No Surprises

on his shoulder, missing a foot and ready to double cross his best friends for a buck or two. My biggest surprise upon reading “Treasure Island” as an adult was that I realized that the story is not about Jim Hawkins, but about Long John Silver. Granted that usually the villain in any book is usually more colorful and fun than the upstanding protagonist – but this discovery has taken by surprise. Silver’s moral ambiguity is well known but just how amoral the character is I never fully realized as a

This passage takes place in San Francisco, where a young girl lives with her mother and father . This small family lives in an apartment complex, somewhere in Chinatown. Jing-Mei the young daughter of chinese immigrants is put under pressure by her mother , who has high expectations for her. In the beginning of this story Ni-kann, which is the young girl’s nickname goes along with her mother's expectations for her . Ni-kann’s mother tries to make her become the next prodigy of their time, making

research that even blind people who have never seen a humans face in their whole life have the same facial expressions as people who have their vision for each emotion. There are six universal micro expressions : disgust , anger , fear , sadness , surprise , and happiness. It's important to be able to read these six basic facial expressions because if you can determine what a person's emotions are it can help you

Ambition is a central theme in Macbeth, as well as in life. It can be found everyday, not just in the tales of medieval nobles committing regicide for a status upgrade. Shakespeare quite accurately explores the danger of unchecked ambition. It’s a cautionary tale for everyone. “Can I forgive myself if I cheat my colleague out of that promotion for myself?” is something (or of the sort) you may wonder in your lifetime. How you act on that thought is up to you. When people read Macbeth, they are

One day I received a message asking that I teach a girl how to speak so I responded by saying yes. Then the next day I was sleeping when suddenly I heard a knock on the door and I thought to myself who could it be? So I nervously walked to the door and when I opened the door, I saw a lady and a child I asked may I help you? And they said “Are you Anne Sullivan?””yes” I responded “and who are you” I asked then she said “you said you would teach my daughter.”. I was confused at first, then it clicked

In paragraph 1, Graham says that on a recent visit to his old junior high school he "came upon something that [he] never expected to see again." Why do you think the sight of the all-black lunch table was such a surprise to him? I think that the sight of the black table was such a surprise to Graham because he didn’t think that kids would still self segregate themselves after so many years. He thought that kids would act and see things differently after such a long time. After seeing that the black

The shooting in LaLoche was not a surprise, due to the lack of resources, the disheartening amount of teen suicides in the area, and the fact that the shooter’s family and friends recognized black sheep symptoms in the teen. LaLoche is located in a geographically isolated area, which means that resources are hard to transfer to the small town. This is important because without adequate resources the town cannot sustain itself economically, or socially. This results in limited opportunities for necessities

Just when the silhouette of Will Smith has established the definition of an actor in our subconscious minds, comes another surprise from him releasing a new single. This had us snapping our fingers and remembering that Mr. MIB was actually a rapper before he started acting on screen. His stepping back from the music industry is now over, as he releases collaboration with the Colombian dance group 'Bomba Estero'. The remix single entitled ‘Fiesta’ brings us to the early days of Smith’s career

are in for. The Haunting will be a well investment and will earn you millions in the first week it is out. The Haunting is set in a dark, abandoned mansion, and has American gothic. The script has surprise and mystery. The mystery aspect is, “why are the walls following John and Sam.” The surprise is how the lights are flicking on and off. The Haunting also has the sublime, the idea of extreme. It also has terror because the walls are folding in behind them. I know you love American gothic but

the story that threw me off where when Edmond had a dream foreshadowing his death by the serpent. Two others where when the Priest came along and Octavia's grief. I think these where the three main key points that really helped the end be such a surprise. Normally in stories I never see this type of foreshadowing. It is almost to trick the reader into thinking what is going to happen. Although in reality it is the exact opposite. That is why I think Kate Chopin did such a great job on this