Lois Simmie's Priorities

It was the beginning of October, and a 17-year-old teenager was hiding by a chain link fence. He had just stolen a purse from a nearby house, and a neighbor had called the police. An officer by the name of Elton Hymon had arrived and was trying to arrest the kid, whose name was Edward Garner. Garner began to climb the 6-foot fence, and Officer Hymon,

“I have hated the words and I have loved them and I hope I have made them right” Quoted from page 528. This paper will sum up the main events, what occurs after, and some tragedies in The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Talking about what really was happening while the Hubermann’s door were closed and the lights were off. The truth about what was really happening behind those stacks of paint cans and bed sheets in the basement. Too bad it all ended the way it did, but to be fair they do say you have to go through the rain to get to the rainbow.

They brought her down to the station to be questioned. There were two people in this tight, dark, eerie room. The police and Miss strangeworth stared intensely at each other for what felt like hours. It was silence but you could hear Miss Strangeworth crying of fear. The officer began to ask simple questions. He started with the ‘who’ of this investigation. “I am the only one writing these letters” she confesses “But I have a letter on almost everyone in this small town.” The officer asks for how long she has been writing these letters

Reading contributes to a major part in a high school student's life. Whether it's reading a textbook, notes, a novel, or even posts on social media, we are continually absorbing new information through reading. Canada Reads hosted by CBC has been celebrating marvellous works of Canadian literature since 2002. This annual battle of the books features five novels consisting of a common theme. Each book is then defended by a representative, by the end of the four series podcast they will chose one book they believe all Canadians should read. Participating in this event was incredible. I was able to learn new things along with improving my reading and writing skills. Therefore, Canada Reads should become a part of the grade eleven curriculum due

Countries all over the world are dealing with violence, but gun violence is a huge problem in America specifically. With shootings occurring all around the country, disaster strikes the fictional town of Opportunity, Alabama, when a high school dropout re-enrolls with a gun in hand. Tyler is the boy who brings a gun to school, but This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp tells the events of this school shooting through the eyes of Tyler’s ex-girlfriend, Tyler’s sister, her girlfriend, and her girlfriend’s twin brother. Though the event begins and ends within the course of two hours, this book teaches strong lessons about the understanding of privacy, how important preparedness is, and appreciating loved ones.

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I despise being told how and what to think, and the book felt more and more oppressive as I was forced to suffer through it. Matthiessen leaves no room for the reader to form their own opinions. I understand that history will always have the historian’s opinion attached to it, but having it forced down my throat lacks tact. It’s even worse when I find myself continually disagreeing with and questioning the book, especially when I conduct my own research. One example (and I could give so many examples, I could write my own book) would be “X”, an unnamed man who was mentioned in the epilogue of the book. This man claimed to be the real killer of the two FBI agents, on tape while a shadow obscured his face. Honestly, when I read this I burst out laughing. Matthiessen has lost all credibility after including this tall tale in the republication of his book. This book was literally sued for libel by members of the U.S. government. After eight years, Matthiessen releases this precious second edition with the hilarious epilogue, figuring that he cannot be sued for libel again. The reason why I am so sure that the “X” story is completely false is because an AIM leader, Darrelle “Dino” Butler, came forward and said so. Butler was a key character in the book; he was accused of killing the two FBI agents but was then acquitted. He is no doubt one of the most important voices of AIM. He gains nothing from saying that “X” is a myth. In an interview, Butler even mentions that after he publicly stated that “X” was a lie, Matthiessen called him up in anger, believing that Butler was “making him look like a

To write a book about an anonymous murder suspect is one thing. To write such a book about someone you have known and cared for for ten years is quite another. And yet, that is exactly what has happened” (Rule xl). Ann Rule was born on October 22, 1930, in Lowell, Michigan to the parents of Chester and Sophie Stackhouse. With both her grandfather and uncle working as sheriffs and her cousin becoming a prosecutor, Ann Rule was born into the field of law enforcement. As a youngster, she listened to police tales and later found an interest in true crime literature as she grew older. Ann remembers spending summer vacations with her grandparents; helping her grandmother prepare meals for the prisoners. The people she encountered seemed normal enough

Lisa Scottoline in the novel, Lady Killer, skillfully illustrates the reality between the law and relationships. Scottoline supports her demonstration by telling the story between Mary DiNunzio, her work, and friendships. Scottoline’s purpose is to capture the reader with realistic events that are normally not talked about in order to grasp the interest of her readers, and reveal the reality of criminal justice. Scottoline writes in a conversational tone for her young readers without previous knowledge about criminals nor law.

