Death Warmed Over By Kevin J. Anderson
Fever 1793 By Laurie Halse Anderson
I read the book Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. This story is about a girl named Mattie who lives with her mother and grandfather. In their house they run a coffee shop that they all work at, Eliza is a women that is a good friend of the family who works at the shop and cleans the house. Everything is going good until the yellow fever comes to the little town they live in. Hundreds of people were dying every day.
The First Part Last, By Angela Johnson
The First Part Last is a novel about this teenager named Bobby and how teenage pregnancy affects his life. The story goes from then to now every chapter and, and at the end of the book, the then and now meets up. Bobby Impregnates a teenage girl named Nia (his girlfriend). The story talks about how they make it through this rough time. Near the end, Nia starts to get eclipse, which girls have a chance to get when they are pregnant.
If I Die In A Combat Zone By Tim O Brien
In If I Die in a Combat Zone, author Tim O’Brien argues that the Vietnam War was unjust by expressing his disapproval of the war through his own moral beliefs, sharing the descriptions of deaths in Vietnam of the innocent citizens, and by describing how much the war impacted himself and others negatively. In the beginning of the book, O’Brien openly stated his beliefs on the war. He believed it was wrongly accepted and unjust, but he battled his own opinions with society’s views anyway (18). Constantly, O’Brien discussed within his own head about the true definition of bravery and courage (147).
The Andruss Grief By Arnold Spirit Jr.
Everybody goes through hardship even Native American boys on the spokane reservation except this boys hardship is way harder than most people. This story is about the personal story of a Native American boy who overcomes bullying, grief, and poverty to become more then then the people around him. First off the character Arnold Spirit Jr had so many bullying experiences in this story it wasn’t even funny, so i thought bullying would be a good topic to talk about in this essay. The first bullies talked about in this story are the Andruss brothers, they were thirty year old men who bullied a teenager. In the story the Andruss brothers were introduced shortly after Arnold and his bestfriend Rowdy arrived at a powwow near thier home.
My Brother Sam Is Dead By James And Christopher Collier
The Essence of Betrayal The American Revolution was a war of principles fought between the loyalists who believed in neutrality, peaceful negotiation, against treason, and against loss of land. The patriots believed in freedom, the right to bear arms, freedom of religion, and the power to peacefully assemble. In the novel, My Brother Sam is Dead written by James and Christopher Collier show how it was back at this time in the American Revolution and all the sacrifices that were made for this country. James and Christopher Collier use My Brother Sam is Dead to influence the hardship and pain and loss of war. Irony convinces Tim to take a neutral stance toward war because of the senseless brutality against Life, Jerry, and Sam.
Digging In By Robert Hastings
Everyone has depression, but did you know on October 29, 1929 the whole US went into depression. People lost their jobs, people lost their homes and lot’s of other things. Every bits and piece was super valuable at that time. Some effects the Great Depression had on people at that time was people lost their money. In an article called Digging In by Robert Hastings a girl explains how importants every minute of light is.
My Brother Sam Is Dead By Christopher Collier
War is an evil that can destroy nations, but without it, there is the potential for even more chaos in our imperfect world. Many wicked and corrupt institutions throughout history have been stopped by wars, further advancing society. Detrimental repercussions of combat, such as destroyed homes or lost lives, are justified by the anticipation of a better future. In the novel My Brother Sam is Dead, by James and Christopher Collier, Tim Meeker must decide if war is worth the bloodshed and loss to secure freedom for himself, and for America’s posterity. By the end of the story, the ironic deaths of Ned, Life, and Sam contribute to Tim’s decision to remain neutral.
The Cellar By Lucas Hahn
Lucas Hahn Mr. Rodriguez Academic Lit. 15 June, 2023 The Cellar Analysis Throughout Lucas Hahn's short story The Cellar, the author explores the limits of human endurance both mentally and physically. The author portrays the mental limits of humans when we look at the character Ryan. Ryan at the beginning of the story was just a normal teenager, but at the end of the book he turned into a murderer.
The Universal Truth In Gravestone By Travis Thrasher
The book Gravestone, written by Travis Thrasher is a mystery book all in itself. Thrasher never seams to disappoint with his novels. Once again a teen named Chris Buckley, is taken through a mysterious chapter in his life. He's will always remember his old girlfriend no matter what he does or where he goes. But Thrasher always knows how to grab his readers and drag them along with Chris as he goes throughout another mystery.
My Brother Sam Is Dead By John Collier
Against The War 1775 “Have you ever seen a dear friend lying in the grass with the top of his skull off and his brains sliding out of them like wet oats?,” The authors of the book “My Brother Sam Is Dead” believe that they are against war. They clearly state reasons why they are against war. The book shows how war divides loyalties within a family. It also shows how war cause huge arguments of generation and the principles versus reality as well. In this book, although both sides of the war are shown, author's Collier and Collier ultimately argue that war is futile.
Death Sentence Escape From Furnace By Alexander Gordon Smith
Estevan Avila Death Sentence Escape from Furnace The book I was reading is called DEATH SENTENCE ESCAPE FROM FURNACE. The author is AlexAnder Gordon Smith. The first person was Alex he is the main person. Alex Sawyer
Cold Sassy Tree, By Olive Ann Burns
Literature that touches on a wide range of topics and themes make for excellent novels. Allowing a literary work to have multiple messages creates a greater opportunity for the reader to relate, in turn, allowing it to flourish. Cold Sassy Tree, written by Olive Ann Burns in 1984, set in an early 1900s Georgia, does a phenomenal job of relaying multiple themes to the reader. The book Cold Sassy Tree is successful because of the character’s confrontation with the concepts of death, love, and religion. The book Cold Sassy Tree centers around Will Tweedy, a fourteen-year-old who is undergoing an abundance of change.
Just Mercy By Walter Morrison
The United States criminal justice system is the practice of the government upholding social control, prevent crime, and to penalize those who violate laws. The system however, does have many flaws throughout its policies and how it is run. A major flaw in the system is when people are wrongly accused of a crime that they didn’t commit. We see multiple examples of this in the novel Just Mercy by author Bryan Stevenson. Two of those being the case of Walter McMillan, and the case of Diane Tucker.
My Brother Sam Is Dead By John Collier
War is a series of sacrifices used to resolve an international dispute. Choosing a side will show your beliefs and principals. Injustice causes war and war induces violence and destruction of nations. Freedom costs many lives, so a better future is ensured for the next generations. Authors James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier accurately portray war as an expectation and reality through the novel My Brother Sam is Dead.
Savior Machine By Tracy K. Smith
The United State's 2018 Poet Laureate, Tracy K. Smith is a renowned author, well known for her book of poems titled Life on Mars. Throughout her poems, a recurring theme of grief is presented by Smith. The grief in Smith's work can be attributed to the loss of her father which was the inspiration for her poetry. Another inspiration for Smith's poetry is the artist David Bowie. Bowie plays an important role in assisting Smith in coping with her father's death and he is also the inspiration of many of her other poems, including "Savior Machine," which shares a name with the Bowie song.
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