The book that i chose to do this speech on is Cowboy Ghost. Cowboy Ghost is about a boy named Titus who goes on a cattle drive through Florida in the early 1900s. The main character in this story is Titus. Titus Timothy MacRobertson is a small and weak 16 year old boy that wants to impress his father that kind of ignores him. His mother died giving birth to him and his father “blames” Titus for her death. His father (Rob Roy MacRobertson) is a strong, massive and hardworking man. His brother Micah is a 29 year old man that is described as being a second Rob Roy MacRobertson because of his strength and size, at the end of the book you find out that he was more like their mother. The cattle drive was going really good until seminoles (indians) …show more content…
attack their herd. Not long after they were attacked a big storm hits.
It rained really hard and there was lots of thunder and lightning. The cattle were running scared all over. After the storm, Titus discovered his brother (Micah) stuck under a wagon, dieing. He finally was able to pull his brother out with the help of his horse. Titus buried his brother and said some good words about him before he returned back to the other ranchers. He then pulled the ranchers together. Then, when they were really close to the Homestead Meat Company where they would sell the cattle, they ran into cowdiggers which were going to steal some of their cattle. Then gunfire takes place, the cowdiggers leave, but Titus got shot. Wounded he still pushes on. They finally make it and return home with 200 dollars. When Titus returns home, his father finally accepts him as his son. This is about the whole story summed up into one paragraph. In this speech I will be doing the interview as the main character …show more content…
Titus. How did you feel when you found your brother stuck under the wagon? I was really scared, I didn’t know if I could get him out or not. He was hurt really bad and I couldn't lift the wagon by myself. I tried and I tried but i couldn’t, i was really sad when he told me his last words, for me to read the 4th chapter of Micah in the bible. I will always remember my brother and what he said to me. What else did your brother say before he died? I told him that i would take him back to the ranch to be buried but he said no.
He said that he wanted to be buried right there. He said that he wanted to be free of their father. These are some of the last words that he said. What did the other men think when you saddled the horse called the devil's daughter? They were all really surprised when i came past riding the devil’s daughter. I felt really proud because very few of our ranchers ever saddled her. The other ranchers were really impressed and so was I that I saddled her. How bad did it hurt when you got shot? It was very painful, but the pain got worse when he had to find the bullet. When he finally found it and tried to pull it out it hurt twice as much. The pain just wouldn’t stop. The pain was unbearable. It was the worst pain that i have ever felt. How have you changed? The cattle drive really toughened me up. All of the experiences made me become a man, and I found out who I really am. I have proven to myself what I can truly accomplish. How do the other ranchers see you? They see me as small and weak boy. At first they didn’t think that i could do much. After the cattle drive they now see me as a strong but small man. What are some goals that you have? One goal that I have is to someday take over the
ranch. How has your relationship with your father changed? We are really close now. Before he basically ignored me. It wasn’t until i returned home that he discovered the man that I had become. He has finally realized how strong I am. I just needed to go on the cattle drive to prove to him, and to myself how strong I was. Do you still have the bullet that you were shot with? Yes, i do still have the bullet that one of the ranchers pulled out. I keep it as a souvenir. It reminds me the cattle drive and of all the pain that i went through when it was pulled out. What was the last entry in your brother’s journal? It was a poem about how he would protect me from our father’s will. This is what the poem said. I am my brother’s brother. No surprise that I’d make near to twice of him, in size. His name is Titus, and I’ll ride beside my brother, Titus Timothy, with pride. The twain of us are not alike, you see, he’ll maybe try to be another me. I pray that he will not! I know he can become a rancher all himself, a man. He’ll wish to fly, to soar, to distance roam before he finds himself. Right here at home. And so to nourish him to strong and tall, I serve beside young Titus, as a wall. I stand between them stoically and still, to spare my brother from my father's will. This was his last entry in his journal. The next time there is a cattle drive will you go with? I will definately go with. Hopefully the next cattle drive will go better than the last one but nothing could stop me from going. In this speech I told you all about the book Cowboy Ghost and did an interview as the main character. I thought that this was a very good book, especially if you like outdoor/western books. I hope that this book appeals to you and that you might read the book and read the whole story.
My story is Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims. First of all, there are 6 main characters. Including, Rush Revere the history teacher, Tommy, Freedom, Liberty Rush’s horse (magical horse), William Bradford, and Myles Standish are all main characters. This story takes place in Manchester Middle school, Plymouth Rock, and on The Mayflower. Those are the main things about my book.
The book Outlaw Platoon written by Sean Parnell is a soldiers’ tale of his platoon in one of the most dangerous places on earth. This book is a non-fiction riveting work that tells the story of a platoon that spent sixteen months on an operating base in the Bermel Valley, the border of Pakistan. This mission the men were sent on was part of a mission called Operation Enduring Freedom. This book is extremely relevant to the war that we are still fighting in Afghanistan and the humanitarian work that continues. We still have men in this area fighting and losing their lives everyday. It is the focus of ongoing political debates and the purpose of our involvement there is an ongoing question in the minds of many Americans. In writing this book, Parnell makes it clear in his author’s notes that he indeed was not trying to pursue one political agenda over another. His goal as not to speak of all members of the platoon and expose their identities and the types of soldiers they were but instead to showcase some of the men’s bravery and abilities during the war. Parnell believed that he owed it to the men to write something that would show the world what these men go through during combat in an honest and raw account. Another purpose of Parnell’s in writing this book is an attempt at making sure these men are given a place in American war history.
