Book Summary: The Rules

She is soon swept off her feet by a man who is much younger named Tea Cake. Janie’s relationship with Tea Cake is extremely different than her previous relationships. She is stronger and more independent now. She also is married to him because she chose to be, not because she is forced to be or was tricked into marriage.. Tea Cake’s acceptance and respect towards Janie helps her grow and allow her to let her guard down. For the first time, Janie is happy and in love. During this time, love was rare in a marriage because most marriages were set up simply for financial stability. In her previous marriages, the men wanted to control and mold her to be the perfect wife. Tea Cake just wants Janie to be happy and does not expect her to be his trophy wife. Because of this they have a more enjoyable and adventurous relationship rather than a strict and controlling relationship. Though their relationship did end tragically, Tea Cake has shown Janie the true meaning of real

In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand, the city has numerous rules and controls. The council wants the city to have sameness. Equality 7-2521 lives in a world of ‘we’ and creates a solution that would possibly end the sameness that the council wants. He was afraid that because he was different he would be sent away until he builds up the courage to seek for knowledge. He is located in an underground tunnel living out his days writing as a sin.

However, when she is confronted with letting her "friend" Kristi find out about Jason, Catherine hesitates. She keeps her secret, is not seen with Jason in front of Kristi, and hesitates involving Kristi in anything involving Catherine and Jason. When Jason learns about a dance that Catherine is not going to, he basically tells her that her rule not to dance in public is stupid. Ultimately, Catherine overcomes her concern for what Kristi thinks, and Catherine and Jason dance all night.

“Where is it Written? ” by Adam Schwartz, is a story about a boy whose dealing with family issues. Sam first tried to convince his dad to sue his mom for custody so he could spend more time with him. Then, Sam lived with his mother and it wasn’t really good. Finally, he ended up living with his father. Coming of age is an important theme that relates an adolescent’s movement toward adulthood and the corresponding awakening to a new understanding of his or herself and the world around him or her.

The story opens with death being the narrator, who claims that he likes a brown sky and that he has seen a girl three times-at the death of her brother,a crashed plane, and a destroyed town from a bomb attack. The girl was Liesel Memminger, a nine year old German girl who is traveling with her mother and brother to her new home-a foster home. Her brother, Werner unfortunately didn’t make it on the way, so they had him buried, and that was when Liesel stole her first book. Upon arriving to Himmel Street in Molching, she is greeted by Hans and Rosa Hubermann, but mostly Hans. Hans and Liesel soon grew fond of each other, and as for Rosa, it is the complete opposite.

This is my book. It’s by Matthew J. Kirby. It is about 3 children named Giuseppe, Hannah, and Frederick. Giuseppe is an orphaned street musician, who earns money each day to give to his master by playing his violin. Giuseppe thinks that he will never be able to go back to his home in Italy until one day he finds a green violin. When Giuseppe plays the green violin, he can earn more money in 2 songs than a whole day of playing with his normal violin. But his hopes are shattered when his master finds the green violin. Hannah, a strong willed girl, is a maid in a grand hotel. With a sick father, Hannah struggles to earn enough money for her whole family to survive on. Her life is one of the constant struggles until she meets a new guest at the hotel and learns of a mysterious treasure. The new guest “Mme. Pomeroy” hires Hannah to become her personal maid as she was on the verge of being fired. But Hannah steals a diamond necklace in order to pay for her father’s

Crawford continues to run the store, for months after Jody dies. It is there she meets her next love interest, Tea Cake. Janie has had many suitors come calling since Jody died, but none are quite like Tea Cake. First he teaches her how to play checkers, then does the unthinkable and walks her home, at night no less. Jody would not have approved, however, Tea Cake is the opposite of Jody. While the pair have immediate chemistry, Crawford is reluctant to give away her heart and with that her freedom. Janie eventually marries Tea Cake and they have two great years together before she kills him. When Janie marries again, she does not lose her sense of self like in the other two marriages: she talks to the neighbors, wears her hair down, and works a job in the fields. Tea Cake is the closest she comes to the love in her fantasy, but every couple has their problems. Both Tea Cake and Janie are very possessive of each other, instead of her being the only object of jealousy, she also feels some too. When Janie feels that green headed monster, that is how she knows she is in love with Tea Cake, a man who does not change her, a man who does not force her to be someone she is not. Janie can only find the man of her dreams, once she has discovered who she is and what she

Rules by Cynthia Lord is a story of a 12 year old girl, Catherine who wants to lead a 'normal' life but has difficulty doing so because she has a younger brother, David who has Autism. Her life and her families' life revolves around her brother's disability. She has a set of rules for him like "When the bathroom door is closed, knock (especially if Catherine has a friend over)" and "keep your pants on in public" so David does not embarrass her with his behaviors. Throughout the novel, one of these 'rules' heads each chapter, and more are scattered throughout the text; Catherine writes all the 'rules' down at the back of the sketchbook she carries everywhere.

