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"Aren't You Happy for Me?" (by Richard Bausch) "Aren't You Happy for Me?" is truly a stage that has a lot of dialogues. This thing helps prolong the story, but it does not make me get bored or tired. On the contrary, step by step, I was "buried" into the storyline, characters' reactions, and the dramatic situation. Richard Bausch did well his job when he guides me to draw portraits of all the characters in the story by speech, conversation and communication, but not many actions or detailed explanations. His writing is short and direct but powerful and effective. However, the story is an opening ending, which confuses me. How the parents and their daughter cope with their problems? Will the parents break up? Will Melanie be happy with her young
63-year-old husband? Hundreds of questions cover me after finishing reading it. I want a "confirmation" from the author. I want to read more! This ending excellently completes its mansion on transforming my confusion to inspiration. One of the characters impresses me the most is Melanie. She is a young girl, but she can be compassionated by "old beauty," which is a 63-year-old literature professor. She loves the teacher because "he knows everything that was ever written," and "he's the most brilliant man" she has ever known. Not because of his attraction or richness but his maturity and dignity give the young girl power to chase her strange love. Literature is a beauty. A person who loves "beauty" could not be an "ugly-soul" person. Melanie is just chasing a person who can feel, create, and inspire beauty to her soul. I don't agree with her love, but I appreciate her bravery and love for real beauty. Melanie also reflects something about myself. Like her, I am easily attracted by old, quaint and distinctive things. I like breaking the rule and standing on different angles to perceive a problem. I am finding beauty at places where no more people think about. I don't have Melanie's courage, which is marrying with a "grandpa," but I, also like her, will not waste my youth on normal, boring and "unseasoning" things in life.
The diverse alternation of point of views also provides the story an effective way to reach out to readers and be felt. The characterisation is effectively done and applied as Sam, Grace, and the other supporting characters play individual, crucial roles in the course of the story. All the elements of a typical young adult novel, consisting of a gap-filled relationship between children and parents, emotion-driven teenagers, and a unique conflict that makes the book distinct from fellow novels, combined with the dangerous consequences of the challenges the couple encounter, make the book different from all other of the same genre. The plot unfolds slowly giving readers enough time to adjust and anticipate the heavy conflict when it arises. It has gotten us so hooked but the only thing we could possibly dislike about it was the slow pace of plot. The anticipation was too much to handle and we were practically buzzing and bouncing to know how the story turns out as we read. It builds the anticipation, excitement, thrill, sadness, grief, loss, and longing in such an effective way to entice and hook readers further into the world of Sam and
The city of Denver and the challenges confronting its elected leaders, are no different than any other large city, one of the most problematic of which, includes enhancing the quality of public schools for ethnic minority students from lower socio-economic neighborhoods. Katherine Boo’s, “Expectations”, provides a narrative centered on Superintendent Michael Bennett and the implementation of his ambitious strategy to raise high school graduation standards throughout the Denver public school system. Bennett’s plan to achieve this lofty goal illustrates the “four tides,” or philosophies, of administrative reform: liberation management by allowing students from underperforming schools to attend any high quality public school of their choice; (2) a war on waste through the closure of Manual High School; (3) a watchful eye with computer tracking to ensure student accountability; and (4) scientific management with increased and meticulous academic standards.
In contrast to Aristotle, Roko Belic’s documentary “Happy” provides a fresh perspective that takes place far more recently. The film sets out to similar goals of Aristotle in defining the nature of happiness and exploring what makes different people happy in general. Unlike Aristotle, however, the film’s main argument refers to makes people happier. In this case, the film argues that merely “doing what you love” is what leads to happiness (Belic). The argument itself appears oddly self-serving, considering that message is what underlines the foundation of happiness, yet there is a subliminal message that a simpler lifestyle is what leads to what the film is trying to convince you of. The message itself is obviously addressed to Americans, considering
In Jim Collins book Good to Great, we explore the notion of being rigorous, not ruthless. “To be ruthless means hacking and cutting, especially in difficult times, or wantonly firing people without any thoughtful consideration.” (GTG, p. 52) In stark contrast, rigorous companies are no walk in the park, but the difference between the two styles is night and day. Rigorous companies adopt a top down approach when it comes to hiring management. There is an old saying that says a “fish rots from the head down.” This is analogous to a business hiring the wrong leadership and the business failing as a result of the poor hiring decisions in leadership. I think that successful companies, especially moving forward will
In the article “It’s Not About You” by David Brooks, Brooks takes a different perspective on this current generation. Many of the past generation huff at the thought of the new age group. Brooks has an incredible, somewhat biased opinion relating to the new generation, which is not unusual since he is from the current generation. Brooks discusses and explores the idea that the current generation is expected to grow up, get educated, get married and then have children. Brooks speculates that the new generation will be less family-orientated and maybe more adventurous and more about just living life and getting to experience things. Overall, Brooks wrote something different from most stories regarding generations.
