Up front.” (p43) “Here’s to a wonderful talent…” “The boy is too given to self-satisfaction. The self-satisfied go no further.” (p50) “We must be on our guard against beauty always. Never trust the beautiful.” (p67) “If only at your age I’d had such textbooks.” “I had better things to do.” (p81) “I wasn’t so much guilty, I was terrified. Terrified that I might lose her.” (p100) “He had enough money to fly anywhere he pleased, to live anywhere he pleased.” (p107) “Every fish has its depth.” (p113) “What is the difference between a great and a good pianist?” “One in a thousand. But a concert pianist is one in a million.” (p115) “You’ve been like a father to me.
Alex figured if she thinks im good looking mabey she will love me tonight. And sarah figured if she could avoid love it would go away and all guys were jerks. In the end they both relize there ways of logic towards love were off. So due to those common mistakes many individuals lack the ability to go out and find that special one. They just sit back and watch as another man who will mistreat that girl come in and ruin all hope.
1) Making too many excuses for her behavior • “Being male is not a mess of contradictions, the way being female is. It is not trying to resolve how to be both desirable and smart, soft and sturdy, emotional and capable.” (p. 18) • “Ocean City is the perfect place to get caught red-handed… The setting means everyone involved can write the whole mess off as situational.” (p. 55) • “I’ve told myself that I’m drinking and smoking and otherwise acting delinquent because high school has dealt me a shitty hand…” (p. 56) 2) Giving in to peer pressure • “I perform many feats with Natalie that I have no real interest in doing. I hitchhike. I stuff hello kitty t-shirts into my book bag while a clerk isn’t looking.” (p. 8) • “... [Vanessa] just
Even though watching television might be considered a waste of time because we are sitting around for hours heedless. It is important to know that we are not becoming less intelligent, passive and insensitive as a result of doing this activity. Shirky states, “I was forced into the channel of media the way it was because it was the only option” (240). Regardless of the author’s statement that when he was growing up, the only recreational thing available to do was to watch TV, naturally his intelligence or social consciousness and proactivity was not affected during this period of time. Shirky expresses, “It doesn’t mean that we’ll never sit around mindlessly watching Scrubs on the couch” (240).
Colleges and people all over the country are doing things to slow down binge drinking but it will never be eradicated in teens and young adults. They enjoy drinking excessive amounts and they always will which is why this will never be totally stopped. Many colleges and Universities
In Crank by Ellen Hopkins, Kristina is a character that can not avoid peer pressure, and helps one realize living above the influence is a major decision in life that can either make us or break us. When she went to Albuquerque, she met this gorgeous boy Adam, and knowing that he was bad news off the bat when she witnessed him dealing crank the previous day, she could not resist but to come up and talk to him when he noticed her. Its part of nature for all human beings to encounter with that gut feeling inside of us once in a while, and sometimes it wouldn’t hurt if we actually listen to it, and let it guide us into the right direction. After meeting with Adam a couple of times, she starts falling deeply for him. Eventually Adam starts exposing
I don’t want it to bother my daily life; I don’t expect it change my attitude to life; I don’t want this feeling give me pressure on my emotional life. I would rather write it down and share it with people instead of storing it inside. Actually, finally I found the most important reason was from a girl, who has a high emotional intelligence, has been fall in love with her boyfriend for nine years. And she is my roommate. As her roommate, I also experience their fighting and happiness conversations on the phone.
Steven seemed to be acting as if something was going to happen. Steven assured her that he would be staying the night at his father’s and to get comfortable with him, what else is a innocent woman supposed to do other than be afraid and do what they want. “Then she dozed a while, and the shadow was John. Interminably he advanced” (240) Ann was right the whole time she knew that her husband was going to come home but it was too late the act had happened and John had seen it. The mood changes to regret as
Shirley Jackson totally disagrees with “The Lottery” story. She expresses it in the way the community behave - unexpected violence act. During the lottery, they act pleasantly, “they stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed.”(Jackson, 1948, pg. 194) In addition, they never concern about the ‘winner’ fate after the two hours lottery. Besides that, the two hours period indicate how easy they make decision to take one lives and then continue their daily live without feel miserable with their selfish and violence act.
We were doing what kids do, having fun anywhere we could. My grandparents called us over and made us sit, we weren’t in trouble they just wanted us to stay put so we didn’t annoy any of the others in the auction house. As we continued to play Jill pointed her finger at me. “Don’t point at me, my momma ain’t dead,” I blurted out. Instantly happiness and joy turned to tears and uncontrollable sobbing.