himself from Matt. He wanted to kill a faceless person and

Then the angels told them to not be afraid, that he knew the purpose of their coming was to seek the crucified Jesus and asked, “Why seek ye the living among the dead?” The angels reminded them that Jesus told them when He was in Galilee that He must be delivered to sinful men, be crucified, and would rise again on the third day. Then the two angels told the women to not be afraid, that he knew the purpose of why they were at the grave, that the Lord is no longer there, but they could come and see where He laid. The women went into the tomb, saw a man sitting on the right in a long white garment. These frightened ladies were told not to be afraid, to go speedily, tell His disciples that Jesus is risen from the dead and goes before them into Galilee, and would see Him there (Matthew 28:5-7; Luke

Matt had many feelings of guilt associated with the war. He blamed himself for others misfortune. For example, while watching his younger brother, Matt ventured outside to find belongings left by soldiers. Following him was his brother who Matt had told to stay inside, but he followed him everywhere. Matt’s brother had wandered off and he was wounded

In the beginning of the novel, Matt was an innocent child who did not know anything and was not allowed to do anything. It is stated on page 23, “The fogginess that had surrounded Matt had vanished. His feet, his hands, his knees throbbed with more pain that he had known existed.” Matt does not even know what pain is as he has never experienced anything that could cause pain. As the novel progresses, Matt begins to understand what is right and wrong and who he thinks he is. By the end of the novel, Matt finally realizes who he is personally. On page 366 it is stated, “Matt understood at once …” Matt has grown in a positive direction as he has gotten older. Matt went from someone who did not know anything about the world or himself to one of the most intelligent and knowledgeable

One day at a local bar, he met two men who he got in their truck because he thought they were gay and were nice enough to bring him home. While on the way “home”, Matthew began to put his hand on one of the man's thigh while he thought he was being driven home. The guy suddenly freaks out and starts to punch Matthew as he sat next to him inside the truck which he then eventually stop the car dragged Matthew out of the truck, tied him to a fence, and viciously beat him and left him to die.

The revenge he has taken that resulted to the same act of killing became a sad issue in the story. The murder depressed him and he was confused between the clear guilt of Strout and the knowledge that despite the apparent guilt, he was still a human being. At the end of the story when Strout is murdered, Matt is left with guilt and a feeling of isolation. As Dubus wrote, “The gun kicked in Matt’s hand, and the explosion of the shot surrounded him, isolated him in a nimbus of sound that cut him off from all his time, all his history, isolated him standing absolutely still on the dirt road with the gun in his hand” ( ).

In the beginning, Mary waited upon the arrival of her tired husband, not knowing the terrible news she was about receive. When she hears the news of the divorce, she attempts to pretend like nothing happened and goes downstairs to get dinner ready for her beloved husband. It is observed that she is very attached to her husband. It almost appears that she may not be able to live without him. This is a

The illness that afflicted the nobleman’s son shows us how weak, frail and mortal we are. Jesus’ healing of the man’s son shows us that we can be healed of our sins but only through Him are we saved. He shows that we can have eternal life through Him.

Throughout Kyle’s appreciation with the whole group, he is seen smiling and shares that he is “thankful for Michael because he could with [him]” (Figure 5 and 6). I cannot know what he truly felt, but as I watch the video, it seems that Kyle’s appreciation towards Michal matches his smile exuding a form of happiness. This experience may be positive for Kyle because of his prior interactions with others can be perceived as “negative” which can be seen through his smile. As I noted before, Kyle has difficulty creating personal connections since he often screams, cries, and/or gets physical with his peers. Kyle’s experience with Michael juxtaposes his “normal” behaviorism resonating some joyful feelings. I would argue that Kyle’s smile is nonverbal