Analysis Of The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

The book, “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind”, is the true story of a teenaged African boy whose whole village is struggling with starvation and poverty. Will, the main character, is forced to drop out of school because his family couldn't pay the admissions fee. Will’s passion for learning was never wavered, for he became very intrigued by a book about creating currents of electricity. After multiple trips to the library he decided to build a windmill to make electricity for his home. Many of the townspeople and rich children made fun of him for building a windmill that nobody thought would work. Throughout the story you follow Will through his struggles in building, dealing with bullies, finding food for his family, and keeping up with his …show more content…
When I was 18 months old, my parents put sunblock on me for the first time and took me outside. After a while my face started turning dark red and blowing up. Since my parents aren’t doctors, they continued to apply sunblock because they thought I got sunburnt. After reapplying multiple layers of sunblock they decided to take me to the doctor because my face began to swell more. There aren’t pictures of what I looked like but my mom tells me I looked like a puffy red marshmallow. The doctor had an exact idea of what was happening, and told my parents that I was having allergic reaction to the sunblock they practically drowned me in. My mom was very confused by this because apparently I didn’t act like I even noticed my throat closing up. Even though we knew I had an allergic reaction, the doctor couldn’t tell us exactly what I was allergic to. His advice was, write down all the ingredients and then check off things based on what else she’s allergic to. This was the first of many …show more content…
They required red lipstick for performances. My mom had to do tons of research to find a place to buy lipstick without Titanium Dioxide. Without the internet I wouldn’t have been able to perform. The red lipstick lasted up until the end of eighth grade, when it was time to really take my passion to the next level. I auditioned for the Tumwater High School Dance Team and made it onto the team. Due to the success and high level of competition they compete at they have a strict makeup look. I had always knew this would be a problem, but Ms. Hille was super helpful about the whole thing. Dance team forces you to wear, concealer, foundation, powder, mascara, eyeliner, highlighter, fake eyelashes, and lipstick. Three months ago I had none of that. My mom and I set out to try and match all of the shades and brands with one brand that we found online. Eyeshadow was the hardest to buy. Not only can you only buy it in groups of three with pre chosen colors, its $30 for a pallet with an one inch diameter. There was one pallet with 3 colors I needed but it was out of stock. Since everything on that website is insanely priced I had to use eyeshadows as a bronzer and highlighter too. The makeup I have for dance doesn’t perfectly match but it’s close enough. I am really proud of the work and research I’ve put into understanding my allergy. There is still lots left to