Meghan Chase Book Report

Michelle Alexander makes some very interesting claims in chapter 4. We can honor the validity of her clams because she has the proper credentials to argue her points. “Michelle Alexander is an associate professor of law at Ohio State University and holds a joint appointment at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity” (back cover of The New Jim Crow). In order to teach these laws, you must thoroughly understand the issues that you have studied and we know Alexander understands the laws very well because she is teaching them. As a result of studying and teaching these laws, she can see the flaws in these laws more clearly that we can.

In the book, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, Meg Murry travels throughout the universe to save her father. During this journey, Meg discovers her weaknesses and strengths. As Meg and her friends travel they run into many problems, but always find ways to fix them. Throughout the novel, A Wrinkle in Time, Meg proves to be a character who shows stubbornness, who learns to be independent, and who understands love.     In A Wrinkle in Time, Meg Murry tends to be stubborn.

Within a few days of Ann Blackmans’ Seasons of Her Lfe: A Biography of Madeleine Korbel Albright being completed, she knew one thing for certain of who she would be writing about next and it was that “she would be long dead”. In her search she finds interest in a distinguished member of Washington who was beautiful, intelligent, and forthright. Before she knew it, she had become completely captivated by the life of Rose O’Neale Greenhow. Through extensive research and being the first to use the diary of Rose, Ann Blackman tells this mesmerizing true story of the vital role one woman played in the Civil War as a Confederate spy.

During the Holocaust, many townspeople were aware of the events occurring within the concentration camps. In the book, Night by Elie Wiesel, the townspeople remained complacent with the Nazis. Some people even went as far as taunting the Jews when they were transported through towns. The Nazis during that time had a very strong influence and used fear to incite citizens to remain cooperative.

Her little brothers eyes turn red like the bad mans and he lifts Meg into the air with his mind powers and starts spinning her around. Her father used Mrs. Who’s glasses to get them out of there, leaving Charles Wallace behind. Her glasses took them to the planet Ixchel where Meg meets their next allies, the

1. Anne Moody, or actually Essie Mae, childhood was quite rough at the start. At four years old she was getting beat by her Mama’s younger brother, and taking care of her infant sister. Soon after Essie Mae mother, Toosweet, gives birth to her third child, Essie Mae father leaves. Essie Mae has to deal with her father walking out on her family, start working at a young age, constantly moving, constantly being hungry, and then having a new man be her step dad, who she never gets along with.

Freak the mighty is a story about two young boys who both have a hard time going through life. Freak is crippled and short, and Max is tall and retarded. When they become friends, Freak rides on top of Max’s shoulders and together they are freak the mighty whom go on quests together. This book really shows how you should not judge someone by how they look, which is like the moral of the story. The character of Freak/kevin is first described as a, “crippled kid like humanoid.

‘No’ she screamed again, and ran after him. With her inefficient flying tackle she landed on him”(L’engle126). Meg steps out of her comfort zone because of courage. She knew something was wrong with her brother so she decided to do something she would never have the courage to do.

The Night She Disappeared by April Henry starts at a pizza place called Pete’s Pizza. A girl named Kayla and a guy named Drew work there like many teenagers who work part-time jobs that are fairly routine. Little did either Kayla or Drew know that letting another girl named Gabie and Kayla switch shifts would be a mistake. They didn’t know that this routine switch would actually result in the kidnapping of Kayla. It is only after this tragic event that Gabie realizes that the person ordering on the phone had asked if the girl in the Mini Cooper would be delivering that night. What Gabie didn’t know at the time was that John Robertson was actually planning to kidnap Gabie, not Kayla

Cassie Martin is the daughter of a famous star comedienne Abby Grant. Cassie doesn’t really seem impressed by her moms fame or Hollywood at all. She then meets a film student named Marc Jenkins. She finds him very appealing and wants to help finance his film. Although when she ask to get money from her mom she refuses and becomes angry. She still wants to help Marc and thinks she is old enough to help him, but she doesn’t want to betray her mother. I give this book 3.5 stars out of 4.

The falling action starts when Meg, Calvin, and Mr. Murry escape from Camazotz, leaving Charles Wallace held prisoner by IT. Meg is nursed back to health by the beasts on the planet of Ixchel after being paralyzed by traveling through time and space. They soon meet up with the three "witches" again, and Meg is sent back to Camazotz to try to save her brother, Charles Wallace, from the spell that has imprisoned him. As a result, Meg then finds that she is braver than what she had thought she could ever be. In the end of the novel, Meg defeats the powers of IT with her love and rescues Charles Wallace. By then, Meg forgives her father for not always meeting up to her expectations and learned to accept who she is. The children and Mr. Murry all return home to joyously be reunited with their friends and family.

“I've only wanted one thing my whole life- to contribute, to help make the world a better place. But pushing civilization forward has always been my highest priority.”- Josh Swansen. Janet Tashjian and

Drake Norris is nine years old. He has blonde hair, and blue eyes. He’s taller then most boy’s that are his age. He is from the United Kingdom. Drake’s dad left him as a child, so he has never had a father figure. He joined Jack’s group shortly after Jack decided not to be a part of the big group.

We all start life off with being dependent, relying on our mothers and fathers to care for us. But we all know that there will be a time in our lives again where we are no longer are able to be independent and care for ourselves. As we grow older and age defeats us, we once again rely on people around us to help us with the most simple of tasks. In the book Tuesdays with Morrie, Morrie Swartz used to joke with a student of his about that pretty soon someone was going to have to wipe his ass. Morrie knew that day was soon approaching as he was getting too weak and sick to do many things on his own. Morrie says someone wiping your bottom is the ultimate sign of dependency. Morrie had a unique way of viewing the process, saying he would enjoy

Merida (the princess) is full of action. She is a red-haired tomboy whose life had changed with getting a bow as a gift for her birthday. The bow inspires her to become the best archer in the kingdom of Dun Broch. Merida reaches a point in her life were she becomes a lady, and has to pick between three men to choose in her clan. On that day she is the first born and since she is the princess she gets to choose what game the men have to play to when her heat. Merida doesn't have to think she yells “I choose archery." She out beats the three doofuses which leads up to her faithful flee into the dark and mysterious forest. While she is riding into the forest she comes upon the will- o- the -wisps and they lead her to the cottage. She asks Angus, “why would the wisps lead us here." She slowly walks in to the cottage full of wood work she looks around to see if she likes anything. Merida sees the broom move by itself and confronts the wood cover as a witch. She wants a spell to change her mum to change her fate.