...What is a good character? This may seem like a simple question, yet it may be a complicated one, too. But there are many different ways to describe someone who has good character, and some of the qualifications are honesty, loyalty, and faith. However, character is not something someone is born with, it is the development of one’s personality and individuality which identifies them based off their ethnic, cultural, and academic background. When you think of a person with good character, you might think of someone with integrity. Integrity means that you have a set of certain values that you live by day to day, which one creates due to their experiences. With this integrity, you make positive choices, hold specific morals in the overall situation, and are constructive and encouraging for others despite of there being wrongs or rights; because these ideals are what make a good character. A character that sums up these qualities, actions and tendencies distinguishes them from others due to their knowledge, and makes them who they are, which is admirable. A prime example to a “good character” in my life that helps me distinguish this ideal would have to be my mother. She has a good heart, benevolent feelings, and a balanced mind. She knows how to reduce stress level for anyone even if she’s the one filled with nerves. She continues to portray trustworthy actions, respectful manners, responsible decisions, fair performances, caring deeds, and good citizenship. And even though...
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...Having good character traits can get you a lot of places in life because many people will like you, but what character traits should you have to get to this point? Well, one character trait you should have is honesty, as well as respectful, and being kind. If you have these traits, you're set for a good life ahead of you! Having honesty as a character trait is really important because it shows that you can be trusted. For example, if someone you work with is having problems at home and they're really stressed and you notice, then if they trust you, they'll let you in so that they won't have to hold it in, and they can express how they're feeling because they trust you. Whereas, if you aren't honest, and you try to help your co-worker, they won't tell you how they feel and it will be a burden for them because they have to keep their feelings welled up inside of them.Clearly, if you have honesty as a character trait, then you can help a lot of people when they're going through hard times....
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...Mackenzie Blake 9/20/12 Essay 1 CHARACTER TRAITS OF A GOOD STUDENT There are many character traits of a good student. A few are: study habits, not procrastinating, and taking notes. If a student takes these traits and applies them to his student life they will benefit him and make him a good student. Good study habits are very important in a student’s life. There are a lot of ways a student can study. Making note cards or studying over class notes, taken during the week are very good ways to study for an upcoming test or quiz. Also studying away from the television, computer, cell phone, and other distracting things is a good way to study. Procrastinating is a very serious thing that every student should avoid to become a better student. Going ahead of time and getting assignments done is a good way to avoid procrastinating. Another way to avoided procrastinating is to start on your homework and studying as soon as you get home from school. Also taking advantage of study halls and other short breaks to get ahead on assignments is another great way to avoided procrastinating. Taking good notes is a very important thing to do to become a good student. Listening in class and writing notes off the board is a very good way to get good notes. Making sure your notebook is neat an ordered is another important thing to have done to be able to look back and understand what was said in class. Asking another student for notes missed on an absent day is a very good way to have great notes. ...
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...suffer more so teens brings me to my main character, Tyrone. Tyrone is a 16 year old who hasn’t had a father since he was 12, do to him being sentenced in jail for 5 years for first degree murder that he didn’t do but was plotted on him. When his father went away it affected him a lot because he was so close with his father they were unbreakable. When he went to jail he begin to act out his mother even lost control of him. She put him in many different programs but it didn’t help at all. She told them many stories on how he came home drunk and high and ended up fighting her. Not only is she scared for her life she also worries about the kind of friends Tyrone hang with. Most of the friends he has are in gangs and get in lots of trouble in school and out. The first night Tyrone came home drunk and hit his mom his mom was shocked because he also threw a knife at her but gladly he missed. That morning she then brought it up to him but he was clueless about what happened. Later that night Tyrone sat down with his mom and talked to her saying how lost he felt when his dad went away. He also stated that he join a gang and might be in a lot of trouble and even said...
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...Good Country People Flannery O’Conner, uses her characters to formulate an event straight out of the old south, in her short story, Good Country People. The thick southern accents, littered with misspellings and poor grammar, add a flare to the various mentalities that led to an assault in one of the final scenes. We are first introduced to Mrs. Hopewell, the head of the home and, her adult daughter, Joy. We learn that Joy is a victim of a hunting accident that resulted in the loss of her leg and the onset of a dismal outlook. The hired help, Mrs. Freemen, is often observing in the kitchen. Her disengaged communication, seems to offset Mrs. Hopewell’s over reaching ability to turn a blind eye. When a bible salesman comes to the door, he is invited to stay through his charm and wit. Meanwhile, Joy, who is usually well guarded,...