Imagine someone you know and love, maybe a family member or close friend, got shot and paralyzed simply for waving at a car? That’s what happened to Debra Dickenson’s nephew Johnny (317). It’s not surprising that she feels angry, especially at the person who committed this crime. Her anger is evident by the direct and personal tone Dickenson has throughout the essay. Dickenson never mentions her nephew’s attacker specifically, instead she says she already knows

“The Pied Piper of Tucson” and Angela Carter’s “The Fall River Ax Murders,” both of which happened in real life. All of the authors and director tackled each of their work incongruently, yet somehow all have an immense impact on society that some of the cases the occurred over a century ago such as the spinster who murdered her parents can still be relevant to today’s events. After all, the author and the director who are the individuals with the ultimate power of creating a more realistic event regardless whether the piece of work is a fiction or a non-fiction. In the case of Charles Howard Schmid Jr., the “folk hero” of the lonely town of Tucson (Moser 201), Moser documented piece by piece the events leading to Schmid’s trials.

The information above is clearly saying that Simmie indeed achieve her purpose educating people by doing this true to life novel book, which is about love and murder story of Sgt. John Wilson, all her time and effort has paid off , after making a remarkable

The developmental stage of a young child’s life is very crucial and can be impacted by the media. In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Liesel Meminger is a young girl living in a very important part of Germany’s history, the Second World War. Liesel’s childhood unfolds and develops against the backdrop of a time when words, books specifically were used for power and control. Liesel is someone who has a love for reading and, as such, books become very important to her, not only for her education but for her rebellion and discovering her true identity. Throughout the novel, books become a crucial symbol used to convey the desires and discovery of identity for the main character as her childish ignorance changes to her mature adulthood.

Though set in entirely dissimilar countries at different points in history, Margaret Atwood’s ‘Alias Grace’ and Hannah Kent’s ‘Burial Rites’ possess significant comparisons. Both for instance, are fictionalized historical novels following the tribulations of a female protagonist convicted of murder and both have been widely acclaimed for their incredible literary style which merges classic poetry, epigraphs, folklore and historical articles with fiction. The most striking parallel between each novel that can be drawn, however, is the way in which authors masterfully craft the stories of untrustworthy, cunning and deceptive criminals to elicit sympathy from their audiences. Readers of the novel and secondary characters alike are gradually pulled into sympathising with ambiguous and untrustworthy female leads, Grace Marks (Alias Grace) and Agnes Magnusdottir (Burial Rites). Despite the heavy suspicions of others and a lack of evidence to support their claims of innocence, these characters present artfully manipulated features of their defence stories to provoke empathy, sympathy and trust from those within the novel, and those reading it.

Ward describes truth as “limiting” when trying to really get inside and understand something, “It didn’t seem like I could say what I wanted to say by telling a non-fictional account.” The novel is told from the point of view of three narrators affected by the Starkweather murders. In 1991, Lowell Bowman’s continued inability to cope with his parents’ murder is jeopardizing his marriage and family. In 1962, 14-year-old Susan Hurst is isolated and lonely, abandoned by her manic-depressive mother and obsessing over Lowell, a victim of the Starkweather murders. In 1958, Caril Ann Fugate rebels against her parents and the extreme poverty of her life, accepting the love and devotion of the handsome Charles Starkweather. Many of the details of the story come from fact, although Ward insists: “when something that really happened inspired me, I put it in, but I never felt like I had to be grounded in truth.”