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NightJohn, the main character, Sarny, secretly starts to learn to read and write despite the risks of getting discovered. Although Gary Paulsen’s novel, NightJohn, is considered historical fiction, Paulsen accurately depicts the slaves’ support between each other, their determination to learn, and their resistance to punishments in corroboration with multiple sources. To start, Gary Paulsen accurately explained the unbreakable supports between those enslaved that can be…

Community College AJS 225 Gary Ridgway Gary Leon Ridgway aka “green river killer” was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on February 18, 1949. Ridgway targeted runaways and prostitutes along state Route 99 in south King County, Washington. In 1982 and admitted in an interview, there is over 75-80 murdered woman and several unfound bodies. Gary Ridgway grew up in SeaTac, Washington by both his father Tom Ridgway and mother Mary Rita…

Mud Stained Nikes Only in the movie Forrest Gump can one witness the late JFK being mooned by an imbecile. A comedy, drama, and romance all packed into one hundred and forty minutes. This simple-minded man lives a life of wandering filled with action and adventure. This is a movie one could watch on repeat and find themselves on the edge of their seat each time. Forrest Gump follows the life of Gump (Tom Hanks) as he touches the life of Jenny, Bubba, and Lt. Dan as well as its audience. The…

When Brian was a thirteen years old boy, his parents had been divorce.basically Brian had to live with his father who was working in Canada in summer. Before Brian took the plane to visit his father, his mother gave him a hatchet as a present. Momentarily the pilot suffered the massive heart-attack and he died.Brian control the plane by himself. As Brian almost ran out of the gas he falled down on the edge of lake.After the plane crash, in spite of Brian’s forehead and his leg got hurt, yet he…

The book Hatchet, written by Gary Paulsen, is about a boy named Brian Robeson a thirteen year old boy. Brian lives a good life, that was until his parents divorced. His dad and mom divorced because his mom is seeing another man. He lives with his mom and goes to visit his dad out by the Canadian oil fields during the summer. Brian is a city boy and doesn't have many smarts about the wilderness.When Brian gets a hatchet from his mom before he goes to visit his dad he doesn't really like it. On…

I’ve been here for hours. I can feel their eyes on me, their big gray eyes gazing over every inch of my body. I’ve been pretending to be asleep, waiting for morning, for help, something anything. Wait I think I may be getting ahead of my self here. It all started about two days ago. I collect gummy bears. I have ones in every shape, size, flavor and brand from all over the world. Unfortunately, there are still a couple of brands I have not gotten and one flavor. Normally I go on eBay to look for…

Hatchet Vs. A Cry In The Wild Hatchet does a better job of telling the story. This is because the amount of time spent at the lake and has more details and shows that Brian can get hurt and isn’t superhuman. Hatchet has imagery like the roaring plane and others which aren't quite as good as the ones you see in the movie. The book’s foreshadowing isn't quite as good as the films either. After all this you would think the movie didn't care about anything but imagery and foreshadowing and not the…

Hatchet, by author Gary Paulsen, is a fictional story of a 13 year old boy named Brian who must survive on his own in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but the hatchet that his mother gave him. The book is full of surprises as Brian quickly learns what he has to do in order to stay alive in the wilderness. Brian is on his way to see his dad who is getting divorced from his mother. Brian is troubled by a secret he is keeping about his mom. He saw her kissing a man. He is feeling sorry for…

Imagine just imagine that one day your parents are divorced and during the summer you have to go and visit your dad in Canada where he now works, there are so many things going through your mind and you know a secret that your father doesn't about why they split up. But before you could even reach your dad the pilot of the small single engine plane, the pilot dies of a heart attack, the plane crash lands a little while later. You are stranded in the middle of the Canadian wilderness. That is the…

The NHL lockout of 2012-2013 was caused by a disagreement of ideas creating a new collective bargaining agreement. Some people later have blamed the salary cap and coaches for the loss of an assumed 510 regular season games. In particular, the NHL salary cap is the sum of money any one team can spend on its players. The cap is set in stone for the year thus meaning there is no exceptions to the set amount. Some people think the salary cap should remain in place and control the league for…