...different conflicts and rise and fall action. II. Endearing friendship is the primary and explicit theme of Bridge to Terabithia. III. Paterson’s writing style genuinely enhances the story as she makes use of a third-person limited point of view, figurative language, a colloquial and understated tone and an Appalachian dialect for a realistic effect. Katherine Paterson’s, 1977 award winning novel, Bridge to Terabithia, is a deeply moving, imagination-sparking tale. This young adult fiction novel takes place in a magical kingdom that was created out of the minds of the two unforgettable child protagonists, Jess and Leslie. Through Paterson’s use of literary elements such as: plot, theme, and style, the reader comes to understand and marvel at the benevolence and devotion of youthful friendship, and the power and magic of the imagination. Bridge to Terabithia is a commendable, heartwarming, eloquently written book that well deserves the designation of “one of the most timeless and classical books ever written.” Paterson’s plot is a progressive sequence of events, mixed with several different conflicts and rise and fall action. Bridge to Terabithia’s plot begins its rise with a person vs. society conflict as Jess and Leslie quickly become best friends while trying to deal with a world that oftentimes does not understand them. Shortly after, the person vs. man is encountered as Jess and Leslie's friendship is strengthened by their encounters with a schoolyard bully...
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...Friendship Friendships are the gift to the man kind. The relations which we get in this world are blood related. But the only relationship which does not related to blood is friendship. Friendship has many forms and shapes. It is like water. If we pour the water into a jug it takes the shape of jug. if you pour the same water into a bowl it takes the shape of bowl. Same way friendships will take a different shapes and sizes according to our heart. Friendship gives pleasure to human beings. Where there is friendship then there will not be any sorrow. When you see a child laughing you will forget your sorrows for a second, same way when you are with a friend you forget your sorrows. Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed. The lover, beholding his maiden, half knows that she is not verily that which he worships; and in the golden hour of friendship, we are surprised with shades of suspicion and unbelief. We doubt that we bestow on our hero the virtues in which he shines, and afterwards worship the form to which we have ascribed this divine inhabitation. In strictness, the soul does not respect men as it respects itself. In strict science all persons underlie the same condition of an infinite remoteness. Shall we fear to cool our love by mining for the metaphysical foundation of this Elysian temple? Shall I not be as real as the things I see? If I am, I shall not fear to know them for what they are. Their essence is not less beautiful than their...
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...Christina Wright Interview Paragraphs Cynthia Frazier-Jackson is one of the coolest seniors I know. She is also one of the bluntest people I know. For example, one time when my hair was out of place, she straight up told me that I needed to fix it. She doesn’t beat around the bush and she isn’t fake, she gives it to you like it is. Cynthia is one of those people who always smiles no matter what is going on. Even when she’s mad or upset about something, she doesn’t reminisce on the past. I strive to be like her in many ways. She is like a role-model to me and a lot of other students. That is why Cynthia is one of the coolest seniors I know. Tyleesha has been like a big sister to me. She looks out for me and makes sure I’m okay. Tyleesha said she was friend because she felt like we would get along really well. Well To be honest I’m happy she looks to me as a friend and not just another freshman. I look up to her as a role model because she represents good behavior and how I should act instead of me just acting crazy. She is my friend because we ended up in a class together and she seemed really easy to get along with, so we just became friends. I feel the best piece she has ever given me was to go for guys that care about you for you. I feel that Tyleesha has made my high school experience a whole lot better. Malik Boyd came to A.S.H.S. looking for a better education and a better experience. Malik says he’s known for passing gas a lot, looking handsome, and his hilarious...
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...ngAccounting: Your supervisor enters your office and asks you for a check for $150.00 forexpenses he tells you he incurred entertaining a client last night. Hesubmitsreceipts from a restaurant and lounge. At lunch your supervisor’sgirlfriend stopsby to pick him up for lunch and you overhear her telling thereceptionist what agreat time she had at dinner and dancing with your supervisor the night before. What do you do? Just write out the check because he is my supervisor and I have to do what he says or I may get fired. Bank Teller: You have worked as a bank teller for several months when one of the other tellerswho has become a good friend tells you that her daughter is extremely ill and thatshe must have an operation to survive. She also tells you that she has no insuranceand the operation will cost $10,000. Sometime later you ask her about herdaughter and she tells you she is just fine now. She then confides in you that shetook $10,000.00 from a dormant account at the bank to pay for the operation.She assures you that she has already started paying it back and will continue to doso until it is all returned. What do you do? I would act like I didn’t know anything about it. Computers: In your spare time at work, you have developed a new spreadsheet program on thepersonal computer in your office. It is even more powerful, yet easier to sue thananything on the market. You share your new program with a friend whoencourages you to market it on your own because you could probably...
