A Tale of two Cities

The novel, A Tale of Two Cities, by Dickens is about two very known cities, France and England. This novel takes place during the French Revolution. The story begins in 1775. It tells about three passengers traveling from London to Dover. These three passengers are carrying along a carriage ad a few horses. Dickens is very detailed in his writing and describes the long and tiring journey for both the passengers and horses. Suddenly a messenger appears and asks to see the passenger, Jarvis Lorry. The letter he received said to wait in Dover for someone. Throughout their trip, Lorry continues to doze in and out of dreams, which are mainly about the Tellson Bank. The words “Recalled to life” continue to appear in his illusions.

Lit Anal The Color Purple

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Literature Analysis: The color Purple

1. The Color Purple is a novel about an African American woman named Celie who struggles throughout life. She had to take the part of her mother when she passed away, and during that time her father rapped and beat her constantly. She had two children which she never met. Soon after that she is forced to marry another man who already has children. The children, as well as her husband, are cruel and disrespectful to her. After a couple of years she adjusts to the life. Her sister Nettie moved in with them for a while, but after she refused to have a relationship with Celie’s husband she was kicked out. When Nettie left the house she went to be a servant for an African couple and later became a missionary with them in Africa. Celie not only morns with the loss of her sister, but also with the fact that her husband cheats on her with a singer named Shug Avery. After years of having Shug live with them Cecil begins to form a physical, as well as emotional relationship with Shug. Together Shug and Celie discover letters from Nettie to Celie that her husband had been hiding from her. When Shug announces that she is leaving, Celie decides to leave with her. She gets the courage to tell her husband how she really feels about him. Cecil begins her own store and becomes very successful. She goes back to the town to discover that her husband is a changed man and while she was there, she is reunited with her sister.

2. The theme of this novel is never underestimate anyone. This theme mainly applies to Celie because she started off as a push over and ends up being independent. She is pushed around by everyone at first and then comes out being stronger and more capable of succeeding. Celie dealt with the physical and emotional abuse from her father and husband. With the motivation of Shug, Celie was able to change her life.

3. The tone in this novel is serious and tragic. Though there is a couple of happy moments, it is mainly filled with sad ones. Since the very beginning Celie introduces the fact that she was raped and her tone was very somber. She had a very difficult life and spoke of it with a serious tone. The majority of her life was not very good and enjoyable for her. Even when Nettie sent the letters they always contained serious topics and a tragic tone. Towards the ending of the novel, it begins to brighten up a bit, but Celie still speaks with a tragic tone.

4. The literary elements in this novel were diction, zenith, and  characterization. The diction was used with the slang that Celie spoke in. It was effective by making this novel more realistic as well as making Celie more realistic. An example is, “She look like I ast something none of my bidniss.” The zenith occurred when Shug and Celie found the letters from Nettie. This was a turning point for the way the story took place because Celie’s attitude changed after this. The characterization added a better idea of the characters. It helped make sense of why they did what they did. For example the death of Celie’s husband’s ex wife explained his cruel attitude. 

A Tale of Two Cities

I chose to read the novel A Tale of Two Cities. This novel is about two different cities, which is London and Paris. It talks about the way those two towns were before and after the French Revolution.

The Lost Generation by Jonathan Reed

I read this following poem in my psychology class just a few days ago. It really caught my attention because not only was it written my a 7th grader, but also because it has a strong meaning. This poem sounds depressing when you read it, but when you reverse it, it gives you a sense of hope and encouragement.




I am part of a lost generation.
And I refuse to believe that
I can change the world.
I realize this may be a shock, but
"Happiness comes from within"
Is a lie, and
"Money will make me happy"
So in thirty years, I will tell my children
They are not the most important thing in my life.
My employer will know that
I have my priorities straight because
Work
Is more important than
Family
I tell you this:
Once upon a time
Families stayed together
But this will not be true in my era.
This is a quick fix society
Experts tell me
Thirty years from now, I will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of my divorce.
I do not concede that
I will live in a country of my own making.
In the future,
Environmental destruction will be the norm.
No longer can it be said that
My peers and I care about this Earth.
It will be evident that
My generation is apathetic and lethargic.
It is foolish to presume that
There is hope.

And all of this will come true unless we reverse it.

Big Question: Abstract

A dress code is a set of rules which indicate the approved manner of dress. The dress codes began around the 1980’s when public schools decided to adopt the school uniform policy from Catholic schools. It is said that dress codes are important because they prevent things like violence while also encouraging discipline, along with many other pros and cons. The purpose for my investigation is not only to find out the history behind our school dress code policy, but also its meaning and symbol. The dress code policy will be carefully analyzed in order to see if there is another reason behind its use besides enforcing the “proper” manner of dress. It won’t be difficult to organize the research for this big question because it is straight forward. The information to answer this question will be found online, in books, and from teachers and staff as well. Research will be done on its history and origin and will continue up to recent year. Information on students’ behavior and attitudes toward the dress code policy will also be researched.