The Kite Runner: Bullying

In the novel "The Kite Runner" Amir is the ultimate bully to a young boy named Hassan, who just happens to be his best friend. It is completely evident that Amir and Hassan were made for each other. Amir has a superiority complex that he takes out on his friend because he cannot take it out on anyone else. Hassan has a submission problem so he just lets Amir do and say what ever he wants and treat him how ever he wants without complaint. Amir i think bullies because his dad is big and tough and expects Amir to follow in his footsteps. 

The Crucible: Characterization

In the novel "The Crucible" there are tons of characters, but there are only a few main characters.  Those characters are, Abigail Williams, John Proctor, Elisabeth Proctor, Rev. Parris, and Rev. Hale. There are others but these seem to be the most crucial. The first of these is Abigail Williams. She is Rev. Parris's niece and lives with him and his family because her family died. She is totally and completely self centered and spiteful. She cares for no one but herself and does whatever it takes to get what she wants. John Proctor is a good, kind, and honorable gentlemen. He made a mistake with Abigail but he is truly sorry and plans to never let anything like that happen again. He refuses to be a part of Abigail's scheming and turns himself in instead. He will not let Abigail get her way again. Elisabeth Proctor is wary towards Abigail and has every right to be. She never lies but is forced to do uncharacteristic things to protect her husband all because of Abigail. She is humble and takes what Abigail dishes out without retaliation. Rev. Parris complains all the time and thinks everyone is against him. He accused everyone of sin and always preaches about hell, fire, and brimstone which makes everyone resent him. Rev. Hale at first thought he was well informed on evil spirits and such but when he came to salem to fix their "witch problem" he was surprised by what he found. He knew Abigail was lying but no one would believe him. He was with John and Elisabeth. He knew they were the honest ones but they where alone in there knowledge about Abigail's lies.

Half over all ready??

I cannot believe my junior year is already half over! I had so much fun this past semester with my best friends Kayla Vise and Deirdre Keyes. I know already that without them, this year would have been awful. My courses are pretty hard this year and without them, it would have been all work no fun. =[ That would not have been good! Even though im not even a senior yet, im already feeling that good ol' senioridous. Im so excited about graduating and it gets closer and closer with every passing day. This past semester has been great, I hope i can say the same about this one at the end of the year.

The Crucible

The classic and renown novel, "The Crucible" is absolutely full to the brim with instances of bullying on many characters part.  The most obvious of these characters is, of course, Abigail Williams. Her incredible lack of concern for others is completely shocking.  She is the perfect example of teen selfishness, on a slightly higher scale...i should hope.  She uses the extreme suspicion of the time towards witches and witchcraft to her favor a totally sick manner that is taken way to far.  She accused innocent people,whom she has grown up with, of witchcraft all to just make her accusatory story towards Elisabeth Proctor more credible.  She wants Elisabeth's husband, so she decides the easiest way to get her out of the way is to have her killed, and what better way to do that than accuse her of witchcraft? 

The Kite Runner

In the novel "The Kite Runner" a young boy named Amir learns that the past always catches up to you and the only thing you can do is use every resource you have to make it right.  Amir was extremely lucky to have a friend as compassionate and true as Hassan.  Anyone else would have turned and left Amir to his own arrogant self, but Hassan didn't.  Even though Hassan was caused all sorts of grieving and pain on Amir's behalf, when it all came down to it, Hassan still trusted Amir to handle everything and make it all right.  After reaping the consequences of his mistakes, Amir was made a much better and wiser person.  

The Sacrifice

Kathleen Benner Duble’s novel, The Sacrifice is full to the brim of conflict, both internal and external. First, at the beginning of this novel, Abigail Faulkner, a young, courageous girl of the 1600s, thinks her problems are bad when she gets caught running, here in shaming her family. Little does she know that things are just heating up and within a few months, this minor offense will be all but forgotten. The external conflict she is experiencing at this point in the story seems awful to her and her family but soon the conflict within them will rage to what seems beyond compare. Suddenly, the small town of Andover goes from peaceful to demon possessed. Is this possible? Could she really have been living next to witches her whole life and never known? Her suspicions are confirmed when she and her sister are accused of witchcraft. She knows she is not a witch and she now feels the pain of all the other falsely accused. Conflicts with the accusatory girls, and the jailor and almost everyone in the nearby town, Salem, get worse and worse. Will it ever get better? Last, internal conflict starts when Abigail’s mother, a loving and sensitive caretaker who will do any thing to free her children, tries to get her to tell the court that she was taught witchcraft by her mother. At first Abigail is appalled, but then she sees the urgency in her mother’s eyes. It is the only way to keep Abigail from hanging. Torn between the love of her mother and her mother’s wishes, Abigail is faced with the decision of her life. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone and everyone. Find out what happens to Abigail and her family. Don’t take my word for it, solve to conflict in your own mind.

What changes Obama?

It has come to my attention that Senator Obama’s main campaign slogan seems to be “CHANGE." My only question is, what change is he planning on making? I never hear any specification on that topic even though it seems to be the most prominent word in most all of his speeches.

I’m concerned about the rising of gas prices and the crashing of our economy just as every other American citizen. What will Obama do to change this present crisis? Does he have plans for these things? If so, he needs to tell us more about them. Elaborate and expand.

All I ever hear is change but I never see any difference. If he is to become my next president, I want to know that he will be able to handle the things that are going wrong in America. They aren’t going to just go away. He needs to tell us more about how he will solve these problems. Then and only then will I believe that he will truly change our country.