Allegorical figures

Lesson 3: U.S. & World News 1. According to Patrick Henry, what is the basic question being debated at the Virginia Convention? 2. What reasons does Henry offer to suggest that the British were not worthy of trust at that time? 3. What argument does Henry provide against the notion that the colonies are too weak to fight the British? 4. What is Henry implying when he says that he is loyal to "the majesty of heaven...above all earthly kings"? What tone (manner in which an author expresses his attitude)

Golding was a pessimistic man but he was also a truthful man. He understood that man is inherently evil and wrote a book explaining his knowledge to the world. This was a bold move but he wrote the Lord of the Flies because he had a message that he needed to unveil. Why was this message so significant? He saw the brutality of WWII from the position of a British soldier in the Royal Navy. He saw people being slaughtered in front of him. The cruelties of war can only be described in a basic way through

When I was younger I would make conversation with any breathing personage. As I grew older just the thought of having to interact with someone I did not know was mortifying. Therefore, signing up for a full week of a Young Life camp was one of the hardest decisions I have made. Trying to back out the night before, I wandered on to the bus at six in the morning. A forty-five minute drive and forced to scarf up my cell phone. Arriving at the camp we were greeted by a thousand smiling faces. Settling

is extremely different from the rest of the ship. Its aesthetics is created by its warm and yellow glow, white pureness, and good lighting (Figure 7). It appears cozy and is the most beautiful part of the ship, and only in the light can proper communication happen. Its warmth is emphasized by being intercut between scenes of the rest of the dark ship (Figure 8). The blue tones of the rest of the ship are opposites on the color spectrum from orange

This paper tackles how cohesion can be effective to make the text more united. Both cohesive devices; lexical and grammatical, have a powerful role in giving the text texture. Lexical devices are repetition, antonyms, synonyms, and general words. On the other hand, grammatical devices are reference, conjunction, and ellipsis. Both of them provide the text harmony and meaning. Lexical Cohesion Lexical cohesion occurs when two words are semantically related to

In Colm Toibin’s Brooklyn, there are many opportunities for the protagonist Eilis Lacey that are handed to her. Despite these opportunities, the path of least resistance is chosen. Many hardships are faced every day. Eilis feels that she has no other options but to take what’s given to her and be happy with it. Not only are her options a mess but so is her love life. Relationships can be difficult; but between Eilis and Tony, the much needed effort is not being put in. An unhappy and unfulfilled

Happy Graduation!!!!!!!!!! So, let me just say I am so proud of you for to making it to this point in life. Believe me I understand high school isn’t easy so congrats to finishing. Look at you. You're committed to college, you have a great set of friends, you got all your classes planned and things are looking bright — that is, until you realize the life that you've known for the past 17 or 18 years or so is about to change forever. Now you are in the real world and this is when shit gets real. college

A HUGE JOKE I finally was driving my first car to school after about an hour of it being broke or I thought. My first car was a 1998 Ford Ranger. It had survived 3 teenagers before me and they drove it all through high school and now it was my turn to drive the white rust bucket to school. My dad asked if I would need any help and me being a teenager thinking I know everything in the world said “no”. I ripped the keys from my father's firm hand, his face had a smirk on his face like he knew

lives and doing work that truly matters. And these will be the days that will push me to my limits to better myself, my peers, and our nation. 5. Describe your personality and how it makes you a good fit for this organization. My catch phrase, “I’ll figure it out” always comes to mind. When a question, a problem, a crisis comes up, I am someone who likes to face a challenge. Even if I know it’s bigger and better than me, I like to find a way to work through all of the kinks and curve balls the challenge

Everywhere you go you see it, people glued to their smartphones. Understandably, smartphones are amazing with dealing with boredom, so much that it has become an essential tool for mobile entertainment. Smartphones have changed the way we go about our daily life and with that comes into the territory of addiction and reliability, especially in the lives of younger kids. The question is, why do we even consider giving these enslaving devices to kids whose brains aren’t even close to fully developed