...Elizabeth Laird’s A Little Piece of Ground shows that resilience and endurance are required to survive in a conflict zone, such as the one portrayed in the book, and that endurance leads to resilience. Elizabeth Laird portrays that enduring Israeli actions has led to development of resilience in Karim, Hassan, and Hopper. This development took place in Karim’s experiences in a conflict zone, Hassan’s endurance, and Hopper’s losses. Karim’s experiences and endurance in Ramallah under Israeli occupation has led to his development of resilience. Karim, being the main character, has endured many events and Israeli actions, which in turn has developed resilience in him. One such event was the embarrassment of his father, Hassan Aboudi, and other Palestinians by the Israeli soldiers. When talking to a...
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...Abraham Wu Jeremy Chandruc/ Randolph Fodali US History I 9 September 2013 Booker T. Washington once said, “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” In 1776, by David McCullough, this quote truly resonates the fact that it is the little things that count, as not necessarily the big picture. Although there are many pitfalls the Americans go through during the course of this story, the outcome of the war would be a positive success to the Americans. As a result, good leadership is a very important factor in accomplishing a goal. Also, encouragement is a big help when it comes to boosting a soldier’s morale. Furthermore, endurance is vital to an army and a war’s success based on the spirit of the men and the devotion to their cause. To begin, a leader has to be both disciplined and commanding. There are many men that can have this position, but George Washington is the ultimate man that best fits these criteria. The author describes him as the man that has, “The look and bearing of a man accustomed to respect and to being obeyed” (McCullough, 42). This is very crucial of a great leader because his followers will believe in whatever he says and they will cooperate with him. Thus, Washington had the charm and the ability to make people respect him due to his behavior and his way of interacting with people. In doing so, this helps him in gaining other people’s respect over the years as both...
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...The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Essay Did you ever go through a big change in your life? Did it take a lot of effort? The book, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”, is written by Sherman Alexie. The art is by Ellen Forney. The main character/ narrator of the story is Arnold (Junior) Spirit. There are many themes present in the book, “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian”. One particular theme that is present throughout the story is personal change takes effort. Junior goes through lots of changes throughout the story but still in the end he works his best to make it all work out. (1) “‘It’s going to be hard to get you to Reardan,’ Dad said. ‘We can’t afford to move there. And there ain’t no school bus going to come out here.’ ‘You’ll be the first one to ever leave the rez this way,’ Mom said. ‘The Indians around here are going to be angry with you,’”(Alexie 47). This quote supports the theme because it explains...
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...When examining history, it is a common occurrence that mankind plagues itself with war and needless fighting. As a result of this disposition, war ushers forward a sort of calamity that effects the emotions and physical endurance of all parties involved. With that in mind, a short story that perfectly captured this concept is “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien. This is so because it deals with the destructive properties of war, and more importantly, how war effects the physical and emotional endurance of the people involved. Further, it can be said that there are several aspects of war, within this tale, that proves that war negatively effects the emotions and physical endurance of everyone within its realm of influence. Therefore, war itself must be held accountable within “The Things They Carried” and be exposed for its monstrous acts, for it is a...
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...Rene Alexander English 120: Rosemary Kwa Essay #2 Rite of Passage In “The Initiation of Maasai Warrior” Tepilit Ole Saitoti tells everyone her life for the massai is a series of conquest and tests involving the endurance of pain, which consist of cutting the front skin of the penis representing his responsibility and a big change from childhood to adulthood. When people read the story “The Initiation of Maasai Warrior” they start to notice how painful the rites of passage transformation between childhood to adulthood is for the Maasai people, another common culture has the similar believes is the Americans concerning the rites of passage which Naomi Wolfs explains in her story “Promiscuities: The Secret Struggle Towards Womanhood.” In both the Maasai and American cultures, both men and women go through rites of passage in order to learn responsibility and respect for family needs. When it comes to honoring your family’s name you’ll do anything to make them proud. In “The Initiation of Maasai Warrior” Tepilit Ole Saitoti tell “Ours has always been a proud family, and we would like to keep it that way. We will not tolerate unnecessary embarrassment, so you had better be ready. If you are not, tell us now so that we will not proceed.”(1) The key words in this quotation are “Tolerate” and “unnecessary” Webster’s new dictionary defines “tolerate” as the exixting presence, practice or act of without prohibition or hindrance and “unnecessary”...
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...Personal Life of Author and Focus of Book John Ortberg the author of The Life You’ve Always Wanted, If You Want To Walk On Water You’ve Got To Get Out The Boat and Love Beyond Reason was previously the teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois and is now on staff at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, California. The following book review is concerning his work presented in The Life You’ve Always Wanted. There’s a point in every Christian’s life where you begin to ask questions like; am I doing all that I was created to do? Am I as intimate with God as I ought to be? Is this life I’m living pleasing to God? The list of questions could go on and on. John Ortberg’s book The Life You’ve Always Wanted gives very clear and precise ways for accurate analysis of our lives through a ministerial, biblical and cultural lens. Ortber’s perspectives, life examples and raw truths are vast and practical for pondering and application. This book voices a line of reasoning in the areas of Hope of Transformation, Spiritual Disciplines, a Well-Ordered Heart, and Living a Life of Endurance. Hope of Transformation Ortberg begins this book with the everlasting ache of disappointment many Christians have experienced as they continue in their personal relationships with God. He places great emphasis on the feeling of disappointment. He states “…the feeling of disappointment is not the problem, but a reflection of a deeper problem – my failure to be...
