Alexei Cantrell English Literature 12 Ms. Garcia January 8, 2015 SSR Report A long time ago in a distance place and land by the name of Oz, a young girl with a green tone skin was born to a minister that was a part of a union. Elphaba grows up in her young years with her mother Melena who is an alcoholic. Elphaba did not always have it easy, because she was made to be an outcast, due to her green colored skin. While the book progresses, Melena has two more kids by the names of Nessarose and Shell;
Jeni Patel Ms. Taylor ENGL 1301-51004 2 October 2015 One has a meaning to live life when he or she is influenced by an enthusiastic and encouraging person around him or her. One would be lucky and blessed at the same time to be around that person if the person is very close to him or her. Sherman Alexie is one of those lucky people as he describes his personal life experiences in his writing “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me”. After reading his writing, I realized that the story
Book Report: The Natural Mind by Andrew Weil “Why People Take Drugs” Chapter two of Andrew Weil’s books summarizes his beliefs of why people use drugs. After reading this chapter along with chapter three and four, a reader may be convinced that Weil does not believe that taking drugs is wrong. He focuses on how a person’s search for an altered conscious may lead to the drug use, because drug use is one means to gaining an altered conscious. This chapter is based on his belief that “we seem to be
Constables could catch him. The police investigated the claim and came to the conclusion that there was nothing in it, and that Smith was not Jack the Ripper. On the statement Callaghan gave to Winslow to show to the police, the date in which Smith had returned to his lodgings late had been altered from the 9 to the 7 August, to make it appear that it was the night Martha Tabram was murdered, and make Smith a more plausible suspect. Smith was described as 5ft 10 inches tall, with dark hair a full
Carrie by Stephen King, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and “Wicked” by Winnie Holzman are all works that focus on constructing identities. Through this essay I will explain how the major characters in each work become who they are. Whether it be from the background they came from, experiences they've encountered, or the way they were taught to act. The authors did a great job explaining how people have these ideas and images of “what they should be,” and how they form an identity from those experiences
role in the illegal activities that lent Chicago its reputation as a lawless city. Capone was born on January 17, 1899, in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in a rough neighborhood and was a member of two "kid gangs" the Brooklyn Rippers and the Forty Thieves Juniors. Although he was clever, Capone quit school at age of fourteen and instead started to work at a candy store, in a bowling alley, and in a book bindery. He became part of the notorious Five Points gang in Manhattan and worked in gangster
Introduction Elon Musk was born in 1971 in South Africa [1]. He seemed to be interested in engineering in his childhood. When he was 12 years old, he created a computer game called "Blaster" [2]. The game is like a simplified version of "Space Invaders" and the game itself is not so attractive, however, it is surprising that just 12 years old child made that game. He is not only an engineer but also an entrepreneur. He has been involving in several challenging and amazing projects, for
In On The Run, black men in a low income community in Philadelphia hardships and daily struggles are described, and as they constantly have negative run in’s with the law, the author Alice Goffman is able to see the larger force working at hand. To keep men like those on 6th street in a state of fear, not in control of their lives mass imprisonment is used a violent tool that targets the Black community and poor people for its inmate population. By calling out tough on crime policies and making stories
the research method and the significance of this research. 1.2 Background of Study As stated by Blakasuta Ed.2 2004, in the middle of this fast growing market industry, modern markets in the form of malls, supermarkets and even hypermarkets are born. Despite all that, a traditional market still has a strategic position. Even though in some places, a traditional market obviously will lose when battling with modern ones. Those traditional markets that are quiet indicate a dead or secluded one. However
are the natural leaders who shall rise to take control and born to lead those who were born to follow a systematic structure, the docile and submissive bodies and I think that the theory of Panopticism explains this opinion of mine