If Martha’s friends were making fun of her on social media I would step in and help instead of doing nothing. I would step in and help because so I could help someone else who is in need, and to make a difference. I would step in because this is an act of cyberbullying that is not good and it can make someone uncomfortable about themselves and school. I would do this because no matter who it is, it is not right to make fun of anyone. One of the reasons I would step in and help Martha is because
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For Japan and europe, it was time of trouble. In the late 400 the conditions that led to the development of feudalism in western europe and japan were that the roman empire fell then divided among weak kingdoms. Were the samurai and knights similarities greater than differences? The similarities between samurai and knights were greater, than the differences. This can be shown by looking at three areas social problems, training and armor, and code of honor, life, and death. The first area of important
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The film The Book Thief follows a young German girl, Liesel in the 1940s during Hitlers reign. Throughout the film we see Liesel learn to read and write after being adopted into a German family household from her communist background. Liesel begins to discover the power of words. The film describes Hitler's use of words and his ability to brainwash Germany and urge all German citizens to turn against Jews. This film relates to my theme of power, specifically propaganda. Words and stories are valuable
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The Beautiful and Brutal Beauty and Brutality can co-exist, and this is something that is very present in The Book Thief. Imagery is used to convey the beauty and brutality. Zuzak uses sight, touch, and sound most often to show what is happening, and help make the beauty and brutality visible. Everything has beauty and brutality, and this is portrayed many times throughout the book. Beauty and Brutality is shown to co-exist when bombings would happen, Hans slapped Liesel, and the bombing of Himmel
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In The Book Thief, Markus Zusak creates the character Hans Hubermann, who adds to Death’s conflict. Hans adds to Death’s conflict and add to the story in that he is kind, good, and loving, with those warm, silver eyes, his strength and purity of character, and his love for his friends and family. He lives in a world full of Nazis, hatred, and cruelty, and this adds to the contrast. Because he is so kind and loving, he shows Death that while humans are capable of great cruelty and hatred, that they
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The deeper I get into this historical fiction novel by Markus Zusak, the more interesting and captivating it gets. As the plot and characters develop, I get a deeper understanding of the characters and this makes me connect with them even more. The character I most admire and, in a way, look up to is the main character, Liesel Meminger. I really admire Liesel because when she starts something, she finishes, no matter the circumstances; for example when she was learning how to read, “There were, of
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1. The beginning of the book starts off in New York with Percy having a nightmare about Grover (his half goat half man friend) being in trouble. The nightmare ends and Percy tells his mom about it but she doesn’t think anything of it. Percy then goes to his high school where giants attack as they are playing dodgeball. Tyson (who is Percy’s half brother cyclops) and Annabeth who is another one of Percy’s companions and friends come and save Percy and take him to Camp Half-Blood. There are monsters
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“The Book Thief” Movie Reflection People always say 'the book is so much better than the movie'. In The Book Thief’s case, I agree with this statement. In my opinion, I think the original novel that Markus Zusak wrote was more captivating and told the story in a more fascinating way, including narration by Death and many other important details that were not included in the movie. For this reason, the movie did not do the book justice. Unlike the book, it felt like it was rushing through events
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Historically, people have used literacy to obtain political power. In the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, it is evident that books, reading, and words themselves represent power for different characters in different ways. Close analysis of Liesel Meminger and Max Vandenburg reveals that power can be achieved through literacy in a context where literacy is severely limited. Literacy plays a major role in Liesel’s adolescence. Liesel obtains power through literacy as it gives her a sense of
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Lies My Teacher Told Me is a courageous piece of nonfiction written by James W. Loewen, sociologist and author. Loewen grew up in Decatur, Illinois to a librarian and teacher for a mother, and a medical director for a father. Starting off as a National Merit Scholar from MacArthur igh School, he went on to obtain a doctorate degree in sociology at Harvard University. Loewen has taught at a historically black college in Mississippi and also at the University of Vermont where he taught about race
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