Courage

Courage is a knight in metal armor.
It is strong and and dependable.
It's tough and tarnished.
It is humble and gracious.
It had seen endless amounts of battles.
It is there to protect the innocent after it is called upon.
It is right at the side of the disadvantaged whenever needed.
Courage never backs down from a fight.
Courage’s most difficult enemy is fear.
Fear tries to pierce courage with all it has.
Courage always charges back.
In the end courage triumphs fear.
After a fight courage always stands tall and proud.
The innocent are always thankful.
Without courage the world would be consumed by fear.
Thankfully courage can never be stopped.

The realization

Confidence is power, courage, and pride
It is linked to the mission of accomplishment
It can truly be the the key to success and desemation
It musters potential to start a family
It is needed for the mysterious journey of life

     In I Am The Messenger, the main character Ed is a bum teen that does not look like he's going anywhere. But, one day these mysterious cards show up in the mail that detail addresses that contain a problem. The scene that interests me the most is the one where Ed receives the card. It interest the reader enough to allow them to want to finish the book even though it happens early on. This scene created a sense of wonder for me that made me say to myself, “I wanna finish this book.” Many of the scenes before this one are very generic and boring. Like the one where Ed’s friends are playing cards or when Ed details his sex life. None of these really caught me and honestly, bored me a little bit. Yet, the one scene where he receives the cards saves the book. Without it I would have put the book down and went on to something else (if I didn't have to read it). My mind really took of here. It made me think of what could happen. Like would Ed take the challenge or would he back down? Would he walk into a quick and easy problem or would something deadly await him? Anything is imaginable. This scene constructs the story going forward. It creates a scenery for the problem Ed is facing. When Ed goes to Edgar street. He seems something horrifying. By mentioning the street the reader associates the name with the problem. By doing this it is easier to talk about the problem no matter how horrific. In the end the author was smart to add this scene in to keep the reader interested and to create a future for the book.

Charles Darney: The man,the myth, the legend.

        In A Tale of Two Cities the character Charles Darney is a very special one. At first he seems like he is a nobody who was added in for a minor detail of the story,but now he is ramping up to be a defining character. Darney shows many characteristics in the chapters of the book. First, the narrator notes "Something especially reckless in his demeanor not only gave him a disreputable look, but so diminished the strong resemblance he bore to the prisoner..." (Dickens 57) This quote shows that Charles is an extremely in intelligent man. Just by looking in a mirror he can save a man's life. Also, the  narrator says, "He loved Lucie Manette from the hour of his danger. He had never heard a sound so sweet and dear as the sound of her compassionate voice; he had never seen a face so tenderly beautiful as hers was when it was confronted with his own on the edge of the grave that had been dug for him." (Dickens 100) This quote shows that Darney has a giant heart. He will do anything to marry the women of his dreams. Lastly, Darney Notes "Partly through paying me to help you I suppose. But It's not worth your while to apostrophise me or the air; about it, what you want to do, you do. You were always in the front rank, and I always behind. This quote determines that Darney is a hard worker  he doesn't care for appraise. He does all the number crunching while others get all the glory. Darney is a loving,noble, and intelligent man. A Tale of Two Cities would be tremendously different without him.       

Light and Darkness:The William Shakespeare Story

  In chapter six of A Tale of Two Cities William Shakespeare uses "light" and "darkness" to represent a mysterious tone. Every time he uses these term, he means to represent something more. One character says to Dr. Manette says "You can bear to let a little more light in." (Shakespeare 30) Then Manette's daughter walks in that he has never known before. His daughter plans to fix him to his original self again acting as a sort of "light" to follow.  After, the book says "Darkness had fallen on him in its place" (He referring to Dr. Manette.) (Shakespeare 32) He is using darkness to represent Dr. Manette's horrible, depressing past. When he was squabbling in a jail cell, because of a crime he didn't commit. Lastly, it says "Under the over swinging lamps- swinging ever brighter in the better streets and ever dimmer in the worse..." (Shakespeare 37) This quote foreshadows for what is to come. That the poor will become tired of the monarchy and revolt. Shakespeare keeps his book great and mysterious by using these "metaphorical" terms= It keeps the reader guessing and confused.

Light and Darkness: The William Shakespeare Story

Wine Shop mage.

                This photo represents what happened during chapter five of A Tale Of Two Cities. The scene foreshadowed what is to come in later chapters. People in a building see through a window, a jug a wine crack and spill. This caused peasants of the town to rush toward the wine puddle. "Mothers would cup wine into their hands and feed it to their babies" This quote shows that families will do anything to give their some nourishment. Even give them wine. This shows how soon these peasants will became so restless that they will revolt against the government.