Embarrassment

Marji was just a small child when she began rebelling. Throughout Persepolis Marji makes quite a few questionable decisions in her attempt to rebel. Although what she does may seem unnecessary, her decisions make sense to her considering the circumstances. She rebelled very frequently, but she eventually realized that she needed to change for the better. The rebellious choices she made throughout her early life caused her to be ashamed of herself, so she decided to be a more compassionate and kind

Habitudes Habitudes can be defines as tendency or the way you behave. The word habitude is a mix between the words a habit and attitude. We gain our habitudes from our culture, believes and the way we have been raised on. Those habitudes and behaves can be in any part of our life like religion, politics, science and arts. I’ll be talking about my habitudes about the money management. I already took the online form to know about my habitudes, and the result was that my dominant habitudes are security

The theme in the stories Don’t give up the fight and Making Sarah cry is Be nice to others. In Don’t give up the fight, The main character is bullied because she is a female runner. In Making Sarah cry, Sarah is bullied for no reason other than to make her feel bad. They show the theme similarly because both stories contain bullying and in both stories the bullying backfires. However, they also show this theme differently. They show this theme differently Because the character’s actions are different

The writing Shame, was taken from Nigger, an autobiography written by Dick Gregory. This narrative was about two childhood experiences that can teach a lesson on how the negative actions of a person can have a profound effect on a person’s life. Gregory tells about two different situations and how they affect his childhood, one in which he has no control over, and the other, where given a choice, he fails to respond. The narrative begins when Gregory is about seven years old, quite young to be experiencing

Dillon Afenir Honors Sophomore Comp/Lit 1 September 2016 The House on Mango Street Summer Assignment 1. Identify an instance where Cisneros uses powerful imagery. Explain the effect of that imagery upon the reader. Remember that imagery can appeal to any of the senses, including sight, sound, taste, smell, or touch. Throughout The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros puts plenty of examples of powerful and meaningful imagery. It helps to contribute to the overall tone and message the stories are

Do Shame Punishments Have a Positive Effect? Parents, teachers, and officers have utilized shame as a punishment. People have used this idea for hundreds of years, as shown in Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter. As of recent studies, psychologists try to decide whether the punishment’s benefits outweigh its drawbacks, authoritative figures must ask themselves, “do shame punishments have a positive effect?” Numerous enforcers debate whether or not to use public shame as an alternate punishment

Hermaphrodites and Society Individuals are given the gift of life when they are born into this world. Many agree that everyone is blessed and should not take their lives for granted. To be truly alive, individuals must be overjoyed and pursue happiness. However, others would describe their lives as a joke. To be precise, many would be ashamed of who they are. A very strong example of an ashamed soul would be Calliope, the main protagonist of Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. In the story

To fully comprehend a work you cannot just read it. You must read it, analyze it, question it, and even then question what you are questioning. In Richard Rodriguez’s The Achievement of Desire we are presented with a young Richard Rodriguez and follow him from the start of his education until he is an adult finally having reached his goals. In reference to the way he reads for the majority of his education, it can be said he reads going with the grain, while he reads a large volume of books, the

Initiation Story "A&P", written by John Updike, is based on a moment in the life of a cashier. He was known as Sammy and he referred to his position in the grocery store as a slot checker. Sammy spent his time watching and wondering about customers. One day, while working, three girls dressed in bikinis entered the store and attracted his attention. He describes the three girls movements and watches them as they roam throughout the store. Eventually, the girls work their way to Sammy's

What is shame? Shame is a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. “Shame” written by Dick Gregory, gives the reader an inside look on how shame and poverty can make an impact on someone. In this story, Dick Gregory writes it about a young boy named Richard Gregory. Gregory is a poor boy who also happens to be fatherless. He attends school, but only to see the girl he really likes, Helene. Helene is the opposite of Gregory. She is well taken