The book I choose for the book talk is “Dead and gone” written by Norah McClintock, this book talks about a murder mystery of Tricey Howard. The main character of the story is Mike, an orphan whose parents got killed in a car crash. He lives with his foster father named John Riel, who was once a police officer. During a swim meet, Mike see Mr.Henderson is staring at a girl name Emily without stopping. Then he informs Emily about what happened in the community center. However, as return Emily blackmails Mike to investigate Mr. Henderson. During the investigation, Mike finds nothing suspicious, but realize Emily is the daughter of Tricey Howard. Tricey Howard was murdered years ago, but the police still haven’t find the real killer. At the meantime,
Susie Orbach, a British psycho-therapist wrote an article called “Losing Bodies”, in which she focused on body shapes and how it had changed over the years. Simple terms such as hourglass, pear, straight and apple can be used as descriptive words, but it can also be the name of the four body shapes categories. These body shapes were generally used to differentiate the different shapes and sizes, however, nowadays women take it a lot more seriously. Women are losing confidence in themselves due to the heavily influence by the mass media and the widespread of Western cultures.
The fourth Chapter of Estella Blackburn’s non fiction novel Broken lives “A Fathers Influence”, exposes readers to Eric Edgar Cooke and John Button’s time of adolescence. The chapter juxtaposes the two main characters too provide the reader with character analyses so later they may make judgment on the verdict. The chapter includes accounts of the crimes and punishments that Cooke contended with from 1948 to 1958. Cooke’s psychiatric assessment that he received during one of his first convictions and his life after conviction, marring Sally Lavin. It also exposes John Button’s crime of truancy, and his move from the UK to Australia.
Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson, is a story written in the first person about a young girl named Melinda Sordino. The title of the book, Speak, is ironically based on the fact that Melinda chooses not to speak. The book is written in the form of a monologue in the mind of Melinda, a teenage introvert. This story depicts the story of a very miserable freshman year of high school. Although there are several people in her high school, Melinda secludes herself from them all. There are several people in her school that used to be her friend in middle school, but not anymore. Not after what she did over the summer. What she did was call the cops on an end of summer party on of her friends was throwing. Although all her classmates think there was no reason to call, only Melinda knows the real reason. Even if they cared to know the real reason, there is no way she could tell them. A personal rape story is not something that flows freely off the tongue. Throughout the story Melinda describes the pain she is going through every day as a result of her rape. The rape of a teenage girl often leads to depression. Melinda is convinced that nobody understands her, nor would they even if they knew what happened that summer. Once a happy girl, Melinda is now depressed and withdrawn from the world. She hardly ever speaks, nor does she do well in school. She bites her lips and her nails until they bleed. Her parents seem to think she is just going through a faze, but little do they know, their daughter has undergone a life changing trauma that will affect her life forever.
On the surface, it seems that Nella Larsen’s Passing is about Irene Redfield’s friend Clare who is Black but has decided to pass for white. The entire story is explicitly centered on the idea of Clare being light enough in complexion that whites are unable to tell that she is Black, especially since they do not know her true background. In order to live among whites, Clare must never strongly advocate for the rights or humanity of Blacks, and she must not be seen too much in public with Blacks, lest her husband catch on to her truth. However, I submit that Passing has an even deeper narrative. Clare’s case is an easy and obvious example of passing; she is using her appearance and skin tone to enjoy the benefits that come with being white. But Irene is also passing, in a sense. Her wealth allows her to enjoy things that are stereotypically “white.” This would mean that Nella Larsen meant
Margaret Peterson sets her cliffhanger mystery book, Haddix: The Missing Found, in a modest neighborhood in Ohio. This book is in first person point of view, being told by the main character, Jonah Skidmore. The tone is fearful because Jonah voices his fears to his friend, Chip, multiples times throughout the story and usually has a fearful attitude when trying to overcome obstacles. Haddix: The Missing Found, is about a group of famous children from history who were stolen by futuristic time travelers and sent back to the 21st century as babies. These babies were soon adopted by random families around the world, and had a normal life. However, when they got to be around 13 years old, they start to get threatening letters sent to them telling them that they are, “one of the missing” (Peterson 20). These kids proceed to venture on a journey to find the person who is sending these creepy letters, and go through many obstacle along the way. Overall, I thought that Haddix: The Missing Found was a great read because it was very mysterious and kept me guessing the whole time I was reading, and I found that the characters were really relatable.
