I would add another character to the story. I would add a character named
Emma, she would be Bethany Hamilton’s sister. Though Hamilton had two brothers in the story it would have been an interesting
After reading the article, “Shattered Lives” by Kristen Lewis, I know that Dania faces many challenges living as a refugee living outside of her country. These issues are being addressed by trying to live life as normally as possible. Dania and her siblings found a school to go to in Lebanon because the text says, “Dania heard from a neighbor that a school was opening in Akkar. ”(9) This school teaches her math, french, Arabic, english, singing, and music.…
Bethany had to start all over again with her surfing career. She had to learn how to surf with one arm. It took a few weeks to recover the shark attack. Bethany decided that she would…
My fiction book Stung by Bethany Wiggins is a book about a girl Fiona who wakes up in her house almost completely brain washed. She walks outside and goes through the "wall", which separates two different areas. She meets a boy Jacque, she works with him trying to stay alive from the "beasts". She gets caught by the militia, which is a small community that allows no trespassers, who knows who she is. The person who caught her was her neighbor before the virus went down. The virus was brought when the world tried to make more bees since they were getting killed by animals and insects. So they made the bees stronger, but if you got stung you would soon die so they took so medicine which would slowly turn you into a beast. Her neighbor goes rouge…
Do you think your summer was horrible and not exciting for you? Find out what happen to this thirteen year girl. A girl by the name Bethany Hamilton was attacked by a shark in Kauai, Hawaii. Bethany was waiting for the wave to surf and all of a sudden a shark attacks her. The shark bit off her left and part of her board. She is in the hospital now. Bethany has shown great resilience in overcoming a shark attack in order to achieve her surfing dream.…
Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story is based on the true story of Tiffany Rubin whose son was kidnapped by his own father (Jeff). Things didn’t quite work out for the couple, so they decided to get a divorce and go through a custody battle for their son Kobe. Kobe's father believed that he didn't get custody of his son because the American government was biased against him. He believed that he deserved custody of his son, even though he obviously didn't have his life together. However, a judge orders that Jeff must have visitation rights. Tiffany agrees to let Jeff take Kobe out of state for a week-long visit to Disneyland. After several days, she discovers that Jeff and Kobe are not at Disneyland. The police investigate and find that Jeff…
Although “sink or swim” can be applied to anyone’s life, it held a place in my life even before I read the memoir. This advice has been given to me in a similar way to Jeannette, when my brother tried to teach me how to swim by…
Jane Arrowood is a fifteen year old girl whose arm was amputated when she was bitten by a shark. Jane is really stubborn and she doesn't let herself try new things. She was still finding out how to be courageous and brave after what she had been trough. Justin is a kid who is around eight or nine or ten years old who lost his leg below the knee. He was a brave kid because he never was arguing about his disability. He was just a kid with half a leg less but that didn’t stop him from going on with his life.…
Not many people go through a big portion of their life with one arm. To do this you have to be willing to try new things and take lots of risks. Bethany Hamilton took those risks. For my IRP I choose to read Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton. It is an autobiography about Bethany's journey after a terrible shark attack. She wasn’t afraid of the challenges after the shark attack that would hit her when she got home.…
Bethany Hamilton is known for surviving a shark attack in which she lost her left arm and for overcoming the serious and debilitating injury to return to surfing. On October 31st 2003, Hamilton went for a morning surf with so close family friends. Around 7:30 am, she was lying sideways on her surfboard with her left arm hanging in the water, when a 15ft tiger shark attacked her, ripping her left arm off just below the shoulder. After returning to the water, Hamilton was pestered by friends to write a book and after the release of “Soul Surfer” she has never looked back. She is respected by all who know her and identified for being the perfect example of how to live life with optimism, have faith in yourself and dedication towards one’s passion.…
Through her story of faith, persistence, and confidence, Bethany Hamilton has illustrated to millions how to strive for the seemingly unachievable. At the mere age of thirteen, Hamilton experienced something life changing: having an arm bitten off by a shark while surfing. Surfing had always meant the world to Bethany, in fact, her career as a surfer was primarily initiated because of her parents (Hamilton 7). From the moment Hamilton reaches the board, an inexplicable connection sparks. Bethany said “I’ve tried to explain why I feel the way I do and it's impossible. Only surfers get it: the rush, the addiction, the way it stirs your heart, plays with your head, and tortures your body (Hamilton 119) .” Although at times there were downsides, being the youngest of three and the only girl had its benefits. She always engaged in similar activities and the outcome was that she learned to be very ambitious and was always driven to be the…
I moved from Detroit, MI to Ypsilanti, MI, for a better living. It was December 29, 2008. I had just given birth to my daughter. My daughter was born at 9:45p.m, weighing 5lbs and 3ounces. I named my daughter Saphira Parthenia Franks. Saphira died at 36 weeks, due to still born. The doctor told me” Sometimes this happens without a reason and you will be able to have more children”. I already had my mind made up, that I would wait until I turn thirty to have another baby. I was heartbroken and disgusted with myself. I was already going insane from the deaths of my father in November 2006 and my grandma in July 2008. Therefore, I was not able to cope with their three deaths at once.…
When entering a new school, you meet new people, and they judge on your first appearance, they go on how you dress, what brand you’re wearing, how much you have, how you look, if you’re pretty or ugly and if you’re fat or skinny, and tall or short. This is how Gabrielle Flores story went.…
Alice Hamilton was a very intelligent woman who dedicated her life to helping improve the lives of others in the world. She worked many years as a physician and became a leading authority on lead poisoning and other industrial diseases. Hamilton spent her life improving the safety standards of factory workers nationwide by studying occupational illnesses, toxicology, and the dangerous effects industrial metals and chemicals have on the body.…
She took a whiff of it and savored its scent, for nothing lasted forever. Soon she would have to set aside the cloth and never experience its calming fragrance ever again. The memories with it, however, she would possess until the day she died.…
Every now and then life gives us a challenge, and often that challenge can define our life and who are. The memoir wrote by Jean-Dominique Bauby describes such a challenge. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly challenges the minds of readers to imagine a world of pure terror where ones whole existence changes due to being trapped in their own body, left to live life through one’s own memories and imagination.…