The Cop and the Anthem This short story written by O. Henry and published in 1904 follows a man, named Soapy, through a day in his life near the beginning of winter. The goal, find a place to live for the winter. The man is homeless, knowing that shelter for the winter is a must or the harsh cold will likely kill him. A plan starts formulating that involves getting arrested so that winter can be spent locked in an island prison on Blackwell Island, NY. Allowing him to have a nice warm bed, three
characters are idealistic and realistic. It makes my novels seem more relatable and appealing to my readers. My goal as an author is to make my stories as realistic as possible. I’m considered the master of romance as my love for the roots of Greek tragedies and happy endings motivated me to write short-lived romance novels. I considered my childhood to be perfect along with a couple of ups and down. My full name is Nicholas Charles Sparks. I was born December 31, 1965 in Omaha Nebraska. I was the second
has never been my favorite things to do. However, with effort and preparation I could overcome my weaknesses and be able to succeed. Reading is one the hardest things for me, but surprisingly this class changed my appreciation for reading. I used to not read the assigned reading in view of them being boring and also when reading I become easily distracted by anything. The lack of reading affected in my quizzes, I could give clear explanations in my answers because I did not know what the story was
The afterword at the end of Their Eyes Were Watching God was written by Henry Gates Jr. and its praises Zora Hurston, the author of the book, to no end. Along with praising Hurston, Gates sprinkles in parts of the author’s life and how it influenced this piece as well as others. The afterword is broken up into four separate chunks and in the first section Gates writes about Hurston’s life. He praises her for her excellent writing as well as giving a brief summary of events that shaped her life like
was full of murderers, thieves and prostitutes. The streets were actually only dirt paths along which animals roamed and even garbage was dumped. In 1871 the city gained notoriety when
like White Elephants, certain characters from each story have an immense effect on the relationships by expressing their egotistical values to their families or significant others. In both short stories, the problem is that the characters have a lack of mutual understanding with one another. This is because there is constant bickering
spread a rumor about some fake nose job or some made scandalous affair. The only reason Aurora stays friends with Cinderella is because she has one of the kindest hearts of all the land and would never have the courage to confront Cinderella, so she just goes along accepting every person for who they are and never
Vitiligo and the Russian There was a young girl, about the age of seventeen, who lived in the town of Moscow, Russia, though she herself was from the capital of the neighboring country of Georgia. Her name was Ruth-Anne Lali Jordania, or Ruthie for short, she had just moved to Russia recently, her parents were both from different countries. She was a small auburn red headed girl, with nicely colored bright blue eyes. Her mother, Helen, was from Athens, Greece and her father, Sadik, was from Ankara
and lots of racial slurs due to the role of their father in the trial. Other children start taunting Jem and Scout for their father’s actions, calling him a “nigger lover”. During this time, Scout has a very difficult time controlling herself from getting into brawls with other children as her father had told her not to and even Jem, the more level-headed of the two starts losing his temper. Atticus had to face a group of men whose intentions was to lynch Tom Robinson, the danger was averted when Jem
in Missouri when police raided it. Officers discovered Bonnie's’ poems “Suicide Sal” and “the story of Bonnie and Clyde” as well as multiple photos of Bonnie and Clyde posing with guns and