Monster essay There are a lot of people who make bad decisions. Steve Harmon just happened to be one of them. Monster is a book written by 16-year-old Steve Harmon. Who got accused of a crime, that also ended up in in murder.
Cornell Holliday Mrs. Juhas 6th/7th 2/10/23 Mr. Nesbitt Murder trial Criss Jami once said “When good people consider you the bad guy, you develop a heart to help the bad ones. You actually understand them.” Steve Harmon was on trial for murder. He was a 16 year old boy who got charged for murder in New York City and he didn’t do the crime. In the novel, Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, Steve Harmon was a good person because he was not guilty and he cared for others.
In The House of the Scorpion, Matt, the main character, has very few friends. Most people in the book hate Matt just because he is a clone, but as we learn towards the end of the book there is no difference between a clone and a human. Matt is very close with the friends he does have, those friends are Tam Lin, Celia, and María. Those friends have helped Matt with many different things and loved him through all of them. Of all the characters in The House of the Scorpion, María is the best friend to Matt because she makes him truly happy, which is something nobody else in the book does.
(3536) Wednesday Wars April Have you ever felt like you were weighed down with a limited choice of options? Have you ever felt like your parents already had their mind set on what you would become? These feelings and emotions occur in “The Wednesday Wars,” by Gary D. Schmidt. Making your own decisions is essential to growing up and becoming self-reliant.
Throughout Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry Cassie shows multiple examples of courage. Cassie Logan stands up for her family and doesn’t let her family down even if she is very young. Cassie proves her courage by standing up to Lillian Jean Simms,standing up for Little Man, and helping T.J despite the things he 's done. Cassie actions prove her courage . She is a very strong girl and lives to support her family.
Eckels' mind whirled. It couldn't change things. Killing one butterfly couldn't be that important! Could it?” (A Sound of Thunder)
Although we use it everyday, technology can be a complex and misunderstood topic. In the science fiction book Warcross by Marie Lu Emika is a struggling bounty hunter, but when she hacks into one of the biggest games in the world, Warcross, she ends up getting hired to track down a hacker by the games creator, and is added to one of the games professional teams. Throughout the novel the theme of things aren’t always as they seem especially when it has to do with technology is represented in the dark world, Emika’s hacking, and in peoples unknowing connections through the internet. The author uses the dark world to develop the theme that things are not always as they seem especially when it has to do with technology by showing the reader that there is a whole entire world hidden below
“The Scar” Topic: The Scar relives through the events of the Hiroshima bombing through the eyes of a Japanese survivor, Emiko Okamoto. Thesis: The Hiroshima bombing is a shameful spot on the humanity’s conscience. Techniques:
The poem uses sophisticated words to remind us of the hawk’s obvious intelligence, but also of his cockiness. He repeatedly talks about his vantage point and how it is an advantageous perspective. The hawk believes he is
In the book Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, there is this young black girl named Cassie Logan that lives in the days where racism is very alive. She brings courage to her family by looking past all of the terrible things that happens to a poor black family. To the Logan family, their land is very important and no one is going to that pride from them no matter how other may degrade them. In the story, the main character Cassie is very stubborn.
A caring person who sees something that isn’t right will make it right, no matter what happens to them. In the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred D. Taylor, the theme stand up for what is right emerges in the story. One example of this theme in the story is when Cassie stands up to Mr. Barnett. Here is a quote from the text on pg. 111 that Cassie said to Mr. Barnett. “Y-you was helping us.”
We all have to have courage even when faced with obstacles. In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor,Cassie Logan was a brave and courageous girl. She will always help T.J despite his actions towards the family,facing Lillian Jean,and by standing up to Mr. Barnett. In a time when equality was not really truly fair, Cassie logan a 9 year old girl had to stand up for the people she cared about and do what she has to protect them. T.J Avery, he got momma fired,got Stacy in trouble, and made Stacey and him fight which got Stacey in a lot more trouble.
Obeng Mensah 2 Period ELA Mr. Horn 2/13/2023 End Of Novel Quiz In the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Taylor, a central theme that occurs is how the Logans experience racism and how they confront it. One of the reasons they are able to is because of the land, and it puts them in a better position then other black people in that time. Another reason is because of their pride, it helps them make decisions to combat racism.
"Ah, a disappointed chef, who just got his tomato garden ruined by a spoiled brat, now that sounds like the perfect prey for my little Akuma," Hawk Moth says chuckling evilly. Hawk Moth then extends his hand out and a white butterfly lands on to it. He then covers it with his other hand charging it up with dark energy, and then he pulls his hand back to reveal that the white butterfly has been turned into
