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During Reconstruction, the time period after the Civil War in between the years 1865 – 1877, the South changed from enforcing slavery to abolishing slavery. The document to be analyzed consists of the accounts of a man named Abram Colby, and how he lived in this time period. Throughout Reconstruction, treatment of black Southerners improved as they gained political power and new laws were created in their favor. This caused white Southerners to react violently, whereas black Southerners reacted defiantly, emphasizing their demand for equality and freedom.

No matter how busy or hectic the day, the final meal is not optional. Just like David and Reuven Malter, we use it to catch up on the day’s events and to look ahead for the rest of the week. Fast food or takeout never suffices; my dad cooks each and every night. My family and I never stop talking, often ignoring all other responsibilities and commitments. I worked at a grocery store and closed up for the night several times a week, but dinner would wait to begin until I pulled into the driveway, no matter how late. Compared to my house, Abby’s mimics an abandoned ghost town. Weeks would pass without all of the Darmofal clan sitting together. We took dinners at each other’s houses as learning experiments: at mine, Abby would learn why sometimes, family dinner became too much for every night, with my parents’ incessant questioning. At her house, I learned the magic of microwavable meals and becoming self-sufficient, a skill I call upon most days here at USD. Everyone needs to eat, so why not use it as a learning experience?

"Things usually work out in the end.""What if they don't?""That just means you haven't come to the end yet." -Pg 259 | I really love this quote. I ponder that it can mean a couple different things, but most of all that we choose our “endings”. That if we aren't satisfied with what our lives have come to be, we can always change that until we are happy with

Neal Shusterman’s novel Unwind is a dystopian writing and follows the story of three young teenagers; Connor, Risa, and Levi. The story tells of them running away from constant threats of “unwinding.” It is classified as a way to purify unwanted or trouble teens between the ages of thirteen to eighteen.

Conflict, in general, is a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one. When conflict is studied in literature, the subject is broken down into a few major types, or classes of conflicts. This includes person versus person, person versus nature, person versus society, person versus self, as well as some others. Out of the Dust, a historical fiction novel by Karen Hesse, contains many types of conflicts, with person versus nature being prominent, as the book is based upon the Dust Bowl. However, there are multiple instances in the novel where a person is having a conflict against him/herself, and those conflicts impact their decisions, actions, as well as their relationships.

The story “Let the Circle be unbroken” starts with the Logan children, and Mr. Logan or Papa riding in a wagon to go to Mrs. Lee Annie Lees to go check on a sick mule. On their way there Cassie thinks she sees Wordell go into the woods. When they got to Mrs. Lee Annie Lees Mr. Logan left Logan kids in front of her place, as he go attends to the sick Mule. While Mr. Logan was gone the Logan kids talked to Son-Boy, Lee Ellis, and Waynard, and Little Willie, who were waiting for Clarice. The children started talking about TJ Avery who was their friend, that got caught up into some trouble with the Simm’s kids. They said that TJ killed Mr. Barnett, but in all actuality The Simm’s kids did. TJ is currently In Jail. While they were in the

“..the System includes the Situation, but it is more enduring, more widespread, involving extensive networks of people, their expectations, norms, policies, and, perhaps, laws. Over time, Systems come to have a historical foundation and sometimes also a political and economic power structure that governs and directs the behavior of many people within its sphere of influence. Systems are the engines that run situations that create behavioral contexts that influence the human action of those under their control. At some point, the System may become an autonomous entity, independent of those who initially started it or even those in apparent authority within its power structure. Each System

Life is beautiful and mysterious. Therefore, there are things that seem to happen like what we expect but it actually results oppositely. The more we expect the more disappointed we will get when the outcome turns out wrong. That is the lesson I learned from reading the four essays by Chuck Klosterman: What We Talk About When We Talk About Ralph Sampson, Through a Glass, Blindly, Passion of the Garth and “Ha ha,” he said. ”Ha ha”.

In this chapter of Undaunted Courage, Stephen Ambrose tells the events and achievements made by Thomas Jefferson in 1801. Ambrose’s purpose for writing this text is to inform and persuade the readers. He uses several opinions to persuade readers to think highly of Thomas Jefferson and a lot of facts to inform about his achievements.

The best way to get a four spot on the Billboard Hot 100, is by rapping about something everyone will go through, a heartbreak. That is what Kanye West did in “Heartless,” a song about a heartbreak he went through with former fiancee Alexis Phifer. The song debuted as a single but was later put on his 808s & Heartbreaks album. The song explains nearly everything about his relationship. They both made mistakes, but she’d act as if hers were minor. That is why he states, “I’m gonna take of tonight.” He emphasizes the word tonight, to prove he is exhausted and wants to be taken seriously. But he then argues himself by asking why they always end up late night on the phone. Which proves who is the intended audience. Simply, anyone that has gone through something similar, sometimes ends up on the phone with them late night with remorse. West’s tone in is angry in this song. He was tired of his ex-fiancee, who left him at his lowest point. When his mother had passed away just months before he was finished working on this album. Both of the women that he loved the most have left his life, in an instant. Kanye just began working on his music as a way to overlook the trials set ahead of him. He released this song and it was only the second time he used auto tune. Apparently auto tune can get you a 5x platinum record, mind that’s five million sales.

In the book Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer tells the fascinating story of a man named Christopher Johnson McCandless and the journey he takes around the U.S and Canada. McCandless’ journey is not just a another hitchhiker who started out with nothing. Christopher or “Alex” believed in not allowing important things to over run a person’s way of living. He abandoned everything, his beloved car, all the money he had from his college fund, and his family. Krakauer illustrates the impact McCandless left on many people’s lives and explained in great detail the journey “Alex” decided to take.

Human nature is one of the most interesting things to write about. Every day famous authors continue to write books upon books about the struggles and adversity humanity faces every day. They come up in the forms of novels, short stories, epic tales and poems. We can talk about whatever we want and interpret it differently. The poem I will be analyzing in this essay David Kirby’s “Broken Promises”. I will give my interpretation and try to talk about every line.

Unwind, by Neal Shusterman, expresses change in many ways and forms. The book is about three main characters that are trying not to be unwound and eventually are safe. One of the main characters, Lev, starts out by being an innocent thirteen year old tithe, and by the end of the book, he is threatening and fearless. Lev experienced many problems and came out of his shell of a very religious tithe to stand up for what he believes in. Lev changed from a very obedient boy to a risky teenager throughout the book.

Every city or country can be loved and hated at the same time. They are only loved from a far distance only. As if there are many hazards on the inside of the city. It is clear that in the poem "Tale of two cities", Mark Jarman symbolizes his emotions about his home city through vivid, and colorful imagery, making the theme clearly understandable. Mark Jarman displays how it is possible to love and hate a place formerly, in the poem.

Have you ever wondered what life would be like in the future? What if speculative fiction could predict what our society would be like? Speculative fiction is a term used to describe any story that is based in a world that is unlike reality. Examples of speculative fiction include: science fiction, horror, fantasy, post apocalyptic, supernatural etc. Speculative fiction is vital in modern society as it allows you to open a whole new world full of creativity and imagination.