Book Analysis: Don 'T Give Up !'

In Kevin Clarke’s essay from Speaking of Reading, the greatest obstruction faced by Clarke in learning to read was his own negative mindset and way of looking at himself as a reader. When Clarke was young and had just commenced reading it was evident that he had struggles and even says himself “I was too afraid I wouldn't be able to understand another book” (4). Clarke saying this illustrates that he created his own negative way of thinking by fearing failure and not understanding something which is a major obstacle for him in learning to read. In addition to this, Clarke feels as if he doesn’t have what it takes to be a superior reader and goes on to say “I assumed I was wrong...I don’t trust myself to read it right”

To being, the first chapter brings the colorful history of Liberty University. Also, the chapter describes how the founder, Dr. Jerry Falwell Sr., started the log journey to make the University what it is today. It shows that when one puts his faith into the Lord that many things can be accomplished. The Mission Statement that embraces the biblical world view. It helps us to realize our commitment to Jesus, and our loyalty to him as a Christian.

(MIP- 2) This society controls many of the rights we take for granted such as knowledge and memory, and this society gets many benefits.

As a mother of a high school student, I feel as though it is a brilliant idea to let Mr. Ishmael Beah speak to the students. The fellow peers of your school need to value how lucky they are to be in such a sheltered atmosphere. Sensing the indisputable emotions of Mr. Beah telling his story of being a boy soldier is a lesson that should not be passed up. Understanding how atrocious it must have been to fight in a war solely based on supremacy and riches would help these teenagers understand what strength and determination really is.

Strength in what remains is a nonfiction book by Tracy Kidder. It chronicles the story of a Burundian man named Deogratis. Deo, a Tutsi, survived a genocide that embroiled Burundi and Rwanda, especially from 1993-1994. deo was forced to flee the hospital where he had a medical school internship. He made his way, without any resources, to Rwanda, only to be forced to escape violence there and make his way back to Burundi and finally back to America.

I believe Ward does try to open up the minds of people of all ethnicities. There is always more than one side to every story and as human beings, we don't always see that. She wants us to open up and see the other persons point of view and be able to understand their struggles and all they go through each and everyday. Many people say that there needs to be a change in the world regarding racism. I agree, but we have to be willing to change to see a change.

Strong and bold characters are prominent throughout Tracy Kidder’s highly recommended Strength in What Remains. Deogratias, the story’s protagonist, is a poor African man who immigrates to America because of the Burundian Civil War. “A young man arrives in the big city with two hundred dollars in his pocket, no English at all, and memories of horror so fresh that he sometimes confuses past and present” (Kidder 161). Deogratias faces many challenges throughout the novel including the following: surviving a hospital filled with armed African rebels, learning the English language without a teacher, and maintaining a job where he receives constant harassment from his boss. Most readers will never be forced into a new country without any family or friends for

Bradbury ends the novel this way to show the reader that Montag was able to start a new chapter in his life and forget about he past. The author wanted to hint that there is hope/faith in a better future and this future will allow people to think the want they want to. At the end of the novel Montag recites a passage from the Bible, which states that the time of destruction has ended and the time to rebirth has begun. The author ends the novel this way to show that to every end there is a new beginning. Also, the author ended the novel with the destruction of the city to show the reader that the civilization will change/ grow and the civilization will rebuild its self like the Phoenix. The Phoenix also symbolizes that Montag was a fireman that

most of us get opinions when we meet new people . That is what happened to me when I met my best friends in Portland . I thought he didn't like me because I am younger than him . So I was trying to not talk to him and when my teachers put him in my group in class i was going to other group . Many of my classmates noticed that we didn't like each other until my car was broke.

Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder is a true story, all about one man. Deo and his journey, surviving two genocides and how he got to America, and his journey afterward. A global theme that really connects to this book is, “the analysis and evaluation of personal and social responsibility”, but why? The idea of personal and social responsibility is that it’s what you are responsible for, it’s what you see as your duty personally and in a social environment. Deo feels very responsible for the troubles going on in Burundi, his home country when he moves to the US, and therefore makes it his mission to help others. Deo helps his country because he feels bad for leaving it to fend for itself, and feels bad for leading such a profitable life when a lot of his old schoolmates are dead or don’t have a great future ahead of them. The theory is therefore that no matter one’s struggles in life, one always ends up feeling personal and social responsibility to their own cause or people. Deo struggled a lot throughout his life shown in the book and went through many misfortunes, he left Burundi with hope for his own future and returned with hope for his people. The claim is that personal and social responsibility can be to do with anything, but it’s all about looking after people in our society, feeling responsible for them, helping them.

Would You Stay or Go? “A conflict is a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist.” (literarydevices.net) Many people in our world have to make life changing decisions and they are not always the easiest thing to do. In the story If I Stay, by Gayle Forman, the main conflict is person vs. self as we see. Mia has gotten in a car accident and her family had died.

While investigators are trying to find Katherine’s killer, another skeleton gets added to the Barnes’s closet, and the granddaughter has problems of her own.

There are lots of books today that help a man achieve even more than success. This is because their topics give one the confidence as well as a very well planned track to follow if they wish to be successful. In fact, if one looks at the types of books and pieces of advice written today, becoming successful won’t be a problem at all.

Another book that we have to read together as a class, ugh. Yes, I have the same mentality as all teenagers being told what they have to read in high school. Class readings were never a passion of mine, but Strength in What Remains was something different. The story of a young man escaping genocide, boarding a plane, and becoming a successful person in New York City astonished me. Quite a few thoughts ran through my mind while reading the book. Some of them included: “How could he just leave everything he had, including his family and do this? Surely he had people who helped him through this.” Which made me wonder; if he had people in his life which made a difference, are there inspirational people who pushed and influenced me? Little

Good morning everyone. My name is Marvelous Aluko. The quote I carefully chose to begin this book talk is “Everyone is obsessed with standing out, but just want a chance to fit in” – Elizabeth Geroge. I chose this quote because the main character in my book struggled with fitting in. The quote is also very relatable to today’s society. Everyone talks about being different while trying to fit into the crowd. Being different is all about doing things that push you far outside your comfort zone. This has a lot to do with the book I chose titled The Edge of Nowhere written by Elizabeth George.