The conflict of English learners being in mainstream or private classes has been raging for decades. Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai is a work of historical fiction. First Ha, her three brothers, and her mother were forced to leave their home country of Vietnam due to the war. They have to face this hardship without the support of their father, who was captured by the Communists and disappeared many years before. Then they travel on a boat in terrible conditions to a refugee camp in Guam.
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.
Katherena Vermette’s novel The Break, is centered around a sexual assault. Through the perspective of eight narrators the story unfolds over the day leading up to the attack, memories triggered by the assault, and the recovery of all those involved. The novel’s two strongest themes are a juxtaposition of gender disparity and the strength and resilience of the women and girls involved. Gendered performance is common throughout the book, for both men and women, although the focus is on the female characters.
"Running for His Life" In the story "Running for His Life", Michael Hall explains the genocide Gilbert Tuhabonye experienced when he was in high school in East Africa and how he managed to escape and relive his life in Austin, Texas. Tuhabonye's teachers and the Tutsi teenagers were burned alive and beaten to death by friends of theirs. A couple of students tried eluding, but we're caught and killed by the killers. The building was on fire, burning corpses, and burning to death any students who remained alive.
In the novel, Inside Out and Back Again, Thanhha Lai tells a story of a 10-year-old girl, Ha, and her family’s experience of living in Vietnam and having to flee to Alabama due to war. Background Info: When fleeing a country, many refugees experience the universal refuge of becoming refugees because they are forced to leave their destroyed homes and travel to a new, different country. This could turn a person’s life “Inside Out” which means that their lives is impacting negatively. Preview 3 points: 1. Many refugees around the world experience losing family members as they flee their homes, which Ha also experienced through losing her father.(explain wym by loss of family member) 2.
Sweat is a 2017 playwright piece by Lynn Nottage (produced by Dramatists Play Service, Inc). The show covers an array of themes including industrialization, race, economics, and addiction. It follows a group of nine characters, all living within the same Pennsylvania community. The characters also all work for the same factory, “Olstead’s.” The shows swap back between 2 different years: 2000 and 2008.
What would you do if your secrets were exposed? This is one question posed in the 2017 mystery/thriller book One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus. The book follows four high schoolers in detention when another student dies of an allergic reaction. The four are suspected of murder, despite trying to save him, after it was discovered all of the EpiPens were removed from the nurse’s office. While they are being investigated, posts begin to appear on Tumblr claiming credit for the death, and four posts appear revealing a major secret of each student.
The short story “A Wall of Fire Rising” by Edwidge Danticat has one of the several important settings, and it is the hot-air balloon. This air balloon belongs to the sugar mill owner’s son and catches everyone’s attention. Moreover, it has a great influence on one of the main characters of the story, the Guy, and it seems to be on his mind all the time. Every time he and his family walk across the sugar field, he stops by the fence which separates the air balloon from curious people and stares at the balloon for a while. Even his wife notices that and feels like the Guy is lost to her as he sees it, she sees him completely immersed in his thoughts (Danticat 238).
Dreams are a wonder of the world. But dreams don’t become granted without hard work. And hard work doesn’t turn into a reality without commitment, determination, and persistence. The people who have these attributes within communities are the ones that shine brighter and achieve more for the future. They’re able to control and ride with the reins of success with determination and are able to make sacrifices for themselves.
Are you good at keeping secrets? The fictional novel “Every Last Word” written by Tamara Ireland Stone takes place in high school where the main character Samantha McAllister shows her daily struggle of dealing with a mental illness called OCD, which Samantha likes to keep a secret especially to her “close” friends, “What if I’m crazy?” she begins to think. This book report will discuss the aspects of the book and the author, also including my viewpoint of this novel.
In the essay “ Priceless Euphoria”, Lisa Monique talks about what the best things in life are. Monique's essay states that the best things in life aren't things you can buy or money. I certainly agree with her, money is good but it doesn't last forever. She explained the best things in life are for free. Some of the best things are people, emotions, and nature.
Portillo, Melany Mrs. Middlebrook Honors English 9A 6 January 2023 World-renowned American author Nikki Giovanni is famous for her striking poems, novels, and short stories. One of Nikki Giovanni's more notable works is the poem "Ego Tripping," published in 1973. The poem is about a woman who uses pompous language to display her ego while expressing her sense of worth and self-assurance. In addition, readers are presented with various significant historical events and settings to develop an understanding of the main character. Moreover, Giovanni uses literary devices and distinctive word choices to aid readers in comprehending the theme of her poem.
Killing someone is a statement on its own, but would it be enough to lose a loop 100 years back or 100 years in the future? The novel Dreamland Burning is a mystery story written by Jennifer Latham based on the Tulsa race riot of 1921. Giving you a 100-year different point of view on the same story soon to come to the light. One 100 Years into the future a 17-year-old girl named Rowan Chase who finds a skeleton in her backyard and is determined to find out what happened to give justice to the body and find out if it has anything to do with her.100 years before a 17-year old boy named Will Tillman living through the 1921 race riot in Tulsa trying to do what is right as everything burns and turns into nothing. Both teenagers trying to live through
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.
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.
