Halter

1. “ Beacause you simply cannot draw these things out forever. At some point, you just pull off the Band-Aid and it hurts, but then it’s over and you’re relieved.” – Page 7. This statement expressed by Miles Halter explains that when one faces problems or challenges, the most efficient way to approach them is to tackle them head-on rather than trying to ignore them. It also explains that there comes a time in our lives when certain things become inevitable whether it be good-byes like in Miles’…

subjectivity, which can muddy the overall effect of the canon. For example, the phrase, “enhancement of human welfare”, could be interpreted very differently. Whether or not one’s action is classified as “enhancement” can cause confusion to an engineer and halter further progress. Constant subjectivity in terms lead to questions regarding the intended…

Sunstone (a gem with amber skin, short tangelo hair, wearing a short sleeved coral colored shrug jacket , salmon halter top with yellow diamond , a sunstone gem in her right hand, tea rose sula skirt, and sandals) merely danced around each and every strike at her. “This so much fun. I never thought a Pearl could summon a weapon. Let me show you mine.” said Sunstone as her gem glowed. A tonfa (with a orange grip, and tawny body) formed in her to block Pearl’s spear. “Also the name is Kyra.”…

My choice as a gendered toy for both girl and boy was Marvel action figures. For the boy, I chose to write about the Marvel Spider-Man and in particular Marvel’s Lasher. The packaging black and white with the name “Marvels Lasher” displayed a crossed a red banner with white lettering. These colors, representing power and blood work to further the male mindset of superiority. Lasher, utterly inhuman in appearance, made of green sludge with white eyes and possessing superhuman abilities that help…

“The Solace of Open Spaces: Rules of the Game: Rodeo” is an essay by Gretel Ehrlich , is about how people who do not live in the ranching lifestyle think that rodeo animals are treated cruelly. Many people who have not been around livestock in their life think that people are beating the animals in to bucking and this all that they do, which is not true. The stockmen has been selectively breeding for years based on the fact the animal loves to buck. Bucking stock do not live that hard of lives,…

I have read the realistic fiction book, Looking for Alaska by John Green. The book starts with a boy named Miles “Pudge” Halter, who has a hard time with finding friends, likes biographies, and is fascinated by last words. Miles goes to attend a boarding school because he seeks “a great perhaps.” He soon meets his roommate Chip “The Colonel” Martin and his friend Alaska Young. Miles goes through the year with The Colonel and Alaska as his best friends and they go through amazing experiences with…

that I did possess skills such as providing presence and active listening when engaging with D.B. This is important because this will only sharpen my techniques in the future and help myself become more aware of what I do in a situation. According to Halter (2014) “nurses must become more aware of their own interpersonal methods, eliminating obstructive, nontherapeutic communication techniques and strategies and developing additional responses that maximize the nurse-patient interactions and…

illness is presented in the film with visual hallucinations (Parcher, Charles, and Marcee), delusions (top secret code breaking in newspapers and magazines to uncover a Soviet operation), and paranoia (government officials following Nash). According to Halter, 2014, symptoms associated with Schizophrenia include Positive symptoms such as hallucinations, delusion, disorganized speech and bizarre behavior. Symptoms also include Negative symptoms which are blunted affect, poverty of thought, loss…

In the book The Heir, Maxon and America have four kids; however the book is mainly focused around their only daughter, Eadlyn. There have been some problems with people being upset about the caste system being eliminated. Maxon and America have the idea of having a selection for Eadlyn to try and solve the problem. Eadlyn agrees to do it, but not without a fight. This book portrays Eadlyn trying to figure out what to do to avoid marrying someone by the end of the selection. In this journal, I…

Young adult literature books all feature teenage protagonists that share the same ideas, problems, and general likes or dislikes of adolescents. They have plotlines that involve contemporary issues and choices that young adults typically face. Books about choices and how they affect people all exhibit some sort of pain, suffering, or difficulty leading up to or following the decision. Three young adult literature books that showcase the theme of choices are Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, The…