"In the Heat of the Night" by John Ball - Character Notes

China, India, and parts of the Middle East illustrate what happens when flat and crowded collide. We are transitioning from a world population in which one billion people live an “American” lifestyle to one where three billion live an “American” lifestyle. One of high consumption, Europe and Japan demonstrate that it is possible to live a middle class life with much less per capita consumption than the United States. If Americans do not redefine what a middle class lifestyle is, we will run out of space on this earth. The nature of American capitalism is aggressive, filled with greed and ample to make as much money as possible. The energy,

The story starts out with Sam remembering how he first got to be in his tree in the Catskills. A run-away, Sam Gribley, a young boy who lived in New York City with his family of eleven in a small apartment. None of them liked

Divorce is a negative experience for all who are involved, especially children. Maile Meloy’s “Hot or Cold,” a short story originally published in The New Yorker on December 22, 2003, is a reflection about her life as a child of divorce. The premise of the story is that the narrator is looking back on a memory from her childhood where she is in her family’s Volkswagen bus with a babysitter and her younger brother. Outside, her parents were skiing when a bear began to chase them, presumably because her mom was carrying chicken sandwiches in her backpack. At first, they tried to sing “The Bear Went Over the Mountain” in a humorous attempt to scare the bear off. They cross country skied back to the bus as he followed them, and zoomed off. The narrator witnessed the whole ordeal, and comes to think of it as a representation of her parents’ divorce. Meloy’s utilization of literary devices, including juxtaposition, symbolism, and imagery, tells the story of her parent’s divorce through her eyes as a young girl.

Ready Player One hits some of the same situations as in the holocaust or for the book that we read “Night” like taking people spread out over a good area and combining them into a small dense area. They both also touch on the topic of how when someone is killed or something is blown up now one raises an eyebrow or if they do no one does anything about it.

2. The character of Sam Wood is developed in several instances in Chapter 1. Discuss and develop his character by referring to:

To reveal Sam's identity the author shows how calm Sam stays throughout the book. Even with a gun pointed at him he remained calm, almost no other people would be able to remain that calm unless they used to be a spy. Roland also reveals Sam’s identity by showing his talents. Sam speaks many languages fluently and is very good at playing the piano. Many spies can speak languages fluently and many average people can not. Lastly the author shows Sam’s identity of a spy by showing how good he was at setting traps. Sam made a punching bag crash on Alonzo. A custodian would never think of an idea of making a punching bag fall on Alonzo and a spy would be one of the few people to think of that. Various actions throughout the story from Sam have revealed his true identity of a

In the Heat of the Night made it’s debut appearance in 1967 and received and Oscar for Best Picture. The rustic and quiet town of Sparta, Mississippi is the setting for the movie. The story starts off with a cop making his nightly rounds when he discovers a murdered body on the ground. The deceased belonged to Philip Colbert, a well-off man from Chicago who was planning to build a factory in town. This murder causes an undesired commotion in the rural town. Police Chief Bill Gillespie finds himself burdened to catch the killer of Philip Colbert.

Analyzing the Themes and Characters in Summer Ball In Summer Ball, the author writes a story about. Danny Walker is a kid who joins an AAU basketball team and has always had a dream of winning the national championship. The problem is that, too. The teams are outstanding and Danny is scared of the competition considering all of the players are in the top 100 in the country. I found this book interesting due to, basketball being my favorite sport and I have loved playing and watching basketball since 6th grade when I started taking the game seriously, that was when basketball became my favorite sport

“As a leader, you must be filled with energy and eagerness, joy and love for what you do” (Wooden 22). Without these things, a person cannot achieve individual success. In the novel, Heat by Mike Lupica, Micheal, a character who is struggling to live without his father, and makes every effort to play baseball, he shows great achievement in what he does. Three important traits needed to achieve success is friendship, loyalty, and cooperation, as seen through Micheal when he plays baseball. Friendship is a big component to success and can be seen throughout the entire novel.

The characteristics of the characters in a story are something that makes them who they are and what you start to learn about them. In The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty, the protagonist shoots and kills the antagonist. The two characters in the story are, the protagonist which was the narrator (main sniper) and the antagonist (enemy sniper). The protagonist saves the lives of others because of his his intelligence, his determination, and his risk-taking.

This summer I’ve read the book Heat by Mike Lupica. This baseball themed book is a out of the park excitement. It’s about a 12 year old cuban boy named Michael who is newly orphaned but loves to throw killer heat. But everything goes downhill when Michael can't prove his age by a lost birth certificate and gets kicked off the team. Michael tries to do his best by supporting the team by the sidelines. It gets worst, since his brother Carlos is only 17, they have to stay in the shadows so they don't get separated into foster homes.

In order to know who the protagonist of a story is, it is essential to know what a protagonist is. According to Literary Devices, “A protagonist is the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel, or any other story”. This means that the protagonist is the main character of the story. The story revolves around this character and the conflict affects them. A protagonist is usually an honorable and sincere person who looks out for others. For a character to be the protagonist, the audience must be able to relate to that character. They also have to have a flaw that the audience can personally connect to.

Quinn is crying in one of the stalls when Olivia walks in. As Olivia asks her to stop, Quinn questions her about her reasons for hiring her.

A protagonist is the leading character or actor in a play, novel, or story. The leading character of a play is not easily interpreted. A protagonist does not necessarily have to be good or bad. Determining the protagonist is one of the many engaging issues presented in the play. Many characters exhibit the characteristics of a true protagonist in Julius Caesar, few stand out over all others. Caesar was a powerful, courageous, yet arrogant leader who is depicted in many different ways. Brutus friend of Caesar, loves Caesar greatly but does not think he possess leadership skills. Antony is loyal, trustworthy, and a devoted follower of Caesar, and proves to be a required character in Julius Caesar. All three of the protagonist must go

“It was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, a subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of the sun.” Throughout Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” there is a sense of slow burning dread as readers are introduced to the man and his gradual, but inevitable death, brought upon by himself. London’s short story opens with the main character, a man, foolishly embarking on the long journey back to camp in the freezing Yukon, accompanied only by a husky mix. It is in this unforgivingly harsh weather that the man meets his fate, at his own hand. From the beginning of the story, the man displays flawed behaviors and personality traits that render him unable to survive on his solo journey in the Yukon, becoming his own worst enemy.