Essays about Books Page 61

I have always had a rough time wrapping my head around the concept that there are people in this world who are extremely wealthy, while others are suffering in poverty and starvation. Jared Diamond’s theory of geographic location being the dividing factor between the winners and the losers shed a lot of new light on…

There are some people however that are like the first couple of mice. They look around and observe the things that are happening around them. They are able to take the situations as they are and make stable judgment calls on how to react to the daily changes. These people would be able to recognize…

Criminal justice affects individuals with mental illnesses, which becomes a growing problem. After a massive incoming of prisoners, state correctional facilities and hospitals have seen an increase in the number and share of people with mental health problems. Bryan Stevenson’s message is that when individuals are in a mental health crisis,they will most likely run…

This novel does not shy away from depicting the realities of college life. Or does it? Make an argument as to the value of such aspects, focusing in on specific moments from the text. Making your home amongst strangers is a fiction novel written by Jennine Capó Crucet, who is a Cuban-American author and was…

One lesson I learned while reading The Hate U Give was to never trust anything. You can trust yourself, but you can never trust what anyone else is saying. When Khalil got shot, for absolutely doing nothing, nobody trusted Starr’s word at first but herself. A theme I saw was racism, you see it from…

Based on the story The Daughter of Time, Josephine Tey displays how history can be misinterpreted through a simple twisted reinterpretation from the person that holds the power at the time. This book as well as The Historian’s Craft by Marc Bloch are readings that bring awareness to possibilities that require a bit of research…

Carli Lloyd’s, When Nobody Was Watching, reveals the determination and hardships she had to overcome to become the world-class athlete she is today. Beginning to play soccer at the age of five, Lloyd developed a passion for the game like no other. Not many girls played soccer at the time or would even be interested…

Who Gets What: Fair Compensation after Tragedy and Financial Upheaval is a story told by Kenneth Feinberg and his involvement in several historical tragedies over 28 years. Kenneth Feinberg is a lawyer here in the United States who has been involved in very large cases involving oil spills, victim compensation funds, and even the Agent…

Historically, husbands and children have looked to the wife for most of their needs. While the role of the wife and mother has expanded to often include a job outside the home, the expectations haven’t always adjusted to include this. In the essay, I Want a Wife, Judy Brady provides a unique perspective of the…

Slaves constituted about one-third of the southern population in the United States during the 1790s to 1860s and most slaves are bought to work on large plantations to help their masters on the sugar and cotton plantation which requires a lot of manual work and hard labor. Slave owners made their slaves completely dependent on…