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The books The Contender by Robert Lipsyte and Tunes for Bears to Dance To by Robert Cormier have young male protagonists that share the quality of vulnerability, but not in a troubling way. Their unique yet similar situations are what exposes this in each character. Both boys are greatly and positively affected by their vulnerability. Alfred, the main character in The Contender, is an African-American boy growing up in 1960s Harlem. He wants to become a boxer, and choose the “right” life path…

Should Our Right to Bear Arms Be Revoked? “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed”, the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. Now we ask the questions, do guns’ kill people or do people kill people? Should our right to bear arms be revoked because an individual makes an unacceptable decision? Is it right that all people be forced to ‘gun control’ because of one person’s…

ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution were created. The second amendment states “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” (Brooks, 2017). This amendment states that all citizens have the right to bear arms. It was originally created to give citizens the opportunity to fight back against an autocratic federal government. Within the past two decades, there have been increasingly more…

Feminist Perspective and Subtle Critiques in Alice Munro’s “The Bear Came Over the Mountain” and “Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage.” Alice Munro’s stories “The Bear Came Over the Mountain” and “Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage” both subtly expose her feminist perspective and critique societal norms of relationships between men and women. Both stories have been turned into films that remain true to Munro’s views concerning relationships and love, as well as…

Ryan Nguyen 9/4/15 Period 6 I chose to use the Bear Creek Tennis Courts, majority of the people there were all male tennis players, and coaches. The ratio to male to women were 100:1, since majority of the players were ages 14 to 18, and all the players were students, there were no socioeconomic class. 90% of the tennis team were asian, while the remaining 10% were white or hispanic. What I noticed the most between the players where who they talked to, the coaching of students , and how the…

This has allowed the fish population as well as the lake diversity to increase significantly. The introduction of a new species to the lake provides many opportunities socially as well as environmentally. However, the fishing available at Standing Bear Lake could prove to be a problem in the future. Overfishing would endanger the balance of the species in the ecosystem. For instance, if civilians fish and take more than their limit for the day and this repeatedly occurs the population of certain…

the animals I will show the students two pictures of arctic animals. I will say “This week in science we are talking about the different kinds of animals that live in the arctic. I want us to try to compare these two animals, the fox and the polar bear.” I will work with the students to compare the two different animals. Elaborate: After the students compare the two pictures as a whole group I will show the students a picture of a seal and a walrus. I will say “I want us to compare these two…

the baby killers,” (Helling, 42). The fifty-seven-year-old Robert Lewis Dear murdered three people and left nine seriously wounded. Gun control rights are one of the most argumentative moral issues in today’s society. The argument over the right to bear arms according to the second amendment has been a challenging conflict for many years in America. It has been a contentious concern along with other issues such as abortion and capital punishment (Saenz, 476). There have been numerous senseless…

In the short story, interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri incorporates symbols to help the reader better understand the relationships that are shown. The symbols vary from objects to actions. Often times these symbols can be overlooked and rendered meaningless, but with intent examination they can help us better understand the story and the relationships that are portrayed. Interpreter of Maladies is a story centered around a family and their tour guide. This family includes a Mrs. Das, Mr.…

my school’s farmer’s market I sold refreshing and delicious root beer floats and of course I couldn’t have done without my fantastic partner Lila Blees. To go along with our out of this world product we had to have a great name. That name was Root Bear Floats. During this project we learned about profit margins and recognized things we did well and things could improve on in the future. During this project we had to learned about profits and expenses. We spent our money on a table, yummy ice…