Search For Safety By Ben Mckee
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His mother dearly loves him but fears his relapse and death. He is humiliated by his mother’s outburst concerning attempts to make sure he is not using drugs. She had made him feel dirty, ungrateful, like a burden and suggested it was him that should be dead in the place of Maggie, his x-girlfriend. His stepfather seems genuinely concerned and supportive of the situation. This family relationship along with the sponsor Ben mentions seem to be his only support.
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The book, “Nothing But The Truth” by AVI follows the story of a ninth-grade student named Philip Malloy. Philip Malloy is generally a good kid who is a great runner. The story starts with Philip working out and getting ready for the track season. He has been working for months for the upcoming season until the track coach, Coach Jamison, has to talk with him. Philip is told that he has a D in his English class which is a failing grade according to their school's handbook.
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Nevertheless, eighteen years old is the age of a man, and Ben and his father both know that he’s going to be taking off from his family one day. “Opening his locker, Ben unpacked his uniform and stared at the new Converse All Stars Bull had bought him, a purchase that had gone unreported to the iron-fisted keeper of the books, Lillian Meecham.” (Conroy ___) Bull Meecham wants the best for his children, which is why he is a strong disciplinarian, a firm martinet both at home and with his
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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).
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Sam Roberts in the article A Decade of Fear argues that McCarthyism turned Americans against each other. Roberts supports his claim by illustrating fear, describing betrayal, and comparing it to other United States internal conflicts. The author’s purpose is to point out a vulnerable period of American history in order to demonstrate that Americans felt prey to McCarthy’s negative propaganda. The author writes in a cynical tone for an educated audience. I strongly agree with Robert’s claim.
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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.
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The first step to becoming a hit man or woman is being able to discern work from life. The hit man, Pete, in the article, “Becoming a Hit Man” by Ken Levi, explains part of his path to becoming a hit man. He explains how his first murder was emotional for him because he looked the victim in the eyes and felt remorse. His second killing, however, he blanked out the murder. He saw the person he was to kill and his mind went blank, in a sense of making him feel like he was not present, and he successfully killed the target.
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Sometimes individuals get so determined to reach their goal they become lost and find their selves blind to their original desire in the process. Throughout AVI’s nothing but the truth, Philip Malloy and his narrow minded attitude bounces from wanting to be a part of the track team to becoming allies with his homeroom teacher, Miss Narwin. Phil becomes distracted overtime which leads towards him making choices that end up affecting other character’s daily lives. Phil’s hate for Miss Narwin forces him to get kicked out of her class due to him humming which turns into neither Phil nor Miss Narwin being able to attend Harrison high school any longer. Philips regretful decisions ultimately lead to a undeserved loss of a career and a developed well
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It 's easier to put yourself on top and to dream happily than to live in fear. Although others will look at it like you’re living a lie and advise you to be truthful about your situations, that is not always the best step to take. In Fear by Gary Soto, Frankie keeps quiet about his situation, acts hard, and makes his life sounds better than it really is. Even though his peers know; empty refrigerator, father’s gone, mother’s sad and the beating, but none of them decides to stand up for him. It 's better to live in dreams than to face the devastating truth.
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The Crossing, written by Gary Paulsen. What are the various dangers Manny faces in day-to-day survival? Which does he consider especially threatening? Which ones would I consider especially threatening?
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The struggle of man versus nature long has dwelt on the consciousness of humanity. Is man an equal to his environment? Can the elements be conquered, or only endured? We constantly find ourselves facing these questions along with a myriad of others that cause us to think, where do we fit? These questions, crying for a response, are debated, studied, and portrayed in both Jack London’s “
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Mass shootings In the article, “The Fear We Live With” by Jeva Lange (2018) she explains how mass shootings have affected many lives in the United States. She points out that people are very afraid of how the shootings are happening too frequently and America does not care to do anything about it. Mass shootings happen too much in the world and there is not one way to fix them.
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Ben had to accept that his family was no longer able to provide to all of Zan’s needs, and had to find Zan another home. Upon hearing the news that the Project Zan funding had been cut, Ben begins going through the stages of denial. He spends a long time in denial and becomes angry at his father, “You couldn’t send him away just because the experiment was over.” (Oppel 169). Ben’s father had always been distant towards Zan, as he had considered Zan to be more of an experiment than a member of the family.
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The Cask of Amontillado When it was carnival season I was trying to cut back on my wine addiction. “Monster at the moment comes and approaches me wearing a mask of black silk,” said fortunate. He then says,” I have acquired something that could pass for Amontillado.” Also at the time I was wearing a multicolored costume of jester and with a cone cap with bells. Montresor then tells me, “If you are too busy I will ask luchesi to taste it.
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They also make fun of Ben’s inability to use new technology, relating this to the fact that he is older. The second topic which was also covered in our class would be the idea of life transitions, which all older people go through. As one ages, there is a risk of losing connections to daily life when one retires or loses a spouse or friends to death. At the beginning of the movie, Ben has the risk of losing this connectivity because he has retired from his long-term job at the phone book company. He has also had the funerals of both friends and his wife.
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