Death and Grieving Imagine that the person you love most in the world dies. How would you cope with the loss? Death and grieving is an agonizing and inevitable part of life. No one is immune from death’s insidious and frigid grip. Individuals vary in their emotional reactions to loss.
Subterranean Homesick Blues Again written by Dennis Reardon is a play that describes two couple’s experience with their tour guide in a set of caverns. This drama puts the group through a distant journey to what seems like the underworld. Throughout the story, the playwright portrays the tour guide. You simply cannot have life and light, without death and drama.
Joan Didion’s text, “Goodbye to All That” is more that just a descriptive essay of New York. She explains the struggles of attempting to live the grand life in New York. She finds the temptations that held her in the city and comes to a realization as an adult to tell the story of how naïve and young she was. She begins her story by implying that no one can clarify what the future holds, but it’s impossible to know when “things” in life come to an end. She shares her story through cinematography as well as extended sentences. Didion doesn’t give off a regretful tone but more of a nostalgic and mellow tone to argue that growing up is blessing that is also bittersweet.
Wanda, Wanda, Wanda? Wanda Coleman’s poem Wanda Why Aren’t You Dead asks Wanda so many questions and says so many things about Wanda but who is Wanda? As Coleman’s poem digs into Wanda we are left questioning who this woman is, what does she look like, what is she all about? The narrator would have us to think of Wanda as garbage, a person less than the title or so it would seem on the surface. The one thing that is made clear in the poem is that whoever this Wanda is, she is angry. Is she angry because these things are said about her, or is she angry because she feels this way about herself? I would argue that Wanda is the narrator herself. Wanda is struggling with the anger and pain she is feeling. Though the poem is told in third person Wanda is saying the things to herself as others have said about her and I think she is also saying things she doubts and dislikes about herself.
Author Christine Mitchell’s “When Living is a Fate Worse Than Death” told the story of a girl Haitian named Charlotte. Charlotte was born with her brain partially positioned outside of her cranium which had to be removed or she would have not survived. Her skull had to be concealed by a wrap in order not to cause further damage. Charlotte was born with less brain cells which allowed her only to breath and not feel much of the pain. Charlotte’s parents thought that the doctor’s in Haiti did not know what was best for their daughter. The doctors in Haiti thought Charlotte should not be resuscitated, undergo anymore horrible treatments and die peacefully. Charlotte’s parents were not happy with the doctor’s guidelines and thought the United States medical care would have better technology and could save their daughter. Charlotte’s parents bought her a doll which
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This article is a good example of how life would be like for a foreigner in a different country. Because the author talks about the Chinese culture, living space and funeral. The author uses a humorous tone to talk about her living in China. This story has great balance between humor and emotions. “The Old Man Isn’t There Anymore”, by Kellie Schmitt tells a beautiful tale of her experience of life in China.
My favorite book is Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone. The book Every Last Word by Tamara Ireland Stone is a New York Times Bestseller. Stone wrote the book in 2015 making it her 3rd book. The one thing that all of her books have in common is that her female lead characters always save themselves in the end. This book is centered around the mental health of a young girl named Samantha Mccallister.
Alexander Stowe is a twin, his brother is Aaron Stowe. Alex is an Unwanted, Aaron is a Wanted, and their parents are Necessaries. Alex is creative in a world where you can’t even see the entire sky, and military is the dream job for everyone and anyone. He should have been eliminated, just like all the unwanteds should have been. He instead comes upon Artimè, where he trains as a magical warrior- after a while. When he was still in basic training, and his friends were not, he got upset, he wants to be the leader, the one everyone looks up to.
opinion on this woman. The fact that we are in awe of her mother and