Walkable City by Jeff Speck

Looking at the book Walkable City by Jeff Speck already seems give you an idea on what the book might be about. When first reading the book you are given insight on how to better structure a city for walkability. Mr. Speck gives vision on what makes a city a better place for living giving … Read more

A Clockwork Orange / Filthy with Things

‘He who makes a beast out of himself, gets rid of the pain of being a man’, Samuel Johnson (1709-1784). Mankind can be regarded as beasts in a certain way. Do we become beasts to ignore the pain life can bring us? We have free will; this allows us to make our own decisions and … Read more

Outliers: The Story of Success (book analysis)

The book, Outliers: The Story of Success, expands the idea of successful people. Through each chapter, the author Malcolm Gladwell explains various success stories, but he counteracts the idea that people’s achievements are based on luck. Instead, he forces readers to look beyond the individual in order to understand how success works and outliers are … Read more

Cask of amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

Exposition Background: . The exposition of the story begins when Montresor (the narrator) is introduced and starts talking about his hard history together with Fortunato (the victim) . Montresor claims that Fortunato has wounded him a “thousands” times. Montresor never complains until one day. Fortunato goes way to far according to Montresor because he insulted … Read more

J.D Salinger – The Catcher In The Rye

J.D Salinger’s novel, The Catcher In The Rye, perfectly captures the angst, confusion, and disillusionment that teenagers struggle with as they try to find their purpose in life. Holden Caulfield, the narrator and protagonist, is a troubled 17 year old who wanders through life physically present, but mentally absent. That is because he is stuck … Read more

The Good Food Revolution

The Good Food Revolution While reading “The Good Food Revolution” it was very eye opening that someone could go from being well off with a good amount of money to having nothing all for something that they love. Will Allen showed all three of the pillars in the public affairs mission in his book. Cultural … Read more

The Cruelty Within Us

October 25, 2017 Period 6 The Cruelty Within Us Civilization has shaped the way people act, but when those ties to civilization are broken people have the potential to spiral downwards into violence and cruelty. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a group of young boys who have been stranded on an island succumb … Read more

Rae Yang’s story, “Spider Eaters: A Memoir”

Rae Yang’s story, “Spider Eaters: A Memoir”, overlaps the periods of three diverse decades. She was from a revolutionary cadre’s family. Following spending her early life in Switzerland, she joined the Beijing 101 Middle School, which was a school for the elites. After the Cultural Revolution emerged, she vigorously joined in Red Guard activities in … Read more

World War Z by Max Brooks (book) – heroes

A hero is someone who is courageous enough to take a risk to benefit themselves and the people around them. In World War Z, the heroes are called to adventure when a zombie apocalypse shocks the world. In the movie, Gerry Lane takes it among himself to travel through the underworld to cure the plague … Read more

Honour and identity in Pride and Prejudice

In ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ the mother, Mrs Bennet, becomes a caricature of motherhood, desiring for her daughters first and foremost a “secure” marriage—by which she means one which is monetarily advantageous or raises the family’s social standing. Her primary objective following the first ball at the local assembly rooms, is to show off that her … Read more