Review Of The Book ' Strange '

The narrator in Louise Erdrich’s The Strange People is characterized as a doe, a “lean gray witch” (i, 20) and finally, a “shadowy body.”(i, 25) Her own actions ultimately trigger this transformation, and are further emphasized through three jarring shifts within the poem. Despite portraying the narrator as prey in the beginning, she is not faultless. By placing double meanings on the word “burning,” (i, 6) it allows the self-destructive actions of the narrator to be evident. Also, by juxtaposing the cold and warmth described in the poem, the reasoning behind the doe’s self-destructive actions is explained, and ultimately paints her in a more nuanced light. Even so, her self-destructive actions highlight the consequences resulting from her attempt at self-preservation. She transforms into a “lean gray witch” to save herself, and yet it destroys her self-identity. The poem exposes the bleak yet nuanced consequences of destructive desires and self-preservation, and how even when necessary and justified, leads to the unfortunate loss of one’s identity.

“I’m fine!” they rushed out, forcing their eyes to meet with his. It almost stung. “I really am fine.”

Nathaniel Hawthorne and Washington Irving are two of the most prolific and successful writers of their era. Hawthorne’s, “Young Goodman Brown” is a story about a man, Goodman Brown who happens to set out on a trip for an evil purpose. On the way he meets a man who offers him his staff, saying that it might help him walk faster, but Goodman Brown refuses and wishes to return back to his village for the sake of his wife, Faith. On the other hand, Irving’s, “The Devil and Tom Walker” is about an individual who lets his greed and selfishness take charge of him. Tom Walker, a greedy man, attempts to make a deal with a devil. Tom seeks wealth and in return the devil asks for his soul. In both stories, the authors express their feelings and views about staying away from indulgence and sin. In spite of all the difference among Hawthorne’s, “Young Goodman Brown” and Irving’s, “The Devil and Tom Walker,” they share salient similarities such as setting, symbolism, and author’s purpose.

A particular question that is seldom pondered over and yet is capable of carrying so many doubts within it: who are we? Who are we as a society who can do the things we do? Who are we who can suffer from them? Award winning poet and essayist Susan Griffin confronts these distinct questions in her work titled, “Our Secret”. Griffin believes that a basic understanding of the things that play a part in the growth of an individual is essential to understanding who we are. The way a child is raised dictates how that child is going to become later on in life. One of the distinct highlights of Griffin’s essay was her use of describing the progress of the V1 rockets in World War II. Griffin studies the aspects of human nature by using these missile developments as a metaphor to symbolize the raising of children and the factors that can influence a growing individual. One of the prime figures that Griffin uses pertaining to these growing individuals was Heinrich Himmler, leader of the Nazi secret police. Griffin uses Himmler as an example to demonstrate how big of a role a parental figure can play in the development of a person.

Similar to Susan Blackmore’s essay “Strange Creatures” Lauren Slater’s essay “Who Holds the Clicker?” questions the idea of who really has control of our minds. In Blackmore's essay, the thesis was very clear stating: “ what makes us different is our ability to imitate” ( Blackmore, 33). In Slater’s essay, the thesis wasn't very clearly stated. In my opinion, I feel that the thesis statement of this essay was that sometimes tampering with a patient's mind might have a positive effect. Sticking to my thesis in the previous paper I still feel that we as humans have control of our minds. But the mind and the brain are two different things. Although we might have control of our minds I don't think we have control of our brain.

"Good boy" Aomine said as he dismounted of the 17hh cremello stallion, not to far off in the bushes something groaned Aomine swivelled around and stalked towards the general area of where he heard the groan,pushing the branches aside he came into contact with some red hair, the strangers' eyes fluttered agape only to come into contact with two incandescent analysing navy orbs of a dark skinned man, snarling in the others face he shuffled backwards only to grimace in excruciating agony.

In The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson, Miss Strangeworth is introduced as a kind, elderly woman who takes pride in her town, and her familial home on Pleasant Street, adorned with an abundance of rose bushes. Despite how joyous it may sound, Jackson shows that under the surface there is evil that lurks in the town, and Miss Strangeworth sees it as her civic duty to rid her town of it, without realizing that the evil of the town is the pleasure she takes in instigating conflict. Specifically, “Miss Adela Strangeworth stepped daintily along Main Street on her way to the grocery. The sun was shining, the air was fresh and clear after the night’s heavy rain, and everything in Miss Strangeworth’s little town looked washed and bright” (Jackson 188). This quote shows how, from the outside, the

Amaris lead her son to her cave. When she looked at her son she started to weep wondering what she did wrong. Aatmaj couldn’t understand why his mother was crying or why he was here.Her tears slowly started to stop and she requested her sons hand. He gently placed his hand in hers.

