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The book Stargirl, written by Jerry Spinelli, is about a girl named Stargirl Caraway. Stargirl recently enrolled in a new high school after being previously homeschooled. She was different from the other students in several ways. Stargirl wore different outfits and acted differently from the other kids. She plays her ukulele at lunch and she is nice to everyone despite not receiving the same treatment from the other kids. After amusing behavior at a football game, Stargirl becomes a cheerleader and is the most popular girl in school. However, Stargirl was cheering for the opposing team during basketball season, the student body turned on her. After some time during the school year, the student body accepted Stargirl for who she was after the dance. Throughout the story, Stargirl was treated too harshly by the other students from the first few months of school when everything about her was being judged and through her acceptance, eventual rejection, of her by the students.

Rick Yancey’s science fiction novel, “The Last Star,” takes place in a modern day society where the government has become corrupted and is now working against the human race. Most of the people left after the 5 waves, barely even try to stay alive. They know the odds of surviving is a lot to a little, so they think what is the point of staying alive a week longer. Although, a group of 6 people try their hardest and their best to stay alive. These 6 people are probably the only 6 people in their world that is trying to stay alive. And because they try their best, they end up surviving much longer than other people. This suggests that a possible theme for Rick Yancey’s “The Last Star” is that however much

America has always been fascinated by the notoriety of serial killers; however, there is not much scholarship on female serial killers and their histories. On YouTube, there is a podcast named "The Big Séance Podcast" hosted by Patrick Keller. Within the podcast Patrick is having a discussion with Victoria Cosner Love about Madame Lalaurie and her history. Madame Lalaurie was born in 1775 to Barthelmy Louis Macarty and Marie Jeanne Lovable, the Macarty’s were prominent among New Orleans society, having emigrated to the Big Easy (New Orleans) from Ireland in the 1730s. Victoria is the author of the book, "Mad Madame Lalaurie: New Orleans' Most Famous Murderess Revealed" which portrays the real-life Delphine Lalaurie. This podcast discussion will be reviewed by the dramatics used by the sources, the aspect of having an agenda, the credibility of Victoria Love, and the accuracy of their contents.

In the book Enchantress from the Stars there are many themes. One of the themes was sacrifice for love. Many of the characters in the book sacrificed something for someone or something they loved.

Henson also said that she is very excited to welcome the 'Kill Bill' actress, Vivica A. Fox on the set. As the production team already confirmed that Fox is joining the

Princess Leia, who is in charge of the Rebel Alliance, is being held hostage by the evil villians of the Galactic Empire in their effort to take over the galaxy. Luke Skywalker and Captain Han Solo team up with the lovable robotic duo, R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue Princess Leia and restore justice in the galaxy.

“She is today. She is tomorrow”. These are the words that are plastered on posters all across Mica. Susan Caraway, more commonly known as “Stargirl”, has recently announced that she will be running for mayor in Mica’s upcoming election. Stargirl is recognized amongst Micans for her generous, outgoing personality as well as her individuality. These three traits are what would make her Mica’s ideal mayor.

The book I chose to read for the fourth quarter is called “Rebel Belle”. This book was written by Rachel Hawkins. I was excited to read this book because the cover looked very girly and it seemed like a book I would be interested to read. This book is about a girl named Harper Jane Price, whose life is suddenly changed forever, all because she forgot to put on her favorite lip gloss. On the night of the Homecoming dance, Harper is expecting to win the title of Homecoming Queen, dance the night away, and leave feeling happier than ever. But this plan didn’t exactly work out in her favor. She goes to the bathroom to freshen up and soon is faced with a dying janitor, a teacher with a scimitar, and an experience that will change her life forever.

Ordinary World- Most hero quest start off in the main characters ordinary world. The main character usually is an outcast or possess an ability that makes them feel left out. In Star Wars: The New Hope this would be when Luke is in Tatooine.

Despite being from different countries, time periods, and social statuses, poets Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Natasha Trethewey seem to have similar social views as seen in Browning’s The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim’s Point and Trethewey’s Enlightenment. An examination of A Runaway Slave at Pilgrim’s Point by Elizabeth Barret Browning and Enlightenment by Natasha Trethewey demonstrate that Trethewey and Browning used poetry to express their dislike of racial prejudice and slavery relevant to their time.

From page 108 to page 122 Miranda talks about her life growing up as a kid. Dealing with the negative emotions including fear shown on page 108 titled “Forge” paragraph one sentences 6-10 Miranda says “ There is a fourth presence in the room. It’s fear. The man is my father, the woman is my mother. I am the screaming child. The knife-a kitchen knife, silver, and bright-is my fear. In paragraph two Miranda as a 3-year-old asks her mother for a butter knife then proceeds to threaten the boy who said something long forgotten that filled Miranda with rage. Later Miranda on page 109 paragraph 4 sentences 10- 11 gives a reason she might be afraid of driving people away “I hear my mother crying that she's leaving for good. I am afraid, afraid of

The protagonist of the sequel film trilogy Rey’s origins are similar to that of Anakin and Luke Skywalker. Raised on a desert planet, Rey was raised by someone who wasn’t her parent - in her case, the foul Unkar Plutt. Self-trained in staff fighting, Rey had a strong bond with the Force, but had no idea as to why or what she was experiencing. Her adventures in the Galaxy begin when she rescues Resistance droid, BB-8 from being snatched by a creature known as Teedo. She later ‘steal’ the Millennium Falcon from Plutt, believing it to be a piece of garbage.

The choice to study Livia Drusilla in depth was an easy decision. One of a few women to gain any sort of power in ancient Rome let alone the status that Livia ended up having near the end of her time. Livia herself is very controversial and is often depicted in one of two ways in most available sources. The first is that she was a very manipulative woman, that her caring housewife appearance and manner was all a façade and that she was responsible for the deaths surrounding the heirs to the throne paving the way for her son Tiberius to become emperor. The second depiction is that of a truly caring wife, of an individual that did her best to support her husband and family, who grieved over their deaths and who could not possibly have committed

Swinton recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter, where she hinted that the Ancient One she portrays in the Marvel flick might not necessarily be the same one that appears in the comic books.

Persepolis tells the story of a young girl named Marjane who grew up in Iran in the 1970’s. Iran at the time was a dictatorship that experienced a period with a new leader as well as a war with Iraq. Throughout Part One of Persepolis women and young girls are marginalized, excluded, and silenced in order show the oppressive dictatorship of their religious society. Some examples of this are how they are forced to dress, the jobs they are allowed to have, the way they must act, as well as what happens to them when they are arrested. These are just some of the many examples of how women in Persepolis are marginalized, excluded, and silenced particularly by a religious dictatorship.