9.9 of every 100‚000 teenagers are the cause for deaths. Steve Harmon is a high school student‚ who is sent to jail and is being tried for murder. The plot takes place in Steve’s jail cell and the court room. The lesson to be learned from the book is‚ if someone does something wrong they have to pay for it. The book is a murder mystery‚ that can entertain anyone. This book is a must read in my opinion. The plot of the book Monster includes setting‚ main character‚ and conflicts. First‚ the story
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“We’re all dead and just hoping that we come back to life when we get into the world again.” The book “Fallen Angels” by Walter Dean Myers is the tale of a young man named Richard Perry to Vietnam. Perry is just a young man and so are many of his fellow soldiers. Throughout the story they all face many of the same feelings. Feelings of fear‚ comradeship‚ and losing a close friend. All of the men face the overwhelming fear of war. Many times throughout the book they come face to face with death
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Monster by Walter Dean Myers Monster is the story about a 16 year old black boy named Steve Harmon from Harlem. Steve is on trial for a being a possible accomplice to a murder. The book begins with him in jail waiting for his trial to start. The story is written in screenplay format‚ due to Steve’s passion for filmmaking‚ along with Steve’s journal writing which he does even in the courtroom. Steve writes this way to keep his sanity while being in prison during the trial. The majority of
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Comforting the Neonate; application of the Comfort Care Theory Introduction An anonymous author once said‚ "In the last stages of a final illness‚ we need only the absence of pain and the presence of family." The comfort care theory by Katharine Kolcaba exemplifies this by creating a baseline of quality care that both nurses and doctors can utilize in providing care to a dying patient. Comfort has been called a distinguishing characteristic of the nursing profession yet‚ until Katharine Kolcaba
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Teachers can help one individual in more than one way. A teacher can be someone who knows more about a student’s background than anyone else. In the novel “Monster” by Walter Dean Myers the readers are introduced to Steve Harmon. Steve gets proven innocent with the help of his teacher and also by the jury finding out he was not part of the robbery and the crime committed. The character Steve is perceived as innocent because of his teacher’s good testimony‚ Mrs. Henry not being able to recognizing
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The Comforts of Home Character Description ¡V Sarah Ham: ± ¡§Nymphomaniac¡¨ Pg. 117 ± ¡§¡Konly nineteen years old.¡¨ Pg. 119 ± ¡§Congenital liar.¡¨ Pg. 121 ± ¡§Her hair was cut like a dog¡¦s or an elf¡¦s and she was dressed in the latest fashion.¡¨ Pg. 122 Thomas: ± ¡§It was the first time in his thirty-five years¡K¡¨ Pg. 116 ± ¡§Thomas loved his mother.¡¨ Pg. 118 ± ¡§Thomas had inherited his father¡¦s reason with his ruthlessness and his mother¡¦s love of good without her
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Near Earth Objects: Too Close for Comfort Mankind is fifty years into the space age and we have made many strides in increasing technology and insuring the safety of the human race. Satellites and probes have provided valuable information in many fields such as exploration of other planets‚ GPS systems‚ and global communication. Recently NASA has explored the topic of near-earth objects and they are currently trying to track down potential life threatening asteroids. Scientist’s inability to
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The novel I am reading is Monster by Walter Dean Myers. This story is about Steve a young black male who has been accused of murder and stealing cigarettes. Steve was in a robbery in a store when the clerk was shot and killed. Steve didn’t kill the clerk he stole cigarettes and sold them. In the book Steve is admitting that he stole the cigarettes but all the other people on trial are saying he killed the clerk. One of the major social issues in Monster has to do with race. Steve is a young
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consequences are not considered. People will go to great lengths to survive no matter what happens in the process. Teenagers are a few of those people who can get lost in this chaotic world and do things to survive without considering the cost. Walter Dean Myers Dope Sick displays the life of a teenager named Lil J‚ who has lived through layers of pain and has to make difficult decisions. His life is troublesome with a drunken mother who has neglected him his whole life and a disappeared father. To make
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The Candy Man- Dean Corll and the Houston Mass Murders Victims: 1. Billy Baulch‚ 17 2. Billy Ridinger-survived 3. Danny Yates‚ 14 4. David Hilligiest‚ 13 5. Donald Waldrop‚ 15 6. Frank Anthony Aguirre‚ 18 7. Gregory Malley Winkle‚ 16 8. Homer Garcia‚ 15 9. James Dreymala‚ 13 10. James Glass‚ 14 11. Jeffrey Konen‚ 18 12. Jerry Waldrop‚ 13 13. John Sellars‚ 17 14. Johnny Delone‚ 16 15. Joseph Lyles‚ 17 16. Mark Scott‚ 17 17. Marty Jones‚ 18. 18. Michael
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