Bird

This course focuses on works of literature that are about combat and the soldiers’ experiences in battle. Kevin Powers’ novel The Yellow Birds is about the Iraq war and tells a tale of friendships, loss and grief, and fulfillment. Bartle is looked at as Murph’s parental figure through his war experiences and sometimes contemplates why he took on this role. These men commit a secret crime after Murph is killed in order to spare Daniel Murphy’s mom from seeing her son whose body has been killed…

Symbolism in To Kill a Mocking Bird Whether it be in literature or even shown in pictures, people use things to represent something with a deeper meaning and that’s called symbolism. In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by author Harper Lee, various different themes or symbols are active throughout the book all directly or in some way being tied to the ultimate theme of the book, which is not being able to understand someone until you experience life from their point of view. The most…

Jack Lenox Mrs. Sharitz 9th Honors Language Arts 16 October 2015 Brave Bird is Super-Effective Everybody can be brave. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about the people of Maycomb County, Alabama and how they courageously deal with emotional, physical, and social issues. This relates to being brave because many characters exhibit acts of bravery throughout To Kill A Mockingbird. People are brave if they show that they are willing to go through with their intentions even when they are…

In the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird, written by Harper Lee, there are many themes that show significance to discuss about. The theme that is on mind happens to be “True bravery is when you keep on fighting and persevering even though you know that you cant win”.This theme is perhaps the most significant because it explains how Atticus Finch and Tom Robinson were fighting the trial to the end even though they new they had no chance to win the white jury. Jean Louis finch, also known as “Scout”,…

“Times have changed and they’ve changed in this case for the better”, by Ann Gutmann. This quote reflects the experiences a Mary Brave Bird, a Native American female activist and Charlotte Forten, an African American female activist. Their work for freedom and women’s rights can be credited to the changes of this century. Our country was not accepting of diversity and gender equality. Their stories take place during the country’s intense struggle to “provide order” and “civilize” society. Each…

Violence is the behavior involving physical force intending to hurt and even kill someone or something. In the book “The Good Lord Bird”, by James McBride, there is an savage abolitionist named John Brown. By using quotes and examples in the book, I can prove that John Brown acts’ of violence, to bring an end to slavery, were justified. There are plenty of evidences in the book that can demonstrate my idea. On the morning of the Harper's Ferry raid, Henry describes John Brown. At first, Henry…

The book I read was called Black Birds in the Sky. The book is about the Tulsa Race massacre or the Black Wall Street massacre that took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 31 to June 1, 1921. The book mostly talks about events that led up to the massacre, such as racial discrimination between whites and blacks and even indians. It also talks about how major black events and people get covered up more than the white events do while teaching history in school. This also helps show that the blacks are…

Question/Prompt 2 Non-complaint or defiant behavior is a large concern for many teachers and caregivers. These types of behavior, not only can disrupt learning, but also affect interactions between the defiant child and both teachers and peers. When Lora Bird was faced with a seemingly defiant student, she could have gone down two different paths: she could have labeled the child as deviant and sent her to a counselor, or incorporate social-emotional learning into the non-compliant child’s…

Choice A During the final two chapters of Caged Bird, Marguerite overcomes her self-indicted struggle with her physical appearance, and in doing so learns a lifelong lesson of perseverance and optimism that in the end shapes her character as a young woman. Throughout the book, Marguerite’s body image has been a perpetual obstacle in her path; causing her to struggle with self love and acceptance. Surrounded by beautiful, strong women her entire childhood, her insecurities oftentimes…

Common decency didn’t seem to exist east of the White Knife river. Was it something in the soil that prompted the Boltons and their kin to treat others with such disdain? As of yet, all Alysanne had done was eat and be married in her husband’s company. It baffled her that he could not even manage to muster the energy to put on even a ruse of chivalry. She had half a mind to stay seated right where she was and wait for him to announce himself to her properly, but this was not her home… not yet.…