From Victim To Victor Brooke Ellison Summary

She dedicated her life to helping the sick and elderly after the war. Even though she was beaten throughout

Many individuals have flashbacks after experiencing trauma. Survivors of such horrible traumas sometimes can act out in violence, after something triggers them to remember the ordeal. The novel The Suspect by L.R. Wright, offers a realistic account of what goes on in the mind of an individual who has committed murder. Throughout the novel, I made connections to many real life examples of how trauma has affected the lives of criminals and their victims, through either alcohol or mental illness. Individuals affected by this sort of trauma can seek medical or social help in order to be able to learn how to cope with daily living.

worked against him for the good of her country. Her heroic life was especially shown by her

In the book called Spilled Milk, it talks about a little girl her name is Brooke. She lives in New York with her dad, mom, bother, and sisters. Brooke has kept a secret. The secret was that she had been sexually abused by her father, from a young child to about the age of sixteen. The act of being sexually abused by her father is terrible. Brooke also, took more abuse in the effort to stop her father from abusing her siblings. All her life she knew something was off about her dad and didn’t understand why until she realized she was being abused. Brooke’s mother read Brooke’s journal about the problems that her and her siblings were having. She made a promise to Brooke to try to help.

she was also one of the bravest people there are, and she never gave up a step of the way.

The short book Victims by Phillip Shaw Paludan highlights the killings of fifteen individuals during the Civil War in a remote Appalachian area in North Carolina. This area, called Shelton Laurel, was home to many families and most of them were poor. What Paludan writes is how the Civil War gave way for revenge. Because of the location of Shelton Laurel, the Confederates often tried to take control of the area and recruit many people for their war efforts. Unionist also wanted recruits from this area as well.

One of her most important achievements was introducing school medical services and school meals. She did this because she believed that children could not learn of they were hungry or sick.

Mother: was a very confident woman who believed in high morals and ethic. Known for being very composed, calm, and confident. Very tough lady who harvested the crops, maintained a beautiful home, and took care of all of the farm animals. Also, a deep in her religion as her husband was. 3 sons as a single mom, Communist terrorist came into her

She displayed a kindhearted spirit, although somehow naïve, since she let go of a spy, and a lenient character.

She relied on the kindness of others to guide her.

other people and listen to their problems no matter how hard it was for her. Minerva

When she returned, her people were able to see that she actually was capable of making smart and strategic decisions outside of the bedroom. She single-handedly damped out the makings of a great famine by raising taxes on the wealthy and rationing her nations provisions. She also made the smart decision of protected papyrus at all costs, which shows her value of education and

She stood up for what she believed to be right and did not back

She was a good person, and she believed that kindness would help her. No matter what her

She did not listen to her family’s “suggestions” and did not back down when her adversaries humiliated her. I saw my potential