Tissue Box Assignment: 1. Stone created a book that addressed OCD and mental disorders and how they can completely control your entire life. The story about Samantha was told in a relatable way that truly let you connect to not only Samantha but also to all the other characters. 2. Perfect Perfect. Everything must be perfect, hair, makeup, outfit everything. That's what Samantha Mcallister but preferred to be called Sam had to be perfect just like all the other popular girls of her Junior year. But in reality Sam wasn't perfect she was quite the opposite because she has Purely-Obsessional OCD. Every Day, she has thoughts that she can never stop. It also doesn't help that her life long friends will turn on her in an instant if something
So many different social groups and classes call for a huge amount of stereotypes. Jake Ryan, Samantha’s all-time crush, is dating the most popular girl in school, Caroline. Caroline is a social butterfly, captain of the cheerleading team, known for having a perfect body, and of course idolized because of Jake Ryan. Although she is almost perfect in every way, she never really loves Jake Ryan like a girlfriend should. Since Samantha is not very popular, she never thinks Jake Ryan would even give her the time of day. One day Samantha drops a note on the floor that says that she has a crush on Jake Ryan. Jake finds out and asks his friends about her and they have never even heard of Samantha. Despite Samantha’s unpopularity, Jake Ryan looks over all of the stereotypes. The book defines stereotyping as, “judging others based on preconceived generalizations about groups or categories of people” (Ferris 116). He really starts to see Samantha’s beauty even though she does not know
The book is enjoyable to read because it shows not only the way Georgia lives, but what we can learn from the book as well. My experience with this book is beyond great and showed me how rough Georgia lived her life. She is independent to take care of herself. In the novel Georgia finds hope to do what
Overall the book gives a level of depth and openness that was startling as an uninformed individual. As the book is a direct insight to Lori’s schizophrenic mind as she recalls in detail her thoughts and experiences revolving her stays in the psychiatric ward and halfway houses. Indeed the progression of Lori’s illness is reflected in the author of the chapters in her book. For in the middle of the book, where Lori is in the depths of her psychosis, the story is carried on by her parents
Sam from before i fall is insecure about many things about herself. “Tomorrow I will be different” (56 Oliver). She always wants to change and she always thinks that tomorrow she will change in a big way. She wants to change overnight and have people look at her differently from what they do. She also thinks that it is more important to care what others think rather than what she thinks about herself. “She would think I was crazy” (89 Oliver). She thinks if she tells people what she is thinking that they will not like her and that she is crazy for thinking that way. She also wants people to like her and she doesn’t want her friends to leave her because she is different.
She gives her readers the ability to see the world she lived in from her
I completely recommend this book to anyone. This book is about learning how hard it is to find people we can trust, like when Ruby said “But I was sure of something, too: It’s a lot easier to be lost than found. It’s the reason were always searching - so many locks, not enough keys.” This shows that it’s hard to show people yourself because you are just opening up to be hurt. This novel also addresses that life isn't always easy. Like when Nate takes Ruby to her old house and she is thinking about how she was living without running water and heat for 3 months “ Everything was stiff and smelly, and the more I took down the more I could see of the kitchen… the buckets I’d used to collect water from the bathroom.” We don’t always realize what
She did a good job at describing all the characters, and what role they played in her life. The way the events were described obviously in a sequenced matter made one
I chose this book for my IR summative because one of my friends had recommended this book to read for my IR. When I first started reading this book, I thought it was really relatable to myself because the character is near my age and faces the same things as me such as drama or more responsibilities. I also thought the book was really funny because there were many jokes inside that were sarcastic. The book had a twist of comedy, mystery, and emotions which strapped me to the book like glue.
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In order for authors to write any story they do research by searching how did they became famous what were they like when they were alive what did they do to help people rights as Gloria did for woman rights. Gloria was determined to improve her life and she did. She used the name determination to help improve the lives of millions of women around the world. The writer of this book needed to know important things especially specific details of events which the character in this story is or has passed through like when Gloria became the face of women’s rights and why because this was important for her and for the reason that she liked to help woman it was enjoyable for
of why she's apprehensive of the books, other than that because the society says she should be.
We have known the amazing benefits of human tissue in medical research. These cells have helped with some of the most important advances in the sciences. They are used to develop vaccines for rabies, smallpox, and measles or used for radiation, drugs, cosmetics and viruses research which launched a million dollar industry [ Skloot, 316]. They have been used to find the cure for multibillion people, including most of us today. However, not that many people know where are these tissues come from or the stories of the “donors” who were desperate to protect their bodily rights and property rights. Most of the patients in the late 1950s have not been asked if they want to contribute their tissues to science, which has raised the debate over
In 1976 John Moore, a surveyor on the Alaskan pipeline, found out he had a rare cancer called hairy-cell leukemia, and had to have his spleen removed. Moore went to regular checkups after the survey thinking it was routine. He did not know his cells were very rare, and his doctor had tried to patent his cells even though he signed a statement saying that he couldn't. This sparked the tissue rights movement which still continues today. When people get tissue or blood taken, scientist can use them without the patient's consent if they signed release forms. Many scientist require the use of tissue and blood to make vaccines, products and test for them, and believe that they are allowed to use tissues from patients at their will, according to Rebecca Skloot's New York Times article “Taking the least of you”.
People are able to use fictions as a way to understand those issues, “just as computer simulations can help us get to grips with complex problems such as flying a plane or forecasting the weather…” (Paul). Not being personally involved in a situation allows people to think about a topic without feeling attacked or offended or anything of that sort. Fiction also relates to the emotional aspect of her writing mentioned earlier. Readers of fiction can become attached to the characters in the book. If something misfortunate happens to a character they like, the reader can become upset. This works in her favor because people are more willing to listen to what she has to say about any given topic.
Charlie left a positive review of the book, making many comments favoring the setup of character development. She makes a remark saying “ nothing is so over the top to make it unbelievable and by doing so, I believe a wide audience will be able to easily connect with the character”. This helps support the idea that the build-up of character development can help increase the overall plot. It does this because it states how Beatrice is a character portrayed as a rebellious teenager but it is not extremely stereotypical and this helps the reader be more related to the story and feel as if he/she could imagine themselves in this position. Charlie also notes that “It adds a dimension that elevates a good story to a great story”. This is referring to the way the characters and supporting characters help add another side to the story to hook the