The fiction novel Out Of Focus by Margaret Buffie is an old‚ true sounding story about a teenager named Bernie Dodd with extra burdens‚ including looking after her younger siblings because their single mother is an irresponsible alcoholic. When Bernie was thirteen‚ she told her mother‚ “When you stop being drunk‚ I’ll call you Mom” (Buffie‚ 29). She is sixteen now‚ and still calls her mom Celia. Things started to look up for Bernie and her younger siblings Ally and Jojo; Celia is marrying Mario‚
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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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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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The Voyage of the Frog By Gary Paulsen “A learning time. Another thought from the night before‚ one that must have come while he was sleeping. He had to know more or he wouldn’t make it. He should try to learn each day. It was like Owen had said – he wanted to know everything. David felt that now‚ felt that he had to know things‚ know all things‚ but there wasn’t a way to learn on the boat‚ not a way to study and gain knowledge. There were no books‚ no radio. Just me‚ he thought
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Allen Poe once said ¨Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.¨ By using descriptive language the author allows the reader to create a picture of the story in their head. In the story ¨Stop the Sun¨ by Gary Paulsen‚ the author uses descriptive adjectives and figurative language to develop the setting mood and characters. In ¨Stop the Sun¨‚ the author uses descriptive adjectives to develop the setting and characters. In the story the author described
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In the story “Dirk the Protector” Gary is a street kid that came from the wrong side of the tracks and he finds himself stuck in a tough spot were Dirk comes to his rescue. Will they survive? Dirk was a street dog with an instinct to survive. He had many character traits. Some of them were violent he bit happy. He was also protective because when Gary was getting beat up by happy he bit happy and he and his gang ran away. He is also thankful because Gary gave him Ritz crackers and hamburgers‚ also
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Winterdance‚ a non-fiction narrative by Gary Paulsen‚ is a firsthand account of Paulsen’s journey in the Iditarod‚ where the main character‚ Paulsen‚ exemplifies bildunsroman throughout the book by altering his perspective of animals. Paulsen’s attitude toward nature changes dramatically as well throughout Winterdance due to his companionship with the sled dogs‚ experience with other animals along the race‚ and adjustment to trail life. Not only did the dogs guide him physically through
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me. The name of that book was titled "Hatchet" by Gary Paulson. When I first started I thought it would take me days to finish reading this book since I didn’t read that often. I was so intrigued by the book that I soon realized I was done with it the same day I chose to read it. Then that’s when I found out that I really like to read and that I was an excellent reader as well. After I finished reading "Hatchet" I started reading more of Gary Paulson’s novels and stories. Every time I
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Woodsong is book about a man named Gary who is training to join the iditarod‚ with more than a dozen fun and adorable dogs.Woodsong is a book filled with adventures and lot of mysterious events that all happened in Gary’s life! Woodsong talks about the adventures of the wildlife and how to always expect the unexpected in the woods.Gary paulsen is a great book writer‚ and most of his work is based on wildlife‚ his personal adventures and life in the woods.If you love adventure‚ fun and the wild‚ you
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