The Boxcar Children

Joseph I. Laro was born on October 18, 1893 in the small town of Shedlische, Poland. In his book, Joseph Laro described his small town in great detail. The town was located in central Poland and only had six streets. The market day of the town was Wednesday, and livestock, crops, and goods were sold. Shedlische had no industry, factories, rich people, or politicians. The town, in general, was not extremely lively. However, there were two churches, one Russian Orthodox and one Roman Catholic, two

a real man should, instead they were leaving their wives and families so they could spend their money on more alcohol. This is where the actual Prohibition came into play and it was known to have ways of saving the poor and protecting their young children. Luckily, 13 states banned the consumption of alcohol completely by the year 1855. Those states were known as the "dry states", this means that alcohol was completely banned and was in no way

¨We are all monsters, Hannah said, because we are letting it happen”(Yolen 141). The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen is about a young girl, Hannah or Chaya. Hannah is at a family Passover dinner with her family when she is asked to do the offering to the Prophet Elijah. When doing the offering Hannah is taken back many years to 1942. Hannah is now known as Chaya to the people around her. Eventually, she faces the struggle of being taken to a concentration camp, along with her ¨new¨ family. Hannah

was Irish-Canadian. Walt was born into a family of four brothers, in which he was the youngest, but oldest to the only girl in the family named Ruth. The family lived with a farming background, making that their main source of food and income. The children of the Disney family were strongly discouraged with items of recreational pleasure,

When and where my practices in literacy began was slightly difficult to pinpoint, though I guess I could say it began with my favorite television show as a kid, Between the Lions. It was a children's show that promoted reading, spelling, and writing and aired on the PBS kids network. On the show, there were numerous educational segments that featured real life people, puppets, and cartoon characters that taught about words, spelling, vowels, vocabulary, definitions, and pronunciation. For example

Chippewa Indians and her writing on Native American literature is seen throughout the world. Through word decision, repetition, and symbolism bringing out her incredibly fierce tones, the author recalls the hurt and enduring impacts of Native American children being forced to attend Indian boarding schools. These schools emerged of a post-Civil War America in an effort to educate and also “civilize” the American Indian people. Native American families were frequently placed in little, ruined reservations

cleaning the animals and feeding them. Every so often, Joe snuck out to his family, giving them bits of bread and cheese. Then one day, Rosenblum’s family were captured by the Germans. He discovers that only his father had escaped and survived the boxcar trains. Eventually, he learns that his father died. Joe decided to quit working for the Zbanskis because he got scared that he may get the family in trouble. Rosenblum was eventually captured by the Germans, and put into the

likewise his family tried to do the same, and established their new home. Overall, they were treated exceptionally, however with the exception of one woman accusing Rose of Sharon they are all sinners, and she will lose her baby.The rationale for the children, and migrants behavior of being ashamed for having fun, and

4. Frank was forced to haul rocks and dig rolls of sod by day, by night there where crammed into overcrowded barracks. Witnesses later stated that at the time Frank became very withdrawn and tearful whenever she realized that the children where being sent to the gas chambers. Disease was very high and she eventually became badly infected with scabies. Both sisters where moved into an infirmary that was constant darkness and infested with rats. 5. March 1945 a typhus epidemic spread

For centuries, the circus has always been advertised as a fun-filled event for everyone to enjoy. Because of the silly, fun-filled antics displayed by every acrobat, clown, and animal, most visitors do not question the circus’s background or what happens when the Big Top closes. Only recently have the atrocities against animals come to light, and the truth is very depressing. The reality is that all animals in a circus environment are being forced to perform against their will out of fear: fear of