Ponyboy is a dynamic character because he goes through many changes. He has many life events that make him change. In the beginning of the story, Ponyboy is innocent. He doesn't do anything to get it trouble.…
In the book “The Other Wes Moore”, the author Wes Moore tells a story of his life as a young boy growing up in Maryland. Wes Moore’s story lets his readers know of how he was confronted with a series of challenges and what was done to keep him from going down the wrong path which would have negatively impacted his future. Throughout different times in Wes Moore’s life, he exhibits many of the IB Learner Profile traits. Wes Moore showed that he was a thinker, knowledgeable and a risk taker.…
Diana Dudurkaewa Accelerated Eng. 1-2 Mr.Pinkerton 11 Aug. 2014 Taylor Greer The protagonist, narrator, and the main character of the novel is Taylor Greer. Her original name was Marietta or “Missy” as people tend to call her, but she changed her name when she began her journey. She is self-reliant and assertive, and believes that she doesn’t need a man nor children in her life.…
Nicholas Paul Walsh is a man of 18 years old born on a surprisingly warm December day in 1997. This birth happened nine days earlier than expected on the 16th day of the month. The time of year in which he was born dictated the choice of being named Nicholas to mirror the Christmas symbol Saint Nicholas. Nicholas was born into the arms of loving parents Paul and Paula Walsh, as well as preceded in birth by his two older brothers Evan 9, Brock 7, and followed by two and a half years in birth by his younger sister Brianna. He was raised for the first three years of his life in the smaller town of Plymouth, Wisconsin located in northeast region of the state.…
The Man that is Giles Corey Many people inhabit different characteristics that work well at different time. They might not seem to mesh, but that is what makes the person interesting. Sometimes the traits are completely different, but they find a way to work together.…
My mother’s name is Lisa Renee Fuller. She was born on April 25, 1970. Her mother’s name was Rose Marie Fuller. She married Donald Fuller Sr. and had three children with him, Michele Fuller, Donald Fuller Jr., and Kevin Fuller. My cousin’s on my mother’s side names are Brandon Fuller, Desiree Blackston, and Shannel Blackston, these were the only grandchildren my grandmother had before she died.…
Henry Fleming was a youth that had wanted to enlist. Some of his personality traits are one that needs courage. He lacked courage that was needed for him during the war. This would come to him during the time of him facing the battles. Henry is an idealistic and completely self-absorbed teenager.…
There are a thousand different moments in each day, and for some there are more bad moments than good. But for Perry he had many rough moments growing up, in which others judged him because of those moments. The opposite side of that is Dick and that he had very few negative moments in his childhood. In that everyone judged Dick to be a good hearted person. But knowing the past can not always make the future clearer.…
The main idea in this story is to represent all the different gangs and people there were. In this story, The Outsiders, there are 7 boys in the Greasers gang. From youngest to oldest there is Ponyboy, Johnny, Sodapop, Steve, Dally, Two-Bit and Darry. From the book it states “That was the difference between his gang and ours- they had a leader and were organized; we were just buddies who stuck together-each man was their own leader.” This states how each person can achieve and do great things.…
Guns, gangs, and stability these are all things that foster care look at. Those three things are the reasons why ponyboy should go to foster care or not go to foster care. I'm about to tell you my reasons why or why not pony boy should go. There are a lot of reason why I think he should go and there might be reasons that you think pony boy should stay at his brothers home and you may agree with me and have reasons that I don't know about him staying or going. My first reason is guns and gangs violets.…
Do you think Pony-boy should go to a foster home? Do you think he will be happier and stay out of trouble with his foster parents? If you even think somebody wants him? These' is all tough questions, that are hard to answer. The truth is that we all have opinion's different opinions.…
Isolation is a feeling that is brought forth in every human being. It makes no difference whether you are tall, short, fit, chubby, smart, or dumb isolation is a feeling that is inevitable. The void of thinking one is alone and that nobody on this vast planet has the slightest idea of what you are feeling. That empty emotion of isolation, can be worse than death itself. Throughout life, no matter how fortunate you are being deprived of friendships strips you from what makes life have a purpose.…
Gendler does a great job in the Qualities, both personal and impersonal to convey a variety of emotions. Either in a simple or entertaining manner readers are inspired to reflect on their own qualities and communicate their feelings with new clarity. Teachers can use this resource to help students better understand each other. It can be used in many ways to convey several emotions we have. Students are able to relate to the Qualities through personification, which tends to be humorous as well as becoming culturally aware.…
The need to escape to Greenleaf's world has brought in him overlooking the sound of his own voice. This is based on the idea that Ripley has entered further and more profound into his second personality Greenleaf, so much that it has practically influenced him to lose himself totally. He stops this since he knows it won't profit him on the off chance that he loses himself. Ripley has become so required with green leaf it needs to prompt him overlooking his own personality and prompting a misguided feeling of self. Grann himself states, “For a moment, Bourdin fantasized he was about to become part of a real family, but halfway to America he began to “freak out,” as Carey puts it, trembling and sweating...…
Chris McCandless’ actions can be seen as rebellious at first, but as time goes on, it is clear that there is hostility between his parents and himself that he does not want to face or try to fix. In a dysfunctional family, there are two extremes when it comes to the outcome of the children: the rebel or the conformist. Although the older child is typically the conformist and the younger child is the rebel, the McCandless family is a little different because both children are the rebels. Krakauer says, “Also like Chris, she clashed fiercely with Walt and Billie as an adolescent… [but] Carine made peace with her parents shortly after Chris disappeared” (129).…