Analysis Of The Book Whirligig By Paul Fleischman

Zora Neale Hurston was born in 1901. She was raised in Eatonville, Florida. Hurston went to Howard University and progressed on to Barnard College. Hurston’s work reflected the use of African American legends in her short stories. Hurston was a vital figure who composed stories and played during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. She was committed to telling the stories of many cultures to allocate their social legacy with deference and love with an end goal to beat the unrefined stereotyping of her period. In 1925 during the Harlem Renaissance, Hurston wrote a story called “Spunk”. In the story “Spunk”, Hurston used the literary terms like character, setting, and conflict that catches the reader’s attention and made

Step 3: The part I loved the best was everything. I enjoyed the entire book combined with the characters, scenes, and actions; it just kept me posted and absolutely engrossed.

I think that everyone in my group gave good and valuable input. I could tell that some deep thinking went into the write-up of people’s jobs. Everyone came to class prepared and I could tell that Kelly, Nicole and Emma put a good effort into thoroughly completing their jobs. We had no problem discussing anything that involved the book. The discussions went really well. I think that the fact that we all had our own thoughts and opinions about the different events that occurred in the book, and even the book itself is what made our discussions so benefiting. We all found the book enjoyable to read, though we wouldn’t typically choose this type of book for ourselves. A Long Way Gone was different for all of us and even though we all really liked the book, its themes and plot were kind of new to us. Still, we had no problem discussing it. Over all, everything involving the book went smoothly. I felt as if I had plenty of time to read that weeks chapters and do my job by the time it was due. Nicole, Kelly and Emma also came to class prepared, having read all of the needed chapters and done their job

I like how we had to write a summary for every chapter, because then It kinda forces the students to actually pay attention to the book. Like if we didn’t have to, I bet some students wouldn’t really payed attention, and they wouldn’t got what the author was trying to tell the readers.

Do you think it is true that “No man is left an island?” In the book, The Whirligig by Paul Fleischman is about a young man, Brent Bishop, explores the world to pay for his consequences. He wanted to be popular, but ended up embarrassing his life. He tried to kill himself, but instead he killed a teenager named Lea Zamora. Brent’s job is to make four whirligigs and put it in the four corners of the United States. In the novel, The Whirligig, it is true that no man is left an island.

After reading this chapter, what questions were you left with? That is, did you find any of the discussion difficult or confusing?

Part 1—Create a list of five discussion questions (and sample answers) about the book so we can include them in our class discussions. You will be expected to lead a discussion with at least one of these questions. (Your sample answers should be six to eight sentences in length.)

This novel taught me alot. I loved all of the concepts but practice and purpose had the most effect on me. I will continue to use them in life and never forget

“People change for two main reasons: Their minds have opened or their hearts have been broken” (Quoteistan.com). In the novel Whirligig by Paul Fleischman teenager Brent goes on a joy ride under the influence of alcohol. On that night many lives changed forever. Anyone can learn from their mistakes and change for the better.

In the book whirligig by Paul Fleischman, Brent killed a girl named Lea and is

-Decide together on your “final five” passages that you both feel constitute an important or significant moment in the book.

Group one, I really enjoyed listening to your discussion on the short story, “Love in L.A,” by Dagoberto Gilb. Your tone of voice kept me intrigued throughout the entire presentation. It is well put together and you also make it easy to follow along with even if you have not read the story. It is helpful that you started it with a summary of the story and then with an explanation of a biological strategy. It provided a better understanding about what is about to be thoroughly discussed in your presentation. It also makes it clear as to why it is helpful in literature. “It gives you, the reader, more insight into the characters and events that happen so that you can better understand everything. In knowing the author’s intentions behind the

One of the things that really popped out about the book was the quotes that Morrie would always say. They were ones you had to think about and once you understood them, it opened your mind up more and helped you understand life and experience but a wisdom filled old man. There are always more to the quotes than what people think.

“Unwind” is a fiction book about a world where kids are taken apart, and their body is used as spare parts for other people. There is some background stating that there was a second civil war fought about reproductive rights, but no real reason as to why the war started. Currently in society abortion is a sore topic for many people. Today, “unwanted babies” are killed before birth. This is known as abortion. However in the book abortion is outlawed, but unwinding was perfectly fine. Unwinding is when parents sign an order to have their child’s body parts given to a donation center while they are between the ages of 13-18. My question is how is this a better solution than abortion? By the time the kid grows up to be 13 the parents are going

IV. What is the main problem Breyer describes in Breaking the Vicious Circle concerning United States policy making? What causes it and how does the problem develop? How does it affect business? What solution does Breyer propose? Describe another plausible solution. Which of the two solutions, Breyer’s of that you just described do you consider morally preferable and why? What ethical theory discussed in class best supports your position? Critically assess this theory by contrast with other ethical theories discussed in class.