American novel

Thursday June 30th I received a call from Kalene, where she explained to me briefly regarding a situation that has come to light involving Suzanne Hurd, Jacqueline Hicks, Laura Spencer, and Amanda McElvoy. Kalene ask if I could meet with Suzie in the CCC conference room, and I agreed to meet. Once in the meeting, Suzi began to cry while making me aware of what she feels is harassment towards her personally; in retaliation to a social media post she was subject to by Jacqueline Hicks Facebook post

Katniss Everdeen Katniss is the protagonist of the novel. She is a tough, self-sufficient, extremely loyal girl whose childhood was cut short by responsibility. After her father died, her mother sank into a deep depression, so it was up to Katniss to feed the family. One evening, she was going through others' trash in desperation when Peeta Mellark purposefully burned bread from his family's bakery and gave it to her. She feels like she owes him for that action, because after that she realizes the

“You know what I’ve found out about disappointments? I think that if we face them down, they can become our strengths.” (Bauer 113) In the novel Hope Was Here written by Joan Bauer, the main characters go through some difficult struggles. One of the main people, Braverman and Addie both had to overcome disconsolate times. Braverman chooses family over education. Addie goes through hard times when she losses her husband along with three unborn babies. This reminds me of the time where my mother’s

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Major Themes in Two Old Women Two Old Women: An Alaskan Legend of Betrayal, Courage, and Survival is an Inuit legend, or a story that has been passed down through many generations by word of mouth, and has been popularly accepted as true. In this tale, two elderly women named Ch'idzigyaak and Sa' are left behind by their tribe due to a brutal winter famine, but are determined to survive to prove their capability and resourcefulness to themselves and their People. Over the course of about a year

Classism “Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity. It is an act of justice” (Nelson Mandela). Making poverty a goal to give to people is not the point; giving equality to people will help them out, and position them for a preferable life setting. In Persepolis, a young girl makes her own decisions in life, and deals with life outside changing due to the Iranian Revolution. In The House on Mango Street, a young girl elucidates her observations on the new neighborhood she just moved into. Although

Mrs Mallard's Experience of Freedom in The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin In "The Story of an Hour", Mrs Mallard, who has a heart attack is the main protagonist. Like any ordinary women, she is a normal housewife who depends on her husband. The news of her husband's death gives her freedom and sets her free from restraints, marriage and a lifetime of dependency. Kate Chopin uses several techniques to create the image of how freedom affects Mrs Mallard. At first

Miss Caroline’s First Day It was the first day of school for many in Maycomb, including myself. I had just moved from a college in Winston Country. Almost 30 years have past since that day in Maycomb when I first saw the school I was to be teaching at. The classroom smelt stale after being closed up for the whole summer, as I met my students who I would teach for the next year. The one child I remember most had a trail of dirty footprints leading to his desk. The little horror looked like he was

This semester of my writing class, I have grown a new perspective on the word freedom. When starting off, I only believed there to be one basic definition of this word. Now, I have learned that there are two descriptive definitions and they are used in different ways. With all of the assignments I have completed, I have found my strengths and weaknesses within my writing and have examined methods on how to improve them efficiently. Along with that, I have used writing a tool to develop my thoughts

Everybody has difficulties in their lives that change them in some way, shape, or form. When a person experiences these difficulties; It can cause them to shift their outlook on certain things and/or cause changes in character. This is certainly the case when it comes to Esperanza Ortega. She is the main character in Esperanza Rising. Esperanza 13 years old and lives in El Rancho de las Rosas. She is the only daughter of a very wealthy rancher. Esperanza is forced to leave her perfect life due to