When picking up the the book, “Fargo Rock City”, one might just asume that it is about farm life just by looking at the cover. The cover has a picture of a cow on it and one would not think that it has any relation to heavy metal music. But, as the saying goes, never judge a book by its cover, because that is what this book is about. “Fargo Rock City” is exactly about heavy metal music. The book is written by Chuck Klosterman who grew up in rural North Dakota.
Heavy metal music was developed and introduced in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The music largely dominated the United States and the United Kingdom. The music has its roots in psychedelic rock and blues-rock, where the bands created thick, massive sounds. Additionally, the music had highly amplified distortion, emphatic beats, extended guitar solos and overall loudness characterized the music. Klosterman wrote a memoir that captured the essence of music in a personal experience in Fargo Rock City.
I read The Paper Cowboy by Kristin Levine. The main character is Tommy, a twelve year old growing up in the era after WWII. The main characters are Tommy, Tommy’s mom, Little Skinny, Mr. Mckenzie, Eddy, and Mrs. Glazov. All his life Tommy has wanted to be a cowboy, but he doesn't always act like one. He bullies many people at school while his family is cruel to him at home.
Paper towns “Paper towns” is a novel written by John Green in 2008. The novel follows Quentin and his view on his next-door neighbor Margo. He has to distinguish between perception, reality and Authenticity. The prologue of “Paper town” takes place in a suburb located in Orland, Florida, U.S.A. called Jef-ferson Park.
Stephen Puleo wanted to tell the story of The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, so he did. Puleo is an author, historian, university teacher, public speaker, and a communications professional. Some of his works are the “Boston Italians”, “A City So Grand”, and “Dark Tide”. While I was reading this book, I was amazed of how big and fast the Molasses was moving down the streets of Boston. You wouldn 't think of molasses moving fast.
Andre Dubus III’s memoir titled, “Townie” reflects on Dubus’s life beginning before he was born and ending at age 40. At a young age his father left his mother for a college student and from then on his mother struggled to provide for him and his three siblings. Even though his father sent child support payments monthly, his mother had difficulty fully providing for her children. However, despite her efforts, Dubus and his siblings were able to get away with a lot simply because their mother was working long hours in order to provide a place to live and food on the table. His oldest sister, Suzanne, sold and did drugs while Dubus and his younger brother, Jeb, drank, stole, and did drugs.
The video “Beyond F.A.T. City: Look Back, Look Ahead-Conversation about Special Education”is an excellent source to utilize for special education teachers, parents, and general teachers alike. Richard D. Lavoie has a direct approach on helping children with disabilities succeed. The in-depth discussion opens the eyes of teachers and parents regarding what is fair in the classroom, how to bring the concepts of fairness to the home environment, and the importance of not assuming things about individuals. Richard D. Lavoie defines fairness in the classroom as everyone gets what he or she needs (Beyond, 2005). Many children believe that fairness means that everything is equal, however, that is not the case, especially in an educational setting.
Between historian A and B, historian A had the more realistic viewpoint. Historian A has the argument of how George Pullman only created his “model town” so he could make money and control his employees better. He goes on to say how Pullman was constantly buying things like water and natural gas, but then selling them way past their actual worth. He even rented out out the towns apartments for 15% - 20% higher than the neighboring towns. The town was not nearly worth what the townsfolk were paying too.
Miranda Solinsky, #T20 ELA 5 Character Essay Marley is an incorrigible mutt who was kicked out of obedience school. He is terrified of rain showers and rips a hole in the wall if alone. Marley tends to forget how to heel and can drag an adult until they have bloody knees. He seems to think that getting choked on his choker chain is worth it if he gets to be a foot closer to the poodle on the other block.
Leslie's Journal-essay on conflict The novel Leslie's Journal, written by Allan Stratton, is intruiging and riveting. One of the main, contributing aspects of the story are the conflics between the characters. The conflict between Leslie and Mrs. Kincaid is especially damaging and has caused many problems throughout the course of the book. Mrs. Kincaid doesn’t like Leslie and doesn’t approve of Leslie's friendship with her daughter, Katie.
S-Town by Serial and This American Life, hosted by Brian Reed, is an adventurous and suspenseful podcast following a local hillbilly’s interpretation of a murder. Brian Reed is a broadcaster for This American Life. He receives an email with a subject line that catches his eye, “John B. Macklemore lives in shit-town, Alabama.” Brian finds that there are two stories in the email, the first one is about a local police officer who forced women into sexual acts. The second one is about a murder, a young man in his 20’s named Dylan Nichols who was killed by the son of a prominent, and wealthy family.
People change. People adapt to the situation at hand, whether it’s a good or bad change depends on the person. In The Road there is a post apocalyptic world and Cormac McCarthy wants to show many different types of these people, the good, the bad, the ugly. Throughout the book a man and his son try to survive the apocalypse, but in turn end up confronting some terrible persons. These people have become that way in order to survive in a dangerous and changing society.
In the essay, “A Literature of Place”, by Barry Lopez focuses on the topic of human relationships with nature. He believes human imagination is shaped by the architectures it encounters within life. Lopez first starts his essay with the statement that geography is a shaping force for humans. This shaping force is what creates our imagination; the shaping force is found within nature. Everything humans see within nature is remembered, thus creating new ideas and thoughts for our imagination.
Minute by minute, day by day, people are running out of the time that they were given on this earth. Every step a person takes is a step closer to a time when he will be unable to walk, and yet he chooses to trudges instead of skip, rush instead of stroll. Millions of people walk blindly through life by following the same routine as the day before, taking for granted relationships that should be held dear, and wasting time as if it will go on forever. This lifestyle is a popular topic among philosophers and writers, and many have dedicated years of their life to convincing people of its negative effects. One of these writers was Thornton Wilder, author of Our Town.
The Pedestrian Thesis: In a short story titled “The Pedestrian”, written by Ray Bradbury, Bradbury uses the setting to display a lonely, sad mood and person vs society conflict as he battles the lonely streets. Bradbury shows the lonely mood by having the character walk alone in the empty streets. Bradbury wasted no time describing the streets as silent and misty making for a very lonely mood. Mead, the main character, walks along the streets alone with no sign of life, saying “he would see cottages and homes with their dark windows, and it was not unequal to walking through a graveyard where the faintest light is a flicker of a firefly” Bradbury’s quote shows how empty and lonely the streets are by referring to them as a
