Right after her mother’s slow and painful death Georgia becomes very depressed and unsure of how she will ever be brave again without her mother by her side. Although she is torn between enjoying life or mourning her mother’s death her best friend Liss helps her through it helping and creating drama. In the book, How to be Brave, written by E. Katherine Kottaras Georgia receives a letter from her mom right before she dies describing how she wants her only daughter not to live a fearful life like she did but instead be brave while you're out in the world trying everything you can. So when her mother dies Georgia becomes determined to do just that. Unlike her best friend Liss, Georgia has always lived life on the sidelines; uncomfortable …show more content…
This is a big night for Liss because she is making a big step in her relationship with Greg, but it doesn’t go as planned. Georgia goes to the party with Liss thinks that it is going to be all fine and dandy, until she realizes that Liss is flirting with Daniel, or at least she thinks she is; but it’s really just the pot brownies that Evelyn gave them. The girls get mad at each other and end up in a big fight all because of it. Then everyone gets drunk and make a lot of bad decisions. Greg and Georgia kiss and then Liss finds out and is furious because he is her boyfriend. Because Georgia and Liss get into this big fight about Greg and Daniel they stop talking to each other and they start to drift apart from each other. Georgia see’s Liss and Daniel in the hall together everyday hanging out along with her “new friends”. Georgia assumes that Daniel and Liss are dating because they are so close and becomes even more upset at Liss because she knows that Liss knew she really liked him. After this Liss and Daniel go a special trip together for a class and Georgia sees all the fun they are having on social …show more content…
Georgia knew this is how it would turn out; Liss would get the guy and she would be left all alone. But just because it is an important night for their highschool lives doesn’t mean that Georgia is going to be left without a spotlight. After working for weeks and all of Christmas break on her art project it was finally done and turned it. Although she can’t see it in herself, everyone around her can; Georgia is a very talented artist who can paint, draw and create wonderful masterpieces. For thinking over a year that she would never be able to draw like her mom she had finally achieved her goal; she did it. It is validated when her art teacher pulls her aside after class one day to tell her that her projects and pieces were chosen to be shown and or purchased at an art gallery in downtown Chicago. The only downfall is, is that it is the same night as prom, but no big deal to Georgia as she wasn’t going to go anyways. As a peace offering to Liss she sticks a flyer for the show in her locker later that day in hopes that she might show up. A few weeks go by and she still hasn’t had a real conversation with Liss, even though they both know that they miss each. The night of the art shows comes rather quickly and she is surprised to see that Liss, Daniel, Avery and Chloe all come to see her work. Liss and Georgia make up after what seems like forever, because they
In this paragraph, it tells about the culture of Georgia. The first people that stepped on Georgia's land stepped on it about 10,000 years ago. Georgia is located along the Atlantic Ocean and is Southeastern in the United States.Georgia is roughly about 57,906 square miles and it’s population is about 8,186,453.The capital of Georgia is Atlanta and it was admitted to the Union on January 2,1788, also it was the fourth state that had been named.It is usually pretty hot in the Summer and pretty humid in the Winter. Known for its many larger cities which are Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Savannah, Macon, Sandy Springs, Marietta, East Point, North Atlanta, and Alpharetta. Its the youngest of 13 former English colonies and East of the Mississippi River.The motto is Non sibi sed allis which means , ‘Not for self, but for others.’ It means that don’t be so selfish,sharing is caring. It was the first state to vote against ratification of the 19th Amendment, which is giving women the right to vote.Georgia was found in 1732, at which time it’s boundaries were even larger.Out of any state in the South, it had the largest number of plantations. White males owning at least 500 acres of land could be elected and pass laws for the colony. The state grows many
Have you ever wanted to explore and find out new things about a different state? Well, in this informational passage, you will find out about different places and resources. You will also find out a lot about history, geography, and some strange state facts that you never knew. You’ll also get to know a few names of famous people that were born in Georgia. So, let’s get started and explore this wonderful state!
Danny attempts to impress Sandy by jumping over hurdles but he trips and falls, but Sandy runs to his aide to check to see if Danny is ok. He asks her about having a date for the “big dance” but she states “No”. At this point Danny takes the opportunity to ask her to go with him and she accepts, but states that she did not appreciate the way he treated her the other night. They decide to go to the local restaurant, but before they go in Danny states that he does not want to go in because he does not want people to bother them. And so he says that he would rather go to a place where they could have some privacy. Before they have a chance to leave friends see Danny and Sandy outside and they come out to see them. Sandy asks he Danny would like to come and have tea with her and her family, but Danny replies he don’t like tea. And moments later the two of them leave. The two go to the dance together and are getting along great, until one of Danny’s ex-girlfriend’s arrives with one of his buddies. Sandy asks how he knows this girl and he states it’s “a friend of the family.” Next, Sandy is whisked away from Danny and this ex-girlfriend begins to dance with him. Sandy being visually upset runs out of the gym and leaves. Danny realizing what has happened but continues to dance.
When Lengel sees the girls at the checkout counter, he says, “Girls, this isn’t the beach.” As the girls leave the in a hurry, Sammy says, “I quit.” Sammy hopes that the girls will hear, but they don’t and just keep on walking out to their car. Lengel reassures Sammy that he doesn’t want to quit, but Sammy wants to be these girls hero. As Sammy gets out to the parking lot, he looks around for the girls. He hoped that they would wait for him. Sammy thinks that he could hook-up with Queenie if he quits his job.
