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A group of 20 teenagers called gladers have been dropped off in a safe house, in the middle of a scorched desert. There is no remembrance from anybody about how they got there and who took them there. They are all trapped in one room with zombies called cranks trying to get in through the iron bar windows, screaming, “KILL ME, KILL ME.” (Pg. 9) Eventually Newt, the oldest boy in the group, breaks the knob off of the locked door in their room, leading to a dark room full of dead bodies. When they wake up the next day all the dead bodies are gone and there was a man sitting in the room reading a book, he tells them that the world is about to end and the gladers are the last hope for survival. They have a disease that makes them turn into brain
In the story, The Watcher by James Howe, a girl named Margaret feels invisible and isolated because nobody thinks she is important. Margaret is a poor and outcast skinny girl.She writes in her journal about how she wishes her family life could be better. She was also being abused by her father and never attempted to call the Police.She also had a rough and bad Childhood.The first time Chris Spoke to Margaret(The Watcher) all he discovered at was a pain, sadness, and Loneliness.
No book has captivated the zombie apocalypse better than World War Z. Max Brooks creatively presents “a worldwide zombie pandemic from outbreak to aftermath” (Boyd, Tristan). His book encompasses many social and political themes in the world today. The book reveals true fear and shows the strength of the human race.
In 1776, David McCullough gives a vivid portrayal of the Continental Army from October 1775 through January 1777, with sharp focus on the leadership of America’s greatest hero, George Washington. McCullough’s thesis is that had not the right man (George Washington) been leading the Continental Army in 1776, the American Revolution would have resulted in a vastly different outcome. He supports his argument with a critical analysis of Washington’s leadership during the period from the Siege of Boston, through the disastrous defense of New York City, the desperate yet, well ordered retreat through New Jersey against overwhelming odds, and concludes with the inspiring victories of Trenton and Princeton. By keeping his army intact and persevering through 1776, Washington demonstrated to the British Army that the Continental Army was not simply a gang of rabble, but a viable fighting force. Additionally, Mr. McCullough supports his premise that the key to the survival of the American Revolution was not in the defense of Boston, New York City, or any other vital terrain, but rather the survival of the Continental Army itself. A masterful piece of history, 1776 is not a dry retelling of the Revolutionary War, but a compelling character study of George Washington, as well as his key lieutenants, and his British adversaries, the most powerful Army in the 18th Century world. When I read this book, I went from a casual understanding of the hero George Washington to a more specific understanding of why Washington was quite literally the exact right man at the exact right place and time to enable the birth of the United States.
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli is a novel published in 1990 by Little, Brown and Company & Hachette Book Group. It was published in New York, NY, USA.
In the film, after Tom and Judy’s car explodes, Ben is left to fend for himself in the middle of the group of zombies. The zombies encroaching on Ben from all sides is reminiscent of a lynch mob. They loom in on Ben from all sides, trying to rip his flesh off. In retaliation, Ben uses a torch to fend off the zombies and run to the house. The zombies are white oppression; the mindlessness and murderous nature of the zombies is similar to the blind stupidity, violence, and sheep-like mentality of
...acters, an unidentified apocalypse, and specks of detail, allowing readers to imagine a desolated setting on a blank canvas. Its two main characters, who symbolize the last strength for the human race, are forced onto a road that stretches to the coastal shores. The absent presence of everyday humans, plants, and wildlife generally fits the science fiction genre. Conversations between both father and son are limited to plain words that the child may only comprehend to. As a result, all responses produce disheartening lines of gloom and obscurity, though the child remains innocent during the days of darkness. He is also an icon of hope that the father holds onto, endlessly tending to the child’s living. Overall, this novel presents the terrible apocalypse in the modern times of before, to the aftermath between two characters who will soon meet their fate.
Laura Hillenbrand publishes the marvelous story of Louis Zamperini’s life in 2010. Louis (Louie) Zamperini accompanies Russell Allen (Phil) Phillips, Francis (Mac) McNamara, and Mutsuhiro (the Bird) Watanabe throughout their journey for survival. Angelina Jolie brings the story to life in “Unbroken” (2014). Playing Louie’s role is by Jack O’Connell, Phil by Domhnall Gleeson, Mac by Finn Wittrock, and the Bird by Miyavi. The book delivers deeper detail than the movie, especially on Louie’s strengths and struggles, which is why one will prefer the book.