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...animals- having sex with anyone including sisters, etc. forgetting parents and elders, doing anything they like. 5. We have our own form of exercise and medicine that is flawless compared to other science and has no side-effects. 6. Sanskrit is the mother of all languages, which is so complex and huge that many things can be described and learnt from it. Western culture 1. Westerners place a high value on having fun. This doesn’t mean that they don’t care about serious issues. If they see someone upset, they will often assume that the person wants to be left alone, unless they are good friends. 2. Westerners can become intimate quite quickly in friendships, but that doesn’t mean that they are committed. Commitment takes longer to happen 3. Westerners can have affectionate guy-girl friendships without any romantic interest. 4. Westerners tend to be more honest about their skills, and to value a high self-esteem. They are not necessarily being arrogant if they openly admit that they are good at something. 5. Equality between men and women is valued in the...
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...Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and Bebo. Do any of these names sound familiar? I'm going to paint you a picture, of how social networking affects our interpersonal relationships. Social networking is affecting numerous aspects of our lives, such as the work place, our love life, our identity, and how we spend our spare time. Did you know that fifty-four percent of companies prohibit the use of social networking, but fifty-seven percent of employees admit to using social networks during work time for personal use? Social networks such as Twitter, MySpace, and even games such as Black Ops are addictive, and hold a high priority in many people's lives. Twenty percent of all divorce cases are directly caused by Facebook. Complaints about inappropriate promiscuity, or just plain jealousy of a spouse adding people that make the other spouse jealous, end a marriage that could have blossomed into a new family tree. People who live in the same household can't even talk to each other anymore. The frightening new reality is that if you want your child to come to the kitchen for supper, a post must be written on their profile advising so. It seems as though a person's verbal skills are becoming less and less effective. Does social networking define who we are as an individual? Does the company of a social network know more about you than your own family? Is it assumed that you're physically attractive because your profile page features pictures of physically attractive friends...
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...101 Strategies For Coping With Stress * Begin living now. * Stop living in the future/past. * Stop asking to be rescued. * Stop waiting until and marking time. * Write a journal of your daily activities, thoughts and moods. * List your successes. * Listen to feedback from others. * Set goals realistically. * Make friends with people who like themselves. * Think positively. * Learn what is and what is not controllable in your life. * Enjoy leisure. * Be honest about how you feel. * Express yourself. * Meditate daily. * Read about human growth. * Pretend you're a perfect parent to yourself. * Figure out ways to achieve your goals. * Take a continuing education course. * Stop collecting people with problems. * Stop rescuing people. * Learn to accept what you cannot change. * Stroke yourself. * Surface your feelings. * Practice self-expression. * Let other people run their own lives. * Think to solve problems rather than depending on "magical powers." * Get acquainted with happy, successful people. * Expect to enjoy your relationships. * Develop your personal talents. * Give yourself permission to be afraid of failure and succeed. * Encourage gentleness in yourself and others. * Play. * Face life with dignity. * See people as individuals. * Protect yourself from unsafe situations. * Do something exciting. * Organize your work...
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...Explore Paul's relationship with Kat. What effect, if any, does this relationship have on Paul's view of his experiences throughout the novel? Standing next your best friend unaware of if they will live or die is a quite terrible situation. Would you be able to stand next to your best friend and watch him or her die? Feeling like your whole world could come crashing down, enveloping you and your loved ones at any moment is the feeling many of the soldiers had in the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. The camaraderie felt between the soldiers was quite evident throughout this piece of work. One connection that was immense throughout the book was the main character and narrator, Paul’s feelings toward Kaczynski (Kat), a fellow soldier and great friend. Paul’s relationship with Kat only seems to grow, creating a special bond as the novel progressed. From comforting Paul after his first hand to hand combat to simply being a friend to rely on, Kat was always by Paul’s side. Kat had an amazing impact on Paul during his time at war and on leave. When Paul was released for his short leave in Chapter 9, Paul couldn’t help but feel like he was out of place once he arrived back home. Paul realized he had changed as a person and was worried about his fellow comrades fighting on the battlefield. He often longed to return to the war so he could be back with his friends. When he arrived back however, he felt different. “I have an uneasy conscience...