In the essays "You Can Go Home Again" by Mary TallMountain and "Waiting at the Edge: Words Towards a Life" by Maurice Kenny, both writers are in search of something. Throughout their lives, they 've been mocked and felt out of place due to their Native American heritage. Both authors wanted to disown their heritage; however, it is through this attempted renunciation, that both authors wanted to fit in amongst their peers. In order to do so, TallMountain and Kenny had to search for their selves. Both, TallMountain and Kenny, search for their identity through family, school, and nature.
In the essay Why Happiness, Why Now? Sara Ahmed talks about how one’s goal in life is to find happiness. Ahmed begins her essay with skepticism and her disbeliefs in happiness. She shows her interest in how happiness is linked to a person’s life choices. Ahmed also tries to dig deeper, and instead of asking an unanswerable question, “what is Happiness?” she asks questions about the role of happiness in one’s life.
Lauren Gunderson’s I and You takes place in the seemingly trivial setting of a teenage bedroom; however, upon further speculation the simplicity of a bedroom transforms into a profound symbol of unity. I and You, is a story of two people, Anthony and Caroline, who need each other on many levels, mentally, emotionally, and physically. Initially, Anthony needs Caroline to help him with his school project, and Caroline needs Anthony to leave. As the play progresses their needs change, from selfish needs to selfless needs, and after a series of heated arguments and vulnerable conversations, it’s revealed that Caroline is under anesthesia and Anthony died earlier that day. Caroline is having a liver transplant, and Anthony is her donor. Everything that happens over the course of the play is merely a representation of their physical connection as they become one person. As I and You become I. Caroline’s bedroom represents her body;
One Important standard of living is being able to be happy. Happiness can be found in many different types of forms. It can be found by the purchasing of specific objects that can improve our living styles, it can be found with someone else that we communicate with, or it can be achieved by doing actions that we choose to do. The latter is the more imperative of the designs of happiness. Happiness is a thing that everyone is striving for. Rich, poor, young, or old, everyone wants to be happy. That may be easy for someone to get but hard for someone else. A lot of documentaries attempt to create an impression of and explain a subject that most people are interested in. One of the documentaries I watched that talk about and explain happiness is 'Happy’ by the filmmaker Roko Belic, a documentary that argues that everyone can become happier.
Imagine a place of creativity, innovation, and success; a place where people of all ages, ethnicities, and genders live and grow together. This place represents hope, understanding, and freedom; people from all over the world want to come to this magical place. This place is America. In How to Restore the American Dream, Fareed Zakaria outlines how America is not the same innovative and successful place it used to be. Zakaria in his essay hopes to inform his audience about how America has changed and persuade them to see the logic in his solutions. On the other side, You Tube sensations Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling created Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared, an online video that graphically illustrates problems and social issues that plague America
The story itself has a very matter-of-fact tone and creates a serious mood as you read. O’brien describes the scene in detail in order to give the reader a clear idea of what is happening within the story but keeps character details vague. The young girl is described as a typical
My groups reading assignment was "Bud Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis. I notice working in a group is very effective. Reading in a group gives students a sense of understanding and improvement of their socialization skills, it makes it simple compare to reading individually. I would implement literacy circle with my future class because it provides a social interaction with the students. The biggest strengths would be a sense of understanding. Students can interpret the book differently.
In the article, "But Will It Make You Happy," Stepahnie Rosenblum shows us how to be happy with less money spent and more purchasing an experience. people spent their money to find happiness, but they do not realize that the experiences had more value of material objects. I agree with the author that experiences give people more satisfaction than spending money on materials as well small things bring more happiness.
Being an immigrant with a cultural identity crisis is never an easy task. Adjusting to a new country or even a new continent can be rough for the even the toughest of people. Sarfraz Manzoor was only two years old when he immigrated to Britain in 1974. In the memoir Greetings from Bury Park by Sarfraz Manzoor, Manzoor, now inheriting the British nationality along with his Muslim ethnicity, struggles in his lifestyle with fitting in with his new country. The Pakistani hero is in a time of consistent trials as he discovers his true identity. When he faces these trials and tribulations, he explores new experiences that reflect on his character. When he was sixteen, he was introduced to Bruce Springsteen's music that changes his outlook on life. Throughout the memoir, the readers follow Manzoor's footsteps and sympathize with him as he journeys to find his place in the world. Manzoor is in constant struggle to find whether he should be considered Muslim or British. In the end of the memoir, we can see that Manzoor, with an obvious help from Bruce Springsteen's music and his constant trips to America, finds the identity that he wants to be considered.
People always search for happiness, but do they really know what happiness is? Happiness can be interpreted differently for many people. What happiness is? Happiness is the feeling that life is complete and people don’t need anything else to be happy. To be happy people feel complete and accomplished in their life so it could bring them happiness. Happiness is being able to be happy with their lives by having a successful career/ dream job that allows people to get paid what they want, which could bring them happiness, life is also completed by being with the people they love. Happiness is also having a good health, which will help people stay alive and be feeling complete with their lives. When people meet all these criteria