Sarah Dessen Essays

  • sarah dessen

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    Sarah Dessen When a writer with a creative mind writes a story, the composition does not just become a generic, hear it everyday kind of story. An amazing author will become one with the writing and possibly put their own story down. They will put inspiration and life lessons they had once learned in the past, so their readers may learn it also. That is exactly what Sarah Dessen does, the life around her is put onto paper for others to learn and read. Dessen was not like the other girls in her younger

  • Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

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    Dreamland by Sarah Dessen, Penguin Group Inc: New York, 2000 "When Eliza, Lindsay, and I all finally stood up to walk to the ambulance to get bandaged up, the crowd stood and gave us a standing O. We went on to win the game bug, but my topple made everything else anticlimactic." (47) anticlimax, n. an event, period, or outcome that is strikingly less important or dramatic than expected The protagonist, Caitlin, has fallen off the top of the cheerleader's pyramid at the season's biggest

  • Sarah Dessen

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    remember much life here but she does remember the majority of her life which was spent in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Her parents were both professors at the University of North Carolina where her mom is a classicist and her dad taught Shakespeare. Sarah always enjoyed reading and her parents usually invested in books for her for Christmas. This was a disappointment to her when she would have enjoyed the presents everyone else got too, however, reading was also important to her. Also when she was about

  • Characters In The Truth About Forever By Sarah Dessen

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    to correct them in my future. This was a major benefit because now I get my phone taken away a lot less compared to how many times I used to have phone taken away in the past. This was a theme often shown in The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen. In the book, Dessen used characters as symbols to express the importance of each character. Throughout the book all the characters had experienced heart wrenching, and emotionally tragic events; on the flip side, they

  • Sarah Grimke and Frederick Douglass

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    When I mention the names Sarah Grimke and Frederick Douglass what comes to mind? Abolitionists? Equal rights activists? Of course, these two individuals are making great strives to fight for what they believe in. The sad thing about it is that we don’t have enough people with the likes of these two. England abolished slavery in 1834 so how long will we go on with this inhumane cruelty toward people. Our country is in a state of denial and if we don’t wake up soon, we will all pay the price. I’m going

  • Sarah Jeannette Duncan’s A Mother in India

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    Sarah Jeannette Duncan’s A Mother in India Patriarchal Victorian Men Create Monstrous Victorian Women 706 Words A Mother in India, as a story depends on the facade of appearance and the reality of emotional abandonment within a male dominated & Victorian society. Duncan’s point is that Victorian men create monstrous Victorian women. Relationships of any emotional worth are rendered impossible between Helena and her daughter Cecily because of a life long separation imposed by the father. It is

  • The Life of Beauty Mogul Madam C.J Walker

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    The Life of Beauty Mogul Madam C.J Walker I got my start by giving myself a start. -Madam C.J. Walker Madame C. J. Walker, named Sarah Breedlove at birth, was born December 23, 1867, in Delta, Louisiana, to Owen and Minerva Breedlove, both of whom were emancipated (freed) slaves and worked on a cotton plantation. At the age of six Sarah's parents died after the area was struck by yellow fever, a deadly disease oftentimes spread by mosquitoes. The young girl then moved to Vicksburg to live with

  • Story on Acne

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    Acne, A Teen Epidemic Sarah walked into the Doctors office. She was just turning 15, and had long black hair, with bright green eyes. She was so pretty, except she had acne. People at school would laugh and make fun of her, just because she had pimples. “Sarah McMahon’s here for her appointment,” Sarah’s mother told the receptionist. Sarah went and sat down in the waiting room. There were little children running around, playing with toys. Sarah missed those day’s. No one made fun of her for her

  • Conflict in the Short Story Weekend

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    does care what is going on with George and Sarah and all of the other girls he brings home. That even though she does not show it or talk about it out loud. That she deeply cares what is going on and does not appreciate how George is acting in front of her. The fact that the story is told through the eyes of Lenore also leaves the reader to wonder what is really going on between George and Sarah behind the scenes. For instance when George and Sarah go on a walk, we have no idea what went on during

  • Harsh Criticisms Of Hagar

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    Hagar is the woman some commentators think treated Sarai with disdain, while others view her as the victim of Abram and Sarai’s impatience and disobedience to God. In this paper I will review each commentators thought on Hagar in Genesis 16, and my opinion on their observations. This paper will be broken into four sections: Harsh criticisms of Hagar, Hagar as the victim, unbiased of Hagar, three different points of view, and the conclusion. Hagar is a maidservant, and therefore is only supposed

