Every day, people will take notice of your actions, and remember you most by the things you do. In both stories “Because of Mr. Terupt” by Rob Buyea, and “The Fox and the Stork” by Aesop's Fables, the theme “your actions define who you are,” is shown throughout both stories. Both stories are about people who have to learn from their mistakes, and they can teach us a lesson about kindness to others. The theme “your actions define who you are,” is shown throughout the fable “The Fox and the Stork.” For example, when the fox plays a mean trick on the stork, the stork decides to play a trick back on the fox. The fox’s actions were not very welcoming to the stork, so the stork decided to show him how it feels to be disrespected. This example shows that by the characters’ actions that the fox is rude, and the stork like to get people back. Another example in the story when the theme is shown, is when the fox is known for being tricky and rude. I know this, because when he “welcomed” the stork, the birds booed and hissed at him, and had no respect for him at all. This evidence clearly shows that he was disrespectful to the other animals, so the animals had no respect for him either. …show more content…
Terupt.” For example, when Alexa is mean to almost everyone in her class, people start to realize that they don’t want to be her friend, so they don’t really listen to her or talk to her anymore. Her classmates realized her actions were not welcoming or friendly, so they knew who she was to other people, by paying attention to her actions. Also, when is mean and plays tricks on all the time, people start to think that every trick someone does is his fault. His classmates assume this, because they were basing this conclusion from his actions before. The evidence explained before states that the book “Because of Mr. Terupt” supports the theme that “your actions determine who you are to other
Most bullies share certain characteristics. Usually, a bully is bigger than the person he is aggravating. Also, he tends to think highly of himself, normally because he feels inadequate. Thirdly, a bully picks on a person who is different or thinks differently than him. In “Rowing the Bus”, Paul showcases the characteristics of a bully.
Often, when a story is told, it follows the events of the protagonist. It is told in a way that justifies the reasons and emotions behind the protagonist actions and reactions. While listening to the story being cited, one tends to forget about the other side of the story, about the antagonist motivations, about all the reasons that justify the antagonist actions.
When living in Phoenix, Rex hears a story about a woman shooting a mountain lion that she saw in her backyard. He is infuriated and immediately decides to take the family to the city zoo. He felt as if they had lived a “comfortable” life too long and wanted all the kids to connect back to wilderness, even if it was just for a day. He also wanted to show the kids that he truly understood “animal psychology,” which the woman who shot the mountain lion obviously did not. As long as you communicated with the animals and showed that you were not afraid, the animals would leave you alone. Rex and the kids approached the cage of the cheetah, and Rex began to work. He hopped over the chain link fence that separated the people from the cheetah’s cage, and began to slowly stick his hand through pet to the creature. Jeannette and her siblings joined him at the fence and also began to pet the cheetah, stroking him like a dog. Although they were all calm, the rest of the crowd around the cage began screaming. A panic went through masses as some people even attempted to pull the kids back over the fence to save them. When they finally got kicked out, after being chased by the zoo police, Jeannette noticed the people all muttering negative comments about “the crazy drunk
Cyrano, despite being an honorable man, believed deeply that he was truly unlovable and let his honor get in the way of expressing his true feelings. Cyrano had several positive attributes such as his his generosity, wit, and skill with a sword, but he was also filled with regret. Rostand uses Cyrano’s honor and cowardness to proffer that the human condition is full of joy and sorrow. Sometimes positive attributes may lead to self doom. Cyrano took advantage of his honor and self confidence and lived a sorrowful life. It is inevitable to experience downfall, but it is possible to control emotion. Humans are gifted with qualities, but at the same time, it is not possible to live a life of
As a bully there are a lot of things that are done out of anger or any emotions. As the story progressed more and more ways of bullying popped up mainly in the characters who were the bad
Throughout your life starting from when you were a child you have experienced different point of views from watching and listening to people. Whether you realize it or not what you have experience has shaped you into the person you are today. The two short stories “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin and the essay “Hook Ups Starve the Soul” by Laura Vanderkam, are examples of how precedents can influence individuals decisions. These three texts reveal this concept by showing how individuals can be influenced by the actions that people are doing around them, by traditions that were set by past civilians, as well as following any previous examples set by family members. By showing the
In Harry Mulisch’s novel The Assault, the author not only informs society of the variance in perception of good and evil, but also provides evidence on how important it is for an innocent person experiencing guilt to come to terms with their personal past. First, Mulisch uses the characters Takes, Coster, and Ploeg to express the differences in perspective on the night of the assault. Then he uses Anton to express how one cannot hide from the past because of their guilt. Both of these lessons are important to Mulisch and worth sharing with his readers.
The character is emphasising the moral and educational value of stories in human development and understanding by saying that there is always something to learn from stories, even when they are retold repeatedly.
...how the reader that everyone is responsible for their actions and in control of their fate.
Competition between good friends is not the only instance in which negative feelings can occur. Surprisingly, the exact same feelings of resentment and hostility can happen between two perfect strangers. With no valid reason, children and adults alike can work up an enormous grudge against a person that they have never spoken to, or possibly never even seen. Take for instance a boy on a high school football team. Off the field he is a respectable student who is always considerate of others. Yet the second he steps on that field he transforms into a monster who is out to “get” the other team, to “show them who’s boss.” He has never met these people before and has no reason to feel such anger towards them other than the fact that they are standing in the way of his team winning the game.
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(Jensen, 2005, p. 69) could be compared with the importance of desired moral reasoning. The
William Shakespeare’s The Tempest tells the story of Prospero who is exiled on an island along with his daughter, Miranda. Inhabiting the island is a spirit named Ariel and an ugly monster named Caliban. Miranda, Ariel and Caliban all vary in nature. However, all have been tended to and have been nurtured on the island by Prospero. Especially through Caliban and Miranda, Shakespeare demonstrates that education and nurturing can affect the person’s true nature and self.
...e fact it does not claim people will be born destined to commit criminal offences, but rather suggests an inherent predisposition towards such behaviours, which can be influenced by societal factors.
If we are to be truly innocent and humble beings, we must recognize our own innate guilt as human and accept it. If we do not, we will constantly be obsessed by our “state of apparent acquittals”. Kafka, Franz. A. The Trial. Trans.