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Period 5 10/12/15 The Biggest?Fish?in the River gets that way by?Never?Being?Caught In Tim Burton?s Movie, ?Big Fish,? he tries to display to his audience a story of an old man?s life. The old man tells stories to his son about his adventures when the old man was still in his prime. Through the stories and the obvious signs of symbolism, Tim Burtons attempts to convey to audiences that people who do not live in the moment are more successful than the ones that do.

Period 5 10/6/15 Time to Post Another Selfie Many people take pride in what they do, know, or even wear. Some people, however, take their pride a little too far making it turn into vanity. Vanity is excessive admiration in one?s achievements. In ?Social media desperately need an antidote for bragging? (2013), written by M. McFarland , it describes about how people take ?numbers?, such as retweets and likes, as a way to judge other people and brag about themselves. While boasting about good news is a healthy act, at a certain point confidence turns into arrogance. Vanity creates an air of arrogance, which introduces hollowness into human hearts.

Catcher in the Rye Chapter 19-23 Response Quote: ?I didn?t say anything. I was sort of afraid he?d get up and leave on me if I didn?t shut up.? Response: (Character Perspective) From this statement, we can see that he truly lonely. Instead of trying to talk to Luce and be social, he hides his true personality from him. We can see that this is what he hates the most, but deals with it so he isn?t alone. He becomes a phony for the sake of fitting in with others. Quote: ?When I was really drunk, I started that stupid business with the bullet in my guts again.?

Not Just a Pretty Face From the ancient times to the present, women have been considered less than men for hundreds of years. Women, as depicted by House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, are in need of people to help them. The author writes in the front cover that this book is dedicated to women, the people who were most affected by prejudice. With over ten women in need in her book, she expresses her feelings most through three main people and groups: Esperanza, Marin, and the neighbors. A theme of House on Mango Street is that women are considered inferior because of men-driven societies.