Tom Brokaw

One character trait to describe Dally is helpful. This is evident when Johnny and Ponyboy get into a situation no one else can get them out of. Knowing Dally would be at Buck Meril's party, they show up seeking his guidance. Johnny and Ponyboy tell him what happened and how Johnny had killed a Social named Bob. Once they finish Dally lets them come inside and warm up. As they are there Ponyboy states, "He handed us a gun and a roll of bills." (Hinton 60). Based on this evidence, it is clear the he

The Truman Show, is a film starring Jim Carrey, directed by Peter Weir. The film revolves around Truman Burbank, who is the star of The Truman Show, the show within the film. The Truman show is a live stream of Truman's life, filmed by hidden camera's capturing his everyday movements. Truman is a key character in the film, who helped me to understand the important message of the film. Truman's developments during the film and the manipulation of him and his surrounding environments helped to understand

Today I will be writing about the similarities, differences, and opinion of the book and movie. The story is about a child that had been kidnaped by a group of Indians. The main characters were True son, Halfarrow, little crane, shenandoah, True Sons Indian father and his white parents. True son acts as if his white family wasn’t his family. The story ended with true son running off with his uncle’s slave. What I found was the same was that johnny crossed the river, but not with half arrow. I also

In the Treasure of Lemon Brown,his treasure was the Harmonica & newspaper clippings that he given back after his son died in war. It meant much to him because it was his past. My treasure is my family & I feel that my treasure is personal. In the story The Treasure of Lemon Brown there was three characters & they were all different in a way,beginning with Lemon Brown,he was a brave and wise character in my opinion. During the story, there was a robbery (page 98-99) & during the robbery Lemon Brown

In life, especially as kids, we have choices to either be cool or respect our family's rules. In the story, “ Your Move” By Eve Bunting, the protagonist, James, has the choice to join the K- bones or keep the trust from his family. Therefore, he learns that caring more about his family is more important than caring about his so called “friends.” In this story, there are times when James pays more attention to his family, and times where he pays more attention to his little brother, Isaac. In the

Who decides which person is in charge in their everyday life? This might be something that a great deal of people does not think about, for the reason that everybody has a different opinion on power, as well as who has more or less. One thing that can determine the amount of power someone might have is gender. Every person has a unique version gender and what it means. Gender is a category created to distinguish the state of being a male or female depending on the individual’s personal awareness

Ruth Vander Zee’s Mississippi Morning is a historical fiction literary work of genius about a boy losing his naiveté after a confrontation with a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Written in the first person point-of-view, this story is set in Mississippi in 1933. Although it is aimed towards children, this story confronts ideas about racism and the depression and can teach adults as well as its intended audience. The reader is first introduced to James, a twelve year old boy, who helps his mother with

In my lifetime and even before, there are many people who should be remember whether they were famous or not. Matthew Stafford is a professional football player and plays for the Detroit Lions. Matthew Stafford is the quarterback for the Lions and have led the team to a lot of success. Even though the Lions might not have been to a super bowl, they haven't had much of a team or coach to work with. Matthew Stafford is easily the best quarterback the Lions have ever had and one of the best in the NFL

Since its publication in December of 1884, Mark Twain’s novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, has created a great deal of controversy in American society. This well-known story follows a troubled young boy and a run away slave as they adventure down the Mississippi in search of new lives. Huck Finn longs for freedom from both his father, and from the society he has been exposed to. Jim longs for freedom from slavery and racism. Readers have argued over the matter of whether or not this novel

Huckleberry Finn and Holden Caulfield When I was a young boy, I had a bestfriend named Percival Paz Prado. We looked alike, shared the same interests, and both cheered for BYU. While Percival and I were very similar, we still shared differences as well. Percival was not interested in sports, did not like to play pretend, and was not yet in Kindergarten. Comparable to Percival Prado and myself, Huckleberry Finn and Holden Caulfield share many similarities and differences as well. Huckleberry