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...A former soldier assembles a crew to rescue his son being held hostage in Kabul. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: MATT JOHNSON is a military man. He signed up for the Marines at the age of 17 years old and was deployed by the age of 19 years old. Matt is the sixth generation Johnson to become a Marine. His father, who served the country for 20 years, told him that it was important to carry on the family tradition. Matt, a family man, promises his wife, REBECCA JOHNSON, that he won’t encourage their young son SAM (10) to follow the family tradition. Matt promises that he’ll settle down. Years later, Matt, now runs a gym. His life is shattered when a Marine Notifications Officer informs Matt that Sam’s convoy was ambushed outside of Kabul. Ten soldiers were killed and four remain missing. Sam is among the missing. Rebecca is terrified for her son and blames Matt for Sam joining the Marines. An Al-Qaeda Leader, MUSTAFA HAMMED, demands the release of a terrorist, JAMALI SALIB, in exchange for the life of the hostages. Matt knows the government will never negotiate for Sam’s life. Matt decides to do something on his own. Matt recruits his former Marine buddy, BILLY, to help rescue Sam. Billy agrees. They contact JOANNA COOK, a former chef in the Marines. They are looking for JOHN HALL to help them release Jamali. Matt learns that Joanna and John had a child, who went missing. Matt tracks down John and threatens to reveal the truth about his past if he doesn’t help. John has a lot to lose...
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...The tale of Flannery O’Connor’s “Good Country People” is a story of an optimistic mother, Mrs. Hopewell, and a pessimistic daughter, Hulga, who lives on a farm together in rural Georgia. On the farm also lives the Freeman’s “good country people” (O’Connor, 482), the family was hired to help with the farm. One day a bible sales man, Manley Pointer, comes by the house in an attempt to make a sale, and ends up making a major impact on Hulga’s life. Hulga a doctor of philosophy values her contemptuous relationship with her mother, she also values her uniqueness, and she believes she is vastly more intelligent than others. These beliefs make Hulga a displeasure to be around and ultimately leads to her being deceived. Hulga lives with her mother, as if she is tolerating...
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...Mamhot Lit 21 PARTS OF A STORY The main parts of a story are character(s), plot and setting. You may have heard these terms before. Every story has characters. The characters can be adults, children, or even animals. In some stories, objects with human traits and voices are characters, like the teacup in Beauty and The Beast, for example. PLOT The plot is the story itself. A good plot captures attention and makes the reader of your story want to keep reading. Conflict is another term that is related to plot. Every story has a conflict. This is the issue or problem faced by the characters. It may be a problem they need to solve or an adventure you want them to have. SETTING The setting is where the story takes place. It may take place in a familiar city or another country, in the character’s home, at a school, in a sports stadium…any place that fits the characters and the plot. Of course, there can be more than one setting within a story if the story is long enough. Since you will be writing a short story, it will probably be best to set it in only one place. Related to setting is the time period. A story may be set in the present, in the past, or in the future. When you plan a story, begin with a character or characters, a plot (something for the character or characters to do), and a place and time for the action of the story to happen. You may be surprised how many ideas you have for characters, plot, and setting once you start thinking about them. These things...
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..."Inspiration From Fictional Characters" Black Lotus Mahabubul Quddus Pritom 2014-1-10-017 Raihan Rahman Naim 2014-1-10-187 Gulsaba Binte Kabir Shoshi 2014-1-10-159 Jenat Afsana 2014-2-40-024 ENG 102 English Composition and Communication Skills Israt Jahan Senior Lecturer, Department of English East West University 1st December ,2014 Index Names Pages 1.Abstract................................................................................................................................ 3 2.Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 4 3.What is a fictional Character?............................................................................................... 5 4.Evolvement of fictional characters....................................................................................... 6-7 5.Heroes.................................................................................................................................... 8 6.Villains................................................................................................................................... 9 7.Positive Impression..............................................
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...QUESTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS 1. Word Count SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 3,000 WORDS. 2. As you ponder these elements, answer the following questions about the play, in paragraph format. Use complete sentences and good grammar to develop a good paragraph response to each question. Your style need not be formal, but it should be polished and thoughtful. WRITE YOUR OWN THOUGHTS, and DO NOT use outside internet sources or any other resources, other than for context. Steps to follow in writing a play analysis: CONTEXT: Consider the period setting of the play, and then research the events of the world during that time period. For example, if you are analyzing a play that takes place during the great depression, you will need to research and understand the current events and everyday human concerns of that period in order to write a dramaturgical analysis. The time setting is the most important part of dissecting the inner workings of a play. Characters are defined by their environments, just as we human beings are. So understanding the world events of a play's time period is essential in order to truly grasp the intended setting. When writing your analysis, include not only the broad events of the period, but also smaller scale concerns that would have affected the characters in the play at that time. These smaller, more personal glimpses into life during the period will actually prove to be the most beneficial to someone reading your analysis....
