Justin Dillard Analysis

Johnny Tremain, is the movie I watched for my movie project. The director is Robert Stevenson, it was made in June 19, 1957. The main characters are Johnny Tremain, Lavinia lyte, Priscilla lapham, Rab silsbee, Jonathan tremain, and Ephraim lapham. Johnny is an assistant for Mr. Lapham, in a blacksmith shop. A very rich man comes in one day and asks if they can fix a cup handle for him. Mr. Lapham says no, but Johnny convinces him to take the task. Johnny has to break a rule and work secretly on The Sabbath day, which you're not aloud to do. As doing so, he burnt his hand and then his fingers grew together. When Mr. Lapham saw his hand, he was forced to fire him. Johnny couldn't find a new job, so he did what he said he would never do. When

In “New Axioms for Reading the Landscape: Paying Attention to Political Economy and Social Justice,” Don Mitchell incorporates old ideas from Peirce F. Lewis’s original “Axioms for Reading the Landscape.” At the same time, Mitchell includes new ideas into his axioms. In Axiom 1, he explains that “the landscape is not produced through ‘our unwitting autobiography’ (as Lewis describes it), but as an act of (social, not individual) will” (2007, 34). He also stresses the idea that landscape should be produced as a commodity. In contrast, Neil Smith explains the main causes behind gentrification. Smith explains how gentrification happens through a process which he calls “rent gap” (1979, 545). In gentrification, the landscape is a commodity because it loses and gains monetary value through disinvestment and investment.

In Michael Chabon’s “Kids’ Stuff,” he is discussing how comic books have changed. Chabon starts off with different varieties of comic books and how they’re widely viewed. He then talks about how comic books have changed to appeal more towards adult readers. He also says that when comic books were aimed at kids there were huge sales, but now comics aimed at adults have less sales and is declining. He refuses to believe that comic books from the past would not appeal to kids today. Chabon then gives four principles that he believes hold true for successful children’s literature. He suggests that publishers should put out comic books for children, about children. Chabon’s argument is, “I suggest that a publisher should try putting out a

In “Living Like Weasels,” author Annie Dillard’s idea is that humans can benefit from living wild as a weasel. I strongly agree because to live wild like a weasel is to live mindless, free and focused. With these living abilities we as humans will be able get closer to our aspirations in life and do whatever means necessary to get there.

The movements and struggle of the moth affect each of the authors differently. Dillard describes the moth's death as if it were glorious: "She burned for two hours without changing, without swaying or kneeling — only glowing within, like a fire glimpsed through silhouetted walls, like a hallow saint, like a flame-faced virgin gone to God, while I read by her light, kindled, while Rimbaud in Paris burnt out his brain in a thousand poems, while night pooled wetly at my feet." She sees the moths death as a stage of life that is as important as any other stage. In her death, the moth enlightens and inspires Dillard. The light by which she read about Rimbaud was magnified. In a sense the moth sacrificed herself for Dillard. Woolf, however, sees the moth in her essay in a much different light. The moth is perceived as a creature that is struggling for a freedom that it will never receive. Woolf describes him as "pathetic," saying that he is an example of the "true nature of

Lee’s writing is littered with descriptive and flowery visuals that truly capture both the environment and his emotions. In one such case, he recalls an evening where he “[stared] at the brightest star, viewing it not so much on this night as a beacon, something [he] wanted to believe would lead [he] out of this dark tunnel, but instead as a place [he’d] rather be” (155). His juvenile wistfulness is tangible in the words and the reader can almost feel the chill of the night air. He continues, wishing to be “anywhere but here…[wishing to have] been born anywhere but here.” (155). His yearning twists the heart with sympathy for his lonesome and pitiable plight. This moment is but a minute fraction of the incredibly intimate tale that Lee

Dillard also accomplishes to draw a strong parallel between herself and the symbol of this essay. As Dillard reads by candlelight, a “golden female Moth, a biggish one” flies into her candle, bringing itself to its own demise. Dillard closely analyzes this majestic Moth that has suddenly flapped itself to the center of her world. In paragraph five, after she has witnessed the Moth burn into bits and pieces, Dillard says “that candle had two wicks, two winding flames of identical light, side by side”. Dillard then begins to draw similarities between herself and the ill-fated moth. The moth was “golden” and “biggish” before she had flew into the fire, much like the writer that Dillard was like before she became a victim of writer's block. Dillard also draws a connection to religious figures in paragraph six, when she says “She burned... like a hollow saint, like a flame-faced virgin gone to God.” A parallel that can be

There are not too many stories in the Bible where you hear about women liberating themselves. Delores Williams, the author, discusses in the first chapter of African American and slave women history from a religious experience. Hagar, a black female slave, showed that it does not matter the circumstances, any woman can take a stand even if they're powerless. It takes courage to liberate yourself from oppression and others. Many might not agree with the position that Hagar took when she decide to run away from her owners. Even though she ran away, she put her trust in God to guide her through what even journey she may endure.

