Dear Mr Strempel, I am writing to you in reference to requesting an intriguing novel. The Messenger, written by Markus Zusak is a book about the development of the protagonist Ed Kennedy. Nineteen year old Ed Kennedy is an underage cabdriver who discovers the capacity for growth, through a forced agency. At the beginning of the novel, he describes his current situation as "… …no real career. No respect in the community." Not long after, Ed finds himself being continuously exposed to violence by
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Power is the control over someone or something. “To Kill a Mockingbird” is about a little girl who witness the unfairness of the court system in the 1930’s while along the way almost getting killed. Because of Mayella's class and gender, Mayella is weak or powerless, but because of her race, she is strong and powerful Down south in Alabama during the 1930’s living in around or near blacks it was considered to be wrong. In chapter 17 it says “Ewells lived behind the town garbage dump
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Most people have probably heard the name Blackbeard before at least once in their life. But, do you really know who Blackbeard was or what he did? He was a pirate and Blackbeard was looked upon differently by the general public. Blackbeard was known for staying off of the North Carolina coast and utilizing the dangerous conditions for his own benefit, theft. "Teach and his band of sea robbers had taken to using North Carolina's treacherous coast for protection" (Lieutenant Robert Maynard and Blackbeard
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the book. For example, when Atticus is asked whether or not he should defend a black man. He tells them, "Before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience" (Lee 105). Atticus explains that this is the reason that he MUST defend Mr. Tom Robinson, a negro man. Atticus wants to show his kids that all people are the same. That skin color does not mean anything. Atticus Finch is a man that people can compare to
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prejudice for do what is right, but you would not hear anyone get referred to as a mockingbird. Many people were given the symbol of a mockingbird in the past because of the prejudice they face from others. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee demonstrates how misunderstood people are portrayed as mockingbirds because of the help and kindness they provide to others while still receiving prejudice from the community. Atticus Finch was portrayed as a mockingbird because he didn’t show prejudice
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important metaphor used because it explains the prejudice that happens to some characters even though, all they are doing is trying to help others. Prejudice is shown to them through many people in the novel. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, she uses Boo Radley, Atticus Finch, and Tom Robinson to reveal the prejudice that even happens against innocent men through the mockingbird metaphor. Many people spread rumors of Boo and all the awful things he did. Scout explains, “Jem and I decided
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NFL players should not be allowed to protest during the national anthem, they should just do it on their own time. A league that has no problem with fineing its players for wearing the incorrect socks, shoes, or even twerking after a touchdown is now silent on the topic that players must standing during the singing of the national anthem. The same organization that would not allow their players to honor the police officers who lost their lives in Dallas, has no actual policy on whether or not it
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Courage and bravery stand two of the most significant themes in ‘Freak the Mighty’ by Rodman Phil brick. The novel trails two diverse boys, Kevin and Max, who bond over mutual social isolation and absent fathers. This essay demonstrates the diverse ways in which Kevin and Max displayed bravery and courage in ‘Freak the Mighty’. I’m going to be focusing on how Max befriends Kevin, how Kevin stands up for his friend and how they both save Loretta. Kevin was brave when he tried to save max and he shoots
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In Sherman Alexie’s comedic short story, “Gentrification”, Alexie recounts the racial dynamics that caused him to be circumspect with his actions in his neighborhood, from not voicing his concerns to his neighbors, to cautiously avoiding detection while removing a rat infested mattress. Through his clever use of ambiguous narrating, seamless streams of consciousness, use of colorful metaphors and parallels, and discreetly establishing to the reader his unreliability as a narrator, Alexie shows to
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The treasure of lemon brown Stephen king's quote was “Books are a uniquely portable magic”. I chose this quote because I think it helps the reader understand how you can actually enjoy the book and also I think it helps us think that a book shows a lot of imagination and so I think that it would interest a person better if it has a lot of detail. In the book the treasure of lemon brown by Walter Dean Myers, the author uses dialogue and figurative language to develop the mood and the characters in
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