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“Why would Tracy give me an empty box, she might as well give me no present” ( Conford 1). This quote is from the story, Promises by Ellen Conford. The main character, Diane, got an empty box for her birthday from her friend Tracy. Also, Diane is a friend that never keeps her promises that she makes. Additionally, in the text it says, “No one would notice because she has no other friends and no one knows her.” Diane is a rude girl because she is sassy, greedy, and dramatic. She is rude…

Despite the pain, the insights gained from reading this book are well worth making it a requirement of tenth grade English students, though parents should be apprised of the book’s gruesome content. Though the United States of America is, by far, the best country in which to live, it has not given its citizens insight into the agonies of war experienced by most other people groups in this world. The U.S. Armed…

The critically-acclaimed La La Land swept America off its feet and into a whirlwind of jazz music, Hollywood glamour, and romance at the end of 2016. The whimsical story follows Mia, a struggling actress played by Emma Stone, and Sebastian, an aspiring jazz musician played by Ryan Gosling, through a rocky though beautiful romance in the grand city of Los Angeles (La La Land). Both characters find ultimate success, with Mia rising to Hollywood stardom after being cast in a large movie and…

Throughout the book Where Am I Wearing? author Kelsey Timmerman is constantly changing his personal view of globalization as he can never figure out if it is for better or for worse. After traveling to Honduras, Bangladesh, China, New York, and Cambodia to see where his clothes were made and what the working environment is actually like there, Kelsey understands better why globalization is good and bad for the world’s people and economies. Kelsey Timmerman argues for globalization and against…

This book is about how people treated Injun Joe, who committed crimes many times. Injun Joe is thought to be illiterate because of many crimes he had committed. He were labeled as animals, “Others”, people said he’s not one of them because he’s illiterate. Like how he survives in the wood, killed and eat raw animals. From this story, I can conclude that a person will be label as many cruel things if they’re different. I think this story is valuable because from this story I can see how important…

Here’s the ending of the Land Lady. “ Only you my dear.” Then the landlady came to Tommy and she walked over to him and talked to him for a couple of minutes… Then she pulled out the knife she kills the animals with and stabbed Tommy right in the stomach. After she did that she yes I have finally accomplished my dream to kill someone. Then she got out all of the materials she used to stuff animals and got it out and put Tommy into this thing that kept him fresh so he did not rot over the night.…

Axel a curious boy nervous to go on a journey with Professor Lidenbrock, discovers a coded note written in what they call runic script. After showing Professor Lidenbrock, Lidenbrock and Axel they translate the runic script to Latin, showing a peculiar message. After cracking the code, it seemed to be a medieval note written by Arne Saknussem, an Icelandic alchemist. After finding out what the note meant, Lidenbrock and his nephew, Axel, who does not want to go, goes on a trip to Iceland.…

Prompt #1: After Victor reads Elizabeth’s letter, he seems very distressed. He didn’t want his family to worry about him like that, so he quickly wrote them back. I think felt this way because the one who told him about the worry his family had for him was Elizabeth. He cared for and didn’t want her to be sad due to his actions. “ ‘Dear, dear Elizabeth!’ I exclaimed when I had read her letter, ‘I will write instantly and relieve them from the anxiety they must feel.’ I wrote, and this exertion…

Please Stop Laughing at Me Jodee Blanco the author and the narrator in the book, “Please Stop Laughing at Me” describes throughout the book, situations where she is bulled and harassed by her peers. A psychological concept that someone could examine in this book is what level Jodee is in on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The main focus in the book is about acceptance in school and its effect on children. One could argue that Jodee goes from desiring the fourth level, esteem, and regressing to the…

The Other Wes Moore the story of two boys with different fates, but identical names that grew up in Baltimore. The story issued the lives of the two boys growing up in Baltimore. It enlightened the readers to think about the environment and communities they grew up in and the struggles they had to overcome in becoming a man of the house at such a young age. I believe that we are all products of our environment, we are all given a choice to choose our path in life and live when we want to live…