The book Dear Miss Breed was about the young lives of Japanese Americans that were taken to internment camps during WWII and about a libiran who gave them hope. The librarians name was Miss Clara Breed. Miss Bread knew all the children before they were forced into the internment camps. They would write her letters, telling her how much they were depressed and hated the camps. Knowing their condition, on a daily basis, she would give books to the children that were in the camp.
Author Elizabeth Hinton makes a major point in chapter 4. She makes a point that Nixon and Johnson’s presidency initially began the process of imprisoning people of color. In discussing both Nixon and Johnson’s policies and describing how there programs functioned in efforts to improve the violence that occurred in urban communities, it was emphasized that Black low-income communities became a target. The shift between Nixon and Johnson altered the great society and the new frontier by expanding it. Social programs and reforms that were created, influencing the way policing is structured.
In Katherine Paterson’s novel, “Lyddie”, the main character must survive and make decisions that will affect her and how she lives. Lyddie was a thirteen year old girl, and her father had left the family. While Lyddie’s mother and younger siblings had gone to their aunt’s home for the winter, Lyddie and her brother Charlie decide stay to take care of it. However, during Spring, both Lyddie and Charlie were demanded to go to work to pay off their family's debts. Lyddie is taken to a tavern of which she meets Triphena ( the cook ) and Mrs. Cutler.
Journal #1 While reading “The Joy of Nelly Deane” by Willa Cather. Nelly is describe as the prettiest girl in town of Riverbend and she was the happiest. Nelly seems to be free spirited and three of the women in this story was hoping she would go to their church and not the Methodist church. Everyone seem to like Nelly. Nelly and her friends are in a play called “Queen Ester” they have long practices took them three months to make it right.
It is a normal day in fourth grade. I am continuously stumping my classmates academically; however, students also make fun of my accent and unbreakable pattern of defeat in my Physical Education, P.E class. I have come to accept my lack of athleticism, and am giving up on my dream to become an athlete. Yet deep down inside, it still matters to me that no one wants me on their team. I disguise my dreadful athleticism from my classmates by acting careless and uninterested in the game.
From the title of the poem it can be analyzed that mornings which are a sign of beginning of a new day begins with discussion of nightmares. The word ‘nightmares’ is sensed to be used to express pain
Literary Analysis: “A Worn Path” Eudora Welty uses many literary elements in her short story, “A Worn Path,” to allow the reader to stay engaged throughout its entirety. Although there are many literary elements present in this story, there are three that Welty focuses intently on. She uses elements such as imagery, symbolism, and motifs to draw the reader’s attention. It is important for an author to write their story in a way that can be understood but also enjoyed. In “A Worn Path”, Welty focuses in on the elements, such as, symbolism, motifs, and imagery and writes a story that has great meaning and can be discovered by the reader when looked at carefully.
In My Antonia, Willa Cather pens a nostalgic story focused on a two people with a unique connection. Jim Burden narrates the story of Antonia Shimerda, the girl next door who happens to be a Bohemian emigrant. Jim moves to his grandparents’ house after his parents die; Antonia arrives in the United States with her family and little else. The two are vastly different, but bond quickly on the Nebraska prairie. Most people who study the novel acknowledge the obvious impact that Antonia has on Jim and see Antonia as “in one way or another, the center of the novel” (Lucenti).
At the beginning of the story, the tone is light hearted and relaxed. When Neddy decides to start his quest home, he names it Lucinda River after his wife. “Lucinda stands for "light" and what was supposed to be a bright, sunny, and warm journey leaves him in darkness, storms (both outside and in his mind), and a painful end” ("The Swimmer" by John Cheever: Summary and Analysis). Halfway through the story, the tone begins to turn dark and sad. Before, Neddy felt like a heroic like figure, but when he has to cross Route 424, he starts to doubt himself.
This is a very significant and vital lesson the reader will learn as they read about Jeannette’s life. The author, Jeannette, never really comprehended this lesson until she grew up and matured. The lesson that Jeannette, the author, is trying to convey to the readers, is that there will always be a boundary between the two different forces, order and turbulence. But one force would not exist without the other, order and turbulence come hand in hand. Life is like a seesaw with two different forces sitting on one of the two ends, to balance out life so that it’s not too heavy on one side and too light on the other.
The weather plays a factor because, during the winter it is time for rain and for the most part the days are always gloomy and people are stuck at home. Moreover, in this chapter, the weather demonstrates this factor and helps illuminate the feeling of imprisonment and being in your own little
The very first poem that appears in the novel talks about Thought-Woman, the storyteller. This poem is full of indigenous names such as Ts’its’tsi’nako, Nau’ts’ity’I and I’tcts’ity’i. The use of this kind of names brings a foreign feeling to the poem. It announces to the reader that the novel will have this type of Native influenced content.
The novel, Camilla Dickinson, by Madeleine L’Engle is a young adult fiction novel containing 247 pages. The story is set in various locations in New York City including the Dickinson’s apartment and Camilla’s school. The novel does not include a particular date for the setting, yet it implies a modern setting. I did not gain any historical information while reading Camilla Dickinson. I decided to read Camilla Dickinson because it was one of Madeleine L’Engle’s first novels, and I wanted to compare it to some of her more recent works.
Porter’s wife, Lydia. Dr. Porter was Fortune’s owner and when he died, left Dinah to Lydia. Dinah tells the story of having to clean the remains of her husband’s body because Lydia is afraid. Dinah explains how heart wrenching it is to see the man who once held her and took care of her. The poem is sad, it is almost physically hard to read.
My story follow the lives of five law students chosen to work under top criminal defense attorney Annalise Keating, at Middleton University in Philly. It was a cold October Morning in Philadelphia. The temperature was under 30 degrees, but things were about to heat up in the home Annalise Keating. Conner and Michaela are the first to arrive at the emergency meeting Annalise called.