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...English 10B 4/17/1 Lord of the Flies: Characterization What is good characterization? Characterization is the way an author presents and develops a character to make them believable. This essay will focus on three believable characters. One of the believable characters is Ralph. Another believable character is Jack. The last believable character is Simon. Because William Golding wanted believable characters, he made Ralph round and dynamic, Jack flat and static, and Simon round and static. One interesting character is Ralph. For example Ralph is a round character because he has multiple traits. Sometimes he borders on savagery, and sometimes he acts civilized. In chapter 2, the children are setting to get rescued. During the conversation, Ralph tells the boys, “We ought to have more rules. Where the conch is, that’s a meeting. The same up here as down there”(42). This shows that Ralph wants to be civilized, but he had times where he was savage too. The best example of Ralph’s savagery is where he helps kill Simon later in the book. Moreover, Ralph is dynamic because he changes throughout the novel. Early in the novel, Ralph is carefree and happy person. By the end, however he becomes very sad and guilty. At the end, Ralph was about to be killed by Jack, but was saved at the last second. This brought a lot of emotion. Ralph cries because he knows that man is not innocent or good, and he cries because Piggy has died (202). Ralph changes from an innocent kid...
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...Now with the good comes the bad, I feel like the feature should have only been used exclusively on Desmond. The light change brought out the best in him, and he brought out the best of the feature. At some times the lights were slow coming in and that was the only time this feature was used poorly during the whole play. The acting in this play was very good and well done in this play. All of the characters seemed like they were casted comfortably in their roles and did a good job taking their character to the next level. A few of the actors did not really capitalize on the stage they were given with the spotlight. A few of the spots were dull and freezing the characters and putting the spotlight on certain characters didn’t work for them. In contrast that same filter worked perfectly for the aforementioned Desmond Darkacre and the other character who used it well was Violet Nightshade. She was the perfect one for the act and to me her thoughts while under the spotlight gave the play new life at a time when it seemed like it was going dead in...
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...teens. The story takes place in Indianapolis, which is where sixteen year old protagonist Hazel Grace Lancaster is battling Stage 4 Thyroid cancer. Since she has terminal cancer, Hazel is required to carry an oxygen tank everywhere she goes, which makes it very obvious that she has cancer (physically). This causes a barrier between Hazel and society, thus resulting a character vs society conflict. Hazel states, “I could feel everyone watching us, wondering what was wrong with us… That was worse part about having cancer, sometimes: The physical evidence of disease separates you from other people.” (144) Hazel believes that her time on Earth isn’t as long as most people, and decides to distance herself from others to minimize the number of causalities she leaves behind, and that makes her very anti-social. Even though Hazel doesn’t go to school, she is VERY smart and because she has cancer she spends a lot of time thinking about life; She is very philosophical. Being faced with several situations that have threatened her life, she is very cautious of who becomes close to her because she knows that there is a good chance she will die and she doesn’t want to leave behind emotional damage, and therefore distances herself from people. This internal conflict is important because it affects most of the decisions she makes, and tells us a lot about her personality. In the beginning of the novel Hazel says, “ ‘I’m a grenade and at some point I’m going to blow up and I would like to minimize...
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...Tsotsi Tsotsi is set in South Africa in a township made up of slum dwellings called shacks. It is about a boy called Tsotsi who goes through a rough time. The film begins with a group of gangsters. They are violent and bad there are four main characters in the gang. Tsotsi is the main character leader and then other three characters are called Boston, Butcher and Fela. Tsotsi see’s a man in a train station and follows him to the train and they kill him for his money and then they run away leaving him dying. We later see him stealing a car from a rich family; however he does not know there is a baby inside the car. Tsotsi gets very close to the baby. Then Tsotsi follows a woman called Miriam played by Terry Pheto and forces her to breastfeed the baby, the women gets fond of the baby and ask Tsotsi if she can have the baby. The audience is left to consider, should he give the baby to the women? In the end the women tells Tsotsi to give the baby to its parents. Then Tsotsi agrees and gives the baby to the parents, but he gets arrested because he stole the baby and also killed a man. However, Tsotsi could have escaped but the baby cry’s and the effect that it has on Tsotsi made him change his mind about escaping because he has feelings for the baby and the baby is use to looked after by Tsotsi and that he does not want to leave the baby. Tsotsi discovers that he has changed since he finding the baby. At the beginning he is very bad because he doesn’t have anything to look...
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...text says; "He had not been happy in a while." The protagonist is divorced or separated from his wife: "... He had not wanted here back, had not wanted much of anything really" (line.15) It would seem that the protagonist himself is to blame for the divorce, as he nurtures a desire that things should work again, both in relation to his ex-wife, but perhaps most in relation to his son. The father is very caring and loving to his son, and you quickly sympathize with him as the reader "... when the boy came running into the living room he threw him over his shoulder, careful not to hit his head on the corner of the TV…" (Page 2. line16-17) The protagonist wants to pass some of the good childhood memories that he had with his own father. They also used to take the same trip, and the main character repeats many of the same principles and rituals with his own son. Since the reader does not have access to the boy's thoughts and feelings, just as we have in the father. The author paints a picture of him with descriptions and through his father's thoughts about him. Most of all, we get a picture of a small frail boy. This narrative technique enables the reader to quickly sympathize for the boy and especially his father, who tried to get him safely through their journey in the wilderness: "He looked at the miniature jeans, the sweatshirt bunched beneath the seat belt's strap, the hiking boots dangling off the floor like weights." (Page 2. Line 7-8) The Setting Crossing takes place...
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