The Larks

“Build your character thoughtfully and painstakingly upon these precepts, and by and by, when you have got it built, you will be surprised and gratified to see how nicely and sharply it resembles everybody else’s” (639). One’s character or identity determines where you fit into society. Identity is who a person or thing is, or is classified as. Most people judge their social identity by comparing themselves to others. They accomplish this by comparing what they have in common, and by what they have

Well-known for her detailed works about life in the frontier like, ‘O Pioneer’ or ‘The Song of Lark’, Willa Cather thrives in illustrating Nebraskan life in her novels. Arguably one of her best works, is the novel ‘My Antonia’ published in 1918 (Jewell). The novel holds elements of romanticism such as the glorification of nature and the frontier, and hints of nostalgia. Willa Cather’s work is a great example of some of the lesser used elements of romanticism in American literature. Willa Cather,

Her mom is 40 and just had a baby. She can’t stand her little brother Mac. She only messed up on time while driving. Christine-she scared to drive she switches names tags with Remy so she doesn’t have to drive Lark-is like a best friend to Remy. There almost always together. Lark is the out spoken one she’s not shy at all. Morgan is the boy who loves

“But a lark is really the best thing to get up with. It gives you a splendid reputation with everybody to know that you get up with a lark; and if you get the right kind of lark, and work at him right, you can easily train him to get up at half past nine, every time- it is no trick at all” (637), Twain states. A lark is a type of bird that rises early every morning. Twain finds this significant because he believes that rising early will help you get a good start to your day. Twain relates a lark to an

Want to know who got the “Avery Fisher” Career Grant this 2016? Recipients include 3 violinists, a cellist and a pianist. Avery Fisher’s name continues to encourage classical music in future generations. Even though his name is no longer on the big concert hall at Lincoln Center, talents still look to the “Avery Fisher” Career Grant program to help young musicians get ahead. You may not know him, but Avery Fisher was the founder for the Fisher electronics company that donated $10.5 million to renovate

shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.” This statement is self-explanatory; the nature of war is reckless. Yes, when experiencing war, some soldiers may come across gratifying sounds of larks, song-birds, which remind them of ebullient moments. Nevertheless, is brutally fighting really worth that? Roughly ten million soldiers lost their lives in World War I, along with seven million civilians; also, many soldiers experienced shell shock

time to write the thoughts of the Aesop's Fables. It is nearly drawing to a close of this book and it also become more difficult than before. This week's thirty stories are short but difficult to understand. "The lark burying her father": Not finding a place to bury her father, the lark buried her father in her own head and obtain her crest. It touched me very deeply. As a youth in today's society, we should learn from the lark's behavior. The first duty for us youth to do is reverence to parents

Jason Lark." "Mr. Lark, you can go sit next to your tour guide." Jason walked to the back and took the empty seat next to me. "Okay class, as I was saying, you have 40 minutes to complete your final quiz." The class groaned as Mr. Southam walked around passing out the quiz. "Mr. Lark you do not have to take this quiz if you do not want to, but you might as well try to complete it." "Well

The book, “Bridge to Terabithia” by Katherine Paterson is about a boy named Jess Aarons, who lives in a small town called Lark Creek and has a hard family life. He's about to enter the fifth grade and dreams of being the fastest runner there. This dream is shattered on the first day of school, though, when a new girl named Leslie shows up and runs faster than anyone. At first Jess is crushed, but later he and Leslie end up becoming good friends. They take over a part of a nearby forest that's only

Being told I would be expected to talk here, I inquired what sort of talk I ought to make. They said it should be something suitable to youth--something didactic, instructive, or something in the nature of good advice. Very well. I have a few things in my mind which I have often longed to say for the instruction of the young; for it is in one’s tender early years that such things will best take root and be most enduring and most valuable. 0:17 / 1:02 First, then. I will say to you my young friends--and