Dave Rudabaugh

In a passage from Zeitoun, pages 148- 150, Dave Eggers describes the time when Zeitoun’s brother, Ahmad, used a street camera to see his family that lives thousands miles away. This anecdote builds Ahmad’s caring and protective personality which becomes a key factor during Zeitoun’s imprisonment. In the passage, Egger portrays Ahmad in a admirable light to show his character, uses an image to appeal to the reader’s emotions, and applies diction to symbolize Ahmad as a guardian angel. In this flashback

My father loves jazz and has an extensive collection of records and reel-to-reel tapes he used to enjoy after returning home from work. He might have entered the house in a foul mood, but once he had his Dexter Gordon and a vodka martini, the stress melted away and everything was "Beautiful, baby, just beautiful." The instant the needle hit that record, he'd loosen his tie and become something other than the conservative engineer with a pocketful of IBM pencils embossed with the command think. "Man

Jimmy Hoffa was a character of a man, and a smart one at that. A pioneer in the labor union community, Hoffa controversially climbed up the Teamsters union chain of command. On his way up though, Hoffa made many enemies in the business of organized crime. His aggressively sly behavior earned him as much respect as it did threats, and his work made him more successful than he could have ever imagined. In all of his glory, Hoffa vanished like it did. There is no doubt that Hoffa is gone, but the question

In the two books filled with kids being brutally abused. ¨A Child Called It” By Dave Pelzer is a real story written by the Dave Pelzer that takes the readers throughout his childhood. When he was a young kid he was brutally abused and starved by his mom. Throughout the book, it becomes worse with many life-threatening events. The author Dave Pelzer teaches the readers that child abuse is horrible for young kids. In¨Beaten¨ By Suzanne Weyn takes place in high school where a “Dream highschool couple”

Called It is a book about Dave who wrights an account of his personally life story as a child. He tells the story from his perspective and describes the abuse and neglect he suffered when he has a child. Dave’s father was a firefighter and the mother was a stay at home mom. As a baby he would cry a lot and he needed a lot of attention. His mother then became an alcoholic and that is when the severe abuse began. When the abuse began the mother would not do anything to Dave in front of his father. When

Dave Eggers wrote a nonfiction book called ‘Zeitoun’ that tells the story of Abdulrahaman Zeitoun, a Syrian-American owner of a painting and contracting company in New Orleans, Louisiana who has a and chose to ride out Hurricane Katrina and stay at his home. After Hurricane Katrina, Zeitoun traveled the flooded city in a canoe rescuing neighbors, caring for abandoned animals, and giving out fresh water, causing the readers of the novel to portray him as a hero, but lately people have been saying

Coraline by Neil Gaiman is a fascinatingly creepy novel that can be enjoyed by a child or senior citizen. The novel follows the story of an 11-year-old girl named Coraline whose parents constantly ignore her, and this drives her explore her flat. One day, she discovers a dark tunnel behind a door that leads her to an alternate universe with many adventures. Coraline is an unexpecting, innocent girl who is suddenly thrown into a quest to find and save her parents as well as the souls of three children

A Boy Named “It” By: David Pelzer The book A Boy Named “It” written by David Pelzer is full of suspense and tragic events. This book is about David’s life living with his alcoholic mother constantly abusing and beating him. David was always seen as a troublemaker when he was one of the sweetest kids. David’s chores became unreasonable and harsh as days went by. One of his mother’s chores included cleaning the bathroom with the door and vent closed with a bucket of ammonia and Clorox for hours.

Colonel Sanders is a well known restaurant/Franchise owner that is famous for making fried chicken. He lived a tough life and worked hard, and eventually it all paid off when his restaurant “KFC” went very popular, and was able to be sold for $2 million dollars. Even though he sold his company, his name and image are still symbols of the company. On September 9th,1890 in Henryville, Indiana, Colonel Harland Sanders was born. He lived a steady life until his father died when he was 6. When this happened

Called It by Dave Pelzer is heart wrenching but very true nonfiction novel. Dave records all of the previous events that have occurred throughout his childhood. How does Dave use imagery and symbolism throughout the autobiography? Pelzer incorporates multiple aspects of both imagery and symbolism several times throughout the piece. In the beginning of the autobiography, Dave describes how in the beginning his life was wonderful and full of love. Slowly, things starts to change and Dave becomes the