Summary: Hiding In Plain Sight

The book is called Secrets in the Shadows by the author Anne Schraff. Anne grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. She got a bachelor's and master’s degree from California State University. Since college she has been writing many books including one of the most famous written series called the Bluford Series. Her stories are written basically on her background and how she grew up as a child. A middle class neighborhood including African Americans, Mexicans, Arab, and Filipino’s. From reading some of her books her stories are from a real person’s point of view and the struggles they really go through. Some of her lessons in many of her books are topics such as finding love, value education, respect towards others, and the importance of family.

Women’s marches. Civil Rights Movement. These historical events started with a little idea and a small category of people. At first, they weren’t as successful, but over time they became larger. Without that one idea and a group of people, the laws would not have been modified. In “Among the Hidden” Jen had the drive to alter the rules. She had risked everything in order to get equality. She did the correct thing by pursuing the rally because her issue would not have been shown, she would not have been an inspiration, and even though it didn’t turn out well she fought for what was right and never gave up.

In “Our Secret” by Susan Griffins she examines and illustrates history, particularly World War II. Throughout the essay, Griffin looks into different characters hidden secrets and influences which are portrayed in detail. For example, Griffin talks about a childs influences during his childhood and how great the outcome that followed later in his adult life. An example of secrecy is followed through in the life of a girl who's family secrets revealed consequences in her adult life. In Our Secret, concealed secrets and influences in our lives are precisely shown in multiple stories.

Norman Rockwell’s art style can be described as realism, a reflection of personal life, as it is

The excerpt being critically analyzed is from Daniel J. Solove, a professor of law at George Washington University’s, “Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff between Privacy and Security.” Solove argues that privacy does matter, and by building his argument he uses techniques to convince the reader why confidentiality does matter to society today. This critical analysis will show the techniques that strengthens his argument; while using modes of persuasion: Pathos, Ethos, and Logos. Solove asks many different rhetorical questions for his reader to think about.

A particular question that is seldom pondered over and yet is capable of carrying so many doubts within it: who are we? Who are we as a society who can do the things we do? Who are we who can suffer from them? Award winning poet and essayist Susan Griffin confronts these distinct questions in her work titled, “Our Secret”. Griffin believes that a basic understanding of the things that play a part in the growth of an individual is essential to understanding who we are. The way a child is raised dictates how that child is going to become later on in life. One of the distinct highlights of Griffin’s essay was her use of describing the progress of the V1 rockets in World War II. Griffin studies the aspects of human nature by using these missile developments as a metaphor to symbolize the raising of children and the factors that can influence a growing individual. One of the prime figures that Griffin uses pertaining to these growing individuals was Heinrich Himmler, leader of the Nazi secret police. Griffin uses Himmler as an example to demonstrate how big of a role a parental figure can play in the development of a person.

     The Hiding Place is about Corrie ten Boom, her family, and how they helped the Jews in Holland when Germany invaded Holland in World War II.

From the first page of March I knew this wasn’t going to be an ordinary book. The comic designs, placed and drawn beautifully. An art major as myself, greatly appreciated this. The body forms and facial expressions made it clear how every character felt on each page. Adding to this amazing mix of an art form, there were the simple and perfect phrases that were placed in the book. This brings me to the guests speakers. John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. John Lewis who’s story is being told, Andrew Aydin who was co-writer, and Nate Powell in charge of comic design. These three men created a breathtaking novel. Even more amazing about this is that they did so with less than the average word count of a regular novel.

“If you want to find out what a writer or cartoonist really feels,look at his work. Thats enough” (Shel Silverstein quotes). Shel Silverstein’s way of getting his feelings out is writing, Shel has a very rare type of writing, and he claims that he didn’t replicate anyone else. Silverstein is an inspiration of upcoming author that feel like they don’t “fit in” because of their writing method. Silverstein wanted to have a connection with his readers.

Secrets are apart of every human being. Even children, in their earliest years in this world, learn how to bury secrets in their hearts. In Susan Griffin's "Our Secret," she explores the subconscious, aiming particularly at the dark secrets that lie in the abyss of the human heart. Griffin claims that the darkest secrets of each person are similar in the sense that these secrets are perverted and prejudiced thoughts. These concealed evils are so deeply imbedded that people forget or choose to forget the existence of these malicious thoughts. However, these are often the thoughts that will encourage a person to take to violence. Griffin believes that people share similar forms of

What is slavery and where does it stem from. The Webster’s dictionary definition of slavery means “the condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another”. The African slave trade started way back in the 1400’s from the west coast of Africa1stAfrica entered into a unique relationship with Europe that led to the devastation and depopulation of Africa, but contributed to the wealth and development of Europe. From then until the end of the 19th century, Europeans began to establish a trade for African captives. Why would people do such a thing what were they to gain from such wickedness? Timothy 6:10”For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.

Tom was playing pirate. They had found an “island”, and he and his friends, Joe and Huck, left their homes in town, to “live” there as pirates. After a day or two, Joe wished that he was back at his home, and Huck agreed with him. As they started to head off, back to their homes, Tom wishing he could stop them, Tom came up with an ingenious idea that did stop them. His idea was, they could show up to a big event in the town, and they would be hailed as heroes! All three of them agreed that it was a great idea, and they all went back to playing pirates, in agreement that Tom, later that night, would sneak off and see what news he could gather from his aunt. Tom, however, although he had wanted to keep the other boys there

1.The previous piece is based on the book Stargirl and it was a response to one of the themes that I had chosen to interpret. The Painting said show your true colors and was based on the internal anguish that the narrator felt as he went through school.

When compelling and exemplary artists are discussed, most ordinary people ponder the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. However, a vast quantity of the powerful artists in the world are just mundane humans with complex thought processes. In The Forgotten Garden, Kate Morton illustrates a fictional character in Cassandra Ryan whose imagination, independence, and melancholy embody the theory that artists are both prosaic and prodigious.

The Meaning Of The Title “Our Secret”, A Chapter From “A Chorus Of Stones” by Susan Griffin