The book On His Own by Horatio Alger Jr. was published by Pensacola Christian College. It was published in Pensacola in 2010. It was first published in 1893. This boy named Rodney was at a boarding school and lost a huge fortune because his guardian lost it for him. Then he had to leave and go to New York City to try to make a profit. There on the train to New York he met this guy named Joel who was a salesman on the train there was a sudden jolt and Rodney and his new friend Joel got out of their seats but Rodney left his box of jewelry on his seat and someone stole it. They followed the thief to a village. A lady told them where he was headed then told the thief to give back the jewelry box. He gave it back to Rodney. Later Rodney and Joel …show more content…
They gave Rodney a job at Otis Goodnow’s warehouse at five dollars a week. Then Rodney decided to room with Mike. Next, Rodney told Dr. Sampson his teacher at the boarding school to send his trunk to him from the country. Later Mike helped a lady find her pocketbook and became a telegraph boy after she gave him ten dollars. Later this boy Jasper gained a hatred for Rodney. Later Jasper got Rodney discharged for theft when he didn’t steal anything. Later on in the book he was in this hotel after Jasper fired him from other jobs and saw the thief from the train Louis Wheeler with a western man named Jefferson Pettigrew. Rodney suspected that the western man was in danger of being victimized. Later on in the book Mr. Pettigrew and Rodney became good friends and Rodney went with him to his hometown of Burton, Virginia.to help his uncle Cyrus Hooper pay a mortgage that was laid by a man named Squire Sheldon. After they helped his Uncle pay the mortgage they went back to New York to pack and get ready to go to Montana where Rodney worked as a miner and then became a clerk for the Miner’s Rest a hotel that Pettigrew owned. Later on Rodney got a vacation to go and check on his other mine in Babcock and on his way back from his vacation he was stopped by outlaws and kidnapped and taken into a cave where he was held
The times are changing and he's unwilling to give up the past. The world is becoming modernized and people like him, cowboys and ranchers, are slowly disappearing. He runs away from home because he desires to find peace within himself as well as a place where he can feel he belongs. Here begins the adventure of John Grady and his best friend Lacey Rawlins. It is important to note here the means of travel. The story is taking place after World War II, a time when cars are fairly common, yet these boys decide to go on horseback, like in the fading old days. This is just another concept of how they are unwilling to give up a fading past. When they first begin their journey, the boys are having a good time. In a sense they?re two buddies on a road trip with no real motive. Rawlins even mentions, ?You know what?I could get used to this life.? Then they meet Blevins, the foil in the plot that veers the two boys of their course and also has plays a role in the lasting change of their personality. Their meeting with him gives an insight into Grady?s character. Rawlins is against letting Blevins come along with them, but because of John?s kind nature he ends up allowing Blevins to come. It?s because of this kindness and sense of morality, he gets into trouble later on.
The story begins with an ill father telling his son that if he cannot earn one rupee, he will not inherit his riches once he passes. The son didn’t care to work so he found a shortcut to gain the money. His mother gave him a rupee and told him to pretend he was coming home from work and lie to his father about earning it. The father didn’t believe he earned the money so he threw it into the fireplace
The Hardy boys, Frank and Joe, were driving down Shore Road and they heard a report about a stolen car. Frank and Joe raced towards the scene and saw the stolen car. Suddenly, a big red produce truck came right into the middle of the road. The boys had to slam on their brakes. They crashed into a fence and were dazed but not hurt The driver came out of the truck and said he was sorry. Frank thought something was fishy about the guy. They both went home and tried not to let their mother see all their cuts and bruises.
Billy is coming home from work one day when suddenly he hears some dogs up the street fighting. He goes to check it out and finds them picking on a redbone hound. He saves the dog and cares for it through the night. It reminds him of his childhood. When Billy was ten years old he lived on a farm in the Ozark Mountains of northeastern Oklahoma. He wanted two good coonhounds very badly, he called it “puppy love”, but his papa could not afford to buy him the dogs. For many months, Billy tries to content himself with some rodent traps his papa gives him, but he still wants a dog. Then one day he finds a sportsman’s catalog in an abandoned campsite. In it he sees an ad for good hounds, at $25 each. He decides he wants to save $50 and order himself two hounds. Billy works hard, selling fruit and bait to fishermen, and gathering fruit that he sells to his grandfather at his store. Finally, he saves enough money and gives it to his grandfather to order the dogs for him and asks him to keep it s secret. When a notice comes that they have arrived at the mail depot in the nearby town of Tahlequah, they decide to go into town the next week. That night Billy decides he can not wait any longer. He packs himself a little food, and heads of for town following the river through the woods. He walks all night, and finally reaches town in the morning. The people in town laugh and stare at the young hillbilly, but it does not bother Billy he is there on a mission to get his dogs. He finally collects his dogs and walks back out of town with their small heads sticking out of his bag. Some schoolchildren mob around him and knock him down, but the town sheriff rescues him. The sheriff is impressed with Billy’s determination, and says he has grit. That, night Billy camped in a cave with his two puppies. They wake up in the middle of the night to hear the call of a mountain lion. Billy builds a fire to keep them safe, while the bigger of the two dogs, the male, barks into the night air.
