In the article “The Amazing Powers Of Jen Bricker,” by Kristin Lewis, it talks about A girl named Jen, who had a disability, she was also adopted by the Bricker Family. Also a poem called “Can’t,” by Edgar Albert, talks about the word can’t and what it really means. The quote from Helen Keller, “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow,” means that you should always stay optimistic and determined, this relates to both the article and the poem because the both talk about optimism. First off, Jen had a disability that she overcame by being optimistic and determined.
Adventurous and dangerous, Louie Zamperini’s life was one that many will never forget. Louie’s childhood wasn’t very great, he would get into lots of trouble from fights and running from the police. When Louie’s brother Pete heard about everything that Louie was doing, so he decided to get Louie into running track, and soon enough Louie would win every race he was in. Then at the age of 19 he qualified for the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Louie then went into the military and then he had been captured by the Japs.
She had written and published several books about the beginnings of the Red Cross, as well a short autobiography titled “The Story of My Childhood.” She won several awards for her work, including the International Red Cross medal. Her work is still fondly remembered to this day because of her nobility and
What is a Podcast? A podcast is like a talk show of events. In the novel Sadie By Courtney Summers the main character is Sadie. Sadie had a sister but she died in a burning schoolhouse. Sadie is trying to find out what happened to her.
The Merriam Webster dictionary defines childhood as “The early period in the development of something.” For some children their childhood is idyllic and some of the best, most carefree years of their life. Unfortunately, one cannot control their childhood. Many children who grow up with parents that are in and out of jail, alcoholics and or drug addicts, grow up to be just like them.
She wrote a lot of articles and books about child welfare and other social issues during her time as the head of the Children’s Bureau. One of her books is named “The immigrant and the community”, her second book is named “The Grace Abbott Reader”, and her last book was “The child and the state.” She wrote three books in her life time, and all her books got lots of
The Glass castle The Glass Castle is a autobiography from Jeannette Wall. Her parents, Rax and Rose Mary were irresponsible, neglectful, and her two sisters and one brother grew up in harsh circumstances. For example, picking up trash to eat, and their dad took them to brothels and bars. But despite the terrible life, they have a good future.
We live in a society that has increasingly demoralizes love, depicting it as cruel, superficial and full of complications. Nowadays it is easy for people to claim that they are in love, even when their actions say otherwise, and it is just as easy to claim that they are not when they indeed are. Real love is difficult to find and keeping it alive is even harder, especially when one must overcome their own anxieties and uncertainties to embrace its presence. This is the main theme depicted in Russell Banks’ short story “Sarah Cole: A Type of Love Story,” as well as in Richard Bausch’s “The Fireman’s Wife.” These narratives, although similar in some ways, are completely different types of love stories.
She also attended a Catholic school in Wahpeton. As a storyteller, her own past tells the story of her journey to being a famous writer. Erdrich focuses a lot on multiculturalism that includes conflicting religious beliefs. American novelist and poet, Louise Erdrich utilizes her life experiences and ideas to show her thoughts on feminism, multiculturalism and the supernatural within her writings.
Everyone can dream big in life. Whether it’s to become an astronaut or the next president ,but life isn’t a dream we live in . Being realistic is more valuable than dreaming big. First of all , being real is the safest way to achieve success.
As Helen Keller once quoted, “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.” Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken tells the life story of Louis “Louie” Zamperini. Through his troubles as a child, emerged a strong-willed Olympic runner, who later became a military aviator. He was lost at sea and then captured by the Japanese as a prisoner of war. He endured years of abuse and suffering but still managed to stay true to who he was.
Mary Oliver’s experiences in life profoundly influenced her poetry’s subjects, themes, and style. On September 10, 1935, Helen M. Vlassak Oliver gave birth to a baby girl whom she named Mary. She was raised in a semi-rural suburb outside of Cleveland in the small town of Maple Heights, Ohio. Early in her life, Mary was a victim of incest.
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen The book Girl interrupted is a humorous nonfiction Autobiographical book about the author Susanna Kaysen experience in side a mental intuition with others in which she encountered. The story takes place in 1967 Massachusetts inside McLean Hospital. Kaysen, who voluntarily enters a mental institution after visiting her psychiatrist and discovers she is having a problem and offers her a place to “rest”. She plans on staying just a few weeks but ends up stay a total of 18 months were she meets many of other mental ill patients and is later diagnosis with Borderline Personality Disorder.
Gertrude Bell (1911 – 1987) was born in Liberty, Missouri and graduated from William Jewell College in Liberty. During high school, she was the editor of the school paper, The Liberty Bell. After college, she worked at City Hall for over 20 years until devoting her full time to writing. Bell’s first juvenile historical book was Posse of Two, which was about Clay County, Missouri during the Civil War. Her books, Roundabout Road, First Crop, and Where Runs the River also take place in the same setting as Posse of Two. Inspiration for her stories came from stories her family members have told when she was young.
She had always the hopes to be a writer one day. After the graduation, she began to write for news in 1899. She was a journalist but at the same time she was writing short stories. In 1912, she gathered her stories and published these stories “Lifted Masks”. Then she began to write novels.
