Is There Anybody Out There?

As Nelson Mandela once said, ‘There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than how it treats its children.’ This quote underscores the profound impact of societal forces on individual development. The idea of one's strength and the development of one's personality. The story of “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut identifies and views the. threatening forces that ultimately impact one's self. We can use the suppression of one's individuality, the impact of fear and control, and pushing

leads her to her death. Lennie is a gentle giant who doesn’t mean to hurt anybody but accidentally does. In the case of Lennie, Curley’s wife does not know what she is getting in for. Curley’s wife flirtatious nature is a harsh reality but as an innocent person get her in to trouble. At an old age and only having one hand, Candy is a person that is easy prey. Candy is an old man who is worried that he may be kicked out of the ranch when he gets too old. He is also made to do things that he does

his wife talking to anybody except himself. The men have told each other not to talk to Curley's wife, but she always finds a way to pull one of them in. In the barn Lennie sat alone looking at the pup he had just killed and Curley's wife came in and pulled him into another conversation. Curley's wife says “...Here--feel right here. She looks Lennie’s hand and put it on her head”(page 90). Curley's wife is sneaky but is also isolated because she isn't allowed to talk to anybody on the ranch, at least

of 1929 hit them the hardest, and the Finch family were higher up the social hierarchy, the Finch family had no right to treat the Cunninghams any differently. “Cunninghams never took anything they can’t pay back. They never took anything off of anybody, they get along on what they have. They don’t have much, but they get along on it.” (Lee, 26) Although Scout believed Mrs. Caroline meant no harm, she was fully aware of what Mrs. Caroline could do to her. Scout only wanted to save Walter from continuous

took awhile for them to get the confirmation they needed. Who ever Leather called did a good job at fooling them, I don't know what she has done for there to be a three million dollar bounty on her head, but it has to be pretty bad. I need to find out, it's driving me crazy. Leather is nothing like what I thought she would be. The woman is beautiful, smart, spunky and a mean streak in her that I absolutely love. When she fought mom I was seriously impressed, the club noticed how mom looked after

knowing, he had a meltdown. “Ender grabbed Mazer’s uniform and hung onto it, pulling him down so they were face to face. ‘I didn’t want to kill them all. I didn’t want to kill anybody! I’m not a killer! You didn’t want me, you bastards, you wanted Peter, but you made me do it, you tricked me into it!’ He was crying. He was out of control” (298). This exemplifies how much this situation had constrained Ender, making it the hardest and most downfall moment of his life. In the quote it also mentioned

ask them where my classes are, if i have good teachers, and if anybody has the same classes that i do. Unfortunately none of them did but as i spot my better friends i say goodbye and head away from them. I walk up to my best friends alec and tyler they tell me “Gracie there's nothing to worry about, its college!” I figure that they are right but that doesn’t change the fact that it was only my first day and i had no idea who anybody was here. I was scared, i knew it was going to be way harder than

forty-five years, Richie has watched out his window for suicide victims, with just the right words in mind to save a life. Donald Richie is one of the most inspirational mental “doctors” anybody could hope to encounter. Since childhood, Richie has always been determined and caring. Because of his successes in saving many lives, he has been awarded many high honors and gained many admirers. From a young age, Richie had always been determined and kind. He watched out for any troubled souls, and was willing

filled with people I didn't know, also into a country I didn't know. Time kept getting closer and closer to the first meeting. I was so nervous, I remember calling my mom crying saying, “I don't want to go anymore, nobody else is going. Take me out.” She told me, “You will be fine. You only get this opportunity once in your life. You will meet people and it won't be as bad as you think.” I was so scared, I layed in my bed that night thinking about how nervous I was just to go to the meeting tomorrow

spoken to during roll call, they would be severely punished. (http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/a/auschwitz.htm). This means if anybody did something they weren’t supposed to, they would have to stand outside for hours, even through the night in any weather, like in snow or rain or heat. People were taught at the concentration camp, if they did anything out of line they would be killed. (http://www.holocaustresearchproject.org/othercamps/auschwitzbasics.html).