The Tough

Tough Decisions Approximately 11 million people died during the Holocaust, 1.1 million of those being children, and 90 percent being Jewish. However, Jewish boy, Elie Wiesel was not one of those children. He feels as though he was the only one in his family to be kept alive to write this book. Elie Wiesel 's’ book, Night, was published in 1956 after about 10 years of silence. It was first published in French and later on in English. 15 year old Elie and his family were stuffed onto a train with…

diversification of energy resources, and the prevention of further environmental problems that are often associated with the use of non-renewable energy sources. This discussion is developed from the Lens of Bill Mckibben in his book Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet. Mckibben explores the various energy sources and challenges encountered in developing energy policies by adopting both an analytical and critical…

pay attention to directions and set goals and stick with them. The one I feel that is most important is dressing well to feel good about yourself to succeed. In the close reading, the book we read was called, “Kewauna’s Ambition” written by Paul Tough. She shows her ways of being successful in the reading and will be explained soon. Also, we read “Marita’s Bargain” written by Malcolm Gladwell, which is a girl that attends a school year round called KIPP. Her life is busy with school, almost like…

world famous, republican businessman who is well known by the media as being a considerably outspoken man, who isn’t afraid to voice his opinion about any issue, no matter how ridiculous his opinion may be. He is no different in his book, Time to Get Tough- Making America #1 Again. Throughout his book, Donald Trump makes sure to mention, numerous times, that President Obama has failed the United States, and provides suggestions that he believes will fix America and the problems President Obama…

Cabeza de Vaca’s Tough Survival Cabeza de Vaca, lonely, tired, and hungry. Crossed the cold, clear, river with the angry water slamming against his weak body. With every little step he took, the currents pulled him further away from his destination. His legs were weak, and fragile from wadding in the frosty water where he could barely touch the bottom. In his weakend state, he could drown any moment from now. In the year of 1527, five ships set sail in search of new lands, to establish new…

Paul Tough illustrates that teaching grit in schools can foster students to be successful in life after college. Tough introduces the audience to two different types of schools and their headmasters that are trying to instill grit in their students: Riverdale, a private school, and KIPP, a public school. He includes Angela Duckworth’s grit scale to support their thesis. Tough wants to inform society that a safety net for children can hinder their own personal success in life. However, Tough does…

In his 20 March 2016 Teen Residential Treatment Programs “The Tough Love Approach Used By Boot Camps Is Harmful and Abusive” article, William Norman Grigg argues that “tough love” used by boot camps is harmful and abusive. Grigg states that boot camps are an example of an “behavior modification” industry which is that they change the behaviors of an adolescent by using methods that have positive and negative effects. Grigg notes that the WWASPS(World Wide Association of Specialty Programs [and…

Years later McKibben has written Eaarth; Making A Life On A Tough New Planet which expands on the previous book in more depth about global warming and the effects it is having on our world today. The novel was published by Alfred. A Knopf Canada in Toronto 2010. McKibben has previously written other books on this topic which ensures he is a reliable and relevant source. The following review of McKibben’s Eaarth; Making A Life On A Tough New Planet will include a summary of the book’s content,…

Growing up in an economy where every model has long luscious hair and it is flowing in the pictures it is common for young girls of African descent to ‘perm’ or ‘relax’ their hair in order to achieve the mainstream goals of beauty. I along with many other members of my family have tried to achieve said beauty. Natural hair however is harder to maintain and in itself rewarding. Life with my relaxed hair was what most would call easy. A simple part and press in the morning and I would be on my way…

United Kingdom. During her time as queen, she had to make a lot of tough decisions. Queen Victoria had to make decisions on what to do when wars came about. She didn't know if she entered her country in these wars if they would benefit from it or if it would cause them greater problems. “When Victoria was crowned queen the British people had lost respect for the throne” (Sack). But in the end Queen Victoria proved herself hard-working and had the people's best interest at heart and gained their…