Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen. To start‚ on the second night after he got his two middle toes cut off‚ John taught Sarny “H”. After he tells Sarny how to pronounce letters and has a flirtatious conversation with Mammy‚ he breaks the news that he is planning on escaping from the plantation for a short period of time. Sarny thought that this was stupid‚ because she thought that the dogs would be able to catch up to him‚ but Nightjohn had a plan that would be able to get the dogs off him. This plan was to
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Response So‚ the language these authors use in this situation is really amplifying the feelings in which the character is disliking the food that they are eating. In "The Worm"‚ it says in stanza 4‚ "I didn’t like the taste a bit‚ so I didn’t swallow it." Instead of saying‚ I didn’t like the worm so I spit it out‚ or something like that which would sound blander than what the author really used. And in hatchet Gary Paulsen used figure of speech to describe the feeling of eating a turtle egg. On
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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 and the animals acting different. It has been getting ccolder and colder each day and he just doesn’t notice it as a sign of winter. The first detail that shows this theme is on page
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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. Unfortunately
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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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The book "HATCHET" was written by Gary Paulsen. Hatchet is about a boy‚ Brian‚ who made a forced. Brian is the main character in this book. He is 13 years old. His parents broke up a marriage so Brian lives with his mom until the vacation and he lives with his dad during the vacation. He goes to his father by the plane. The most big problem is starts inside of the plane. While he going to his dad’s house‚ the pilot die because of a heart attack. So Brian drives the plane with a little knowledge
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The illustrated text “The viewer” by Shaun Tan and Gary Crew tells the story of the curious protagonist‚ Tristan whose obsession with random artefacts lead him to discover a corrupt view master‚ in which depicts horrific events of our own history. The protagonist and responders are lead to make several discoveries in which force a re-evaluation of modern society and their attitude towards the world. The theme of urban disintegration and wastefulness is explored throughout the text. The use of the
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In the story Canyons by Gary Paulsen was a well-written story‚ but I would not read this over again. I didn’t love this story. Canyons takes place in El paso Texas near Dog Canyon where the weather is always super hot. Brennan Cole loves running and is 15 years old with brown hair‚ he is tall‚ skinny and healthy. Brennan’s mom is a single mother and always has been she works most of the time‚ but has always been in other relationships sadly none of them have worked out yet until Bill comes into
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Journal Entry #1 Hernando de Soto Born: 1500‚ Province of Badajoz Type: Spaniard We have started our journy with our new leader Hernando de Soto‚ the man with many flaws. We have been sent away ‚ and by we I mean a small group of horseman‚ to find riches such as gold and silver prohaps even slaves. We have been picked by how well can fight and defend ourselfs. Hernando has been equipped with 600 men (picked out by how well they can fight)‚ 10 ships‚ servants‚ staff‚ 200 horses‚ and a pack of blood
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115-601 Feb 8‚ 2013 Mexican Macho Man Ever since I was young I always witnessed examples of men being more dominant than women‚ the role of macho man has been in my family for generations. The way most Mexican families function is the father is the provider and worker. The mother stays at home cleans‚ cooks‚ and takes care of the children. Also the father would be the one who gives out advice to the kids and makes the family decisions. On the other hand Gary Soto‚ who wrote "Looking for work" wasn’t
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