Two of my favorite books are The Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull and Specials by Scott Westerfeld. The Shadow Plague and Specials are both the third book in their series Fablehaven and Uglies. In both books there are multiple main characters. Specials has Tally-wa and Shay-la who are “Specials” called “Cutters” and are meant to keep the “Prettys” and “Uglies” from leaving New Pretty Town and Uglyville. Also there is Zane-wa who was crippled and David, who was born and raised an Ugly. Tally-wa fights feelings for both boys, thinking it is wrong. On the other hand The Shadow Plague has Kendra Sorenson, the handmaiden to the Fairy Queen. Kendra can speak most magical languages fluently and according to magical creatures she “shines brightly.” Gavin
AICE General Paper - Nonfiction Name: Jeffrey Estimon Nonfiction Major Works Data Sheet: Do not include material from a website, which is a form of plagiarism. Title: Night Author: Elie Wiesel. Date of publication: 1956. Genre: Novel, Autobiographical novel, Memoir, Autobiography, Non-fiction novel. Historical Information about the period of publication or setting of the novel: The book took place from 1944 - 1945 in Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald towards the end of World War II.
In the book The Descent of Alette by Alice Notley, the book is a twist to what readers would expect. In the story, a girl name Alette is chosen for a certain mission and she goes in not knowing what to expect. Alette goes on these journey and face with challenges that she must overcome, but it is more about the destination then than the journey itself. One of the important theme throughout the book is transformation.
In the novel, “Unbroken,” by Laura Hildenbrand, Louis Zamperini struggles to overcome many challenges during WWII. Zamperini was a troubled child. He completely disregarded authority and had a difficult time controlling his temper. His brother, Pete, wanted to keep him out of trouble, so he distracted him with running. Louis fell in love with the sport. After having a successful career as an athlete and joining the olympics, Zamperini, was drafted into the Air force. Along with the challenges brought by war, Zamperini faced unusual circumstances as his plane had mechanical issues and crashed near Oahu. Of the eleven men aboard the plane, three survived and were stranded at sea for forty seven days. Zamperini was one of them. After being stranded, he was picked up by the Japanese navy and taken to a prisoner of war camp where he was tortured. He was held there until the end of the war. The events in Zamperini’s childhood led him to become a courageous and fearless adult. His drive, commitment, hope, and resolve kept him alive and thriving through each of these situations.
The novel Makes Me Wanna Holler discusses the problems of the black Americans from an insider’s prospective. When I say black Americans, I mean from the cultural issues, fatherhood, family, and how blacks working class families are anything, but lazy. Nathan recalls his troubled childhood, rehabilitation while in prison, and his success with the Washington Post. The novel helped me understand the mindset of black males and why some choose to be affiliated with gangs. Additionally, I learned that bouncing back from a hardship time help you regain strength because Nathan went threw a lot. However, I did not relate to the novel, but I understood the concept of it. The title of this book speaks out loud about the inner struggle that he encounter.
How does one write a book about the horrors of the holocaust and portray the German society as much a victim as the others? Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief published in the year 2005 does exactly that, weaving a story in its 552-paged glory and opening a window into the life of the little Liesel Meminger. However, that’s not it. It’s just the tip of the iceberg that The Book Thief really is. What makes The Book Thief truly a different book to come by is not its concept but its narrator. He says he can be agreeable, affable and amiable and that that’s just the A’s. What he says he definitely isn’t- is nice because quiet correctly Death never is nice. Yes, The Book Thief is narrated by the wry, often sardonic and darkly humorous but secretly compassionate, Death.
The book The Scorch Trials written by James Dashner is a book of many twists and turns. The biggest confusion is about WICKED. Is WICKED actually trying to help people, or trying to destroy them? I believe WICKED is not a “good” organization.
In the play Measure For Measure by William Shakespeare many twist and turns are made to create the plot of the play. The play is a comical relief play meaning that the play will end in multiple marriages, and throughout the play there will be random places where the scene will bring back the attention of the people in the audience who were drinking alcohol beverages. The play has five major characters along with few other minor characters who develop the plot of the play as well.
