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needs some way of imagining what the author is writing about. When writing, authors use descriptive words to illustrate what they are trying to convey to the reader and to enhance their story. In the stories "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" by Walter Dean Myers and "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer, both authors use descriptive words to develop the mood of the setting and the characters. In "The Treasure of Lemon Brown," Myers uses descriptive words to describe the setting, characters, and

Have you ever been on your own in your early life? It's hard to take care of yourself at an early age, therefore you either get tough or die. All the Right Stuff by Walter Dean Myers gives the perfect example of this. Paul, a kid that has been practically taking care of himself, has been through a lot of good and bad throughout his life so far. Paul has been working at a soup kitchen for a while now, as well as helping a girl named Keisha pursue her dream in basketball. Paul is a pretty open minded

Walter Dean Myers and Carol Sherman-Jones both have been shaped by their experiences and relationships. In “Bridges”, Walter Dean Myers was inspired by his parents and their stories to start writing stories himself. In “A Lesson Not Learned”, Carol Sherman-Jones’s personality as a careless person influenced her father to set her up to teach her a lesson that had a negative effect on her. In the end of each story, both characters learn to accept their identities and the way they are. Walter Dean Myers

Losing Innocence: “Fallen Angels” find the true meaning of war      “Fallen Angels”, written by Walter Dean Myers, is a novel that tells about the story of young boys going into battle during the Vietnam War. There are many themes in “Fallen Angels” but the main theme is the loss of innocence. The title makes reference to these themes. And the boys in the book have dreams of losing their virginity and drinking alcohol for the first time. They are thrown into a harsh reality

Walter Dean Myers and On the Sidewalk Bleeding by Evan Hunter, The similarities in the moral struggles are pronounced by the characters drive to find their own individualities. Though choices of their own, both characters came to realized that they have traded their individuality and Struggle against the label that societies have given them. Steve greatest struggle is found within himself while he questions if he is a monster and he is forced to question on In the Monster by Walter Dean Myers, the

In the novel Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers, true heroism is shown throughout many events in the story. One of the many characters in the book, Lt. Carroll, was said to show heroism before the main character, Richie Perry, came to the war. Another example of heroism by Lt. Carroll is when he was trying to lead his squad to safety but ended up getting hit himself. The third way Myers showed heroism is when Monaco, one of the squad members, was captured by the enemy and Richie and Peewee, another

Fruit Guys I think that the fruit guys were trying to do things based off of great morals and character, but intern it back fired on him by not taking the employees lives in consideration. Chris was treating his needs and continuing to put himself and his company in debt. I feel that Chris failed to do things as an owner of a company he didn’t protect his employees work. When you have a great thing going on young have to do the things to protect your employees and their job security. Chris, didn’t

activity before completing their schoolwork. In most cases, kids become furious about missing the entertainment they were planning on doing. Children eventually understand why their parents did not let them attend. “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers tells the story of a boy named Greg Ridley who wants to play basketball for the Scorpions. However, Greg’s dad does not let Greg play for them because of his poor grades in school. Greg runs away and meets Lemon Brown, a homeless man, who treats

We walked downstairs towards the Impala. Sam and Dean were arguing and I was trailing behind quietly. “I mean, come on. You can’t just break in, middle of the night, and expect me to hit the road with you guys.” “You’re not hearing me, Sammy. Dad’s missing. We need you to help us find him.” “You remember the poltergeist in Amherst? Or the Devil’s Gate in Clifton? He was missing then, too. He’s always missing, and he’s always fine.” Dean stopped walking which caused Sam and I to stop. “Not for

about since his only pet passed away. Jack explains to his teacher that he just cannot write a poem and his brain is empty. With the help of inspiration from his teacher, Jack decides to try to write a poem. Jack loved the poem Love that Dog by Walter Dean Meyers and decided he could write something like that too about his dog, Sky that passed away. Jack named his poem My Yellow Dog and released he can write poems well with some inspiration and help. • I really enjoyed this short story of Jack and