I really believe that everyone in the world has some kind of fakeness to themselves. We cheat, we lie, we steal, we pretend, and everyone knows it. These are unspoken truths that nobody wants to admit being guilty of. Even if everyone knows we are, we don’t want the words to be spoken because words have dangerous power. Liesel knows this for herself, though I don’t think she realizes that she knows it. When Papa found out that Liesel stole another book she asked him if he was going to tell Mama. Hans said “why would I?” and Liesel said that she “hated questions like that. They forced her to admit an ugly truth, to reveal her own filthy, thieving nature” (Zusak 127). Nobody ever wants to admit a flaw that they have because it opens up a moment of vulnerability, and if someone grabs ahold of that moment of weakness then they gain full control of the moment. That person gains leverage, and leverage is power: it’s always power that people search …show more content…
A fear of opening up and spilling out a flaw that makes us defenseless against the cruelty of human nature: because people can be quite cruel. Don’t lie to yourself about that. If society is anything it is cruel. We judge, and demand that everyone be an image of perfection. No one can be that though, so to make ourselves feel perfect we try to expose other’s imperfect qualities. Don’t get me wrong though, I don’t think Hans was trying to make Liesel vulnerable. I think he had an innocent moment of pure astonishment. The idea that Liesel thought that he would tell Mama that she stole the book was surprising, maybe even amusing to him. This was a question of love that he asked, not of shame. I want to be more like Hans in this manner. I don’t want to fall into the depths of a cruel, shaming society. I want to love so deeply that the flaws don’t look like flaws anymore: they look like a single red flower blooming in a field full of white daisies. Different, astonishing at first, but
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Edward Cheserek is the nation’s best high school cross country runner. He has a 3.1 mile as fast as 14:28. His fastest mile is 4:02, and he is only 23 years of age. Edward Cheserek was born on February 14, 1994. Then when he started high school he joined his high school cross country team. After a few months him and his coach saw the potential he has for cross country and track. After they saw what all of his times were they were so good that when he went to nation championships he won, and came in first place for that. Then in 2012-2013 he was the gatorade high school cross country runner of the year. After he got that award he later became the highest recruited cross country runner in the nation, and he said that “when he is running you do
You may have stumbled upon Sammy Wilk in several photos and music videos of fellow Omaha-born natives and social media superstars, Jack & Jack and Nash Grier, but Sammy’s own career has taken flight over the past few months. With the release of his new single and music video on YouTube, Chase The Day, we thought we’d bring you up to speed on some facts you may not know about Sammy Wilk.
Easily one of the best women’s basketball players to go through Michigan State University's program. The five foot eight inch guard from Freeland, Michigan was the “ace in the hole” for Michigan State's program for the past four years. Gathering over 2,000 points, setting the all time scoring record, securing the most points in a single game record, and the most three point baskets made in a single game. This superstar received BIG TEN honors all four years of her time at MSU. Jankoska graduated in May, 2017, with a degree in Psychology, and had high hopes of being drafted into the Women’s National Basketball Association, a week prior to graduation. As every college, high school, and even youth league basketball player dreams of being good enough to play in the WNBA, only a few ever receive the opportunity to actually play. Jankoska was one of the few. First round pick (ninth overall), Chicago Sky, saw the talent Jankoska had worked so hard to obtain. Jankoska moved to Chicago to prepare for her first season in the WNBA. She played in a few preseason games, so her coaches could see if her skills were sharp enough to play this season, or if she needed a year off. Jankoska’s off season work, time, and effort payed off and she made the Chicago Sky’s Roster for their season opener, against Minnesota on May 14, 2017.
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From what has been established so far in The Book Thief, I believe that Liesel is hungry for knowledge and the power of literacy. Since the beginning, she has longed for this ability which is why she stole books in the first place. It just so happened that Hans was willing to teach her how to read and to teach her the things that she wouldn’t learn at school. I think that she has many longings for things throughout the book, but this is the most important in her mind. Along with just the ability to read, I also think that she wanted the chance to show that
I believe that the opportunity of going to 6th grade camp, offered by the Mayville Middle School, has helped prepare me for the future. One reason why I think 6th grade camp has prepared me for the future is because it got me out of my comfort zone. Going to 6th grade camp, I did many things I probably wouldn’t be ordinarily comfortable with. This helps me prepare for the future because it made me be able to go out and try things that I would regularly do. Another reason why it has helped prepare me for the future is it made me see things that wouldn’t could be a new interest. For example, some kids may have never been able to ride a horse until 6th grade camp. They might really enjoy it and find an interest in it. The final reason is, that
Lying is a common habit that everyone has had experiences with. I have lied and have been lied to numerous times. Everyone has. However, not everyone exposed to a certain lie is aware of it’s true power. In her essay “The Ways We Lie”, Stephanie Ericsson criticizes our bad habit of lying. She explains many different types of lies and even gives examples to show how harmful they can be as “our acceptance of lies becomes a cultural cancer that eventually shrouds and reorders reality until moral garbage becomes invisible to us as water is to a fish” (128).
In the essay The Ways We Lie, author Stephanie Ericsson writes in depth about the different types of lies used by most people everyday. While listing examples of them, Ericsson questions her own experiences with lying and whether or not it was appropriate. By using hypothetical situations, true accounts, and personal occurrences, she highlights the moral conflicts and consequences that are a result of harmless fibs or impactful deceptions. In an essay detailing the lies told to ourselves and others, Ericsson points out one bold truth; everyone lies. Through her writing, Ericsson causes the reader to look into how they’ve lied in the past and how to effects others and the general greater good of society.
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The first reason why I think Hans is the kindest character to Liesel in “The Book Thief” is when Rosa would scream at Liesel, and Hans would comfort her and somehow make her feel better. “There was nothing but dry paint, difficult breath, and the deluge of abuse from Rosa. ‘leave her alone.’ “Leave her to me.” “ ‘ You know how to roll a cigarette.’”(page. 33) In these quotes it shows that from the start Hans loved Liesel, Hans always showed love towards her. Hans took care of her and comforted her when Rosa would scream at her. This shows that Hans really did care about her because if he did not he would and done nothing. Perhaps he knew what it felt like to be in a new house with a new family. But Liesel was already very comfortable with Hans
The documentary “On the Way to School” confirms its importance from its opening title page. “Too often we forget how lucky we are to go to school,” To prove this point, the movie follows children from three continents during their daily journeys “toward knowledge.” Director Pascal Plisson alternates the stories of four groups of children living in Kenya, Morocco, Argentina, and India as they leave their homes with their books, excited for school. During, this documentary Plisson applied many examples of ethos, logos, and pathos.
“The Ways We Lie” is an essay written by Stephanie Ericsson, first published in the Utne Reader in 1993. The Utne Reader is an American magazine that publishes pieces from alternative media sources. However, the essay was mostly directed toward people who have told a lie at least once in their life and have may have felt guilty about it. The purpose for the piece was developed using original syntax, logical appeals, and descriptive tropes, the purpose being that one should think twice before telling a lie.
In Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, the characters of Oskar Schell and his mother deceive each other in hopes of helping each other emotionally after the death of their father and husband, Thomas Schell. Deception can be used for many purposes; it can be used to hurt someone, hide information,
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