Jack's Expectations In My Brilliant Idea By David Stuart

This means that Greg’s dad does more around the house and with Greg than he might if Greg’s mom lived with them. My mom does happen to live with me so she does some of the things that Greg’s might do since he’s the only adult; for example he makes dinner and drives Greg places. These are things my mom does in place of my dad, most of the time. Greg also lives in the slums of Harlem, as said in line 21, so I can assume that Greg’s dad doesn’t have a very good, or stable job. In line 5, it states that Greg’s father had to leave school when he was 13. Greg’s dad is the only source of major income in the family, where as my mom has a job in addition to my dad. Since Greg lives in a big city, he may walk most places and his dad doesn’t have to drive

Ted Conover’s book, New Jack, is about the author's experiences as a rookie guard at Sing Sing prison, in New York, the most troubled maximum security prison. He comes to realize that being a correctional officer isn’t an easy task. This is shown from the beginning when he is required to attend a 7 week training program to become a correctional officer. He comes to realize what inmates have to endure on a daily basis. Throughout his experience into a harsh culture of prison and the exhausting and poor working conditions for officers, he begins to realize that the prison system brutalizes everyone connected to it. New Jack presents new ideas of prisons in the United States in the ways facilities, corrections officers, and inmates function with

The parent’s decision to act freely and have no worries in life causes the family’s struggle, and leads them to poverty. The struggle for the family is shown in the quote, “Mom's salary created a whole new set of problems” (Walls.p.48). What this means is that money would solve all the family's problems, but it doesn't—mostly because the dad takes all the money. Later on in the memoir Jeannette says, “Mom decided Maureen

The mother made a drastically decision by sending her son to military school. She thought that military school would change his perspective on life by giving him a harsh reality. All mothers’ want their children to succeed in life even though it may take personal sacrifices. Changing someone’s environment will more likely change their personality because they are no longer exposed to the same influences. For example, Wes was no longer living in Bronx, New York and lived at Valley Forge. His personality began to change and started to respect himself and others. The environment will influence individuals if the environment changes their perspective will also change. Wes was able to turn his life around by having a community that cared about his future, but Wes had to change his attitude. If people are surrounded by positive individuals that offer good advice and second chances, they are they are more likely going to follow the right

The fundamental factor, that determines the differences in the boy’s lives, is whether their parents constantly agree with one another or not. Warren's parents always act as one unit; “his parents [board] him at school”, “[t]hey blushed” or “the meagre acreage that bore them down”. In every case, they are seen as a singular force, which makes decisions together. On the other hand, the Professor's parents could not act more differently. The mother keeps her house in “immaculate order” while the father leaves his room in ”disruptive chaos”. They are polar opposites, the “mother [is] of the sea” and of the physical world, while the father “[is] of the ... book” and of knowledge and learning. The biggest difference is that of the parents’ tolerance. The mother does not accept her daughters’ husbands as they “[are] not of her people”, while the father allows his children to chose their own paths in life. The father “never [tells his children] to do anything,... only [asks]”. It is this differences of opinions that allows the Professor to follow his dreams. Since Warren's parents always

Klabough’s dream was the same as many other high school student. “To be the president.” he said in a playful tone. He thought that he was so naive to the world at that time. “I had the prettiest girlfriend at school, I was the top at my class, I was going to college. I thought that I have the world by the balls. I would be a business executive, be hired by some engineering companies, and be the greatest thing. However, look at it now, no way!” But now he thought that he is not motivated by money. Though his friends are paid a lot better in professional world, he doesn’t care about the paid. To him, it is more rewarding for making people happy. He said that as a senior in high school, this part of him was never there. “I was so self-centered and I only thought about me.” Mr. Klabough played in the golf team in his high school and attended some junior tournament. Unfortunately, the school cut the golf after his 10th grade because the private golf club in a small town would not allow them to play there. He didn’t play in college as well because of time commitment. He believes that if he played golf in college, he probably would not be a golf professional now because he might

Homer applied, got the job and was a coal miner. For weeks all he did was get up at the crack of dawn and not come home until late at night. For once, Homer’s father was proud of Homer, and showing it. Homer’s mother, Elsie Hickam, had shown she believed in Homer, but until Homer got a chance to go to the science fair, she did not show it. She stayed out of Homer and his dad’s fights, which is almost as bad as following John blindly. But, when Homer needed her most, she was there, fought John and had John help Homer. “Homer once said you loved the mine more than your own family. I stood up for you because I didnt want to believe it. Homer has gotten a lot of help from the people in this town. They’ve helped him build his rockets. They’ve watched him fly ’em. But not you. You never showed up, not even once.” Now, Homer’s brother, Jim Hickam, on the other hand had still followed their dad but he was closer to helping and believing in Homer than their dad was. Homer’s brother had told everyone about the rocket launch and told them all to come and see it without Homer’s consent or knowledge of everyone showing up. Originally, Jim wanted to embarrass Homer in front of everyone, but it backfired and worked well for Homer in the end. Although Family doesn’t show it much, they still do love you, they may disagree with your beliefs, and your dreams, but they should still help and support you, even if they do not have the money to help.