The book is enjoyable to read because it shows not only the way Georgia lives, but what we can learn from the book as well. My experience with this book is beyond great and showed me how rough Georgia lived her life. She is independent to take care of herself. In the novel Georgia finds hope to do what
Once the half-term holidays have ended, a new girl, Lauren arrives to the school and all the boys, including Joe, have their eyes on her. Soon Joe and Lauren become best friends. Until Joe comes home one day and finds out that his Dad is holding a massive party. This only upsets him a little, due to his father not spending any time with him. Sapphire then shares that she had seen Lauren on TV before. Soon enough Joe found out that his father had decided to pay Lauren, in order for he to befriend Joe. Joe then decides to run away from home.
Next, they separate go to there classes and Sam’s other friend gives her a sex survey. Sam began to fill out in class and tries to pass it to her best friend that is sitting behind her. But, the survey falls on the ground instead of her best friends table. Sam’s crush Jake picks up the survey and begins to read it notices, that she said that she would be interested in having sex with her. Then, Jake begins to ask about Sam, to his best friend. He later asks the geek that also, has a crush on Sam about her.
This mainly worked because Georgia had something that most of the other colonies did not, they had a founder that exhibited a sense of fair play and respect toward the Indians. The founder of Georgia, James Edward Oglethorpe, was given multiple opportunities to abuse the trust of the Yamacraw Creek but instead saw them as useful allies in establishing friendly relations with the more powerful Creeks and other Tribes. To Georgia’s benefit, the leader of the Yamacraw Creek told the other chiefs of Oglethorpe’s “goodness” which helped to secure the new colony from threat of attack by the most powerful of the Indian Tribes in the Southeast. This molded America by proving that even the most detested group of people can make good allies. An example of the U.S. using this in present day is when they became allies with Germany even after Germany had tried to take over the world, twice.
She had to put up a brave face so she wouldn’t betray Gage, and had to have the courage to keep going. She also was trying to fulfill her promise to her deceased mother, who wanted her to go to a school for gifted students so she can soar like an eagle. Her teachers thought that she was a lost cause when her grades started slipping, but she managed to power through. At the end, she got to have a golden life by returning to Janna Delaney, her guardian, and kept her promises to her mother by staying close to her older brother Gage, and she was able to get into Carter Middle School. 2.
Heather tells Melinda that they can’t be friends anymore and Melinda gets mad because she feels like she is the one who took Heather under wing since she was brand new to the area and didn’t know anyone. Now Heather goes to sit with “The Martha” group and Melinda is left to sit by herself at lunch every day. Melinda starts getting depressed that she has nobody to talk to and she starts skipping class and getting bad grades, her parents and teachers notice this new change in her but think she is just trying to get attention from them so they just sort of ignore it but her art teacher doesn’t and encourages her to speak and show her expressions through her artwork. Melinda then becomes friends with a guy names David Petrakis who is her lab partner in science and he is pushes Melinda to speak up. A little while later Melinda sees her old friend from middle school, Rachel start dating Andy Evans, the boy who raped her and she wants to worn her but doesn’t want to speak so she tells her by passing notes to her while they are in the
Natalie Sterling, a seventeen year old senior at Ross Academy had just won class president and beat her opponent Mike Domski. Mike was the kind of guy that Natalie and her best friend Autumn tried to stay away from. The girls at Ross Academy were known as demeaning and “boy crazy.” One day, during the pep rally a bunch of freshman dressed in trampy clothing and started to dance inappropriately. The leader’s name was Spencer a girl Natalie used to babysit for. The flirty freshman called themselves “Prostitutes” or Ross Academy prostitutes. Not only was Natalie embarrassed and angry by Spencers action but, she was disappointed. When the principal and Ms. Bee the student council head were talking to the girls punishments Natalie barged in. Natalie explained how she wanted to have a lock-in for all the girls in trouble and any others from school who wanted to come, about feminism and women's rights. Ms. Bee and Natalie agreed that it would be a good idea for
Drew Jaymes is Peach Valley, Georgia’s bad boy. Orphaned at a young age and raised by his aunt. His dream of racing his passion, until he met a young woman with bright aqua eyes. One summer with her, his whole life changed. Nicole Bennett was part of a founding family of Peach Valley. A grandmother that was cold in life, yet was the only family she had once her parents had died in a car accident when she was a child of five. Her young life was spent in an all-girls school in Great Britain. Returning to Peach Valley before heading off to university, she met and fell in love with Drew and lost her innocence and her heart. Believing Drew’s love wasn’t real, she ran off to university and left Peach Valley, never wanting to return. Eleven years
Once we got to the school Chelsea parked her car and got out her heels clicking against the pavement. "Let's go ladies I don't want to be late it's bad for my- our reputation" she says with a quick smile. I rolled my eyes getting out of the car and pulling my bag over my shoulder. "You should put on some mascara" Bethany says pulling out her makeup bag. "I have some on" I quickly respond, "suit yourself, lashes are a big part of looking good" she says shoving her makeup bag back in her purse. Gaby silently exits the car and scurrying over next to Chelsea and Beth.
Pat starts to become uninterested in continuing with the dance competition, which makes Tiffany upset as she was looking forward to it. In order for Pat to dance in the competition, Tiffany and Pat’s parents lie and tell him that Nikki will be there. Soon after, Pat notices that the letters from “Nikki” were actually written by Tiffany, making him angry and confused as he was doing this all for her. A few days after, at the competition, to everyone’s surprise, Nikki did in fact attend the dance competition and Pat is excited to see her. Tiffany is upset that Nikki is there and is not sure if she wants to preform but Pat drags
Georgia was admitted as a state in 1788 and was one of the Confederate States of America. It was once primarily a farm state, producing large amounts of cotton, but has since become a major manufacturing and service industry state. Georgia is named for George II of England. It is bordered by Tennessee, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, and Florida.