Hope Was Here

The Shawshank Redemption is a film about a young man, Andy Dufresne, who was wrongly convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover and has been sentenced to two life terms in the harsh and corrupt Shawshank prison. The director influenced the viewers to think about an idea of Hope, through the characters of Brooks Hatlin, Ellis ‘Red’ Redding and Andy Dufresne. The character in Shawshank, Brooks, had no hope in him. Brooks was an old man, who has been in Shawshank prison for over 50 years. During

Hail Mary by Tupac Shakur A literary Analysis The song “Hail Mary” by Tupac Shakur has sparked continued interest and attracted much criticism. Tupac’s application of the eternal theme of the struggle between good and evil to the cycle of prey vs. predator that is showcased in “Hail Mary” is unique and incorporates heart, mind, body and soul. Tupac explores the catch 22 of falling prey to evil if choosing to become a predator in order to survive, and shares the conflicting emotions of many young

‘One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich’. Light fundamentally comes in two major ways- artificial and natural. The artificial light deals with more negative concepts and comes across as a weapon of the Soviet regime. The natural light is symbolic of hope and optimism for the prisoners. There are many instances where one type outshines the other and these are representative of the battle between the regime and the prisoners. Since artificial light is used as a weapon by the regime one goal it achieves

Past It was a beautiful day on August 25th, 2000 at 3:46 p.m. at St. Catherine hospital, when I came into this world. When I was growing up it was my mom, my grandparents, my aunt and uncle and their 3 kids (before they had one more) and my godmother. Well as time went by I got older. I remember when I was about 5 (I think) I got put in the corner by my godmother and I would have to stand there for 5 minutes, then she would call me out and ask me what I did. If I didn't tell her I would have

The morning was like every other, people woke up got ready for work, sent their kids to school and some were even still sleeping in bed. The news was on giving updates on the weather, famous people, and even regular TV shows were going. 92 people were boarded and taking off on the American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 around 7:59 am September 11, 2001. Everything seemed normal nothing to worry about, but then everything changed and almost at the same time too. Flipping through the channels you

Sophia considered herself dauntless in most situations, but she was feeling a dearth of it from the dream she just had, which was fading fast. Sophia got up and looked around, she was in a place she did not recognize; she was in what looked like a prison cell. Sophia got up and went to the door, only to find it open; behind the door was a hallway that made a right turn at the end. Behind her she thought she heard footsteps coming so she quickly ran to the nearest door and went inside, closing it

Hope is a 16 sixteen year old girl who just wants a normal life. She’s an undercover spy and is supposed to catch the most wanted criminal in America, Professor Louis. Therefore, Hope has to keep her secret or else the government workers who assigned her the “job” will assassinate her. The problem is that Hope is a terrible secret keeper, and another one of her most unfavorable traits is that she doesn’t really appreciate her family. For example, when Hope is out in public, she will act like she

Hope and fear, many say they are opposites, others say they are rivals, but which is more powerful? During the Holocaust, fear was part of everyday life, but hope for a better future was the only relief from a life of uncertainty. People in hiding or those trapped in concentration camps all relied on hope to overpower their fearful lives. To survive, one needed to not allow fear to control them and their actions. Many survivors chose to make their hopes overpower their fears. Even today, people

When achieving things in life, you will need to have hope. In the novel, “Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian” author Sherman Alexie demonstrates the theme of hope. Sherman Alexie demonstrates the theme of hope through the characters; Mr. P, Junior and Penelope. Through these characters and plot events, it is clear that if you have hope and follow your dreams, you will succeed. First of all, Mr. P has shown the theme of hope through his wise words, horrible past and his hopefulness to change

how to handle how he is feeling, or expect how to be treated when he enters this journey of finding hope. When Junior first decides to leave the Rez to find hope he does not fully realize the full repercussions that it will cause not only him, but the relationships he has with friends and family. His identity slowly gets stripped away from him, when he looses sight of what he left the Rez for, hope, but when he remembers