...Counting by 7's In the book Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan uses inner thinking and dialogue to show the characters motivation and how much of an outsider or "oddball" the main character, Willow Chance, feels. As we know the challenged or slower students sometimes fell excluded, but what about the advanced? If you were only 12 and mastered many languages and also read several medical-school textbooks, would think you'd fit in with just any average teenager at Sequoia Middle School? To Willow Chance this new middle school is considered as her fresh start. The author often used the technique inner thinking throughout the book, Counting by 7s, to show the characters motivation to find her place in this world after her parents death...
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...after their first meeting, Sue and Johnsy moved into a studio apartment together. Their rooms were at the top of an old brick house in Greenwich Village. In December, it was very cold in New York. Snow fell and there was ice in the ground. Many people in the city became ill. The illness was called pneumonia. The doctors tried to help the sick people, but many of them died. That month, Johnsy had pneumonia. She was very ill. She lay in her bed and she did not move. A doctor visited her every day. But Johnsy was not getting better. One morning, the doctor spoke quietly to Sue outside Johnsy’s room. ‘I can’t help her,’ the doctor said. ‘She is very sad. She doesn’t want to live. Someone must make her happy again. What is she interested in?’ ‘She’s an artist,’ Sue replied. ‘She wants to paint a picture of the Bay of Naples.’ ‘Painting!’ said the doctor. ‘That won’t help her!’ The doctor left the apartment. Sue went into her own room and she cried quietly for a few minutes. Then she picked up her drawing board and some pencils. She started to sing a happy song and walked into Johnsy’s room. Johnsy lay silently in her bed. Her face was thin and white. She was looking towards the window. ‘Johnsy is asleep,’ Sue thought. She stopped singing and she sat down in a corner of the room. Then she started to draw a picture for a magazine. Suddenly, Sue heard a quiet sound....
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...morning-after pill. Even though they chose not to talk about it, the whole episode affects Darla's experience of their visit at Mandy and Trevor's. Darla is acting irritated at Jon, and it seems like Jon doesn't take the accident yesterday seriously. Darla finds out the two couples live totally different lifestyles and that she would have a tough time living like Mandy, only focusing on being a mommy. The others in the pool try hard to get Darla in there with them, but she uses the excuse that she hasn't brought any swimsuit. At last she's borrowing a swimsuit from Mandy. Here Trevor tells Darla that he knows about the morning-after pill and he makes approach to Darla. They talk about his marriage and that it's not all love and harmony, and afterwards Darla takes off her clothes in front of him, to switch to the swimsuit. We see how Darla has a hard time dealing with her relationship, and how she tries to figure out what to do about, how she's insecure and that the relationship with Jon is not fitting her growing her or making her happy. Characterize of Darla Darla is the main character of the story and is a woman who has a hard time identifying who...
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...for helping his lonely and confused wives that going through a bad divorce in the long run in the end. Darius is a lawyer and a former football star who was later diagnosed with an unusual medical condition named Ultimusgaudens Syndrome. Ultimusgaudens Syndrome is a medical condition which limits the amount of orgasms he’ll have in his life. When he found out about his medical condition he was counting his days and his sperm and also he was trying to avoid having sex with women. Ultimus Primed is a good book I think it’s a book that teaches you about life lessons. It’s a book that shows you that everything happens in a blink of an eye so live your life to the fullest you never know what could happen or when it’s your time. This book contained many jewels which one can benefit from in all aspects of life. It’s merely about men and the importance of sexuality in their lives and for them to know that you have choices in your life and how those choices can affect and impact your lives. Ultimus Primed makes you think about your life and how you should try and change to fix it and make sure you do the right things. Darius messed with plenty women in his life but after he found out about his medical condition he changed and yet he still messed with women after he made sure it was people he always dreamt about having sex with. One day his friend Josh told him to try and settle down while there was having lunch at buffalo wild wings. I guess that’s when Darius thought it or kept it in...
