Rough Draft Thesis: Lucille O’Neal‚ Sherman Alexie‚ and Andy Greenberg taugh us to stand up for yourself‚ focus on your goals‚ and help others. Lucille O’Neal wrote “ Little Warrior”. The story is about the way Shaquille O’Neal got his name. A young single mother‚ strict grandparents house‚ and it was a racist time. A racist time was happening and Martin Luther King was killed. Giving her child a Muslim name with great meaning. Raising a child by yourself is hard to do and she gave her
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cases‚ most people in the United States; even around the world do not acknowledge that our planet is being polluted by coal plants and other industrialized nations. Climate change is a problem and threat to the world. In the reading of “Environmental Warriors Going To The Root Of The Problem” by Greg Jobin- Leeds and AgitArte‚ it talked mainly about the Earth being polluted and the reasons for that. The people that aren’t wealthy are affected by the plants that are built in the cities around them. The
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Nolan’s Dog and the Dimensional Warriors It was a dark and stormy night. My friend and I were surrounded by darkness‚ monsters in every corner‚ lightning striking every haunted house‚ and . . . zombies coming out of their nooks. We finally reached the haunted castle. When we got in‚ there was a picture. It was a puppet‚ and this puppet was no ordinary puppet. It was. . . . Creak! Creak! We had no time to lose. The puppet hit me in the eye‚ and Nolan dropped his bag. We both ran outside and heard
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In the excerpt from The Woman Warrior‚ by Maxine Hong Kingston‚ the purpose is finding one’s identity through the hardship of family struggle because if not‚ they will forever be lost. This passage shows the purpose through the acts of irony‚ anecdote‚ and imagery. Kingston struggles with finding her identity through the participation in forgetting her aunt. She believes by not mentioning her aunt’s name will wash away any sins her aunt caused‚ but the irony is that she still speaks of her
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In the fantasy novel‚ Warriors‚ The Apprentices Quest‚ Erin Hunter shows how not all things are what they seem. Erin Hunter uses the forest as her setting. In the novel‚ a young apprentice named Alderpaw receives a vision to go and find what’s in the shadows‚ and save a long-forgotten clan. He decides to go on a journey to save Skyclan. On the way‚ Alderpaw’s close friend and leader of the party‚ Sandstorm dies. But they continued their journey. A young ShadowClan apprentice named Needlepaw helps
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if they can hate‚ they can be taught to love.” Nelson Mandela. During integration a lot of people hated the nine black students who integrated into Little Rock High. But once they got to know the nine students‚ the started to understand them. In “Warriors Don’t Cry” by Melba Patillo‚ they hated them for a long time but some were kind. In “Remember The Titans” the football players were hated for being on the team but more people liked them as the season went on. In both the book and movie they are
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argument include increased attention span‚ an overall more enjoyable reading experience‚ not to mention the comfortable environment comedy will give for the writer to communicate their ideas. Enter humor columnist Dave Barry and his essay‚ “Road Warrior‚” which introduces the quality of road rage that is said affect the American public today‚ and he also sheds a humorous light on how easily people are angered. His use of various techniques in his writing makes his approach to the problem of road
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taste of the book‚ as well as proposing interesting ideas such as the need to learn how to be happy in life‚ something take for granted in believing we already know it. Also the Preface mentions the interesting concept of living like a peaceful warrior which simultaneously leaves you wondering what type of life is that and whether you want it or no. 2 I agree with the idea that you have to learn how to live because a life of quality enjoyment and wisdom is not anyone birthright. 3
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In the novel‚ Warriors Don’t Cry‚ the author told her story of life in Central High School. The author‚ Melba Pattillo Beals‚ is telling her feeling toward the hatred her and eight other African American teenagers went through. She went further by telling their actions. The setting of the story took place in Little Rock Arkansas during the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s. I believe that this book should be appropriate for tenth graders because it will teach us how people was treated‚ the difference
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My IN-Depth Summaries of Warriors Don’t Cry Chapter 1 Summary In this chapter‚ we learn some basic things about the main character‚ Melba‚ and we know that she is born on December 7th‚ 1941. Melba’s birth was a complicated one‚ but she eventually made a full recovery and on top of all of that‚ Melba also had to go through the harsh reality of segregation when she was five years old. Chapter 2 Summary In this chapter‚ the local newspapers talk about the Brown Vs. Board Of Education
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