I Am David By Ann Holm

The author of “Still I Rise” is Maya Angelou, a well-known poet, author, and civil rights activist. This poem is about a poet who struggles to meet the social pressure and injustices of her time. Her poetry thus concentrates on two kinds of oppression – both racial oppression, and sexism. Amidst the challenges and adversities, she managed to survive and successfully claims that she will not be broken nor will she be defeated no matter how many times she is brought down by society. In this poem “Still I Rise”, I will be looking at critical works by Sandra Cookson, R. B. Stepto, and Lyman B. Hagen and stating why I agree with them.

David the Escaped Boy David is a twelve-year-old boy who spent his entire life locked away in a concentration camp. Anne Holm, the author of I Am David wrote a story of a young boy trying to escape this camp that he has been in his whole life. In the story I Am David, written by Anne Holm, the main character David is brave, loyal, and respectful. He escapes a camp and is now on his way to freedom with many life changing decisions to face.

Imagine your child is always testing your limits by performing mischievous actions. The child is coloring on the walls of their bedroom, playing baseball in the house, climbing on the furniture, bringing in dirt from outside, etc. How would you react? With this in mind, No, David! by David Shannon uses the relationship between pictures and words to demonstrate predictable negative comments in words from an adult figure in association to relatable child-like behaviors in pictures.

First, David’s mother gave him enough courage to keep hope his father would be all right after the Nazis arrested him. Because their own house was no longer safe from Nazi invasion, David’s family was staying with friends. However,

My mother, Lisa Dawn Hicks Kern, was born at Wadley Regional Medical Center, Texarkana, TX, on Sunday, June 15, 1969. Her father, James Kenneth Hicks, was 28 at the time of my mother’s birth; he was employed at Red River Army Depot as an electrical engineer. Her mother, Sharon Lee Clark Hicks, was 25 when my mother was born, at the time she was the home maker. My mother had an older sister who was a four year old toddler at the time of my mother’s birth. Kimberly Ann Hicks was born at Wadley Regional Medical Center, Texarkana, TX, on Monday, August 30, 1965.

Whilst reading Hal and Me, I've started to recall things that has similarly affected me in the past. When the author, Nicholas Carr, began to describe his story about his experience with the internet, I began to relate to it. First, I would like to say that I completely agree with his description of his brain being even more hungry for the net even after feeding it. Towards the end of the story, he mentions "..it was hungry. It was demnading to be fed the way the Net fed it- and the more it was fed, the hungrier it became." I was born in the generation of technology, maybe a bit earlier, yet it became a strong hold on American minds for as long as I remember. My experience with technology has overpowered my ability to do anything. It has also

He transforms from a Waknuk society member to a person who is leading an escape and battle against his former society. David has known about his telepathy for a long time, which is considered a deviation in Waknuk. He transforms into someone who is in full control of his powers and understands his telepathy for what it is. In the eyes of the Waknuk society, David is changed from normal to deviant. He then is not accepted for who he is and must run away to another land. He envisions this land as a magical place that he sees in his dreams. Instead he comes to dark, evil place called the Fringes. This is a form of transformation for David as he realizes that the world isn’t really a safe place. It is a place filled with deviations and mutants. As David journeys through his life, he becomes a trustworthy and protective person. An early example of this, is when he found out that Sophie has six toes. Instead of reporting the genetic mutation, David decided to protect Sophie's secret to keep her safe. The fact that he kept this secret reveals the change and transformation in David's overall character. He goes from being a young boy who does what he is told, to being a rebel leader for the deviant

In the essay “Hal and Me” written by Nicholas Carr, he describes two very different kind of minds. The first being the linear mind which he says is described as calm, focused, and undistracted. He states the linear mind is a product of the printing press which made book reading a popular pursuit. The new mind he describes is a product of the internet. It is described as one that skips around, gains info quickly, has a short attention span, and enjoys a lot of graphics.

Growing up I was never a big fan of reading, but as I got older I noticed books are very essential. They are filled with adventures and lessons that only exist in wildest imagination. Without books many of us wouldn't know half the things we know today. Books teaches us math , science, history ,and even how to use a computer or how to play a sport. With so many different genres to choose from and millions of books to read , the task of reading can never get boring, especially when you're actively reading

There is a beauty in books. Each book opens up your mind to a world unknown. Each page of a book makes you think to yourself "what's going to happen next?". Books give you thoughts and opinions. Books teach you things you never knew. They allow you to escape reality and enter someone else's world. Books

People from all parts of the world suffer from some form of mental disorder in a given year. Some undergo changes in personality and subconsciously give in to their illness. With the help of institutions and medical prescriptions, these options can dramatically change one’s life for the better, but problems arise when people fail to accept their diagnosis and get better. In “God Knows Where I Am,” Rachel Aviv writes about Linda Bishop, a woman who was diagnosed with schizophrenia and refused to accept her mental illness. In Aviv’s article, she brings forth the question of whether it’s morally and righteously acceptable to go against one’s will when it comes to seeking medical help.

David Landers articulates, “Witnesses can be essential to the success of any car accident claim. In many car accident scenarios, the only witnesses are the drivers of each vehicle. . . That is why the presence of additional witnesses, known as ‘third party’ witnesses, can become so crucial.”

Characters In the novel I am David one of the main characters is David who grew up in a concentration camp at age 12. His characteristics in the novel is mainly being kind and caring. These traits are shown towards many people such as a girl named ‘Maria’ who he rescued from a shed fire. Additionally, David would help strangers with carrying bags, Throughout the journey, David felt very determined throughout the journey in the novel and never gave up.

Though David represents a seemingly common boy at the time, he has several qualities that make him stand out. However, these character traits are never simply told to us. Instead, the implied author uses David’s actions, decisions, and beliefs to

Raymond Mar, a psychologist at Your University in Canada and Keith Oatley a professor An The University of Toronto, they both say that “individuals who often read fiction appear to be better able to understand other people, empathies with them and view the world from their perspectives.” I agree that reading certain types of books can help people further understand and see things from a different point of view. Reading helps to open people's eyes and to teach life lessons or to show there are other things to believe in and know other than what they have always been told to know. Getting different types of books, types that are not always the same as the books that you normally read can help you to view things differently. For example from personal experience a new book can help your imagination grow, readings helps me a lot when I need to come up with new ideas for an art class. The new places a book takes you the new images you see while you are reading the new stores you hear and the happy ending your book might have can change the way you are feeling it can brighten up your day.