I am who I am

Oh, that Asagai, out of the blue asking me to go with him to Nigeria. That would be a dream come true. I know that she told me I "ain't old enough to marry nobody" (Hansberry 149), but  now is the time for growth. Now that we've moved into a new house, an actual house, we can begin the end of assimilation. No longer must we follow society's ignorant rules. Why can't women be doctors? Why can't blacks live in white neighborhoods. Oh, I'm sure mama will let me marry Asagai and move to Nigeria with him after we get settled into our beautiful new house. We do not need to dream through a single, tiny window, where light fights its way in every day. Now that mama's dream of living in a real house is fulfilled, I'm sure she'll let me pursue my dream. For brother pursued his dream and failed, yet mama never stopped loving him. Also I know mama isn't the shallow type to make me marry that prick George. Not only that, but brother also might become the head of the family. Now that he's proven himself to be a real man, it'll be awesome to see mama's tyranny finally end. It's not that I hate mama, it's just her God talk always bugs me. Anyways, becoming a doctor in Nigeria would be amazing. I wouldn't need to assimilate, and I'd finally be with my true ancestors. I'd finally find out who I really am.

A Diamond as Big as a Pink Elephant

Happiness is a concept so easily grasped, yet so hard to maintain. The world is full of hardships, as seen in Fitzgerald's short story, A Diamond as Big as the Ritz.  Although happiness is first felt when obtaining wealth, it is soon lost in the abyss of greed and jealousy: John experiences first hand how wealth leads to corruption. In a once upon a time fairy tale land, Fitzgerald illustrates ideas so true to man kind in such a far fetched fashion. Although money often leads to corruption and despair, humble fortune can bring true happiness. However, in the case of the Washingtons, fortune can lead others towards the path of inevitable destruction. Like Moses being forbidden from entering the promise land, an act that started innocently led to the unavoidable punishments. Had the Washingtons simply left the giant diamond alone and lived a humble comfortable life, they would have lived a very peaceful happy life. However, due to greed and corruption, evil deeds were done to keep such unnecessary wealth from the off chance that someone else would have found the diamond hidden inside the mountain. One man's corruption causes everyone to suffer. Like a pink elephant's tusk, the diamond as big as the Ritz was so unnecessary, yet so desirable.Fitzgerald's far fetched story is a great example of rhetoric because it clearly shows the outcome of being rich and corrupt. Today's society also portrays such ideas; for example, Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in prison for corruption. It's crazy how such bizarre, unbelievable stories can have such true themes.