...Justino Gonzalez ELA 11 Unit 6 Assignment 4 My Connection with the Novel Claudette Colvin Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose The novel Claudette Colvin Twice Toward Justice, written by Phillip Hoose, is the story of fifteen year old Claudette Colvin, who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus even though she was seated in the “colored” section. She was arrested, given a fine, and released on probation to her parents. As she was being arrested, she yelled that it was her constitutional right to keep her seat on the bus. She made her stand months before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a different Montgomery bus which led to the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott. Claudette bravely faced a trial which ignited a passion and protest for desegregation. The novel was very interesting and relatable to me. I feel a connection to this brave young lady’s struggles to overcome the vast racial differences and segregation policies that have a stranglehold on her entire city, because I support her decision of not giving up her bus seat, I disagree with racism and discrimination as she does, and most importantly I feel her pain of sometimes not being treated equally being part of a minority myself. I definitely agree with and support Claudette Colvin’s...
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...THE POWER OF HABIT Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd i 10/17/11 12:01 PM Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd ii 10/17/11 12:01 PM HABIT W h y We D o W h a t We D o and How to Change It THE POWER OF CHARLES DUHIGG Random House e N e w Yo r k Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd iii 10/17/11 12:01 PM This is a work of nonfiction. Nonetheless, some names and personal characteristics of individuals or events have been changed in order to disguise identities. Any resulting resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental and unintentional. Copyright © 2012 by Charles Duhigg All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Random House, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. RANDOM HOUSE and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4000-6928-6 eBook ISBN 978-0-679-60385-6 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper Illustrations by Anton Ioukhnovets www.atrandom.com 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 First Edition Book design by Liz Cosgrove Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd iv 10/17/11 12:01 PM To Oliver, John Harry, John and Doris, and, everlastingly, to Liz Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd v 10/17/11 12:01 PM Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd vi 10/17/11 12:01 PM CONTENTS PROLOGUE The Habit Cure GGG xi PA R T O N E The Habits of Individuals 1. THE HABIT LOOP How Habits Work 3 31 60 2. THE...
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