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Biographical Criticism, shows how, a reader, relates his or her possible favorite author’s past, in order to relate it on how that author writes their story, and how the simplest pieces of texts relates towards their past. Walter Dean Myers was a famous author in his times, some of his well known books/poems included, Monsters, Fallen Angels, Slam!, Hoops, Bad Boy: A memoir, Harlem, Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices and etc. As he was young his mother had died when he was the age of 2, which…

Fallen Angels is a book written by Walter Dean Myers about the hardships of the Vietnam War. Myers in known for his accurate, detailed and sometimes graphic depiction of the War. The setting of Vietnam gave Richie experiences that changed him mentally and emotionally. Such as, seeing some of his friends killed, to having to push through being controlled by a racist commander, and believing his bad knee will keep him from actually fighting. Walter Dean Myers uses the setting of the Vietnam War to…

Symbolism in A Long Way Gone: Memoir of a Boy Soldier Malcom X once said: “Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression” (izquotes) Freedom is fundamental to the growth of humanity. In A Long Way Gone: Memoir of a Boy Soldier, author Ishmael Beah examines the concept of freedom and oppression through illustrating his encounters as a child soldier during the Sierra Leone civil war in the 1990s. The dark influences of war strips Beah of his childhood…

Walter Dean Myers’ Monster: Does Prison Make Steve a Monster? Creep. Psycho. Thug. Monster. The moment a mugshot appears on the six o’clock news, viewers make assumptions about the person in the photo. In a court system based on the premise that all men are innocent until proven guilty, people are quick to assume the worst about each defendant before the trial begins. In Walter Dean Myers’ novel Monster, Steve Harmon is on trial for his alleged role in a robbery that ultimately led to the…

People who are exposed to combat in war will change their entire lives. In the novel, Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers, the story is set during the Vietnam War. The story includes a character named Richie, who has been drafted to war at a very young age. The novel shows how soldiers who go to war change because they are exposed to new experiences. Fallen Angels shows how people who go to war become a different person through religion. It also shows people changing in war by showing soldiers…

-- Isabel Briggs Myers. One of the best quotes given to explain this notorious test indicator. MBTI as it’s also referred to as well, it’s more or rather acronym as one must say. This indicator stands for the principles of a basic personality test to see which and what categories one might fall in when thinking about applying for college, jobs, and just trying to find out who they might be. Myers-Briggs was constructed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers, which was…

It is never too late to learn skills and develop yourself. My preposition is to implement personal development lectures on student’s daily education. Personal development helps identify the strengths of a student. Students face different circumstances in life that can cause them to feel no hope looking into the future, personal development lectures explain what procrastination is, how to recognize the best learning style, and understand personality traits. Growing up and accepting the…

ENFJ – The GiverNeeds work Many years ago I had taken the Myer-Briggs Personality Test for an employer. Unable to recall my personality type, I have again taken the test and this time been identified as the ENFJ or The Giver. This means I am classified as an Extravert, Intuitive, Feelings, Judging personality type. My type is considered to be one who desires to help others as a teacher of humanity or as “The Giver”. My temperament is the Intuitive-Feeler whose primary objective is identity…

In the early 1900s, Carl G. Jung introduced the theory of psychological types. To make this theory useful to individuals and groups, Isabell Briggs Myers and her mother, Katherine Briggs developed the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment and provided descriptions of the 16 personality types of Jung’s theory (The Myers Briggs Foundation, 2016). Utilizing the assessment and discovering my own personal preferences will provide me insight into my behaviors in the workplace. Also, it…

Reason for Assessment/Referral: Client agreed to serve as examinee for EDC 503 assessment project. II. Background Information: J.P. is a thirty-three year old Caucasian male. He is employed as an assistant principal. The examinee lives with his wife of eight years and their two adopted children. He did not disclose any details regarding why they adopted their children. For this assignment, I chose not to ask any questions about possible infertility or other potential issues that contributed to…