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Entry #1: Within the first 10 pages of the book, the author Markus Zusak begins character development for the main character in the book, Ed Kennedy. Within the first page of the book Markus Zusak takes the readers directly into a bank robbery where Ed Kennedy and his best friend Marvin are face down on the floor while the robbery is taking place. Only hearing that part would make you think that both Ed and his friend Marvin would be somewhat scared for there life since the robber is carrying a…

read was called “The Library Card” written by Jerry Spinelli. The setting of the story was a cold November. There are four main characters in each four sections. The first section’s main character is Mongoose, (Jamie Hill) who is a 12 year old boy with a friend named Weasel, (Bobby Morgan). It takes place in a rural area. They are the first to find the library card. Brenda is the second section’s main character, who is addicted to television. This takes place in her house. Sonseray, the…

the story “Black holes and Basketball Sneakers” by Lori Aurelia Williams and the poem “Please Don't take Air Jordans” is, The desire to fit in sometimes makes people do desperate things. The passage “Black holes and Basketball Sneakers” is about a boy named Malik who joined a gang so he could get a pair of sneakers and the poem “Please Don't take Air Jordans” is about a person that gets picked on by his friends causing him to steal the properties of others so that he can feel -good about…

Custom House a young wig maker's apprentice walked up to a British soldier and insulted him because he had not payed for a wig. Another British soldier had walked out and scolded the young boy for disrespecting a British soldier. The boy exchanged insults with the soldier so he pulled out his musket and struck the boy on the side of the head. A stream of chills rushed through my body when I witnessed that. He fell on the cold, snowy ground crying in pain. This attracted a crowd of people that…

Juror number three is a very stubborn and opinionated man. In the play Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, twelve men must decide the fate of a young boy who is said to have killed his father. Juror number three really does not like to be wrong, especially when it contradicts something that he has believed in for a long time. He yells at all the people that do not agree with him, no matter what the subject is. He also believes that there are facts, that can not be proven false, that point to the…

presented by the football game in the background of Sargent's painting as it presents that not only do these men, these soldiers, have to endure such a horrific war, but they return home or die simply one man of many remembered only as one in a mass of men. In addition, the people at home are oblivious to the true horrors of war, seeing their soldiers as heros not seeing the pain and anguish, not knowing what hell the men had been through, a hell so horrific that the young boy in Sassoon's poem…

nickel for milk at lunch. He would go around a corner and there would be this little boy that always stopped Opie. He would ask him if he had his nickle. Opie was scared and didn't know what to do and always gave this kid a nickel. One day Opie asked this boy “what if I don't give you my nickel?” the little boy replied with his fist in Opie face “I'll give you a knuckle sandwich.” So once again Opie gave the boy a nickel. Opie didn't like water and couldn't buy milk because of the bully stealing…

self-conscious, proper schoolboy; however, he is having trouble adjusting to the island and the boys on it. Piggy wants to be heard and respected by the boys on the island, but his overweight appearance and unfortunate nickname make it difficult for the boys to take him seriously. Despite being a well-mannered boy, Piggy has outbursts of anger when decisions are made or actions are taken in a rush. When Ralph and the other boys hurriedly decide to build a fire, Piggy's temper flares, instantly…

females as objects for them to rule over. “women and girls are both sexualized, via their tight clothing and makeup, and objectified, portrayed as existing for men 's pleasure and lacking in their own agency. There is not a parallel trend in which boys are often sexualized and objectified.” (Stone/Brown/Jewell) Another thing that was mentioned was the difference between sexualization and appearance orientations because when it comes to gender roles females are going to be more known for paying…

bad in the Troubles become apparent. In the sequence I’ve chosen, Hook has his first glimpse of safety when he gets picked up by a young Protestant boy and taken a Loyalist pub. After mistakenly interrupting a bomb meeting led by a double-crossing Military Reaction Force’s (MRF) member, the pub suddenly explodes severely injuring the young Protestant boy. I hope to deconstruct the cinematography and sound to show how I’ve interpreted this scene.…