After all he insulted her yard and her beloved chickens. Bryce, on the other hand, had a new found appreciation for Juli. He never realized all the small quirks he liked about her and it took time but he came to conclusion that he likes Juli. Unfortunately for Bryce Juli was ignoring and avoiding him. She didn’t want anything to do with him. A few weeks later, at a school event that Bryce was featured in their relationship took a turn. Bryce was one of his school’s basket boys and would be bid on. As much as Juli would have loved to bid on him she held herself back and bid on Jon Trulock. She ended up winning lunch with him. Bryce was sold for a very high amount to two of the most popular girls in the school but all he could think about is Juli. So he decided to take action. He stood up and tried to kiss Juli, even though Juli wanted this for the longest time she pulled away. He just wanted to talk to her but she ran away and paid no attention to him. She biked home that day faster than ever, so Bryce wouldn’t be able to talk to her. She then locked herself in her

Here it is I think Kristi won’t come to the dance because I told her I wasn’t going but I’m wrong. Probably two minutes after Jason comes inside Ryan and Kristi walk in. “Catherine? I thought you couldn’t come! I’m so happy you changed your mind”. I stand up. “Jason this is Ryan and my next-door neighbor Kristi”. I could Kristi was confused by the way she moved her eyebrow. “Jason can’t talk so he uses these cards, and I’ve been making words for him. He’s my very good friend”. Jason taps. Catherine. Talk. About. You. All the time. That’s when Kristi says “Really. She could’ve told me more about you”. Now I feel like a squished

“Revising the Rules” was first published by Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company in 1993 and has been revised in 1997 and 2000. This is a summary for the seventh chapter of the second edition of the 2000 revision. Haussamen begins the seventh chapter with a brief introduction into the subject, which is the use of pronouns “he” and “they” and the controversy of their usage. Within the chapter, Haussamen informs the reader of the historical usage and how each pronoun is used presently. He cites examples from various media, and ultimately, determines whether “he” or “they” should be used for singular gender-neutral or indefinite antecedents.

This fictional book tells an emotional story about the change in the bond between two best friends as they grow up. During the 1960s, drugs such as marijuana and LSD was common among the hippies and this leads to a life-changing decision that changes the lives of the two best friends, Mark and Bryon. Bryon’s girlfriend’s younger brother, M&M, takes a turn to an unexpected world of drugs that change him from the sweet boy he once was, to a scared and weak boy. Drugs were the fault to this problem and when Bryon finds out that his best friend Mark has sold drugs to earn money, he makes a decision that changed both of their lives forever.

Autism can be a very challenging experience for any family. Beginning at the diagnosis process, up until adult life, this mental inception is an experience that will break you emotionally and physically at some point. Completely disregarding the things that these families go through would be an atrocity to human compassion. By obeying the “Golden Rule” that we are taught as children will show us that autistic people have a potentially unprecedented level of intelligence. In order to observe this, one needs to push past the mental barriers that are instilled due to their perception of the world.

Stage managers have an important job such as keeping the cast and crew focused, and "giving notes on production problems like missed entrances" (Pickard, 166). They also have an important job handling the prompt book. This book helps to know the different type of cues, like scenery changes, lighting, sound, etc. There are so many cues in a production that it must be hard to keep track of, especially if a prompt book never existed. Could you imagine memorizing all the cues in a show and being able to communicate these cues with the technical crew? Sort reminds me of being an actor, where actors have lines/blocking to memorize and being able to communicate with their fellow actors. The prompt book makes it easier for the stage manager when he/she

In life, each person has to follow rules at some point. The rules can relate to school, home, religion, etc. Our society follows rules everyday to make their life better. Throughout the short story, “Rule of the Game”, the author, Amy Tan describes the title using life experiences of the protagonist, Waverly Jong. This story is about a young girl, Waverly who lives in Chinatown, San Francisco and is passionate about chess. While exploring the world of chess, Waverly learns that in life she will have to follow rules made by others to achieve success. Waverly follows rules while playing chess and her mother creates rules for her to succeed.