Over summer we were assigned to read two books. The first one was the loved one by Evelyn Waugh, which was a relatively short book. And the second one was the endurance by Caroline Alexander, which was a pretty thick book.
Both books that were assigned to me over summer have an element from the story that relates to my life experience. In the endurance, the crew tries to cross the whole Antarctic continent but then they sink the ship because it gets ice locked and it crushes. So they have to travel to the nearest civilization that happens to be on an island. They eventually make it to the island but unfortunately it’s the wrong side, so they have to travel to the other side. I can relate to this because about a year ago my friend Lizzy and I had to drop off our friend to her house. She lives in the middle of nowhere and we’ve never been there before. So on the way home we literally took every wrong turn we could make. And finally we found our way to the highway, which we were somewhat familiar with. But about a half an hour later we realized we were heading towards Savannah, Georgia, the opposite direction in which we needed to be going in. once we realized this we took the nearest exit and turned around. Finally we were headed in right direction and made it home. Now the loved one was about a man who worked at the pet cemetery, this job was known as “A job that an Englishman just doesn't take." And because of his job people treated him differently. I do not feel that I relate to this story that much. I do not have a job nor am I treated differently or as an outcast because of something that I do.
The loved one and the endurance both do not really remind me of plot incident that had happened in another book that I have read or at least nothing comes to mind. Honestly I do not read books for fun, so unless there for school, I have not read them. And even then I probably did not pay much attention to the books. The only books that I know from front to cover and that I have actually read “for fun” is the twilight saga. And that has nothing to do with either story.
Dr. Seuss 's Go, Dog. Go, was a book I remember reading a lot (probably because I loved dogs so much). When I was younger I used to go to my aunt 's house during the summer, and my grandmother would always be there. She enjoyed reading, so she made me read a book a week, whether it was from the library or from the books on the shelves at my aunt 's house. I did not enjoy going over there to read, especially since it was summer, but I did get rewarded after finishing a book with a game of Guess Who? with my grandmother.
I spent a minimum of half an hour in full pondering about having to choose a book. Not only a book, but the right book. I wanted to take this project as an opportunity to learn something new by reading literature I would enjoy. I did not want
Carry Your Own Skis by, Lian Dolan Arthur Ashe by John McPhee, and Dreams by Langston Hughes are three of my favorite texts from the textbook this semester because of all the messages they portray. The reason why these were my favorite’s texts is because I was able to relate to them one way or another. This is very important to do in literature. Connecting to the texts can help us understand them more. This is why some texts become more popular than others. For example, Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Everyone who has ever been in love can relate to this story. The feelings expressed are ones often felt by people everywhere. The more a person can relate to a story, the more important it is to them.
They both have a theme of racism and the author gave out what it was like for the black community in the past on having to go threw what they did everyday. In these novels, the characters and the society are alike however, unfortunately they have different endings.
Overall, both books were highly enjoyable and uplifting and shows one that even the people in the harshest of conditions and illnesses can overcome their illness and thrive if they take the right medication and struggle through to the end.
Over the course of this summer I read four books. The books I read were Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling, The Giver by Lois Lowry, Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Number the Stars by Lois Lowry again. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J K Rowling was the first book I read this summer and I really liked it. I decided to read the 5th Harry Potter book because I had it and I never really got a chance to read it. The book begins were it had left you of in the 4th book when Harry is just about to enter his 5th year at Hogwarts. He still lives with his aunt and uncle whom he hates because they are mean and evil to him. The letters from his friends are very dull and they have nothing to say, which confuses him and makes him furious. He is also mad because he’s still stuck with the Dursleys all summer long. The story goes with his adventures and challenges throughout his 5th year. The genre is fantasy complete with magic. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes the Harry Potter books. I would also recommend that if you have never read any of the previous books you start from the beginning. I can’t wait ‘till the next book comes out!
The two classic books that I read were very inspiring and interesting. They are both widely known books that have impacted people’s lives and views on various subjects greatly. These two books that are known worldwide are Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Uncle Tom’s Cabin revolves mainly around the aspect of slavery and how slaves were treated unfairly. We learn about how slavery was once lawful in our country, the United States of America, and how our government punished people who helped fugitive slaves escape.
Summer reading is given to students every year. It is an assignment handed out which is to be completed by the time school starts next year. It is compiled of a list of books in which one must be chosen and read. The assignment also includes a project, usually one that requires time and effort that must be completed as well.
In the beginning of both of the pieces of literature, the main character(s) have not had the experience that will shape their values yet. Rather, as time moves forward in the stories, the
The book I read was call When Calls the Heart by Janette Oke, it has 220 pages, and the genre is Western Drama. The book is about a woman named Elizabeth she had gone through school to become a teacher. She had lived in the big city, but then moved to a small coal mining town in Canada to teach their children. Elizabeth was a very beautiful woman. When she had got to the town she had decided that all her focus would be on teaching school. Then she meets the town's Mounted Police. It tells about her everyday teachings and the hard things she would have to go through to teach them. Helping students after school to make sure that they understood what was happening in their studies. “Thomas needs special help with his lessons.
The book I read was "Noah Webster, A Man Who Loved Words." It was written by Elaine Cunningham. The book has twelve chapters. The book has 176 pages in it. This book is a very good book. I would recommend it to anyone my age. The book was kind of sad also.
Do any of the characters relate to yourself or do any of the events resemble any of the ones that happened in your life?
For my book I chose to read The Body by Stephen King. This novel is about four young boys taking a journey to find a body somewhere in the woods that is at the county line. This story is about more than just four boys going on an adventure its about them becoming closer to each other and learning real life lessons along the way. The four boys are all going into their first year of middle school so this is a time in their life when they learn things that will help them in life.
The themes that are similar in both of the novels are that guilt is detrimental to oneself and that redemption is key to happiness. These points are especially
I read the picture book If you give a pig a party by Laura Nemeroff. This book is about a little girl who wants celebrate her pig's birthday, she is planing a lot of activities , such as the decoration, the games, and the the food. She realized that planning a birthday is a hard work because she has to keep happy to all pig's friends (different animals). This book has a lot of pictures to keep the children's attention when an adult is reading. I read it to my students and my daughter and they want to read it again and again.