Quill Award

“Strings” by Christina Turtriak is a claymation depiction of giving up when faced with a challenge. Christina Turtriak explained in her presentation that the theme in many of her projects is the human form without a soul. She shows this idea through her creations of deformed people in drawings, sculptures, short animations, and her performances where she dresses up as a blind, painted figure, bringing her two-dimensional ideas to life. Her claymation video “Strings” starts out with a…

in several genres.Some genres include Action, Romantic-Comedy,Horror,thriller,comedy,and drama.He was an Oscar nominee in 2013 for best actor for his role in Les Miserables , also an Emmy winner in 2006 ,and nominee in 2009 and 2006. Two time Tony award winner for his role in the play the Boy from Oz and a special Tony in 2012,and for special contributions to theater, and a Golden Globe winner for best actor in a musical, or comedy for Les Miserables. He has hosted the Oscars and the Tonys. He's…

This term I read 2 books. School of Fear, by Gitty Daneshvari, a fiction novel, and Counting by 7’s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan, a realistic fiction novel. School of Fear was a just right book for me. I knew almost all the words and understood the plot. Counting by 7’s was also a just right book for me. I could relate to some of the characters, comprehended the words, and understood what was happening throughout the story. Counting by 7’s was my favorite book this term. 2. Write a quote (with…

The blunt allusion to Tabitha took William by surprise. He always suspected that Mary understood Tabitha’s control over him, but he never expected her to come right out and say it. “I won’t hold on for much longer,” Mary said through sniffles. “I know,” William whispered in her ear. “I know. Sign the contract.” “Really,” Mary said, looking up at him. “Sign the contract, Mary.” “You know what comes with this commitment.” “I do,” William said. They kissed. In the past, William and Mary’s kisses…

Heather is the first person who will acknowledge Melinda and befriend her. She is the new girl in town and doesn’t know the events of the summer. She doesn’t know why everyone avoids Melinda. She saw an outcast and opportunity to make a friend. Melinda and her never grow close because of their opposite personalities and interests, but it gives Heather influence in Melinda’s life. It is Heather who will help Melinda find her voice. Heather is a person desperate to be part of a group. When she…

At the first of the movie, I thought Ryan Phillippe was one of the best cop that you will meet because he shown great levels of integrity but he wasn’t. When he seen the bad action of his fellow office, Matt Dillon, he didn’t want nothing to do with it. I believe riding with him is kind of like that movie Training Day with Denzel Washington. But he showed so many good actions in the first part of the movie, that I was like this guy is just an all-around good guy. He done the right thing and got…

Luna was jolted awake by a loud noise. She got out of her bed curious what the noise could be, hoping it was just a guard, and that no one was hurt or need help. She went to the door, carefully opening it. In front of her was a mailmare. Luna stared trying to process what she saw before her. She never got mail. Why was there a mail mare here. When she realized she was staring, she shook herself out of her stupor and relaxed. “I have a letter for you,” the mare said. “Thank you.” She…

“The Red Wheelbarrow” is a short poem written by William Carlos Williams that is broken down into four stanzas. After the first time reading the poem you see Mr. Williams’ ability to depict a scenario with sixteen simple words. The structure of the poem and word usage brings the reader closer to the scene being painted by Mr. Williams’. The first stanza brings the reader in and captures there attention by stating “so much depends upon.” You begin to wonder what can be so important. The…

Dystopian Critical Analysis “Whether this is my end or a new beginning I have no way of knowing” (Atwood 295). In Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale a young women named Offred is trapped in a dystopian microcosm being forced to do the unthinkable. In the United States an outbreak of syphilis occurred causing many people to become infertile. The population is declining and the country is scared as a whole. Then, a group of extremists break into the congress building during a session and…

Unorthodoxy In The Handmaid’s Tale In a world where everything is in order, individuality will not go unnoticed. The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood, is set in a totalitarian theocracy called the Republic of Gilead. The main character and narrator, Offred, presents her story as an audio diary, which is transcribed into book form by Professor Pieixoto. Offred tells of her life before Gilead, when she has a steady job and a loving family; during the revolution, when she loses her job, money,…