must give yourself to him‚ in the hopes that you will bear him a son… If your husband asks you to wash his feet‚ you must do as he says‚ then put a bit of the water in your mouth… This has always been our fate. Simply to endure is to triumph.” (McCormick 15-16) Inequality; a very simple word
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Students in honors classes will be contacted separately about their specific assignment. Coming of Age/ Peer Pressure/ Relationships 1. The Book Thief ‚ Markus Zusak. Death narrates this story of a young girl who finds solace in books during the Holocaust. 2. Cut Patricia McCormick. Callie‚ a fifteenyearold‚ is a “cutter” who seeks help for her selfdestruction. 3. I Am the Messenger ‚ Markus Zusak. A botched bank robbery changes a nineteenyearolds life. 4. Snitch ‚ Allison van Diepen. A teen tries to navigate between rival gangs
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life. In these past examples of perseverance‚ we were dealing with the complex subject of romance. However‚ in this example‚ we are examining the blunt act of perseverance to stay alive‚ perseverance at a new level. In Patricia McCormick’s famous novel‚ Never Fall Down‚ McCormick introduces the horrific and terrifying Cambodian genocide through one child’s personal story: When Arn Chorn Pond is just 11 years old‚ he and his fellow Cambodian citizens were forced out of their homes by a radical Cambodian
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life fell apart. The Nazis were taking all of the Jews to concentration camps‚ and Anne’s family did not want to end up there. Anne and her family went into hiding with the help of some friends and spent most of their time in the hideout. Anne was cut off from the
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In Never Fall Down‚ Arn describes how his life was different before the Khmer Rouge came to power. “My little brother and me‚ we stand in front of the movie palace and sing for them. We do the twist also (McCormick 4)." Even though the reader isn’t personally there to see what Arn is doing; the reader connects with Arn’s experience. Additionally literature gives the reader an understanding of what goes through others minds. F. Scott Fitzgerald is noted
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McCormick’s novel Sold is extremely relevant because of the enormous human trafficking industry in not only South Asia‚ but many other parts of the world. Worldwide‚ the US State Department estimates that nearly half a million children are trafficked into sexual slavery a year‚ and about 12‚000 Nepali girls are sold by their families intentionally and unwillingly into sexual slavery in India annually. The issues of poverty‚ the shaming and subordination of women‚ rape‚ unsafe sexual practices and
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When people hear the word slavery‚ what is the first thing that comes to mind? Is it that‚ slavery was once only in the 1600’s? Or was it that‚ most slaves were of African descent? Or maybe it could be something that most tend to ignore because it is not seen happening today? No. It is happening today maybe not exactly in the term slavery‚ but ever heard of human trafficking? Human trafficking has been around for many decades and it is not quite a subject many talk about. Here in the United States
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Arn Chorn-Pond Arn Chorn-Pond is the main character in “Never Fall Down”. The book is from the real story of Arn Chorn-Pond‚ and its written by Patricia McCormick. It’s about a poor boy that lives in Cambodia. He experienced wars‚ Khmer Rouge and the extreme things you have to do to survive. Arn survived through his smartness‚ kindness and sometimes coldness. Arn survives mainly due him being smart all the time. Firstly‚ under the Khmer Rouge Arn joined the band that plays music to drown the sounds
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perseverance is key. Without perseverance‚ people in a bad situation lose sight of what is their goals and what is good for them. If goals are set and are not given up on‚ the greater chance of success. The books Night by Elie Wiesel and Sold by Patricia McCormick both relate to the topic on multiple accounts throughout the reading. Throughout the novels Perseverance is the key to survival‚ and a little dedication (perseverance) never hurt anybody. There are multiple reasons why perseverance aided Elie
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perseverance is key. Without perseverance people in a bad situation lose sight of what is their goals and what is good for them. If goals are set and are not given up on‚ the greater chance of success. The books Night by Elie Wiesel and Sold by Patricia McCormick both relate to the topic on multiple accounts throughout the reading. Throughout the novels Perseverance is the key to survival‚ and a little determination (perseverance) never hurt anybody. There are multiple reasons why perseverance aided
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