In the south side of Chicago in the baddest part of town if you go down there you better beware of a man called Leroy Brown. You'll see he stands about 6 foot 4 and all the down town ladies call him treetop lover all the men just call him sir. Ok that's enough of the Leroy Brown humor because this man was actually born with the name Leroy Brown and he dose live in a bad part of Chicago, but sadly the song isn't about him. Anyhow he lives on maple syrup drive in a run down home where the only story's he ever reads are about some guy shanking another and the guy who got shanked died when the shanker said "it's just a prank." There not that bad when you first read them because they always have a good being but in the end about ten people die …show more content…
One day Leroy took Tommy and me to the library. Personally, I wouldn't have gone if he hadn't said he had something fun in mind, yet I can not say the same for Tommy I have a feeling Leroy didn't even invite him he probably tagged along because if he saw a person walk off a cliff he would join right in which is why we had to keep a child leash on him until he was 10 and he just turned ten, we had to use the leash on him yesterday! Getting back on topic now, we showed up to the library at about 4:45 and the library closes at 5 so I couldn't be sure but I thought I knew what we were going to do. As we walked in the huge oak doors just past the ferris marble lions in the front of the steps Leroy told us to be quite which to me was kind of a dhu moment because it was a library but if I were right about my hunch then we would need to sneak past the librarians desk, and that was exactly what we did. Leroy clearly didn't want any books and even Tommy could see that. The plan was to some how stay in the library and have it all to ourselves overnight, it's not like our parents would
Tommy is bored by his small town with its “ordinary lesson, complete with vocabulary and drills,” at school (p. 46, l. 137), and his mom not listening about his day, “Did you hear me?...You have chores to do.” (p. 58, l. 477-479) Everyone knows everyone else in Five Oaks. In comes Mrs. Ferenczi talking about things he and his classmates had never heard of before. Things like a half bird-half lion called a Sryphon, Saturn and its mysterious clouds, and sick dogs not drinking from rivers but waiting for rain all in one lesson (p. 55-56, l. 393-403). Ideas never stop coming and they branch out from each other before they are properly explained. Most of the kids feel she lies, but Tommy joins her in …. (Write here about how Tommy begins to make up stories like Mrs. F.) Think of the progression: looks-up “Gryphon” in the dictionary….makes-up “Humpster “ story….”sees” unusual trees on the bus ride home….yells at & fights
“You cant afford a call strike. If you going down… you going down swinging” This is quote explains my father Troy Maxson very well, because he was man who didn't quit easily and held up with his responsiblitles as a man should. Troy was a large man with heavy thick hands, who's largeness informs his senseiblilltes and the choices he made in his life. He had 3 kids, but only raised 2 of them. He was a lifter and a driver at work, and loved the game baseball, he would make many comparisons of his life with baseball. He had a very tough life as a child and adult but managed to deal with it showing a lot much courage when he left his house at the age of 14. His best friend was bono, they been friends for more than 20 years.
In Father Cry Dr. Billy Wilson through his personal testimony explains the importance of spiritual fathers and mothers in a Christians life. He gives examples from his life and the bible of how this relationship is so vital to the walk of a Christian. He expresses the importance of being obedient and excepting correcting from a spiritual father or mother. Another thing that is outline in the book is how we can see God as our father. For some it may be very hard to see God in a positive light when think of him as a father, because of the example their earthly father is. The importance of authentic forgiveness it outlined in this book. It is also very important to realize that people on earth make mistakes and are
Throughout the course of American history, there have been copious amounts of famous speeches, spoken by many different people. From political figures to sports players; these people have provided deep thoughts and great insights about who they are and the world we live in today. Being a sports enthusiast, a memorable speech comes to my mind. Lou Gehrig’s “farewell speech”, given on July 4th, 1939, to more than 62,000 fans at New York City’s Yankee Stadium, has become a cornerstone in the history of baseball in America. Lou Gehrig is considered one of the most under-rated sports players of all time. Gehrig played in the same era with greats like Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio. In Fact, Gehrig played on the same team and actually batted behind Ruth and DiMaggio. Gehrig’s nickname is the “Iron Horse,” which came about with Gehrig’s amazing consecutive games played streak. Gehrig played in 2,130 consecutive games, which stood as the consecutive games record until just recently broken by Cal Ripken, Jr. Gehrig died in 1941, at the age of 37. Though many famous speeches have been spoken throughout time, Lou Gehrig’s farewell speech has remained one of the most memorable speeches of all time, due to the way he captivated his fans with the use of rhetoric.
