Bud Personal Rules

In Chapter 9, Bud goes to the library to find how far he will need to go to find Herman. On the other hand, if Herman lived farther away from Flint, Bud would have had to travel much farther. Besides, Bud faced many bumps in the road, just trying to get to where Herman lived such as, when cars drove by on the road, Bud hid behind the bushes along the road. Furthermore, if Bud experienced so many hard situations trying to find Herman, he could give up on finding him and going so far. To conclude, Bud would have to go a long way to find Herman and could have given

Response: I think the central theme of the book is the importance of family. Bud’s mother died when he was only six, and his life had been very tough. He said one time that “my eyes don’t cry no more.” It would have been very easy for Bud just to give up

What if Bud was not alone? In the book Bud, Not Buddy Bud is a black orphan who sets out to find his father. He faces many hard challenges. For example, his friend leaves him on a train. But in the end, he finds his grandfather who he previously thought was his father. Bud, Not Buddy would be a different book if Bugs would have stayed with Bud and not hopped the train it would change the story because Bugs would have been with Bud the whole time, Bugs could have persuaded Bud to still go to Chicago, Bugs could have known how to drive and him and Bugs could have drove off with Lefty Lewis's car, and Herman and the band may not have accepted two children.

This when he is talking to another character that he has no clue but Bud is sticking to his heart. “ “ Man! Ever since he heard me call my momma’s name Herman E. Calloway had locked hisself up in his room and wouldn’t come out.” “ (Curtis, pg 214). Bud might think that since he mentioned his mom and made Calloway upset.

The author mentions in each rule a game-changer. It is the ways that can students change their bad habits. It is also the reasons why students should follow the rules in the book. The game-changer for rule number one are two. First of all, there is no substitute for your own lectures notes. Even if students are not good note takers, they should attend the class. Each student attends with his own background information and his own organization style, so he will suffer a lot when he tries to use his friends’ lectures notes. Secondly, each class period is a learning session. Students understand the lecture more if they attend the class even if they are not good at note taking. Also, they will get higher grade because they didn’t miss these learning sessions. If a student missed a whole week of class, that mean he missed three hours of learning sessions. That will affect his grade and his understanding of the course. The author adds that you can only miss classes for three reasons. First, if the student suffers from a disease that could kill him. Second, if the student have to donate a vital organ, e.g. kidney to save another person. Third, if the student wife is giving a birth because wives need their husbands at this time. These are the only excuses to skip classes.

Have you ever had to choose between a friend and spot on the team? I haven’t and I don’t want to ever in my lifetime. Finley in my book has to choose between being good friends with Russell Allen and not helping him through his hard times or starting spot of the basketball team. Boy 21 by Matthew Quick has a theme in the book of don’t be selfish I think, and this matters because it’s caring for others more than yourself is more important always because for example if your friend is hurt and can’t hang then your life isn’t very fun so care for others and they won’t get hurt.

This is primarily due to the fact that the setting of the story takes place during the Great Depression. Without background knowledge and contextualization, students will not be able to fully access many of situations and events (such as Hoovervilles, extreme poverty and emphasis on jazz music and trains) in the story. In order for students to really be able to digest this text, the teacher would need to ensure that students have an understanding of the cultural and economic ramifications of the Great Depression. Students must be able to understand the context of Bud’s situation – he is not simply an orphan. He is an orphan during America’s longest and most devastating period of poverty during a time with vastly different technological and cultural understanding from today. To further push the complexity further, the characters speak using language from the Mid 1930’s. Many of the characters’ words and references (such as John Dillinger, Brer Rabbit and “shucks”; see appendix B and c) will be foreign to many 21st century students. Without support from an instructor or from additional background knowledge, students will be unable to access a significant portion of the information in the text. Finally, the author embeds many instances of figurative and abstract language within the text (see appendix B and C). While not particularly challenging to understand, without a solid conceptual understanding of how to identify and unpack figurative and abstract language, students will be unable to access a significant amount of the text. Because of this text’s complex knowledge demands and unusual vocabulary, although, on the surface, this text is not incredibly difficult to read, teachers should be aware that students’ comprehension of this text will suffer if students are not provided the background

The author uses many literary tools to explain the meaning of confidence in Bud not Buddy. One literary tool used on page 59 is that Bud’s mom had said “when

Friendship opens our minds to different views and perspectives and change our perceptions. It has the power to change people’s views on life in a positive way. True friends will do anything to keep their friendship alive, no matter the barriers. Potok proves through the friendship of Danny and Reuven that friendship can be achieved no matter the barriers. He proves that friendship is a key value to life through his motif

A good friendship is needed to survive through tough times. Lennie respects George because George gives him comfort. George cares for Lennie so much that he considers him to be part of his family: “George said, he’s my cousin. I told his old lady id take care of him. He got kicked in the head by a horse when he was a kid” (Steinbeck 22). Aside from comfort and advice, Lennie also needs George because when he gets in trouble, George always manages to find a way to help him get out of it. When Lennie had got in trouble in Weed, George stays by his side and gives him advice that helps remain safe and calm. George has many opportunities to leave Lennie and change his lifestyle, but he needs Lennie just as much in order to help him through his own hardships. Lennie looks

These rules are displayed throughout the school and are referred to continuously by staff and children equally. We also have class rules that have been developed by the children themselves and are a positive device for encouraging good behaviour. The children can then monitor their own behaviour as well as the behaviour of other children in the class.

In chapter 8, Bud goes with Bugs to Hooverville to try to get on the train to Chicago the next daybreak. If Bud gave up, Bud wouldn't have gone to Hooverville and instead stayed in Flint. Although, when Bugs makes the train and Bud doesn't, Bud abandons going to Chicago and stays in Flint. But, if Bud wasn't determined on going to Chicago in the first place, he wouldn't have gone to Hooverville at all and he never would've met Deza Melone or saw Hooverville. Furthermore, if Bud would've given up on his journey, Bud would have never gone to Hooverville or have tried to hop on the train to

Once, I finished reading the first chapter in Purity by Jonathan Franzen and analyzing his ten rules for wringing, I notice that he applied some of these rules to his book Purity. Three of the rules, which I thought, were more noticeable were: first, the reader is a friend, not an adversary, not a spectator. Secondly, you see more sitting still than chasing after. Lastly, you have to love before you can be relentless.

A consistent approach to behaviour helps pupils learn right from wrong and to appreciate that rules exist for the good of everyone.

Following rules also means following what it says on a sign. For example, stop signs, yield signs, traffic lights, mens and womens bathroom signs, pool signs (i.e. no