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The catastrophe of Cassie and the coat stealing boy caught my eye because Cassie was thoughtful and unselfish enough to help.( I like what you’re trying to do here, but it doesn’t work. State it more clearly.)This is when Cassie decides to help T.J. after all he had done; I believe that she was admirable for everything that she did but this was about friendship and kindness and those are really admirable things. Cassie had trouble in her life, being black, but she stayed strong and held on to what meant most, her feelings. She wasn’t afraid to express herself or her opinion. I learn this from the Strawberry incident when she yelled at Mr. Barnett and got shoved on the sidewalk by Mr. Simms. (Add a few words here to let the reader know what happened.)It got her in trouble, it got her revenge, but most of all, it got her love and warmth. She became a better person by expressing these feelings and emotions. It helped her to let off some steam and see the world differently, almost like a MLK jr.jr. She had some ups like the time she beat up Lillian Jean, but then there were downs like the time she stood up for little man and got a “whippin’.” She saw some horrible things that no kid her age should see, like the Berry’s and their burnt bodies or the time she saw the night men stop at the house with guns and ropes. Cassie endured so much that it made her more of an adult than a child. At first she was just an innocent child with ignorance to reality but more and more she begins to…

When you’re young, it never crosses your mind that you’re going to lose a lot of things in life: friends, pets, family members, or even parents. Although this seems like, and is, a sad and serious topic, I’ve learned to make the most of the loss in life. My parents were a lot older than most parents having a child when they had me. My mom always told me I was a “surprise” and I always got offended because it sounded like she meant it as a bad thing. They weren’t really prepared at all to have…

Inside Out & Back Again This report is based on the book Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai. A Historical Fiction based on the war that happened in Vietnam in the 1950s to 1970s. A story about a family that is fleeing their country, Vietnam because of the war. They went to the United States to seek refuge. Published by Harper Collins Publishers and was a New York Times Bestseller. The book also won several awards including National Book Award and Newbery Honor Book Award. Kim-Ha is the…

The fears I face I face at least one fear a day. My biggest fear would have to be hospitals and needles; sadly I’ve seen a lot of those lately. Learning to face those fears is something that I’ve always had a hard time doing. Doctors tell me that my fear should lessen as I get older but I see it staying the same or getting worse. Fears I feel are something that everyone has. It may be the simple fear of clowns or something serious like dying. I’ve had the same two fears since I started…

You always look so sad, so absolutely tired. I like to imagine, in your silent teenaged years, that there were points when a wisp of a woman's hair sent your whole body electric and someone held back yours while you puked in the morning after. Maybe you took up painting once on pieces of wood you found leaning up against walls because you were tired of talking. Maybe you showed your mother one and she made a comment that stopped the whole project in a single, cold second and maybe you went to…

KEY CHAIN FOR $2 I decided to walk a little on the Luiltan Street. It was nearly 12 am on a Friday night. The street of Luiltan was quite dark yet peaceful and secure. Earlier in that morning, my team and I just elaborated a business project with a Japanese motor company that will enhance the life of Luiltan 's citizen. The odds weren 't against us this time. A decision to accept the project was the best thing we have ever done. I could only imagine how the change was coming for the better in…

If a captivating story is told but its validity is questioned, will it be held to prove its legitimacy? In the case of Tim O’Brien’s novel The Things They Carried, the answer is yes. O’Brien’s story is based on his experiences as a soldier and the stories he was told. Towards the beginning of the piece, O’Brien provides his own circumstances of what a war story must encompass to be ‘true’. Each chapter of the book holds a war story told by a various character or the author himself. As a focus,…

In the 1998 film, The Truman Show, featuring Jim Carrey as the main protagonist, it poses philosophical questions pertaining to Plato’s allegory of the cave found in The Republic. The main character of a fictional television show was Truman Burbank who lived in an alternate reality that was actually a television set that he perceived to be real. From his birth, to early childhood, teenage years, and adult life, Truman has been filmed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through a television…

Act I, Scene I (Blakelynn’s room 8:30pm) Blakelynn: (Questionable) Which one looks better Serenity? Serenity: (Unsure) I think I like the darker one better. Mom: (Worried) Don’t pick the darkest color you see. We don’t want your eyes to pop toooooooo much. Blakelynn: (Annoyed) I’ll be fine, mom. Serenity: Don’t worry her eyes are in good hands! Blakelynn: Okay, so should we eat before or after the pa-- Serenity: (Serenity cuts her off) Wait, shouldn’t we do our homework and study instead…

A Learning for the Rest of My Life Perhaps one of the most polemic topics in the world is the homosexuality and all of its issues involved between the societies’ agreement. As the racism power, or even stronger, the prejudice against gays has been a hard point to deal with because there is a lot of people with empty minds thinking that being a gay is a huge sin. A few years ago I have witnessed a crucial moment when some guys acted as idiots cussing a homosexual off and I realized how tough it…