Frank R. Stockton

Why does everyone think “indian boys are stupid.”? Are they really stupid? Do they use a fixed mindset? In Superman and Me Sherman Alexie portrays his ways of becoming a smarter indian boy and the struggles he went through by using Exemplification, pathos, Diction, tone and compare and contrast. As Alexie talks about how he became the reader he is today and the struggles he went through he uses the example of the “Paragraph”. Alexie starts this analogy off by saying “ Everything in terms of…

“The Maze Runner” is a teen dystopia set in the aftermath of civilization’s demise. Thomas, our main character, wakes up in an elevator with no recollection of his name or his past; trapped in an expansive maze guarded by bio-mechanical beasts called Grievers. He is tossed in with sixty other boys his age, with whom he must find a way out. Their civilization resides in a small glade in the centre of this maze, where they survive solely off of their own agriculture and supplies. They select their…

When Mrs. Laura was teaching math, she used the smart board to write all the problems. She would then call up the children and had them write the answer on the smart board. The children had little dry erase boards in front of them so they can try to figure out on their own the answer. Each day, the children would count each number on the number chart and then add a new number as the days went by. So by the end of the school year, they were able to count up to the number 180. By the end of the…

golden rule is very important consideration, since it the most frequently lost rule when dealing with children. We feel children are different from us in that sense. Praise should be focus and not phony when encouraging children. Children should be given choices that are age appropriate, to make them responsible and empower them with decision making abilities. Express your own feeling with I-messages and exercises related consequences instead of punishment. Use problem-solving to understand the…

Stereotypes: Shaping Us in Bad Ways Statistics show that most people see white men associated with crimes. Studies also show that most people see black people as really lazy. One time, a Mexican was being attacked with stereotypes. When he tried to defend himself, he said, “You do know the richest man in the world is Mexican, right?” the bullies said, “Yeah. He probably either stole it from people, or made it on selling illegal drugs.” These are stereotypes. Most everything that Americans know…

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inflicted upon the Jews, is the major theme of the diary. Anne Frank, the young teenage girl who writes the diary, experiences the pain of war first-hand. In order to try and escape the Nazi extermination of Jewish people, her family and the Van Daans go into hiding in Amsterdam, Holland. In spite of their efforts to save themselves, all of the Franks and Van Daans are captured and sent to a concentration camp. Only Otto Frank survives the ordeal. The pain of adolescence is a second…

In her diary, Anne Frank famously wrote, “In spite of everything, I still believe people are good at heart.” Why would she say that when all of these terrible things are happening in her family? What was going through her head when she wrote this? Who was she talking about? Anne Frank had a lot going through her mind while she was in hiding. She had no one to talk to, so she held in all of her thoughts to herself. Anne showed huge amounts of courage along with positivity. Throughout her whole…

murdered. Out of the countless people that attempted to escape Nazi oppression, the story of Otto Frank and his wife, Edith Frank along with their two daughters, Anne and Margot has spread awareness of the victims of the Holocaust. The Diary of Anne Frank is a prominent recollection of the experiences that go in depth of how their life was and the interconnections between the characters. Mr. And Mrs. Frank are both the beloved parents in the Annex, though their traits and behavior differ, it…

The Film The Shawshank Redemption a about Andy DuFresne, an innocent man who is sentenced a life sentence after being framed for killing his wife and her lover. Once Andy gets to Shawshank prison he sees the how hope and fear can dramatically affect the outcome of any situation. People who fear often lack self-confidence and motivation making every obstacle harder. Allowing people just like Warden Norton and Heywood to use fear to control people with intimidation and violence. While…