Things Not Seen

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”, Hebrews 11:1. What is an act of faith? According to Encarta Dictionaries, an act of faith is “an action motivated by a belief in something for which there is no concrete evidence.” You can express acts of faith in your everyday life. A faith that cannot be tested cannot be trusted. Although I am not a Christian, I could most definitely connect to the Christian faith and the way that they express it. Unlike many other religions, Christianity is not so much restricted. You’re not required to dress a certain way, do a certain thing, or be at a certain place to express your faith. Being a Christian means to be, Christ-like, using your life as a way to honor God,…

When you have faith, you trust or believe in something very strongly. It is through this idea that we can better understand the meaning of not only the novel "Unbroken" but also the movie "The Long Walk Home". Faith can be used to interpret the meaning of these works because it is what the characters use to overcome their hardships. It is what gets them through possibly the most difficult times of their lives. The novel "Unbroken" tells the story of a bombardier named Louis Zamperini who…

In the novel Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements, Bobby Philips wakes up one morning to find that he is invisible. Bobby and his parents are extremely shocked and are unsure of what to do. Bobby’s parents have said that he must keep this as a secret, which causes Billy to miss school and become more isolated until he meets Alicia. Bobby’s personality changes as he learns to become less aggressive and more vocal towards his parents and friends in order to have better relationships. In the…

Things not seen is a fictional book by Andrew Clements. Andrew Clements is an author who writes a lot of books, including Frindle, Troublemaker, Fear Itself, and many others. He is currently residing in Maine with his wife. Even though he is now 66 years old, he still writes! Things not seen is about a young boy named Bobby, who wakes up one day to find himself invisible. To some people, being invisible may seem cool, but not for Bobby. Noooooo, Bobby has to hide it from everyone so he wouldn't…

Rodriguez, in a 1984 study he conducted , “Examination of crime rates in the Bronx shows that the South Bronx, an area of high Puerto Rican concentration and one of the poorest areas in New York City” and supposedly where the Hip-Hop movement began, “has higher than average juvenile crime rates” (Rodriguez 1). In New York City, from 1970-1989 the average rate of murder per year was, 1619.4 (Mitchell 5). Graffiti, along with other forms of hip-hop, was used as a means by many of these youth to…

One day before leaving for high school, Bobby Phillips told his parents that he was invisible. Bobby’s parents did not believe that he was invisible until Bobby proved it to them. Because of his condition, Bobby’s parents directed him to stay at home until he was visible again. For a while, Bobby stayed at home. However, he became so bored that he decided to walk to the library. While at the library, he literally walks into a blind girl, Alicia. After explaining his invisibility problem to…

Can failure be seen as a good thing? Some people don’t thinks so, but the ones that do are the ones who succeed. In Order to be successful you have to fail along the way. Failure is like a stepping stone to success. But don’t get me wrong, just because you do succeed, doesn’t mean you won’t fail. People who make mistakes during their time of failure learn from it. Failure is a lesson, a challenge, not a disappointment. The most famous people know what failure is like, because they have faced it…

sight; hidden,” can describe physical or metaphorical things or situations. For example, in the novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K Rowling, the protagonist, Harry, has a cloak of invisibility, which makes him physically invisible. In contrast, someone who feels like an outcast to society could feel socially invisible, which is an example of metaphorical invisibility. To add on to physical and social transparency, relationships can also build up invisibility. For instance, if a…

Reading Guide Summarize the text - In the story, The Most Mature Thing I’ve Ever Seen by Susan Doenim, every student at Monroe High School was arranged in cliques and everybody knew their place. The quad, one of the cliques, was a large, treeless square of concrete in the center of the Monroe Campus, where nobody at Monroe walked across the middle of, the students always walked around the quad. Until one day, Lisa, a new student at Monroe High School, made it through the morning to the lunch…

interpretation of a word. Words that, by definition, mean the same thing can sometimes take on a positive or negative feelings. For example, Dana and her mother “surveil” Chaurisse and Laverne, whereas if her father knew, he would call it “spying” (5). Dana makes this distinction because she believes the word spy is too harsh for what she and her mother do. Although the words can be used as synonyms, this subtle difference in connotation evokes different feelings. The literal meaning of both spy…