Summary: Hi Summer

I read the book Speak over the summer for the summer reading assignment. This book was about a Freshman at Merryweather High School named Melinda Sordino. The book tells us readers about the life of Melinda and how she went to a party with her friends the summer before they started freshman year and turns out it was a senior party that involved beer Melinda had a couple beers but made her drunk enough that she had poor judgement and a senior boy that she had met there took her away and raped her. Melinda calls the police because she is confused about what just happened to her and gets the party shut down and some of the seniors got arrested. Ever since that party none of her friends or anybody wants to talk to her, but she never told anyone that she was raped. On

In the essay, “School’s Out for Summer,” Anna Quindlen asserts that many children are not getting fed in the United States. “But only three million are getting lunches through the federal summer lunch program,” Anna informs as she theorizes that many more children are starving without the school’s free or reduced lunch during the Summer months. Although, the average person always considers the winter break to be the worst on the hungry; however, Anna argues differently saying, “but while the Christmas holidays make for the heartrending copy, summer is really ground zero in the battle to keep kids fed.” This is likely due to the fact that most working families receive Christmas bonuses during the Holiday break, but in the summer time those same

The play was written by African-American woman in 1957 and for the first time it was filmed in 1961. At that time the society was dominated by white people. Though the play wanted to show the idea of discrimination among white and black people, the movie released in 1961 could not perfectly express its idea of racism. While in the newer version of movie released in 2008, it’s more open and obvious about the discrimination. The newer version of the movie has added more specifics about the racial discrimination because the society now has become more understanding and open regarding racial issues.

The movie gives a vivid description of the characters and the actors have the accents to really drive that character. When watching the movie, one may see what the clothing looked like. They can see how people used to dress and what was acceptable or commonly wore. The play gives descriptions of the characters, however people can not visually picture them.

"Move into the direction where God wants you to be still, into the storm, as He makes your enemies your foot stool, in your obedience, good work, faith and Love." ~ Jon Barnes

The author of this essay Anna Quindlen purpose of writing School’s out for Summer is that when summer begins it has an effect on many hungry children. She thinks that America is not acknowledging child hunger enough. She thinks that people in America should hear more about child hunger publicly on the news and in the newspaper. She wants this so we could stop this in America.

The play reveals how diverse cultures and contexts

Christopher Durang has put a lot of dark humor into this play for us to see different sides of everything. From not hearing about things that we do in our regular life to bringing those to the light of everything. With this it's different from other plays it humor on very twisted situation that should be

As a whole, I believe that this play really shined a light into what being a child during the 60s was like. Different opinions of parents on a variety of topics, parents and children with people renting other rooms in the household, and an overall almost welcomeness to the house. I would definitely

Everything is so relatable to what me and everyone else go through in this world; death, racism, rich and poor, hatred and love. Drama constantly occurs throughout these scenes so that it catch the audience's attention. Without drama this film would not be as exciting, the drama that happens in this film is not just there for excitement but also life lessons such as never being racist as instant karma could hit you right back. For example, when the persian owner went back to daniel's home to seek revenge because he thought he had part of the store robbing, as for karma he pointed the gun at Daniel and almost killed the little daughter. All the things that occur in this film such as depression and racism has always been a big impact in my life.

If It Takes All Summer: Martin Luther King, the KKK, and States' Rights in St. Augustine, 1964, is the personal account of Dan R. Warren, a Florida State's Attorney in 1964, "of the struggle for equality that occurred in St. Augustine and a southern lawyer's view of how that struggle gave meaning to the promises of equality made more than two centuries ago." Warren's text describes an almost civil war ( I use this term because St. Augustine would become a town of constant retaliation) in St. Augustine between Martine Luther King and the Civil Rights movement and the KKK and the whites who supported them. In his text Warren analyzes and explains how the KKK became the pseudo-voice and representatives of St. Augustine during the summer of 1964, because most were scared to stand up against them, and more citizens than anyone would like to admit secretly supported them through money-filled "collection jars" left at various hotels and restaurants throughout the city.

This was the first play or theatre performance that I have attended. I was unsure of what to expect, but I heard great things about this play. Furthermore, the first aspect of this production that caught my attention was the design of the set. The design gave the feeling of a run down urban neighborhood by making the outer parts of the stage look like an old brick building. The building looked like one you would find in a low-income area or projects. The scenery of the play set the stage for what type of production this would be. I especially liked the way they carefully chose not to place just any kind of props on the stage. The dusty

The play has edge, humor and a significant powerful meaning that relates to the black community. “The Director of Theatre Arts, Jonathan McCrory, TAP mounts a season of three full productions each year, including two main stage productions and one workshop production” (NationalBlackTheatre.org). The workshop allows TAP to engage with the community through feedback and discussion bringing the community and the theater close together.

I will be honest with you I had a lot of trouble enjoying the play, like I said the dialect gave me trouble, plus my seats were not that great. I did however like the movie quite a bit, but I realize I am a product of a different generation as well. I have been brought up around TV and movies rather than plays

The story of Summer, by David Updike, is set during that idyllic time in life when responsibility is the last word on anyone's mind. And yet, as with all human affairs, responsibility is an ever-present and ever-necessary aspect to life. What happens when the protagonist, Homer, loses his awareness of a certain personal responsibility to maintain self-control? Homer's actions increasingly make him act foolishly, internally and externally. Also, how does Homer return to a sense of sanity and responsibility? To a degree, I would say that he does.