  • Friendship - A Bond of Love and Hate

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    Friendship - A Bond of Love and Hate Sarah and I had a fight about two weeks ago. We hadn’t fought in a while so we were due for a battle. Sarah complained that a girl at my party was “talking about her,” and, obviously, if I was a real friend, I should have kicked her out. Funny thing is I wouldn’t have kicked the girl out even if I had known that she was talking about Sarah. This, in turn, caused Sarah to tell that she hated me and never wanted to speak to me again. And, before you know it

  • Comparing the Film and Novel Versions of Sam Hanna Bell’s December Bride

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    months apart, this writer found herself to still be somewhat bewildered by a few of the events portrayed. The novel clears the Irish fog swirling around those events creating a much more solidly constructed story. In addition, the characters of Sarah and Frank are developed to a much deeper level. The great leap in years that occurs at the end of the movie is shortened in the novel and in consequence, the story flows more smoothly. Perhaps December Bride would have faired better as a TV mini-series

  • Sarah, the Evil Mistress

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    Sarah, the Evil Mistress Although Hagar flaunts her pregnancy with Abraham in the face of Sarah who is barren, Sarah is ultimately responsible for generating trouble in Abraham’s household. Through Sarah’s decision to give Hagar to Abraham, Sarah’s jealousy and anger towards Hagar’s reaction to conception, and also Sarah’s harsh treatment of Hagar, we are able to understand why Sarah is truly the one accountable for the negative circumstances throughout her relationship with Hagar. Initially

  • Comparison Between Merchant of Venice and The Bible

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    SHYLOCK: What says that fool of Hagar's offspring, ha? The Biblical Story Genesis 16: 1-16 1 Now Sarai Abram�s wife bare him no children, and she had a maid an Egyptian, Hagar by name. 2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from child bearing. I pray thee go in unto my maid: it may be that I shall receive a child by her. And Abram obeyed the voice of Sarai. 3 Then Sarai Abram�s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelled ten years in the land

  • Patricia MacLachlan's Life Reflected in Sarah, Plain, and Tall

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    Patricia MacLachlan's Life Reflected in Sarah, Plain, and Tall Beyond MacLachlan's basic interest in creating a good children's novel in Sarah, Plain, and Tall, she also has a very personal investment in connecting her story and its characters with the many facets of her personal experiences: family, her beliefs, and her biography. It seems odd that an only child, from an intact family, would have the insight to write so detailed about the feelings of loss and a blended family. When asked

  • Realism in Patricia MacLachlan’s Sarah, Plain and Tall

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    Realism in Patricia MacLachlan’s Sarah, Plain and Tall A book that has a clear understanding of what is “real” is often thought to be a quality book. Although what is thought to be “real” is different for everyone, for me it is how easily I am able to relate to the characters in the book. If I can sympathize and understand what they are going through on an emotional level and can put myself in their shoes, I am more apt to enjoy the story. Narrative style and structure play a very important

  • The Life of Abraham

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    .. ...ays were anti-climatic. He handled the burial of Sarah, who according to Genesis 23:1 died at 127 years of age. He arranged the marriage of Isaac to Rebekah. He also took a second wife and continued to have children as spoken about in Genesis 25. Also stated there is the fact that, “he gave all that he had to Isaac.” Then in Genesis 25:7-9 the scriptures describe Abraham’s death. He died at 175 years of age and buried next to Sarah. WORKS CITED Alter, Robert Genesis: Translation

  • Abraham’s Obedience to God

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    potter. He shapes and molds you into the vessel that he needs you to be in order to fulfill his WILL. Abram was shaped by the changing of his identity. God gave Abram instructions to change his name to Abraham and for Sarai’s to change her name to Sarah. God chose Abraham to ancestor a multitude of nations. This everlasting covenant with Abraham covered his offspring, and their generations. In addition, Abraham and his generations would populate the land of Canaan. God also told Abraham he would bless

  • The Meanest Doll In The World By Ann M. Martin and Laura Godwin

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    their own organization, SELMP or Society for Exploration and the Location of Missing People. Rising Events: Auntie Sarah was Annabelle’s aunt, she would often go on explorations through the house either when the family wasn’t around, or when they were sleeping. Annabelle had always wanted to tag along, she never had the courage to ask Auntie Sarah though, and one day Auntie Sarah approached Annabelle and asked her if she would join her, Annabelle invited Tiffany. They go to look at the spiders,

  • The Contributions of Frederick Douglas, William Apess, Sarah Margaret Fuller, and Sojourner Truth

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    The Contributions of Frederick Douglas, William Apess, Sarah Margaret Fuller, and Sojourner Truth As has been noted before, when we look at the authors of The Declaration of Independence, we are quite aware that the 'document' was written in the interest of the people who were there. The wealthy, white, landowners make up the Constitution to fit their needs and exclude everyone else. The people most notably left without rights are African American's, Native American's and Women. These minority