|Title of the Book: The AMAZING DAYS of ABBY HAYES#1---every Cloud has a Silver Lining |…
The summer before her freshman year of high school, Melinda Sordino, meets Andy Evans at a party. Outside in the woods, Andy rapes her. Melinda calls 911, but does not know what to say. The police come and break up the party. Melinda does not tell anyone what happened to her, and no one asks. She starts high school at Merryweather High School as an outcast, shunned by her friends for calling the police. She remains silent and sinks into depression. Melinda is befriended by Heather, a new girl, who clings to Melinda only to ditch her for "the Marthas". As Melinda's depression deepens, she begins to skip school, isolating herself from her parents and others who assume she is seeking attention. She slowly ignores her lab partner, David Petrakis, who encourages her to speak up for herself. The truth comes out about what happened at the party. Realizing the truth, the students no longer treat Melinda as an outcast but as a sort of hero instead. As Melinda was going about school days, her disguise used to make her stay in her own world alone, soon began to break apart as she learned how to speak up for herself.…
Allyson is the ultimate good girl, but toward the end of a surprisingly boring post-graduation tour of Europe, she makes an impulsive decision to skip the Royal Shakespeare Theatre's Hamlet for a street production of Twelfth Night featuring a striking Dutch actor. The next day, Allyson bumps into the handsome Dutchman, Willem, on a train ride to London, and they strike up a flirtatious banter in which he dubs her Lulu. After their two-hour trip, Willem offers to show "Lulu" around Paris "for JUST ONE DAY," and to her best friend's shock, she agrees. During their intimate day (and night) in Paris together, Allyson lets go of her inhibitions and enjoys taking risks, getting lost in the sights and sounds of a new place, and most of all, falling for this deep and enigmatic guy. But the next morning, Willem is inexplicably gone. Distraught and depressed, Allyson spends the entire following year coming to terms with how whirlwind romance changed the course of her life. Author Gayle Forman has already impressed readers with a moving novel about the difference a day makes, so it's no surprise she's taken the idea and inserted strangers instead of estranged exes as she did in Where She Went. Forman has created in Allyson's story not only the kind of intense 24-hour romance that quickens pulses but also a truly transformative coming-of-age tale that will inspire young women to take the Shakespearean line "to thine own self be true" to heart. By allowing Willem to rename her Lulu (he never learns her real name that night), Allyson starts off acting like a more adventurous spirit but slowly comes to realize she is capable of so much more than meeting her parents' straight-A, pre-med, Ivy League expectations.…
Paul’s uncle, Joe, and cousin, Joe Jr., are foils in this “lass struggle” that ultimately fractures the Crown family and forces Paul to leave his uncle’s home to find work on his own. The behavior and work ethic of Joe. Who is born to wealth and privileged in America, is juxtaposed with that of immigration Paul. Jakes portrayed Joe Jr. as spoiled and without focus especially when compared to Paul’s mature approach to life and work.…
In this book one learns that by accomplishing your dreams/goals you have to be patient, persistent, and never give up. You have to go step by step and work hard to accomplish the dream you have.…
This book is unique - Do not use the word “unique” anywhere in the report.…
In Lord Dunsany’s “The Two Bottles of Relish” (1932), Smithers, a relish salesman, partners with Linley, an intelligent gentleman from Oxford to solve the murder of the young Nancy Elth. After Smithers has discovered clues from the murder scene in Unge, he must rely on Linley because he cannot solve the case. Smithers’ self – deprecation, ignorance, and lack of creativity prevent him from solving the case.…
Dreams have the power to control a person’s life, as shown in Of Mice and Men by: John Steinbeck, when George and Lennie only worked in hopes to fulfil the dreams, and Lennie relying on George because of the hope within the idea of their…
Since we spend at least half our waking lives on the job, we ought to like what we do. Fun on the job, in fact, ought to be a precondition for our careers. Whether you work within or help create a working environment, that environment simply must be a place where fun is not only an acceptable but an encouraged attitude on the part of the people in your organization.…
Olympic athlete Gail Devers was quoted saying “Keep your dreams alive” and understands that to achieve anything in life requires faith and belief in your vision, hard work, determination as well as dedication (cookeecorp,askjoeygarr.com). The bible says that all…
I decided to do a report on a book entitled Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for you through the Secrets of Personality Type by Paul D. Tieger and Barbara Barron. This book is basically a guide to help everyday people find out who they are through their personality and taking that information and finding a career field that works for them and their personality. In this book, you will go through the following stages towards doing what you are: discovering your personality type, verifying your personality type, recognizing the four different temperaments, identifying innate strengths, and which strengths you share with the outside…
The statement can be seen in two ways and any individual can pick a side which one they agree with. Although, experiencing both of them opens my eyes about reality and dreams. In reality, having dreams and fantasies are great. In my opinion, my dreams give me motivation in order for me to get the reality I am happy and content with. Work hard in order to achieve your dreams, but do not get caught up with it and see reality in a more optimistic…
In his book First Things First, Stephen Covey describes setting priorities as the most important aspect of successful (personal) improvement. No matter how efficient you do your work, if you´re doing the wrong thing, nothing will really improve. Covey compares the difference between efficiency and setting priorities with a compass and the clock: how fast you go is not as important as where you´re going.…
There are 5 sections to this book report. Each section is worth 20 points. Do not skip a section. Each section is important to show your understanding of the book you read.…
People come up with dreams all of the time. Some people stick to their dreams and work for them, always trying to reach their goal. Using a dream can help people get through a hard time and to motivate themselves to keep working and fighting. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck shows the idea of people using dreams to motivate themselves to succeed, even outside of the realm of fictional books, dreams motivate people.…