Land Of Abalone

The boy realizes that maturity comes with responsibilities, and in order to be considered an adult, one has to face the consequences of one 's actions. Before facing his father he says "should he so much as threaten the razor strap I would ride away on Isabel and be lost to them forever", this shows that he wants to run away from his problems. However, after his father does not get angry at him, he realizes that his father has gained confidence in him and is proud

However, Edward did something very odd—he promised the crown to William, Duke of Normandy—a cousin through Edward’s mother, Emma. This perplexingly odd promise was made even stranger when, according to the Bayeux Tapestry, Harold was shipwrecked off the coast of Normandy and brought to stay at the court of William. There he supposedly swore an unbreakable oath, giving William his loyalty and support in his path to the crown. He returned to England. Yet when the king died, his dying words seemed to be appointing Harold “protector” of England, which was interpreted as “king”. So Harold was named the king, breaking his supposed promise to William. Furious, William invaded England. Freshly crowned, Harold was not only dealing with this Norman threat, but also an invading Norwegian Viking army, led by Harald Hardrada, who, like William, also believed he had a claim to the throne. Harold easily defeated Harald’s forces at the Battle of Stamford Bridge (near York), but then was forced to drive his tired, bedraggled army to Hastings to confront the invading Norman troops. There, at the famed Battle of Hastings, William became William the Conqueror, decisively defeating the English, killing Harold, and winning the crown.

King Henry IV must also contend with his son, Prince Hal, who’s not the honorable prince he had hoped him to be. He feels it is “an honorable spoil” not to have “a son who is the theme of honor’s tongue,” when he learns of Northumberland’s son Hotspur’s victories, which, should be “a conquest for a prince to boast of” (1.1.74,80, & 76). Pangs of jealousy strike Henry’s heart caused by the differences between his son and Northumberland’s. So much so, he wishes “it could be proved that” someone, or something, “had exchanged in cradle clothes, their sons at birth” (1.1.85-87).

It is not until the end does he change his ways of looking at his new job at Wendy’s. On that same phone call with his father his internal dialogue easily fights back against his father’s disdain at his son’s job, “I want to tell him that it didn’t happen, that it wasn’t an accident, but I am stuck wondering how to make him understand” (33).

William had a hard time taking control. People constantly rebelled during his rule, and he would have to learn

I believe that he would want to serve just so that he could prove that not all of his people were “bad”. In his eyes, being in the army could be a way to protect his country, but also a way to protect his family from further

In the book, A long way gone: Memoirs of a Child Soldier, the author recounts vividly a period in his life where he experienced the civil unrest in Sierra Leone in the 1990’s. Ishmael Beah utilizes powerful imagery to allow the reader to visualize how violent the civil war was. One of the quotes that stood out, was “IT WAS INFURIATING to be told what to do by civilians. Their voices … enraged me so much that I would punch the wall, my locker or anything that I was standing next to. A few days earlier, we could have decided whether they would live or die.”

paints him as a legendary general and loyal thane” (p. 5). The first impression William

He is an average citizen in the novel who is impacted by the war. Being the head of the family, he has to go outside and get water in order to survive. However, at one point in the novel, he is emotionally weak and he despises the idea of leaving the safety of his home and going outside. His fear of going outside and never returning back home scares him and it causes him to have a nervous breakdown. Despite of the fact that this is his responsibility, he thinks that his pride is in staying strong for his children as well as provide them with the hope that they will be able to survive this siege.

3. William was called William the Bastard because he was illegitimate and illiterate, but he was still the Duke of Normandy. Since he was his father’s only son, he was the heir. (1)

As an adolescent, Martin tried to make his father proud. His memories of his father at that time brought animosity. As the two men felt resentment for each other. Martin’s father articulates then when he tells Martin, “You did everything I wanted to do”. After reflecting on positive memories, Martin realizes that he should have let his father be a dad. Martin then heeded the advice of a close friend and worked

wants to serve his king in the way he feels is best which is through battle,

She looks forward to moving away like others in her town. She admits she will not be missed at her job and at nineteen, without the former protection of her older brothers, she is beginning to feel "herself in danger of her father's violence.” This danger she sees is taken away when she meets her suitor, the sailor, Frank who promises her a better life away from these hardships she has faced.

Not everything was as pretty as it seemed, their family had issues that they had to overcome and the fear of loosing the battle away and at home was something that he struggled with on a daily basis when he was young. His mother was left with the entire burden when his father left and it eventually became too much to handle. His mother became an alcoholic and he and his family suffered tremendously from his mother’s sickness. He felt like if he had let his father down when he came home to find this out. Living with all females and putting up with them was too much for him that he decided to convince his father to send him to military school. This was the best thing that happened to him, because from here on he lived an Army world.

1. “Cease to look upon Edmund as the enemy of your house; look upon him as a son, and make him so indeed!—How say you, Sir Philip? My son!—Yes, my Lord; give him your daughter: He is already your son in filial affection! Your son William and he are sworn brothers; what remains but to make him yours? He deserves such a parent, you such a son; and you will by this means, ingraft into your family, the name, title, and estate of Lovel, which will be entailed on your posterity for ever.” — The Old English Baron, 110