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How the book tries to warn us about the importance of right of choice, feelings and memories. The Giver Is a very distinguished novel written by LOIS Larry. It follows the story of a boy through the twelfth year of his life. Jonas s world was perfect, and everything was under control. In his “community…

Own Opinion The question whether Briony fully accepted responsibility for what she has done is debatable. At the beginning, she did not do anything when she first had doubts on her bad call of judgment but toward the end of the film, through an interview, she admits that she has been the cause of Cecilia…

      The Scarlet Letter is the story of Hester Prynne, who is forced to wear a letter “A” on her clothing as a reminder of the adultery that led to the birth of her child, Pearl.  A first read of The Scarlet Letter would give the impression that Pearl’s temper is a result of how…

Gone As she was walking down the highway she kept thinking of how her mom could have end up with Steve, a poor, uneducated, unemployed drunk who probably only married her because she had more money than most people on our block. Her mother only wanted to marry since her husband went to war and…

Hemingway’s short story “Hills Like White Elephants” is about a young couple discussing the decision of getting an abortion. Hemingway does not exactly state in the story that that is what they are talking about, but his use of figurative language helps you connect the dots. The story takes place outside a bar at a…

The Victim of Fate Throughout the ages it is believed fate, by some uncontrollable force, has the power to forge one’s destiny. The outcome of a person’s choices is controlled by the way in which they are fated to occur. However, some believe these choices can defy fate and that fate only manipulates one’s mind…

 Jealousy, once consumed, will take over the mind and body, and not only hurt the people around that individual, but destroy that individual. In Othello, we see the protagonist fall guilty to jealousy, even though he has said that he doesn’t let his feelings get the better of him. Roderigo, because of love, gets jealous…

Amy Tan describes her relationship with her mother, who speaks “broken” English. Essentially, Amy ending up changing her style of writing because of her mother, who changed Amoy’s perception of language. In the beginning of her life, Amy was always ashamed and embarrassed because of her mother; her mother, in speaking broken English, would often…

Book Review Andrew Carnegie and the American dream are synonymous. Harold Livesay, in Andrew Carnegie and the Rise of Big Business, writes a classic rags to riches story. Innovation, Intelligence and hard work can take a person to the top. Andrew Carnegie had all those things. The author shows in this book that the dream…

William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing takes place in Messina, Italy. The story revolves around Leonato, a wealthy landowner and Governor, who has a daughter named Hero. Additionally, Leonato has a quick-witted niece named Beatrice, whom Don Pedro describes as “a pleasant spirited lady.” However, Beatrice harbors secret bitterness towards Benedick, a man who had…