In the novel Whirligig, by Paul Fleischman, is a novel about Brent a teenage boy who only really cares about being popular who decides to take his life while driving home from a party but instead he takes Lea Zamora’s life and as punishment Lea’s mother asks Brent to build a whirligig representing Lea at every corner and we see interleaving chapters with people coming across the whirligigs and how their lives have changed because of them. In the important event of Brent killing Lea in a car crash we see a positive effect and consequences on Brent because of this event showing the key idea that all actions have consequences. The positive effects being Brent Learning that we never know who we really are until we step away from other influences around us, that in the journey of life we’ll go through rough patches however it’s how we get out of them that counts and that
In the book “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston, was about how girl named Janie Crawford who had a lot of changes in her life when she met with other important people. By her going through these events she is able to grow as a person and find what true love and happiness is. Also Janie Crawford married three different persons and each of everyone she learn something about her delf and the things she didnt want in her life. A Lot of people expect different things for Janie, but Janie's responses to these expectations is very different , she does the unexpected. I think Janie learns what true love and happiness is from the different relationships she had and she changed as an individual by becoming a more confident and independent.
With the authors allowing us as the readers to look in on their lives, we were able to draw a few Arrows from our lives too. Being able to this can benefit one by giving them knowledge and comfort that we are not bad people. We all experience these life Arrows that try to deceive us; we just have to be aware of them and take action in trying to do better. When we are able to open up about past events then we are more likely to grow from them. When it comes to relationships we should not allow past experiences to result in our future relationships.
It teaches us that anyone can change at any point in their life. Change is not only limited to a person 's outer beauty and personality. We need to understand that a person with a positive personality has the potential to turn into a person having the worst personality. Change is totally dependent on the environment a person is exposed to. Depending on that environment, a change might be positive or it might be a negative
In life, people can endure adversities through the aid of the people around them. Wiesel and Houston both reveal this truth among their own passages. In Night, a teen, named Elie, is in a concentration camp and is helped by other characters to surpass the difficulties he faces. Similarly, in Farewell to Manzanar, a Japanese mother and her family are forced to go to an internment camp, where many people help her defeat her challenges. Both Elie and the mother help to prove a common theme between the two passages.
It is one drop of water, one mistake, that ripples outward until we don’t even realize it is there anymore. Brent’s one mistake travels with him, rippling far away from home, in both direct and indirect ways. Whirligig, the novel, by Paul Fleischman demonstrates how one small choice can lead to many consequences, but direct and indirect, that we may never even be aware of. Brent knows he has impacted many other people, but throughout the book he discovers that it also impacted himself.
It was hard leaving behind my family and friends, which I’ve grown up with. Facing these tough challenges, helped me become a much more mature person, it helped me see life’s meaning from different perspectives, to appreciate what I have in life. It is incredible how life can change in just a matter of seconds. I decided not to give up and bring myself down for having to start from the bottom once again to become successful in life, but
Theodore Robert Bundy known as “Ted Bundy” was born on November 24,1946 in Burlington, Vermont. Ted Bundy was convicted of murdering 30-40 women in five years. Including several teenagers at the age of 12 years old. He’s known as sexual antisocial psychopath (sexual sadist behavior). Most of the women are all attractive females come from upper and middle class families.
This left me not only fighting emotions of sorrow and grief but also with a sense of hope. I was an influence on him as he learned to trust and learned to read. I also became a safe place to open his hurts so healing could begin. It was a privilege to wrestle with him through some bleak and painful
It really opened my eyes to the struggles my family members have faced. There was always a chance for me to become an alcoholic due to the history, but I have been very lucky. Hearing the stories from these members made me realize that depending on alcohol will never an option in my
What the two both helped me realize is that the worst parts of your life is only the beginning of a life that’s going to get better. When Hekker had gotten a divorce she felt
Looking from a child to an adult I now understand why the adults in the neighborhood watched over everyone. It taught me a that there is strength in numbers and love conquers all. Growing up the fourth girl of five kids wasn’t tough or awkward for me. I am the baby girl, therefore I got away with a lot. I learned early on I was different, but could not comprehend whether it was in a good/bad way as a child.
It taught me that strength and perseverance can make a significant impact in life. I also learned that forgiveness and the ability to forgive is much more powerful than I ever realized. This novel sucked me into the story and its characters and took me on an emotional ride of highs and lows. Finally, it forced me to reevaluate my previous judgement of the homeless.
Made new friends and everything became much easier for me. The moral of this story was about moving to a new country and not knowing the language and the culture. When moving to a new country It won't be the same country you were back home. Its totally different. When coming to a new country you have to adopt with the new culture.
It’s difficult to pinpoint a specific moment in one’s life in which your life is transformed. We often realize that this moment is so signingagent when looking back on personal experiences and don’t realize it at the time. For me, this moment occurred when I realized that I had taken what I love most for granted. It all started back in 2004 when my family suggested that I get into a sport at a young age.
