Is There Anybody Out There?

been a concept practiced for millennium. The concept of birth control has been around since for several millennium, as evidenced by “cave [paintings] that researchers believe could be 15,000 years old, found in France” (Gibson, 2015); presumably made out of “fish bladders, linen sheaths, and animal intestines” (Thompson, 2013). Evidence of things like spermicide has been around since 1500 B.C.E. Rubber condoms and dental dams have been around for nearly 200 years. And yet, there is still an extreme

the society. By putting this news out to the community, people began to have a determined opinion about this individual who has escaped. Citizens began to criticize and protest against

border into the united states knowing that they break immigration laws. Their motives are serious enough that they flee from their home countries because they fear for their lives. When they come to the US they don't want to harm anybody but get far in life like anybody in the US. There are people who have children and come to the US so that their children can surpass their own education and succeed in life. Many of these people chase the “American Dream”. The same dream the persecuted pilgrims fled

wearing the black veil and that is what makes the story interesting to some people. People also can use their imagination to why they think he is wearing the black veil and to find out the main reason at the end of the story

Moving is very stressful on anybody, especially for children. When my mother made the decision to move to Piedmont, I was in shock. I have been in the same school district for seven years with the same friends that I loved and was very comfortable around. Moving to a new town freaked me out. I have never heard of Piedmont, and did not realize that it was 30 minutes from where I lived. My uncle-in-law graduated from Piedmont. Both of my cousins also graduated from Piedmont, the Cornman’s. I had a

“Speak”. The title speak is significant because it's the one thing Melinda needs to do but she can't. Melinda was once at a party and she was raped. She didn't want to tell anybody because some people would be mad at her for calling the cops on that day. So speak is a good title for this novel because that's all she wanted to do, speak out. Melinda didn't speak for a long time so her life started to be a mess for her, but later Melinda finally spoke and many things have changed. 2. Friendship

After getting off the train that night in New York, he stands at the phone booth for a few minutes debating who to call. “So I ended up not calling anybody”(59). After going through a list of people who he could potentially call, he ends up not calling anybody because he notices that he has closed himself off from each and everyone of them, except his sister. However, he can’t call his sister since she is younger and asleep by that time. This probably

the story. In the story “The Kindness of Strangers”, the tone can be seen as dark as it is about the main character going through family issues. To portray the theme, it was said in the story, “His mother screamed, ‘Get out! Get out of here and get out! Get out of this house — get out!’

is the perspective from which people, events, or other details are viewed. The Point of view in Harrison Bergeron is Third Person Limited Omniscient. “He tried to think a little about the ballerinas. They weren’t really very good – no better than anybody else would have been, anyway” (2). Third Person uses pronouns like he, she, and they. However, a Limited Omniscient narrator shows the actions of the characters as well as what George is thinking. Setting is a place, time, or climate that a literature

acknowledging reality altogether. In Harrison Bergeron, Hazel presents multiple attempts to improve the life of her husband; George, even though what she’s suggesting is illegal, “‘If you could just take a few out when you came home from work,’ said Hazel. ‘I mean— you don’t compete with anybody around here. You just set around.’” (9) The fact that Hazel is undermining the law displays her intent of enriching George’s life, but at the same time it exhibits how she has no real insight as to what is right