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...fear, a longing to be accepted, admiration for the other person, or materialism and greed. Negotiations happen every day and in various businesses, and in many official capacities such as the Government Administration, union workers, managers, leaders, police officers, individuals, and every person that needs or wants to sway another is a negotiation. This paper will provide an example of a personal negotiation situation, the analyzation of the roles of communication, and personality in negotiation and how both contribute and detract from the negotiation. Negotiation Situation A negotiation situation that I participated in was the purchase of a used car with a trade in. The first step I took was to request e-mailed quotes on the cars I was...
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...YOU ARE EITHER BORN SMART OR YOUR NOT!!! It has been beliefs that you are born with the amount of smarts that you will possess. Many people think or live their life through disinterested thinking. This does not allow their brain to focus on the knowledge that is being ingested. The normal functioning human brain at birth is like a sponge ready to absorb the knowledge that is being spilled upon it. Under Plato’s theory the brain can discover its knowledge through disciplined study based on our ability to reason, understand and evaluate. Socrates theories whether beliefs are opinions or do them hold some universal truth. Here are two famous quotes that can give reason this belief is not true; Whatever your mind can conceive and can believe, it can achieve ≈ Napoleon Hill Whatever we think about and thank about we bring about ≈John Demartini The social environment plays a major role in the development of intelligence. You can be born a genesis and also be molded into one. A baby can be born with a certain amount of intelligence but having poor social nurturing can cause your intelligence not to grow to the full potential of their genes. The power of the mind when properly focused can achieve whatever you want. Sometimes knowledge or smarts is mistaken for a belief. A belief can be a thought or idea passed down through generations. The belief must first be analyzed and proven to be considered a form of knowledge to become part of the “smarts” that develops...
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...how diversity impacts the work place one should be able to identify skill and abilities, Values and attitudes, and have an open mind about Age and gender. Skills and knowledge are imperative considerations for a manager when choosing to hire a person. There are various tests to measure mental aptitudes and abilities. Some of these provide an overall intelligent quotient (IQ) score. Others provide measures of more specific competencies of people entering various educational programs or career field. Such tests are designed to facilitate the screening and selection of applicants for educational programs or jobs. Some jobs, such as firefighters and police, require tests for physical abilities. Muscular strength and cardiovascular endurance are two of many physical ability dimensions. For instance, one of the requirements for joining the military is that you have to take and pass the ASVAT exam. It is important to do your best because if you are just trying to pass the exam you may not like the kind of job that you will be doing while serving the Armed Forces. The better your score the better job and option on what you can do while in the service. Aptitude and Ability are important considerations for a manager when initially hiring or selecting candidates for a job. Aptitude refers to a person’s ability of learning something, whereas ability refers to a person’s existing capacity to carry out the various tasks needed for a given job and...
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...was held in the school’s cafeteria. The meeting was about 45 minutes long. The principle, Annette Beckwith was the person in charge of the meeting and did most of the speaking. The attendees were all of the lead teachers at the school and a special guest speaker, Michael Miller, who is the head of the Jefferson Board of Education. There were many topics covered in the meeting. One of the topics was priority standards. “What we want them to learn?” Teachers are preparing the students for the next grade level, district, state, and national assessments and more importantly, for life. Teachers are designing their lessons to teach the skills and knowledge that students need to master the priority standards. Students are graded through assessments of their skills and knowledge in each priority standard. The criteria used to identify the most essential priority standards include the following. Endurance: standards that provide students with knowledge and skills beyond a single test date. Leverage: standards that provide knowledge and skills that will be valuable in multiple disciplines or content areas. Readiness: standards that provide knowledge and skills for success in the next grade or level of instruction. Another topic covered in the meeting was depth of knowledge (DOK). Number one, recall and reproduction. Can the student recall a simple fact from the story? Requires a shallow understanding and no analysis. Number two, skills and concepts. Can the student think beyond...
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...Weaker Sex? "Psychologically, men are more explosive, inconsistent, not enduring, a nd in pain exertion - especially among high performance athletes - somewhat sniveling. A woman is the opposite: tough, constant, enduring, level and calm under the pain to which her biology exposes her. On the average she is more patient than a man. Armed with these advantages, women are in a position to do endurance feats previously considered by men to be impossible."(Noakes 598) Not many sports exist in the world today in which women can be competitive with men. Although this is not true with many other things in life, it has always seemed that males dominate the sports world, no matter how hard women have tried to break through this. Upon taking this class, I thought I had found such a sport. From quotes such as the one above by Dr. Ernst van Aaken and other findings in the class text books, I developed the thesis that Ultra Marathon Running might be just the sport for women to show their ability to best men in sports arenas that which they had previously been excluded from. As I look deeper into this statement, I realize that there are many different ideas and theories on this topic. Many women say, "Yes, of course women can compete with men", while men tend to laugh at the question and scoff at even the thought. So my question remains unanswered, can women of the ultra species compete with males? In 1971, American woman, Natalie Cullimore surprised the all male ultra world...
