Out Of The Dust By Karen Hesse

America’s answer for dealing with crime prevention is locking up adult offenders in correctional facilities with little rehabilitation for reentry into society. American response for crime prevention for juvenile’s offenders is the same strategy used against adult offenders taken juvenile offenders miles away from their environment and placed in adult like prisons.

Once her mom and brother die Billie Jo's dad takes their emergency money and starts drinking. When Billie Jo decides to leave the dust bowl she comes too realize she has made mistake when A homeless person takes her biscuits and leaves her a photograph. Then comes home to realize her dad met a girl at

The book, Breathing, In Dust, by Tim Z. Hernandez, begins at a scene where Tlaloc was describing the first time he met Talina, an Armenian girl being a part of the leftovers at Jesus’s little sister’s birthday party. Additionally, knowing that Jesus had a little sister named Ana, she had a secret behind her brother’s back which deals with her having to have slept guys twice her age. Tlaloc being the only person who knew about Ana’s secret, and best friend of Jesus, he couldn’t help it but told him her secret. As a result, Ana took a beating from both her brother and mother. Furthermore, Bernadette who is pregnant from Alejandro had a little girl named Jelly, who is then separated from her father under Bernadette’s supervision. One day, when Alejandro was wasted at a bar, he then drove to Bernadette's house wanting to get Jelly back due to the fact that he is the father.

From two different perspectives of the war, the author of this book showed that, depending on location and timing, everyone can be affected differently by warfare. It followed the story of two children who grew up on opposite sides of World War II. When their paths crossed, they developed feelings for one another, disregarding the fact that their historical circumstances placed them on opposing sides of the war. In the book All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr depicted how internal principles were able to overpower external pressures.

Loneliness can be fixed with a simple act of kindness. When someone warms the victim’s heart, they break the chains that hold them in solitude. If the victim is neglected, the chains will only get longer and thicker until they cannot be broken. In Out of the Dust, by Karen Hesse, the main protagonist, Billie Jo Kempe, was the one in chains. Despite her accomplishments and desire to be loved, her parents never praised her like she hoped, and life seems to never go Billie’s way.

All the Light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr, is a historical drama that takes place during the Second World War. Werner and Marie-Laure are two striking characters of the book that have very different points of view. Werner becomes a young Nazi after being offered a position at a school in Schulpforta. Marie-Laure is a blind French girl that flees her home in Paris for Saint Malo. Due to the contrasting decisions and beliefs of these two main characters, the reader is able to interpret key events of the plot through the eyes of a victim of the war and those of a young Nazi.

All the light We Cannot See, by Anthony Doerr, chronicles the lives and relationship between Marie and Werner, two children who grew up in France and Germany. The society around them forces discriminatory ideals that cloud their perception of the world, but they find its meaning through their own self-definition. In this, they are both guided by a single radio and the message and legacy that it contains. Throughout the book, the author isolated the two characters, but also created subtle connections between the two. The most important of which would be the radio. It created a bond between the two where they learned from each other’s experiences and struggles. All the Light We Cannot See recreates a new picture of the world by contrasting the two separate journeys taken by Marie- Laure LeBlanc and Werner Pfennig to gain that image, which is guided by the power of a radio and the message it contains, ultimately leading to the meeting of the two characters that officially forms an image of the world where one’s actions are valued more than one’s physical features.

Have you heard the phrase, “Everyone has dead people?” Death, especially of those who are close to you, is a sensitive topic, and can be hard to accept. How can you live without them, if you’ve experienced your whole life with them? Even if it seems impossible, you have to get by in life somehow. It’s only natural to grow up and grow past death.

In the book, “Out Of My Mind” the author, Sharon M Draper, shows us that it is not okay to treat someone differently because they act or look different. Three places this is shown are when people treat her like she's not smart. And when people make a big deal about her being disabled. And when Claire makes fun of Melody.

In the chapter, the gray zone, the author Primo Levi describes the human relationships inside the Lager. In describing the gray zone, Levi discusses the different roles of prisoners assigned by the Nazi. The prisoners that did the work were seen as being more privileged which at the end of the day helped them get more food and live better. Therefore, the concept of the gray zone is analyzing the difference between the privileged and the non-privileged in the Lager. The difference can be seen by the tasks that the prisoners carried out, for example, one of the groups were seen as, “Low ranking functionaries... sweepers, kettle washers, night watchmen, bed smoothers... checkers of lice and scabies,

The passage All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr uses characterization to establish the idea that even if you lose something you have to shake it off and just try to make the best of it, and turn your loss into something great. The passage supports this because Marie-Laure is blind and cannot see, but this doesn't stop her from imagining and living her life. Although she can't see she is strong and makes the most of what she haves. The use of characterization helps illustrate the idea that Marie-Laure is strong and doesn't let her blindness hold her back. " Sixteen paces to the water fountain, sixteen back.

The Spirit that Catches you and you fall was written in the year of 1997 by Anne Fadiman. The novel describes how the struggles experienced by an immigrant family who were from, Sinyabull Province in Asia during their time at a medical center in California. Fadiman narrates about a young child named Lia. Lia is the second born in her family and is suffering from epilepsy and causes her to have seizures. The novel exemplifies the cultures differences and clashes that are interfering with her regarding the treatment she is to receive. Fadiman also describes the miscommunications of the necessary medical treatment requirements with Lia's family and their denial of accepting the treatment because of spiritual values and including distrust. Fadiman shows the medical providers lack of sympathy towards Lia's family cultural practices as their daughter’s illness.

In the book The Silence That Binds Us, author Joanna Ho raises the issue of racism among the Asian community and suggests that we tend to underlook it. The author tells a story about a young woman named Maybelline who’s older brother Danny, the golden child that just got accepted into Princeton, secretly struggles with depression and unfortunately dies by suicide, and how his suicide affects not only May but her friends, family, and her community. One of the characters, Mr. McIntyre, begins to describe how he sees the Asian kids that go to Sequioa Park High School by saying, “Asian kids don’t play sports. They don’t have social lives. They’re a machine that works.

"Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper tells the story of Melody, a young girl with cerebral palsy who is unable to speak or walk. Despite her physical limitations, Melody is incredibly intelligent and longs to communicate with the world around her. Through the use of a communication device, Melody is able to finally express her thoughts and feelings, but she still faces challenges and obstacles as she navigates a world that often underestimates her abilities. One of the key themes in the novel is the power of perseverance and determination. Despite the many setbacks and frustrations that Melody faces, she never gives up on her dream of being heard and understood.

Social change comes from a societies understanding and acceptance of controversial topics, laws that enforce social norms and the politics that play a role in such change. The author Gerald Rosenberg of “The Hollow Hope” believes that the Supreme Court is able to bring about social change. Rosenburg main argument seemed to be questioning if a courts ruling that had once been accepted and had standing for several years were to be over turned, would the environment outside of the courtroom suddenly change and be accepting of their division.