“Bridge to Terabithia 2” is an example of fan fiction because of its similarities and differences to the original. Similarities are important because they help the readers understand the original story and what is being changed. Knowingly, the author writes, “Since that fateful day Leslie Burke was only a shadow of her former self” (5). As in the original, one of the main characters is struggling with the emotions of shock, sadness, and depression after the near death of her best friend. However in the original, Jess grieves over Leslie’s death; the fanfiction includes just enough similarities for the reader to understand the story. Although similarities are essential, differences are also needed. Understanding this, the author pens,”’ I can
The screen flickered to life. A scratchy voice was all that was heard. It said,"Our worst fear has become reality. Everything before now has been officially a pre-apocalyptic time. We don't have much time. If you are hearing this, board up your windows. Lock your doors. Protect your loved ones. We have an apocalypse on our hands. Here is some information about it. It all originated in project M.U.T Alpha, an experiment to create mutating humans. The serum had a wrong chemical reaction, and instead of this," a picture of the predicted effect appeared next to a horribly deformed version, " we produced this. This is what you could call a zombie or part human. It carries a rapidly spreading epidemic that immediately takes over the brain until only
Vampire stories have universal themes that provide the backbone for every dark tale. The unholy essence that any vampire story provides sets the stage for the message that the Church is the way of life and will save you from creatures of evil. From in class readings, we can see all the major religious themes of the classic vampire story. The common religious theme is the abscess of light is the absence of holiness and is the path to eternal damnation. Darkness is the prime universal fear of humanity mostly because we, as a species, are not nocturnal creatures; therefore, we have developed a fear of the predator filled darkness of night. Using figurative descriptions of darkness as the enemy, the Church preaches the way of the light. The
“In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world, or you can just jump off it. In nineteen minutes, you can revenge” (Picoult). Those words are of the opening lines of Jodi Picoult’s best seller, Nineteen Minutes. Although this novel is heart wrenching, and cuts into the ‘grays’ of school shootings, it is anything but original. Lead character, Peter Houghton, is an almost perfect profile replication of 1999’s Columbine shooters, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris. A simple personaltiy analysis will reveal that both Peter and Columbine Shooters suffer from parental neglect, the violent virtual world, ruthless peers, as well as easy access to weapons.
Deidara laid comfortably under the soft midnight colored blankets that were spread across his bed. A few red clouds with a white outline were patterned here and there. It was the iconic symbol of their criminal organization, the Akatsuki, which in translation means Crimson Dawn.
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The vision board assignment had us list goals we want to achieve sometime in our lives. I am most determined to get my drivers license, graduate high school and go to Ohio State for college. The hardest part of this assignment was figuring out what my goals actually are. However, after I realized what my goals are, making the vision board itself was easy.
The three girls are on their way to the party when out of nowhere Talia slams on the brakes. " Why did you do that," asked Allie. " Didn't you see that," questioned Talia in a terrified voice. " Uh, no," responded Allie. " What did you see," asked Kaylee. " I don't know, but what I do know is that it was tall and looked like a dark figure, it had a black mist surrounding it," replied Talia as she started the car again. Every one was silent until they got to the party. When they get inside they see a bunch of decorations, and surprisingly everyone they knew was there also. Talia still didn't trust the fact that it was on a forbidden road.
After visiting the courthouse and checking up on new leads, Iris finally had a moment to sit down at her desk. She was finally feeling like her old, healthy self. The cold was officially gone. As she opened up her notes she began typing vigorously. The current story was a high school student who had just passed because of a h*** overdose. She could not believe that such young kids in her city were dying at the hands of drugs. Moments like this made her appreciate Joe's strict parenting and the absence of her drug addicted mother. As much as Iris liked to keep an objective perspective when it came to her work, sometimes she could not help but get attached to the personal lives and stories. Today for instance, she visited the courtroom for the
the deep gold velvet couch and leaned forward just enough to provide him with an unhindered view of her cleavage as she reached for a cup. “Please, join me for tea.”
Real Fiction I’ve always had a clear meaning of the words reality and fiction. I was taught that they are basically opposites. Fiction stories are completely falsified. Reality was well…real.
I remember that it was Monday morning, we were getting ready to go on a small trip with friends. I was getting ready with Gabby. She was watching T.V. I was in my room packing for this trip. The doorbell, it was Rachel, she was ready. Breana left couple days early because she was driving instead of flying like us. We were going to Washington for a trip.
When it comes to crime and justice research ethics plays a major role in how it is carried out. There is a code of ethics that describes how research should be administered. This code stands on the principles and guidelines generated by “professional organizations to oversee research practices and simplify the line between ethical and unethical conduct” (Kraska & Neuman, 2012). The purpose of this paper is to address issues involving research participants. It will show the importance of adhering to ethical standards when conducting research and the consequences of what can happen in criminal justice research when these standards of behavior are not maintained
The Story of an Hour," by Kate Chopin is the tragic story of a woman whose newfound position as a widow gives her strength. She develops a sense of freedom as she embraces her husband's death as an opportunity to establish her own identity. The tragedy is when her newfound identity gets stripped away as the appearance of her husband reveals that he is still alive. The disappointment from this tragedy kills her with a heart attack symbolizing the many conflicts that she faced throughout the story. The conflicts the character faces within herself and society show that the social norms for women were suppressing to their strength and individuality as human beings.
“Bridge to Terabithia 2” is an example of fanfiction due to the similarities and differences compared to the original. In “Bridge to Terabithia 2”, the story has a similarity with the original, being that one of the main characters is dying: “Her best friend survived the initial surgery and was placed in a medically induced coma”(5). In the original story, Leslie had died, leading us to believe that this was in a different story line. The anxiety of Jess’ possible death sets up the same depressing tone as the original, until when Leslie is determined not to give up on him which leads us to the differences. During the ending of “Bridge to Terabithia 2”, there was a lot more closure compared to the original, Leslie having lots of time to think
Gender alludes to the obligations, responsibilities, and roles of women and men and ladies that are made in our cultures, societies, and families. Similarly, the idea of gender likewise incorporates the desires held about the qualities, aptitudes and likely practices of masculinity and femininity. Gender roles can be learned, vary between and with within cultures upon having the ability to change with time. Gender is modified by different social separation, and they include; ethnicity, political status, class, mental and physical disability age and that’s only a tip (Marcus, Charles, Benita, Hernalinda, Pablo & Felipe, 2004). Gender concept is indispensable because connected to social science; it uncovers how men ‘s domination or subordination of women is a social perspective. Consequently, it is also applied science construction in that men and women has different unalterable roles in the societal setting though gender role is not predetermined biologically not it is not fixed forever. Male and female gender roles comprise of distinctive work duties and responsibilities, knowledge, the basic process of decision making, however, there are as yet social desires which guide the concept of what it implies to female or male.