Collins Sacrifice

In the book, I Survived Hurricane Katrina a boy and his family struggle to survive Hurricane Katrina.The boy is split from his family and has to depend on himself, as well as the people around.The author's purpose of writing that book is to educate about what happened in hurricane katrina.This book kind of did change me because it made me more aware on the topic of hurricanes, and the destruction that it causes.

3. Examine the cover of the novel. What images do you see? How do you think the images are connected to the story?

2. What was interesting about the process you went through in writing this paper, and what did you learn from it? The process of researching the topic was very interesting because although I had already read the novel, re-reading parts of it allowed me to elaborate more in this assignment.

Q1. What is the title? Who wrote your book? What genre is it? What is it about?

12. If you were to talk with the author, what would you ask him or her?

In both Night and Life and Beautiful, Wiesel and Benigni showcase the subjects/ideas of _______________ and ________________. Thesis Statement: While Night and Life is Beautiful both demonstrate the theme of (insert theme here) similarly, they develop the theme of (insert theme here) in very different ways. 1st Evidence from Night beginning

Sacrifice does not always require death. It can be any type of loss, varying from loss of integrity, to freedom or pride. In DBC Pierre’s novel, Vernon God Little, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, “The Wreck of the Hesperus,” the theme of sacrifice is communicated through the protagonists’ actions. The theme of the two texts, are demonstrated specifically through the character’s sacrifice of life, integrity, and dignity.

The Outsiders Essay – Describe an interesting theme from a text you have studied. Explain why this theme is interesting.

2.      Identify the author’s main idea(s). In other words, what is the main point the author is attempting to make about the book?

Discuss the use of imagery in two stories of your choice. How do the various images work in a particular story to bring its subject matter into focus? Is there a central image? And how does this enhance or confuse or complicate the effect of the story?

I: All throughout grade school and even high school, my teachers, parents, and even friends told me not to take the easy way out when it comes to books. Always read the book before the movie. I usually took the easy way out, watched the movie, and then skim the book. After doing this project I see what everyone was talking about. The book is much better than the movie, it gives you more of a sense of what is going on, a greater sense of when the story takes place, and it gives the characters more definition.

2. Based on the readings from weeks one and two, choose one passage written by one of the authors we’ve read. Identify the author and the title of the work. Then analyze the passage you chose in terms of its significance and historical impact. You should explain why it was chosen, look at the details provided in the passage, and explain in detail what the passage suggests about the work as a whole including its value to American history as well as to American literature.

Ok this essay is going to discuss each of these themes with examples on how they're used in the story. First the price of progress, then manipulation, and finally the most seen in the story the lack of honesty. Let's get started on price of progress shall we.

The time that Suzanne Collins lived in when she was writing this book had a heavy effect on the plot of the book. It was from watching tv when the concept of the hunger games came to her. She was surfing the channels and saw a reality tv show where people were competing to stay in the game and a footage from the invasion of Iraq. The two concepts mixed in her mind and led her to the hunger games. She published the book in 2008 which was a time when reality shows, like Survivor, were very popular. If the reader approaches this book thinking of it as a reality tv show, a lot of the same themes arise.

Trace three of the following threads through the novel. In two paragraphs for each explain the various literary effects of each of the threads and how each is related to the theme. Use quotations from the novel to support each analysis.