The Rest Of Us Just Live Here Analysis

Many are rich many are poor many have money many don’t. Have you ever had a moment where you did something selfish for desperation of money and karma hit you right back with a right hook?. And felt regret towards yourself. In the short story “Why, You Reckon” the author uses irony and dialogue, to show the audience that money can't buy happiness.

The central theme of the book Just Like Us, is that immigrants both, legal and illegal are both powerful and vulnerable members of American society, and that like everyone else they deal with the daily struggles of life, with the added stress of being told, who deserves to live in America. I believe the author was trying to personalize immigration, by looking at the four top girls and their struggles, as well as looking at their families, critics, and advocates, who all affect or are affected by one of the most sensitive social issues of modern America. And the perspective of the author gives the reader insight into And what happens when we don’t agree. Moreover, the author includes viewpoints other than the four girls, including those opposing

The House That Scratches the Surface With only five percent of the world population, the United States manages to hold twenty-five percent of the world’s prisoners, with a majority being incarcerated for drug crimes, with a disproportionate majority of those individuals being African-American. Eugene Jarecki’s 2012 documentary, The House I Live In, attempts to analyze and explain the far reaching causes and consequences of American drug policy on communities, individuals, and the country. This is done through multiple personal stories and the intertwining history and policy that have shaped their lives. The House I Live In is squarely directed at those who are in acceptance of the status quo regarding drug laws and offenders in this country.

The song God Bless the USA by: Lee Greenwood bestows a message of unity and love towards the United States of America. The message of this song shows that the American dream means working hard and fighting for our country. America is an outstanding country that has pride and loyalty embedded in the heart and foundation. The tone of the song is pride, which captures the sprit of the United States of America citizens. Tone is heard throughout the song especially in the chorus; “God Bless the USA”(Greenwood Line 16). Pride is another important element in creating tone in God Bless the USA; “That I’m proud to be an American”(Greenwood Line 25). I choose this song because I grew up listening to it with my father who fought for our country. I think

In video 1 of Go Back to Where You Came From, Darren Hassan (a businessman from Adelaide) is questioning his new host, Wasmi, about the reasons he did not have his documentation. Darren’s original stance was noted that all those coming in the country without documentation should be expatriated (12:38). Furthermore, he alludes that they are intentionally destroying their documents and that their reasons for doing so are immoral. The communication between the two men was dialogic. Wasmi shares that his documents were taken by force and had he refused to comply he would have been killed. He continues to explain that had he not left Iraq, he also would have likely been killed. “Dialogue requires that one know the ground from which one speaks, meet the

When we think about our existence in terms of how we are humans, we take into account what happens in a typical human life. The universal qualities of human existence is the most prominent theme in the book. This theme is noticeable, multiple times throughout Our Town, by Thornton Wilder. One time the theme is shown in the book in the beginning, where the Stage Manager talks about the layout of Grover’s Corners. The same theme is repeated, when George and Emily are hanging out and they get ice-cream sodas. In another moment the theme is shown in its infancy stage, in the Stage Manager’s discourse about the twins being born in a Polish Town. The theme gradually culminated in the book, towards the end, where Emily’s funeral takes place. We

I disagree with Lauren Slater’s theory that throughout a person's life, one will only surround themselves with ideas and people similar to their own because, it is easy to see that people enjoy controversy and over the course of our lives, our beliefs and ideas can change.

Rebecca Gilman’s The Glory of Living is an ambitious piece of writing. The playwright takes on the challenge of exploring how an eighteen-year-old girl has ended up on death row, convicted of multiple murders. The play’s opening scene is exciting and engaging, and Gilman has a strong grasp of the characters she has created, but as the action progresses, it becomes evident that the play is missing something. The Glory of Living’s shortcomings exemplify the need for playwrights to focus on developing a Major Dramatic Question, and a protagonist with a strong want.

The war against drugs in America is not simply a battle to minimize the negative effects of drug dealings and drug abuse in society. The House I Live In, a documentary directed by Eugene Jarecki, explores the war on drugs in America and its effect on American society. The documentary includes first-hand accounts of how drugs have affected America from many different perspectives. These different perspectives include law enforcement agents, judges, prisoners, politicians, and family members.

Jordan Peele’s Get Out presents the notion of racism and injustice through the guise of a horror movie. While elements of horror such as gore and fear are included and the movie leaves us on edge throughout, Peele uses satire to highlight racial tension and anxiety in society. The protagonist, Chris, who is a black male, travels with his white girlfriend Rose to visit her parents at their house. Throughout the movie, Chris is faced with many weird encounters involving Rose’s family, leading up to the climax where Chris realizes Rose has tricked him and has been the antagonist the whole time. Rose’s family attempts to conduct an operation that will give Jim, a family friend, control of Chris’ body, but Chris manages

I am covering the article, “Cool dudes: The denial of climate change among conservative white males in the United States by McCright and Dunlap (2011).

As a newly graduated journalist, Ben Woodward, from a third generation Cairns family, contributed in the latter part of the 90s and early in the new century used his considerable talent with words to inform the LGBT community and the general public about the latest gigs, and artists to listen to and look out for. His great interest in music helped to nourish his passion as a DJ.

When talking about American history most begin with the coming of the Mayflower, when the Europeans arrive. Why is that? Maybe it’s because that’s the easiest way to explain our history or because we don’t seem to understand the importance of The Natives?

Marywood University offers a liberal arts education. In doing so, a wide variety of subjects are covered in all students’ years at Marywood. This is extremely beneficial. Many of the courses with help students in their careers without having to be directly related to their majors. The liberal arts are very useful to learn since they will assist students in becoming well-rounded, and this concept relates to a book written by Dr. Seuss, Oh! The Places You’ll Go!

The artifact that expresses my view of America is the song, “God Bless the USA” written and sung by Lee Greenwood. Although written in the 1980s, this song rose to popularity after the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center. “God Bless the USA” is a motivating song that I believe reassured the American people and gave them hope after such a traumatic incident.