Victor's Goal In Seventh Grade

He had planned to talk about his book Macho, but when he faced the crowd of teachers, his experience at school came back into his mind. He said he had faced a lot of abuse and his efforts to overcome bad teaching and become a writer. He admired good teachers with all his heart but criticized bad teachers. That presentation was not what the audience expected. Some reacted cruelly and left, but most of audience stayed and listened to him. After that, Victor was invited to give more speeches to let the audience know what worked in their education system.

This paragraph really portrays the beauty in Soto’s writing. The reader can relate to Victor’s experience and almost feel embarrassed for him because of similar experiences at school. Soto makes the reader feel like they ARE that character at that very moment, and that’s what makes his works so intriguing.

there are many similarities and differences between the boys traits. so victors traits are having a crush, not very good at a few subjects, and he is a very lucky boy. so in this story Victor says he wants to make teresa his girl this year (teresa is a girl in victors class). also he says hes not good at math and that the subject doesn’t make sense. he

Even though Victor, a 7th grader from the story of “Seventh Grade” by Gary Soto, is trying to find his way socially, academically and personally, he is motivated to get his “girl” but in doing this he matures and develops. On the first day of seventh grade, Victor’s personality is sheepish and shy. When he was in his math room for his second period, he sat in the back because math was at his weakest subject. On Victor's way to math class the narrator says “After English, Victor had math, his weakest subject. He sat in the back by the window, hoping that he would not be called on. Victor understood most of the problems, but some of the stuff looked like the teacher made it up as she went along. It was confusing, like the inside of a watch. ”(Soto 4). This illustrates that Victor is not very good at math and does not want to try harder in math. It is important to notice that he has not been able to grasp the knowledge of this class and is not willing to catch up. The moment Victor develops is when Teresa asks if he can tutor her he this sparks that he knew he did not fail and impressed her in French class. “The teacher beamed and said, “Très Bien. Parlez-vous français?” Victor didn’t know what to say. The teacher wets his lips and asked something else in French. The room grew silent. Victor felt all eyes staring at him. He tried to bluff his way out by making noises that sounded French. “La me vave me con le grandma,” he said uncertainly. Mr. Bueller, wrinkling his face in

In “Seventh Grade” there is a lot of foreshadowing. In the story there is a guy named Victor and he admired a girl named Teresa. “ Besides, Teresa, a girl he liked since they were in catechism classes at Saint Theresa’s was taking french to.’’ “ Teresa was going to be my girl this year, he promised himself as he left the gym full of students in their new fall clothes. She was cute. And really good in math, too, Victor thought as he walked down the hall to his homeroom.” ( Solo 122 ) Victor had it all figured out, he was going to get the girl and have a great seventh grade year. He is talking about the girl early in the story so the story must have to revolve around her. Humiliation is probably the worst thing that can happen

At this point Victor is responsible for two deaths and must keep this all to himself. By suffering through the guilt and the illness it is clear that his decisions that were made in order to deepen his knowledge of the scientific world are becoming dangerous to himself and the people close to him.

Although Victor’s family was one of the most distinguished of the republic of Geneva and his parents were possessed by the “very spirit of kindness / And indulgence,” (Shelley 39) his days were not filled with happiness. His troubled past started the day Elizabeth caught scarlet fever, delaying his departure for Ingolstadt. Although Victor’s mother, Caroline, was able to cure her, she died in her place. The destruction of a dear bond by an irreparable evil surely would have caused anyone to suffer, but as time came, Caroline’s death became “rather an / Indulgence than a necessity” (Shelley 45) to Victor; it was nothing more than something that delayed his departure for Ingolstadt. Because Victor is in a situation where he no longer has control, his psyche must carry the burden

Serial killers are usually made because of a significant event/events that may have happened during their childhood. Albert DeSalvo may be one of those serial killers. He grew up in an abusive household. He was taught at an early age about sex and physical abuse. This behavior demonstrates the characteristics of the social learning theory. This paper will go into great detail on Albert DeSalvo’s family background and the crimes that he committed in his lifetime, give a brief description of social learning theory, discuss differential association, and show how Albert DeSalvo and the social learning theory are related.

In the story,Victor embarrassed himself because when the teacher asked him what is a person he respond Teresa. "Teresa," responded Victor. Some girls giggled because they knew he liked Teresa. This shows that Victor answered the teacher of what she asked him. This why the girls giggled because Victor was in love with Teresa which made him feel embarrassed when he heard them. In French Class Victor embarrassed himself in front of everyone. In French Class which is when Victor embarrassed himself because, his teacher asked the class who knew french and Victor raised his hand. Victor tried to impress Teresa so he raised his hand. Victor responded

Collaboration is essential in order to create a working and lasting relationship between politics and Public Administration. This is not only true for the public sector but is possible in the private sector as well. When thinking about the bureaucracy that constantly separates the two, perhaps it is possible to bypass the bureaucracy altogether and simply put ideas into action. There are several examples to be found of charitable trusts simply taking action, such as the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, and in doing so have not been held to any particular political party or even concept, but simply the need for service to the public without the red tape. There are ways to create these changes through collaboration at the federal, state, and local level.

Victor’s entire life is a search for perfection; much like all the perfect objects that were gifted to him as a child. Victor’s inability

From the early chapters of the novel, Victor narrates a childhood, schooling, and career filled with an unstoppable thirst for learning. He pours over books in youth, and later attends university studying meticulously and eventually coming to a

Erik Selisker History of Western Civ Dr. Su March 29, 2016 The fall of the Roman Empire and its Affects on the World At the time of the Roman Empire the world saw them as complete law and order. Not only were they considered the world, but they also brought a lot of technology like plumbing and waterpower mills. Without Rome to stabilize Europe it caused the entire continent to break up into many regions.

Even though she said so many good things about his father and about things he was afraid of, Victor did not want to show any compassion for his father. It is like the story on Real Boys, Inside the World of Boys: Behind the Mask of Masculinity. Victor was hiding behind this mask so he would not show his emotions. However, after the accident, he began to think about his father. He understood that no one could be perfect and he finally saw that he really loved his father.