One Day Analysis

The lighthouse on this island seemed like salvation at the time and they would swim thinking they would be saved. Each man are proof of everything that is dark and evil in this world.

The lighthouse appears deserted. The men discuss rowing toward land swimming through the surf once the boat finally capsizes in the rougher water that is closer to shore. The crew knows that, over time, they will grow weaker and things will get worse, not better. They exchange with each other “addresses and admonitions”, in case all of them do not live through this whole ordeal

Have you ever had a nightmare where you were stuck on an Island by yourself? Well this really happen to Brian in the story Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. He was stuck on the island for 54 days. This caused moments were he had to put his thinking to the test. He had aha moments of realization on figuring out problems he may have had in the story. When he had these moments it would impact the way the story on ways to survive. These moments helped him out on how to make a fire with his resources he has, and also helps him have a more proficient way on catching fish.

Quote 2: “Look above you, at the stars and moon. How do the stars keep their place in the sky, how does the moon rotate around the

The first reference to the moon in seen in Chapter 1. “‘We must strive to be like the moon’ an old man in Kabati repeated” (29). Beah often heard the old man say this phrase. However, he did not understand what the old man meant. When he presented the quote to his grandmother, she tried to explain it to young Beah. “I remember asking my grandmother what the old man meant. She explained that the adage served to remind people to always be on their best behavior and to be good to others… But, she said, no one grumbles when the moon shines. Everyone becomes happy and appreciates the moon in their own special way” (29). The moon symbolizes happiness. When the moon is shining, no one is sad. The moon brings happiness and joy it all those who witness it. It is a reminds that a person

In 2012 a solar storm nearly hit us and if it had hit us we probably wouldn’t be here. However, it completely missed us. Therefore, it is very important for us to understand the sun because it can put our society to its knees and cripple us for a very long

1.“‘We must strive to be like the moon.’ An old man in Kabati repeated this sentence often to people who walked past his house on their way to the river to fetch water, to hunt, to tap palm wine; and to their farms. I remember asking my grandmother what the old man meant. She explained that the adage served to remind people to always be on their best behavior and to be good to others. She said that people complain when there is too much sun and it gets unbearably hot, and also when it rains too much or when it is cold. But, she said, no one grumbles when the moon shines. Everyone becomes happy and appreciates the moon in their own special way. Children watch their shadows and play in its light, people gather at the square to tell stories and dance through the night. A lot of happy things happen when the moon shines. These are some of the reasons why we should want to be like the moon.” (Beah 29)

In the novel “ Break of Day” by Tony Palmer he depicts the themes of family, bravery and death. The story is about Murray, a boy who lived during the war time and his story that follows the themes of family, death and bravery. First talking about family, in addition talking about death and finally talking about bravery.

This is to give a vivid imagination to the reader. At the end of the story the narrator makes some vivid similes such as “The third wave moved forward, huge, furious, implacable. It fairly swallowed the dinghy, and almost simultaneously the men tumbled into the sea”(212). Here he is speaking of the waves as if they were human by stating they are “furious” and “fairly swallowed the dinghy”. Once rescued the narrator describes the night as follows: “When it came night, the white waves paced to and fro in the moonlight, and the wind brought the sound of the great sea’s voice to the men on the shore, and they felt that they could then be interpreters.”

“There is No Dark Side of The Moon, Really. Matter of Fact, it’s All Dark”

Everyone remembers exactly where they were and what they were doing on Sept. 11, 2001. But what were you doing on May 2, 2011?

In the book Gabe is the older brother of Patrick who was dating molly in high school, until Gabe and Molly “hooked up.” Gabe in the book claims he had liked Molly since before Patrick did. When Molly returned to her hometown; she wanted to avoid Patrick as much as she could and Julia his sister. At first all she wanted to do was sit at home and watch documentaries on Netflix. During the day Molly sees Gabe at a café in town, he saw her and said hello. Gabe when he was younger didn’t want to hurt his brother by stealing his girlfriend, but he hurt his brother anyways. Gabe didn’t want to lose Molly as much as Patrick didn’t want to lose her. During her times in her hometown her and Gabe started dating; which was a huge surprise to Patrick. Toward the end of the book Molly went to go apologize to Gabe for cheating on him with Patrick. Molly asked Gabe if the only reason he dated her was to get back at his brother, Gabe claimed it was only at first. In the end Gabe lost Molly because he used her and she lost him because she cheated on him with his brother. Another question I have is for the author Katie Cotugno, why did she end the book with almost

In the reading “On a Typical Day,” it provides statistics on typical day for the U.S Customs and Border Protection officers. The reading states many statistics that come to a surprise to me. One, for example, would be that CBP seize about 7,910 pounds of drugs each day. In which means in a year over 2,887,150 pounds of drugs are seized from individuals attempting to smuggle over the border. I found this very shocking because I guess I never realized how many individuals do try to cross the border while attempting to smuggle in drugs. Another statistic that surprised me is that CBP intercepted 20 fraudulent documents, which means in a year 7,300 fraudulent documents are intercepted. I’m really surprised that the number is only 20 a day because

In times of uncertainty and trouble, the human mind tries to find a way to cope. To understand the situation at hand, the mind sometimes reviews the information it knows. In some cases, the mind will repeat words. The men in the “Open Boat” reflect on their current situation. “If I am going to be drowned - If I am going to be drowned - If I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and trees?

The next story is “Saturday Afternoon” by Erskine Caldwell which setting revolves around the butcher shop where Tom Denny is a hardworking man who sells meat to his dealers and everyone who buys it likes it. The setting of the story which is a meat block is described to be dirty, stinky and a lot of greasy and fat flies swarming around the flesh of the bloody meat being chopped. Moreover, there is this big man named Jim, the friend of Tom who has a plan to kill Will Maxie, an old, smart and hardworking Negro. Will Maxie is said to be rich and making too much money because of his hard work in his business of taking grass out of cotton. Unfortunately, many men poke him with sticks and since he is getting old, he cannot fight back.