Luma Mufleh Chapter Summary

The main character of the story fantasy league is a twelve year old boy named Charlie gaines. This book was written by mike lupica. this boy is a very caring and loving young boy. He is very intelligent. He is very observant and very quick on picking plays up.He shows and helps many people like the football coach. The coach is the nfl coach for the los angeles bulldogs.

Melba Beals, a young African-American, was part of the Little Rock Nine: a group of nine African-Americans who integrated into Little Rock’s renowned all-white school, Central High. In Beal’s memoir Warriors Don’t Cry, the main character Melba desperately survives through the acts of prejudice brought towards her in her white environment around her. These terrifying experiences throughout Melba’s journey reveals to the reader that a successful journey of one is always heavily assisted by important figures around that person.

The experiences of the SJ, Lucy, and Wesley Williams in, The City of Refuge are deeply penetrating. Their experiences overflow with heartache, sacrifice, love, and rebirth. In the novel, we are introduced to Lucy Williams, a troubled soul, with a generous personality. Lucy’s brother, SJ Williams, a heartbroken carpenter, who was always willing to lend a hand. Last we have Wesley Williams, Lucy’s misguided son, who loves his mom with all his heart. This family faces many trials through the novel.

Culture is very important in the community. The Fort Yukon boys are all Native Americans. The language they speak, Gwich’in is slowly fading away in all of Alaska. Only about 300 people speak this language. The Fort Yukon Eagles basketball team also holds culture within themselves. In the book, Eagle Blue, the team gets to travel all over Alaska. In one particular tournament, The NIT that is

In telling the stories of people leaving their homes, families, and oppression for equality, freedom, and a better way of life, Wilkerson describes the frustrations that compelled people to flee, the decision making process, the impact on their relationships to family, friends, and community, the challenges they faced, and their achievements and development during their stay. Throughout these different elements and with the use of Ida Mae Brandon Gladney, George Swanson Starling and Robert Joseph Pershing Foster, all of whom migrate to different cities and across different decades, Wilkerson invokes the implications of race, gender, class, and politics. In Gladney’s case, the decision to flee from Mississippi was made by her sharecropper husband, whose cousin was severely beaten over false accusations. Starling, who experienced financial mobility working at a Detroit plant, was forced to return home to Florida due to the riots and mob. Additionally, Foster’s brilliance and qualifications begin to be acknowledged when a white woman publicly

The novel begins with preseason football in the heat of a Texas summer. The players and coaches practice over 4 hours a day in 100-degree weather. The media is affecting every player pushing for a state championship and college scouts at every practice. The boys who gave completely of themselves for their sport are unique personalities. From dedicated quarterback Mike Winchell to Harvard-bound Brian Chavez to the inscrutable Ivory Christian, the team was full of young men who were singular human beings, each one bringing something special and indefinable to their group. And that's just scratching the very surface.The book recounts the tragic story of Boobie Miles, team’s star running back who had been highly recruited by all of the major programs. He is expected to attend and earn a scholarship to a large state college. The community

Clarkston, Atlanta has gone through major change in the past decade. They have had a massive influx of refugees from all around the world. With this change comes the question of will Clarkston be able to adapt and survive this change? Some people of the town adapt better than others. Luma Mufleh helps some of these people get used to their town that is not the same. Some people in Clarkston can not accept that their town is made up of refugees and will refuse to communicate and cooperate. The refugees on Luma’s team and some from around her have taken it upon themselves to “be the bigger man” and try to get along with the people of Clarkston. Clarkston is still trying to make it.

Linda Sue Park’s intriguing novel A Long Walk to Water reveals the impact of the devastation of war on Sudan's inhabitants and the ultimate struggle for survival. Even though giving up continues to be the easiest option, Salva Dut, an adolescent from South Sudan, fights for his life while holding on to the little hope he has. In spite of the devastation and conflict, Salva remains strong and continues to persevere to survival, saving numerous lives along the way. Salva, still with hope, struggles to survive while persevering thorough the countless hardships he encounters.

