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    A wise person once said, “Being strong doesn’t mean you’ll never get hurt. It means even when you get hurt, you’ll never let it defeat you.” This quote relates to the short story “Fly Away Home,” by Eve Bunting. In this story, a young boy named Andrew lives in an airport with his father, while living there Andrew shows us that it is important to stay strong through tough times. In the beginning of the story, being strong through tough times comes up a lot. In one instance in the story, Andrew couldn’t

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    Be strong because things will get better. It may be stormy now, but it never rains forever. Evan Camerchial once said this meaning to be strong during tough times and never give up. I think this quote relates to “Fly Away Home” by Eve Bunting. Andrew, a little boy who lives in the airport with his dad shows us that he is strong through tough times and he never gives up. In the beginning, Andrew shows that he never gives up and stays strong through tough times. For example, he and his dad change

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    The theme of the story, "Terrible Things" by Eve Bunting, is similar to the theme of Pastor Martin Neimöller's poem "First They Came" because they both stress that if you are selfish, it will only end up harming you. The story "Terrible Things" is about a forest full of animals, one by one they are taken away by these strange beings called the Terrible Things. Soon after the Terrible things have captured almost all the animals, only the rabbits are left. The rabbits scampered in every direction.

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    Most people seem that they try to be cool in the given situation, and sometimes you forget what is really important, like friends and family. In the story Your Move by Eve Bunting the protagonist James especially shows this trait to his little brother Isaac. James learns that being cool is not worth putting your family in danger. James wants to be protective of his little brother even know he is putting him in danger. James sneaks away with Isaac because “He can't just leave him home.” even know

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    scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/eve-bunting. A Day’s Work by Eve Bunting illustrates the relationship between a grandfather and grandson. Readers recognize the significance of family through these characters. Bunting highlights the essential role of the elder in Latino—Mexican—families.

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    airport and seen people that had lots of money and cars and houses just think what if that was you would you give up or would .In the short story Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting the protagonist's dad is super lonely based on what I read they don't have a home and no wife. Last of all the places they call home is an airport.That is how Eve bunting showed how the dad is lonely. they are lonely because they live in the airport and the dad and Andrew don’t talk anymore .And they are lonely because they

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    Bunting, Eve, and Stephen Gammell. Terrible Things: an Allegory of the Holocaust. Jewish Publication Society, 1989. Terrible Things by Eve Bunting is a fantasy story with compelling symbolism connected to the Holocaust written for all ages. Eve Bunting tells the readers “Standing up for what you know is right is not always easy. Especially if the one you face is bigger and stronger than you. It is easier to look the other way. But, if you do, terrible things can happen.” Eve Bunting tells readers

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    no matter how much we say that the Holocaust wasn't us, we had something to do with it. If we hadn't of been so self-absorbed, it would've been different. At first and still now, I relate immensely with the Little Rabbit in "Terrible Things" by Eve Bunting. His thoughts and questions just spoke to me. Towards the

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    brotherhood never dies,” (Marcus Luttrell). Lutrell, who is a brother himself, expresses the value of brotherhood and the everlasting bond that comes with being a brother.. A similar view is encompassed within the short story in “Your Move” by Eve Bunting. James, a young teen who is ambitious to be “popular” and “cool”, doesn’t acknowledge the value of his relationship with Issac, his brother. Outside inclinations and relationships blind him from what is truly important. They begin to feel like the

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    The most interesting characters change and grow along with the story. In the story “Your Move” by Eve Bunting, the main character James started off as a follower but grew into a leader At the start of the story James was a follower. This is shown in paragraph 8 when James thinks to himself and says, “Tonight I have to prove myself so I can be in their club, too.” This meant that James wanted to be a part of something and needed the approval of the kids in the group. Another example of this is when

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