Analysis of “Seventh Grade” By Gary Soto The short story “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto is a fiction story. The author tells the story of a boy in Seventh Grade named Victor who took a French Class because he thought someday he might travel to France and also a girl he likes named Teresa is in that same class. The authors purpose is to entertain his readers and impart a lesson that you need to achieve your goals‚ you must work hard. The author is speaking to kids in middle school. The theme
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Gary Nash author of Red‚ White‚ and Black purpose to their readers is describing the early colonists‚ but also the relationships toward Europeans‚ the Indians‚ and the Africans. Nash successfully analyzes the impact of the colliding three cultures and interprets them to give an overall theme about the relationships between those who made America what it is today. He has shown another point of view to his reader that we grew up and was raise in a white people land; learning only the White people point
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In the short fictional story “Broken Chain” Gary Soto begins drawing in the reader’s attention by describing Alfonso pushing back his teeth because he felt inadequate about his appearance and was trying to fix his teeth on his own because his parents could not afford braces. I immediately felt compassion for this character. I immediately wanted to know what was going to happen next‚ that’s when I learned he met a girl and needed to borrow his brothers bike. First the story
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One of the most important military techniques used in World War 1 was the use of trench warfare. In the movie‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ both the positive and the negative aspects of trench warfare are highlighted. The movie begins with German men hiding behind the trenches as the French Army approaches. As the French march closer‚ the Germans are able to shoot at them‚ but avoid being shot themselves by ducking down in the trenches. This is particularly helpful because it saved lives while
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After reading the poem “Oranges” by Gary Soto‚ the first opinion that came to my mind is cute. Often times our most vivid memories come from first-time experiences. Many writers like to draw from their memory banks to create themes for their works; themes that a reader can often relate to‚ stimulating them. This poem draws from a favorite memory‚ telling a simple story of a boy’s first date with a girl. The descriptive words in this poem provide the reader with a sense that the events being described
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In the passage‚ “A Summer life” by Gary Soto. He writes an autobiography about his childhood past. One summer day‚ where he stole a pie from the market. Knowing it was a bad idea‚ he still did it anyways. In the pie-stealing passage from his autobiography‚ Gary Soto presents his guilty six-year-old self through descriptions of his guilt‚ through references to religion‚ and through his paranoid belief that everyone can see what he has done. Gary Soto’s guilt is first made clear by his descriptions
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Gary Ridgway‚ also known as the Green River Killer‚ is a serial killer from Washington who committed an estimated amount of murders ranging between 48-90 female prostitutes or runaways throughout the 1980’s - 1990’s. He lived a fairly normal life with a wife and son‚ as a truck painter with a military background. He came off to many people as a good natured man‚ easy to talk too‚ and religious. He would constantly read the bible at work and evangelized throughout his hometown. Some of his interest
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Maths Coursework Factors that affect the second hand value of a car Contents page 1. Introduction 3 2. Types of sampling 4-5  Random sampling  Systematic sampling  Stratified sampling 3. Bar graph and Pie chart 5-6 4. My chosen method of sampling 6 5. Scatter diagrams 7-17  second hand price and age  second hand price and mileage  second hand price and engine size 6. Cumulative Frequency 18-35  1st set second hand
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The conflict and resolution of the story gave readers an insight of young love and understanding it from an outside point of view. The conflict in the poem is that the young boy is unable to pay the chocolate that cost a dime since he only had a nickel. It was resolved when he decided to give the nickel and the orange he had in his pocket. As shown in the text‚ the speaker says‚ "I didn’t say anything. I took the nickel from my pocket‚ then an orange‚ and set them quietly on the counter" (Soto 34-38)
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In another video‚ “Look up” by Gary Turk‚ we live in a world full of social media “friends” that we speak to everyday but none of them really know me. We have a decision to look into people’s eyes or a name on a screen‚ most choose a screen. If you take a step back and look around you may realize social media is anything but social. All the technology we have is just an illusion. When most people step back from social media they are confused because their life revolved around it and they do not know
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