Why Boys Stupid Quotes

-is it my hair?’”(Woodson 75-76).The school had made a mistake misjudging Miah’s mental abilities based on his race. The school is not showing Social Justice to Miah, because they had placed him in classes based on his race. The school put no thought or effort into Miah’s placement. They didn’t even bother to test him. However, racism was not an issue when Miah took Ellie to his hometown, Brooklyn. Miah wanted Ellie to see his family and friends that he loved so much. Once they got to Brooklyn they ran into Miah’sbest friend Carlton. Even though Carlton had never met Ellie before, he put aside her different skin color and treated her like she was one of them. Carton announced, “‘How do you do? I’m Carlton,’ he said, bowing. Ellie smiled, ’Ellie.’

    William Kamkwamba, the boy who truly did harness the wind, possesses many traits that helped him pursue building the windmill of his dreams.  Of course he is intelligent, that's a given, however he is more than just a big brainiac. William has a rare spark of determination that is hard to find in many.  He is an inspiration to many as well as incredibly humble and positive. From his ups to his downs, William Kamkwamba is made up of specific traits and personas that help define himself and that assist him in making his dreams a reality.

Life is seen in a peculiar way through the eyes of teenagers. Often, teens are scared to enter the adult world because it means facing greater challenges that they might not yet be prepared for.The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger is a perfect example of a book that portrays the adult world through the eyes of a troubled but intelligent teenager. Holden Caulfield, the main character of the book has his own twisted views of the adult world and constantly criticizes it.

Decisions are what direct a average person's life. Some decisions are easy some are hard. But that’s the way of life and how it works.

If cocaine were legal, what would the little packages be called? Sweet N' High! Unfortunately, this is an example of what is commonly known as a “crack joke.” Drugs are increasingly being misused and abused. Yet, today’s youth in its ignorance takes drugs as a light matter. It is a different story altogether from someone who has actually used drugs. In Beautiful Boy, journalist David Sheff recounts his own and his son, Nic’s journey of drug abuse. Sheff’s memoir is a haunting experience filled with tears, brawls, and ample amounts of crystal meth. In Beautiful Boy, Sheff, while applying a casual and conversational style, effectively uses rhetoric to share his experience with an addicted teen.

Sex, Lies and Conversation: Why it is so Hard for Men and Women to Talk to Each Other

South Africa is a nation that was once faced with Apartheid, a system that belittles the average African to a point only slightly better than the slave status. In the novel Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane, Mark grows up struggling through that very system that was built to restrain him from success. Black South Africans are living as fourth class citizens and suffer at the hands of the white man. They are enslaved with the shackles of Apartheid and are regulated by the Boers. The only hope for escaping the damned nation is rationalizing with the very people who subjugate them, whites and coming to the means of equality. As the novel progresses, the author challenges white people’s perception of Apartheid’s framework and its negative effect on black people by advocating the nightmares of blacks in South Africa to the Smith family, ranting about how blacks are victims of oppression in the bar, and exposing the system that excelled at limiting the black man to

In the 3rd reason it states “could strict rules have caused the accusations?”. I don't like this because kids are supposed to have a childhood to look back on when they're older.This theory is based on puritan children. Puritan children were treated like adults. They worked all day and had no time to play. They were encouraged to act like adults. I think this theory should not count as a theory because if the kids were held by strict rules how is it going to lead to some accusations. To lead to a accusations it had it be something serious.

“When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile.” Whenever I think of Dumby Red, this quote is the first thing that comes to mind. Not only did he often say the quote himself, but it also perfectly depicted who he was. No matter what, Dumby always tried to see the good in every situation and always tried to help me do the same. That’s one of the many reasons why Dumby and I were close. He was more than a best friend to me. He was an older brother. Someone I looked up to and trusted. He was the one who encouraged me to see the bright side of things day after day. He was the one who always had my back. So to now know that Dumby has breathed his last at such an early age, I can’t deny the fact

At the end of Book 1, Adah Price quotes Emily Dickinson by saying, “Hope is a thing with feathers”, referring to a bird, also known as fowl. Is it coincidence that Brother Fowles comes to the Price women at a time of struggle and brings them hope? Most certainly not. Brother Fowles appears during transformative period in the Prices’ lives and brings them a different perspective. This excerpt captures the way Brother Fowles motivates change in the women, proves the corruption of Nathan, and shines new light on their situation.

In the article “War Against Boys?”, I noticed two common and reappearing rhetorical appeals, pathos and logos. The reason I chose both of these appeals is because of how Michael Kimmel thinks about how gender inequality affects boys and how this is affecting boys education in lower and higher institutions. Pathos played a huge part in this essay because of the emotional and mental impact on boys through discrimination from the school system. One example of pathos being shown is when feminism was mentioned pathologizing boyhood making boys think what is normal , another way pathos was being shown is when gender stereotyping was stated to be hurting both girls and boys (Michael 522-523). Like pathos, logos was also seen throughout the article as well. The first logos that was shown was when statistician Tom Mortensen stated that “ the graduation line 2068 will be all females”(Michael 522). Another example of logos was the statistics of gender imbalance throughout the higher educational system.

What would you do if you knew a boy who was in an abusive home. In the book Outsiders the main character Ponyboy faces the challenge of being taken away from his older brother and guardian Darry. I believe that Ponyboy is better off in the system because he’ll have better role models, and it’s more likely that he will suceed in school. In the story Darry lets Ponyboy smoke, he lets him fight,take aspirins, and he lets him eat chocolate cake for breakfeast all the time. Some people would say that Ponyboy should stay with Darry because they believe that Darry watches out for Ponyboy, but if Darry watches out for him he wouldn’t let him smoke or fight. To sum it all up Ponyboy will be better off in the system because he’ll more likely to not die of lung cancer. Also he’ll probably have a better chance of stayin out of jail.

Throughout The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, I sympathized with Keiko and Henry the most. Although both are minority races, they are discriminated against differently. Keiko identifies as 'American', but that does not seem to matter as her family and the rest of the citizens of Japanese descent are whisked into armed, prison-like camps by U.S. officials. I can relate to her since I have been discriminated against because of my ethnicity. It seems easy for some to make stereotypes about other races, especially in a time where everyone is looking for somewhere to place the blame. For example, the discrimination is evident when Keiko and Henry try to buy a record- Keiko is not even acknowledged because she is Japanese.

Throughout The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, I sympathized with Keiko and Henry the most. Although both are minority races, they are discriminated against differently. Keiko identifies as 'American', but that does not seem to matter as her family and the rest of the citizens of Japanese descent are whisked into armed, prison-like camps by U.S. officials. I can relate to her since I have been discriminated against because of my ethnicity. It seems easy for some to make stereotypes about other races, especially in a time where everyone is looking for somewhere to place the blame. For example, the discrimination is evident when Keiko and Henry try to buy a record- Keiko is not even acknowledged because she is Japanese.

"We are always in great shape when we role with God in our heart, mind, body, and spirit, because there is nothing to fear, but God; so who are you?" ~ Jon Barnes