Jefferson “Jeff” Bussey is a 16 year old boy from Linn County, Kansas.. Who later enlists in the Union Army in 1861. Jeff is the protagonist of Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith. The novel takes place in between the years of 1861 to 1864 during the peak of the Civil War. Jefferson Bussey is a character who has left me with a strong impression.…
Brian Blake is the son of Ed and Rose Blake. Before the outbreak Brian was a good man who grew up in Waynesboro, Georgia with his loving family. Brian was described as sickly and frail. He is very intelligent and has an older brother named Philip who protected him and ensured his safety but also was very cruel. His brother’s name was Philip Blake.…
The men of war are not really men. They are boys expected to act like men, in the face of unknown danger. Called up from ROTC to serve in Vietnam, Jimmy Cross was unprepared maturely and did not believe in the war itself. Thus, as a lieutenant in the war, he endangers his men by being easily distracted.…
The foil between Rochester and St. John Rivers reflects onto Jane’s sense of morals. Rochester is passionate, while St. John is exclusively about serving the Lord. Jane is forced to choose between what she wants and what she is told is right. Jane appreciates the idea of serving the Lord fully, but does not want to give up her need for love and independence for the icy, unemotional St. John. Rochester would provide fiery love, but she would have to sacrifice her morals as he is still married.…
Spoken Task Will: Morning/afternoon Hayden, what’s been happening mate? Hayden: Ahh not much, what’s new?…
Worthy or a waste of space? One may ask themselves, “What qualities make up a worthy person?” A worthy person is defined as having adequate or great merit, character, or value; a person worthy to lead (Dictionary.com). In the book The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien writes of many soldiers, Lt. Jimmy Cross, and how they live their lives through the Vietnam War. Lieutenant Cross is one of the most responsible characters in the book, this is an example of a worthy or lasting human.…
I am Ahmari Jones, and I have been selected be apart of the National Junior Honor Society. This is not the first time I have accomplished this achievement. In fourth grade, at Hawthorne Elementary School, I was nominated to the National Elementary Honor Society. I was later elected president of that school’s chapter.…
He unearths a deadly secret hidden in the small community when he discovers not only Christine’s body, but the bodies of several young girls. With Justice working to uncover the truth , he finds himself drawn to an unlikely ally. And, despite his best efforts not to break the rules, he crosses the boundary of forbidden love.…
As time passes, many factors change a person. Things such as the nature of their environment, people come and go, to dreams one might wish to pursue. Janie grew from a young bud to a beautiful tree, despite her environment being cruel to her. The people in Janie life and the nature of her circumstances influenced her growth from a naïve girl to a strong woman.…
Heritage is an influential part of Karlie’s upbringing identifying as Norwegian/ German on her mother’s side. Not knowing her father’s side of the family has been an adjustment and one she continues to struggle with despite her attempts in rectify. Grandparents provide a foundation and example offering Karlie an ability to ground herself throughout life. With her mother going through three divorced and not knowing her father having additional family support it important in identifying values and appropriate interaction.…
Deepan Patel December 9, 2016 Period: 2 ERWC Mr. Taylor Into the Wild Essay Into The Wild, by Jon Krakauer, is about a young man from a rich family who hitchhiked to Alaska and walked all the way into the wilderness. Chris McCandless shows many personality traits. Chris is very intelligent in school, he is very strong willed, he is rebellious in his own ways, he doesn't like it when someone gives him advice or tells him what to do, and he is self involved, he is also very idealistic. He gets all these personality traits from his dad. He wanted to leave society and just be himself.…
An important aspect of Ed Boone and Judy Boone is trying to be protective. Ed Boone and Judy Boone both love their son, Christopher, very much. They both tried to protect Christopher in their own ways. On page 84, Ed find Christopher in his father’s room reads letters his mother wrote to him that he had been hiding from him. Ed said, “I did it for your own good, Christopher.…
__This movie begins when Mr. Light brings in a silver cup for Johnny and his grandpa to possibly fix. They eventually don’t have the materials for the job so Johnny Tremain has to take it to Revere’s place which then he gives Johnny some tips. Johnny ends up burning his hand which is a crucial thing tied in with his work at the shop. Now that he cannot get anything done he leaves the shop. Now he is searching for a job to have, but he struggles to find one with one hand at the moment.…
Jalen DeLuca is a young kid that is twelve years old, that is a huge baseball fan. Him and his dad run a restaurant called the “Silver Liner Diner” that doesn’t get many customers causing Jalen and his dad to be poor. Jalen's mom ran away, because they weren’t making enough money. Now, Jalen wants to get onto the city’s travel baseball team, but his father cannot pay what the cost is ($1,000), so then Jalen decides to steal baseballs from a major leaguer so he can sell them. Does Jalen have what it take to get away safely with the baseballs to join the team?…
I heard a rumor that if you are in his senior honors English class he takes a day to answer any and all personal questions you have about him, but only for that class. Now to me this sounds like reason enough to make you work through this class, but unfortunately I didn’t make myself do it. One of my friends Kali Smith took the class last year and apparently knows everything there is about McGee, but apparently also was sworn to secrecy with the punishment of a tortuous death because she isn’t telling anyone anything, even her closest friends. Students like to joke about McGee that the reason he is so secretive is because he’s a spy, but I think it was just how he was raised. Or as Mr. Tonkavich would say, he is an angle that has been sent to us by God to protect us.…