new spokesperson‚ and Gary Paulsen would be up for the job. Gary Paulsen went through many negative experiences just like those kids and it was hard for him to earn money. He would be the perfect fit for UNICEF’s new spokesperson. UNICEF needs a spokesperson who is positive and willing to help the children who are vulnerable.
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Analyzing Two Adventurers‚ Gary and Karana Gary Paulsen‚ the narrator and author of “Older Run” and Karana‚ in an excerpt from Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell‚ are both some type of adventurer. Their adventures and reactions are similar in various ways and are diverse in others. Gary Paulsen experiences a real-life survival adventure with his sled dogs. He is a dogsledder with a team of ten dogs. The dogs have been through vigorous preparation so he is sure that they will
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Girls in Seventh Grade “Girls‚ they wanna have fun!” Madonna did have a great clarification about girls in that song‚ but what is thought when someone thinks about girls? Make-up‚ dresses‚ and most definately shoes. However‚ for most men‚ the one word to describe them is complicated. They think girls always have those mood swings every now and then‚ or cannot decide on what to wear. One minute they are happy‚ but the next they are going to rip your throat out. Maybe girls are complicated in some
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The story‚ “The Dogs Could Teach Me‚” by Gary Paulson‚ and the article‚ “The Last Great Race on Earth‚” by Diana Nyad‚ tell stories about mushers in Alaska‚ and their dog sled teams. They are both about the journey‚ and the love between a dog and a human. Mushers in Alaska learn the extent of a dog’s loyalty when they take them out on a trail; they form a bond‚ and feel that they would die for their dogs‚ and that the dogs feel the same. The overwhelming theme in in the two stories is the relationship
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Dogsong and The River‚ both written by the same author‚ Gary Paulsen. This is the most obvious similarity between the two books but there are much more. They both have a teenage boy as their main character and are both about a boy embarking on an expedition. These are the general similarities‚ but there are also many differences between them. Now let’s go deep into each book and look at some of their unique aspects. Dogsong - Gary Paulsen This book has nearly double the number
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’Hatchet’ by Gary Paulsen‚ has exposed his audience to the many different challenges someone can face when surviving a plane crash. Some of the themes are Man verse Nature and the contrast between urban and wilderness environment‚ he also uses many techniques in this text such as imagery. My intentions are to inform you how Gary Paulsen has exposed his audience to different challenges. Paulsen focuses on the theme of man versus nature in most of his work. In fact‚ he employs this theme to such an
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Cabuco 1 Natasha Jean Cabuco March 26‚ 2012 7B Hatchet Response Essay The Effects on Brian’s Life In the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen‚ Brian Robeson is the main character. Brian is a 13-year-old boy who’s been living in the wilderness for more than 54 days. His parents have just recently divorced‚ and this conflict between them has deeply affected Brian. The deadweight of “The Secret‚” which is his mother having an affair with another man‚ is intensely disturbing Brian as he tries
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have courage you can stand up to things that you know are wrong‚ but other people wouldn’t stand up to because they’re scared of the consequences. There are some people that have the courage to do what others wouldn’t do. In the book NightJohn by Gary Paulsen‚ NightJohn and Sarny had the courage to do what other wouldn’t do. Throughout the book NightJohn and Sarny were the ones with the most courage. For example‚ on page 38 Sarny asks “Can you teach me those?” NightJohn says “I sure can.” NightJohn
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One has PTSD and faces problems every day. The other is in a wheelchair and deals with his disabilities daily. One who has PTSD from the vietnam war. One who lives with being paralized. The father from the short story “Stop the Sun” by Gary Paulsen and Christopher Reeve from the the auto biographical narrative “Still me” that both face and overcome obstacles that develop the theme or central ideas. The father from “Stop the sun” faced and overcame PTSD by talking to his son. “‘This thing that you
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influence readers into engaging with the characters and action of their stories‚ and encourage readers to welcome their ideas‚ values and attitudes. In the novel Hatchet‚ author Gary Paulsen demonstrates three heavy themes to readers; the initiation into manhood; man and the natural world‚ and; contrasting regions. Paulsen positions readers to recognise his attitude towards these three prevalent themes in the story through the use of the protagonists characterisation‚ the symbolism of the wolf‚ and
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