The following essay will be about a few books that I have read over the course of my life. Of course not all of the books will be included, only the ones that stood out to me the most. The books I chose are Chicken Noodle Soup for the Teenage Soul, the Twilight series, 50 Shades of Grey, Perfect, Breaking Rules, Promise You Won’t Tell, and Unbreak Me. I chose these books because they either stood out to me or helped me through a hard time. Mostly because they are the only ones that kept my attention long enough. My first book, Chicken Noodle Soup for the Teenage Soul, helped me through a hard time in my life. It contains a lot of short stories, most of which are meant to be inspirational. Not all of the stories were happy ones, but they all …show more content…
It’s also along the lines of an erotic romance type of book. It’s about a girl named Amanda Parker, and a guy named Gabriel Raddick. Amanda joins a charity group in the hopes of her team winning, which means if she was the one person in her whole group to do the most charity work that she would win a full scholarship to college. At this point in time her dad will pay for her schooling, but she wouldn’t be allowed to follow her dreams of becoming a writer. With the scholarship she could do whatever she wanted. On her way to the first day of the charity meeting she hits a guy with her car, stops to see if he’s ok, feels electricity between them, and after making sure he is ok heads off to the meeting. The guy she hit shows up at the meeting also, turns out this guy is no other than Gabriel Raddick, the man behind the charity. They fall in love with each other after a complicated beginning because she will not open her heart up in fear of being hurt. Towards the end it comes to light that they will not get together in this book because if that happened she would lose her chance at the scholarship, and his reputation would be tarnished. This is the first book in The Breaking Series, and I plan to purchase the other
Among the three essays, “How My Illiterate Grandmother Raised an Educated Black Man” by Terrell Jermaine Starr occupied my mind most. Objectively, it is in part because it was the first essay I read; therefore, it offered me a strong impression comparing to other essays. Subjectively, the story itself was truly interesting and moving. In addition, the title was like both a brief summary and the curiosity trigger.
" She also touched on the importance of symbolism. These essays were great examples on how to portray a deeper meaning in a piece of writing. In general terms this essay prompt helped us establish and look into the basics of writing an essay. Learning From An Editor More often than Not in various movies I watch and books
Why resilience is important-based on the novel Island of the Blue Dolphins written by Scott O’Dell Essay Question: Describe at least one important idea the writer developed throughout the written text. Explain how this idea helped you to understand an important message for teenagers. An important message that Scott O’Dell explored throughout the novel, Island of the Blue Dolphins was the importance of resilience.
Every book has a point or a certain power that affects different kinds of readers everywhere, regardless of age or opinions. One book that affects teenagers and young adult readers was written by J.D Salinger. The Catcher in the rye has mesmerized the hearts of young adult readers across the country for its coming to age story about a young teen trying to find himself in this world. It 's overall message has sparked love from readers everywhere
In a recent survey by the google. The number of teens who actually read a book in the past year was 52% or more. I am one of those. As I consider my reading experiences, I realize they represent the journey I have to traveled, leading me to my current academic path.
Literacy Narrative Essay Well, there are many things that made me the reader and writer I am, only a few important events had huge impacts on me. Events such as; teachers constantly correcting my grammar, not being able to pronounce certain words, and a soccer injury that made me a pick up a book. These things helped me become the reader and writer I am. It gave me motivation, strength , and courage.
This book is important enough to be on the list because although it is seen from one perspective it can relate to all teenagers in a sense. It is simply one person searching for who they are and they just do it in a different way. This book shows how one person is dealing with a problem that no matter who you are you will face, growing up. If you are looking for a book that shows what growing up is in a sense The Catcher In The Rye may not cover every encounter one might face but is good at showing what it takes to become an adult in the real
My situation was similar to the story of How Reading Changed My Life, by Anna Quindlen. In the story, the author gave a self-reflection on her passion and progression as a reader. Anna was a disconnected child that was loved reading books. Anna genuinely loved reading books for the sake of doing it and she enjoyed it.
Phoebe Internal and external In the novel “Walk Two Moons” by Sharon Creech, Phoebe faces internal and external conflict that change Phoebe and her life forever. First Phoebe tries to make up ways that someone forced her Mrs.Winterbottom to leave instead of realizing Mrs.Winterbottom left without telling her or any of her family. Next Phoebe finds her mom and the lunatic kissing on the bench at Mike's school. Finally Mrs.Winterbottom brings mike home and Phoebe finds out she has a half brother.
Primary Sources If it is a memoir or novel, tell us about the relationship between the author and the subject in question (memoir of someone who lived through the experiences you are interested in, etc). De Gualle, Charles. The Complete War Memoirs of Charles de Gualle. Translated by Jonathan Griffin and Richard Howard.
It 's a jaw-dropping book that will leave you wanting more as the author Laurie writes in a crisp and clear way describing the young girl Melinda’s horrific story and how it unfolds. The author 's tone gives off the vibe of a young frighted girl which I find really enhances this sad, but exhilarating story. This story taught me to always speak up for myself and to never let anyone take advantage of me. I would recommend this novel because it is extremely detailed, painting vivid pictures in your mind that really help to magnify and
In 1998, McClintock High School in Tempe, Arizona assigned students to read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. The book has long been regarded as a controversial novel, and each generation that comes upon it has found something that rubs against the current societal norms. The mother of a student at McClintock took serious offense to the use of the word, “nigger” throughout the book and protested that it be banned due to the racial discrimination (Source I). Huck Finn is just one of the many pieces of literature that have been labelled “challenging,” and many feel that they do not deserve a place in schools’ curriculum. However, the study of challenging literature introduces students to new ideas and lessons that they can apply
In the essays, “Reading to Write” by Stephen King, “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie, “Learning to Read” Malcolm X, and “Learning to Write” by Frederick Douglas have three things in common. In each essay Reading has contributed towards the authors life leading to benefit from learning to read, allowing them to leave a legacy behind. In each essay the authors has thought their self how unlike Frederick Douglass. For Stephen King, reading has done a lot for him. King stated, “Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones” (221).
We all have read a book at some point in our lifetime. Some books we loved and even reread many times, and others - well let’s just say did not even finish. Have you ever wonder why it is that a certain book caught your attention? Are you curious why you enjoyed the book so much? Have you ever thought why the author wrote the book or why the book was organized and developed the way it was?
We as young scholars can easily comprehend the importance of literature, but if our reach to success is limited to only one source of information then we would not be able to comprehend the full expansion of knowledge. The fictional novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury expresses the critical aspects and values of reading books and that censoring out books including fiction limits the knowledge of a society. Although non-fiction adds additional preparation towards the understanding of information of the real world, fiction should absolutely be a primary part of the learning experience at least until college levels because it allows students to expand their imagination to spark creative ideas, does not limit their capability of expression through literature, and gives them a passion to reading. There are countless