In the short story “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, Miss Moore is moving into an apartment in the same block as Sylvia. Miss Moore is unlike any other African American in the neighborhood because she always dresses so formal. She is volunteering to take Sylvia and her cousin Sugar to educational events for their benefit. A few days before Christmas, Miss Moore takes the children on a field trip and she starts off by talking about how much things cost, what their parents could earn, and the unequal
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Seconds is an exact replica of my life once you take away the fact that the main character of the story is a girl and the bizarre, atypical moments and events that occur throughout the book, such as the somewhat not quite explained skeletons and the house demons part of the grand scheme. But other than that I think this story, or more specifically, the protagonist, Katie and I have more than a few things in common. Katie and I are similar because because our incapability to take responsibility of
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I don't see how you can sit still for that long. I guess you like school.”(Pg.28). This shows the fact that other characters are aware of her positive traits. This interaction is crucial for the whole show but also for Emily's own characterization. It shows that Emily takes pride and cares a great deal about her school work, this is one of the qualities that shine through the light the first act. An interaction between Emily's mother and her also supports the fact she's a bit more mature as
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After reportedly suffering a heart attack from seeing a girl’s bared shoulder in school, 11th grader Bobby Jay died after he collapsed on the floor today. According to numerous bystanders at the scene, he saw the girl’s shoulder while joyfully walking to his history class and he glanced over because someone called his name. It was then that he saw the perpetrator's shoulder. He was only 17. The medics declared him dead at 12:38 p.m. The police started to investigate the situation to see if it was
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Wendelin Van Draanen’s book, The Running Dream, is about a teenage girl, Jessica, whos life changed after a bus crash with her whole track team on it. This tragic accident left one dead, and Jessica with an amputated leg. This was an experience that no one could forget. After Jessica loses her leg, she thinks that her life is over, and her dream to win a sponsorship to college can’t happen. With a prosthetic leg, Jessica thinks that she is in the spotlight, but also “invisible”. She feels that one
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What is the labyrinth? Do you think anyone will get out of this labyrinth of suffering? In the novel, Looking for Alaska by John Green, Miles remembers last words. He is tired of his life at home and goes to boarding school. There he meets Alaska young and the Colonel. Alaska makes miles wonder how to get out of the labyrinth of suffering when a sudden tragedy strikes and leaves Miles, the colonel and the whole school with questions. Miles is not able to rest until he finds out what exactly happened
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Written texts often have the ability to remove a reader to a different world and escape their own reality. Margaret Atwood’s novel The Handmaids Tale presents the reader with specific ideas to present a dystopia in which the reader can migrate to. Atwood communicates multiple ideas to the reader, which cause recurring thought and a need to prevent our world from becoming one like Gilead. Atwood communicates the objectification of women as well as the power of language use. Atwood also employs the
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Breaking News! Local Greasers, Ponyboy Curtis, Johnny Cade, and Dallas Winston were caught in a fire in Windrixville. But why were these hoodlums caught in a fire? For a reason no one saw coming. Earlier in the day, a local school went on a picnic near an abandoned church in Tulsa. “We were having a school picnic up here and the first thing we knew, the place is burning up” said Jerry Wood, one of the teachers. Jerry told us exclusively that he didn't think that it was a big deal because we are in
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Francesca DiColandrea 12/19/16 Class 3 Other Wes Moore Essay The book, The Other Wes Moore, wasn't just some ordinary book. It was a book filled with power life lessons, and various strong messages to young teens about life. It included, real people, who made real life decisions, and have to deal with the real consequences that come along with it. To start off, this book was about two completely different people with the same names growing up with the same experiences and lifestyles. Yet
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The subtle differences between Sam Smith’s original song “Writing’s on the Wall” and Sofia Karlberg’s cover of “Writing on the Wall” show that a YouTube artist can cover a famous artist’s song and still be as good as the original, while adding their own flare to the song. I honestly have to admit that I favor Sofia Karlberg’s cover version of the song over Sam Smith’s original version. Both of the artists deliver wonderful versions of the song, but there are a few slight differences between both
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