A Single Shard This book that i read was about these three men who was potters. One day the master of the potter store who was named Min went out and had to go find another potter who was good at it. Because Min had a large order to get done for a good person he knew so he got this boy who was 13 years old and he was a really good potter. So the next day the boy came and started done pottery for the large ordered he had coming up so Min started the boy on the potting wheel and started working on the large ordered he had. Some of the main characters who was mostly in the whole book was Min the potter master,Tree-ear was one of the boys and crane man was also a potter in the story.…
Tlaloc: The God of Rain Existing between the periods between 1345 to its forceful capture in 1345, the Aztec civilization began with the creation of its thriving city of Teotihuacan. Like their predecessors, the Mayans, the Aztecs were deeply intoned with their polytheistic belief of powerful deities. One such deity, Tlaloc, god of rain and earth, was held in high regard. Tlaloc was thought to form a union with Huitzilopochtli, the god of sun and war in Aztec mythology. They shared the Templo Mayor, an iconic, twin temple pyramid featured in the center of the city of Teotihuacan.…
In the book “Flight”, Zits spends much of the novel to search father figures. The reason why he keeps his time travel is that he really wants to know the real image of his father. His father abandoned him when he was a child, but he still got a little love from his mother. However, he never has that sense of being taught things-with no parent figure. They must learn things by themselves without guidance.…
PART 1: NATIVES Key Characteristics of the Cherokee: • They originally occupied the Southeast • Around half of them were wiped out due to smallpox by the mid-1700s • They were forcibly removed from their area and forced to go to “Indian Territory”, which is now Oklahoma • About 4,000 of them died during the trip • The earth is suspended at each of the four cardinal points by a cord hanging from the sky vault, which is of solid rock • At first the earth was flat and very soft and wet The story was translated by the anthropologist James Mooney. In the story, after all animals and plants were first made, they were instructed to keep watch and stay awake for seven nights, but most of them fell asleep. The animals that stayed awake to the end were given the power to see at night and make prey on birds and other animals that must sleep at night.…
The Pigman by Paul Zindel is a funny, well written book and should be read by middle schoolers. The Pigman takes place in Staten Island over a course of a year, at the graveyard, the zoo, Mr. Pignati's house, and Lorraine’s house. John and Lorraine are 16 year old sophomores in high school. They are struggling to keep a reputation of charity workers when with Mr. Pignati. (The Pigman) When John, Lorraine, and their friends call was charity workers to Mr. Pignati’s House, he answers and agrees to give money if they pick the money up from his house.…
Are Heroes, Heroes? On the outside heroes are role models, worthy of praise, and deserve anything they want, but are heroes full of a bunch of luck; are heroes, heroes? They come in all shapes and sizes each one has there own destiny which in the end it always has to do with saving someone or something. Not all heroic stories are happy endings and not all heroes want to be heroes.…
The pigman essay This is the story about a lonely man who finished being a hero . Mr.Pignati was a lonely person in the novel “The Pigman”. The Pigman had a collection of pigs he had been collecting for many years. Although the Pigman had no son’s he was a widow .Even though the Pigman lived alone and his wife was dead he always was kind and gave love to others .The…
As the story continues on more animals are taken. Finally the rabbits are being taken, all of the rabbits scream for help. However no one is left. The little rabbit manages to hide by some rocks. After the Terrible Things leave, little rabbit goes into the clearing and thinks to himself, “I should have tried to help the other rabbits, he thought.…
“The Celery Stalks at Midnight” This adventure tells about three animals and Bunnicula, the infamous vampire bunny. Included is the family the animals live with whom they are trying to protect. With the vanishing of Bunnicula, the search begins, they want to find him before he runs out of vegetables and turns his fangs on the family. The adventure leads them to the dump and a truck ride where they find white veggies indicating Bunnicula has attacked and stab them with toothpicks, however when the ride is over and they head back home they begin to see what is really going on.…
“The Story of the Three Little Pigs” is a fairytale developed in the England of 1890. Moreover, the story narrates the life of three little pigs who lived with an old sow who sent them into the real and hard world to seek their own fortunes. Subsequently, to accomplish their goals, they had to meet with a building materials vendor. On one hand, the first little pig built his house with straw and the second with sticks. Because of the weakness of those construction materials, both little pigs were killed by the Wolf, who by puffing and huffing, blew down their houses and finally ate them.…
Trickster Tales and The Coyote Trickster Tales and The Coyote are similar in more ways than one. The two Tales are given a main character. The characters are very similar in some aspects but also very different. The stories convey a message and a thought to carry after completion of the tale. Coyote and Trickster Tales main characters are animals.…
This is a heartwarming tale of Greenbeard the guinea pig, who decides to be a pirate. When the smell of salt air flies in on the wind he knows it is time for an adventure. The author has created an imaginative character in Greenbeard, who along with those he meets, the old mouse and Snug Rumkin the rat brings children into a magical world of make-believe. Allowing imaginations to soar, children will find that reading can be an adventure of fun. Parents will love the teaching aspect that despite others downcast outlook on life one can maintain a positive outlook and persevere.…
The PROTAGONIST, the working farm animals, are CHARACTERIZED as dumb, hardworking, persistent, hopeful, and exploited. In this book, an old pig named Old Major enlightened all of the farm animals about a life in the farm without Mr.Jones where all the animals were equal and free. After Old Major’s death, the animals kicked Mr.Jones out of the Manor Farm and changed the farm’s name to “Animal Farm”. Unfortunately for the hard working animals, the pigs gained more knowledge and power than the rest of the animals. There was famine and more deaths upon the hard working animals under the influence of Napoleon.…
The coyote, who is given special gifts to carry out commands from the “Old Man”. The two stories the Old Man refers to the main ruler in charge of entire life and its…
Horses come and go but family is always there. In the book The Red Pony written by John Steinbeck a young boy named Jody learns about the importance of animals and family. John Steinbeck writes about the countryside and uses vivid detail to describe where he grew up. Steinbeck is a well known author with many popular novels including The Red Pony. In this book Steinbeck successfully shows the many lessons a young boy has to learn to be able to grow into a man.…