Jim Burden’s early years follows the structure of the idealized childhood of the American West, one where he can run freely in the country and is surrounded by the natural world. However, prejudices are still prevalent in his community, and have a noticeable effect on its inhabitants as they mature. From a young age, members of the Black Hawk, Nebraska community are instilled with the idea that daughters
"Caribou ghosts & untold stories" by Leanne Simpson is the poem I choose. The main argument the poet discusses is that were all human beings. Things such as race, sexuality, gender shouldn't differentiate us. For example in the past it wasn’t expected of women to get educated and get jobs, but rather be a housewife. Leanne Simpson was referring to that fact now days were slowly becomes more inclusive to different groups of minorities and was slowly removing labels. I plan to use this source because it is an important topic, which we struggle with even today. Society’s standards are slowly changing but people still tend to have the same mentality when it comes to gender roles. The poem is a reliable source, it shows the difficulties of being
This quote from the book, Lone Survivor, shows the incredible resolve that the Author and protagonist of the story, Marcus Luttrell has. The book is all about the horrors that he endured in the Hindu Kush mountain region in Afghanistan when he went on a mission with 3 other Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, and Land), Danny Dietz, Matthew “Axe” Axelson, and Michael Murphy. The book, Lone Survivor was set in the mountains of the Hindu Kush, details the fight for survival against the Taliban, and has a theme of hospitality.
The author, Sherman Alexie, is extremely effective through his use of ethos and ethical appeals. By sharing his own story of a sad, poor, indian boy, simply turning into something great. He establishes his authority and character to the audiences someone the reader can trust. “A little indian boy teaches himself to read at an early age and advances quickly…If he’d been anything but an Indian boy living in the reservations, he might have been called a prodigy.” Alexie mentions these two different ideas to show that he did have struggles and also to give the audience a chance to connect with his struggles and hopefully follow the same journey in becoming something great. By displaying his complications and struggles in life with stereotypical facts, Alexie is effective as the speaker because he has lived the live of the intended primary audience he is trying to encourage which would be young Indian
During the night of the 15th and the early hours of the 16th, he wrote one last letter to his mother and received the last finances. At 8:00 a.m., he climbed the stairs to the stage for his execution.
Born in Harlem in 1924, James Baldwin grew to be a complex man with many aspects. As an avid reader as a child, Baldwin soon developed the skills to become one of the most talented and strong writers of his time. His first novel was written in 1953 and was called “Go Tell it On the Mountain” and received critical acclaim. More great work from this novelist, essayist, and playwright were to come, one of which was “Notes of a Native Son,” which was first published in Harper’s Magazine in 1955 and was also first known as “Me and My House.” In “Notes of a Native Son,” Baldwin exercises his many talents as an essayist in how he manages to weave narratives and arguments throughout the essay. He is also able to use many of his experiences to prove his points. Baldwin effectively interlaces his narratives, arguments, and experiences so as to reach his central idea and to advocate the overall moral that he has learned to his audience. This is what makes Baldwin so unique in his work: his ability to successfully moralize all people he comes in contact with.
In order to fully examine the narrator’s transformation journey, there are many factors that have to be looked at in the themes that are discussed in the book. They include the Grandfather’s message in chapter one, Tod Clifton’s death, when the narrator is kicked out of college and the events in the factory and the factory hospital are some of the examples (Ellison 11). All these events contributed enormously towards the narrator finding his true identity.
In a country that is the melting pot for many cultures, it is hard to interact with all of them. Tony Hillerman educates readers about one culture, the Navajos, through his novel, The Ghostway. After a shooting occurs in the quiet Indian reservation, a Navajo police Jim Chee, officer overcomes many obstacles physically, mentally, and spiritually to sort the case out and protect a young girl. He is constantly struggling with his identity, whether or not he should continue living his life as a Navajo or cross over to mainstream “white” life. Although the book’s main plot is about a murder and police investigations, a theme that the book is always making references about is cultural differences and how these mere differences can make things rough on people’s lives.
away in 1998 at the age of 91. His son gave him a well commemorated funeral, and
“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” is a humorous and intuitive novel written by Sherman Alexie. The reader gets an insight into the everyday life of a fourteen year old hydrocephalic Indian boy named Arnold Spirit, also referred to as Junior Spirit. He is living on the Spokane Indian reservation and is seen as an outcast by all the other Indians, due to his medical condition. Against all odds, Arnold expands his hope, leaves his school on the reservation and faces new obstacles to obtain a more promising future at a school off the reservation. The novel is told through Arnold’s voice, thoughts, actions, and experiences.
These events have strengthened me mentally, spiritually, and educationally. Regardless of what occurs in life, at work or in school, I have the ability to overcome the obstacles and the strength of mind, a compassionate heart and the knowledge to succeed in any task I undertake.
Later the narrator is an educated young man in his teens. He's followed his grandfathers' words and it results in him being obedient to the views of the white men. The narrator is invited to recite a speech at a local town gathering which included politicians and town leaders. The narrator is forced to compete in a battle royal. He had to box blindfolded, get electrified by a rug filled with fake brass coins, and humiliated when it was time for him to give his speech. The problem with the boys understanding of the grandfather's ideology is that he doesn't know where his limit is. It almost seems as if he would go through anything the white men put in his way but even after that, the men tell him to correct himself when he even mentions social equality. The narrator is rewarded for his obedience with a scholarship, but the true value of the scholarship is questioned in a dream where the scholarship paper read, "To Whom It May Concern Keep This Nigger-Boy Running.
wilderness and left him to die. This being at the beginning of the story it begins to tell