Melody Brooks, a character from a novel,” Out of My Mind” is a very unique girl. She is eleven years old, but to be precise ten and three quarters. When she was a baby, she was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, a disease that doesn’t allow to walk, talk, write, or have complete control of your limbs. Although, she cannot walk she has a pink wheelchair that shimmers and shines. She strolls on it everywhere she goes, with the guide of someone else. Everyone thinks she is an irrelevant person and is capable of nothing otherwise than breathing. Their theories are incorrect though because, she is polite, immensely brilliant, and has a persistent behavior. To begin with, Melody is a very charming girl. She is an honest and gentle young lady that cares about other people. An example of her gentleness is her kindness towards her three-year-old little sister Penny, who is obnoxious and irritating. Another illustration of her generosity is, her showing respect to her school aide, Catherine, who assists Melody by transporting her from class to class. She is kind-hearted and well-mannered to everybody she encounters. …show more content…
Melody is the complete opposite though, because she has a photographic memory. She is the smartest kid in school but, nobody knows this because, her disease doesn’t allow her to verbalize. It is a dungeon inside her brain, all those words captivated. It’s like a camera always filming, but its messages never get shown. A way to present her clever mind is whenever she got accepted into her schools “Whiz Kids” team, a squad where the brightest kids around the United States compete. Since she got accepted on the team, she became a
The definition of compassion: sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. As this definition shows compassion shows concern for other that every person would love to have. In The Chosen written by Chaim Potok, Mr. Potok really presents compassion in his book. Not only does he display compassion in one of his character but in every single one he gives them compassion that is expressed in different ways. He goes into detail example of compassion with each of his characters and really emphasizes the true meaning of compassion. Three main character that he shows compassion through in different ways are, Reuven, Mr. Malter and Reb Sanders.
American Character by Colin Woodard, is a book about America’s history and the upcoming of how the United States has become. Woodard starts off first explaining what it was like when America was colonized by the New England colonists and goes onward to present-day America. A book like this should be deemed great for a political history class because of the vast amount of information it has. Although, this book is exceptionally very small for a book of such kind, Woodard loves jumping around from era to era and can leave his readers at a disarray. Claiming so, a strong and prior knowledge of the American history and its government is strongly encouraged. Historical and economic terms are also used immensely in this book, so a thesaurus and dictionary would be of great use. If those two resources aren’t of much help, a recommendation of facts found upon the Internet regarding an era of which Woodard is explaining would be helpful.
Facts: Chet is basically Gene's only real competition in school for valedictorian but Chet doesn't really notice it as competition because his love of learning is so sincere. Also, he is amazing as tennis and playing the trumpet, and was even asked by Finny to play at their winter get together when the band can't come.
“I am a Cripple,” when people typically hear these words they tend to feel bad for that person, but that is exactly what Mair does not want. She prefers that people treat her the same as they would if she did not have the disease. Throughout the essay, Mair discuses her disease openly. She uses an optimistic tone, so that the reader will not recoil with sadness when they hear her discuss the disease and how it affects her life. In Nancy Mair’s essay “On Being A Cripple,” Mair uses her personal stories, diction, and syntactical structures to create an optimistic tone throughout the essay, so that the audience can better connect story.
In her essay “On Being a Cripple,” Mairs describes her path of acceptance of her multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis by declaring that she is a “cripple” in alternative to the more broadly acceptable terms: disabled or handicapped. Her essay is written with humor, satire, an open heart, and open eyes. Mair’s purpose is to describe her acceptances of her condition by using rhetorical elements and appeals, such as ethos and pathos, in order to allure her audience.
1). Out of my mind has many voices because the story focuses on a 10 year old girl with Cerebral Palsy who is really smart but can’t speak or move. When reading this book you get a look at what life is like when you have Cerebral Palsy and how difficult it can be.
"On Being a Cripple" is an autobiographical essay by Nancy Mairs. The author was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in her late twenties, and has since then lost full use of several limbs. Despite the stigma around the use of the word, Mairs refers to herself as a "cripple". With the use of this word she attempts to accept the reality of her situation without feeling sorry for herself. The author also demands the same of her readers and the people that she meets in her life. Mairs writes to those who wish to learn more about what it is like to live with this debilitating disease and how people react to it. She uses this essay to make a point about how society labels people while telling her story in a manner which cites examples from her life. She describes her life through everyday situations that occur when living with MS. Mairs does not have the same physical abilities that most of us don't think twice about, but she carries on with her life without the need for pity or a new vocabulary that attempts to make her condition seem less severe.
