Hatchet, I knew I was going to enjoy the book. Hatchet was a story about bravery, courage, and strength. I enjoyed reading this great novel by Gary Paulsen. The story begins when Brian, a thirteen-year-old boy, is traveling on an airplane. Brian is from the city, and is traveling to Canada to visit his Father. The setting is in the Canadian wilderness and is most important because Brian’s adventure would have been impossible in a city. Brian was very upset about his parents separation, but was excited
In Preparation for this paper I searched my memories and even scrolled through my Facebook feed looking for events that really changed who I was as a person and only one or two events stood out. Throughout life we are often presented with opportunities and with those opportunities come choices. As Dumbledore says to Harry Potter: “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities” (Rowling). I haven’t been blessed with a great ability but I have been blessed with the ability
skills seem on par with someone who has just graduated high school. I thought my writing would improve after I graduated high school; but it didn’t. After seeing essays that my college friends wrote, I look back at the few essays I wrote in college and I can’t stop myself in thinking that I must be one of the worst essay writers at UC Davis. The two AP English classes I took in high school have given me less confidence as a writer, as I am always trying, and eventually failing, to implement the rigid
of Minnesota? The student sweating as they answer Minneapolis doubting that it is correct losing confidence as they continue, or a mother around the age of 35 fearing for her life, hoping that she turned off the stove after super but she can’t check due to the fact she is in town. She doubts the stove was turned, hoping the house doesn’t burn down. These are doubts one for a student who lacks confidence and one for a mother fearing that she forgot to turn of the stove. Doubt is the lack of confidence
love to represent how Jayber feels about Mattie Chatham. “ I can’t dream about a person I’m in love with, but I can see if she feels the same way about me.’’ Jayber fell so in with Mattie; he could not go a day without thinking they were married in his head. Mattie think Troy is the one for her, but Jayber has had for love Mattie since they were little kids. Jayber always thought that Mattie was his wife,but in reality he just a friend. He was in a competition with Troy over Mattie, he wanted to treat
eventful for me. Three months ago I had the honor in performing in the DeSales University Dance Ensemble concert. Performing in DUDE has been one of my absolute favorite things to due since my Freshman year at DeSales. Each year I set only two goals for myself: to show my best self at auditions and to improve from the previous year. Unfortunately, I cannot say that I have ever met either of those goals, but I am positive that there is still time to do so. This year, I set a new goal for myself: to understudy
couple of weeks. I didn’t know at first, in fact, I didn’t even know if I did hope. Turns out I do. Turns out everyone does. Everyone perceives hope as something different. Sometimes it’s taken as a positive thing. Sometimes a negative. We all interpret it as something vastly different but it always comes down to the same thing. A rainbow after a terrible storm. A dream after a horrifying nightmare. A reason to be happy after weeks of pain or the silver lining
I have grown in Physical Education in the way that I have learned to do a lot of things. For example I have learned all about keeping pace and that has helped me run a lot longer and that is usually how I beat people because people get tired to easy. This has helped me a lot in that I can do more things and that can impact me in a positive way, health is a very important thing and by doing the things I do in p.e. I can improve my health conditions and my mental health and that is very important for
I do not think Alma was the only character that struggled with guilt in the book. Alma’s struggle was the most evident though. She was constantly worried and thought everything that has happened to their family, including Maribel’s accident, was solely her fault. However, toward the end of the book, Arturo revealed that he shared some of this same guilt. He told Alma that he was the one who allowed them to come with him the day of the accident, but neither of them knew what would happen. He told
Table It was my first day in middle school. School had already started a week ago, and I moved from a different place. I was nervous for my first day at the new school, but I was thrilled and eager to make new friends. I was not that social nevertheless, I was polite, respectful and mannerly. I was also afraid that people would not like me because I had an awful accent. The day was going marvelous, and I was getting comfortable until lunch arrived, when I met a new person. During lunch, I was sitting
The quote “I am and always will be the optimist. The hoper of far-flung hopes, the dreamer of impossible dreams.” relates to the two historical figures Martin Luther King Jr. and Orville Wright. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for equal rights for African Americans and to bring equal opportunity to the poor. Orville Wright looked to pursue his dreams of building an airplane that could sustain flight with the help of his brother Wilbur. Both figures fought for these dreams by not letting anything get
“Sophia grab your things and let’s go.” “Max where are we going?” Sophia questioned. “I don’t know. I guess we’re just gonna keep walking until we get far enough away from this town. We aren’t safe in this town anymore.” Max and Sophia traveled by foot for four days. They stopped and rested when they got tired and when they got hungry. “Max I’m hungry is there anything to eat besides peanut butter and jelly sandwiches?” Sophia asked. “No. all we have is peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
I believe that Social work is one of the most important professions there are because without social work there would not be that strong support system that many individuals need to keep them selves going. To be a social worker there are some important traits that a person needs in order to provide the best job possible in helping their clients to succeed. A social worker must have the traits of empathy, patientience, dependable, organized, flexible, persistent and objective. Not only should a social
very curious about this and pays the older, isolated man in knick-knacks to hear the legend of the Lorax and how the Lorax was lifted away. The guy, named the "Once-ler" tells the boy the story. He says that there was once a beautiful valley with a forest of Truffla trees and many animals. The man says he once chopped one of the trees down. The man claims that the Lorax was the speaker of the trees and is very upset about this. The Once-ler starts a business out of the Truffla trees and
Dickinson’s poems “Hope” is the Thing with Feathers and Because I could not stop for Death. If you take these two poems and compare them you will find some similarities, but overall there are a lot more differences that set them apart. She may stick to writing about topics she knows like life, nature, love, death, and religion but she makes sure that the detail in each one is different and unique. In “Hope” is the Thing with Feathers and Because I could not stop for Death there are difference in the speaker
"Dover Beach written by Matthew Arnold The Sea of Faith Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled. But now I only hear Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar, Retreating, to the breath Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear And naked shingles of the world. Ah, love, let us be true To one another! For the world, which seems To lie before us like a land of dreams So various, so beautiful, so new, Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light
path. Immediately I feel like I am in nature. I am reminded of all the camping and hiking trips I went on as a child and I feel at peace. But something in the sky keeps bothering me, the fog. I was expecting to be able to stand on top of Poly Mountain and see the entire city of San Luis Obispo. I brought my camera along hoping to take beautiful pictures of the city and send them home to my family. But the thick fog above my head reminds me that this probably will not happen. I try to take the
I remember reading all sorts of short stories when I was younger, learning the different lessons from the stories. The lesson of the story is basically the theme. The author uses a combination of literary elements to convey the theme. In the story “How I Met My Husband”, by Alice Munro, the theme was a little difficult to figure out. After rereading, decoding, and researching the story, I came to the conclusion that the theme is hoping for true love. I will be explaining how Munro uses plot, point
It was about six o'clock in the evening, I was headed home to my log cabin in the back of the woods. As I was trudging through the field to get to my trail, I ran into something hard. I looked up from my phone to see a big red door, blocking my path. I was really confused. What was this door doing in the middle of the field? My first thought was to open it. So I slowly open the door to find, nothing. Absolutely nothing. I just continued to walk. As I was walking my foot slipped. Suddenly, I fell
I believe in hope, hope is my one bright light that reminds me of the happy times in life, this lights me up into a happy mood when I'm in a dark or sad time. Three years ago I was in a very sad time when a lot of horrible things happened to me and my family. At that time I was very sad and depressed and I cried a lot. Everything just made it worse for me. In 5th grade I started off with an amazing year and I never thought it could turn to the worst. I had good grades a playful and loving dog and