The story in 1 Kings 19:1-21 is the conclusion of Elijah’s ministry. Because of this, the author introduced the characters in previous chapters. In order to gain an understanding of the characters in the context of the narrative, prior chapters must be consulted. The main characters of the story are Elijah and Yahweh, surrounded by other lesser characters in this specific narrative.
“My whole thing is to inspire, to better people, to better myself forever in this thing that we call rap, this thing that we call hip-hop.” (Kendrick Lamar) Hip-hop, which first appeared in New York’s South Bronx in 1973, has been at the forefront of American music ever since Jamaican-born Kool DJ Herc used turntables to stretch certain sections of the song. This first happened at a Halloween dance party. Since then, Hip-hop has spread and become associated with social activism and education. These two things combined have brought the influence of hip-hop into practically every culture in the world. An important aspect of music is to convey musical messages. Hip-hop which does just that has been used all over the world
There will always be coflict in this world, the peace we ever acheive is only euphemeral. Humans are social organisms. They are able to communicate and process ideas to form the greater thought. Like, what is harmony? The key idea to realize is that it is attainable. However, on the flip side of such facade, there is discord and anarchy in the natural instincts of those individuals who only strive to survive. In the novel, "The Tortilla Curtain" by T.C Boyle, Cándido Rincon, the Mexican lead, is observed as unrighteously restricted by his drean if an easy life in America. However, his plan goes severely off-track. Boyle uses spiteful tones, serious irony, and delinquent symbolism to delineate Cándido as isolated by his promising but incompetent personality to render the American Dream as unattainable to Mexicans.
In our everyday lives we face constant challenges, some experience more than others. In the novel The Fault in our Stars by John Green, a young highschool girl Hazel has cancer. She faces her everyday teenage challenges as she fighting cancer. To get through each day she uses different coping skills to make her days a little bit easier.
Faber means that he doesn't talk pointlessly, but rather meaningfully. He cares about things that matter and speaks on them, unlike most people at the time (in the book). With his knowledge and words he can make a change. He has a voice, which he uses to an extent. Faber is aware of his potential- “and know I'm alive”- and he isn't afraid to say so. However all of his appreciation for facts and information is put to bed because it doesn’t follow what society has in store for everyone. He hides away his books in fear of breaking the mold. The author flashed back telling readers about a time that Montag had met Faber a year earlier. During their encounter Faber actually wrote down his address and gave it to Montag, without the acknowledgements that he was a fireman. Faber is bold and has a strong sense of appreciation.
To those of you that are willing to open your minds and consider the possibilities of new and different concepts about the way our society’s views successful people and the reasons behind their success. I invite you to accompany me, as I take a closer look into Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers and more specifically reviewing and analyzing the reasoning behind the logical, ethical, and emotional examples used by Gladwell in chapter two. While also acknowledging that the selected examples support the concept presented in the chapter regarding success and clearly show that Gladwell has chosen to rely on a more logical approach for his argument. However, he still uses an ethical and emotional aspect
In this lesson, the students will discover some of the themes of Dr. Seuss 's major books. By working as, a group and deciphering the theme or themes of a particular Dr. Seuss book chosen for them. The students will figure out how, despite being written for young children, Dr. Seuss ' books contain powerful messages about important themes in American history and society. The students will conclude by creating posters to showcase one of these themes.
When it comes to children books, fictional children books are definitely one of the more popular types for kids. In Cover to Cover by Kathleen Horning, she defines fiction as types of books that “offer a rich diversity of style, content, and form to satisfy a variety of tastes, interests, and abilities of young readers” (Horning 138). The book that I chose that I feel relates well with Horning’s definition of fiction is Katherine Paterson’s story Bridge to Terabithia for a couple of reasons. One of them is that Horning talks about how fictional books have many genres and one of them is fantasy Paterson’s story. I believe this fits well with how Horning describes fantasy fiction books. Another aspect in Cover to Cover’s fiction chapter