Twisted is a book that aims to inform kids and teeagers the consiquences of bullying and cyberbullying. Tyler has always been in the shadows as a kid, seen as the weird nerd who stays home every weekend playing computer games. He decides to change his image by doing a prank that didn’t go as planned. Now the school sees Tyler as a weird freak that is possibly dangerous. He has a major crush on this girl and soon they get close, but after a party one night it goes downhill from there. A drunken high
In most people’s minds, the word sacrifice equals self-giving actions and explains selflessness. Under certain conditions, people voluntarily choose to sacrifice their benefits or even lives to achieve other goals. Through Meng Zi’s “Fish and Bear’s Paw”, we know that for most of time, people can only choose one between the two significant events, especially when they are sharply contradictory with each other. Everyone has his or her own value system about the world, and what someone considers the
There are many forms of love and relationships. They are often portrayed differently based on a culture. Taking a Humanities course at University of Michigan that focused on love and relationships in South Korea, made me think about one more relationship that was not fully discussed. The relationship between mother and daughter. What makes someone a mother: the fact that she physically gave birth to a child or that she raised and nurtured the child? What makes a good daughter: the one loyal to her
school where there is a student who has more power and control of the class than the teacher. This person stops all drama, helps students, and resolves all the problems. They would be considered a hero to the class. In the book Our Twisted Hero, by Yi Munyol, the antagonist, Om Sokdae, is this person and the twisted hero. Om is the twisted hero because he helps the students get out of trouble but uses them for his advantage. Om is a great manipulator and gets in this one boys’ head to lend Om his
The means of gaining and maintaining power has been a topic widely debated throughout history, yet there is no definitive answer to how a ruler gains and maintains power. Debates about who makes the best leader have continued from the beginning of time and are even extremely relevant in today's world. Gaining and maintaining power requires more than just one magic word, but hard work, and the continued support of the people. Throughout many examples, it can be proven that rulers gain power through