"Are you okay?" He questioned,his voice was filled with compassion towards me and I smiled from where I lay.

Racism has been a problematic in society since anyone can remember. Even though we have equal rights in this country, individuals still use racism to belittle people who do not fit their idea of what is ‘‘normal’’. In literature, this aspect of our culture is present to show students how to address it. The novel ‘‘Monster’’ is a good example of material the teacher can commonly explore this problem. This essay will demonstrate how teachers can use the crime novel, ‘‘Monster’’ by Walter Dean Myers, in the classroom, to enhance young adults’ critical capacities. It is possible if the teacher makes the students concentrate on a sole theme, Steve’s trial through racism. By going more in depth, this essay will illustrate how the teacher should proceed in teaching the students about racism, how these classes will proceed, and what examples the students should find.Analyzing RacismAnother manner of using the book ‘‘Monster’’ by Walter Dean Myers is to comprehend what is unsaid in the novel. The teacher can use this to teach the young generation about how this injustice called racism is present and that we must put an end to it. He / she must begin by learning about racisms’ effects on students before giving the class. The teacher could use tools such as the book ‘‘Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together? And Other Conversations About Race’’ (Tatum, 2003) to aid in the comprehension of ‘‘racial identity and the experiences of students of different racial backgrounds’’ (Franzak,

Many dictionaries define animals as living things other than human beings or plants. However, in some dictionaries, there is another definition for animal, which shows how they distinguish animal and human: a live thing which behaves in a wild, aggressive, or unpleasant way. In Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, the behavior of Max, the protagonist of the story, challenges the boundary line between the animal and human. The way human and animal live their life and convey their love severalizes human and animal.

The book Poisoned by Jeff Benedict was not only enjoyable but also has a lot of information concerned food safety. The author writes chronologically a story about the Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak that took place in Washington State on 1993 because that event change the way American eating habits. The outbreak was confirmed by Dr, Phil Tarr after he was receiving many patient who were children under 10 years old, and had the same symptoms. The number of patient and the brutality of the symptoms leaded to Dr, Tarr to contact an old friend that they used to work together particularly in E.coli. Tarr's friend was John Kobayashi who has the high position in the Department on the public heath Washington State Public Department (Benedict, 2011).

In the novel of The Odd Clauses by Jay Wexler, illustrates and explains in a simple and genius way to the readers how the ten specific clauses from the constitution are interpreted and viewed by his perspective while creating our own interpretation and overall view of the clauses. Although I found the book great, the interpretation of the metaphor of the zoo animals were a bit confusing, however the author was very creative and brilliant. I wish he opened up to a more specific audience as well, because sometimes his humor could only be understood by other officials of the government rather than a teenager’s point of view and opinion based off of the novel. So there were many

Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" presents a dystopian society where suffering is seemingly eradicated through technological and societal advancements. However, beneath the facade of utopia lies a profound exploration of suffering, both physical and psychological. In this essay, we will delve into the theme of suffering as depicted in "Brave New World" and draw parallels to the complexities of suffering in the real world. In Huxley's dystopian world, suffering is eliminated through the suppression of individuality and emotions.

LGBTQ social movements have evolved over time from liberationist politics of the 1970s to an enormous contemporary focus on gay and lesbian marriage rights, a controversial and arguably assimilationist priority for mainstream LGBTQ advocacy groups. Different forms of activism have approached assimilationism versus societal reformation or preservation of unique constructions of queer identities with a myriad of arguments. In “The Trouble with Normal” by Michael Warner, the author focuses primarily on a criticism of gay marriage rights activism in which he posits that all marriage is “selective legitimacy.” He points to other LGBT movements and issues as more worthy of pursuing, particularly intersectional pursuits of equal rights for people regardless of coupled status. In “Marital Discord: Understanding the Contested Place of Marriage in the Lesbian and Gay Movement” authors Mary Bernstein and Verta Taylor give a snapshot history of LGBTQ activism since the 1970s and offer similar arguments as Warner about the heteronormative and neoliberal nature of placing the fight for legal marriage rights at the forefront of LGBTQ activism, although they do also introduce emerging improvements with the increasingly intersectional awareness of modern advocacy efforts.