Colleen Knier Mr. McCarthy Rogues and Reformers 25 February 2013 Billy the Kid vs. Young Guns The legendary story of Billy the Kid has been told for over one hundred years. Movies have been made since then‚ portraying a similar story of Billy the Kid. The popular movie‚ Young Guns‚ was made in 1988 and was based around the teenage life of Billy and his posse known as “The Regulators”. However‚ the movie had many major historical inaccuracies. One example of a historical inaccuracy was the
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In the 1988 movie Young Guns we will analyze William H. Bonney‚ better known as Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez) as the outlaw hero‚ and Patrick Floyd Garrett (Patrick Wayne) as the official hero. This movie was closely based on real life events of the Lincoln County war of 1877-1878‚ but because the real life events weren’t nearly as controversial and exciting‚ the movie was minimally changed in various ways to make it more appealing to audiences. The movie starts out with a group of wayward young
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Written by Jeff Kinney Report by Julia Hall This 217-page book is about Greg Heffley’s diary (It’s not a diary! It’s a journal!) and his horrible life at middle school. His school has everything: a freaky kid‚ huge people‚ and LOTS of tension. Why is there tension‚ you ask? Well‚ two reasons: The Cheese‚ which has been there since last spring and now it’s all moldy and gross‚ and the ever-lasting popular meter. Greg is about 53rd and his best friend‚ Rowley is about 150th. That
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Diary of a Wimpy kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney is the 3rd book in the series Diary of a Wimpy Kid. I’ve read all of the books in the series now. To be honest‚ I understand why kids are drawn to them but as an adult reading them all back to back they got a bit old. As I’ve shared in my reviews of the other books in the series‚ this is one of my son’s favorite book series. My son AJ who is 10‚ was so happy that I read the first book and when I finished it‚ he lined up book 2 and 3 in the series
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In this story Diary of a wimpy kid is about a boy name Greg Hefley and his friend Rowley. Greg’s mom bought him a diary which was supposed to be a journal. So he tells about being in class and his life. In the middle of summer his brother Roderick woke him up telling him he missed all of summer and he was dressed as if he was going to school so Greg woke up got dressed and was making breakfast and then his dad yelled at him because it was 3:00am. Then it was finally time for school to actually start
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a lot is whether kids should be allowed to play travel sports or not. Many people think kids should not play travel sports because there are more risks to injuries than rec league. When kids play travel sports they have fun and learn new stuff‚ so why should people take away that privilege. Because people think rec sports are better for their kids they are wrong because there are many more pros than there are cons. Kids should play travel sports because they will set up kids for more success
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Characteristics Diary of a Wimpy Kid Greg Heffley Lazy - I say that Greg is very lazy‚ for several reasons. First‚ one time on his way to school he made Rowley‚ his best friend‚ carry him on a piggy back. Second‚ during the summer Greg would NEVER do any sports or get any physical activity instead he would just stay at home all day playing video games and since his dad expects him to be playing outside‚ every time right before his dad came home‚ he’d turn off his video games‚ run out to the backyard
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The diary of a wimpy kid Have you ever had your own journal and you almost got caught by your older brother? Well Greg has and it almost cost him all his secrets. Greg is an average American boy who always gets embarrassed either by his parents or by his two brothers rodrick and manny. I chose this book because I have read it before‚ and I liked it. It’s a novel comic book with a lot of cartoon drawings. Diary of a Wimpy kid is about Greg Heffley‚ a kid in middle school who has a younger and an
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Diary of a wimpy kid. Jeff Kinney This story is about a boy named Greg Heffley decides to keep a journal‚ not only because his mother wants him to‚ but also because he wants something he can give to people who ask him questions once he becomes rich and multi- famous. Greg details his day to Day life as a middle school student and gives his opinion on bullying‚ e.g. like boys and girls‚ where to sit on the first day of class‚ whom to talk to‚ how to draw cartoons and numerous other topics.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Rodrick Rules | This book is amazing; it is called Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and it is a funny diary that is written in a really good‚ motivating way. It is written by Jeff Kinney and is based on a wimpy little boy whose big brother is annoying him.Characters:The main characters are Greg and Rodrick. Greg is the wimpy kid writing the diary and Rodrick is his big brother. Rodrick is really mean to Greg and always blames things on him when he hasn’t done anything
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