Pg.1-50: The main character, Ruth Anne McCabe, better known as Roo is a senior in high school and is ready to go to her dream college, Yale University. Roo has a younger sister named Tilly, she is a freshman in highschool and one day when she was at a museum doing research for a school project texted Roo to pick her up from the museum minutes before they were about to close. Roo was running a little late and Tilly was really impatient so she kept sending her lots of text messages telling her to pick her to hurry up. Roo picks up her phone to respond only little did she know how much texting while driving can do to you in such a short time.…
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.…
In contrast, the “other Wes Moore” grew up not knowing his father. Lacking a positive, adult, male figure could be the root of his rebellious behavior. The “other Wes Moore” however, did grow up with an older brother, Tony who influenced him tremendously. “Rule number one: if someone disrespects you, you send a message so fierce that they won’t have the chance to do it again”. Teaching Wes his ways of life, Tony unintentionally introduces aspects of violence to Wes and essentially condones them.…
“Fathers Knows Best” is one of the most popular television shows during (1954-1963). Robert Young is one of the main important characters that plays the father in the sitcom. Robert’s character is very funny, loving, family oriented, business man, intelligent, and professional. Jane Wyatt is the perfect mother in the sitcom. She’s stunningly gorgeous, gives great advice, patient, family oriented, and a housewife.…
On an asphalt baseball field in Brooklyn, two teams from local Yeshivah schools meet. At first, it just seems like a baseball game between two Jewish high school teams. But the game quickly turns into a holy war when the caftan and ear lock wearing Hasidic team begins to taunt and bully the less conservative “hell-bound sinners” on the other team. Hate boils as Danny Saunders, the leader of the Hasidic team, purposely hits a pitch right back at the pitcher, crushing his glasses and landing him in the hospital for a week. This is how Chaim Potok 's book The Chosen begins.…
“You see, freedom has a way of destroying things.” (Scott Westerfeld). Man’s greatest want, creates our biggest fear. And what gives the human species more freedom than technology. The ability to travel the world in a few short weeks, create things that would otherwise be impossible, and our favorite, the ability to obtain knowledge far beyond the average human's capability through the internet.…
As a rule, what surrounds a character in a book, either a different culture, or geography, tends to change their moral principles. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, is a perfect example of how even though someone has everything they need, they can end up doing insane things. Mccandless, the main character, is affected by extreme environmental surroundings, because his thinking shifts from being brave to feeling morally guilty . Cristopher, used to have all he wished, but because of his solipsistic personality, this wasn't enough.…
There is a sickness destroying lives on every surface of the world, which can be eradicated with out spending a single dollar or loosing a single life to any medical trial. That disease is the vitriolic way in which the world treats its citizens. The world has an innate way of tearing down others for the sake of succeeding but success is possible with out the destruction of the individual. The author Wes Moore had a healthy self-image reinforced through strong influential characters in his life and stable relationships. The other Wes Moore however was not as fortunate as the man whose namesake he shares; he was conditioned with a negative image strengthened by the social situations he engaged in.…
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.…
In The Glass Castle, Rex Walls shows many instances of being untrustworthy with money. His squandering of funds and other reckless behaviors are a result of his alcohol dependency. Sheff's quote relates to the behavior of Rex Walls because it demonstrates how alcoholism can destroy a man’s morals to the point where he lies, makes poor financial choices and even steals. First, Rex has proven he is generally untrustworthy in many circumstances. One can even say that he is a chronic liar.…
The Two Wes Moore’s and Their Different Choices President Mark Keenums statement about the other Wes Moore was completely true when he said “That’s what [The Other Wes Moore] is all about. Two people with virtually identical lives, the only difference between them being the choices they made. Their choices made all the difference” (Keenum). The Other Wes Moore is a novel about two people that grew up in the same neighborhood, however, had completely different outcomes. The Author, Moore had the better outcome in the story and the other Wes Moore did not turn out so well.…
Human Nature through Ron Hansen “Wickedness” In the winter of 1888, in a small town in Nebraska, a massive and unexpected storm paralyzed the community without warning. Humans, animals, agricultural life forms experienced massive destruction. Ron Hansen, in his short story called “Wickedness,” describes the brutality of the storm, and it’s affect on individual lives.…
A Walk in The Woods: The Disconnect from Nature The problem in our society is the disconnect from nature. Many Americans are uncultured in the wild world of untamed wilderness, thus must explore outside the civilized world of home. Nature is all around us and for many Americans nature is something that has not been experienced. With the lack of understanding nature, poor health has become a way of life for many.…
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).…
Melvin Udall is a middle aged man, in his forties or fifties who is part of a higher socioeconomic class, due to his successful career as a stay at home writer. He lives in an upscale New York apartment and during his free time enjoys playing the piano. Melvin expresses prejudicial attitudes, including anti-Semitism, racism, and heterosexism. He made several of these comments, claiming “assault and battery and your black,” to his neighbor’s black friend, “there’s Jews at my table,” along with another stereotypical comment about their “big noses,” and he even introduced his neighbor as “Simon the fag,” a homophobic slur. He gives little background information, except for saying that his dad used to hit him as a kid if he ever made a mistake while playing the piano, which may explain his behavior.…