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Decisions are what direct a average person's life. Some decisions are easy some are hard. But that’s the way of life and how it works.

Ned Begay transformed himself throughout the book from a sad, lost, and frustrated child to a prideful, confident, and highly respected leader. When Ned’s uncle brought him to the mission school, Ned was nervous and uneasy. He didn’t know what to expect even though his uncle tried to prepare him, and he felt sad and alone once his uncle left. “So I was left standing there, a sad little boy holding tight against my chest the thin blanket in which my few belongings were tied.” (Bruchac 12).

In Rodman Philbrick curious novel, Freak The Mighty two misfits learn to cope with each other. Philbrick’s use of tone and mood, displays the development of the boys character and relationship. Max and Kevin feel nerve wracked, when they are on their way to the firework show. Tony, a mischievous kid, maliciously intimidates a worried Max. Kevin confidently intimidates Tony by outwitting him. This shows that Kevin defends Max, showing him he cares. This is important because it demonstrates how Max now trust Kevin. Philbrick expresses this connection with a strong tone of fear and confidence. Later, Tony fiercely attacks Kevin and Max again. A shelfish Tony says, “Slice and Dice.” This makes Kevin fuel up with confidence. This shows that Kevin

The Town That Drowned is a coming of age novel written by Canadian author, Riel Nason. Nason demonstrates various concerns through the key characters, Ruby and Percy Carson, by using an array of literary techniques. Ruby suffers from bullying due to a near drowning incident where she experiences a vision of the town underwater. The issue of maturity is also built within Ruby assisted from her development of relationships between other characters, such as Troy, placing a positive effect on her life. Percy is considered to be a social outcast which is found in his dialogue and descriptions.

Disturbing. Grisly. Frightful. In the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel. A young boy experiences the tragic deaths of his family, and the painful challenges that he encountered.

Habeeb Akande once said, “Living in the past kills your future,” this is rather true for Neely Crenshaw. In John Grisham’s novel Bleachers, his main character Neely Crenshaw comes back to his hometown of Messina, fifteen years after he promised himself that he’d never return. Neely Crenshaw left his hometown fifteen years ago and hasn’t returned since. The fifteen years of being away has greatly influenced his high school relationships. If he would’ve returned sooner, he could’ve been closer to his high school teammate, Jesse Trap, could’ve gotten to be with the love of his life, Cameron, and his bitterness towards his former football coach, Eddie Rake, could’ve been alleviated.

"You must make good out of the situation and lifestyle that you are in by following God's Instructions, Commandments, and Suggestions, along with His Word and Spirit, so that your good light of love shines to help others and know God." ~ Jon Barnes

They say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, and Rodman Philbrick’s, Freak the Mighty, proves this quotes wrong magnificently through friendship, emotions, and destiny. All throughout the book the reader will get to see how judging someone on their appearance and heredity can truly change a person’s life, except with this book it is shown through a young boy named Maxwell Kane (the main character) and his best friend, Kevin as they go through many life changing adventures together. The reader will find themselves learning lessons that will change their own lives as they see Max conquering his problems of loneliness, neglect, and worry. Because the beginning of Max’s life was full of such things, he was taught to believe them and become

In Pearl S. Buck’s novel, The Good Earth, the protagonist, Wang Lung, starts out as a very poor farmer in China. He marries a slave named O-lan and starts a family with her. Famine soon strikes the town and there is no food to be found anywhere. Wang Lung moves his family South in hopes of finding a job there. Eventually, a group of poor people raid the homes of the rich. Wang Lung and O-lan both join in, getting away with enough gold and valuables to get back to their land in the North. Wang Lung uses this stolen money to buy more land and hire laborers. He quickly becomes one of the richest men in his town. Wang Lung, however, does not know that with great wealth comes great responsibility. His wealth corrupts him and his moral judgements become blurred. Wang

Throughout The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, I sympathized with Keiko and Henry the most. Although both are minority races, they are discriminated against differently. Keiko identifies as 'American', but that does not seem to matter as her family and the rest of the citizens of Japanese descent are whisked into armed, prison-like camps by U.S. officials. I can relate to her since I have been discriminated against because of my ethnicity. It seems easy for some to make stereotypes about other races, especially in a time where everyone is looking for somewhere to place the blame. For example, the discrimination is evident when Keiko and Henry try to buy a record- Keiko is not even acknowledged because she is Japanese.

I watched “Wait 'Til You're Older in the class”, It make me rethink my life. The main character Kwong Jai he was trapped in his believes. He believes his stepmother was a malicious mistress and destroy his original happiness family, His father didn’t love him. He was trapped in his own thought. Then, he ignores everyone treat he how good, and don’t believes his parents, and even hate them.

Izzy, Willy-Nilly is a fictional story, 280 pages, written by Cynthia Voigt about a girl named Isobel, better known as Izzy, who was a nice girl that never knew it was okay to be aggressive. After losing part of her right leg in a car accident caused by her drunk date, Izzy had to learn how to cope with her new life as a teenager with half of her leg missing. While her old friends try their best to stay as far away as possible, Izzy was able to make new friends with people who cared about her and didn’t try to base their opinion about her based on her disability. Once she built up the courage to return to school after almost two months and people finally settled down, Izzy realized that it was not going to be as terrifying and hard to go through

““Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.” --George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones. Nwoye’s sense of identity was challenged with the introduction of Western Ideas into the Ibo culture. Nwoye started out as a weak boy, in Okonkwo’s eyes, in the novel. He spent most of his time with his mother, he was very emotional, and he was betrayed by Okonkwo when he killed his best friend, Ikemefuna, however, the cultural collision of the British colonists and Ibo people affected Nwoye to the point that he eventually switched over to Christianity. He became a missionary and had a major fallout with his father and ended

"My daughter, leave this heaviness. Among the high gods it has been affirmed, and by eternal written word confirmed, that you shall be the wife of one of those who bear for you so many cares and woes” (1490-1494)

“He’d do what he always did, find the sweet among the bitter” (265). In the book the Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, the Panama Hotel is on the corner of Chinatown and Japantown. The hotel is located between the two cultures Henry is tied to, the Japanese and the Chinese. The story takes place in Henry’s past when he first meets Keiko and the present, after his wife, Ethel, has died. The hotel acts as the connection in between the two cultures and the two time periods, and symbolizes how Henry does too.