The Bravest Thing To Sometimes Do “Scout’s Honor” by Avi is a realistic fiction short story about 3 boys who are trying to make it to the next level in Boy Scouts. In the beginning, the 9 year old boys decide to leave New York and camp in New Jersey for the weekend without adult supervision. Later in the story the boys finally realize they were way over their heads. They were unprepared and too inexperienced to go camping so far from home. In the end, the boys make it back to New York. Before they split up to go to their own homes they admitted they weren’t as brave as each other and head home. Throughout the story, the boys struggle about what it means to be tough. In the beginning, the boys weren’t prepared for what they …show more content…
In paragraphs 66 to 116 They come across a bridge at a point in their journey that would take them to New Jersey but none of them are brave enough to cross it. The immerse bridge was covered in thick clouds, so thick, that it would be impossible for the boys to see the other side. Max suggests that they shouldn’t cross it. But the main character stood up and said “I’m going,” He said trying to look brave. He started on his own, but his bravery sank down every step. The walkway was narrow and when he looked down he saw only fog. Every step he could feel the bridge swaying, and the main character was convinced that the bridge was about to collapse. Then hope struck him “Maybe the other guys had chickened out, if they did, I could quit because of them.” He glanced back hoping the other didn’t follow, his heart sank, they were coming. When they finally made it to New Jersey, they realized that it was just like Brooklyn. They decide to set up camp in a park in New Jersey, but everywhere they looked there was garbage, so they try to set their tent somewhere with the least amount of garbage. This proves that the boys should have planned this out so they would be ready for what they
“Scout’s Honor” by Avi realistic fiction a story about a Three 9-year-old kids that sets off on a camping trip. They lie to their parents about going with adult supervision. When the kids started to set off they realized. That their were over there heads. Then at the end the kids started to say that they aren't tough.
In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Jean Louise “Scout” Finch shows us various aspects of her personality, in her actions, thoughts, and words. Her home life affects this greatly as her father Atticus raised her with equality and a sense of freedom. Scout speaks her mind and does not confine to the standards of society at the time. Scouts intelligence is evident on her first day of school, when her teacher discovers her ability to read. Miss Caroline is off put as she was not expecting any of her students to be this advanced. Scout realizes this when “…she discovered that I was literate and looked at me with more than faint distaste.” (Pg.22) Her intelligence is also shown by her ability to realize when to use physical force in an argument,
Scouts Honor by Avi is a short realistic fiction story about three boys that go on a camping trip in a different state and they have a competition to be the toughest.
Scout tries to resist her community’s attempts to shape her into a ‘proper’ young lady in several different ways.
“Scouts Honor” by Avi a realistic fiction story about kids that are nine going on a camping trip by there self in a different st years old ate. In the beginning the narrator wanted to prove he was brave so he joined boy scouts. Soon The narrator wanted to be the highest in the league in boy scouts and when his friends heard that they had to go camping by there self they wanted to do it to. in the end when they were try to get to the camping place they got scared and confested that they weren't brave to do it as they said they were. This story shows that people don't have to do to show what people want to think deep down people are who people are.
In the story “Scouts Honor” by Avi is a short story that is a realistic fiction story about three boys who want to prove their toughness to too each other. They also want to be a level higher in boys scouts. Then shortly after they went to there house and told their parents that they were going camping with the group or with their scout leader. But really they had to go by themselves so they lied to there mom and dad.So for them to be “Toughfer” was by leaving New York and going to New Jersey.Throughout the story the characters struggle with being tough.
Scouts most important goals are, to marry Dill, and to get Boo Radley to come out.
Jem and Scout’s relationship together is unbelievably strong. We find that Jem is extremely protective over his little sister and would do anything to stop her from getting hurt. Jem becomes more mature throughout the novel as you can tell when Tom Robinson is in court he cries and also he doesn’t want to play with his little sister but he will still do anything and everything he can for his little sister they have an unbreakable bond. She always wants his to play but he just goes outside and watches her and protects her. They both mature a lot throughout the novel. Scout matures through her experiences throughout the novel. At the beginning of the novel she is all innocent and naive. Scout at the end of the novel lost much of her
Character. Scholarship. Service. Leadership. These are the four pillars of the National Honor Society. Leadership is more than leading, it is guiding and helping others to complete a shared goal. It is knowing when you are not the expert on a topic and letting someone else take the reins. I believe that I have this quality and, therefore, a leader.
A leader is someone who possesses the qualities to both set examples and work well with others while at the same time having enthusiasm with fair judgment that is presented in a positive manner. Being the oldest sibling in my family and oldest of seven cousins has helped me develop these traits that a good leader possesses. in the activities I participate in such as helping instruct during youth baseball and basketball camps. I am willing to grow more and lead as I grow older. Becoming a member of the National Honor Society would allow me to develop important leadership skills that would benefit me later in life. I aim to be a leader and to use my knowledge to advance the causes of the organization.
I believe that I embody the National Honor Society pillars of character and leadership both inside and outside of school. I exhibit strong character in the way that I treat my friends, classmates, and acquaintances with respect and kindness. I try to be inclusive and welcoming to others, especially if they are in a situation that is uncomfortable for them. As someone who has attended my school for 11 years, I feel a responsibility to include students who are new to the school. I have a few friends who transferred schools in middle and high school. During their transitions, I have tried to include them in my friend group, invite them to school activities, and generally make them feel comfortable at their new school. In this way, I demonstrate
National Honor Society is composed of four pillars: scholarship, service, leadership, and character. I believe that I have shown these four characteristic traits throughout my school years, however, I identify most with character. The character pillar is necessary for me to express the other traits of each pillar.
It is not only a privilege, but also an honor to be considered for the National Honor Society. Members of this organization thrive every day and excel in the areas of character, leadership, and service. During my school career, through achieving goals in these areas, I was able to better myself and I continue to work to do so every day.
In Harper Lee’s “To Kill A Mockingbird,” Mayella Ewell, a young woman as well as the daughter of Bob Ewell, lives a life of insolence and isolation in the town of Maycomb. As a Ewell, which they are familiarized as being vulgar, uneducated, and indigent, Mayella is disrespected by the people of Maycomb as well as by her father. During the court case, Atticus shows courtesy towards Mayella by addressing her as a miss and a ma’am, which is not surprising for his values of equality. Mistaking his manners with sarcasm, she replies with, “Won’t answer a word you say as long as you keep mockin’ me” (pg.181). Harper Lee is demonstrating the amount of disregard Mayella faces in her life, so much that courtesy can’t be identified as just that. Mayella finds that Atticus is ridiculing her for what she doesn’t have, respect from others. With a reputation such as Mayella’s, people treat her like an outcast. Her lonely life can be a reason to explain why she always asked for Tom Robinson’s company, she wanted to experience friendship and perhaps love for the first time. Her loneliness was so clear to see, even Scout, who still has their childhood-innocent mind, can see through it. Scout compares Mr.Dolphus Raymond’s “mixed children” to Mayella because they both don’t know where to stand in their social class, “white people wouldn’t have anything to do with her because she lived among pigs; Negroes wouldn’t have anything to do with her
In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is one of the main characters and the narrator. During the time the book begins, she is a little 6 year-old girl who is mature for her age, and she continues to mature as the book progresses. Over the course of the novel, Scout develops an exceptional character which is constantly changing from the effects of different events and characters. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee uses the minor characters Boo Radley, Miss Maudie, and Aunt Alexandra to help develop Scout into a strong and compassionate human being from the innocent child she used to be.