9.9 of every 100‚000 teenagers are the cause for deaths. Steve Harmon is a high school student‚ who is sent to jail and is being tried for murder. The plot takes place in Steve’s jail cell and the court room. The lesson to be learned from the book is‚ if someone does something wrong they have to pay for it. The book is a murder mystery‚ that can entertain anyone. This book is a must read in my opinion. The plot of the book Monster includes setting‚ main character‚ and conflicts. First‚ the story
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In writing his novel “Monster”‚ Walter Dean Myers used his experience to keep the judicial system relevant to his points while still realistic. Steve’s attorney‚ O’Brien‚ is honest about her role in the system to Steve‚ telling him‚ “My job is to make sure the law works for you as well as against you.” Instead of pretending to be crusading for a not guilty verdict‚ O’Brien tells the truth that she intends to help hunt down the truth both for and against Steve as an unbiased tool of the court. This
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Walter Dean Meyers’ Monster is a realistic fiction novel following Steve Harmon‚ a sixteen year-old student on trial for felony murder‚ navigate his way through one of the most challenging‚ nerve-wrecking experiences of his life. The novel focuses on time spent at Steve’s trials as well as moments in jail‚ while it also takes the reader back to moments of his childhood. Written in the point of view of Steve himself‚ the book is written as a journal and not only focuses on the events which are taking
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Beast‚ written by‚ Donna Jo Napoli is a very unique and thought provoking. This book has a great deal of suspense‚ and stunning language. Some things in particular that make this book interesting are the Well rounded characters and complicated relationships between the character. This is a great book‚ with a lot of complexity‚ and a different way of seeing the world. Overall‚ Beast‚ is a very well written book‚ with great ideas. In Beast‚ the main character‚ Orasmyn’s comes across many challenges
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“The best-adjusted people are the ‘psychologically patriotic‚’ who are glad to be what they are.” - Isabel Briggs Myers (goodreads). MBTI (Myers Briggs Type Indicator‚ Myers Briggs Testing Instrument) is a personality assessment that was based off of the Jungian typology theory created by Carl Jung. Isabel Briggs Myers is the one responsible for this assessment‚ and the one responsible for my ungodly obsession with it. It was my Junior year in Psychology and our teacher‚ Mrs. Mais‚ took us into
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that beast though The following story was told to me by a nineteen year old man in his dorm room at College on a Saturday afternoon in March. He is from Monroe‚ New Jersey‚ and lives with his two parents‚ his younger brother‚ his dog Cougar‚ and his cat affectionately known as Hellspawn. His father works as a contractor‚ a security guard‚ and a fire extinguisher inspector‚ and his mother works at a local garden center. The story was told to him by the main subject‚ his gym teacher. His teacher
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James Dean was born on February 8‚ 1931‚ at the Seven Gables apartment house located at the corner of 4th Street and McClure Street in Marion‚ Indiana‚ to Winton Dean and Mildred Wilson. Six years after his father had left farming to become a dental technician‚ James and his family moved to Santa Monica‚ California. He was enrolled at Brentwood Public School in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles‚ but transferred soon afterward to the McKinley Elemetary school.[5] The family spent several years
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Dean Winchester The actor who plays the character Dean Winchester from Supernatural portrays the definition of “cool”. He wears his collar popped up; he drives a cool sports cars. He is a natural ladies man. He always knows what to say. He has the angry side where he is like the big man on campus‚ and if you don’t do it his way he will force it out of you. He is portrayed as the strong but occasionally sensitive type. He strongly believes in family bonds; which you can see through his emotions when
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Statement I think James Dean is important because he is one of the best actors that has ever lived and he shows that if you work hard at what you want to do‚ you can succeed. He was great at sports and worked hard to become a good actor. He wasn’t perfect at acting but he took his criticism the right way and used it to grow and become a better actor. He didn’t always have good times and he struggled a lot but in the end he had the success he deserved. Background 1) At a young age Dean was learning about
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LETTER TO THE DEAN I am writing to express my interest in the Master of Arts in Physical Education with Single Subject Teaching Credential at Azusa Pacific University. I am aware it provides the best education and environment for both graduate and post-graduate students. I currently hold my Bachelor’s of Arts in Communication from the University of Wyoming (WYO). While attending WYO‚ I lettered in the schools football program and physical education played an integral role in keeping my body prepared
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