Two characters from Danny the Champion of the World: William, a.k.a Danny’s father, and Danny. by Harry Wan William (Danny’s father) Without a doubt, Danny’s father is the most excellent and exciting father any boy could ever have. His father appears to be really serious in fact, he never smiles with his mouth; when Read more…
THREE SIMPLE WORDS Prologue “And by the evening fire repeat Evangeline’s story While from its rocky caverns the deep-voiced, neighboring ocean Speaks, and in accents disconsolate answer the wail of the forest.” (lines 1397-1400) –Evangeline, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Mother’s warm breath ghosted across my ear as she read. She flipped the worn, tea-colored page, reached Read more…
In The Chosen, by Chaim Potok, there are many life lessons learned by the teenagers Rueven Malter and Danny Saunders, exhibited by two parenting styles and perspectives. The first parenting style is from David Malter, Reuven’s father. David Malter is like Reuven’s shepherd – more than a simple father, he is a father who provides shelter and does not try to control his son’s future – he guides him, and yet you could say that David Malter almost has Reuven’s future planned out. Reb Sauders is a leader of a sect, of the Hasidic Jewish tradition, from Europe. His parenting style is quite different from David Malter’s. Reb Saunders raises Danny in silence because the first born of the family must become a tzaddik. (A tzaddik is a high rank in Hasidism.) The tzaddik is the leader in the group of Hasids and the father passes it on to the son and so on, so Reb Saunders is preparing Danny. Reb Saunders never talks to Danny unless they study the Talmud.
Cyber-Bullying Cyber-bullying is a problem sweeping the nation. It affects the bully, the victim, family, and friends. Cyber-bullying is caused when one person is cruel to another person for no apparent reason. Teen cyber-bullying has increased over the years, from 6% in 2000, to 85% today. Because technology is more enhanced than it was in Read more…
Chapter 1 – The history report “I pulled an all-nighter to perfect this history report!” “Really? Well, mine is so much fancier than your plain sheets of paper!” Ella rolled her eyes at the nerds in the front of the bus and inspected her perfectly manicured fingers. Please. There was no room Read more…
Solar Systems: the amazing phenomenon Few people think that each planet is alike, but some folks think that the basic stuff planets are made out of is the same. But giant planets are different in quality as well as quantity. Small planets and moons can be made of rock and ice depending on Read more…
Aliens From Planet R Day 1… chapter 1 How it All Begins It was a normal summer day in San Francisco, California – people were chattering in restaurants, kids were jumping into their pools; but all of a sudden the normal day summer day shattered into pieces. Pods that looked Read more…
Cloudy Days I remember the clouds on that day being especially low in the sky. Pressing down, covering the little world I knew with an ashy gray. The trees rustling in the distance disrupted the silence fogging up the football field. The warm uncut grass itched my skin as we sat there with our Read more…
Congratulations to Jason Li for his silver Stephen Crane essay!
Wonder – a fantastic book that will forever remain in your heart “Sometimes you can’t blend in, no matter how hard you try.” August (Auggie) Pullman is not an ordinary boy. His family thinks he is, but he thinks the word ‘ordinary’ just doesn’t feel right to him. Wonder, by R. J. Palacio, is a book about Read more…
