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Becoming Naomi León, written by Pam Munoz Ryan, is about a young girl named Naomi Soledad León Outlaw, who deals with lots of struggles getting through her unexpected life. Naomi, the main character and narrator, grew up in a small town known as Lemon Tree, California for most of her life. She lives with her Gram and brother, Owen, in the Avocado Acres Trailer Rancho Park. Owen was born with some health problems, however; his Gram helped him conquer those problems by taking him to a therapist. One thing that Owen likes is tape on his chest because it helps him breathe.…
ISR 3 The First Part Last by Angela Johnson is a book about a teenage boy named Bobby Morris a sixteen year old boy who has just found out on his birthday that his girlfriend Nia is pregnant with his child. After finding out this news a lot has changed in not just her life ,but also Bobbys. This isn’t your typical pregnancy story where the dad is not in the child's life it’s actually just the quite opposite.…
The title of this book is The Window and the writer is Jeanette Ingold, she also wrote The Big Burn, Airfield, Hitch, Paper Daughter, Mountin Solo. The person who published this book is Harcourt Brace, he also published this series called Virginia Woolf and more. This book was a bestseller, and the intended audience is young adults or teens. This was in the 3rd person point of view. There are 181 pages of an amazing story to read and learn. How life would have been if you were blind or had a disability.…
In Cynthia Rylant’s short story, “Papa's Parrot,” the main character, a 12-year-old boy named Harry Tillian who can't seem to spare the time to visit his papa at the family candy store during the afternoons. I firmly believe that the message in this story is to always appreciate the people around you before it's too late.…
“The Business of Being Born” is a documentary directed by Abby Epstein. In this documentary Abby Epstein shows the viewers an inside look of the American Health care systems way of childbirth. The film compares all the different types of childbirths: midwives, natural births, Cesarean, and epidurals. The film uses many statistics to show viewers the many challengers doctors face in the hospital that can put the baby in harm. This documentary made me realize that hospital births are McDonaldization.…
In The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot embodies the essence of my two most prioritized values; hard work and commitment. In all its essence, this essay will communicate how Skloot’s personal journey towards what she deemed morally and ethically just, fortifies the idea that these two values in the resolution of the book, are what constitutes to her success in procuring her end goal, to let the world know who Henrietta Lacks and her family are and their true ordeal. Hence, showing how hard work and commitment can lead to an enduring good life.…
Cheryl Swope begins her book, Simply Classical, by introducing the reader to her two children, whom she and her husband adopted. It was not long after adopting the children, who were twins, that Swope and her husband realized they were different. Both children suffered from a multitude of handicaps that made it impossible for them to develop on their own like normal children. These first chapters describe the effort, as well as the various methods, that Swope employed to help her children lead lives that were as normal as possible. Many times throughout the book, Swope lauds Classical Education, as the key to all her children's successes, but the time and effort that Swope put into training her children…
In Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand argues that the allied servicemen and prisoners of war in World War II contributed immeasurable sacrifices for humanity. Hillenbrand’s biography about Louie Zamperini provides an authentic portrayal of a soldier and prisoner of war (POW) during World War II. The New York Times bestseller novel focuses on the importance in family bonds and friendship throughout the struggle. Likewise, optimism and hope serve as vital coping mechanisms in warfare circumstances. Hillenbrand explores the effects of physical and mental conditioning for self improvement and during times of inhuman cruelty. The author elaborates on PTSD and life after the war for Zamperini until he finds absolution. Overall, Unbroken is an empowering informational text, telling Louie’s story against the major world events of the twentieth century.…
At one point in life, we all wanted superpowers. The thought of having the ability to fly or read minds always seemed amazing. However, everything has its cons, no matter what. In Alexandra Bracken's book "The Darkest Minds," the main character, Ruby, went through was not being able to control her gifts, people constantly hunting her down, and was wanted as a weapon.…
By Year 20 in Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel, many of the characters have found their niche in the post-apocalyptic world. Kirsten has found her place in the Symphony. Clark continuosly expands his museum in the Severn City airport. The Prophet Tyler has established a religious cult with himself as the leader. The quote “Survival is insufficient” (119), represents that, in order to truly live, people must have meaning to their lives.…
Example: Your generation of humans was supposed to be better!” One of the robots yelled back. “But you’re not! You’re just as murderous as your ancestors!” (Haddix 295)…
In the essay, Myth of Adolescence, Alex and Brett Harris incorporate their thoughts on what they feel about what teenagers actually go through during their period of `adolescence.` They go on to compare this phase to an elephant. They say that an elephant is a powerful beast that can be restrained even by a piece of twine. According to Alex and Brett, young teens are the elephant and our twine is the concept of adolescence. Unfortunately, these low expectations end up limiting teens for no reason. Teenagers, between the ages of 13-18, are held back by society and aren't able to excel in life. The essay, Myth of Adolescence, states that the socials expectations are becoming obstacles for teens. We as teenagers, need to erase the invisible shackles…
I believe I would relate more to Jeannine from Ordinary people, because of the circumstances she had to go through. When her parents were getting separated, when she began to explain to Conrad it was clear that i had a connection with her character. When Jeannines parents got a divorce she had quite some trouble going through all the pain she felt alone, so she tried to find a way to hurt herself, she went on with a couple of kids in the neighborhood, began to smoke, and stealing. As she is telling Conrad about what actually happened in Ohio, she tells him the it wasn't her parents fault she was doing all those bad decisions, she explains that she was doing it to hurt herself. But she asks Conrad not to change a thing between them she doesn’t want him to…
Bibliography: Cisneros S, Eleven, Health Communications Inc., Deerfield Beach, FL, January, 1, 1997. (anthology), pp. 150-161.…
“If you drink water and breathe air, then you have heard the story of Cinderella. And, if you drink water and breathe air, you have heard it… wrong.…