Whale Talk Jackie Craig Quotes

The author develops the characters by showing how they feel, act, and what they say. In the first chapter of the book, Blue Skin of the Sea, Aunty Pearl told Sonny, “And I loved taking care of you.” This quote explains how Aunty Pearl feels about taking care of Sonny. It shows she loves him and cares for him very much. In the second chapter, Aunty Pearl told Keo, “Your daddy is too soft Keo.” This quote shows that Uncle Harley is kindhearted. He might act different with his brother’s, but with Aunty Pearl, he’s a harmless angel. Lastly, in chapter 2, Tutu Max drove up to the house and asked Aunty Pearl, “Hoo-ie Pearl Honey, where you off to?” This shows Tutu Max is willing to ask Aunty Pearl anything, it doesn’t matter who is around because

The grandson of a slave, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia; he was the youngest of five children. Jackie grew up very poor, but little did he know that his athletic ability would open the doors for his future. After his father deserted the family when Jackie was six months old, his mother, Mallie Robinson, moved the family to California in search of work. California also subjected blacks to segregation at that time, but to less of a degree than in the Deep South. The young Jackie defused his anger over this prejudice by immersing himself in sports. He displayed extraordinary athletic skills in high school, excelling at football, basketball, baseball, and track. After helping Pasadena Junior College

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership”- Harvey S. Firestone. In the book Tangerine, seventh-grader Paul Fisher just recently moved to Tangerine County, Florida because of his dad’s new engineering job. He lives with his two parents and his antagonizing brother, Erik Fisher, who is constantly bullying him. As time flies by, Paul transforms into a new character. Paul Fisher’s choices he made during his development truly shaped who he is now because he finally got the courage to tell the truth about Erik and Arthur, assaulted a staff member, and chose to go to Tangerine Middle School.

“Near six o’clock on the evening of January 31, 1919, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born somewhere near the town of Cairo in Grandy County in southern Georgia” (Rampersad 10). Jackie’s parents, Jerry and Mallie Robinson, first lived together on a small plantation just south of Cairo. Mallie Robinson raised her five children single handedly, and they later moved to Pasadena, California, which was not the most racially friendly environment due to the Robinsons being the only black family on the block. Not having a father in the home, he looked up to his older brothers and saw them as his future, they are the ones who introduced him into the sports

Born on January 31, 1919 Jack Roosevelt Robinson was the youngest of five children. His father left the family before Jackie turned one and shortly after his mom moved the family from Georgia to California in search of work (Contemporary Black Biography). Segregation was still present in California, but was less harsh than in the south. To get away from the problems and racial prejudice, Jackie turned to sports. He was an exceptional athlete excelling in football, baseball, basketball, and track in both high school and college. He played four sports for the University of California Los Angeles (commonly known as UCLA). He was mostly a football and basketball star and had no intentions of playing Major League baseball due to the fact that it was all white. Jackie had always wanted to become a social worker to help underprivileged boys and hoped that travelling the nation for sports would expose him to a job in that field

were built differently. That was just there excuse. Jackie was a natural. Jackie died on October 24, 1972, in Stamford Connecticut at the age of 53 from heart

What was Jackie's life like growing up? For starters, he was born in Cairo, Georgia on January, 31st 1919. Next, he was born to Jerry and Mallie Robinson; he was the youngest of five kids. He had three older brothers, Edgar, Frank, and Mack. He also had a sister that was younger than the boys, but two years older than Jackie. Her name was Willa Mae. Sadly, Jackie’s dad left the family for their neighbor’s wife and he was never seen or heard of again. To add, Jackie was only 16 months old when his dad left them.

Jackie Robinson was an American baseball player that initially broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Being the first in anything, a person faces several challenges in changing current practices, processes, or beliefs. For Jackie Robinson, he used his amazing athletic skills to overcome the challenges people created due to the color of his skin. Jackie was born on January 31st, 1919 in Cairo, GA to sharecroppers and died October 24th, 1972 in Stamford, CT at the age of 53. (2) Growing up, Jackie was the youngest of five children and played multiple sports excelling in four of them that included track, football, basketball, and baseball.(2) In addition to playing sports, he served in World War II in the United States Army

Jackie was born in Cairo Georgia, 1919, he was the only black family on their block. He went to UCLA for college and played four sports there. In 1945 Jackie played a season of Negro League Baseball. He then got drafted into the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and won Rookie of the Year, he even broke the barriers of colored baseball. He was insulted and was threatened during his baseball career, but also thought he was the most exciting player of them all and African Americans came from all over to watch him. In 1949 he broke emotional and political silence and won the MVP award. He played for the Brooklyn Dodgers for 10 years before retiring in 1957. He got married to Rachel Robinson and they had three kids. After baseball he was a spokesman for

Jackie became a second lieutenant in the US Army. In 1945 he was discharged from the Army for having weak ankles. After serving in the Army Jackie wanted to play sports so he joined Negro League baseball team, the Kansas City Monarchs. Later he joined the Dodgers showing that black Americans can play professional sports too. He did not care what people told him about his skin color, he did not care about the names people yelled at him. But it did bother him, but he fought against it mentally not physically. He did what Branch Rickey told him to do, not fight

Janie was forced to get married to Logan by her Nanny when she was just seventeen years old. Logan defined marriage as someone who could be a helping hand around in the house and farm. “Ah aims tuh run two plows, and dis mah Ah’m talkin’ ‘bout is got uh mule all gentled up so even uh woman kan handle ‘im” (Page 27). Logan plans to buy another mule, so that Janie and him can both work around in the farm.

John Hale a man of many mysteries. In the beginning he had an evil mystique about him. As though he was the one inspiring the witch trials, trying to convict everybody, even though they hadn't did anything wrong. Though as the book progressed he eventually turned out to be a completely different man than expected. John Hales approach to the witch trials.

First, a slave is someone who gets treated really bad. You either get hit or have to work a lot. In plantation you have to work hard every day in the morning, afternoon, and later in the evening. All ages have to work really hard even if they are the elderly people or little kids. Although working in plantations was a challenge, working in farms wasn't as bad.

In Laurie’s Halse Anderson book Speak, she uses the quote “I rock, thumping my head against the cinder-block wall. A half-forgotten holiday has unveiled every knife that sticks inside me, every cut. No Rachel, no Heather, not even a silly, geeky boy who would like the inside girl I think I am” (Anderson pg.110). No one is perfect in life, they can get help in life but if they cannot get help from that one person they trust, they can go to another person. If they can get help from that one person that might help the problem out. So, you don’t feel terrible about the problem anymore. You can feel better in life until something terrible happens again. You can treat other people with respect and if they do not treat you with respect that does not mean you can be disrespectful back to them.

Although in the book, this quote is used to describe Nelson, it is truly used to describe Captain Vere. The fact that the book went from explaining Nelson to Vere shows the similarities between the two captains. Nelson was sent into another ship in order to maintain order and to diminish the munitous plots. Vere feared that certain actions would unfold due to Billy’s actions and how Billy and Claggart were unable to discuss Claggart’s claim. Vere has a need for order and seeks the glory that comes from a highly maintained ship, therefore Vere embodies the essence of