Reflective Essay On 'Borders' By Stephen King

Pride is being proud of a skill or a particular quality. In this case Laetitia’s mom is honoured to represent the Blackfoot culture. She has showed many good traits in her personality, one being pride. As she reached the border a guard told her “Now, I know that we got Blackfeet on the American side and the Canadians got Blackfeet

“Each life makes its own imitation of immortality.” is exactly what Stephen King, one of top selling writers in history said when quoting on his own life. As one of the most renowned and famous authors of modern history, Stephen King has published a countless and immense number of bestsellers and worldwide hits. The King of Terror Stephen Edwin King is one of today's most popular and best-selling writers. His countless number of books have circled around the homes of millions of readers who are so intrigued by some of his most famous works. His works continue to embody the minds and fears of its reader while increasingly becoming ever more popular. Stephen King is not only a figure of present history but also a household

The Stranger The Stranger exhibits a society that has confined itself with a specific set of social standards that dictate the manner in which people are supposed to act. This ideology determines the level of morality, and how much emphasis should placed on following this certain "ethical" structure. Albert Camus's main character, Meursault, is depicted as a nonconformist that is unwilling to play society's game. Through Meursault's failure to comply with society's values and conform to the norm, he is rejected and also condemned to death by society.

As a result of refusing to give her citizenship, the mother is stuck between the borders. The narrator observes how "I told Stella that we were Blackfoot and Canadian, but she said that didn't count because I was a minor. In the end, she told us that if my mother didn't;t declare her

(C.S. Lewis). Pride can take over the lives of people who have it within them. It is ok to feel proud but if the sense of pride is exaggerated it will lead to arrogance and therefore to problems. In the book Antigone, by Sophocles, pride is displayed as good and bad. Pride can have a big impact on people when it is taken for granted. Sophocles uses such powerful language and gives such great imagery with his words that it is apparent pride is greatly implied in his book. The conflicts and morals being taught to us in his book states that pride is something that

Officials are taking steps to curb illegal immigration which include trying to figure out how to handle the current border crisis. There are many solutions to handle the border crisis. One solution would be to establish new policies to help control the crisis. But before new policies are created this country needs a new Congress. Therefore it would be essential to elect an entirely new set of individuals to Congress. Maybe with a new Congress, they would work together so that they could get something done. It is also important to examine the border security policies and asylum processes of other countries. This would help the United States see how other countries handle the asylum process so that they could determine how the asylum process in this country could change.

Many people are unaware of the heartbreak that takes place on our border in the south. Between the media and uneducated Americans, the immigration at the border needs to be addressed or our country will be overrun with illegals according to the news and social media. The true heart-breaking story cannot be told or our country would not stand for this inhuman behavior. There are many reasons for crossing the border illegally. For instance, women could be fleeing for their life, looking for freedom, wanting the chance to raise their family without the fear of abuse, or just because someone told them their life would be better if they could just get into the United States. Regardless the reason, everyone should at least be asked why they are willing to risk their life and their families lives to live in the United States?

Let’s start at the beginning; getting the papers to get to the USA was difficult enough. The road to the place was a long time. After getting there the wait for your name to be called was even longer, after days of waiting in that same place and having to rent a place to stay they finally called the name we wanted to hear. Waiting forever made everyone restless and fatigued but it was worth the wait. After a whole week of waiting we got the papers and drove to the place where the house was, which was Corona, a one day trip with some rest. We got to Corona and finally to a new home.

The section that really summed up the entire chapter for me was Elijah Anderson’s section of “The Code of the Street.” The part that I felt was the most authentic was Anderson’s quote; “People are being told day in and day out that they are not respectable…so every encounter becomes an opportunity for salvaging respect.” No matter what a person faces, whether it be social disorganization, strain, or violent subcultures, the one thing that a person strives for is respect. In order for someone to gain respect in areas or places where none is given, a person must change and demand respect in ways they see fit, such as violence. I think that every theory in this chapter really boils down to respect and a way of attaining that respect from others,

While it is a common belief that pride is something innocuous or even positive, too much of it may cause a person to do something immoral or outright cruel. This is one of the many points James Hurst makes in his short story, “The Scarlet Ibis.” Set in a rural part of the southern US in the 1910s, the narrative follows a young boy and his disabled brother, “Doodle,” as Doodle tries to learn to walk, run, swim, and row from his older brother. Throughout the narrative, Hurst demonstrates a theme of how pride could be a terrible and cruel thing if abused through his use of characterization - developing the narrator/older brother’s character.

