Facts About Owen Birnbaum: Who Is My Hero?

With grades where an A is never found and an IQ comparable to a goldfish, you can guess that Donovan Curtis is far from a genius. But you don’t have to be brilliant to be the hero of the story. In the novel Ungifted by Gordon Korman, several themes are presented. One theme could be there is always a way to solve a problem. Another important theme might be it’s better to work together. Additionally, a theme to consider is friends and family will always be by your side. In Ungifted, the main character Donovan Curtis is a rebel who always finds himself in trouble. When he ends up breaking the school’s statue of Atlas, all he wants is to avoid getting in trouble. But, the superintendent Dr. Schultz is hunting down Donovan to make sure that he’ll

In 1978 Bennett Barbour was accused of a sexual assault of a 19 year old William and Mary college student. He was picked out a line up by the victim despite the fact he didn’t match the discerption given by the rape victim. Bennett Barbour was a 22 year old handy man at the time of these charges, close to his arrest he and his wife was expecting a new born child. Bennett Barbour served 5 years in prison before making parole. Even though all the evidences showed that Mr. Barbour couldn’t have committed this crime he was still convicted. In May 2012 Mr. Barbour was formally cleared of the rape charges but has not yet been compensated for it. Bennett

“I stood there for a minute feeling especially fat. I mean, I always feel fat, but sometimes I feel like a boulder. And I just stand there, letting it happen because I'm a boulder and that's what boulders do.” Owen Birnbaum’s life has been tragically altered due to the death of his parents. The result of this accident, is an eating habit that causes him to mentally call himself a boulder, one of the most meaningful symbols in the novel. Throughout Slob by Ellen Potter, there are a series of big and small symbols that identify significant parts of Owen’s life.

In his essay Hidden Intellectualism, Gerald Graff emphasizes the idea that to be an intellectual one does not have to excel in school. Graff argues that a person’s intelligence should not be measured by solely what they learned and how they progressed through school, rather, intelligence should be measured by more secular standards. Throughout the essay, Graff provides many examples on how this biased view of intellectualism affected him and others in his childhood and how he suggests that school curriculum be changed to better reflect the different types of intellectualism.

In Wonder by R.J. Palacio, a boy named August has trouble going through middle school because he was born with a problem in his face. With the help of Jack Will, a kind, brave, and affectionate boy, August is able to conquer the challenges he faced in middle school. I chose Jack for this assignment because he faces middle school with August and is very close to him which gives more insight on how he really is. What I really like about Jack is that he stood up for August when most people would not and what I do not like about him is that at times peer pressure made him act a certain way to betray August. I guess in a way I am similar to Jack because if I see someone struggling with anything I always try to help.

After examining Mark’s scenario it was clear to see the developmental issues faced by this young man from various domains. For example, in Marks situation he shows signs of middle childhood biosocial development by how he assumes that the bullying is caused by his size and how he blames himself for the situation. In the book, The Developing

In the story “Street Pharm” by Allison Van Diepen,Ty Johnson is intelligent because he shows up to his classes and actually participates in class.One example that shows Ty is intelligent is him and his partner Alyse got an A on their history project.This shows that Ty is intelligent even when he didn't want to go he did got really good grades in his classes but his favorite was history.Another example that shows Ty is intelligent is because he made the best decisions for his business.For example he was gonna have Darkman killed by a hitman but instead of wasting his time and money on a hitman he decided he was gonna have someone snitch on Darkman during a drug deal.Not only is he smart in the classroom he is also smart about his business and his decisions.This proves Ty Johnson is very intelligent.

In the book, The Chosen by Chaim Potok, Danny Saunders really stands out. Rebellious thoughts and actions take over his character most of the time, while other times he keeps to himself and attempts to stay out of trouble. Throughout the story, he truly evolved as a student, friend, and kid in general. However, sometimes he can still show a bit of the childishness he began with. On top of all these things though, he also had his somewhat silent, suffering side.

Big is beautiful, but not when being big is detrimental to your health. The fat acceptance movement does more harm than good. Being overweight, or fat is bad for your health and can take years off of your life. With balanced diet and exercise, you can be both beautiful and healthy while avoiding medical and public

A character that I liked while watching the film was Boy. For an 11 year-old boy, Boy has a fantastic imagination and is always optimistic. From what we see in the movie, Boy has had a difficult life but only when it comes to his parents. Other than that his life is all right. In some ways I can relate to Boy because his father doesn’t live with him and neither does mine, but he is always optimistic that his father will come back and see him. Boy lives with is grandmother and 5 other kids. When his grandmother goes away to a funeral, Boy becomes in charge of the house and everyone inside it, every night he cooks them meals and puts them to bed. I find this quite admirable of Boy because he doesn’t have to do it if he doesn’t want to, but it is his responsibility so he does it. Also when his father arrives home with his two friends, Boy does the polite thing and offers them a cup of tea, “would you fellas like a cuppa tea?” This shows that even for a young age Boy is already quite grown up and knows how to treat company. I admire Boy because later on in the film, the father does something that hurts Boy a lot and then for Rocky’s sake, who is Boy’s younger brother, he forgives his father because Rocky still thinks that his father is cool, even if Boy doesn’t and Boy doesn’t want to ruin that for

After my observation I came to the conclusion that the subject meets the milestones and stages for the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development. Judging from the drawing that the girl made we can assume that the girl is gifted. According to my naturalistic observation there is nothing unusual in the development of the girl. According to her age she is absolutely adequate.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the story of a unique high school student named Charlie and his journey of self-discovery throughout his freshman year. Charlie’s personality changes drastically from the beginning of the book to the end of it; and this is what I want to focus on. First I am going to detail Charlie’s personality at the beginning of the book and then use Erik Erikson’s theory of Psychosocial Development, Kohlberg’s theory of Moral Development, Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development and an article about adolescent bulling to analyze them. I will then use examples from the book and film to illustrate his growth in the respected areas. Through these major theories of psychology I will show Charlie’s evolution from a wallflower to a human being.

He is considered to be obese according to his BMI, but he enjoys participating in extracurricular activities such as soccer, basketball, and Boy Scouts. He stated that he does feel very self-conscious about his weight and that when people make fun of him for it, he’ll usually make fun of himself because it doesn’t hurt as much.

Unlike Bender, Brian would not need any guidance for proper behavior because he is a “teacher pleaser.” Brian is seen as a “geek,” one who enjoys participating in academic clubs, learning and always follows the rules. Brian’s confidence is linked to his grades, his parent’s perceptions and his peer’s perceptions of him.

Tony is a good example of a boy who grew up disciplined, trustworthy, playful, and is an innocent child. He had a dream that almost every child would have; to learn how to ride a bicycle, to stroll with it, with a friend to the neighborhood. As an innocent and curios child, he went with his friend at the looting and thinking that maybe they can get their dream bicycles there. As a friend with Pitoy they had their own secrets, and Tony who didn’t got the bicycle, uses the secret Pitoy had told him, for him to use the bicycle at a time. Clever