Johnny Tremain,” by Esther Forbes is a book about a boy that lived before and during the Revolutionary War. In this book, Johnny Tremain experienced many things as a boy, apprentice, a silversmith, a messenger, and a revolutionary. While Johnny was getting older and time past by, Johnny experienced love, changing, and betrayal in many ways. Johnny changes during the story, as well as experience love and betrayal right in front of him. Although Johnny went through many hardships, he was still able to overcome the obstacles that came to him. After reading “Johnny Tremain,” Johnny never gave up, and people should never give up just because there is a barrier ahead of us. “Johnny Tremain” has many historical figures that allow the reader to know

Justin Ruoff is an American Football Conference (AFC) North analyst for Today’s Pigskin, a football-specific news website. As an analyst for Today’s Pigskin, he is responsible for creating opinion based articles on AFC North football teams and individual players. Additionally, he must regularly communicate with editors and his supervisor via email for article ideas and approval. His job can be particularly stressful because he must deliver insightful and clear works within short periods of time.

Firstly, parable is a strategy which Dillard use to help the reader to understand more about writing in a different perspective by comparing the writing with other handicrafts such as painting, photographing, singing, and wood working (Dillard 3-6). For a painting, Dillard said that “a painting covers its tracks” (Dillard 5). From the sentence, it means that behind the latest version of the painting, it has a mistake that painter do not want to show to the people. The painter cannot remove it out but can only cover it by something else . On the other hand, writer can cut or remove it out if the author does not want that pages. Actually, removing do not have only the advantage side, but the writer has to realize that what page should be removed or what page should

Corey Taylor lead singer of Stone sour was Born in December 8, 1973 making the singer 43 years old. Corey Taylor is not only in Stone Sour a Hard rock band but also is in Slipknot a much heavier band. Corey Taylor first joined Slipknot in 1997 two years after the band was founded making it 22 years old. Five years after after he joined Slipknot he joined Stone Sour a more relaxed band. Until this day both bands are still together even after facing a loss in Slipknot, Paul Grey the bass player. Both bands are well known around the world and receive a lot of criticism, but will continue their music success in 2019 after Corey Taylor finishes his tour with Stone Sour.

If a person cannot change their morals, then no one can change. Jimmy Valentine was a burglar that had just gotten out of jail for cracking safes. Jimmy was a good guy at heart but made some bad decisions. Jimmy moved to Elmore where he opened a shoe store, and met Annabel his fiance. Jimmy Valentine was trying to live a moral life because he was honest, compassionate, and responsible.

This documentary provided insight to the way that I saw the development of the geographic world. I have to admit that this was one of the good documentaries I have seen in a while.

When reading through the Queer Nation theory, something that stood out was, “Until I can enjoy the same freedom of movement and sexuality, as straights, their privilege must stop and it must be given over to me and my queer sisters and brothers” (Queer Nation 1025). The reason this statement stood out was because Levithan (the person who wrote in the gay Will Grayson perspective) wrote the book Will Grayson, Will Grayson for exactly that purpose. In an article, Levithan states, “After many, many years of fear, threat, hesitation, self-loathing, and defiance, a crucial time has been entered where courage has the potential to win the day. Not only are writers putting LGBT voices into words, but publishers are putting them into print in unprecedented numbers. The challenge is getting these books out in the world and introducing them to the readers of all ages who want and need them” (Levithan). I choose to directly quote this because this is a powerful statement; straightness (and straight privilege) is the norm in our modern society, and many feel uncomfortable being faced with the issues of queerness because it isn’t what we’re used to, but there are many people out there who do identify as queer, and a book like Will Grayson, Will Grayson that depends on a lot on queer theory, can help people who need and want this book to make them feel like they are part of the norm as well. Connecting this back with doubling, doubling characters really help at this point because our minds