2003 novels

“You better go to bed,” my mom called. “But Mom it’s not even dark yet.” “I don’t care if it’s not dark yet Archie Smith, you know that you have to go to bed before he gets here.” “Fine,” I call, slowly walking to my room. Why do I have to go to bed so early, and who is he? “Don’t forget to shut the window and lock it,” she called to my room. “I won’t!” I snap back. I walk over to my dresser and grab my favorite red and white pajamas, I throw them on and hop into bed. I look over at the window

On October 24, 2017 my life has changed drastically and I’m still trying to decide how I’m going to cope with the situation. It was a regular night as I was laying in my bed on my phone before I was ready to go to sleep. Suddenly a Snapchat group chat with all of my girlfriends started to blow up and with confusion, I quickly started to look at it. Maria said “Sal just got shot” and my heart jumped out of my chest. I glanced at peoples stories and all I saw was “Stay strong Sal” or “Stay strong

April 10, 1912, A cool windy Wednesday morning, as my butler unloaded our car with our belongings, to go on the Titanic. My husband and I walk towards the big vessel in high spirits blabbering on and on about what we were to do on the ship “oh darling I heard that there is an amazing swimming area, we are going to definitely go onto the deck to watch the sunset every night, but most of all we need to just spend time together” I say, “ok my love we will do whatever it is that you want, I’ll be happy

There are many different names for father, some include: padre, pappa, baba, abba, and dad. Having a father brings different memories to many different people, depending on their upbringing. Some may have happy memories of their father’s teaching them some basic mundane actions, such as how to eat with utensils and tying shoes, whereas others may not have the same joyous memories of their fathers, if any. In the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the main character, Amir, has both pleasant

the only way many people can escape the demons of their past. Actions have consequences and those consequences haunt people for the duration of their lives. Khaled Hosseini, the author of The Kite Runner, presents seeking redemption throughout his novel by sharing the breathtaking story of Amir, a Sunni boy who struggles to forget his guilt­ridden past. Despite his greatest efforts, Amir finds it impossible to bury his past, so he returns to his home Kabul, Afghanistan to redeem himself of his wrong

The only way I know to begin is, to first say, wow time has come and gone way too fast! I can hardly believe my time with you has already come to an end. I can honestly say I am going to miss you and the Aviators very much. You have been a wonderful mentor to me, as a pre-intern, and there are so many things that I’ve learned that I will take with me as I continue my journey. I look back at the beginning of the semester and I remember how nervous I was. Almost instantly you made me feel welcomed

“What can I do for you?” She asked. “We have a few questions and want you to come down to the station and answer them,” he said without a hint of trouble in his voice. “Why don’t you tell me what they are while we are on the phone and I can answer them?” “It would be best if you came down to the station.” “I don’t see why, but if that’s what you want, I’ll be there shortly,” Marlene said, sounding aggravated. Ignoring her, he said, “Thank you, when you arrive, tell the receptionist

and each of them dealt with their mistakes in different ways. Despite this, it was made clear that the characters that were able to deal with their problems ended up much better off mentally than those of them that were unable to. Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, teachers the reader that confronting past mistakes is better than running from them through Amir’s feelings following his betrayal of Hassan, how Soraya felt after telling Amir about her past, and Amir’s reaction to finding out Baba

When I think of a hero  I think of a strong person who cares about the things they believe. Thay care about others around them. They help the people in need.  They stand for what is right. This is why my dad became my hero.  My dad is a great man. he grew up in a  small town. In the same place i grew up. He was born 61 years ago. He grew up as a hard worker on a mountain herding sheep. He later met my mom and they got married. Later on in his life he develop lyme disease and is now currently functionally

reader’s mind. Khaled Hosseini, manages to string together a number of themes and symbols in his novel and one of the strongest themes of the novel is “Sin and Atonement”. Amir, the protagonist of the novel lives with guilt after he doesn’t stand up for Hassan, his childhood companion and gets a chance at redeeming himself by returning to a terrorist occupied Kabul to save Hassan’s son, Sohrab. The novel provides numerous examples of atonement of sins and how people tend to ‘balance out’ everything