Last Leaf Chapter Summaries

our teeth with equal parts of baking soda and salt, mixed into a paste with a little water in the

After finding what Josh believed was a safe place to rest for the night ,in the woods, the two settled down and baked a potato. Suddenly, four to five boys attacked them and stole all of their belongings, save Howie’s banjo. Josh was given a black eye, and he received a gash on his head. Joey was only shaken up. They left the woods, and walked into town where Josh was scolded for street brawling. The officer was nice, however, and allowed them to sleep in the jail for the

On Every Front: The Making of the Cold War In the first chapter of the book, the author describes the devastation that the world saw after World War II was over. Paterson describes recollections about individuals like Winston Churchill who surveyed the rubble upon conclusion of the war. One excerpt I found interesting was when the prime minister entered what was left of Adolf Hitler’s chancellery. Churchill noted that his marble desk now was in a thousand pieces. The same day that Churchill surveyed Berlin, United States President Harry Truman got to look at the former Nazi Capital.

From the waves of the Gulf of Mexico to the plains of Indiana, from a barn in the Ozarks to the White House, this is a sweeping depiction of the effect of a major catastrophic change on the USA.

Mr. Gawande starts his literature on washing hands. He introduces two friends a microbiologist and an infectious disease specialist. Both work hard and diligently against the spread of diseases just like Semmelweis who is mentioned in the chapter. Something I learned, that not many realize, is that each year two million people acquire an infection while they are in the hospital. Mainly because the clinicians only wash their hands one-third to one-half as many times as they should. Semmelweis, mentioned earlier, concluded in 1847 that doctors themselves were to blame for childbed fever, which was the leading cause of

Cheryl Strayed faced many emotionally traumatizing events and instead of blacking them out and staying quiet, she exposed them so people could learn from her story and realize everyone faces troubles, so there is no need to hide them. Her worst pain came from her mother dying. Cheryl chose to deal with that in a poor manner, which she now realizes and accepts. She did drugs to escape her reality, and she slept around soon becoming numb to any and all emotions. She received a lot of negative criticism for behaving that way, but everyone handles situations differently. She was a stronger person to be able to face her mistakes and even much more to share them with the entire world. She also had to deal with her sick horse. The horse was very ill and her stepfather didn't know how to kill a horse without pain. They decided to shoot him, but he didn't die, so they shot him again and again until they ran out of bullets. This was

The story starts out when Emily and her parents were picking up Navin, they got into a car accident. Karen, David, and Emily would have survived the accident, but David did not

In this chapter we start seeing a flow threw the book Etta Mae is getting back from another one of her trips and is coming to her home which she shares with her good friend Mattie Michaels. As she arrives in a new car , with a new outfit and carrying records. This chapter the author , Gloria Naylor adds in song lyrics to give us the reader some additional information on the evens happing . “I love my man I’m a liar if I say I don’tI love my man I’m a liar if I say I don’t But I’ll quit my man I’m a liar if I say I won’t I’ve been your slave, baby Ever since I’ve been your babe I’ve been your slave Ever since I’ve been your babe But before I’ll be your dogI’ll see you in your grave My man wouldn’t give me no breakfast Wouldn’t give me no dinner Squawked about me supper then he put me outdoors Had the nerve to lay a matchbox on my clothes I didn’t have so many But I had a long, long way to go”

In the first few pages of Chapter Three, Kingsolver talks about heirloom vegetables and says “these titles stand for real stories.” What is meant by the title is heirloom plants give off seeds that end up being saved and used for many generations (112). Those seeds have history behind them; family stories that span over several years. For example, on page 144 Kingsolver talked about this heirloom seed exchange in Iowa where one of the founders’ grandfather left a pink tomato plant that his parents brought from Bavaria in the 1870s. The seeds are comparable to a family heirloom. Both get handed down from generation to generation and have a story of what the meaning of the object is and how it all got started.

Predictions: My predicted of this chapter was that it was going to say the same thing that I was thinking. But guess not. But as I started reading further into the book it give you some interest ways to so what or who care. But my real prediction was that the writer of this book” they say I say “was give us permission to literally saying who care and starting an argument with the writer of the book.

In the 21st century, the U.S culture teaches women to accept violence. Young ladies are told about dress codes to not distract boys from their education. Young ladies are also taught that they are not allowed to show their skin because it's inappropriate and it shows “too much”. Examples of rape culture are sexual jokes, blaming the

Michael and Taylor are mysteriously invited to a prestigious academy. After taylor's parents refuse Taylor is kidnapped. Michael recruits Jack and Wade to go and rescue her and his

The main character is Connie, the fifteen-year-old protagonist of the story, who is also around the

Once they get to the town James must make friends with junior son of Keith Moore who is in charge of the drug company. James gets really close to Junior. James then becomes the boyfriend to junior’s sister April. James, Kyle, Kerry, and Nicole get invited to a party with junior and April. While at the party junior brings cocaine and has some with Nicole.

The main characters, in “The Last Leaf” by O’Henry, “The Washwoman” by Isaac Singer, and “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. LeGuin, all find that it is possible to keep on living, despite their losses. Johnsy finds the will to live despite the loss of her friend, Mr. Behrman, in “The Last Leaf.” The washwoman keeps on living and working, despite the loss of her son’s loyalty and her health, as seen in “The Washwoman.” In “Gwilan’s Harp,” Gwilan finds her voice, literally, thereby learning to live despite her losses of loved ones and, most of all, her ability to play. Though each of their losses seem similar, many differences are present in those losses. Nevertheless, all of them, Johnsy, the washwoman, and Gwilan, live and learn to live despite their various losses.