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    to reach a goal‚ and not willing to give it up? Well‚ in the story Saving Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea 8 kids are trying to save Mr. Terupt´s job. Because the schools budget is low and a teacher needs to be cut‚ and it’s most likely going to be Terupt‚ but the kids do everything in their power to make sure it won’t be. Also in the story “Marble Champ” by Gary Soto‚ Lupe the main character is determined to never give up on her goal to win the marble championship. Lupe and kids all learned a valuable

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    The short story “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto expresses several themes throughout it. A theme is the main idea‚ overall message‚ or lesson that the author wants you to take away from the story. Themes can be about friendship‚ love‚ or anything else that readers can learn a lesson from. There are many themes throughout the story. Some of those themes are never give up‚ don’t pretend to be someone you are not‚ and believe in yourself. The first theme of the story is never give up. The first place that

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    his friends and even the teachers make fun of him. theme in the jacket is be thankful for what you get. Three ways that the characters problems are shown are through symbolism‚conflict‚and climax. Lets see Frist the symbolism in the “jacket” by Gary Soto supports that the boy has problems with his jacket because

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    by fear . This is how Manuel felt in Gary Soto’s “La Bamba” although he should have been relaxed Gary Soto’s theme for this story is that you should relaxed over things that are just for fun. He expresses this through Manuels emotions‚ Other character’s reactions and Manuels private thoughts. Soto shows our theme by including characters reactions to Manuel’s performance to develop feeling in the characters contributing to the theme. Soto states in La bamba “Funny. Crazy. Hilarious

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    | Can a 6 year old child form Criminal Intent | | | Erica Turner | Liberty University Online | | This case study goes back to reiterate the points I made in the previous assignment that the Safety and welfare of a child is very important. It is the obligation of the parent or caregiver to ensure that the child is raised in a safe and loving environment‚ free from any form of physical‚ mental‚ or emotional abuse. According to the Assistant Prosecutor for the 8 North Juvenile

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    Gary Soto is one of the most accredited poets/authors in literature. In his works‚ he memorably portrays the life‚ work ethic / practices‚ joys of traditional Mexican Americans cultural day to day life style. He not only does this with poems‚ but he also portrays similar messages in the books that he writes. Soto is known for having an “eye” for telling his stories to the point where you can actually see the plot line in front of you as you read. This is a distinguished factor that is pointed out

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    wanted to get away from your normal everyday life? In Gary Soto’s poem‚ “Saturday at the Canal‚” the poet tells of a seventeen-year old boy who is leading a very monotonous life and one that he wishes to get away from. Using First-Person‚ the boy feels that his life is boring and by leaving his home town he will find happiness. He also feels that his life lacks purpose and going away will show him that his life has worth and purpose. Gary Soto uses personification‚ metaphors‚ and rich imagery to

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    In the story‚ “Seventh Grade”‚ Gary Soto creates a character that faces challenges with impressing his crush. As Victor tries to win Teresa over with embarrassing tactics his French teacher helps him to not embarrass himself in front of Teresa. So does Victor actually learn from his experience? Does he have responsibility in the problem he has caused? In the beginning of the story Victor decides that in his seventh grade year he is going to get a girl named Teresa. Victor soon discovers

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    Has the area you lived in ever affect how you treated others? In petty crimes written by Gary Soto gives readers a collection of stories about Mexican- American children growing up trying to find their place in a cruel world filled with gangs. These children are from central California‚ United States Of America. Where the weather is nice and warm with the sun shining bright above them. The protagonist consists of La Guera‚ and Mario. The antagonist is Laura‚ José Luis‚ and Norma. In

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    The setting in the novel Buried Onions by Gary Soto is based of in Fresno California and the protagonist Eddie had a negative past as a child with his father not being there with that having a big effect in Eddie’s life. He needed a father figure to touch him his way of life and how to respect and to be loyal. Eddie is now older and he lives by himself in a apartment in fresno he has lived in fear hoping he isn’t a victim of murder. This has happened to hir cousin/brother jesus he was murdered and

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