Red Themes

In this last chapter, Appiah discusses the ‘stranger kindness’ predicament in which there is a dilemma about how, and when strangers should commit acts of kindness

There have been many produced films that represent the Australian society, but no film can be as tremendous as the movie of the legendary Pilbara Wanderer, Red Dog.

With grades where an A is never found and an IQ comparable to a goldfish, you can guess that Donovan Curtis is far from a genius. But you don’t have to be brilliant to be the hero of the story. In the novel Ungifted by Gordon Korman, several themes are presented. One theme could be there is always a way to solve a problem. Another important theme might be it’s better to work together. Additionally, a theme to consider is friends and family will always be by your side. In Ungifted, the main character Donovan Curtis is a rebel who always finds himself in trouble. When he ends up breaking the school’s statue of Atlas, all he wants is to avoid getting in trouble. But, the superintendent Dr. Schultz is hunting down Donovan to make sure that he’ll

When Ruby goes to her room the reader discovers that Ruby is very a materialistic girl, she begins to complain about her phone as well as how she requires makeup to look good when she goes out, she’s more worried about her appearance than the real problem at hand which is acid rain that can brutally murder someone if they come in contact with it. Simon informs that her shower and sink are temporarily disabled until further notice, this infuriates Ruby which causes her to yell and almost erupt in tears, and this shows that she is very concerned about her presentation to go visit her boyfriend who’s on the verge of death in a post apocalyptic setting. Ruby’s neighbor, Mrs. Fintch asks for assistance and that she requires medicine due to the fact that she was infected and was currently bleeding at a rapid state. Ruby suggests her mom to ignore her and just forget she’s there, to save the medicine for people who really matter like herself. Her mom gives Ruby a foul look and continues to give Mrs. Fintch the medicine, Ruby says she’s wasting her time, but her mom continues to aid the poor old lady who is in desperate need. After people read

Ungifted by Gordon Korman was a very interesting and an amusing book. This book was very entertaining for me because Donovan was on the edge of his life everyday because of the trouble he caused, and also because this book has a viewpoint of most of the characters in the book, which gave the book more depth and understanding. I was very curious about what is going to happen next and when I started reading, I couldn’t stop. Donovan Curtis is the main character of this book, and I think he is a good character because he keeps on trying hard, and he greatly cares about other people and things. For example, at the school dance party, Chloe was getting bullied and Donovan protected her and he got Chloe out of trouble. I can relate to Donovan because when he moved to the Academy, he first didn’t understand any of the things the

Marie Lu’s dystopian series, Legend, takes place in the Republic, an orderly nation separated into sectors based on intelligence. Born into the slums of of the Republic’s Lake Sector, 15-year-old Day is the country’s most wanted criminal. On the other hand, June is a military prodigy born into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest districts. When the two very different lives cross, secrets get uncovered and they both realize that the Republic isn’t what it seems. One theme in this series is this: “If you love something set it free.

Red Rabbit: How to Change History Published in 2002 by Tom Clancy, Red Rabbit tells of an exciting, alternate version of history. The novel tells of a Soviet plot to assassinate Pope John Paul II, who threatens to disturb peace in the Union. The theme for Tom Clancy's Red Rabbit is stand up for what you believe is right, no matter the consequences because you never know how you will change history. Clancy clearly portrays this theme throughout the novel by character actions, plot, writing style, and ideological beliefs.

One of the first and foremost issues that the colonel ignores is the contrasting ideology he tries to establish in the town. He does so because he believes his own style of government will further the compliance of the townspeople. It becomes evident later that this does not work. First of all, Colonel Lanser, the colonel in charge of the occupying battalion, is oblivious to the tradition and type of rule he is trying to take away from the town. Instead of respecting the past politics of the town, he attempts to establish a foreign style of rule, which clashes with the town’s traditions.

What would you do if your worst enemy turned out the be your best friend? Would you stay loyal to yourself or Would you seize the opportunity at hand? Throughout the novel “Soldier X” the main character,a German Soldier Named Erik, comes into contact with enemies and threats to him by being forced to go undercover posing as a russian behind enemy lines during WW2. He is constantly forced into situations where he has to interact with individual who were identified as enemies by him but as he spends more time with the supposed enemies he realizes that the lies about all threats to the Nazis that he was brainwashed into thinking in germany were not true.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a riveting screenplay that takes the reader through a world of unbelievable sights, sounds and love. As the writing begins an opening scene comes to life, creating curiosity and a mystical setting for the story to leap from. This particular story line is a prequel to the Harry Potter series by the outstanding J.K. Rowling. The fictional tale tells about the magical world of wizardry and witchcraft in The United States, as british citizen wanders around New York City. As the narrative continues the themes of love, compassion, understanding and bravery jump out.

Riley’s family move from Minnesota to California. With the difficulty of moving homes, the emotions go into panic mode, like any normal pre-teen would react, but Joy recognizes the problem and tries to help keep the situation positive. On the trip to Riley’s new house, the emotions share the possibilities of what their new house could look like. The creativity that the emotions contain depict houses with slides, dragons, candy, and even in a tree. When she arrives at a new house all the emotions are quickly disappointed by the exterior of Riley’s new home. Joy then remembers that Riley’s dad was talking about how great Riley’s room was going to be. Again, Riley is disappointed and Joy is pushed off the control board by Anger, Sadness, Disgust, and Fear to create memory balls. Joy tries to influence the emotions by creating a dream room for Riley. As Riley heads downstairs for her stuff from a moving van, she discovers that they van is delayed for a couple of days. Bad situations seem to keep piling up for Riley’s family and when Riley realizes this, she begins to play hockey with a piece of paper to take her parents out of their mood. Her dad gets a phone call from his job and the mood goes down again. Her mom seems sad and Riley suggest pizza from a place she saw down the street. The pizza is a disappointment, it has broccoli on it. Riley can’t seem to get out of her rut. When night comes, she overhears her dad still upset on his phone and asks to be tucked in. Her mom comes into her room and right before Riley was about to get mad, her mom thanks her for her positive attitude in

3. Choose one or two themes from the following list and show how Spiegelman conveyed this in Maus: Loneliness; Discrimination; Abuse of Power; Loss of Innocence, Guilt, Survival.

“An very unusual protagonist chooses to spend the night in an allegedly haunted room in Lorraine Castle. He intends to disprove the legends surrounding it. Despite vague warnings from the three infirm custodians who reside in the castle, the narrator ascends to "the Red Room" to begin his night's vigil.” Fear is the is the central theme of “The Red Room.” The narrator of the story is trying to challenge himself to try and spend the night in a supposedly a haunted room.

Red has always been her favorite color. She the walks over to her dresser to grab her diamond necklace and puts it on. Her phone start ringing and she walks over to see how it is. It's her hot date john. She looks up from the phone and staring back at her is a face at the window.

The story of Alpha Polaris is an interesting take on familiar themes. The game draws inspiration from the works of H.P. Lovecraft and John Carpenter's The Thing. Alpha Polaris' story unravels over four days and nights on the frozen tundra of Greenland. Alpha Polaris stars Rune Knudsen.