The story that this author presents how two boys with same names, same ages, multiples similarities that can have the same opportunity in life move in different paths. The story is been develop in Baltimore and describes on different perspective, the life of those two young which one is an excellent professional and the other is now serving time for life. The writer was a prominent college student who receives multiples award, ready to move to England to attend Oxford Hopkins University on a full scholarship, he found a serious of article about an planned armed robbery that ends with a kill of an off duty police officer name Bruce Prothero, the perpetrator were two brothers and one of them has the same name as the writer. Wes Moore the writer was compares his life with the other Wes Moore and questioning himself trying to figurate, if the story will be opposites, where the writer will be incarcerated and the…
The author I chose for this project was Eric Carle. I learned many things about Mr.Carle. I learned that his career started with a lobster drawing. My favorite thing I learned had to be a scientific mistake in The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Have you ever realized that in the story the caterpillar emerges from a cocoon instead of a chrysalis.…
3. Douglas Crimp’s reading was divided into two parts, but applied Foucauldian philosophy in both parts in Crimp’s analysis after his summary of history surrounding HIV medicine. First, Crimp criticized and explained Andrew Sullivan’s discussion of HIV medicine in society, but subsequently he discussed the AIDS outbreak in the 1980s with its portrayal as depicted in And the Band Played On. Crimp’s first part included an analysed the morality in sexuality and medicine through Foucauldian philosophy, then he analysed the role of the CDC and news sources during the aids outbreak of the early 1980s. The intersection between morality and sexuality would have fascinated Foucault, yet he would diverged and not spent time on the practices of the journalists…
Semester B Unit 1 Lesson 6 Introduction and Objective The author’s purpose may be to inform, to persuade, to express feelings, or to entertain. The author may write for more than one purpose. It is important to determine the author’s purpose in order.…
The author, Andrew Braaksma, wrote "Some lessons from the Assembly Line." Working in the factory was somewhat of a life changing event for Andrew. In his article, he mentions work conditions, how his fellow employees felt and what he learned while attending school during his employment at the factory. Andrew’s goal was to go into detail of how poor the conditions were at the factory. He spoke of the “sweltering production floor”.…
1. Research the author of the book. Write a few sentences describing the author. Include the author’s purpose in writing the novel. Chaim Potok, the author of The Chosen, was raised as an Orthodox Jew in New York.…
In the short story The Smoker by David Schickler, the main character Douglas Kerchek becomes involved in an arranged marriage with his student Nicole. Nicole is a bright student that Douglas becomes excited about. Douglas and Nicole are complete opposites but she later tries to seduce him. At a dinner with the Bonner’s , Douglas was asked to marry Nicole by her parents. Since he graduated from Harvard, Nicole parents felt that he would be the perfect match for her almost acting like a father figure to her.…
During my junior year at Stephen Decatur High School, I was enrolled in American Literature with Mrs. Moore. At first I thought she was a hard teacher because she made us write a lot. I enjoyed writing creative pieces, but in her class she gave us a prompt or we had to analyze a text and prove how the author believed in the American Dream or not. The first essay we wrote I scored a 29 out of 30 and was proud of myself because English has not always been my strongest subject. Our next assignment was on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.…
In reinforcing the claim that Simcoe was indeed forward thinking, a look at his latter governing position in northern Canada provides much insight. In his journal he writes, “The Governor is very anxious to oblige and please the Indians; his only son, a child of four years old, is dressed as an indian, and called Tioga, which name has been given by the Mohawks. This harmless farce may be of use in the intercourse with the Indians.” While the Americans typically destroyed relations with the native population, Simcoe went so far as to name his only son after a Mohawk. Though this was many years after the year, this helps illustrate Simcoe’s acceptance of different cultures.…
Today, I will be presenting a character as a candidate for an award. I’ve been studying this character ever since I first read this novel. The character I greatly admire everytime I read this book. I read this novel over and over, just to study this character. My character, Jay Gatsby appears in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s historical fiction novel, The Great Gatsby.…
Have you ever heard of the famous historical author Edgar Allen Poe? We have the opportunity to see his stories performed live and I think this would an excellent field trip. His stories are well known and taught at many grades so this trip would be educational and we could pay for the tickets ourselves. This field trip would not only be a fun experience but also a learning experience. I chose Accelerated English this year and so I will not have as much literature as other students.…
I had a really good experience at the literary event I attended at Valencia of Bob Morris and his conquest of becoming a writer. Bob Morris is an American novelist who writes Caribbean themed mysteries. He is also the president of story farm, a custom publishing company that creates books, magazines and other publications for a variety of clienteles. Bob Morris went through a long and difficult journey, but eventually made it as a successful writer. He was also nominated for Edgar award for best first novel by an American author.…
In the first chapter in the book the author, Joseph J. Ellis, details the famous duel between, President, Alexander Hamilton and, Vice President, Aaron Burr, in a challenge of honor, taken place on July 11, 1804. This was known as the most famous duel in American history, which took place near Weehawken, New Jersey. The two exchanged bullets after a distance of ten paces and Hamilton was severely injured which lead to his death the next day. Ellis also discusses how the result in the duel reveals the importance of personal reputation in the days of a future government because Aaron Burr was the Vice President at the time and he just killed the President.…
How/Why: The Double Life of Pocahontas would be a good resource for fifth-grade students to examine as they research the life of a historical figure. It can be one resource among several. This satisfies the Common Core Standard of integrating information from several texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably. Students can begin with this book and research other resources in print or on the internet in order to compare facts or find new information that was not revealed in the book. Summary: Jean Fritz explores the life of the young Indian woman, Pocahontas, daughter of the chief of the Powhatan Indians who inhabited the Chesapeake Bay area of what is now Virginia.…
My History As A Writer Throughout my lifetime I have come to love and absolutely hate writing. The reasoning of the assignment or topic has a lot to do with my affinity and disgust. Although learning new things, like writing, was something that I loved doing in elementary school, that all changed when it was daily implemented. As an art form I recently come to love writing down my thoughts, ideas, opinions and stories.…