Within every being exists temptations, whether it be quiescent or dynamic, which fluctuates from one individual to another. Commonly negative, temptations ascend from lesser qualities of man and expose an individual to develop even more reprehensible ambitions. The story of a one man’s dark wishes is explored in Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella, “Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”. Properly termed, Stevenson perused the unnerving case of a respectable, proletariat-class doctor, who becomes associated and obsessed with Mr Hyde. It is this presence of the “duality of human nature that is created consistently throughout the Gothic Literature”.
How the Actions of Governor Wise and the State of Virginia in the Case of John Brown may be easily Justified.
counted, I count the holes they leave. (Smith 34) It shows that every time there would be always an incident where blacks are the victim and some of them die without committing justice. Moreover, an example that I would analyze is “Not an elegy for Mike Brown.” Smith states: “You get when you are looking at your child, turn your head, then, poof, no more child. That feeling that’s black.” (Smith 21) It explains that the incident that blacks experiencing are also passed down to their children because people will also judge them as one of ordinary blacks where people judge their skin color. It also shows that blacks are always experiencing the same pain over and over again as a child and as they grow old.
On behalf of my entire family, I want to thank all of you for your compassion and for being present here today. For those of you who don't know me, my name is Mauri-Lynne, and I'm Lionel's daughter. Dad was devoted to every one of you. We all hope that you'll share your memories of him with us, if not today then in the weeks and months to come.
John Brown became a legend of his time. He was a God fearing, yet violent man and slaveholders saw him as evil, fanatic, a murderer, lunatic, liar, and horse thief. To abolitionists, he was noble and courageous. John Brown was born in 1800 and grew up in the wilderness of Ohio. At seventeen, he left home and soon mastered the arts of farming, tanning, and home building.
Young Goodman Brown undergoes the hero’s journey in the story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The hero’s journey is a common guideline of events that many writers use in stories to show the physical, mental, and/or emotional transformation the main character or protagonist undergoes throughout the story. It starts with a call to adventure and a supernatural aid. It is then followed by a road of trials and a symbolic death. In the end, the character has a moment of epiphany or realization and then a return. Hawthorne uses all of these in order to show the loss of innocence in Young Goodman Brown as he experiences the hero’s journey.
Nathaniel Hawthorne's famous Young Goodman Brown is one of the most interesting, yet creepy short stories written. Within this beautifully structured story of the 19th century, is a man whose curiosity started the fight between good and evil inside each individual human being. In addition, the story tells the tragic relationship between the main character Young Goodman, and his young wife. Throughout the story, Goodman's character development is affected by the experiences he goes through. At the beginning, Goodman is a good young man with faith in everyone's "pure intentions." He innocently believes in the good in everyone, but towards the end of the story, he's view on the world changes. He ends up having a dark perspective and finds himself unable to trust those around him.
It is impossible to fairly analyze Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, "Young Goodman Brown" around a single literary approach. American novelist, essayist, and poet, Herman Melville, once wrote about Hawthorn's short story that it over time, like wine, it only improves in flavor and body (The Life and Works of Herman Melville). Hawthorne's short story continues to get better with age, and carries today's readers into a world filled with a plethora of meanings for them to pick from its symbolism. Modern readers have interpreted the meaning of Goodman Brown's experience in many ways, but to pigeon hole the story into one view would destroy its veracity.
The author was born in Washington D.C. on May 1, 1901. Later, he received a bachelor’s degree from Williams College where he studied traditional literature and explored music like Jazz and the Blues; then had gotten his masters at Harvard. The author is a professor of African American English at Harvard University. The author’s writing
He we go. Just me and myself now. I can write whatever I want and Mrs. Wesbecher can’t read it. To this point I have wrote about a lot of fun things I have done throughout high school, but that was just the PG version. Sophomore year is when things really began to heat up. One day over at Alex’s we found the key to his parents liquor cabinet. We did exactly what 15 year old guys would do, took some sips and wow did we think we were badasses. Looking back opening the cabinet taking a few sips and locking it back up really quick was quite comical. One night during Sophomore year it was Alex, Cal, and I, Alex drank a lot and we started to walk around town (no license yet). We walked around town for a long time with Alex’s sloppy ass. After a while
Before I begin I would like to thank all of you here on behalf of my mother, my brother and myself, for your efforts large and small to be here today, to help us mark my fathers passing.