Cassandra

Jane Austen I. Introduction: Attention Getter: “There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” said by Elizabeth Bennet in the Jane Austen novel, Pride and Prejudice. Is it possible that an 18th Century novelist still be relevant 200 hundred years later, in today’s 21st century world? It would seem that the answer is a definite Yes. Even though in Austen’s day she was not as…

Jane Austen, an intelligent, mellow, and sarcastic woman who was an artist by illustration is one of the most captivating human beings. Her writings appeal to anyone and everyone. Be it gentleman or lady; her genre is truly peculiar. Austen’s criticism of society’s inequality and superficiality grasps a variety of different readers attention because her writing is relevant to humanity as a whole. She wrote her stories in a way that pleases critics and common readers. Furthermore, Austen…

Growing up everyone always tells you that you can be whatever you want to be. Most kids choose prestige jobs like Fire Fighter, President of the United States, Teacher, or Doctor; like most young girls I was going to be a veterinarian. I didn’t have the grades nor could I pass a simple math class, my dreams were crushed. From then on my goal was to just get through school and I would deal with choosing my career later. Senior year came around and I had chosen a vocational class at SELF school…

flushing through the city killing everybody in their path, we need to run away. The King is dead! King Priam is dead! “Paris you need to save Troy. Troy will fall and everybody you love will die. We cannot stay here, we will die. We need to escape. Cassandra, Andromache, and I have to go. We have to escape.” I exclaimed to Paris. “Run far away Helen. Save yourself. You cannot stay with me here. I will fight in honor of my father, my brother, the city of Troy, and for you my love. This is the…

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"Wait for me?" "No." "Come on give me like 2 more minutes," I pleaded, running around my house like a crazy woman. "Fine," Regina said, rolling her eyes and plopping down on my couch. Ok I just needed to find the perfect shoes to go with my dress... I went to my room and looked under my bed for my plain black flats. Since I was going to a party, I was trying to avoid my feet hurting from heels. "Got it!" I yelled from my room and walked to the living room where Regina was now standing.…

A family is shaken after finding out a rope was wrapped around an eight-year-old boy's neck before he was allegedly pushed off of a table, leaving him hanging and swinging around. The boy's grandmother, Lorrie Slattery, explained to Valley News that her biracial grandson was playing in a yard when a group of white teens began throwing sticks and rocks at his legs while they calling him racial slurs before the rope from a tire swing ended up wrapped around his neck. Slattery claims: "The…

In She Said Yes, it is a true story based on her beloved 17 years old daughter, Cassie Bernall, who struggled with her own peer pressures and her relationship with her parents. Misty Bernall, Cassie’s mother, wrote this book because to tell her side of story and how it made her feel when dealing with her daughter for 17 years. Before getting shot in the head, Cassie was brave enough to stand up for what she believed in when she said yes she believed in God with all the strength that was in her…

The Oresteia, by Aeschylus, is a collection of three tragedies written about the events that occur relating to the House of Atreus. The main story revolves around the mission of Orestes, who travels great length to avenge his father 's death. Orestes’ father, Agamemnon, was murdered upon returning home from battle, by his wife Clytemnestra. Throughout the play, woman are used to demonstrate how traditional gender roles can be rejected and highlight the sexist nature of traditional greek society.…

Envy, one of the seven deadly sins is a secretly emotion, kept in by those who are envious. If you are envious of someone, then you most likely wont tell that person or admit that you're envious. Wanting what someone else has and resenting them for having it is envy. For example if your best friend comes to school with a shirt you’ve wanted all summer you want to be happy for him/her, but instead you may feel bitter, a grudge,hatred or spiteful. You may ask yourself, Why do people tend to envy…