Does adversity bring out the best in people? Throughout history there have been many people who have overcome many difficult adversities at the worst possible moments. Roman poet Horace claims that adversity brings out traits and qualities that wouldn't be seen otherwise. Everyone grows up in a different manner. In her narrative The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, her family including herself go through so many adversities.…
In Trouble Follows, by Monica McKayhan, Indigo has everything she wants: a spot on the dance team, a hot boyfriend by the name of Marcus, and her best friend Jade is moving back to Atlanta. Jade is suddenly getting too cozy with her History teacher. Instead of playing basketball, Marcus is sitting in a courthouse, forced to prove his innocence for something he didn’t do. Indigo is feeling the pressure - from the dance team, her friends, and family. It’s time to show everyone and herself that she is not weak.…
There are several different stories within the non-fiction book that are gathered from interviews and diaries. One story is from the diary of a…
In “Fight for Life” (135 Pages) by Laurie Halse Anderson there is a girl named Maggie,her grandmother (Gran),and some friends from school. When Maggie tells us the story of her life at the clinic. It sounds like fun because she gets to wake up and see animals every morning. One day something big happens at the clinic that causes them to need lots of help. This is just the beginning of it all.…
In the story night a man Elie Wiesel was a man that survive the holocaust that was scary watch his father die slowing it was painful, also another fact that he only seen his mom for a short period of time and last time he saw her was when she was in line with his little sister and god know what happen when they left his vision his father was ill was cough up blood and vomit his life was going to a deep depressing and did not want to be there. The Nazi torment them and make sure that they at little and keeping their spirts down. His friend name Juliek on his he was young boy from Warsaw who plays the violin in the Buna which is where Elie and Juliek met him for the first time. Later that day he is transported with Eliezer to Buchenwald but he die on route in the Barracks at Gleiwitz.…
Killing is something that is done by someone that despises, wants to harm, or even wants to get even with you. In “The Girl Who Was Supposed to Die “ by April Henry, a sixteen year old girl get kidnapped and doesn’t even know her name, address, phone number, here age, or where she is from. She find that she feels normal about driving the car and fight the man she killed. The man she killed was supposed to kill her, but she found a way to get free and fight back even though she didn’t have any strength at all.…
It seems like everyone tries to grow up as fast as they can. Often times forgetting that the innocence of being a child is precious and valuable. In the memoir entitled A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah , the protagonist finds himself having to become a child soldier taking adult actions in order for his survival. One may learn through A Long Way Gone that childhood is a treasure and when lost or taken away it's impossible to get back .…
When you're small deciding to get that cool batman cape or those shoes that light up in the nighttime can be a very difficult decision. You start getting older and the decisions you make start getting more complicated. You now have to choose whether you should do your chores or leave to your friend’s house. As you grow up you realize that the decisions you make are slowly getting more important and that some can even change the future ahead of you. In the song “Lost Ones”, a young couple is faced with the challenge of keeping the baby they are expecting or aborting.…
After reading a book, write down the title (underline and capitalize), the author of the book, the date you finished the book, the genre of the book and a one sentence summary of the book. If you abandon a book, please write that as well, but it does not count as a book read. 1.I Survived the Joplin Tornado 2011 by Lauren Tarshis The tornado was terrible but this is a historic fiction book about 11 year old Dexter going with a storm hunter/ show host that is chasing the Joplin tornado which is a very brave thing to do.…
Greetings classmates, Wow! " The woman Hanging from the Thirteenth Floor Window" is about a woman who feels nonexistent hanging from a nonexistent floor. She feels like she doesn't exist. What a powerful poem that has a lot of meaning for women and for the men in their lives.…
The Book I chose to explore was I Survived: The Attacks of September 11th, 2001, author and illustrated by Lauren Tarshis. I chose this book because I enjoyed the previous "I survived" novel that I read. This book is a Non-Fiction book because the events that occur in this book actually happened. Lucas was a real person who saw the 2 gigantic airplanes crash into the twin towers right before his eyes. In addition, he saw them collapse and he, his father and Uncle were very lucky to be alive!…
The two poems I decided to pick for my comparison research paper this week are, “The Mother” and “This Is Just To Say.” I chose to pick “The Mother” because it was one that caught my attention from the first moment I started reading it. I also chose it because it is a common topic in the society today. I decided to pick “This Is Just To Say,” even though it was one of the shortest poems I ever read. I chose this poem because it is similar to the poem…
The life cycle of a woman: they are born, they grow up, find a partner, get married and have children. In some situations, this ‘normal’ cycle may be altered or changed. Teen pregnancies occur regularly worldwide and the number is frantically growing. Esch, in the novel Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward, is fifteen years old; it is extremely difficult for her to keep her pregnancy a secret for long. Esch and her brother’s dog, China, both coincidentally become mothers in the novel.…
Munchausen by proxy is a sickening form of child abuse where the caregiver, usually the mother, creates symptoms for their child in order to get attention from medical professionals. In Sickened by Julie Gregory it accounts the beginning of her life made up of hospital visits and tests. Only after leaving the care of her mother, Julie Gregory realized what had actually happened to her. She was never really sick her mother was. In this memoir Julie Gregory sets out to tell the truth of Munchhausen by proxy and how devastating it can be, after all how can you tell a mother is making up symptoms.…
In the book Elsewhere a novel written by Gabrielle Zevin a girl named Lizzie has been killed in a hit and run accident after that her life's changes completely. Shes now has to let go of her old life and come to terms with her own DEATH.. Betty is Lizzie’s maternal grandmother who died due to breast cancer. Zooey is Lizzie’s best friend. Alvy is her younger brother who tells joke to not think of the fact that his sister is dead.…