In the story Long Way Down, Mikey Holloman has the biggest impact on Will. Mikey Holloman is Shawn and Will's dad. Will approaches his dad when the elevator stops at the 4th floor. This may be the most impactful character, because Will did not know his dad well, but Will’s brother, Shawn did. Shawn and Will were very close, so Will might trust his brother through his dad.
In his essay, “First Wilderness: America’s Wonderland and Indian Removal from Yellowstone National Park,” Mark David Spence argues that the creation of Yellowstone National Park is an early illustration of removing native peoples as a way to “preserve” nature. The idea of Yellowstone being a pristine and untouched wilderness, is challenged by Spence as he brings to light the presence of Indigenous peoples and communities who had occupied the land prior to the national park being established. He advocates for a better understanding of Yellowstone National Park’s history, encompassing the dispossession of the Indigenous peoples within the area. Spence explains how the wilderness preservation of Yellowstone ignores and dismisses any connection
Mason Locke Weems’ work, A History of the Life and Death, Virtues and Exploits of General George Washington, outlines the life and legacy of George Washington through minor episodes and conversation throughout his life. Not focusing in on his Revolutionary War escapades, allows Weems to really showcase the morality and character of George Washington, as well as tell a story about the man so dearly beloved by the people during his lifetime and beyond. In writing this biography, Weems has a strict agenda that highlights the importance of religion, education, and Industry. Weems is, in writing this biography, taking from the example set by Plutarch in his Lives series. Weems uses personal detail and domestic scenes, and in so doing highlights
In Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk, there is a new girl named Betty and she is a horrible person. Her cruelty exceeds normal bullying; when she is close to dying, she tells a lie that ends up killing the town vagrant, Toby. Betty’s bullying built up over time, starting with small threats of bruises and a lie that led to the killing of an innocent man. It starts with Betty making threats to Annabelle about her family, and then Annabelle ends up with a bruise. She is so mean that she gets shipped to a different town because of how cruel she is and Annabelle says “She was described as incorrigible, a word I had to look up in the big dictionary at the school house”(Wolk 5).
The title of my book is called fablehaven it is written by a man named brandon mull, he is 42 years old and has written the entire fablehaven book series as well as writing the five kingdoms series and the spirit animal series. Fablehaven genre is fantasy and adventure scene most of the book is about a journey throughout a magical reserve. The two main characters in my book is a girl named Kendra Sorenson who is the reserved and sensible one and Seth Sorenson who is a little reckless and they have to spend a month at their Grandpa Stan's farm while their parents go on vacation. They live in a playroom in the attic with a hen named Goldilocks. They're allowed to swim in the pool and play in the garden, but they can't enter the barn or the mysterious
In the book “Seedfolks” By Paul Fleishman, Theres this Vietnamese girl named kim. Kim is only 9 years old she last saw her dad. She was only eight months born after he died. He was a farmer watched his beans break ground and spread and would notice with pleasure. Lived over there in Cleveland heights for eighteen years.
The essence of great poetry lies with the author’s ability to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. Most poets use universal themes to connect their audience through emotion and experience, making the written theme relatable. But it is only when combined with the use of carefully placed literary techniques that this connection is enhanced and the work transforms from simple words on paper to an art form. Gwen Harwood uses a number of her poems to connect us with the universal journey from childhood innocence to experience and adulthood. Harwood also weaves the idea of memory into her writing, as a way to trigger emotion through a connection to the past, a connection to feelings that transcend through time.
Who was Sojourner Truth by:Yona Zeldis McDonough Sojourner was born a slave sometime around 1797 Yona Zeldis Mcdonough. Sojourners birthplace was Swartekill,New York with her mom and dad on the Hardenburg farm Yona Zeldis Mcdonough. Sojourners parents were James and Betsy Yona Zeldis Mcdonough. Sojourner had as many as twelve siblings Yona Zeldis Mcdonough. They all grow up in different places unknown because they were sold.
In the Novel “Into the Wild” written by Jon Krakauer a student by the name of Chris McCandless graduates for Emory University and plans to go on a journey since he is done with college. Chris gets all of his college funds and donates them to the Oxfam organization, which is an organization that helps stop poverty and hunger in the United States. When he starts his journey he ceases talking to anyone including his family because he doesn’t want them to stop him and think he is a psychopath. Chris McCandless wants to go on a journey to a trail in Alaska. While hitchhiking to Alaska he ditches all his belongings and his car because of a flash flood.
The Strength of One’s Love for Their Family Legend, by Marie Lu is about two teenagers, June and Day. Both of their motives to fight harder, love longer, and remember more deeply, are driven from the paramount love they have for their families. June is determined to seek justice for her murdered brother, Metias, and Day is focused on giving his family a better life than his own. The major themes and personalities of the book are best portrayed in chapter 4 In this chapter, June’s relentless desire to get revenge for her brother’s murder is introduced through Metias’ death.
Conrad Phillips Coalwood is a small mining town in Virginia. The whole town is paid for and run around the coal mine. The people of Coalwood say there is only one way out of coalwood, and that is a football scholarship. Homer Hickman has a different dream to get of of Coalwood. Homer faces many challenges and set back but soon discovers that nothing is going to stop his dream of building a rocket.
In his 1995 essay “The Trouble with Wilderness,” William Cronon declares that “the time has come to rethink wilderness” (69). From the practice of agriculture to masculine frontier fantasies, Cronon argues that Americans have historically defined wilderness as an “island,” separate from their polluted urban industrial homes (69). He traces the idea of wilderness throughout American history, asserting that the idea of untouched, pristine wilderness is a harmful fantasy. By idealizing wilderness from a distance, he argues that people justify the destruction of less sublime landscapes and aggravate environmental conflict.
The perception of wilderness can be problematic. One of the most prominent points that Cronon made in his evaluation is the ideology that wilderness is an illusion to escape reality. This perception can be ambiguous because it segregates humanity from nature, by establishing the idea that wilderness is separate from everyday life. Also, Cronon calls attention to the issue of dividing the land and calling it wilderness. The issue of this isolation is that it disintegrates humans and nature, rather than bringing them more in unity.
Lucy lost her parents and she is having trouble at her aunt and uncle is because they are strict because they are running an Indian school. Then Raven has run away from the Indian
The other characters, including Kendra and Seth's family members and the various creatures at Fablehaven, are also interesting and add depth to the story. Fablehaven, a young adult fantasy novel by Brandon Mull, takes readers on a thrilling and captivating journey into a world of mythical creatures and magic. Set in and around Fablehaven, a secluded preserve for mythical creatures located in rural Connecticut, the story follows Kendra Sorenson, a responsible and cautious girl forced to spend her summer at Fablehaven along with her younger brother, Seth. Muriel Taggert, a powerful witch and former caretaker of Fablehaven, seeks to free the
