Veronica Roth's Allegiant

As new genres in the world of novels fade out of the public eye, new ones arise just as fast. A genre that has taken the world by storm is the dystopian trope. Many new young adult novels have this new genre incorporated into the story, often weaving in themes of sadness or conformity being overcome by rebelliousness and hope. It is one of the newest genres, yet one of the most widely varied compared to older ones. Even novels from 70 years ago, such as Ayn Rand’s Anthem share similarities with the same types of stories from only 20 years ago, like The Giver by Lois Lowry.

Scientist are researching genetic modification for many reasons. Some people think we are not good enough the way we are, and want to create a ‘perfect’ person. We have been given the ability to learn how to heal sickness and fix wounds with science. However, we have a responsibility to use this information wisely. We have been created with unique gifts and those gifts are important to the enhancement of life. Likewise, while researching about the Author of “The Perfect Stranger”, Amy Sterling Casil, I have discovered that she also has similar feelings about the gifts that we have all been given. We need to consider a few things as we review Casil’s story “The Perfect Stranger”. First, medical advancement is a great thing. Next, we need to make sure we are taking responsible steps while advancing and not creating even more division in our society. And lastly, we need to make sure we don’t lose our diversity and unique qualities. Although, some people believe genetic modification is what we need to better the human race, in actuality genetic modification can be dangerous, because overstepping our boundaries will produce something that is no longer authentic or that is unable to relate on a genuine level.

Unbroken by Lauren Hillenbrand tells the story of a boy named Louis Zamperini. Who in spite of great challenges, manages to rise to the occasion during a time of war. My late grandfather, Robert J. Randle fought in that very same war. Although he is not able to tell me himself what the war was like and what he had done, I was able to find evidence of his most prestigious accomplishments. Much like Louis, Robert was unmoving in the face of adversity.

Just Mercy Analysis In the memoir, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, Stevenson writes about his time spent as a young American attorney, battling systematic racism and discrimination against marginalized groups from the legal system. He shares the stories of the condemned, giving them a voice they were unable to have. He says “Most of the people crowded on death row had no lawyers and no right to counsel. There was a growing fear that people would be killed without ever having their cases reviewed by skilled counsel” (Stevenson 7).

I read Four by Veronica Roth and I finished all 285 pages. This book was about a man named Four who has to go through the faction system, the faction system is where you have to choose one job for the rest of his life, and has to decide what faction he will be part of for the rest of his life. The faction he decides is Dauntless. Dauntless will teach him to be mentally and physically tough throughout his life, and he eventually will become a leader of Dauntless.

¨For these men, nothing was ever going to be the same¨ (Hillenbrand 251). War impacts everyone, from POWs to normal citizens. In the novel, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, Louie Zamperini was made invisible in POW camps. He was tortured, starved, beaten, and stripped of his dignity. Opposite of Louie, Miné Okubo was an American citizen that was put in an internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor because of her Japanese ancestry. Both Miné Okubo and Louie Zamperini experienced isolation and dehumanization in their situations. Even though Japanese-American internees and American POWs were tried to be made invisible in World War II, both groups resisted and made efforts to regain their dignity.

Imagine living in a city where hundreds of people go missing in just six months. Then, we find out that one person is suspected of killing over 200 people. This serial killer was Herman Webster Mudgett, common alias H. H. Holmes. At the Chicago World’s Fair, when the head architect, Daniel Hudson Burnham, attracted thousands of people to Chicago, hundreds of people went missing and nobody noticed. However, through historical records, letters, and documents, we know that Burnham’s intentions were good. In Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City, Holmes and Burnham were polar opposites brought together by the Chicago World's Fair. Holmes represented evil while Burnham represented good. However, they did have two things in common, their negative perspective about women and their need for riches.

Sophie Treadwell’s Machinal is a strangely riveting play so filled with unlikable characters that it makes one want to scream and throttle which ever one is closest to hand without prejudice as to which persona it might be as they are all equally detestable in their own way. Unfortunately, the infuriating characters are exactly what make the play so fascinating. Each of the characters in the play, originally intended to display that life is an inescapable machine, exhibits many disturbing psychological qualities, and the main character suffers a slew of near textbook psychological misfortune. Whether Sophie Treadwell created her play with this facet intentionally or not is unknown, but the examples are so perfect it is difficult to think

The writers of these sources are acting as mediums between the history and the audience. The role of the author is to inform the readers about eugenics: what it was, where it took place, and what happened. The writers intended audience are students and adults who are interested in learning about a nation’s dark history of eugenics and how it presumably began the Holocaust, or readers who are ignorant to what eugenics is and wants to find out more. The intended purpose is to inform the audience of the origins of eugenics coming from Darwin’s theory of evolution and Mendel’s work on genetics; survival of the fittest through genetic heritage.

The irony of each story came to light at the close of the writings. The ending turned out to be something totally different than what it would initially have thought to be, because of how the narratives

Based in the Medieval time period it was very well recognized that this was the time of knights in shining armor, adventure, and planned battles. In the readings “Le Morte d’Arthur” and “Sir Launcelot du Lake” written by Sir Thomas Malory, you are introduced to all of the great things of the Medieval time period. The major key concept that you are exposed to is the code of chivalry, which is a conduct code that all knights must follow. This conduct code can be summed up as the following: being brave, honest, loyal, modest, and courteous; Otherwise if not followed then the penalty would be death. As you begin to read these passages, you witness Sir Launcelot going on different journeys, and enduring different hardships proving himself to be loyal and the knight who falls all aspects of the code of chivalry to its full extent.

In Carol Dweck's video The Power of not Yet, she claims that when kids are given the grade of not yet instead of a failing the grade they tent to succeed more in school. The not yet grade giving them hope of achieving the goal instead of believing never accomplish the impossible goal. Giving them praise for the process not the grade. While I understand her reasoning behind this and somewhat agree, there are still unanswered question in her theory. Likw what happens when you reward them for son long that the reward becomes meaningless? Or when some who has actually tired, and succeed no longer sees the point trying because they all get the same reward no matter the outcome. Where is the challenge? There is a fine line between encouraging them

In Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Hamlet claims to be feigning madness. He decides to fake his madness to reveal the truth of his father’s death. Also, Hamlet does this to protect his own life and get revenge. Hamlet informs his friends that he is going to act crazy, and he acts crazy in the play. Hamlet informs Queen Gertrude that he was never mad. Throughout the play, Hamlet is merely acting mad because he has a clear plan that involves killing Claudius to get revenge for his father’s death.

How would you deal with living in a community in isolation, feeling lost with those around you, and having your whole life changed with one drop of blood? FOUR by Veronica Roth displays all this with a story of a young man named Tobias Eaton. This book demonstrates the drama and strategy which keeps readers involved. From being placed in one environment from birth and choosing something precisely different, readers can see what Tobias had to go through. The main elements of this book are conflict, style, and mood.

The ending of the Divergent series was very controversial. The readers were split into two sides: those who believed Tris's death was realistic, and those who thought it was out of character. The former side accepted Tris's decision to go into the death serum in her brother's place as believable. They thought it was a natural action for Tris, even though Caleb betrayed her. The latter side saw Tris's decision as unbelievable. They didn't believe it was in Tris's nature to walk towards death for someone who stabbed her in the back. Allegiant is a prime example of how a person's decision can bring multiple reactions, good and bad. Roth didn't go the normal route of saving the main character. She made a decision that she knew would never please everyone, so she went with what she believed was