Jake is a determined person. He is always determined to make a better life for himself and his future. As Jack is thinking of the job that he has been assigned to, he thinks about everything he can do when he is finished with his job. Jack says to himself, “Your job is just to get the boat there [with 2 thousand pounds of hash on it], and for that, you will get 10 thousand dollars… This was the Jackpot. The answer I was looking for … my exit from St.Croix and entrance to whatever good school that would take me” (Gantos 69). Before Jack took the job,

The children landed uncharted island far from any semblance of police, parents, or even teachers. The island was almost like the “Neverland” that Disney taught us about years ago, but without Tinkerbell and a magical home with all their needs. Jack and the children in this adventure were in a heap of trouble. They were many, some smaller and some bigger (littleuns and bigguns). These kids had to organize themselves into some sort of unit, to more efficiently find a way home. That is where the trouble begins. When one or more humans come together, a hierarchy is always established. Similar to when one goes to a restaurant and the waitress only addresses our father for the majority of the tables decisions. When this hierarchy forms, the decisions this leader takes will always be classified as good or evil, and the society will be judged by the character at their forefront. In William Golding’s novel “Lord of The Flies”, Jack Merridew is the character that takes leadership in the society and proves humanity is inherently evil by demonstrating human’s: selfish tendencies, competitive nature, and hopelessness.

I enjoyed the book, This Boy’s Life and I found the lack of stability in Jack’s life interesting. Jack and his mother, Rosemary, move around a lot in the book, causing Jack to never really have a place to call home. In the beginning of the book, Jack and Rosemary are moving from Florida to Utah to escape Rosemary’s ex-husband, Roy. However, Roy follows them to Utah, so Jack and Rosemary move to Seattle. Then, Rosemary meets Dwight and eventually decides to marry him. This leads to her and Jack moving to Chinook with Dwight and his children. At the end of the book, Jack moves to California for the summer to live with his father and brother. After the summer, he starts prep school at Hill in Washington D.C. Here he gets kicked out his senior year and then decides to join the army. Each time Jack moves, he wants to start a better life for himself, but is never able to accomplish this task. I think that the lack of stability in his life, from moving all the time, is the main reason he cannot change his life around.

Whether it’s volunteering, or school, or when I get a job, I’ll always have those expectations with me. Sometimes it’s hard to meet them, especially because I hate putting in the work to get good grades, to get along with everyone, to be the best me I can be. I also carry disappointment with me. The disappointment goes hand-in-hand with my expectations. I set my the bar high, and I’m not always ready or willing to put in the work that goes with said expectations. So, I carry the successes of the expectations and the disappointments of the failures with me everyday.

At the beginning of this same line, the girl tells what she does not like, "It seemed to me that work in the house was endless, dreary and peculiarly depressing."  She sees her mother's life and the work that she does and simply does not want to be a part of it.  She also outright says, "I hated the hot dark kitchen in summer; the green blinds and the flypapers, the same old oil table and wavy mirror and bumpy linoleum" (113).  The girl is showing her opposition to her assigned gender role.  She does not like working in the house or preparing comparing and contrasting of the father's world versus the mother's world.  The father's world is composed of outdoor work, fox farming, has no emotion, expresses freedom and identified by light.  The father's world is all about the death of animals.  So, there is no time for emotions.  This lack of emotions is also carried into the relationship between the girl and her father.  The girl says, My father did not talk to me unless it was about the job we were doing.  Whatever thoughts and stories my father had were private, and I was shy of him and would never ask him questions" (112).  The girl accepted this and considered it part of the attitude you have to have for this job.  The girl prefers her father's type of emotion rather than her mother's.  The girl describes her mother's emotions:

As days go by, Jacks suffering increases.He was no food, no shelter and no money. Everyday busy workers and citizens walk by and not one of them look back at his sufferings. Even job employers reject Jack despite his abilities.

Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, has four very important dynamic characters. A dynamic character is a character that develops and grows during the course of the story. Ralph, Jack, Piggy, and Simon are four dynamic characters in Lord of the Flies that adapt to their new lifestyles in different ways. Jack is a very important dynamic character in Lord of the Flies because he goes through the most changes during the novel. While on the island, Jack has many life experiences that change him forever. Jack never thought he would live his life the way he is living his life in the island. Jack’s authoritative figure, savage-like/instinctual behavior, and violence are three qualities that make Jack a dynamic character.

1. The genre of "How Jack Went to Seek His Fortune" can be classified as a fairytale. This is because of the author's usage of the words "Once upon a time.." and the way the characters are incorporated into the story as Jack seeks his fortune. This story could also qualify as fiction because this excerpt from "How Jack Went to Seek His Fortune" is non-realistic due to its fairytale qualities.