person in history like the bombing of Pearl Harbor, activist Rosa Parks, and the tragic event of September 11. McCullough explains how actions have consequences, which is seen frequently in history. For example, after America placed an embargo on Japan, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Not only did America lose thousands of men, but Americans felt terror, causing them to isolate Japanese people in camps. However, if America had not placed an embargo, the bombing of Pearl Harbor could have been avoided. It
adultery to himself. He sees Hester Prynne and her struggle with society's judgement and hatred towards her and Pearl, yet does nothing, knowing he plays a major role in Hester's rejection from the people of Boston. He will not confess to his sins to anyone. Because of his refusal to confess, He begins to convert his confessions into his sermons to the townspeople. This becomes his motivation and pours all he has to say about sin into his preaching, but this still does not help him. The more he suffers
Being a product of Dimmesdale and Hester’s sin “Pearl was born outcast of the infantile world. An imp of evil, emblem and product of sin, she had no right among christened infants”(90). Pearl is seen as an outcast in society and is believed to be a “demon child”. The town does not believe Hester was suited for raising Pearl and that Hester negatively influenced Pearl to mischievous and rebellious. However, Pearl’s actions are not solely caused by being a
his actions. From the beginning, the poet characterizes Arthur as the “comeliest king” and representative of everything chivalric and honorable (53). But this noble king accepts, even embraces, Gawain’s digression from knightly code for the single motivation of the very court and order in question. Though he is young and naïve, Arthur recognizes the internal importance of the social order, decorum, and cultural tradition he proffers. “So light [is] his lordly heart” that Arthur draws all impulse from
Renowned author Pearl S. Buck was born in 1892 in Hillsboro, West Virginia. Her childhood as well as nuptial life was spent in China in which she obtained crucial material that would later inspire her novels upon life in China; the impoverished society she resided in allowed her to truly glimpse the struggles of the common man as well as the aristocratic society. With the publication of her second novel, The Good Earth, Buck gained recognition through the Pulitzer Prize and the Howells Medal. Buck
are to help students realize that there is a match between school and their own desire to learn and use skills or ideas familiar to students as a bridge to the new ideas or skills. Finally, focusing on students’ interest is for enhancing students’ motivation to learn (Tomlinson, 2001, p.53). Therefore, teachers, as educators, need to allow students to do something they love. Activities and discussions that are built around students’ concern and their life experiences allow the curriculum to be more
he felt danger and wanted to survive at any cost . Truman’s decision has left not only one of the most dramatic marks in the modern world history. It also alludes to modern day reality. Putin, the Russian President, applies the same tactics and motivations to make the West surrender and win over the territories that became independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union. He threatens the world with the atomic weaponry available in the Russian Federation and that way continues his invasion of the
of my father’s last name—Rosemarie Rosas-Managbanag. She is a lady who is not merely a woman of form, but a woman of substance. Amidst her firm and strong personality, there is no one more understanding than my mother who is my confidant and my motivation to study well. Inside her workplace, her thinning charcoal-black hair would be pulled up in a sleek bun revealing no stray strand and disclosing her pointy ears. Her hooded raven-black eyes are framed by straight eyelashes and underlined by evident
her or cause her to do better. Her motivation for this album was her life and how she made it to where she was. She says in an interview, “ Why give up before we try?' Another song, I had particularly enjoyed was A Woman's Worth. This song talks about how it doesn’t matter what your man does for others, it’s about what he dies to you. Money doesn’t matter, as long as he treats you right then you’re worth it all. “You could buy me diamonds. You could buy me pearls .Take me on a cruise around the world
The components that made this film a timeless international classic includes – a brilliant and a powerful star cast, spellbinding love story, a glamorous and an outlandish setting, histrionic and valiant sacrifices. It’s a story about the victory of idealism, principle, perfectionism and fundamentalism over pessimism and distrust, which is still successful in seizing our thoughts. It is one of the exceptional films from Hollywood’s Golden Age and has even managed to surpass its age and period by