The Boy Who Cried Wolf

In today’s society, there is a persistent belief that children and adults are fundamentally different. Society has placed a gap between these generations that is evident throughout movies and children’s literature. In J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan and L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, binary oppositions come into play regarding childhood and adulthood, specifically the difference in imagination and reality. This binary opposition is expressed greatly among the characters in both novels. The children

focuses on a dystopian society in Oceana. Big Brother controls every citizens’ thoughts, actions, memories, etc., in order to achieve a “perfect” dictatorial society. Though it was written in 1944, during World War II, where the dictatorship of Stalin (who Big Brother was based off of) was prevalent, it is still read to this very day. Most would argue that it is read simply for the classical aesthetic purpose, but while that still may be true, it is still read due to the fact that society has not learned

Counter Argument 1: It’s ironic to assume men make assumptions about women when in reality the feminist themselves make assumptions about women. How so? “feminists simply presume that women can’t take care for themselves in a free society. Feminist, demand for free birth control, free abortions, maternity leave with raises and promotions. The right to consider men guilty until proven innocent and Bans on anti-feminist speeches and jail time for offenders like Milo Yiannopoulos.” Let's stop and think

“Why would I need a plan?” “Because then you can apply your tactical goals to the combat zone,” I muttered. “Tactical what?” The wolf bent and nibbled on a flea. A hatchet flew out of nowhere and stuck in my shield, the blade went right through the steel above my hand. I yelled and chucked my boot dagger, which sank into the thrower’s chest. He fell to his knees. Then he collapsed

I was born in Leon, in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, Mexico, on August 15, 1999, at Saint Luis General Hospital. The day of my birth, my father decided to name me Fabian. While growing up in Wisconsin, some people found it difficult to pronounce my name correctly, so my friends shorten it to Fab. My parents moved to Racine in 1999 because a lot of our relatives had already moved to Racine. My father was born in Leon, Guanajuato. He never enjoyed school. He found school to be boring. So he spent

of the decisions are very dangerous situations. Even though the truth can hurt, some people want to hear it so that they can learn to overcome and or learn from it. Katherine Schreiber says, “The average American tells one to two lies a day. Those who are insecure or have an

the sons of King Phillip IV & Queen Elsa making them the most royal family in all of the land . Even though Phil and Will were identical twins they were very different . Phillip , whose dark curly hair reflected his personality , was an arrogant boy who often used his charm to persuade anyone he talked to . Even at a young age Phillip was determined to show his father that he was more capable to be his heir , than his younger brother . Whenever Phillip got the chance to out do his brother , he would

Ender truly loves. Ender is the third born in the Wiggin family, which is rare, because the limited amount of children per family is two. The government had been running a Battle School in space to train young boys and girls to become military commanders to fight against the buggers, aliens who had invaded Earth in the First and Second Invasions. Peter and Valentine had both been tried out for the Battle School, but Peter was too ruthless and Valentine was too soft towards the enemy. They both failed

Rather than focusing on a dystopian society of the future, this novel is a timeline generalization of the struggles of the Native American people who live on reservations. Though it focuses on several different characters, it still teaches the reader on what it is to be Native American and have to interact with the dominant culture as well as try to stay with the traditional dominant culture. As

(2002) Mean Jean The Recess Queen is a story for elementary students about a playground bully named Jean and a new girl named Katie Sue who befriends the bully and, thus, brings peace to the playground. Another example is James Howe’s (2003) The Misfits, which was written specifically for middle school students, and tells the story of a group of pre-teenagers who do not fit into the popular groups at school and decide to run for student council as a team with a platform of “No Name Calling!” These