The fictional plot of the story starts of with the boys from the glade being forced into a dormitory. After a couple days they are forced to leave the dormitory and sent on a second test threw the flare. They have to fight off cranks, which are people who have a disease called the flare. They also have to fight cranks, sand storms, and the hot sun flares. The boys get attacked and get separated. Thomas makes a deal with a group of cranks to protect the Gladers. The group gets attacked and Thomas is left alone with the leader of the cranks, Brenda. They follow the under ground tunnels until Thomas is shot by a random crank. Thomas struggles to continue walking, but finally finds the other Gladers and they help him get to the safe haven. When they get to the safe haven they are forced to fight for their life against a deadly creature. They go into a plane hoping to take them to the real safe haven, but as they were leaving the driver said “only one crank can come on the plane”. So Thomas has to fight the pilot to save the cranks. Thomas falls asleep on the plane and when he wakes up, he doesn’t know where he is and they only thing he can hear is “WICKED is good”
This book has taught me a lot about Alexander Hamilton. Most of it was a surprise to me. This book includes where he was born, how he moved to the United States, what he had done to contribute to the country, and his wife and kids. This book has plenty of insight on one of our greatest leaders.
The children soon realize that there are, "No grownups!" (Golding 8; ch. 1) This means that the boys must fend for themselves until they are rescued. There are no parents or adults to give the boys rules or punish them i...
The main conflict of this book is that a group ok kids also known as “the gladers” who consists of Thomas, Minho, Aris, Newt, Winston, and Frypan whose task is to cross the “Scorch”, the area affected the greatest by the solar flares. The gladers were given the task from the last remnants of the U.S government known as W.I.C.K.E.D. They were given this test to see who was immune to the disease called the “flare” and who had the strongest will
The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is divided up into three sections. The first section is when the boys arrive on the island and everything seems to be perfect. The next section of the book is when the dead parachutists lands on the island and all laws and rules do not seem to apply to the children anymore. The final section of the book is the not so happy ending. The novel starts off as if the children were in paradise, but soon the children lose all sense of what is right and end up turning to complete moral anarchy, making the novel have an unhappy ending.
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher begins when Clay Jensen receives seven audiotapes recorded by Hannah Baker, a girl from his town who recently killed herself. According to Hannah, each person on her tapes is a reason for her suicide. Clay is on the tapes, yet doesn’t see why. He has to listen to figure it out. When Clay finally gets to his tape, it is exposed that he wasn’t actually blamed for her suicide. Clay realizes that even though he didn't do anything bad to Hannah, he let rumors stand in the way of their budding relationship. Clay could have made a positive difference in Hannah’s life and hopefully prevented her suicide. Clay's possible role in Hannah's is hard for Clay to comprehend. He knows Hannah did this to her self, but is angry because he didn't do anything to stop her. Clay who’s normally calm gets so mad; he punches a fence and cuts his hand. Clay after staying up all night listening to the tapes brings himself to school the next day, realizing he cant hide the rest of his life and reaches out to another girl, Skye Miller. He does this hoping to keep her from the same fate of Hannah.
Miyax/Julie is the main character, she is an Eskimo who ran away from home. She is now living with the wolf because she is lost until she finds someone to help her escape.
A group of young boys is stranded on a deserted island left to fend for themselves and plan their escape. The protagonist, Ralph, steps up to act as the leader of the group. Ralph represents responsibility and power but soon begins to withdraw into his mind as the suffering on the island is exacerbated. Ralph says, “even the sounds of nightmare from the other shelters no longer reached him, for he was back to where came from, feeding the ponies with sugar over the garden wall,” (Golding, 89). Life on the island deteriorates as a group of the boys separate themselves and become violent rebels whose main goal is to hunt food and have fun. Being rescued no longer concerns them.