Synopsis Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are three young orphans who faced miserable lives after the death of their parents. One day, while they were enjoying their time on the beach, Mr. Poe a banker and a close friend of their parents, comes to them with bad news which made them cry and panic. The news was that their home was burned and their parents have died in a disastrous fire. No one actually knows the story behind the burning of their house and the murderer of their parents. Fortunately
As the Baudelaire orphans rode into the beautiful sunset in the wicked Count Olaf’s car they thought to themselves many things….. “Is one of our parents actually alive” said Klaus. “What will Count Olaf do if he finds our parents” said Violet. Sunny which was not sitting with them thought when she is going to see them again. 10 hours pass and they get there. The got to the edge of the mountain. “It’s ginormous” says Violet and Klaus at the same time. As they rode up the mountain they saw it. V.F
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaires are forced into going to Prufrock Preparatory School. They have a dreadful experience at the school and Count Olaf, a cruel and greedy man who wants to steal the children's enormous fortune, finds them. This is not a joyful nor a happy ending book but a book about the dreadful lives of the Baudelaires. I truly got into book, and I had this whole book in my head, imagining the whole story. I really enjoyed the book. The setting is the Baudelaires have arrived to
from the Hotel Denouement to multiple times trying to kidnap the Baudelaires. Most recently, when the orphans and Count Olaf were on the boat, he was planning on stealing the Baudelaire 's fortune or he would release the Medusoid Mycelium. Most of his evil schemes never work out in the end, but during the process, he has caused harm to hundreds of innocent people. Furthermore, Count Olaf is also evil and sinister
In class, he would constantly be reading the Lemony Snicket books. I noticed him reading them and one day I asked him about the series. He told me about the three Baudelaire orphans, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny, how their parents were killed in a misfortunate house fire, and how Count Olaf was trying his hardest to steal the Baudelaire fortune from the children. This story of agony and misery sounded so very appealing to my eight year old self, maybe because it was Jordan telling me about it. He sold
Shadow of a Doubt, a 1943 American thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, begins with Uncle Charlie lying on his bed in deep thought. The landlady informs Charlie that the two men waiting at the corner were waiting for him, and Charlie quickly gathers his items and flees. The two men follow him around corners and past alleyways. Once Charlie is sure he has lost them, he stops at a pay phone booth and sends a telegram to his sister in Santa Rosa, California, telling her that he will visit in
Characters Violet: Violet is the eldest Baudelaire child. She is fourteen years old and loves inventing new things. Violet had a talent for inventing and building strange devices, so her brain was often filled with images of pulleys, levers, and gears, and she never wanted to be distracted by something as insignificant as her hair, so she always tied it with a ribbon. Violet is helpful, cautious and pleasant. After her parents death she took the lead of her siblings and fortune. During the story
In Illuminae, the main character Kady flees her planet after it is invaded in the year 2575 with her ex-boyfriend Ezra and boards a refugee ship, where she encounters many obstacles. These include a war between two rival megacorporations, a conscious and sometimes deceitful AI, and biological warfare in the form of a plague manufactured by BeiTech Industries, the enemy megacorporation. The authors, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, use Kady’s Hero’s Journey to develop the plot and show Kady’s growth
Charles Baudelaire was Parisian born, and lived from 1821- 1867 who was a French poet that defined the characteristics of modernity in paintings in his 1859 text “The Painter of Modern Life”. He explains Modernity as the transcendence of beauty, fashion, and emotion through time. In Theodore Wores’ (1881) New Year’s Day in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Baudelaire’s modernity idea can be seen within the painting even though his writing and Wores’ painting were created at different times. In addition
Beowulf is an epic poem which sings of the heroic conquests of one legendary hero. It calls its hearers to the heroic life, but holds out no false hopes for a “happily ever after,” an ending exemplified in the Odyssey, another epic poem. In opposition to it, Beowulf shows that wyrd will have its way and all must die when it is time. However although no man can defeat fate and escape death itself, personified in three monstrous enemies, Beowulf faces the physical, moral, and metaphysical evils. After
