The Runners

controversial topics regarding high school and middle school academics is the issue of including explicit and potentially inappropriate content in course curriculums, and amidst these discussions sits The Kite Runner, one of the most commonly challenged books in the past decade. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, was published in 2003 and tells the story of Amir’s coming-of-age in Kabul, Afghanistan starting in the late 1970’s. Amir lived with his father, Baba, and their two servants, Ali and…

The novel, Runner, written by Robert Newton depicts a world of survival as its theme. Survival is when you are able to endure hardships and tolerate suffering. It is being resolute no matter what circumstances you are in. Proof of this is demonstrated in Runner through the financial destitution experienced by the Feehan family, Ma’s recovery from Mr. Peacock’s callous attack and finally, Charlie’s precarious job employed as Squizzy’s runner. All these factors about the life of the Feehans…

Amir when he cocks his slingshot and points it at Assef 's face. Hassan rescues Amir, and Amir goes free. On the day of the final kite festival Hassan runs for Amir, Amir takes first place. He cuts the line of the final kite, and his faithful kite runner chases it through the streets. Late into the afternoon, Hassan does not come back with the kite, and Amir begins to worry. He finds Hassan trapped in an alley by Assef and his two thugs. Amir watches the attack, yet he never tries to stop Assef.…

Blade Runner is a science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott in which Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a retired blade runner, a cop specialized for hunting down replicants, robots that are as smart as and look like humans but only have a four year lifespan, has to hunt down four replicants who escaped enslavement. Deckard finds Racheal, who is revealed to be a fifth replicant who was given human memories as an experiment. After hunting down and “retiring”, with bullets, two of the replicants it…

The traditions used in Hosseini’s book, The Kite Runner, are historically accurate to Afghanistan because the book used details including marriage, competitions, and religious events that are very similar to how things actually are in real life. For example, when two people are going to get married in the Islamic faith, there are separate payments that need to be made. Unlike Christian weddings, Islamic weddings include an engagement party that the bride’s family pays for and the ceremony is…

The Maze Runner by James Dashner Imagine awakening in an unfamiliar location with all prior personal memories wiped clean. In The Maze Runner by James Dashner, he depicts this sense of fear and confusion through the young and brave characters, the Gladers. The courageous group of young adults move past this and grow as individuals as they solve the intricate maze. The Maze is symbolic of the plethora of struggles that modern teens find himself battling within today’s society. Therefore, James…

The Maze Runner by James Dashner instantly captivates the attention of young readers. As one begins to examine the novel, one will find that the book features more than its artistic cover, containing a captivating storyline with characters that most teenagers can relate to, setback in a dystopian society with diction so eloquently placed that it will leave one wanting to read more. These elements combined with the believable characters, a rich setting, and a fast paced plot, generates an…

have when faced with education and diseases. You should be lucky you are not one of the 1.5 billion children living in extreme poverty or one of the 25,000 kids that die daily due to the environment they live in. In Khaled Hosseini 's novel, The Kite Runner, it doesn’t get into the depth of poverty that more than half of Afghan children live in but it does stress on the orphans and the Hazara children and how their rights to be children have been violated. As a child, you…

understanding of the book. The book, The Kite Runner, is a perfect example of this. This book is about a boy named Amir, and his life in Afghanistan. Amir is a typical Afghan boy, who lives with his father, Baba, and their two servants Ali, and Hassan. This book The Kite Runner is filled with culture linked information/stories, and if the reader did not understand the Muslim culture, comprehension would be incomplete. In order to fully understand The Kite Runner, one must first understand the…

A major theme in the science fiction action movie, ‘The Maze Runner’ 2014, directed by Wes Ball, is dystopia. A boy wakes up inside an elevator with no memory of his identity. A group of male youths greets him in a large area called the Glade that surrounded by tall, stone walls. The boys, who call themselves Gladers, have formed a society without any adults but none remember their past. A few boys have the control about everything. Alby, he strongest and fastest boy in the group is the leader.…