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...human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust.” Referring back to paragraph fourteen, King quotes multiple figures of authority when defining just and unjust laws and again appeals to ethos. He quotes the European philosopher, theologian and Catholic Church leader St.Augustine when he writes “an unjust law is no law at all.” Afterwards, King follows by quoting St.Thomas Aquinas a Roman Catholic priest by including “A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law.” King uses the appeal of pathos as a strategy to help the readers (in this case the white clergymen) position themselves into a colored person’s point of view when he shares details about his life and daily struggles in paragraph fourteen. By writing that he had been promised political independence as a God-given right, King makes it clear that he is knowledgeable of the certain areas of the world such as Asia and Africa that are rapidly progressing at “a jet-like speed.” King expands on the feeling by stating that he felt as if he has been told numerous amounts of incidents to wait because The United States are “creeping behind at horse-and-buggy pace” when it comes to granting political independence. King uses a metaphor to make the white clergymen realize how onerous life is as a colored person by saying, “We see the vast majority of our twenty million Negro brothers and sisters smothering...
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...Ryan Cheng Ms. Kardish ENG2D1-04 March 4, 2013 Paikea’s Journey In almost all fictional stories, the protagonist often follows a path called the Hero’s Journey. In many adventures, there are stages in which the character goes through. These stages are the structure of the character’s story and destiny. This whole concept of Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey is what many authors use to write stories for books and movies. This path is what keeps the readers or audiences entertained. Without this intriguing structure, the story may not be successful, especially in movies. However, in the film Whale Rider, the story of the main character, Paikea, goes through three different phases, separation, initiation, and return. When these phases are put together, they form the structure of the Hero’s Journey. Therefore, Paikea’s story follows the structure of Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey. The Hero’s Journey is evident throughout the beginning of this movie as Paikea goes through a separation phase. This separation phase begins with Paikea’s birth. Since she is born into a long line of male chiefs, the death of her twin brother and mother makes her birth exceptional. The birth of a new leader is shown when a Maori woman is smoking and Paikea gets upset and says, “We’ve got to protect our childbearing properties.” The protective instinct and sense of responsibility for others are leadership qualities that she possesses. The call of adventure for Paikea occurs when the whale calls her...
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...selfless is not only to be noble, it is to be dead”. This outlook on societal pressures ultimately leads to Tess’ demise in ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’ as she falls from the ideal image of a women in the Victorian era and her “selfless” acts does in fact end in her death. Hardy presents ‘Tess of the d’Urbervilles’ as a bildungsroman where we see Tess’ life unfold from innocence to regret and follow her as she is metaphorically ‘kicked’ down the social ladder. In ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Lizzie, the female protagonist, is represented as a strong and defying character by Austen. However despite her lack of care for societal pressures she and her sisters are chained down and ultimately need a man, the “governing sex” to set them free. Both Hardy and Austen use societal context to shape the female protagonists lives and show the patriarchal influence on women in the Victorian period. In the first phase of the novel, “The Maiden” and the first phase of Tess’ life she is presented as a “girl” naïve and unaware. Hardy separates the novel into sections to represent Tess’ development and also to foreshadow the later events that will change her life. The term “maiden” in a traditional sense simply means virgin symbolising how Tess is still a young girl and has not been a victim of societies expectations so far. At the mayday dance when Tess if first introduced to the reader, Hardy uses physiognomy to describe Tess. The phrase “she wore a red ribbon in her hair” is used to isolate Tess from the...
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...sources When analyzing different novels, you must learn to read between the lines and look for the deeper meaning. For instance, the famous saying “The grass is always greener on the other side” can be taken many different ways. If you read the statement literally, it tells you about the color of the grass and that it is on the other side. If you review the statement closely and think about the meaning behind it, you can see that it is relating to the feeling of when people get jealous of other people’s lives. The greener grass symbolizes the other person’s better, richer life. August Wilson’s play Fences provides numerous opportunities for the reader to read between the lines and find the deeper meaning of the themes in the play. I am going to discuss how the themes of the fence and the “sins of the father” carry meaning and are related to the characters Rose, Cory, Lyons and Troy. In Incidents of the Life of a Slave Girl Linda Brent is born into slavery. As a slave, then a fugitive slave and a mother, she has many fears. Linda lives each day worrying about her safety and the safety of her family. Starting from a young child, Linda was a slave she dealt with the hardship that comes with having an owner, a mistress, and having to watch her kids go through the same things. As Harriet Jacobs describes in depth in this book, slavery is hard and horrible for both men and woman, but in most cases is a lot worse for woman. Men are beat and tortured but along when being beat and tortured...
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