The Reflection Of The Sugar Cubes

I give this movie a six out of five-star rating. How it managed to keep me on the edge of my seat the entire time is beyond me; I am still in disbelief that I was fully engaged for the entire two hours and twenty-six minutes. Although I had heard many great things about the novel, the film exceeded all of my expectations. The Natural teaches many valuable lessons about perseverance, determination, commitment, karma, relationships, and staying young at heart.

Throughout the ages, both readers and authors have argued and pondered over the very purpose of life. One such author, Zeami Motokiyo, in his great Noh drama Atsumori, puts forth his very best effort to convince his audience that life as we know it is merely an illusion and not something that anyone should spend time worrying about. Zeami believes that everyday life, as we know it, is simply one giant illusion. By this, Zeami means that there is an unseen realm, beyond our understanding, that controls the bounds of our consciousness. Additionally, the ability to change matter and mind are not part of this “reality”. As a result of this thinking, Zeami theorizes that only our eternal and unchanging soul is able to identify and understand this eternal realm. Because of this belief, it is no surprise that the Noh drama Atsumori is overflowing with references, words of advice, and examples that help Zeami prove this

In class, we read the book The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. This book was about the crazy childhood Jeanette experienced. Jeanette had to become independent at a very young age, since her parents didn’t seem to take responsibility for their children. She learned how to do many things on her own, like boil hotdogs at the age of three. Jeanette’s family was also always on the move; they drove miles and miles until her parents found a small town where they wanted to settle down for a little while. She became familiar with her dad’s term the “skedaddle,” which means they would just pick up and leave in a hurry. Because of all these sudden changes in Jeanette’s life, she had to start a new life for herself everywhere she went, such as starting a new school, making new friends, and adapting to the way of living in that

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is an autobiography about a young woman’s journey in life. It delves into her childhood, which was as dire as it could become, and how she was able to break her family’s habits and achieve her dreams of becoming a reporter/journalist. There were several significant lessons throughout the story, but what I deemed to be the most valuable lesson was that struggle is important. In the book, struggle is what built Jeannette into who she is today. It drove her to be successful in life, taught her that hope is always out there, and formed her character.

This semester I learned a lot about writing in English 151. It has been a roller coaster ride with these essays for me this semester. I learned step by step how to write a good essay and how to have your readers be engaged in what you’re trying to tell them. Each essay I did has taught me something valuable I can take to the next level of English. I feel as if as the semester went by I did not take my writing that seriously and that reflected in my grades I received in each essay. It made me a better student and writer and it will reflect next semester. In this essay, I will reflect on what I learned throughout this semester that you should apply in your writing when you begin English 151.

In this first section a few things came up that would be helpful in my research. The article mentions, “Today, the CDC recommends that children receive vaccines for 10 diseases, plus the flus vaccine, by age 6, which can mean up to 37 separate shots”. There were stories in this section on different parents even actors against vaccinations. The article did mention that there was a study that identified that usually children who are not vaccinated are from male children from wealthy educated families. This is important because in my personal experience low income families are easily persuaded and even as an adult or child will take anything given by a doctor without even knowing what they are taken. As I become more educated I question anyone

For my creative task, I chose to represent the theme of family in The Black Balloon, directed by Elissa Down, with a visual interpretation of how the family works with their hardships to support each other and Charlie. I made a visual expression because it allowed me to show the multiple points of view that there always is in a family environmentI used the colour black in my visual piece to represent difficulty getting through to Charlie through his autism. The different segments of the circle have colours chosen based on colour psychology and the impact colours have on peoples emotions and perception.

Today many see their purpose in life is to help those who cannot help themselves, it is through this found purpose that they find “the good.”

The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck in 1944, is a thoughtful classic. The Pearl follows Kino, the main character, along with his wife, Juana, and their baby, Coyotito. The family lives in a poor town by the sea. Kino is a pearl diver and lives a peaceful life. This all goes awry when a scorpion bites Coyotito, and they are unable to receive medical help because of their poor status. Despite being unable to receive treatment, they continue with their normal routines. However, the next day was anything but normal; Kino found a large pearl during his dive. He was the center of the town’s attention, and he now had the attention of the doctor. Coyotito was healed, but the doctor was still treating him; since the doctor wanted to act like he healed Coyotito, just to get the pearl. Kino and Juana decided that they should sell the pearl, As they look for buyers, they were forced to elude thieves. When they left the town to sell the pearl, they were followed by trackers who wanted the pearl. Kino ambushes them to protect his family, but Coyotito is killed from the attack. The family blames all of their misfortune on the pearl, and they throw it back into the sea. The pearl has shown that greed is a powerful force. This is reinforced in many ways throughout the book.

Every person has pondered or will at one time ponder the question of their purpose in life. This is simply because purpose is the sole reason for existence, so a person must contemplate the question in order to go about their days. And everybody that has gone looking for the answer, has come back empty handed. The universe allows for life but it doesn’t leave the slightest clue as to why it was provided. It’s true that if a person looks to the universe, they won’t find any answer, but what they will find is endless amount of interpretations. And in this way the universe can take a person on an introspective journey to find their own interpretation. Once a person can find their own interpretation

Fantasy will always be more cherished than reality. Our imaginations give way to disappointment when it's time to buckle down and come back to the real world. However, for Nellie this is quite the opposite. In Anton Chekhov’s “The Looking Glass” character development, symbolism, and diction are used to communicate that reality upsets our expectations.

On Saturday, January 20, I went to Shanley Hall to watch Chains on Chocolate, a play written by Northwestern Communication junior Elliot Sagay and performed by the students of Vertigo Productions. This was actually the first production I've ever attended at Northwestern, and the first time I've been in Shanley Hall.

The Glass Castle, the movie, was released into movies on August 11th 2017; Based off the memoir written by Jeanette Walls. Jeanette was played by Brie Larson, Rex by Woody Harrelson, Rosemary by Naomi Watts. The screen play writers were Destin Daniel Cretton and Marti Noxon. The movie was about 2 hours long and even though it was very lengthy I believe a lot of key scenes that were in the book got left out of the movie or were down played in the movie. Personally after watching the film of The Glass Castle I was disappointed. The movie its self-made it seem like the family was just poor and struggling financially and didn’t express how mentally unstable Rex and Rosemary actually were. Lori, Rosemary and Maureen’s characters were by passed a lot in the movie where in the book they were mentioned a lot more. Unlike the Wonder in Paragraph 1, The Glass Castle film did not properly capture the true meaning and affection of the novel.

spiritual paradox: deny self and focus on God” (2005, pg. 51). The truth is, God created us and

As I delved into Mortenson’s personal saga in Three Cups of Tea, my understanding of both this region of the world and Islam increased. Several themes in these chapters caught my attention. The themes I was most interested in were the position of women, the importance of education in this region, and the true meaning of Islam. Three Cups of Tea showed me the true roots of Islam and the cultural practices associated with this area. This book made me withdraw my prejudices and form a new opinion about the inhabitants of this region.