Bunting, E., & Diaz, D. (1994). Smoky night. San Diego: Harcourt Brace. Summary: Daniel is a young boy living in an urban area where rioting is taking place. Smoky Night is the story of a scary, yet memorable night during the riots told from Daniel’s perspective. His story shares his thoughts and feelings as he and his mother and their racially divided neighborhood are directly affected by the riots. Daniel’s cat, Jasmine is a symbolic character in the story, as she makes an unlikely friend
Title: The End (Almost) Citation: Benton, Jim. The End (Almost). New York, Scholastic Press, 2014. Summary/Reason for Choice of Book: This book is about a character named Donut disappointed that his story is finished, so creates sneaky ways to lengthen it. Finally, through his persistence one page extra is added to his story, but then once again ends because no more pages are left. I chose this book because many times when I read a really good novel, I also get sad that it ended so quickly or
This is when the notion of a “traditional” family found its home in North America. It was in this era that the idea of the husband working, the wife/mother at home, the kids at school, and no other relatives or non-dominant family members living in the house not only became a universal norm in Canada, but was popularly regarded as an ideal or dream worthy concept
Jaucelyn Montgomery Professor Lana M. Gold WS 201 Film Analysis “A Walk to Beautiful” 10 November 2014 It is the caring that makes humanity work. Summary In summary, the film “A Walk to Beautiful” tells a story of five rural Ethiopian women who are suffering from a birthing related health issue that leaves their bodies damaged during childbirth called an obstetric fistula. During difficult and long labor a baby’s head may become stuck in the birthing canal and causes a hole in the bladder and or
Wouldn't it be nice to win the Lottery? For most of us, the answer would be, "heck yes!" But I am going to be talking about a whole different type of lottery, and this is the one that you would not want to win. The story I am going to discuss is "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson. It is about a small town in the United States with a long tradition of drawing for human sacrifice. It is a yearly event in which everyone in the town draws a number out of a box and the person with the chosen card is then
up to the chapter I’m analyzing began with Gandalf, Bilbo, and all 13 dwarves being left by the Lord of the Eagles at the bottom of a hill. Gandalf explains that over the hill is a home where a man named Beorn lives, but with such a small temper Gandalf decides to introduce all the dwarves and Bilbo into Beorn’s home two at a time as he tells Beorn their tale. Beorn enjoys their tale so much that he agrees to help them
American Indians Homes Wigwams are homes made and used by Algonquian Indians; Wigwams are made of large tree logs and bushes. A Wigwam is another word for “house”. Wigwams are good houses for Indians who like to stay in places for a long time. Wigwams are made of large tree logs and bushes. Wigwams were used when hunting season came; they were usually set up during winter camps. Longhouses are homes that were made and used by the Iroquois tribes. Longhouses are built like Wigwams, they
TITLE History and Luxury combined at The Weavery Boutique Bed and Breakfast LEAD PARAGRAPH The past and the present are unmatched at The Weavery Boutique Bed and Breakfast in Amsterdam. What was once a home and workshop to a family of weavers, is now a family home, bed and breakfast and still a destination for hand-made carpets. These one- of- a- kind carpets change regularly as they are sold and custom ordered. PARAGRAPHS The Suite – where carpets were once stored “Be careful climbing up the
importance of veterans, and ultimately, tries to persuade the reader that “what [these soldiers] bring home from combat is much more complex than just PTSD … It’s not just symptoms like sleeplessness or flashbacks, but an injury to their sense of self” (Philipps). While this article informs readers that other veterans are actively trying to help veterans who are struggling with resocialization, it almost encourages its non-veteran readers to further understand what each war-stricken veteran is dealing