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One of the themes that was pointed out through the book is, family is worth dying for. Alex proves this over and over again when he chooses to walk to Warren where his family is. He could have easily stayed and found a safer way out but he needed his family so much that he risked his life to walk through ash and snow just to

As the text progresses into the middle of the story, Alexie talks about how he finds knowledge as a step toward success rather than a burden by using a didactic tone. Alexie talks about how he was advanced in reading at a young age while his other classmates were struggling. You learn this when he said “...little Indian boy teaches himself how to read at an early age... when other children are struggling through...”(Alexie). This shows that he was steps closer to success than them. Later on, Alexie says, “We were Indian children who were expected to be stupid. Most lived up to those expectations...”(Alexie). Alexie starts to explain as to what path was provided for these Indian children. Although there was this certain path for these Indian children, Alexie refuses to set himself up for failure. This can be seen when he says, “...we were expected to fail...I refused to fail. I was smart...I was lucky...I loved...books...I also knew love had only one purpose. I was trying to save my life...”(Alexie). He knew he could exceed their expectations and create his own path. Alexie refused to follow the crowd and waste his gift of knowledge.

As he grew up to become a writer, we see pain in the story he tells. “I loved those books, but I also knew that love had only one purpose. I was trying to save my life” (pg.18). Alexie wanted to be someone greater than what others expected him to be. People would put him down constantly, but he fought back just as much. He tried to save himself from the stereotypes of being just another dumb Indian. He had more determination to prove others wrong when it came too exceeding in reading to further excel in his daily life.

Having a simple life is one of the transcendental beliefs Chris is trying to follow. An example of this is when Krakauer says, “Alex insisted on giving Gallien his watch, his comb, and what he said was all his money: eighty-five cents in loose change” (Krakauer 7). This shows that Alex, aka Chris, wants to give all of his belongings away to live a more simple life. Chris obviously gets the idea of a simple life from Henry David Thoreau who preaches simplicity. Thoreau says, “An honest man has no need to count more than

For this paper I decided to sit down with my childhood friend from my St. Thomas More Catholic School days. Katarina and I have known each other since we were 5 years old. I remember attending church with her family on Sunday morning, spending the night at her house, occasionally attending her family's BBQ's on Easter Sunday, and inviting her to all my birthday parties at Chuck E Cheese. Though we lost touch after high school we found each other again thanks to social media. We are both from Hispanic Catholic families so it was always assumed that we would grow up to be Catholic too. To my surprise I found that on Katie's social media page under religious views it did not say Catholic as I expected but rather Wicca. Turns out Katie decided that the Catholic faith wasn't for her and opted instead to convert to Wicca.

Although he died at last, these were also meaningful. In my own opinion, Alex is still the person I admire. First and foremost, I do not think his action is meaningless, and what he did was not "escape". The truth is some people do not understand or experience his feeling and thought. As all of us know after watching his documentary, he had an anguished childhood.

In conclusion Alex is a great guy who loves all animals and has a bright future ahead. He has had great memories from all of his past events and will remember them for as long as he shall live. Alex will grow up to do great things and be the best spouse and parent that he can

When i asked him about his cultural background and how it influences his beliefs, he told me about his parents and his religion. He said, “My dad was born in Mexico, came here when I was young, my mom’s second generation mexican. Umm I’m Catholic… I don’t know how this influences my beliefs.” Even though Andrew is mexican and catholic, it doesn’t seem to affect his beliefs. Since Andrew doesn’t seem to be influenced from his cultural

1. Alex’s reaction to his mother’s illness contrasts to his sisters’ reactions because he has anger management issues. Following his initial attack on his father after discovering that he had chopped off his mother’s hair, Alex locked himself in his room. The author, Isabel Allende, writes, “Then, systemically, he set about destroy everything in his room. He pulled the posters from the wall and tore them into bits; he swung is baseball bat at pictures and videos; he crushed his collection of antique automobiles, and airplanes from World War 1; he ripped pages from his books; he gutted his mattresses and pillow with his Swiss Army knife; he slashed all of his clothes and bedding; and as a final touch he kicked and stomped on his lamp until

Introduction My characters name is Walter Caldwell a 14 year old, Caucasian male. Walter’s religious affiliation is not mentioned; however, I wonder if he practiced any religious activity due to the fact that his mom a woman who seemed to get around. I don’t believe that she had the time to instill those kinds of morals in him with her time spent trying to find a new boyfriend. Walter is growing up in Texas, during the 1960’s so his appearance mirrored that of a child growing up in that time from the high waist blue jeans, and his shirt tucked in, to his dress shoes.

After reading the book the goal I am not sure if I was Alex I would have down anything differently. Maybe treat my wife better, but I am not sure. It has been said that we are all heroes of our own stories and I believe that applies to Alex and his story. Throughout the story Alex tends to push the patience of the people around him. Whether it be his wife, employees or his boss Mr. Peach, however, in the end it all works out for Alex. So, if I am Alex why should I change or more importantly why should I have done anything differently?

And then there was Alex. The man who wanted her, loved her, struggled to understand her, but above all, offered her something she’d never had...a normal life. How could

There is one person in my life who I have always looked up to, his name is Austin Thompson. Several years ago at a little peoria convention known as Anime Zap, I took part in a cosplay skit competition, my first ever infact. My rival/ opponent, was no other than Austin. This is the day that we met, he cosplayed as Marshall Lee from “Adventure Time” and I was Yuuki Cross from “Vampire Knight”. We instantly became great friends, as do most people at conventions, but this made the competition much harder. I was performing a color guard staff routine to the theme song of my show and he was doing a comedy skit. Low and behold, the newbie who had never been to a convention like this, won the skit competition. This is when Austin made a huge decision.

Throughout my Welcome Week experience, I have found myself often repeating the line “I am one of seven children”, a line which is almost immediately followed by an acceptable explanation, “We’re Irish Catholics”. Stereotypes aside, I have now come to realize how my parents influenced my own spirituality. On any given Sunday, my family of nine could be seen wandering into St. Matthew Cathedral a few minutes past nine o’clock and the casual observer would notice my mother teaching the youngest child how to bless herself with holy water and genuflect towards the tabernacle. I was sent to a Catholic grade school beginning in pre-school where I began to question whether religion class would ever teach me more than the oft repeated fact that “Jesus

For Jack Streicher, religion has always been a dominant force in his life. The eldest of three, raised in a traditional Catholic environment in Cincinnati, religion, family, and school have always been intertwined. He attended a Catholic high school and wanted to attend a Catholic college as well. Religion has been constant for him; he described moments where it was hard for him to have faith, but he never lost sight of the bigger picture and believes that God has a plan and will take care of us. He is deeply connected with religion as an ethical call to go beyond the self. Religion, from his point of view, is selfless. He hopes to used his religion to help others, which in turns helps him grow spiritually and develop a strong character.