In the Irish detective novel In the Woods by Tana French, we confront the dilemma of discerning the good from the bad almost immediately after cracking open the covers—the narrator and main character, Robert Ryan, openly admits that he “…crave[s] truth. And [he] lie[s].” (French 4) But there is more to this discernment than the mere acceptance that our narrator embellishes the occasional truth; we must be ever vigilant for clues that hint at the verisimilitude of what the narrator is saying, and we must also consider its relation to Robert’s difference from the anticlimactic (essentially, falsehood) and the irrevocable (that which is unshakeable truth). That is, the fact that in distinguishing the good from the bad, we are forced to mentally
America is a beautiful seventeen year old girl from Tepoztlan in Mexico who crossed the border with her brother-in-law to the US to make a better living, things did not go according to plan and this led to some actions and reactions that summed up bringing out her inner character. The character America has an interesting perspective on her decision making process which one can attribute to many factors of her culture, origin and I believe her age.
Before going to Alaska, Chris McCandless had failed to communicate with his family while on his journey; I believe this was Chris’s biggest mistake. Chris spent time with people in different parts of the nation while hitchhiking, most of them whom figured out that McCandless kept a part of him “hidden”. In chapter three, it was stated that Chris stayed with a man named Wayne Westerberg in South Dakota. Although Westerberg was not seen too often throughout the story, nevertheless he was an important character. Introducing himself as Alex, McCandless was in Westerberg’s company for quite some time: sometimes for a few days, other times for several weeks. Westerberg first realized the truth about Chris when he discovered his tax papers, which stated that “McCandless’s real name was Chris, not Alex.” Wayne further on claims that it was obvious that “something wasn’t right between him and his family” (Krakauer 18). Further in the book, Westerberg concluded with the fact that Chris had not spoken to his family “for all that time, treating them like dirt” (Krakauer 64). Westerberg concluded with the fact that during the time he spent with Chris, McCandless neither mentioned his
In today’s world, the rich live under extreme scrutiny. Professional athletes and multi-millionaires are being constantly monitored and judged by people across the nation. One simple mishap or bad decision can culminate into the demise of their public reputation. Why would somebody with a successful career and an extensive supply of money need to commit an act such as an affair or bringing the demise of a popular social figure? While this subdivision of humanity may have the materialistic desires of life, often times that success comes at the price of their personality.
In the story My Left Foot, Christy Brown was diagnosed at the age of three with cerebral palsy. Many people began to give up on him, but his mother did not. She told everyone that they were all wrong and that he was a normal child. She worked with Christy every chance she could get and tried to teach him how to write and read. One day, his mother’s perseverance finally paid off.
Thomas Putnam Many characters have their good and bad side, their are those who are mostly good and mostly bad. However, when you come across the character like Putnam, many things aside good comes to their mind. He is shown to be a character who does not change, but one who reveals more about him. In fact, his past is not any better to begin with.
Do you ever feel like your society worries too much about appearance and what people think of them? The story Out of my Mind, by Sharon Draper, puts you in the shoes of Melody, a girl with cerebral palsy. She can’t talk, but she has a lot to say. Out of my Mind should be preserved because it’s relatable through how the main character thinks and feels, it will change the way you view things and people, and it has good messages such as knowledge is power and don’t judge a book by its cover.
The main protagonist of the story, Elizabeth Bennet (nicknamed both Lizzy and Eliza), is the second daughter in the Bennet family. Second only to her elder sister in beauty, Elizabeth’s figure is said to be “light and pleasing,” with “dark eyes,” and “intelligent…expression” (24). At 20 years old, she is still creating her place in society. Known for her wit and playful nature, “Elizabeth is the soul of Pride and Prejudice, [she] reveals in her own person the very title qualities that she spots so easily” (“Pride and Prejudice”) in others. Her insightfulness often leads her to jump to conclusions and think herself above social demand. These tendencies lead her to be prejudice towards others; this is an essential characteristic of her role