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...Why? What’s the reason? SYNDICATE 1: See that kid….Standing near the store. SYNDICATE 2: Yeah! Yeah! I got you. [Syndicate 1 approaches the kid] SYNDICATE 1: Hey there kid! What’s your name? JOHN: I’m John. SYNDICATE 1: How old are you? JOHN: I’m six years old. SYNDICATE 1: Why are you alone? Where are your parents? JOHN: I lost them two years ago. SYNDICATE 1: What happened? JOHN: I can’t remember anything. SYNDICATE: Don’t you have any relatives or friends here? JOHN: I don’t have friends. SYNDICATE 1: Why? You know what, friends give each other gifts. JOHN: Like what? SYNDICATE 1: Like chocolates. Do you want some? JOHN: Uhuh… SYNDICATE 1: Does it taste good? I have more chocolates do you want some more? JOHN: You have more? Do you have lots of it in your pocket? SYNDICATE 1: Yes! But a friend of mine has lots of it in his house. JOHN: Really? She must be rich! How lucky, I wish I was like her…rich… eating all those chocolates. SYNDICATE 1: I’ll introduce you to her. Don’t be afraid, she’s friendly especially to kids who are lonely like you. JOHN: You think so? SYNDICATE 1: Yes, of course! She also gives new shoes for free. I’ll tell you a secret; she owns a big shoe factory. She might give you a pair. JOHN: She’s here? I want to meet her. She seems nice. SYNDICATE 1: She is! Let me introduce you to her. Hey Dominique, someone wants to meet you. [Syndicate 2 approaches kid] SYNDICATE 2: Hi! I’m Dominique. What’s your name? JOHN: John. Your...
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..."Mark time March!" One of the drum majors call out, her voice shrill and forced as if she's never raised it before. A tap off is given from the drum captain which helps to keep the beat and signals that we are going to start our performance. And echoing, heavily accented Boston accent welcomes our band to the field, and announces our staff, horribly butchering most of the names. I only hear the tap off and feel the anxiety coiling painfully in my hands, as if too much blood is pumping through them. I hear an occasional curse word and an anxious "where do I put this flag?!", "you're not putting it in the right spot!" Or my least favorite "you have bob! I've him back!!" My blood is pumping, my feet are aching from the cold and making it horribly...
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...The litany of rhetorical questions -- ”where your Fleet are gone?” “what …Deference Virginia can make?” and “Are not common people vassals?” -- could establish an “I’m really interested in your job, and support everything you’re doing for this country” attitude BUT because they are essentially a part of the former sentence (she ended the “write more” line with a semi-colon) I feel like she might be badgering her husband. It’s as if she is waiting for answers. They are attached to her negative opening statement. (Ouch, you got burned,...
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...“The doctor will give you a paper to sign that states you’re leaving against medical advice.” After checking to make sure all Margery’s gear was working properly—inflating, dripping, not beeping—the nurse left. I followed her out. Before Margery saw the doctor, I intended to see him first. I intended to talk to the doctor before Margery did. As I watched the nurse wiggle her skinny ass away, a man came down the hall in a white lab coat. Maybe the sultry slither was for him; she greeted him with a cheery “Hello, doctor!” He glanced up and gave her a distracted wave, his attention on a clipboard he carried in one hand. He might be a real doctor, I thought, but with his chiseled features and shock of coal black hair, he could sure play one on TV. His gaze drifted between the clipboard and the room numbers as if he was searching for a patient. This glam guy was Margery’s doctor? She should be sorry she was unconscious when he operated on her. He hadn’t noticed me, so I stepped away from the wall to get his...
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...In English Renaissance drama, the focus on the body is apparent with the female tragic protagonist. Revenge tragedies tap into fears of female sexuality, relating more broadly to issues of to female agency. Women’s roles, their power, and the destruction of their sexual morals can often be linked to the societal and patriarchal control of their bodies. From Annabella from ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore to Gloriana from The Revenger’s Tragedy, control of women’s agency through manipulation of their bodies is profoundly evident. Revenge tragedy is a feminine genre in spite of the fact that the revenge protagonists are usually male and female characters appears to play more passive roles (Findlay 49). It is interesting then that the women of these plays brutally die. In this paper, I will exploring these issues of control over women’s bodies in Renaissance tragedy, analyzing how it effects their agency as free-minded individuals, as well as examining the condemnation it presents of female sexuality. To begin with, in ‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore (1633) by John Ford, the female protagonist, Annabella, has an incestuous sexual relationship with her brother, Giovanni. After Giovanni and Annabella make love for the first time, Giovanni reflects on why the losing of one’s virginity is so important (2.1. 1922). Annabella justifies that it is not important to him because he is a man. Here in lies one of the first instances of the sexual double-standard in the play, as emphasis on virginity...
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...Lio Pinedo Dr. Schildkraut Writing 111 5/14/13 Themes within the Drum “Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a person is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves.”-Black Elk. The loss of someone always greatly impacts those who are left behind and they are left with grief, hopelessness, and the question of what if. Within the story, The Painted Drum, the author, Louise Erdrich writes about various families of Ojibwa Indians and how they are brought together through a drum and the loss that they are suffering. This story is told through two different perspectives,Faye Travers, a woman who appraises the possessions of those have passed on and Bernard Shaawano, who happens to work in the local hospital. While appraising many of the items left behind, Faye is stunned when she finds a rare drum—a powerful yet delicate object, ornamented with symbols she does not recognize, dressed in red tassels and a beaded belt and skirt. From Faye's discovery, the drum's lineage is traced to the reservation on the northern plains to New Hampshire and back. Through the voice of Bernard Shaawano, an Ojibwe, we learn how his grandfather fashioned the drum after years of mourning his young daughter's death, and how it changes the lives of those whose paths its crosses. The final episode of book is about the drum saving the lives of three children caught in the...
