The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

Billie Wind, Billy wind is the main character in Jean Craighead George. She is stuck with a punishment to go out into the everglades. She is sent on this journey because she does not believe in the tribal legends. Billie Wind’s journey has evolved her into a believer of the tribal legends through the wildfire, building a house boat and setting sale, and getting trapped by a hurricane.

As a reader my reaction to the author was really inspiring because even thought he had a hard childhood, he kept his head up and kept doing what he had to do to successes and make his mother happy. Also the way

In William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealers’ book The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind the boy who harnessed the wind deals with teenager William Kamkwamba building a windmill in his backyard to produce light for his family’s home and to prevent future famines from ruining their crop. The famines in the book were a huge part of the book and a main drive for Kamkwamba while building the windmill. He described the horrors of famine on page 135 of his book using literary merit to explain how desperate the people most affected by the famine where and how that changed them. This page explained how the economy of Malawi was caving in on itself while the people of Malawi started changing. Thanks to the new change in power that had once helped farmers harvest

Have you ever been through a life changing experience? People can use their determination and taking risks to change their countries like I Never Had it Made by Jackie Robinson, Warriors Don’t Cry, by Melba Pattillo Beals, and “The Father of Chinese Aviation” by Rebecca Maskal.

Santiago’s growth was inspiring to me. He has learned a great deal from action. He learns quite a lot about the land and his sheep by being a shepherd and paying attention to the world around him. His grandfather had mentioned to him a while back of an omen. “By traveling, watching and paying attention, the world will speak to Santiago to help him find is Personal Legend.” Through action, Santiago learns how easy it is to search for one’s Personal Legend. Everyone has their own way of learning things. For example when Santiago decides to try reading the Englishman’s book and he would try and read the signs of the desert. The boy does not learn a thing from the book and the Englishman learns nothing from watching the caravan. Just as Santiago

Where the Wind Leads is a nonfiction novel about the life of Vinh Chung, the author, and his treacherous journey to America. This is an autobiography of him and his family and their experiences. This report is about what it was like for the Chung family on their dangerous journey, and their life after. The main character of the book, I’d say, is Vinh, considering he is the author, and most of it is from his point of view. At the time of their journey, Vinh and his siblings were very young, the oldest were 13.

The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, is an inspirational novel which moves the reader to make a change in the world. William grew up in Malawi, Africa where magic ruled and modern science was a total mystery, along with his mother, father, and sisters. They family grew maize on their farm and always had enough to sell and to eat throughout the winter, until one dreadful season. The country fell into a drought which lead to a famine, resulting in a myriad of deaths, some personal to William. William was then forced to drop out of school, which he adored, because his family could not afford it. Throughout all of this darkness, there was light. There was still a dream. William aspired to be educated, and when he

Night, by Elie Wiesel and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Bravery, independence, positivity, and focus. Two different books, but so alike. So many people go through things that you would never imagine people actually would go through and live to tell the story. It is amazing how strong people really are, and reading about these things really opens your eyes to realize the good things we really have in our lives today.

The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind Character Analysis The boy in the story “The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind”, William, had two very obvious traits shown throughout the story. William was both very smart and dedicated. He was obviously very smart considering he was able to produce electricity out of items collected from a junkyard. In addition to being smart however, William was dedicated to completing his windmill, and he had a true passion for science. He wanted to learn more and improve his knowledge in order to attempt to build a product that could generate electricity.

I chose to read “Champion Of The World” by Maya Angelou. This is the story of a great accomplishment made by a man who did not only want to win, but needed to for the sake of his people. It grabbed my attention because he was risking himself in the selfless intension of helping his people as a whole. This courageous man’s name was Joe Louis; and he was fighting to prove that his people were stronger than they received credit for. Throughout “Champion Of The World,” hope was very prevalent but it didn’t fully show what hope can truly do.

His courage to fight through any situation inspires readers by letting them know they can do anything they set their mind to, no matter how impossible the challenge may

The battle between the relationship of science and religion has always been a controversial topic in society. It has been a subject of study since the classical era from scientists, theologists, philosophers, and regular citizens. It is understandable that the perspective on culture and religion are unquestionably varied due to different geographical regions, but why are there so many heated debates regarding the global discussion and what is it that causes those controversies? Is it possible that there is more than two outlooks and theories? Jerome Lawrence and Robert E.Lee contrasts the two perspectives in Inherit the Wind by bringing back an historical and legendary trial. Matthew Harrison Brady, an established lawyer in America demonstrates his ideology in God. Addition to Mr. Brady, his arch nemesis, Henry Drummond, defends his morals by expressing his vision that evolution is where human come from.

In Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s tense drama, “Inherit the Wind”, three strong characters express powerful opinions: Bertrum Cates , Henry Drummond, and Mathew Harrison Brady. First, Bert Cates, the defendant, is charged with teaching “Darwinism” to his sophomore class . Second, Henry Drummond, the defense attorney for Cates, displays his beliefs of the right to think. third, Mathew Harrison Brady, the “big-shot” prosecuting attorney, illustrates his bigotry of creationism. To conclude, these three essential characters are fighting for their personal beliefs.

The Way of the Wind by Amos Oz, is about a man named Shimshon Sheinbaum, and his view of his son, Gideon. Shimshon was a military, political, and social hero amongst his kibbutz. He is a founding father of the Hebrew Labor Movement. People in his kibbutz looked for him for guidance, because this man was in top physical and mental shape devoting all of his life to learning as much as necessary and the remainder to stay in peak shape. As one can imagine, he would expect the same of his son, and he does but his son isn't the same man as his father. His father didn't have someone else make a decision like that for him and he can't make that decision for Gideon. Shimshon, regardless how much he cared for his son, pushed him too far and had too

Kamkwamba was born in a family of relative poverty and relied primarily on farming to survive. According to his biography, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, his father had been a rough fighting man who changed after discovering the Christian God. A crippling famine forced Kamkwamba to drop out of school, and he was not able to return to school because his family was unable to afford the tuition fees. In a desperate attempt to retain his education, Kamkwamba began to frequent the library. It was at the local library where Kamkwamba discovered his true love for electronics. Before, he had once set up a small business repairing his village's radios, but his work with the radios had been cheap.