Counts v Cedarville School District is a case that happened in 2002, in Cedarville Arkansas. This case is an example of a school board trying to censor a certain book in the school’s library. A parent complained about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, saying that the book teaches children that parents, teachers and rules are “stupid” and to be ignored. She also argued that the book teaches children such things as “good witches” and “good magic” (Grogan). The library committee voted unanimously to keep the book and series in the library but the school board overturned the ruling and voted 3-2 in favor of removing the series off of the libraries shelves.
ELLEN DEGENERES (Time frame – 1980s - present): I will discuss the impact that Lucille Ball and Carol Burnett had on Ellen Degeneres to pursue her passions and become a successful comedian, television star and successful talk show host. I will use personal statements and quotes by Ellen Degeneres stating that Lucille and Carol was her mentor and how Lucille and Carol inspired her to overcome her fears and push the boundaries in her life and career. I will then transition into how Ellen Degeneres followed in Lucille and Carol’s footsteps during the 1980s-present by continuing to blaze the trails for women who have hopes to achieve career successes. VI: CONCLUSION: I will then finish all of my supporting ideas with a conclusion, where I restate the focus of my thesis statement and summarize the key points I made throughout my paper.
One other way that Ellen changed in the book was that she gained courage before and after the mission. In the beginning of the book Ellen did not have enough courage to stand up to Dicey near the water pump. On page 26 after Dicey was making fun of Ellen and telling her to go to another water pump. Dicey said”Get your water out of the gutter!”. Ellen
Sometimes events in your life can be difficult and frustrating but once someone of something helps you, you feel so much better. I think this book is such a moving story
At first when she was asked what she considers her personality to be, she expressed that she sees herself as more of an introvert, but enjoys lengthy conversation if someone is willing to initially converse with her. Once she was asked various questions on some of her 'likes ' and 'dislikes ', one would find out: her favorite food is anything Mexican, her favorite soda is Sprite and her favorite kind of music is rock. There are many aspects of her life one could learn about Edith if someone takes the time to show interest in it, one has the ability to discover: her family 's heritage, her adolescent accomplishments, and her future goals. Edith attended Chaparral High School and throughout her high school experience she demonstrated her fierce athleticism by participating in both the basketball and
Shane the Lone Ethnographer is an introduction guide to ethnography for beginners. This book is displayed in an innovative way of cartoons very similar to a comic style book. The main character Shane, demonstrates how ethnographers work through the process of completing an ethnography. The author used a cartoon like format to provide a new and interesting approach to understanding the art of ethnography. This book walks you through how Shane embarks on her very first research project and we also get to see the theories, methods, and skills used by ethnographic researchers.
Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find” was published in 1955. O’Connor was also known for her novel The Violent Bear it Away (published in 1960) and her collection of short stories Everything That Rises Must Converge (published in 1964). The author often used violence and greed to show how she saw humanity that was without God. She liked to write about pettiness and vanity in the rural south, both of which play large parts in “A Good Man is Hard to Find.” This particular piece of work is about a family who goes on a road trip that takes an unexpected turn when they cross paths with a murderer and his henchmen.
Abbey made me excited inside! She has this spark of energy and confidence that makes everyone want to be around her. An example of her is, “ Out of touch? Everybody thought you were dead!” She has a spark of a little sass and it is really fun to read about her through the book.
As stated earlier, this book details the life of the author from childhood through adulthood.
Since Gibbons decided to write her book on sensitive topics, she made the characters much like the people in her society. Abuse was kept a secret during the time Gibbons wrote her book, and that was reflected by Ellen not having anyone to talk to about her homelife. “I say I told you I wanted to come stay with you and you said fine. Now I am here and I got all my stuff that I brought from other place back in the bedroom closet.
Ellen knows that she is not going to live with her abusive father forever, she believes that she will find a loving family that will take her in and a place to call home. When Ellen goes to Church she notices a foster mother with many children. “I went to church and figured that the woman with all the girls lined up by her had to be the new mama for me and then I looked up and thanked the lord for sending me that dress. I said I look like I am worth something today and she will notice the dress first and then me inside it and say to herself I sure would like to have a girl like her”.
Among the ones she uses are appealing to a sense of humour, making herself relatable, and also making the reader feel angry with
Speak Journal Response This journal is in response to the novel Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. As a coming-of-age contemporary novel, Speak discusses many sensitive issues that are still prominent even today. In this story, we explore the life of Melinda Sordino, a fourteen-year-old girl who is beginning high school right after experiencing an utterly traumatic event: rape. Melinda is left friendless, with no one to help and support her after what happened.
With the inclusion of a multitude of perspectives, experiences, and emotions outside her own, her expertise heightens allowing her to be more respected as an influential writer on the subject at
Ellen and Scout both are different than others because they have a unique sense of style. Ellen states“‘I decided this was not going to be something that I was going to live the rest of my life being ashamed of”’ (Weaver, Hilary). The social norm where Ellen lives is that the girls tend to wear dresses or jeans and blouses, but Ellen likes to wear blazers and khakis. With her choosing to dress likes these people don’t always think that it's okay.
