On the Lake

A typical novel, flooded with the complexities of the author’s creative mind, conveys the plot amidst vivid descriptions of the setting and

What makes a good parent? Some people may have difficulties answering that question. In my opinion, a good mother is considered to be loving, caring, and supportive. Parents should always be there for the child to prepare them to be responsible adults. But some parent does not understand that things that they do and say may affect a child mentally and physically, which reflex’s in a child’s behavior. In the short story, “Girl” by Jamaica Kincaid and “Reunion” by John Cheever clearly shows examples of how a parent can affect a child's behavior.

The article talks about how life is too short and ways in which a parent/guardian chooses to protect their love ones from what they consider harmful and corrupt. From experience my mom always protected my siblings and I by spreading knowledge so that we don’t make the same mistakes she has come across. Similar to the statement “Life is short, and I’ve shortened mine in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways, a thousand deliciously ill-advised ways. I’ll keep from my children.” (Smith, 2). The world was always a giant place in which I understood I didn’t need to fit in but make a

Genre is the French word for 'type'. Type is the kind of text it is.

3.) What is the genre of this work (what type of writing is it)? _________________________________________

"…It wasn't just the war that made him what he was. That's too easy. It was everything – his whole nature…" – Eleanor K. Wade

The author writes the story in a very interesting way. The way that there are only a few descriptions scattered about and that it focuses on dialogue is what allows us to figure out what the characters are speaking about and to find the intentions behind their words. The subject of this short narrative stands out boldly. Though it was written in

Children do not come with guidelines or instructions. What they do come with is a crucial set of physical and emotional needs that need to be met. To raise children properly, parents duties are not limited to just food, shelter and protection. Parents are largely responsible for their children’s success in life. Parents are required to teach and educate children. They have to shape knowledge and character into their children to prepare them to face the real world. To be successful with this, parents must provide self esteem needs, teach moral and values and provide discipline that is both effective and appropriate. As the generations have changed, many parenting styles have evolved, as well.

Not all people raise children the same way. Each parent has his or her own method of preparing a child for the world. In the article “What Makes a Good Parent,” author Robert Epstein lays out ten criteria for “good” parents. In The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, Walls’s parents display techniques that initially seem detrimental to her life. However, throughout the memoir, Walls’s mother and father demonstrate Epstein’s good parenting qualities by promoting self-sufficiency and providing educational opportunities in unique ways.

The story I’ve chosen to analyze is the film Finding Nemo. Some of the themes illustrated in this film are friendship, trust, family, fear and perseverance. In this film there were plenty of moments where Marlin the clownfish encounters complicated situations to find his son Nemo. As his journey to find his son continues, Marlin faces his fears and becomes braver than at the beginning of his journey. One of the important lessons in this film is that we should overcome our fears, and let nothing come our way in our journey to move forward. This film also teaches parents a valuable lesson, stating that there’s no perfect father or child. Many great elements are represented in this film, which work together to make this film educational, humorous

In the memoir The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls, she writes about her childhood and how she grew up with an alcoholic father, Rex, a careless and stubborn mother, Rose Mary, and her two sisters, Lori and Maureen, and one brother, Brian. The way her parents raised them from letting them do anything to sometime almost abandoning them is not what you would see in today's society that often and the parent sno get in trouble for it. While reading The Glass Castle, noticing the reasoning why the parents are so lenient, unless a choice could cause fatality, is because they have nothing to lose, the only way their life could get any worse is if one of their children died.The children had to learn how to do

The first extract is from a novel, which can be seen by a variety of techniques which are common for novels. The text is written

However, the novel’s genre is undefined, and subtly incorporates a blend of genres into a carefully constructed framework such as, gothic, melodrama, sensationalism, satire and caustic irony. The serialisation was visual and contrasted with Hardy’s dramatic use of imagery and artistic convention. Most people are not aware that the chapters sent to Stephen were not only sent in month by month, but temporal and correspond to the calendar year month with month.

Remarque shows his individual style of writing through the structure and timeline of this book. Remarque’s writing style uses lots of small words along with small phrasing. The tone of the author also changes with the situation. When shooting occurs the tone of the book changes from content, to super seriousness. Remarque will also skip many weeks in detail that speeds up the timeline.