Many people have a definition of the word hero. Some people’s definition of the word might be someone who stands up for what’s right and what is wrong. But this is my definition of the word hero. My definition of hero is someone who puts their life on the line, and doesn’t think of the rewards he will get. Also, someone who knows what the right thing to do in a difficult situation is. This definition fits the characters Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally. The three character’s in the book, The Outsiders
The greatest literary works reflect the human condition: from adversity come epiphanies of wisdom and heroism. Despite varying time periods and cultures, literature shows how solely through hardship can humanity heroically advance with wisdom. For example, The Iliad’s conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans show the wisdom of humanity in war and the heroic acts of war. The Iliad and The Biography of the Prophet show the human condition of suffering as the sole means of bringing heroic acts and
War Makes Heros The story has been around for generations. The innocent farm boy turns valiant knight who saves the kingdom and vanquishes the dragon all to rescue the princess. The story of individuals who put their own well being aside for the greater good. But unlike the knight sacrificing himself to save the princess these stories are real, real stories of real men giving their life for what they thought was best for everyone. But most of these real life stories share a common theme: War. War
Everyone has a personal hero, most recent arguments have introduced ideas of celebrities being the new hero, and some have wondered who is considered heroes today. Being a hero these days doesn’t mean you are someone with special powers, or someone that has saved lives, but anyone can be labeled a hero. The word hero is often used by young kids naming someone they appreciate or wish to be such as famous singers, actors, and sport players. What is a hero to everyone, is that hero really a hero, and
A hero is one who portrays noble characteristics, willing to face obstacles and has the ability to handle both physical and mental strengths. It is difficult to play the role of a hero. Heroes take on a difficult role in the myths “Theseus” and “The Adventures of Odysseus” by Edith Hamilton. Heroes must be determined, as they cannot give up in the middle of the journey. They need to be courageous, as they have to overcome hazardous obstacles through their expedition. Also, heroes must have the abilities
Truth-telling and lying, authenticity and hypocrisy, and illusion and reality make up the back bone of Gullivers Travels. The novel also explores self- discovery and awareness. Swift uses extreme amounts of satire and irony to present these themes in a complex understanding of how lying fits into human nature. There is an long history of the idea that literature is not only an image, but a lie. Ancient Greek poet Hesiod tells us that it is a gift to the muses to “speak many false things as though
Olaf is a hard-working and witty cambist who has been successfully doing his job for years; he exchanges currency so that people may go about their business spending cash in different countries. One day he is facing a dramatic dilemma after Lord Iron brings Olaf an unfamiliar currency and seeks to exchange it to pounds. These strange and inquisitive bills were called Independent Protectorate of Analdi-Wat—a currency unfamiliar to the countries that surrounded Olaf. Olaf faces the challenge of adopting
of what he feels modernism is. In his article, Charles Baudelaire uses a figure of a man he knows who is unique, worldly and a present observer to represent what he believes is an idealistic portrait of modernism. Charles begins talking about general beauty and particular beauty and his ideals, which he favors particular beauty than general. Baudelaire connects particular beauty with the figure of a man, he calls Monsieur G.; who by Baudelaire describes this sketcher as being unique and original.
CRA: Anzaldua Borderlands In her poem “Borderlands,” Gloria Anzaldua strategically exposes readers to the true form of the Borderlands region as she conveys the internal incongruity that is rife with this state. As she characterizes the nature of the Borderlands, extending the idea of the Borderlands from a geographical region to an extensive social phenomenon, Anzaldua emulates an experience that is shared by many; conquered by fear. Anzaldua cogently employs the use of distinct structural elements
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is a comical 2005 TV series. I recently discovered "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" while I was browsing new shows to watch on Netflix since I was caught up on my other shows. Although I must say the show covers a lot of controversial topics and it is slightly offensive in different ways. This show is about a group of friends (two of which are twins) who own a bar in Philadelphia. There are three guys and one girl in this odd group of friends. The guys are