The book The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw tells the story of an egyptian boy named Ranofer. The book takes place in Ancient Egypt and it is about Ranofer who wants to be a goldsmith but can’t because his half brother Gebu won’t let him. In the story, Ranofer finds a golden goblet in Gebu’s clothes chest and figures out that Gebu is a grave robber. The most important event is at the end of the book when Ranofer follows Gebu and his friend Wenamon into the tomb of the Queen’s parents. One reason this is the most important event is because Ranofer traps Gebu in the tomb and gets away for a short time.
Most people wake up and never think about being murdered by someone they once loved. Tracy Allen most likely thought the same way until one fatal night Garland Allen, her ex-husband and the father of her two children, took her life. In this episode of Cold Justice, Kelly Siegler and Yolanda McClary uncover how the crime was solved, the typology of the crime and the motivation for the crime. As Wolf (2014) wrote in the episode, on May 18, 2001 in Altus, Oklahoma was the last time anyone saw or heard from 27-year-old Tracy Allen.
Faith and Forgiveness “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly father will forgive you” (Matthew 6:14). In the book Unbroken written by Laura Hillenbrand, Louie Zamperini is a troubled kid, who discovers his love for running. After becoming an Olympic champion, Louie finds himself fighting for his life in World War II. He is a changed man when he returns home.
The book The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw it entertains us by telling us about a boy in ancient Egypt named Ranofer that is suspicious about his half brother Gebu because he has been stealing gold from the goldsmiths. Gebu has also been buying more expensive clothing after he had stopped robbing gold, but now Ranofer thinks that he has been stealing from the pyramids, but he does not know how to prove it because he is just a boy and nobody will just believe him without any proof. So Ranofer and his friends have been spying on Gebu’s friends to see what they were planing. And now Ranofer can prove it with the golden goblet. When Ranofer went into Gebu’s room late at night he found something in his wooden chest.
he Scarlet Pimpernel is a mystery novel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy that teaches the consequences of having too much pride as well as the fact that people wear masks to cover up who they really are. The author took human nature into account when writing this book because she made the characters realistic in the way that they have flaws. One of these common flaws that the characters shared was the fact that they all wore masks. Percy is the main character in this novel and when you read about him, you get the impression that he's pretty stupid.
Children have grown up alongside their parents for generations, and humans have accepted the fact that parents greatly shape the growth of children. The memoir The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls and the novel The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas both explore a young girl’s journey through adolescence. Throughout each novel, influences such as parents and peers drive the development of Starr in The Hate U Give and Jeannette in The Glass Castle. However, in 1998 Malcolm Gladwell (a writer for The New Yorker) wrote and article about Judith Harris who proposed a theory that “peers trump parents” (Gladwell PAGE) as influences on children. Other parts of this theory were that genes of parents matter more than actual parenting style, and that kids try
If someone hurts a loved one, but want to try and do something better for them in the process are they really guilty of their pain? In "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, Doodle is born premature and is unable to do the things his brother can. His brother is disappointed in Doodle and wants to teach him to walk. They were down at the river when a storm came in and Brother ran away from Doodle and when he came back Doodle was dead. I do believe Brother is guilty of Doodles death, because he pushed Doodle to hard.
The Golden Goblet, written by Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw tells the story of a child in Ancient Egypt. This story is an adventure of a young man named Ranofer in Ancient Egypt. When Ranofer found the Golden Goblet he knew many things would change for him in a good way, he now has enough evidence to turn in Gebu, he will not have to be under the horrible care of Gebu, and lastly he now knows Gebu is in fact a thief. In the book The Golden Goblet there are many good reasons for Ranofers opinion on Gebu.
Persuading an audience requires a bit of tact and respect. A successful persuasive article treats their opposing side’s position as a valid stance, but respectfully informs that side why their stance does not hold up as an argument as it doesn’t have any real data to support their claim. Alfred Edmond Jr. is a vice president and editor of the magazine, Black Enterprise, and the argument he articulates, which he published in the magazine he works for, is that business employers should be able to ask for an employee's Facebook password. Edmond fails in succeeding at his argument because he lacks to support his claims substantially, provide credibility and reliability to his ability to take a stance on this issue, and understand and respect his
In the critical literacy book, Joyride, by Anna Banks Carly, is a mexican girl living illegally in the U.S. with her brother Julio in a small town in Florida after her parents were caught and sent back to Mexico. As the book begins, Carly is working her nighttime shift at a gas station. After one of her usual shoppers leaves the store, she sees a man pointing a gun at the shopper outside. She takes the gun from inside the store and begins to threaten the man, after some arguing between the two, he finally leaves and steals Carly’s bike which leads to Carly having no transportation to get to school or the gas station.
At the beginning of “A Good Girl's Guide to Murder” by Holly Jackson, we meet Pippa Fitz-Amboi, a high school senior entering her final year. Pippa's passion for true crime, especially the local case involving Andie Bell's disappearance and suspected murder, drives her narrative to investigate. As we learn about Andie's story, we become aware of the accusations against her boyfriend at the time, Sal Singh, who authorities believe killed her before taking his own life. Despite the case being officially closed after five years, Pippas's determination to investigate her senior project faces pushback from peers and teachers. Even so, Pippa dives into her investigation, inviting Ravi Singh, Sal's little brother, to help her prove his innocence.
In the book, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson, a senior in high school named Pippa Fitz-Amobi (Pip) is doing research on a 2014 missing persons case. The case occurred in 2014 and the present time is 2019 in the case a boy named Salil (Sal) Singh supposedly killed his girlfriend Andie Bell after she went missing and then killed himself. Pippa doesn’t believe that, so she interviews people involved in trying to prove Sal innocent, including his brother Ravi Singh, Jason Bell (Andie’s dad), and many other people. Pippa starts a “Persons of Interest” list to keep track of people who she thinks could be the actual murderer. Later in the book we find out that Andie could've been cheating on Sal with a secret old guy
The theme of Soldier’s Secret is that people will go great lengths for their country. Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man so she could fight for America’s freedom. Doing this not only held the normal risks of war, but if Deborah was found out she could be killed. This didn’t stop her. “A young woman disguised as a man.
In “Best in Class”, Margaret Talbot reveals the stressful lives of students in high school. The majority can relate to her essay since most have endured this unforgiving time in life. The main point Talbot debates is the competition for valedictorian. The author shows that being valedictorian is a respectable honor; however, in recent years it has been corrupted and should be modified by implementing passionate pathos and understanding persona. Talbot is able to use great pathos to advance her message regarding valedictorian.
“The Crucible” is a play about Salem, Massachusetts and its continuous witch trials. In the beginning of the play, the girls are caught by Reverend Parris dancing in the woods (Core 1: Introductory Prepositional Phrase). This is considered a sign of witchcraft. However, the girls blame the act on being bewitched on different people in the town. It all turns out to be a fraud to get Abigail Williams, the minister’s niece, back together with her ex-lover, John Proctor, and to extract revenge on his wife.
