Letter To Ms. K (My Ninth Grade Global Issues Teacher) I hope your summer was enjoyable. Over the summer‚ I read the book the “Boys in the Boat” and I enjoied the author’s details about Joe Rantz. As I read this piece of literature‚ I thought of your global issues class and how Daniel James Brown’s descriptions of the great depression and its overall theme of teamwork related to our discussions of real events that take and took place all over the globe. The great depression wasn’t a huge topic
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State to launch campaign against “vaping” Vaping has been a common issue in California for many reasons lately. They are having issues with younger kids trying to use these vape pens. The argue is that the vaping companies are making E-cigarette flavors that are attracting the eyes of these young kids. It says that sweet flavors such as “gummy bear’ and “bubble gum” make it seem like it tastes really good so they want to try it. Kids under the age of 6 were half of these victims that
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How the crocodile got its long tail A long long time ago‚ there was a lazy crocodile. Its tail was as short as a hotdog sausage. It only eats‚ drinks and sleeps all day long under the tree that near the water. One day‚ a man was walking down a hill‚ he saw a crocodile eating an apple. He asked “Can I have some of your apple please?” The crocodile didn’t say anything‚ instead the crocodile threw the apple away and said “Yum!” And it gobbled up the man in two bites. After a while‚ it
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story of The Boys in the Boat. The strong narrative the author writes is shown by the prologue when he is interviewing Rantz himself which is who he gets much of the story from. Brown finds a way to use Joe Rantz to represent the whole team of boys. The story of Joe Rantz creates such determination and will power but it was never about Joe‚ it was always about the boat and the nine other boys in it. Brown creates three major elements throughout the book including the art of rowing‚ the major events in
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The Open Boat by Stephen Crane is a story describing four men that are trapped together in a small boat or dingy. The men aboard the boat are a captain‚ a correspondent‚ an oiler‚ and a cook. The men were aboard a larger boat that crashed off the coast of Florida and are now searching for the safety of a light house they remember. After making a homemade sail and some brisk paddling they finally get near the coast. They spot some people and begin to signal for help but the people only respond
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EBS-021 Rowing the Bus 10/3/13 First Impression 1. Yes I enjoyed reading this selection because‚ many children that we are unaware of go through the harassment of classmates though out their lives. It’s a very upsetting topic because‚ these children are defenseless and put to shame for doing absolutely nothing. 2. If Paul would have stood up for George at the age he was‚ I believe he would have also been beat up but‚ it would have made Paul not live in the guilt that he did nothing but watch
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Boys In The Boat by Daniel James Brown is a book that has many themes and it is a book that can give you advice on nearly everything. All that is required is to read it. Boys In The Boat was a very tense book. This book is about a rowing team that took time during 1920/1930s and it explains their journey from when they were just born to when they passed. The thing that made this book interesting is that the team had there ups and downs. One day the best thing would happen to them and the next not
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Sloths—the adorable and lethargic animals living in treetops—depend on the health and survival of Central and South American tropical forests. They spend much of their lives in the canopy‚ snoozing and remaining hidden from predators. The animals live solitary lives and travel from tree to tree using canopy vines. Located in places such as Brazil and Panama‚ the six species of this strange and wonderful animal need healthy forests to survive. But tropical forests are some of the most vulnerable
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no-surrender and a policy of fighting to the “bitter end”( Dower 103). Overall‚ because the campaign was made in a last resort attempt to turn the war around( Jacobsen 285)‚ the United States military was caught off guard and was flooded with fear and feelings of anxiety. Unheard of by western soldiers‚ the idea of not being afraid of death only matched up with
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