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...Life Defining Moments My friend & I were in the car, on our way to Glorietta 4 to catch movie with the rest of the group. She then asked me if some life-defining moments ever occurred. I wasn’t sure what she was talking about & I didn’t have a quick answer for that. I remember her telling me that one of her life defining moments was looking at a framed picture by her bedside, a picture of her and her gorgeous boyfriend, her arms around his neck, in a candid pose. Or something like that. I remember laughing, sine I could have thought of that too. She then explained that a life-defining moment was something you’d like to happen in the future no matter how far-off or crazy it might be. It was like a goal of some sort, but it’s just something conjured up to tickle the imagination. We didn’t dwell on that for long, for the conversation reverted to Harry Potter’s new adventures and the movie that were about to watch that afternoon. I totally forgot it, until a kabarkada now based in Seattle shared her own life-defining moment through e-groups, after that friend of mine (whom I watched the movie with) shared a brand-new one. They were all seeing themselves as successful IT Professionals in power suits rushing from their pad to their office in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. They were either carrying Loius Vitton bags or their slim Compaq notebooks, while talking with a client on their top-of-the-line mobile phones and the, most expensive Armani shades protecting their...
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...Aida Chacko ENG 2DP Dec 5, 2012 An analysis of Comparison and Contrast between Charley and Willy Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally (David Frost). We often are surrounded by examples and stories about successful people doing good and pitiable ones committing crimes. People usually follow the path of a successful person because they think that they are perfect. We often neglect the truth that everyone is imperfect, and that god is not one of us. We are human beings, and liable to make mistakes. Therefore, being successful is learning from our mistakes and following our passion we desire. We as human beings are all born with a passion and we have to keep trying to achieve it. Of course, some may lack this wisdom because of their inability to understand success is not all about money and good looks. An example of this theme of success is presented in the novel Death of a Salesman. Miller clarifies this philosophical way of life through contrast and comparison between two characters. In the novel Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller demonstrates the idea of success through the Willy and Charley through the theme of foil as fathers, friends, and businessman. In the Arthur Miller’s novel, Death of a Salesman, the interaction between Willy Loman and his sons, Happy and Biff, allows Miller to demonstrate the foil comparison of the father-son relationships with the Charley’s relationship with his son. Willy and Charley’s...
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...“I stopped watching, turned away from the alley. Something warm was running down my wrist. I blinked, saw I was still biting down on my fist, hard enough to draw blood from the knuckles. I realized something else. I was weeping. From just around the corner, I could hear Assef's quick, rhythmic grunts. I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley, stand up for Hassan the way he'd stood up for me all those times in the past, and accept whatever would happen to me. Or I could run. In the end I ran” (7. 137-139) Amir leaves Hassan in the alleyway. This passage In the Kite Runner is very important, along with the passage in which Amir plants a wad of cash and his watch under Hassan's mattress. Khaled Hosseni, the author counts these two incidents as Amir's two major betrayals of Hassan. I have been in both Amir’s situation and Hassan’s situation, I have seen people betray me and I have betrayed other people as of a result, I have even seen my friends betray their friends in front of me. As a child I had a lot of friends. One particular friend was Alexis. I grew up with her in an apartment complex that was located on the bad side of town. We always had to stick up for each other. My friends had a lot of influence on me at this time in my life because my feelings as a child were similar to Hassan’s growing up. I often got mistreated by my friends but I never actually realized how much they had a depraved...
