While campaigning in Milwaukee, he was shot in the chest, but still resumed his speech (White House, 2009). Roosevelt displayed a great amount of courage and determination during that event. In 1898, he organized the Rough Riders; they were much publicized for charging up Kettle Hill in the battle for San Juan, which he led (PBS Interactive, 2001). In the Spanish-American War he served as a lieutenant colonel (White House). Theodore Roosevelt was a very courageous man; he fought in the war, took on presidential office, and hunted in some of the most ferocious land in Africa.
In the funeral of Ezeudu, suffering began to come to him, when people drums, Okonkow fired his gun and it accidently goes off and kill someone. Because of that, he and his family had to run away for 7years. They went to his uncle Uchendu s home. At that place, the rest of relatives received them warmly. They help Okonkow to make a hut and lend him some seed to star working.
Even though, Okonkwo develops a fatherly love for Ikemefuna, he goes to Imekefuna's killing and stabs him to death only because he doesn't want to be viewed as weak. Okonkwo holds great admiration and love for his family in his heart which he never admits to. Although you see an exposed emotion of care from him that he never admits to when Okonkwo feels anxious after the priestess takes Enzima to the caves and Ekwefi follows. Achebe tells Okonkwo does not sleep at all, when Enzima is taken away because he “[feels] very anxious”, and “becomes gravely worried” (p 112) In conclusion, though Okonkwo has a softer side to him, he doesn’t let anyone to be exposed to that to protect himself. Okonkwo has one main rule in his life to not do or say anything that shows weakness or failure, which leads to him being very stubborn.
“In flood time you can see how some trees bend, and because they bend, even their twigs are safe. While stubborn trees are torn up, roots and all”. Creon is a very stubborn person and believes that only he is right. Heamon tells him that not everything is about him and that he is not always right. Antigone placed a curse on creon and soon he starts to realize what he has done and so he decides to not kill Antigone, and let her be free.
Starters by Lissa Price English Mrs. Clark Book Report 336 pages; genre: science fiction Expect the Unexpected Imagine having to choose between two terrifying choices: Let your seven year old brother die of sickness or get paid to be someone else? Callie, the protagonist, lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of twenty and sixty. She and her little brother who is severely sick, Tyler, were the only ones left in their family. On the run, living as trespassers with their friend Michael and fighting off rebels who would kill them for the stupidest things. The only way Callie can be safe and stay alive is by going to Prime Destinations, in Beverly Hills run by someone known as the
Celie has two children by her father, both of which he takes away right after they are born. Celie assumes that he has taken the children into the woods and killed them, but actually he has sold them. Fonso eventually remarries, and Celie is a constant reminder to him of his sexual abuse. To get rid of her and the guilty feelings he has he gives her away to be married to a man that is only
His father Baba thinks he is not tough enough; Amir allows Hassan to protect him when he is bullied. Amir worries that Baba does not like him because Amir's mother died giving birth to him. Amir also writes stories. His father is not very interested, but his friend Rahim Khan reads them and encourages him. Amir does not have the courage to talk to his dad or stand up for himself.
Her oldest sister Laura is very tall and awkward. Laura acts like Ma, who died from birthing Mercy. Mercy is the youngest, who is a cute little girl that never knew her mother. Lorenzo is Pa’s favorite, no doubt. He thinks highly of himself, and is not very kind.
Unoka’s personality and way of living can be related to feminism, a trait that Okonkwo also shows narrow-mindedness towards. Okonkwo lives in a society run by men. He shows no emotional weaknesses, which is why it is hard for him to show affection towards his family. He views women as being weak and much like his father he does not tolerate weakness. During the Week of Peace Okonkwo beats his wife, Oljiugo, not wanting to show any sign of weakness.
The father, Ali, had known of the circumstances of the death of Fesli, and both of Semih’s parents saw their child as the reincarnation of Fesli. At the age of about 18 months the child did in fact begin to speak as if he were Fesli, his first words being įsa Dirbekli, the killer of Fesli. The child’s father, Karanfil, tried to discourage him and beat the boy severely to try to stop his repeated journeys to his remembered home. There followed nonetheless numerous statements by the child, Semih, about Fesli, his life and his death. He correctly gave the name of Selim Fesli’s’ wife and all six of their children, and remembered being shot in the right ear by įsa