In the book The Watsons Go To Birmingham, the two main characters, Kenny and Byron are brothers. Byron is described as “daddy cool”, therefore Kenny is known as an exceptional kid. The family, dad, momma, Byron, Kenny and Joetta are commonly established as the weird watsons”. This book accommodates the moments before, during and after the trip to Birmingham Alabama.…
When Maynard killed Blackbeard, they hung his head from the bowsprit of the sloop he once commanded. Blackbeard hid in the inlets of Virginia and used it as his protection. He was able to keep it up until Maynard had discovered his hiding spot. In the first passage, "Lt. Maynard and Blackbeard", it discusses more of what happend to Blackbeard. "Lt. Maynard came face-to-face with his famous prey... Maynard shot the pirate captain..." (Lt. Maynard and Blackbeard 2). After the battle finished, Maynard counted 5 shots and 20 cuts on Blackbeard. This lead to Maynard severed Blackbeards head and flaunting it where he once had lead. The second passage, "A Fury from Hell", gives you the reason behind why Blackbeard was a pirate and that he could have…
Peter Brownrigg, a 14-year-old boy who lives in Cumberland in the north of England, is involved in a secret night protest against the theft of his village's farmland by Sir Philip Morton. He leaves his village to escape prosecution for throwing a rock at Sir Philip Morton. He first goes to Penrith, but unexpectedly encounters Sir Philip at a performance of Richard III by a touring playing company. He hides from him in a prop coffin (supposed to contain the body of King Henry VI) which is later carried on to the company's cart.…
From these two chapters, it helped shows real character of Norman Bowker because he’s one of the person that doesn’t like to express his feelings too. From what I read he’s a very caring because the death of his friend caused so much pain for him where he didn’t let it go even after the war due to he wasn’t being a good leader. “The truth,” Norman Bowker would’ve said, “is I let the guy go” (147). This shows that he took a while to tell the real reason why he wasn’t able to earn the Silver Star because according to his mom he was a very shy person and doesn’t like talking about his feelings and problems. In a way, Norman Bowker seem like he doesn’t want to drag people into his problems so that is why he stay quite. Later on he soon realize…
What would it be like to be caught on Ship Trap island alone? A man named Rainsford gets trapped on an island and has to survive against the "man catcher," General Zaroff, who is an outstanding hunter terminating everything he comes face to face with. While being on Ship Trap Island, Rainsford shows he is capable, intelligent, and resourceful against General Zaroff.…
Many people may not have heard of Hugh O’Flaherty, but he is an unsung hero. Hugh was an Irish Catholic priest, who not only saved Jews and soldiers, but he also visited prison of war camps located in Italy. Along with his visits to the prison of war camps, he wanted to research and find out what happened to the prisoners that were reported as missing in action. In 1943, a plethora of people were released from the British prison of war camps because of Mussolini being removed from power. Fear was reembedded in the Jews, that were just released when the Germans overtook Italy. With the fear of being taken prisoner again embedded in their minds, the Jews that remembered Hugh visiting them in the camps decided that it was in their best interest…
Different factors impact one's decisions, possibly changing their lives permanently. In the memoir, The Other Wes Moore, both Wes Moore's nature and how they were nurtured influenced their decisions, successes, and failures. Drugs in both Wes Moore's environments have similar effects on their decisions, successes, and failures, as opposed to their role models, who had different effects on them.…
I have read two-thirds of, It's Kind of a Funny Story. I was supposed to stop at half way, but it is so good that I lost track of time. Craig Gilner is such an intense character with many difficulties trying to manage his stressful life. He has support from numerous people, including his family and his friends. One goal Craig is approaching, is to be a better Craig. Checking himself into the hospital for having suicidal tendencies was already a big step in trying to reach this goal. That shows how much he wants to change, when things could have very easily went a different way. The actions that Craig took that night when he called the suicide hot line demonstrates the kind of person he wants to be. Craig realizes that he needs to get better, which makes me think his motivation for completing this goal is fantasizing about how great his life is going to be when he…
Everyone has a chapter in their life they don't read aloud, maybe it's just dark and too deep to get into. We all have a dark side, even the heros and the good guys. In fact there's this hero, Bilbo, who has a dark side of his own. There are many protagonists and antagonists in The Hobbit, but let's face it, the only real problem and solution is the main character, Bilbo himself. Bilbo is not only the main character in The Hobbit, but also is his own protagonist and antagonist. Throughout the book, there are multiple ways all these sides of Bilbo are shown; the attack from the spiders, escaping the goblins, and helping the dwarves. All of these examples, include one important item, the magical ring.…
In the novel Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease, Peter Brownrigg is a heroic individual.…
Urbanization in the late nineteenth century caused white middle class Americans to face a crisis of gender, racial and class status (Harris, 2014, p.1). With fear of young men and women absorbing improper values and behaviour from the urban life, middle class reformers developed increasingly sophisticated physical education programs to promote clean sport and the development of character (Harris, 2014, p.2). As an instructor at the YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, James Naismith was originally tasked with keeping physical education students active through the winter (Harris, 2014, p.3). The goal was to provide them with a challenging, vigorous activity that could be played indoors while still promoting a clean sport, Christian values and the development of courage, which was essential for every true gentleman at the time (Naismith,…
The article presents various ethical issues but the issue that stood out was the restricting of opioid use. This is a controversial topic in our country as it is estimated that 1.9 million Americans have a substance use disorder involving opioids (National Institute on Drug Abuse). Dr. Wergin faces an uncomfortable situation being the only physician in Milford and having to directly deal with the limitations on prescription opioids. He understands that while not every patient is an addict or drug seekers, it can be difficult to distinguish sometimes due to pain being subjective. He wants to be able to prescribe opioids for the patients that truly require it such as Mr. Filbert, whose pain has resisted five surgeries. The federal government…
The book The Penderwicks, by Jeanne Birdsall, tells the story of four sisters on summer vacation and the adventures they embark on.…
Some people have a perfect person in their mind on who to marry. In the romance novel Romeo and Juliet two teens fall in love but and forbidden to love each other because of the families feud. Parents may or may not have the same idea of a perfect wife your job is to find one that is perfect for you. Your parents opinion can mean a lot to some people, the opinion of mine will determine the type of girl I marry in the future.…
Bigger Thomas, an impoverished, segregated 20-year-old black male, is suffering under a mental disorder called Subgate Impoveriza Disorder (SID), and deserves a mitigated sentence for the murder of Mary Dalton. Bigger exhibits symptoms of SID like irritability, frequent anxiety, restlessness, paranoia, powerlessness, and acting on fear. He shows irritability towards his family, like when he gets mad by what his mom and sister said about him and his job at the breakfast table. He is also anxious every time he is near a white person because he gets really self-conscious of his black skin and tries not to attract attention to himself, even when his legs and arms are cramped and when he is uncomfortable being so close to Jan and Mary on the car. In addition, he gets extremely conflicted over…