Tell Her About It

First, I will tell you a small summary of the stories I will tell you about. First, I will tell you about the story called “Barrio Boy” by Ernesto Galarzo. Barrio boy is about this boy who just came from Mexico and is seeking for an American education his goal or mission is to learn fluent English. The other story I will give you a summary about is “The other side of the sky” by Tanim Ansary. This story is about this girl who is in the desert seeking for a better life since her brother and…

Kittredge had to cover-up her families past was because she didn’t want her daughter to know the truth about her father's past, and how it costed him. In the text Mrs. Kittredge said to her daughter “but I couldn’t figure out how, and I didn’t spoil your memory of your father.” If she would have told Jenna, Jenna might not have ever looked or thought of her father again the same way. On top of that, Mrs. Kittredge would have probably been embarrassed to tell her daughter that her father stole…

The grandmother, her son Bailey, his wife, and their three children are planning a trip to Florida. In an attempt to change the family's plans, the grandmother tells her family about an escaped convict, The Misfit, who is thought to be on his way to Florida as well. However, the next day, the family continues with their plans and leave for Florida. Unbeknownst to the family, the grandmother has hidden her cat in a bag in the back seat of the car. Even though she was told she could not take the…

Cadence Sinclair’s ability to tell the truth is questioned by readers throughout the novel We Were Liars, by E. Lockhart seeing that her memory and mind has altered . First, Cadence blatantly explained that her father “ran off” with “some” woman he loved more than Cadence, and her mother not divulging what really happened. Out of nowhere Cadence expresses, “Then he pulled out a handgun and shot me in the chest. I was standing on the lawn and I fell. The bullet hole opened wide and my heart…

Keanah Santiago The Poem That Ruined My Life It was a dreary Saturday morning in England for all but me. Today my friend Marie de France was asked to be a court writer for the court of Henry II and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, and she chose me as her lady in waiting. We were walking in the marketplace when we got this news, and Marie was ecstatic. No one knew why they chose Marie, some say that Eleanor wanted to have someone in the court who had a french background besides herself. Others…

have honorable reputations. But Capulet has taken an oath, so has Montague. Then, Capulet suggests getting her 14 years old daughter, Juliet, in two more summers. Capulet gives Paris a permission to make her love him and marry him if she please. They organized a feast where Paris can meet Juliet there. Capulet gives Peter a list and go find the people all around Verona, city they live in, and tell them they are invited at his house tonight. The only problem is that Peter can’t read and then, he…

The story starts out with Alicia in dance class with her friend Olivia. Massie is not in her dance class which makes her the most popular and bets dancer. After dance class is over Alicia starting to think about why Massie always is the boss and gets to push her around. Olivia and a couple of girls begin to convince her to have a sleepover on Friday, but Alicia knows that Massie always has her sleepovers on Fridays. After much thinking she agrees to have a sleepover only with Olivia and the…

My book I'm reading is called Fish in a Tree. It is written by Lynda Mullaly Hunt. The book is about a girl named Ally who has gone through to fourth grade without knowing how to read or write. She struggles to make friends because she is so different from everyone else. Ally may not read or write very well, but her new teacher Mr. Daniels notices that she does think outside the box more than any other student he has had in the past. After reading this book I learned that if you don't try to fix…

to get what she won’t. Abigail manipulates her friends, her lover and eventually the whole community. In Arthur Miller’s crucible, Abigail character is an example of how some personalities have an inbred power to manipulate others. The play begins by showing how Abigail controls her friends.…

was portrayed as a hero in the bible. My conclusion will provide details to support my opinion about the bible’s portrayal of Samson. According to the Bible, Samson’s father, Manoah, was married to a barren, unnamed woman. One day, while Manoah’s wife was minding her own business, an angel appears and he tells her that she will give birth to a son. The angel also tells her that she should never cut her son’s hair because the child will be a Nazarite to God and he will deliver Israel out of the…