Sam Gribley's My Side Of The Mountain

Born on a farm two miles from Mitchell, Indiana on July 21, 1851, he was soon orphaned and he and his brother and sisters moved to a nearby farm to live with their uncle and his nine children. As a child, Sam received no formal schooling and he chose to strike out on his own in 1869. Sam traveled down the Mississippi, to Rosedale, Mississippi, where he worked for a year in Charles’ Mill. It was here that Sam learned how to handle a pistol and honed his card playing skills. In 1870, Sam met up with Scott Mayes, a teamster headed to Denton, Texas. Sam had always been taken with the idea of moving to Texas and becoming a cowboy, and this looked like his chance. The two arrived in Denton, and Sam found employment with Sheriff W. F. “Dad” Eagan (who would later spend much effort searching for the outlaw Bass) (Webb Century of Frontier Defense 371-372). Sheriff Eagan employed Sam not as a deputy but as a farmhand; he curried the horses, milked the cows, cut firewood, but, most importantly, Sam spent some time as a teamster. It was at this position that he became acquainted with the country and learned all the trails, back roads and thickets that he would later use to elude the Texas Rangers (Webb Story of the Texas Rangers

Sam is a very influential person in Brett's few months in the institution; he is a prime example of a positive aspect of the institution. The Simple philosophy utilized by Sam early in the text, and reaffirmed in the conclusion "that only you can change your life" shows us he believes that rehabilitation of young offenders is much more likely to occur through the stressing of personal responsibility for ones choices rather than enforcement and punishment. Sam's farm provides a balance between authority and independence which allows Brett the opportunity to learn compliance towards authority, as well as independence at the same time.

Sam escapes her reality and tricks herself into painting this picture of her father to avoid coping with the actuality that he doesn't truly love her.

Finally, when in battle Sam never shows of defeat or fear as it would worry the children and allow for them to lose hope in the situation. When Caine had taken over the power plant, the book stated, “ ‘I have the power plant, that’s obvious,’ Caine said. ‘Stupid of you to lose it, Sam.’ Sam had no answer to that” (Grant 322). This shows that even though Sam had lost control of the vital power plant that they had been fighting for, he did not respond with helplessness. He held his ground by not giving into the fear that Caine had wished to be spelled upon him and his army of children. The children were not able to feel this fear because they felt if Sam stayed strong the rest would follow. Not only is Sam courageous, he is also a leader. First, when electing a person to be in charge of Perdido Beach kids generally looked to Sam to be the mayor. This is because before the FAYZ, Sam was known as School Bus Sam since he saved peoples lives when a school bus that he was on crashed. His ability to act quickly and make decisions that other people would find to be too difficult makes him a good leader. Also, Sam acts like a leader in that he wants to be a good role model to the kids of the town. He believes that if he wants people to follow his order he must first do what he orders of other people. When Astrid delivered news that kids were killing animals, the book states, “If he started blowing off his duties,

Both Dolly and Sam are responsible for much of the hardship their family experiences, Sam through his relentless gambling and Dolly through her alcoholism and infidelity. Their belief that hardship is a matter of luck and not a result of their own actions, keeps them mired in misfortune. When Sam’s world is falling apart because Dolly has been unfaithful, his sons “sense he is a loser” and Rose is starving herself to death, Sam contemplates suicide because losing his family is “more than a man can bear.” Ultimately Sam does not take

We continued to learn that although things weren’t always at peace at home, Sam still believed in caring for his family. One specific example was when both Sam and his brother heard noises coming from outside. “There are people out there,” Sam shouted. “Let’s go.” This is showing that while Sam still wasn’t quite at ease with his family, he cared for them so much that he had risked himself -without knowing that the cattle thieves could turn on him- by going out to try and stop them. Sam had believed that his family was important, so he chose to go out and try and save the cattle. It’s showing that while things still weren’t quite settled with his family, he was willing to do something for them because he believed that his family was also

Sam was born in Salem, Oregon at the Salem Hospital. Until the age of two her family used to live in apartments. When her mother got pregnant with her younger brother, Victor, they moved to their 3- bedroom house where they now reside. Her first language was spanish and she didn’t learn english until she started kindergarten. Before she entered school her education had already started. Her mother used to make her sit down and practice math equations and learn the

Summary of Mike Rose’s “Blue-Collar Brilliance” “Blue-Collar Brilliance” by Mike Rose is a reading that explain the different intelligence of the employees in a common job. Like the intelligence of a waitress or foreman and how they perform their work. In the reading, Rose describe the different task that his mother and his uncle do every day in their work. In addition, he stated that every job use cognitive thinking.

Sam’s mental disability causes people to question his ability to care for his daughter despite his loving nature. This can be seen when Sam is called down to the principal’s office to talk about Lucy’s future. Prior to this happening Lucy drew a picture of her family where Sam was very small and she towered over him. This causes the social worker to question how much care Lucy is getting at home. When confronted about this situation and asked about Lucy needing more help Sam replies with a metaphor. He states that in the Beatles John Lennon wanted to try new things, and that it was not Yoko’s

Sam is one of the main characters and the chapters of the book Gone usually focus on him. The town he’s living in goes into a crisis because the adults and everyone over the age of 14 disappear, children are left to be found, cars are wrecked, and everyone is left to fend for themselves in survival mode while trying to stay tame and survive. Sam's previous leadership skills that saved an entire bus of kids once, have dissolved. He is a quiet kid and his story was long forgotten until everything went into a state of peril.

When his troops set up camp in his hometown of Redding, Sam sneaks home multiple times to be with and help his family. It is a very hard time for the Meekers, they had recently found out that Life had died on a prison ship after being captured by cowboys, and Sam had been away at war; therefore, Sams visits home were very important to Tim and his Mother. Along with his visits home, Sam would help out at the tavern or work in the barn. Even though Sam had pushed his family away, he is able to help them when they need it most. This shows extreme maturity. “He was staying in the army because he wanted to stay in the army, not because it was his duty or anything else. He liked the excitement of it...It felt good to be a part of it, I knew that was the real reason why he didn’t want to come home” (162-163). At this point in the story, Tim realizes that Sam was not being stubborn, instead, he wanted to show his family that he could be responsible. Going into war made Sam feel as if he were a part of something big, but in the end, when things certainly do not go as planned,he realized that family was the most important

Do ethics, personal beliefs, and family have an effect on your identity? The historical fiction novel, My Brother Sam is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier is about a young boy named Tim Meeker and his journey through the American Revolutionary war. Tim’s older brother Sam is a Patriot but his father, Life,

There are many skills Sam used, some were burning out the inside of his tree to make room to live in, some helped him to gather food, and some helped him to simply stay inside of a happy mood. The first skill I’ve chosen is the technique Sam used to figure out how to burn down the inside of his

Supposedly Sam was searching for gold. He participated in the Klondike Gold Rush. The Klondike Gold Rush was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of

Sam Jones in the “Slam” written by Hornby underwent changes. Sam’s mother holds Sam accountable for her mistakes, which led Sam to believe that he’s not wanted. Sam says, “I just got into [tells] things,” (Hornby pg.4) which means that Sam feels lonely and causes him to talk to his poster instead of a real person. Sam never tells anyone his feelings, but now he has his own family where he shares everything. In addition, Sam runs away from his problems. Sam claims that “There’s no point of being brave if you’re going to get destroyed” (Hornby P.115). He used that statement as an excuse for running away from his pregnant ex-girlfriend. Sam comments that, “It was the embarrassment,” (Hornby Pg.132), which was the reason for him to come back to