Albert Camus creates a series of characters in The Stranger whose personality traits and motivations mirror those that are overlooked upon by the average man. Camus develops various characters and scenarios that show true humanity which tends to have been ignored due to the fact of how typical it has become. Camus incorporates abominable personality traits of the characters, variety, consistency, and everyone’s fate.

The United States has led the fight against criminal activities from Mexican borders for many years. Criminal activities along the United States and Mexican border range from drug trafficking, human smuggling and an economy that disruptive. These are illegal activities scholars have argued could lead to the failure of Mexico as a country and the spread of violence to the United States. The illegal activities are not only a threat to the economy of Mexico and United States but also to the rest of the world due the impacts associated. The border between Mexico and US is of essential significance because it provides the link between the two countries. The border provides passageways through which either country can access the other via land or air means. Although the border is of significance to both countries, smuggling of drugs and trafficking human are main causes of violence between the countries. Drug cartels in Mexico smuggle drugs into the United States and this drives a war between them and the US government. The economy and the peace between Mexico and US is also affected significantly due to the illegal activities. To minimize the violence caused by these illegal activities, the US government need to act against the activities. The United States needs to increase the economic aid and military intervention to Mexico to fight the drug cartels, otherwise it could become a failed state; spreading more violence across the US border.

Phillip Cole’s speech The Ethics of Open Borders also presents a sound egalitarian argument as to why states should adopt an immigration regime that allows for open borders. Phillip Cole, like Carens’, argues that individuals face a moral dilemma—when the principle of “moral equality of persons” —is being violated. He writes that the violation of this principle cannot be justified especially when a state is unjustly restricting an individual’s right to freely move around the world. He mentions how unethical immigration control has become and how immigration control has now become a tool for western capitalist states that seeks to create “conditions of oppression, exploitation and inequality, and borders” that primarily serves the purpose of keeping the global rich wealthy and the global poor impoverished. Cole argues that the global immigration regime has its foundations not in a communitarian or libertarian belief but rather in a system that is promoting capitalism over values

Illegal immigration is an increasingly huge issue in the United States. To solve this crisis or at least slow down the rate of illegal immigration, solutions with actions must be put into place. The first step would be to verify citizenship or legal residency for everyone. There should be a national database that can be accessed that would instantaneously verify this information. The federal government should employ Agents to go door to door to procure documentation from each person in a household to verify their citizenship or legal residency and then upload that documentation to the national database. If verification is not readily available, the person should be given 30 days to get the required documentation.

Over the past month, we have been studying the concept of reading and writing in different communities. To assess this, we have read two different texts. Richard Rodriguez’s the achievement of desire”, from his autobiography “Hunger of Memory”; and Lucille McCarthy’s “A Stranger in Strange Lands: A College Student Writing across the Curriculum” from “Research in the Teaching of English”. Both answer key questions regarding what it takes to become a great reader and writer, however, from the reading that I have done, each one only answers one part of the question. Rodriguez’s main focus is in the aspect of reading, whereas McCarthy mainly focuses on the writing portion. Both do a decent job of analyzing and putting forth a view of how they believe a person can best perform in these environments. This then allows us to use their concepts and create our own version, based on their points of view. But why should we care? Most people at this level of academia will have developed a system of writing that works for them, and will have a difficult time breaking from it if they’re process doesn’t meet the criteria that Rodriguez, and McCarthy put forth. The reason it’s so important is because of implications these ideas have. Both authors put forth concepts that are indirectly related to one another and that are highly beneficial to all who will apply them. They will force you to conform to new environments in order to succeed, this in turn will make you more