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...SHE'S BACK! I GOTTA SHOW HER WHAT I--” “Hey Lazuli! Guess what! After I learned about being able to control Earth metal with magnetic force of my mind, I am unstoppable. Just a few minutes ago, and 27 seconds in counting, I moved a spoon, made of metal-of course, with just thinking about it! Isn’t that amazing? It surely makes me at most puissant. I, Peridot, the leader of the Crystal Gems will protect this planet!”, The green gem rambled on, eyes flowing back to her screen. She could see the face of Lapis being reflected, deep frown and large bags under her eyes. Instantaneously, Peridot knew something was very incorrect. “OH,” She typed,...
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...on the table top and glares forward. In front of her CAM (17) sits opposite her. 2. CAM So after I’d seen the big red slits of foreshadowing death on the poor creatures upper abdomen I did what any normal person would do and immediately fished it out of the bowl of death it had been swimming around in... A scream comes from outside, it’s Gracie. Jen jumps, looking past Cam. Outside on the porch Jack has Gracie over his shoulder. Jack places her down and they begin to kiss passionately. Jack cuddles Gracie affectionately and points toward the ocean. He kisses her on her nose gently. CAM (CONT’D) Turns out fish have gills to breath and don’t need band-aids over them at all... What’s the worst thing you’ve ever done? Jen doesn’t reply. She’s still staring...
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...I. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILD A. Developmental information. This child named Tina was born naturally in a hospital. She started to crawl at the age of six months and began sitting at the age of a year. Her speaking skills started to show when she is a year and a half old. According to her parents she doesn't have any inborn illnesses. She is talkative when in front of the relatives or people known to her but she's shy when in front of other people. She is very playful whenever she’s at school or at home. She is maturing and developing upwards as we observe her. B. Physical description. She has fair skin and long hair. Her eyes are brown. She is about 3 feet and a half in height. She is taller than her classmates. She has black hair. She has medium body built compared to her age. C. Selection of child. We selected this child based on her behavior and family background. Based on her behavior because we saw that her behavior towards school and her development in maturity is high. We also choose her because of family background due to the fact that family has a great factor in the child's development. D. Educational placement or setting. When we accompany the child in school we have noticed the colorful room and lots of play things like puzzles and musical instruments. The room is decorated by posters giving information about different subjects like math and science. The room can accommodate all the children in a class. It...
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...additional agents in the marketing department. This aims to reach the goal of the company which is to exceed last year’s sale by 30%. One of its new employed marketing agents is pirated from their rival company. The new employee, their new pride, REESE. MUSIC PLAYING (were all in this together) She: Let us welcome our newest marketing agent, Reese. Please be good to her. So, this is your place. You may do whatever you want with your place. Bear: Thank you so much. You will never ever regret for making me as a part of your ever beautiful company. (uupo si uile.) LIGHTS OFF. SPOTLIGHT KAY UILE. MUSIC PLAYING FABULOUS (uile nag aayos ng table) LIGHTS OFF Scene 2: the rules Vila: next day at the office… Bear: Good morning to all of you. Sweet and mild ang kasama ko. Tamis na yong hatid. Umaga ay walang patid. Oh my God! Why are you there? I pinned you here yesterday and now you’re under my shoe. Tss. So should I introduce myself to everybody? Hi, I’m Reese. You’re? Pok: I’m De.. She: Excuse me. I believe that you are not required to talk with each other during office hours. Bear: But Ma’am I am not familiar with...
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...Remus John Lupin had a problem. It was not a small problem, either. True, it wasn’t quite on the same level as what James so eloquently described as his “furry little problem” but it was still a major issue. In approximately thirty eight minutes (not that he was counting), he had a date. With a girl. Splashing some cold water onto his face in a vague attempt to calm his nerves, he stepped out of his bathroom into the dormitory, where his friends were waiting. “Do I look ok? I really wasn’t sure what to wear. Is it too formal? Too casual?” He fretted, tugging at the collar of his shirt. “For Merlin’s sake Moony, it’s only a date. I don’t know why you’re getting in such a flap about it!” James laughed, “If Peter can survive his first one,...
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