Louie Zamperini has beat many records and survived in the ocean for fortyseven days. Louie was first born in New york but later moved into Torrance, California. He was a rebellious boy but turned into a nice guy later in high school and because of track. He later on competed in the olympics then soon after went to the military. The book Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand is a brilliant book and it explains why Louie Zamperini is a forgiving and honorable person.…
The chapter mainly discuss about the time when the English first came to Virginia and established their settlements. But at the beginning of the chapter, the author mentioned about how historical documents could be controversial because they were based on eye witness and first hand knowledge. Therefore, such example of Captain John Smith were given.…
In the book Night by Eliezer Wiesel, is about how he and his family was before and after they were placed in a concentration camp. Eliezer talks about how the concentration camps and the conditions they were facing had affected him and the other jews, gypsies, etc,. Eliezer knew what was going to happen, if he and the other refugees give up hope of survival during the years or months they have been in a concentration camp.…
The book Night is a book about a young boy by the name of Elie. This book is based off of accounts from Elie's life. The story Night takes place during WWII, at this time Hitler and the Nazis were taking Jews and sending them to death or to work until they die, this is called the Holocaust. During the Holocaust Elie was exiled from the outside world and it changed his life entire life, this experience was alienating and enriching.…
|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.…
About The London Packet Thomas Paine arrived to America in November of 1774. During this time America was experiencing great conflicts with England, these conflicts would later result In the American Revolutionary War. Benjamin Franklin advised Paine to move to America, and after he had lost wife, kids, and job that he did. Paine took a job editing The Pennsylvania Magazine, and also began writing anonymous articles. He wrote articles such as “African Slavery in America”, he mostly wrote articles about general views and thoughts he had on revolution and injustice.…
The annual All Bonaventure Reads (ABR) book for the Class of 2021 was Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond by Dr. Marc Lamont Hill. A meticulously metaphoric book with great detail on racism and the oppression of blacks. Although, it highlights the negatives of American history, it positively powers all blacks by reminding the reader that they too are human, although they may not always be treated as so. While doing so, the book portrays the three main values at Saint Bonaventure University: discovery, community, and individual worth.…
4. Discuss the theme - the message of the book and some interesting facts you learned from this book.…
I read the book Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. The story begins in a small town in Sterling, New Hampshire. At the high school, you read about a routine day of students in classes. As a student runs out of class to leave for an orthodontist appointment a loud bang goes off in the parking lot, which turns out to be a bomb set off in Matt's car. The students are confused by the noise and gun shots are fired. Patrick, the only detective on the Sterling police force (which is just stupid to have only one), hears on his radio about the shooting at Sterling High School. Patrick sees several students on the floor, surrounded in blood. The boy is dead and has a gunshot in his head while his girlfriend, Josie wakes up and cant…
The title of this book relates to the story, because in the book, Ponyboy and Johnny are "outsiders." They can be thought of as Outsiders because they are labeled Greasers although they do not act like hoodlums, like the rest of the Greasers. They are thought of as Greasers just because they live on the East Side of town, and because they slick back their hair. But Ponyboy and Johnny are different then all of the other Greasers because they show their emotions, and are sensitive.…
Tish is has to deal with home. It's not that easy for her. She has to take care of her brother Matt, who is only a first grader. She liked it when her grandmother was still alive.“I wish so bad that Grandma were still alive.She would know what to do about mom”. (29). She also likes Matt.Though she buys the gifts that might not be worth it,she still cares about him.. What about her parents? Her relationship with her parents is not good. Her mom only cares about dad.”They are horrible.I Hate them-hate them,hate them hate them! (41).Tish doesnt even care if they move somewhere else.Or whats even surprising, that she wishes that they were dead.Well,…
IZZY (12) is a typical girl who lives with her parents. After begging her parents for ice cream, her father thinks he sees his long-lost brother, TOM, a homeless man. Her parents race after the man, but run into robbers who shoot and kill them. Izzy’s life is shattered.…
Kody Scott grew up in South Central L.A. during the nineteen-sixties and seventies, soon after the creation of the Crips. Raised in poverty without a father, and a full family raised solely by his mother, Kody Scott led the stereotypical "ghetto" life, a poor and broken home. However he does not blame this on his own personal decision to join the Crips while only eleven year's old. The allure of the respect and "glory" that "bangers" got, along with the unity of the "set"(name for the specific gang) is what drew him into the gang. Once joined, he vowed to stay in the "set" for life, and claimed that banging was his life. After many years of still believing this, he eventually realized that the thug life was no longer for him, and that gangs were a problem on society and the "Afrikan" race(page 382-383).…
During the Sierra Leone Civil War that started on March 23, 1991, the eleven-year armed conflict caused the displacement of many citizens and the conscription of child soldiers. The novel A Long Way Gone, shows the memoir of Ishmael Beah’s childhood during the violent years of the war. Throughout the story the author Beah embodies the loss of innocence in many parts of his early life. Using the different events that Beah experiences, the author displays the transition of youthfulness to the end of Beah’s childhood. When Beah is inducted into the military and endures hardships, he truly loses innocence and stops calling flashbacks to his childhood causing him to disconnect from reality.…