In the touching novel‚ “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio a 10-year-old boy‚ August (Auggie)‚ suffers from an irregular face and severe illness. Since Auggie was born with facial deformity‚ he struggles to find friends that accept what he can’t control. As a result‚ his mom has been homeschooling him since his educational career started. August’s parents think that he is ready for a change‚ so they decide to take a jump and send him to a middle school that starts off with 5th grade. Not only does he have to
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The ending of the novel ‘My Sister’s Keeper’‚ in which Anna Fitzgerald is pronounced deceased after being involved in a head on collision with an oncoming truck‚ was completely unexpected. After all of the hardships Anna and her family has to endure during the trial‚ in which Anna seeks medical emancipation‚ the ending of the story makes it all seem pointless. Time that could be spent together as a family‚ appreciating one another’s presence‚ is wasted arguing and apart from each other. It is inevitable
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Who Was Antonio de Lopez Santa Anna??? Have you ever wondered who Santa Anna was? You might have heard his name in history class‚but do you know everything about him? Antonio de Lopez Santa Anna (also known as Santa Anna) was born in Jalapa on February 21‚ 1794. He was born into a criollo middle class family of society. His father served as a sub delegate for the spanish province of Vera Cruz. Growing up‚ Santa Anna had very little schooling. After school Santa Anna went and worked for a merchant
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There are so many life lessons that you can learn from in books. Upon completing 3 different books; The Middle of Everywhere‚ Wonder‚ and A Path Appears‚ I was able to find similar themes throughout these books. These similar themes include to love others‚ we can all make a difference‚ and to find joy in the little things in life. Loving others is something we should all try and become better at. We see some wonderful examples of this in all three books. In the Middle of Everywhere we saw it when
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I am a Primary 6 student who is an avid reader and never fails to recognise the author’s effort when writing a book. Having always enjoyed the books recommended in the ERP reading list‚ I felt compelled to recommend the book‚ Wonder by Raquel Jaramillo‚ also known under the pen name of R. J. Palacio‚ to be added to the reading list for P6 mainstream students when I finished reading it. I found it to be such a heartwarming read from the shifting points of view to character development‚ vocabulary
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Anna Karenina What makes a book a classic? Is it a book that stands the test of time or is it some book that represents the period it was written in. Is it a book that has universal appeal or the one that touches our core and basic our emotions? Is it a book that merges themes under stood by a wide range of people or simply a book that is old? Whatever you think is a classic; everything is included in the renowned Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina is a story of the beautiful but unhappily
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Heading for 2050 We’ve all had at least once in life thought that we wonder how the future will look like? How will we be over 40 years? How will our planet look like? Or just how it will be tomorrow? These are questions which‚ in my opinion‚ we grind every day. Futurologists prepare us for what seems to be 2050‚ saying it would be totally different in all fields‚ from entertainment to technology‚ what we find at the moment on our planet. First‚ classic TV channels through completely
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The Guerrilla Girls: Feminism’s Wonder Women In the classic tales of good versus evil‚ there are always one or more superheroes that fight for an ideal world‚ society and way of living. Take Batman and Robin as an example of these sort of superheroes. They fought crime in Gotham City to make it a more fair and just city for its citizens. Their identities were a secret in order for them to continue with their crime fighting and to avoid their personalities be the face of their cause. Put in terms
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R.J. Palacio writes that being kind is not enough. “Kinder than is necessary‚ Because it’s not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.” -R.J. Palacio The book Wonder shows the life of a boy with a deformed face and his sister and a few other friends. The author showed the overall message of the book by having Summer and Jack helping August work his way through the hardship of middle school. It’s them that needed help getting used to him‚ how people reacted to him and how he reacts
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Never Stop Giving “School’s Out for Summer‚” written by Anna Quindlen‚ is a persuasive writing trying to support starvation. The intention of this article is to show how students all over the United States have nothing to eat while family members are gone at work. Anna’s argument is very effective‚ giving great detail into what it is being done. As she argues we as Americans can do more‚ she gives information how others are helping. “One food bank in Nevada decided to send trucks to the parks
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