The book "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park explores the life of Salva, an 11-year-old boy living in South Sudan, after he is displaced by the Sudanese Civil War. First, in 1985, Salva and his classmates are instructed to run into the bush to escape the gunfire that was heard not far from the school. Then, he joins a group of travelers who are walking away from the war in Sudan, but they abandon him in a barn one evening while he is still asleep. After spending a few days with the barn's owner, Salva is sent away with a different group of travelers, must of whom accept him grudgingly. The group walks for a month toward Ethiopia, and eventually they arrive to the Itang refugee camp in Ethiopia.
In the historical fiction book, A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. The character statement, though Salva has gone through so much, he persists, is proven in many ways throughout the story. Two pieces of evidence to prove the statement, are shown towards the beginning and end of the story. The claim is generally expressed shortly after the main character, Salva’s, uncle gets shot by the Rebel soldiers. Though Salva was feeling down at times, he always remembers his uncle's words, “You need to walk only as far as those bushes.”
In the historical fiction book, A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, the main character Salva is persistent throughout the entire story. When 11-year-old Salva, who is a member of the Dinka tribe, is forced out of his country by the fatal South Sudanese war, he is confronted with many life-threatening obstacles. Yet, he still finds a way to make headway and persevere. When grieving with the loss of his uncle, and leading a group of young men out of a refugee camp, Salva persevered. One way Salvator persevered, is when grieving with the loss of his uncle.
The play How I learned to Drive is an original play by American writer, Paula Vogel. The first premiered on March 16, 1997 Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre. Paula Vogel was assisted on the play but Molly Smith, as the artistic director, at the Perseverance Theatre in Alaska. The play is about a woman named Li’l Bit who learns how to drive and the life behind the wheel of a car.
Imagine you’re Salva, attending school and suddenly hearing a gunshot. The story “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park, tells about the journey of a young boy named Salva, living in a village called Loun-Ariik, located in Southern Sudan. Southern Sudan was in the middle of a war, this is one of the hardships Salva faced, along with lack of water, and lack of food. One day while Salva was in school, he heard a gunshot. He runs to a near bush, and this is what begins his long walk.
Various minority groups have long histories of oppression, including Native Americans, and the brutality that they endured in the past has shaped their race today. In an attempt to advocate for better conditions, Native Americans are spreading awareness for a greater future. Linda Hogan is a writer of Chickasaw Native descent and often incorporates “Southeastern tribal histories and [native] spirits and culture” (Wikipedia contributors) in her work. “Tear” takes on the perspective of a Chickasaw Native, first in the past recounting hardships, then to the present to reflect on the speaker’s connection to others in her tribe. The poem also describes the environment that surrounds natives and the neglection of their lives.
In The Dancer by Vickie Sears a young girl, Clarissa, finds herself and her confidence through dance. This took time, devotion and passion. At first, Clarissa was young, a bit odd and very isolated, this is shown in line 61 “as quiet as she could be, she was”. As Clarissa grew up she found something she loved (dancing) and practiced it alot. Showing how far Clarissa has come, the foster mom said “There Clarissa was, full up with music.
Character Profile: Dancer The Dancer by Vickie Sears is a short story about a five-year-old aboriginal girl named Clarissa who was lost in the world like many others. In the beginning of the story, Clarissa has just been put into a foster home where she is described to be scared and filled with anger. When walking into this foster home, Clarissa had only brought enough stuff that could fit into a paper bag.
The short story, “Good enough” by Rachel Vail, speaks about the main character Dori and how she starts as what the poem, “Identity” by Julio Noboa Polanco would say as a flower but transform into a weed at the end. Dori tries to impress or fit in with the popular girls by getting an Orion shirt they all wear for Dori’s birthday. However, Dori’s family is not in the best financial situation, so this makes it really hard on the parents to get this. On Dori’s birthday she opens a present to find that her mom has given her a fake, which hurts her, but she does not tell her parents, so they do not feel bad. When Dori wears it to school the next day one of the popular girls goes up to her and taunts her about it, Dori ends up crying but catches herself and remembers that even though its fake her mom had so much love behind it and did her best which makes Dori get over it and know that it's okay to not be in the popular group or be different.
Dorvil 1 Laurie Dorvil Professor Joseph April 24, 2024. In the episode S46E22 of the documentary series, the case of Ruby Franke unfolds, revealing a harrowing tale of child abuse and victimization within a seemingly normal family dynamic. In recent years, the phenomenon of "momfluencers" has surged, with mothers leveraging social media platforms to share their lives, parenting tips, and family experiences. Ruby Franke epitomized this trend, garnering a substantial following on YouTube through her channel "Eight Passengers," where she chronicled the joys and challenges of raising six children.
Lee Tiffany Lee Hensley Honors English 11/First Period 08 January 2018 Part 1: Plot Summary “The Way It Felt to Be Falling” by Kim Edwards is a short story heavy with plot and themes that support said plot. Themes of Airplanes/Skylines and Madness (sometimes within family) are the two most important themes represented by the main characters (Katie and Stephen) and Katie’s parents. Katie’s father is deteriorating mentally and seemingly cannot speak in the slightest. Also, Katie’s charming, dangerous friend, Stephen, is also rumored throughout the town to be crazy.
Who Had the Greatest Impact on Your Will? Rules don’t always rule. In Long Way Down, written by Jason Reynolds, the main character Will Holloman lost his brother to gun violence. In his neighborhood, it's a rule to avenge any loved ones death. So he grabs his brother's gun and gets on the elevator where he meets his loved ones who’ve died.
William Mann Amanda Holida C period 06 April 2023 Bombarding forces impact our daily lives everyday and it is often our choice as to how we will handle these obstacles. Last week my literature group and I finished the novel Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. This is a story that takes place all in a minute time period in an elevator ride where the main character Will is facing the forces of his past. He experiences certain family members as well as friends enter the elevator as ghosts where they give him advice on his big decision.
On September 11, 2001, tragedy struck the city of New York. On that fateful day, two airplanes were hijacked by terrorists and flew straight into the twin towers. Each tower fell completely to the ground, taking thousands of lives with it and injuring thousands more. Not only did that day leave thousands of families without their loved ones, it also left an entire city and an entire country to deal with the aftermath of the destruction. Poet, Nancy Mercado, worries that one day people will forget that heartbreaking day.
“Don’t expect peace to be a perfect pearl, Jeth”, this is what Ross Milton told Jethro Creighton in the novel Across Five Aprils, as the Civil War was coming to a close (Hunt, 1964). Jethro Creighton, the main character in the novel, was discussing his anticipation for the end of the war with Ross Milton, a wise man who befriended Jethro. Milton exhorted him to not expect the days after the war to be perfect and peaceful. He informed Jethro that even though the fighting is over, there will still be hatred between the Union and the Confederates. Although this only takes up a small paragraph in the novel, it has an extremely influential effect on Jethro.
