My Friend Joe

disdain." Estella then ridicules him of his appearance something which Pip was not ashamed of before: "What coarse hands he has. And what thick boots". Pip then finds himself looking at his hands and boots, "I had never thought of being ashamed of my hands before; but I began to consider them a very

knowledgeable in social situations, is determined to learn, and is able to make advancements in science. First, Charlie realizes who his real friends are. Losing all prior relations is a good thing. Although it may not seem to be positive Charlie now has room to be able to learn and grow on the area of social abilities. When Charlie says,“It’s a funny thing I never knew that Joe and Frank and the others liked to have me around all the time to make fun of me.” (Keyes 307) that represents that a weight has been

Charles Dickens is a well-known author famous for his skillful and distinctive writing style. One of the novels in which Dickens best demonstrates his masterful style is Great Expectations. In this book, many literary elements are employed to develop a cleverly blended story. To create a unique effect, comedy, tragedy, and garish features are mixed together throughout. The wide array of writing patterns used by Dickens can be found over the course of the entire book and exemplified in many different

emotional, physical and mental journey that we experience throughout life to ultimately shape the person we become. Influences such as family and friends, music, stereotypes and social media give us the impression of how life is supposed to be. These decisions can lead us in the right or wrong direction. ‘One Day At A Time’ by Joe Walsh (Written by Joe Walsh in 2012) is a classic rock, lyric song that foregrounds the topic of living life. The lyrics reflect that negative choices made in life can

next to Blue Holloway my entire life. I've been with him through his first steps, his first—of many—girlfriends, his first day of middle school. I've known him my entire life. I don't know him at all. When I transferred over to Avery freshman year, and he stayed at Washington Manor, that was what my mother described as, The Beginning Of the End. Now, besides the occasional run in at the end of the curb when we take out the trash, and his dogs never ending mission to ruin my mother's rose bushes,

Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations is a bildungsroman that shows the youth, corruption and redemption of a young man named Pip. The boy begins as an innocent child until he comes into contact with a young lady, Estella, and some sudden wealth. As a young man, he strives to be a gentleman and live up to his great expectations, as well as to woo Estella. Finally, Pip becomes a gentleman after accepting his mistakes and coming to terms with his surrounding company. Overall, Pip undergoes great changes

the perspective given by Michael Rosenberg is a slightly amusing and questioning example of how to persuade your audience to think about your side of an argument. Another article that I did not like was College Athletes Should Not Be Paid written by Joe Posnanski. I was not fond of hid article since he was so repetitive. On the other hand, it is helpful to read the introduction to the articles Moneyball: Are College Sports Worth the Price? These few sections of reading were an interesting perspective

People tend to naively see orphans and those without caring families as hopeless and loveless creatures. However, the benevolence of strangers can easily prove such thoughts wrong as people can provide an abundance of support and love to those with no blood relation to them and can embrace strangers as family. Charitable strangers can also teach children to act with benevolence and give them an honorable role model to follow. These acts of kindness can drastically change the character of the poor

Joe in Simon Birch, however, is a kinder boy who loved Simon for who he was and accepted him. Simon and Joe were best friends and did everything together they were inseparable. Simon was a religious character who everyone looked up to, even though he is short for being a 12 year old. When Joe lost his mother, Simon was willing to give Joe his baseball cards which are his most prized possession. Simon and Joe are so close they are willing to anything for

room when my Mom walked in; she was standing their holding an old black worn out guitar case. I was now old enough to sign up for music classes at school, and was in the process of deciding what instrument I wanted to play. I was hoping to play Sax, Drums, or Electric Guitar. I open up the case disappointed at first to see it was just an old wooden jasmine acoustic guitar, but still stoked that I could now join the band at school. I thanked my Mom for the guitar, and picked it up; placing my fingers