Simply Mortified

The term “irony” is not easy to define perhaps because it is largely misunderstood. For instance, there are some people who use the term “irony” interchangeably with “misfortune” or the term “ironic” with “cynical.” Oftentimes, literature is an excellent teacher about what certain terms mean. Indeed, Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and Edward Arlington Robinson’s “Miniver Cheevy” seem to provide excellent insight as to what “irony” truly means. In addition to these, scrutiny of Lawrence Berkove’s

Imagine there is a small village living in fear of constant death from many probable causes disease, hunger, poverty, and corruption while nearby another group lives a life quite opposite of this small village. Where the small village can only dream of surviving to the next day, the others indulge in pleasure only imaginable to this small village. This image can be a visual representation for many things such as various dystopian societies in popular culture, the real-life conditions of the Jew’s

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cigarette improperly disposed of by Twinkle. In addition to the house, Sanjeev is so blinded by trying to fit in, that he marries a woman he doesn’t really like. Sanjeev confesses that,”he did not know if he loved her” (128). It can be determined that he simply got a wife to once again fit with the image of an ideal American marriage. His constant anger at her incompetence and very existence are a testament to his desire to push through any and all obstacles to achieve the American dream. He has the beautiful

Wilson persisted in his efforts to make Armistice a holiday. Finally, Armistice was declared a holiday in 1938. After four years, Wilson was no longer president and gave one last speech to try a keep the holiday. Wilson strongly stated that he was “mortified by America’s failure to to pursue his programs for keeping the peace”. His efforts did not succeed until after World War II and the Korean War. The aftermath of these two wars was a holiday called Veterans day, it was declared a holiday to recognize

Books such as Black Hawk Down provide readers with as much accurate and reliable information as they possibly can. This can be vitally important to a select set of audiences, one for example may be students. Black Hawk Down was written by Mark Bowden, and it’s aim was to be able to be as reliable as possible while telling the story of The Battle of Mogadishu. Overall, Mark Bowden provides useful information to this audience of students by providing accurate information. The book, Black Hawk Down

F. Scott Fitzgerald seems to have made a large impact in the literature world with his story of Great Gatsby. The story of the Great Gatsby may seem to be an easy read with little meaning to the characters as well as the plot. However after scouring through Fitzgerald’s autobiography it comes clear that the character of Daisy Buchanan was solely inspired by the author’s wife. Fitzgerald even took phrases out of real life conversations him and his wife had and incorporated it in the book. This helps

Some people are afraid of heights; they simply are mortified by them. They’re scared to death of even thinking about being in high places, seeing tall buildings or structures and the very worst, actually being at a high elevation. In any of these scenarios people with alto-phobia (the fear of heights) can often get dizzy, experience panic attacks, anxiety and a whole other host of things that would endanger them in certain situations. Luckily, I am not one those people, because if I was, either I

first mentioned when Gregor’s father forces him back into his room and the narrator states, “The door was slammed shut with the cane, and finally it was quiet” (26). This is the beginning of Gregor’s confinement in his room as his family members are mortified by his his new appearance. Kafka ends the chaos among the family with a sense of relief which reflects the comfort Gregor feels behind closed doors, alone. Within the walls of his bedroom, Gregor uses the door as a portal to his family, Kafka describes

Alex Zhu Mrs. Perrett English 9AH | Period 7 20 September 2016 George, Jeorge, and Georgie In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses vivid imagery to show George’s unwillingness to take care and travel with George. George is a short man with sharp features, who hopes to conceive his own farm and live off of the fat of it. One of Steinback’s favorite books was Paradise Lost by John Milton, a direct reference to George’s last name. Paradise Lost is an epic poem that portrays the events of Adam and Eve’s