Analysis And Interpretation Of A Gap Of Sky By Anna Hope

Nobody fully understands what drives people to undertake a mission, but it often causes people to take many risks. For example, Farah Ahmedi climbed a mountain on a prosthetic leg with a sick mother just to reach freedom. Rikki-Tikki fought for his life to save his family. John Steinbeck eavesdropped on people's conversations just to get material for his book. These stories show different people who had each set a goal for themselves. Ahmedi and Rikki-Tikki fought for their lives to survive and save their loved ones. While Steinbeck traveled to great lengths to write his book. Their goals may be different but they all had set a goal and they all eventually accomplished their goal.

Have you ever been motivated to take on a mission? Even if it’s in a sport like when you are motivated to score a goal to win the game. Have you ever asked yourself what motivates us to take on a Mission? If so, what are your ideas? What motivates people to undertake a mission is family, survival, money, achievement, and many other reasons that motivate people to undertake missions. Some stories that back up this claim are “The Other Side Of The Sky” by Farah Ahmedi, “Barrio Boy” by Ernesto Galarza, and “New Directions” by Maya Angelou. These stories are examples of somebody who was motivated to undertake a mission.

Farah Ahmedi was a girl who was desperate to escape her war-torn country of Afghanistan by crossing the border into Pakistan. Annie Johnson was a fierce woman who wanted to support her family by starting an intricate business that cooks meals for factory workers. The next mission missionary was Theodore Boone who was a 13 year old boy who wanted to prevent a bypass from being built through homes and farms, but not until his friend's farm was in the danger zone. However, all three wanted to help, whether it was them self or others.

In the novel, Ellie undergoes major changes when forced to face the brutality of the war. She mentally and physically transforms herself from being an unsophisticated, country girl to a headstrong, independent woman. “At that moment I stopped being an innocent rural teenager and started becoming someone else, a more complicated capable person, a force to be reckoned with even, not just a polite obedient kid.” (Page 82) In addition, “We believed we were safe. That was the big fantasy. Now we know we’re

Farah Ahmedi was a girl who was trying to escape her war-torn country of Afghanistan by crossing the border into Pakistan. Annie Johnson was a woman who wanted to support her family by starting a business that cooks meals for factory workers. Theodore Boone was a 13 year old boy who wanted to stop a bypass from being built through homes and farms, including his friend's farm. However, all three wanted to help, whether it was them self or others.

As a young person moves from childhood into adulthood there are many changes that they will face with freedoms, rights and responsibilities. These may include changes in their

The adolescent individuals begin to reach sexual maturity and established their identity as an adult. This period marks the transition in which individuals think and reason. They also start to encounter conflicts between their family and their peers.

Freedom is being able to make your own decisions without input of a parent or guardian. You must be responsible for yourself as well as your actions. Before reaching freedom actions made by the child are part of the Guardian’s responsibility. All liability and blame is put on yourself for your choices.If you get in trouble with the law before you are eighteen the guardian of the child is put on the parent and they have to pay for damage done. You reach these freedoms when you become a legal adult. Before this time you need you guardian or parent to consent on decisions the child makes. Overall the child has no power unless a guardian agrees. You also gain freedom when you are able to support yourself financially.

The dust. The endless waiting. The couple next door constantly fighting. She hung a white sheet from a rope and called it a curtain and behind the white curtain she lay down on her cot and she closed her eyes and she slept.” (Page 94)

In “Under A Painted Sky” Stacey Lee describes why the character needs to go to California for her Mom’s bracelet. The theme of “Under A Painted Sky” is the story of two girls who have to grow up early due to life’s circumstances as they try to survive a journey to follow two different dreams that were heading the same direction. it is about family, loyalty, friendship, survival, faith, and romance. Stacey Lee’s story “Under A Painted Sky” describes Sammy making friendships and surviving her journey to California. She faces many events in the story, for example meeting three people, Cay, Peety, West that helped her travel. In conclusion, Sammy faces many events in the story. In “Under A Painted Sky” the author explains friendship, family,

In Sky land people were living as they do today on earth. In the center of this land existed a Sky tree that provided food for people in Sky land. Aataentsic, the old chief of Sky Lands wife , cuts down the tree to give the fruit that lies at the very top of the tree to heal her sick husband. However, as soon as she struck the tree, it spilt in half , toppled over and formed a hole in sky land. After the tree falls into the hole , Aataentsic belives that without that without the sky tree , there can be no life , therefore , Aataentsic follows the tree. After Aataentsic threw herself into the hole , turtle called together all the water animals to form an island on top of his back to save Aataentsic life as she gently settled on the new earth.

The opportunity of freedom is a base for your life. It puts you in a position and gives you the time to look at yourself, to look at the world and to decide what you will do with your life. Everyone will look at life with a different approach. See life through different glasses. We all have our own approach to life and no matter what handicaps of scientifical fixes people try to do we can never be totally and fully equal to one another. All our differences put together form a community, a city and our

Youth fight for free will and moral authority. They belief on providing and that they can offer a grater freedom because they believe free will and moral authority come from God.

It was three o’clock in the morning. Outside the window, the sky was still dark. There were barely any stars in the sky, and no cloud cluttered. The sky was painfully dark and motionless. Except for the faint light from the moon, everything seems lifeless. In a dark room, there was a girl sitting up on the bed, leaning on the wall beside her. She was looking out the window. Through the window, the girl can see the sky and the top of some buildings, however, nothing special or attractive. But, the girl has been staring at it for almost an hour now, silently and peacefully.

In the beginning when she has just woke up the setting at Ellie’s place was unpleasant due to her feeling bad because of the drugs and alcohol, but also because of her feeling bad about herself in general. The short story contains some very clear symbols. When Ellie is out looking for some ink to buy, she suddenly notices that there is a clock on top of a building which makes her laugh. To be precise she laughs at time in general, because of how she thinks the clock is slicing and serving the day. In addition to that she enters a museum that has an exhibition about life and death which Ellie finds very unpleasant.