After a year, her father arrived at the camp and Houston began to see the camp for what it really was, her birthplace (Houston, 47). The camp had been the end for her father, but for her, it had been the place where life truly began. She had entered the camp as a child, eyes closed but as the years passed, her eyes could no longer stay shut. Manzanar forced Houston into a lifestyle where she was no longer carefree but instead aware of the world around her (Houston, 40). Her ‘awakening’ was sparked by her father’s return from Fort Jackson. Her papa had always presented himself as a great man, buying expensive clothing and always chasing a dream. When he returned from the Fort, Houston saw him for who he truly was, not who he presented himself to be. “He wasn’t a great man. He wasn’t even a very successful man. He was a poser, a braggart, and a tyrant (Houston, 58).” Manzanar kept adults busy and the children had no choice but to become independent individuals. The camp enlightened Houston and the other kids to the real world and what had become of it.

Lorien, which is the home planet for the main character, is a planet that is a hundred times older than earth. Twenty five thousand years ago before Lorein could time travel their planet was going to die. They made a commitment to change their ways and slowly get rid of harmful chemicals, bombs, pollutants and guns. In time the damage began to reverse itself and parts of the population started to evolve. They started getting incredible powers at random no specific set of powers. Another planet, Mogadore, faced the same issues, but its people were less concerned. After they used up all their resources they decided to take over Lorien. It was a fierce battle and the Lorien citizens fought to the end,but failed to save their planet from the Mogadorian invasion. Six children were sent out and they hunt began between the rest of the Lorien race and the Mogadorians.

The author uses various examples and evidences to support his ideas almost every chapter in the book. Based on his evidences, creative breakthroughs tend to be imagined as a light bulb flashing inside the brain whenever people think about it. He also gives us an idea of the connecting of creativity between people in deferring areas of study to our understanding of the brain and how it works. For example, in the beginning of the book Lehrer starts by stressing on the fact that every creative journey begins with a problem, then out of nowhere and when we least expect it, comes insight (Lehrer 6-7). Another example found in chapter two, Lehrer mentions that the color blue actually helps test-takers relax and do better job than the color red, explaining

This non-fiction article was written in April, 2001, due to the arrival of The Lost Boys in Fargo, North Dakota. They came from a war zone, Sudan, Africa, that , not only destroyed families throughout the country, but also created more tension between the rivals and the

The movie plot surrounded the main character of Coach Boone, an African American football coach who transferred to a new school district that has just been desegregated. Coach Boone is a leader, not only as the head of a football team but an influence of positive change. He uses his legitimate power when first approaching his new team, then uses referent and reward power as team cohesion increases. He defined the team and set difficult goals with clear performance expectations when he tells the players he expects perfection. He accomplishes this perfection through leading and influencing others, like the team captains and his assistant coach. When Coach Boone first met his players he announced that no one would be cut from the team. He allowed his captains to decide who the undesirable members were and for them to decide to cut the players themselves. Coach Boone was also quick to identify his key stakeholders, the players. This allowed him to focus his efforts on the team atmosphere and organizational commitment and not on his new position.

In order to live up to the reputation of the town and peers, the Permian Panthers and the coaches set goals so that they will have a winning season. The goal that is set is to win the state championship and nothing, including injury will change that goal. This occurs when Boobie Miles, the star running back, chooses to play in spite of a torn ALC, rather than yielding to the unimaginable pain that he is in. The team imposed a structure, which establishes the goals and values of the team, therefore reinforcing the team’s solidarity to winning the championship not only for them but for the town.

Coach Carter is a 2005 movie which was based upon a true story. The movie underlines the social structure and stratification of life in the American ghetto. The theme of the movie is the outcome of such societal boundaries on this group of students who play basketball; how it outlines their life, affects their social life and also their life goals. The movie depicts a Structural-functionalist of society