Taking the Side of Ms. Narwin from Avi's Nothing But the Truth

In the beginning of The Cay, Phillip can be seen as innocent because of how he acts about the Germans and leaving the island. Phillip states, “Then I began to wonder if the Germans would send soldiers too. About nine-thirty I sneaked out of bed, went to the tool house, and took a hatchet out. I put it under the couch. It was the only thing I could think of to use for fighting the Germans” (Taylor 19). This is an important quote because in this quote he takes a shovel worried the German soldiers may come. He also acts very childish by not telling his parents but instead waiting for them to go to sleep and sneaking out to get a shovel. He does not understand war because when the harbor was attacked he was not afraid and did not get why he could not go certain places, such as

The reason for blaming Philips parents are stated in chapter 9 page 28, Philip admits that Philip didn’t like Miss. Narwin and that she, Miss. Narwin had it in for him. This is also stated in page 32 that the teacher Miss. Narwin is supposedly has it in for him and that Philip could fail and take summer school. Dr. Joseph Palleni, Assistant Principle can also be blamed because in Dr. Palleni’s office, Dr. Palleni goes and talks to Philip the incident/ issue at hand.

A rumor can be the biggest problem in the world to people. The person who starts it tells someone else, then that person changes some of the details and add more facts. This makes the rumor become worse than what it initially was.

Although I think Philip should lose in this situation, there are statements that prove he would win since a lot of people are on his side. (Avi Pg. 139) “Jake, I’m a mother, I have three kids... all school age, but if I has a teacher like that... I’d take my kids out of school,” This woman is explaining that Philip is right and he’s allowed to show his patriotism. (Avi Pg. 136) “A tenth grader, suspended from his local school because he sang the Star Spangled Banner...” An article supports Philip being

Since, this is the so called reason for the two day suspension given to Philip from his efforts to be “patriotic.” Without consulting the school's principal, or assistant principal caused a new issue when the newspaper go and publish creating a semi false accusation. By ignoring plain facts Dr. Seymour lies reflected later when the news spreads all the

Rumors tend to give comfort to people during catastrophic events, and somehow helps us better understand the world we live

Change for Better and Worse The characters Philip Malloy in Nothing But the Truth and Byron Watson in The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 both drastically change over time. Time is the key to all change, change does not occur without time. Everybody changes at some point in their life, and the question to be asked is does the change affect the individual in a positive or negative way? Both Philip Malloy and Byron Watson change; however, Phillip changes for the worse, and Byron changes for the better.

In the book nothing but the truth by Avi, a student named Philip Malloy sings/hums the national anthem when he knew he wasn’t supposed to and the rules were clear that you needed to be silent during the national anthem, I believe philip was not treated unfair, he doesn’t like miss Narwin, and he wants to get transferred from her class, he even says he does on page “I can’t even stand to look at her, I have to find a way to get transferred out.” He gets in trouble a lot because he doesn’t listen and he causes problems in class all the time. When miss narwin yells at him it’s because he’s causing problems and won’t listen. On page 5 it says Miss Narwin was teaching “call of the wild” and philip was asking who they were calling and saying he

These gossipers get so excited when they hear gossip that they would all rush into a group at moment’s notice just to talk behind others back. “Wait for me I’m right around the corner.” All the women were being horrible and nasty by talking behind pegs back. This shows that all the women have little respect for peg and don’t care about the details but care about the excitement of talking about others behind their backs. All the women in the film stand outside of peg’s house all day until when their husbands come back home late at night. This shows that some people would wait all night just to hear the smallest information about other people so they can have something to gossip about. This makes the audience feel sorrow towards peg on how such a nice lady doing a nice thing has people gossip behind her back about what she is

Wickham argues in his article, Gossip and Resistance Among the Medieval Peasantry about the importance of analyzing gossip, and how gossip can help historians understand how medieval social groups work. Wickham’s analysis of medieval gossip is unique in that, as Wickham points out, research involving gossip has been historically marginalized due to the connotation of gossip as being morally incorrect, and for having a low proportion of facts. For example the author states that fields which would have been the most prepared for studying gossip tend to stay away from gossip for fear that the field would develop a “ stigma of being about 'mere ' gossip”. (page 10) Wickham, in this piece develops an argument backed by examples to support his claim that studying gossip can result in a better understanding of social groups, in particular peasants.

Throughout America, a large fear is that the government is corrupt and does not care about the wellbeing of the citizens, and instead has hidden agendas that tear the country apart. In Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America this nightmare became a reality when a pro nazi was elected president instead of FDR. As life gradually got worse, it became hard for citizens to focus on things they once loved. The main character, Philip, was forced to grow up quickly amidst the political turmoil. In the novel, Philip’s stamp collection, his most prized possession, strikes the reader as a symbol that he grew up too fast.

A rumor can be classified as a special case of informal social communications that include myth, legend, and current humor. Rumors have three basic characteristics to them. The first is mode transmission which is usually done through word of mouth. The second characteristic is that they provide information, ranging from a particular person, an event, or condition. Lastly, the third characteristic is that a rumor satisfies mythology, folklore, and humor. Rumors have the

Miss Narwin is receiving rude mail from people, while Philip is receiving mail from other people saying how patriotic he is. They don't know the whole story and Philip is getting upset from people saying he was really mean with what he did to Miss Narwin. Philip doesn't want to go back to school because all the kids are not on his side at all and they are with Miss Narwin but the random people who are sending him letters and telegrams are on his

Neil Simon's farce, Rumors, gives readers an in-depth look at the lives of ten wealthy individuals attending a dinner party. In an attempt to stay within the social crown, the characters start unsubstantiated rumors about their friends in an attempt to make themselves look better. The hosts of the party, Ken Gorman, and his wife Chris must cover up the fact that a friend of theirs, Charley Brock, has been shot in the ear lobe. They do not know how he got shot, but they decide that he must have tried to commit suicide, and thereby proceed to spread rumors about what they have heard in an attempt to avoid a possible attempted suicide scandal. They first lie to Charley's personal doctor, they lie about what happened to all of the servants,

“Gossip” (pg: 199) Connotative: Talking to someone Denotative: Talking about a person behind there backs without even knowing.