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Theme Essay Flash Draft In life, people have made mistakes, but it doesn’t matter how far down the wrong road you go, you can always turn back. In the book, “Touching Spirit Bear”, by Ben Mikaelsen, Cole has always made bad choices, but goes to Circle Justice for it. He learns his way there because he realized that he can control his emotions. Also, when he soaks in the pond and throws the ancestor rock, he feels his mistakes and anger forgiving him because his feelings are no longer taking control

At the end of the chapter, I actually think that the Spirit Bear probably won’t cause any sort of harm towards Cole this time. The reason being is because in the last paragraph, it quotes that the bear sniffed the air with a curious breath, and it showed no sign of aggression whatsoever. What’s even more interesting is, is the fact how I think that the Bear can tell that Cole has really made a decision to change the way he lives if he had another chance. The spirit bear probably can connect to somebody

The film Teddy Bear revolves around a Danish bodybuilder named Dennis and his pursuit to find a fulfilling relationship with a woman. Throughout his life, either due to his oppressive mother or crippling shyness, Dennis has never been able to connect with a woman or have a successful romantic relationship. As a 38 year old man, Dennis becomes frustrated with his situation and decides to follow in the footsteps of his cousin/uncle and travel to Thailand to find a woman. However, Dennis does not appear

Mama Day by Gloria Naylor portrays magic as a central force in the lives of the characters living on Willow Springs, including George who is an outsider brought on the inside. The art of enchantment or magic is the reason the island manages to sustain itself, regardless of pressures on the outside (white capitalism) or on the inside. The entire novel is set on the premise of the existence of an island so surreal and arguably idealistic, that black people are successfully governed by themselves. Willow

The novel Touching Spirit Bear, by Ben Mikaelsen. This story follows the life of a juvenile delinquent named Cole Matthews. He gets into trouble when he bashes Peter Driscals head into a sidewalk, which makes him receive a harsh punishment. It is either prison or an island supported by the Circle Justice. While he is on the island, he experiences a mauling from The Spirit bear, a mythical creature that lives on the island. Now, Cole is having to not only has to heal physiologically, but physically

“Are you okay?” After the tree was struck by lighting Cole looked into the darkness to see if the baby birds were still alive. This is the first sign showing that Cole Matthews can change. Cole is starting to have compassion, something he didn’t have before. For this reason, Cole should go back to the island and not go to jail. In order for Cole to heal, he needs to go back to the island and be given a second chance of redemption. “The power to choose was the real power, not the fake power of making

One example of people must forgive in order to be happy is when Cole finally forgives his mom. He realizes that his mother does love him and quits drinking. She apologizes for the abuse he has gone through and not have tried to stop it. She wants to start a new life with Cole. She visits him in the hospital after the spirit bear attack, but also during his second stay on the island she writes him frequently and expresses her care and concern. Cole chooses forgiveness and grows to love his mother

I have you ever been permanently changed in your life? Ben Mikaelsen wrote a book called Touching Spirit Bear. Cole was a jerk sent an island that would change him. That island lead him to see the spirit bear who attacked cole and injured him badly. The attack made Cole even stronger and better. Cole still had a lot of anger in him so Garvey and himself help Cole control his anger and be calm until he was. Cole had made permanent change from the island,the spirit bear, and Gravey. To begin with

The Pledge, The Turn, and The Prestige: How Deception is Used Anyone who has seen any of Christopher Nolan’s films knows that there is deception throughout his movies, especially in The Prestige. Robert Angier and Alfred Borden are the two main magicians who seem to be good friends at the start. However, things started to spiral after Angier’s wife died by drowning in a magic trick that Borden played a huge part in. The two are out for blood and want nothing more than to cause harm to the other

"Whatever you do to the animals, you do to you." This is a powerful quote from the book, "Touching Spirit Bear." In the story, 15-year-old Cole is faced with a challenge. After smashing his classmates head into the ground, he is given the choice between jail time or surviving for a year on an island in the remote Alaskan wilderness. Like any criminal, he chooses to be freed from a cell and instead journeys to the Alaskan island. From there he thinks he's free, free to escape and do whatever he wants