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...Mohamed Nunow English 101 March 13, 2014 What makes to be a good friend? Many people throw the term “friend” around loosely. They think they have friends at work, friends at school, and friends from the Internet. But is all these people really friends? The word “friend” seems to be used today to refer to anyone from long-term to short-term relationships. However, a good friend is someone who will always be there in times of need, who will always be the best company, and who will always listen and give advice. Without any questions asked, a good friend will always be there in times of need. No matter how bad a problem is, a good friend will be the person who sits up nights and take days off work just to sit with a friend. If someone is in trouble with a difficult paper a friend will help brainstorm to figure out the problem. If someone is sick, a friend will be the first one at the door with chicken soup and will baby-sit the kids until the sick person feel better. If someone is stranded across town with a broken-down car, a friend will drop everything to make a rescue and drive the person wherever he or she needs to go. Not everyone has a friend like this a good friend will always be the first one there, no matter what. Most of all, a good friend is also someone who will listen and give reliable advice. Some people will listen to problems...
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...Thank you to everyone who is here today to pay tribute to my father, William Joseph. I know that many of you had to travel long distances to be here and it is a reflection on Joe that there are so many loving friends and relatives here today. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is David and I am Joe’s, in layman’s terms adoptive son. He took me in and raised me when my biological father failed to raise to the occasion. It is hard to imagine what my life would be like without his guidance and support. Joe was the hardest working person that I have ever met. He worked hard at his career, harder around the house, but also worked very hard at being a great father, and friend. I remember when I was a child thinking that Joe was a slave driver with the relentless work he made us kids do around the house. I remember one chore on a weekend morning. Joe again had little Joe and I working around the house. At one point instead of carrying paint cans down into the basement as instructed I thought it would be a good idea to toss them down the stairs. When one finally busted open, I can’t even begin to describe how angry he was. Needless to say I spent a long time doing clean up. As an adult I realized it was a life lesson he was teaching us with all those weekend chores. He taught us what hard work really was, how to earn what you want and appreciate what you have and earned. Joe was very intelligent, a realist, and some how was always able to see the big picture and the end result...
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...ABC Book Report By: Damyia Thomas Wonder A- August is an ordinary boy on the inside, but by his deformed face most people can’t tell. He does normal things like eat ice cream, play the Xbox, and ride a bike, but his judgment is based on his face. B- Mr. Browne was August’s English teacher. He was a tall man with a yellow beard. Mr. Browne always gave the students a precept every month. C- Christopher was August’s best friend when they were seven years old but Christopher moved to Bridgeport. When August and his mom went to go visit Christopher his mom told Maugaruite, August’s mom, that August should start school. D- The Deal is mainly about August checking out his new school and meeting new students. Jack, Julian, and Charlotte showed him around but he isn’t very interested in going. E- Effected describes via when she finally got back from staying with her grandmother for a month. She hadn’t been used to being stared at where ever she went with August. When she looked at August after returning she saw a weird deformed faced boy and not her brother. F- First Day Jitters: this was the first day of school for August and he had a mad case of butterflies. He was so excited to go to school because he felt like he had a real friend in jack and charlotte. He was also excited because his dad and his sister, Via, would be walking him to school that day. G- Mrs. Garcia is the middle school director. Before August went on his school tour, Mr. Tushman took...
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...honored the season in my heart; loving the music, the trees and the glowing lights I saw throughout the city. But I was never able to outwardly celebrate the holiday until I acquired my second family in my junior year of high school. Members of my second family are Jewish and Atheist. In fact, none of us are actually Christian. We all love the trappings of Christmas and decided nothing could stop us from celebrating the holiday. On Christmas Eve last year, we met at my friend's apartment on the Upper West Side. We dressed in our finest and set the table with fancy plates, beautiful silverware, and the embroidered napkins. We spread Chinese take-out on the plates and ate fortune cookies for dessert. In a sense, we were celebrating our friendships and diversity more than the holiday itself. For me, the Chinese-Jewish-Christmas was an affirmation of a newfound independence that inadvertently came into my life with my second family. Before then, I had grown socially dependent on my six-pack.I became friends with six girls from Southeast Asia, other "Brownies." We were inseparable in my freshman year. I always dreamed of attending Stuyvesant High School but it seemed like a foreign place in my first days of Ninth Grade. Initially gravitating towards people of my "kind," other Southeast Asians, other "Brownies," made the adjustment easier. During the summer apart, I discovered more of my self beyond the group through my notebook. I started writing. My notebook started off as a...
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