In the essay “Touching the Earth” we see the author‚ Bell Hooks‚ at various points mention that when shes doing something that makes her feel at place it makes her feel at home. Hooks even claims in the first sentence of the essay the following‚ “When we love the Earth‚ we are able to love ourselves more fully (968). This quote references the fact that when she gardens or farms she is able to enjoy herself and the life she’s living. Bell Hooks explains how she grew up in Kentucky where she watched
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wants to be the same‚ to have experiences that others can relate to and to know that they are not alone‚ what happens to one person will be learned and passed on by everybody unless they find a reason to break the cycle. At the beginning of the book “Touching Spirit Bear‚” the main character Cole Matthews was prosecuted for multiple crimes to add to his extensive criminal record‚ but the latest was assault. After hearing Cole brag about his latest crime at school‚ a peer‚ Peter Driscall notified the authorities
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Thinking before Taking Action As a human being‚ anger is an unavoidable emotion. It is close to impossible to control other people’s reactions‚ but how you control your reactions depend entirely on you. George Jean Nathan said‚ “No man can think clearly when his fists are clenched.” Meaning no person can make the correct decision when they are being driven by their anger. It’s difficult to handle strong emotions‚ but it takes an even stronger person to learn how. The idea of managing impulsivity
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big cities have prevented one from fully connecting with nature. This proves to be evident in Jerry Mander’s essay “The Walling of Awareness” and bell hooks’ “Touching the Earth.” In “The Walling of Awareness‚” Mander examines how the construction of big cities has impaired people’s relationship with nature. Similarly in bell hooks’ “Touching the Earth”‚ she argues that when the blacks migrated to the North they suffered both physically and mentally from their lost relationship with the land. Although
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Touching Spirit Bear Chapter Questions with Answers Chapter 1 1. Where is Cole being sent‚ and why is he being sent there? Cole is being sent to an island in southeast Alaska as a punishment for violently beating up Peter Driscall‚ the boy who reported to police that Cole robbed and ransacked a hardware store. (6) He has accepted banishment as an alternative to being put in prison (3). 2. How does Cole feel about banishment as a punishment? Cole sees it as a way of avoiding being put in prison
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Cole is a fifteen-year-old boy who gets into trouble a lot. His father abuses him‚ which causes a lot of anger. His mother is an alcoholic and did not care about Cole as much as she should. Throughout the novel‚ Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen‚ Cole learns more about his conflicts‚ while healing them at the same time. Cole has many internal conflicts including fear‚ anger‚ and loneliness throughout the novel. The first internal conflict is anger. Cole’s father abused him‚
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Most Important Lessons In the novel Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen he discuses the idea of morals. As the reader reads the novel it is filled with many important lessons from many perspectives. Understanding that all these lessons made Cole a better person. The most important lessons learnt from the book are life is what you make it‚ forgiveness‚ and that people can change. The lesson “life is what you make it” was a big part of the novel. But also this lesson was reflective. When
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Learning The Lessons Of Life In the novel Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen the author discusses the idea of lessons. There are positive and negative lessons to be learned from the novel however the main focus is on the positive lessons. The most positive lessons are responsibility‚ trust and discovering yourself. In the novel one of the positive lessons I focused on was responsibility. When Cole returns home from his first time on the island after being mauled‚ Cole’s mother starts to
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Boy and girl sitting alone in park one night .... Chico: I think they are the remains of this world .... Girl: I think so ... All my friends have engaged‚ and we only have 2 ... who left in this world with special person in our life ... Boy: Yeah‚ I do not know what to do .. Girl: I know! We play the game .. Boy: What game? Girl: I’ll be your girl in 30 days and you’ll be my girlfriend ... Boy: It’s a great plan in fact‚ I have nothing to see much of this sequence weeks
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a quote that to me is true. There is someone that learned the real value of good and life lessons‚ a young boy from minneapolis. This character is from the book Touching spirit bear by Ben Mikaelsen. Cole learned many life lessons‚ he learned how to behave‚ and most importantly he learned how to control his anger. In the book “touching spirit bear” Cole learns how to control his anger and be more patient. He learned to blame himself for him problems instead of other people‚ he learned about carrying
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