When Jem and Scout found out that their father would be defending a black person, they knew immediately that there would be much controversy, humiliation from the people of Maycomb and great difficulty keeping Tom alive for the trial. It was not long when Atticus had to leave the house very late to go to jail, where Tom was kept because many white people wanted to kill him. Worrying about their father, Jem and Scout sneak out of the house to find him. A self-appointed lynch mob has gathered on the jail to take justice into their own hands. Scout decides to talk to Walter Cunningham, one of the members of the mob.
Horatio Alger wrote several books to help young boys how to be moral and successful in an ever changing world with questionable practices. These books were enormously popular because everyone wanted their sons to be successful and to be respected; even though most of the fortunes of the day were made from dubious practices.
Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself (New York, N.Y.: W.W. Norton and Company, 1997).
A large number of Jews are forced into a train car. The ride is very cramped and uncomfortable. A woman called Madame Shächter starts shouting about a fire that she can see every night. Her little boy clings to her and cries. Eventually the Jews tie her, gag her, and even hit her. They finally make it to Auschwitz at what seemed to be midnight, and see the flames Madame Shächter was yelling about. A tall crematory spewing flames and smoke loomed over them.
Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. An American Slave Written by Himself. (New Haven, Ct: Yale University Press, 2001)
There were some ups and downs to Solomon’s bondage. Northup met many friends along the years, including Eliza and Patsey. Eliza had been with Solomon since nearly the beginning of his trip, and they shared somewhat similar stories. Unfortunately, Eliza passed away due to grief over her children at Ford’s plantation. William Ford had the kindest heart of any of Solomon’s owners, however, due to the dangers of Mr. John Tibeats, Solomon was sold to Master Edwin Epps. At Epps’ plantation, Solomon met Patsey, “queen of the fields.” Epps was a mean spirited man, however there was some happiness to his plantation: it was the last one Solomon would work at in his twelve years of slavery. Mr. Bass, a Canadian carpenter, helped Solomon out of bondage by writing to Northup’s family in the North. After twelve years of hard labor, scarce food, sleepless nights, and fierce punishments, Solomon Northup was once again a free man.
The life of a slave was tedious and full of pain, many of them hoped for death to come and take them away. They were constantly being whipped, locked up in jail, starved; and unfortunately the young beautiful girls, abused by their masters. When Linda and Benjamin (her brother) were taken to their new owner’s home, Benjamin said that they “[were] dogs [there]; foot balls, cattle, everything that is mean.” Their old mistress would take such good care of them, that when they stepped into the Flints home, they immediately felt how cold this family was towards their slaves. Harriet states that “No pen can give an adequate description...
My brother and I push the rusty metal of the way and we climb through the hole and finally we start running. The guy starts chasing us then my brother and I climb over a fence and run into the forest. When me and my brother go into the forest we find this dog. My brother say’s it’s so cute then I say do you want to keep him and my brother say’s yes. So we start walking with the dog then we see the dust and we try to find a place to hide. Then the dog runs away and my brother and “I say comeback.”
One Sunday, not too long after the parking lot incident, Connie is home alone listening to the radio. She hears a car coming up her driveway and when it gets closer she sees that it is a gold jalopy, but she does not remember having seen the car before. She is concerned about how her hair looks because she has just washed it. She goes to her door and as the boy (at this point Connie thinks that he is around her age) approaches, sh...
The Atlantic Enlightenment and Revolution changed the world for the better forever. The world was full of corruption, lack of rights, and discrimination until these new ideas came into the world during the revolution. During the period of the enlightenment men, women, and slaves all fought for their freedom and rights.
The author emphasizes on one slave’s life Uncle Tom, and through Uncle Tom’s life, we can see the true immorality and hardship behind slavery. Uncle Tom is a hardworking, loyal slave that originally belonged to the Shelby family plantation along with his wife, Chloe, three children and several other slaves. The story starts with Uncle Tom being taken away by Mr. Haley, a slave auctioneer, due to Mr. Shelby not being able to pay debts to Mr. Haley. Through this journey, Uncle Tom is sold