Mandala Theme

The book Hunter in the Dark written by Monica Hughes was a story about tragic accident that happened to a boy that took him by surprise causing his life to change. This book being published in 1982 reflects on the style used, as well as being written in a genre of a young adult literature. This book was published being a Canadian book but reached out across many countries.

Out of the Dust is a book wrote by Karen Hesse. Karen Hesse has wrote many children books in her lifetime. The book is also a Newbery Medalist. A Newbery Medalist is an award for an outstanding children book. In this book the characters suffer loss and grief.

“History is written by the victors.” These words, spoken by Winston Churchill, have traditionally been applied to the surviving narratives of thriving empires and nations burying those of the losers. In this day and age, it must be viewed through a much finer lens. Under this lens is the Texas Department of Education, the Kanawha County Board of Education, and South Korea’s Ministry of Education. Each of the mentioned Education systems has encountered controversies surrounding their published textbooks.

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is a book about a mongoose doing something good for a family not expecting something in return, but he does get something in return. The theme of this book is do something nice for someone and you might get something in return.

Throughout Banner in the Sky, Rudi struggles not only with the battle to climb the Citadel but with a battle within himself. Above anything else, Rudi wants his father to be proud of him and strives daily to live up to his legacy. He achieves his goal of being like his father when he sacrifices getting to the top in order to save Emil Saxo. His actions end the internal war within himself when he ultimately chooses the well being of another over his own desires.

Theme is a central message of a story, it also can be expressed by a generalization, or by a general statement about humans or someone's life. It’s overall the most important part of the story. I am confident the theme of this story is good versus evil. I know that Rudyard Kipling wrote Rikki-Tikki-Tavi because in the story evil snakes bully other animals in the garden, as well as the family.The gigantic snakes pick on the tiny mongoose. The good is represented by the bravery found in Rikki-tikki. He builds up enough courage to fight the gigantic cobra, the cobra is as big as the Cubs stadium. I can see where some people view the theme as survival, because the antagonist and protagonist are

Out Of The Dust by, Karen Hesse, was a novel about a girl and her family who were surviving the dust bowl.The novel is timed in the great depression and takes place in Oklahoma Panhandle . I think in the 8th grade curriculum Out Of The Dust should Not be in it for many reasons because the way some poems are formatted are hard for some readers to understand. Also some of the poems are intense to read.

If a stranger was to walk up to the average college student and ask a simple question such as: “What was the most mentally and emotionally challenging time in your life”, some might answer, making it through freshmen year of college, a tour in Iraq, helping my parents pay rent, or the lucky few may reply: “Waking up this morning”. In reality, we as human beings, no matter our walks of life, have all experienced challenges that we have had to face with raw emotion and gut. In Elie Wiesels’, Night, a no holding back account of Wiesel’s own experience of his life and journey through a Nazi concentration camp in World War II. Wiesel’s account of the horrors he witnessed and endured during his time in the concentration camp lets us know that

Everyone, at at least one point in their lives, has had a desire to connect with some kind of technology, or at least a device that makes their lives easier. Some people have a constant desire, to the point where their cupidity takes over their lives. In “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, this and many other themes are manifested using various crafts such as exquisite detail or foreshadowing what is to come in the story.

The novel “Night” is the story of a horrifying experience of Elie, a victim of the Holocaust; the genocide of six million Jews. Violence, race, religion, and identity are the main themes of “Night”. The theme of religion however, is one of utmost importance to the novel. Religion serves as the centerpiece for the book, as it tells of a boy who struggles to hold onto his faith in God.

My first picture I chose under the symbol of God is life. This picture of life from God is very important because I believe that everything happens in God’s creation. Without God, there would not be humans or any living things. Without that there would not be any earth. Life is a major symbol for me because

Adolescent stress is an important part of their lives and it is important for it to be monitored regularly in order for them to feel the benefit of learning important stress management skills. About 39% of the adolescents undergo depression at one point or another and they seem to handle their problems in a way that is constructive. This stress and depression ranges from mild to severe with the young people often relying on negative or passive behaviors in their attempts to deal effectively with their problems. Stress is usually characterized by frustration, sadness, worry, tension and withdrawal. There are many reasons that lead to stress in adolescents and younger people. Various studies have been conducted to determine the causes of stress among adolescents. The

In Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen there is a theme that flows through the whole story. That theme would be that reading and writing are crucial. This is shown throughout the story, and example of this would be, “We all have to read and write so we can write about this-what they doing to us. It has to be written.” (paulsen 58). This quote is clearly showing that writing and reading is very important to everyone. They want to learn no matter the cost, even if it is to lose a their thumbs. Similar to this it states, “He put the chisel to the middle toe and swung the hammer. Thunk.”(Paulsen 74). This quote is showing the effects of learning how to read and write, even though this is happening Nightjohn still wants to teach others about reading and writing.

Hillenbrand, L. (2010). Unbroken: A World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption. New York: Random House.

Sundiata has quite a few main themes throughout the book. During the core of the book the griot makes clear that man does not have power nor control over his own life. Sundiata's rise is predicted by soothsayers even before he is born, and a lot of his way towards the founding of the empire is basically a step towards grasping his destiny in life. The griot giggles at people who would challenge to disrupt or work against fate, for it happens to be something that is permanent. Among countless other things, the epic is indirectly an exploration of what assets explain Sundiata as an idol, and by allowance, what qualities are brave. when Sundiata is crippled when he was, little and could not walk, he had tough arms. But when he finally stands