Have you ever wanted to go on a date with a girl and accidentally did something to mess it up. Well in the story "The Broken Chain" by Gary Soto a boy named Alfonso‚ doesn’t like the way he looks so he tries to push them back in place where he thinks they belong. Then he met a girl named Sandra and he talks to her for a while and pretty soon asks her to go on a bike ride. She says ok so he tries to clean his bike chain and breaks it so here’s the story of Alfonso’s mistake. Alfonso was a boy who
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The article Why the Gun Control Movement Fails‚ is written by Gary Younge. Gary Younge is a columnist for The Nation. In October 2016‚ Younge wrote this article about gun control and various shootings on November 23. Younge spoke with parents who lost their children due to gun violence‚ an organization leader‚ a member of the NRA‚ and a gun control activist to get his point across. Gun violence is an incredible problem in the United States and the issue is overwhelmingly concerning. This article
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Critical Analysis of Superman and the Dam Throughout the many years of Superman comics‚ Lois Lane’s presence in them is a constant. While her personality varies over time‚ looking at the earliest version of Lois Lane we see that her characterization is quite progressive and whether intentional or not‚ Siegel and Schuster wrote a feminist character for the time they lived in. As they made Lois a determined‚ career-driven woman who strived to be taken seriously by her boss‚ she stood out against
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The novel “The Afterlife” by:Gary Soto was about a teenager who did not live it up in his life‚ but he lived life in the afterlife. It all started when Jesus or how his loved ones call him “Chuy” did not have the most perfect life. He did not have a bad life but he did struggle. One night Chuy was supposed to meet his friend Rachel at nightclub “Las Estrellas” and Chuy decided to go to the bathroom. When he was washing his face and hands he noticed some shoes that he liked and he told the
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Izabella Perez-Bombino P2 6-1-2024. My Perspectives Summary Essay Unit 1 * Oranges "Oranges" by Gary Soto is a story about a young boy who goes on a date with a girl he likes. On a cold December evening‚ the boy brings two oranges to share with her. Throughout the date‚ he experiences a mix of nervousness and excitement as he navigates the complexities of a first date/crush. The story explores themes of innocence‚ first love‚ and the power of small gestures in building connections between people
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For this paper I will be discussing three poems. They are Wood Butcher by Norman Hindley‚ Behind Grandma ’s House by Gary Soto‚ and Manners by Elizabeth Bishop. I will be examining the common theme I found throughout the three poems. I found that to be how the relatives teach lessons to their relation of a younger generation and the different approaches to their teaching. To start off I will discuss the Wood Butcher by Norman Hindley. I believe the way the father taught the son was some what
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“Waiting for Superman” An Analysis of Thinking Critically Executive Summary The public school system in America has failed many people in our society. The money given to support education is at an all-time high. Many bad teachers are protected by powerful unions and these bad teachers could care less about low test scores. Students could accomplish anything‚ but instead bad teachers are causing many students to drop out. Lower test scores could be replaced with high test scores if bad
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Being stuck in the wildern for the entire summer is one traumatic event. What if you had to survive the winter in the wilderness with nothing but the clothes on your back. The story Brian’s winter by gary paulsen takes place after the book Hatchet if he wouldn’t have gotten recused. Now he has to brave a canadian winter. The theme of this book is to pay attention to what is going on around you. I know this because brian hasn’t been paying attention to what is going on around him like winter changing
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In any good story‚ the setting helps develop the reader’s interest. Likewise‚ without the place and time of a story‚ the plot would not establish and a conflict between character would not occur. The central setting in the story The River by Gary Paulson is The Necktie River. This unique place aided in the development of its plot and helped create conflicts for Brian. At the end of Necktie River is The Brannock Trading Post‚ where Brian would be able to get supplies and request for help for Derek
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Most people hear about sudden plane crashes or news about people lost at sea and believe it’s all for attention and money. But‚ whenever reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen‚ your thoughts might change traumatically and think about reality a little bit better than before. In this adventurous book a boy named Brian Roberson gets caught in the middle of a plane crash‚ landing somewhere in the extensive woods of the Canadian forest‚ due to the sudden heart attack of the only pilot on the plane. Brian is
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