Critical Thinking questions

11. Who has "power" in your text?How does that power get shown?

              In the book, "When you reach me" by Rebecca Stead people like the main character Miranda have power over poor people like the minor character " The Laughing man. I think the main character should focus on being nicer to him. The man who is less superior should try to be more superior. Therefore,the main character Miranda has power over poor people like the minor character " The Laughing man." 

             Miranda is being mean to the poor guy. She is acting all high classy to him all because he is a low class guy. He should act as if he is more superior. He should should try to get a job. Miranda is around my age and got a job. He is a older guy, which is a normal age to work for money, so he should get a job so maybe could become more higher class and have a bed at least, instead of sleeping under the mailbox. The man even acts as if he is less superior. Who is less superior? should not be a question. No one should be superior of another person.Therefore, poor people should be recognized.

           In the book, "When you reach me" by Rebecca Stead people like the main character Miranda have power over poor people like the minor character " The Laughing man. I think the main character should focus on being nicer to him. The man who is less superior should try to be more superior. Therefore,the main character Miranda has power over poor people like the minor character " The Laughing man." He should act as if he is more superior. He should should try to get a job. Miranda is around my age and got a job. He is a older guy, which is a normal age to work for money, so he should get a job so maybe could become more higher class and have a bed at least, instead of sleeping under the mailbox.

Monday Muses Response To # 1

             " OMG!!!!!!!! Not that movie!!!! The Wizard of Oz movie is out Yay!!!!!!!!!!" I said when I was 3 , 4,or 5 years old. i was very excited to see this movie. My mom was excited to. My mom loves Judy Garland And Judy Garland was playing the main part in this movie. I wanted to see it because it was my type of movie. It was a movie for kids. I watched every commercial and practically watched the movie already. My mom said that she thought it looked cute, but I said it was the best movie in the universe.

              My favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz. I still Watch The Wizard of Oz now.I have loved it all my life.I love it because it reminds me of how important my family is. I love it because it has good songs, has good fantasy, and a sad beginning, but a happy, awesome ending.  It is relevent to my life today because it reminds me how important family is. I will always love my family no matter what. My grandma lucy watched it with me. My grandma Lucy is dead and this reminds me of what I did with her, I miss with all of my heart. I miss her a ton.And when I watch this movie I remember her. I feel like I am sitting right next to her when I watch  this movie. My mom watches  it with me. My mom loves it because Judy Garland is in it  and has always loved Judy Garland. 

             The Wizard of Oz is the best movie ever. It is my favorite movie. It brings back many memories. It brings back all memories of  Lucy.I always wanted to see it because it was my type of movie and it will always be my type of movie. It was a movie for kids. I watched every commercial and practically watched the movie already. My mom said that she thought it looked cute, but I said it was the best movie in the universe.

Argument Essay draft 2

 All over the world, parents want to take away the rights of teens and young adults to read certain books which they feel should be banned.  One of these books is "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky.  In my opinion this book should not be banned from a Middle School Library. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is about a teenaged boy of 14, named Charlie, who is only about a year or less older than we are.  He doesn't know about some of the bad things in life like suicide, bullying, rape, drugs, and many other things, and he learns about them.  This tells us why we need to read books like this, and understand about these things, and how and why they happen.  Books like this should not be banned because they teach us about important life lessons such as gay.

          Banned books teach us many lessons about real life. I think the book," The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky teaches us many of these types of lessons, and the lesson I am going to talk about from this book is one of these types of lessons.  In the book, Charlie is introduced to people who lead different lifestyles.  Charlie became very friendly with a boy named Patrick ,and Charlie was being "too friendly."" Patrick started kissing me on the lips and I let him.  I didn't like it but I let him do it because I was being a friend."(The Perks of being a wallflower 160)  This means that Patrick is gay.  Although Charlie was not comfortable with this because he liked girls and not boys, and he was not gay, he was not sure what to do about this situation.  This is an important lesson for teens. Teens and young adults will confront situations where they will need to figure out how to deal with things. Things like this occur often with no previous warning, and teens need to know about various situations and on how to confront them.

YA books are dark  and gruesome. This was from an article opposed to young teens reading many books that people feel should be banned.  “Patrick just broke up with his boyfriend, and he was very sad.  He had no money. He started kissing Charlie and he did not realize it."(The Perks of being a wallflower 160)   This would be inappropriate according to some of these parents because kids may not know what gay means.  Some parents may not want their children exposed to things like this. The article "Darkness Too Visible" by Meghan Cox Wurdon states that YA books are dangerous.  They are dark and detailed and very gruesome.  Certain books that kids love such as “Shine” and “Tears” have material that kids should not be exposed to.

             Banned books are based on real things which teach us real lessons. Teens have to learn about situations in life as part of the process of growing up.”(The banned books we have loved Jen Doll) Kids want to read these banned books more when we ban them.”  This means that kids get more interested in knowing why these books were banned.
                 
           We shouldn't ban books.If we ban books teens will not be aware of all these problems in life.Banned books are appropriate for young teens.  They should not be banned.We should put a rating system like the movie theaters. I feel that an all-out ban is not fair or appropriate for all teens. These books teach us things that we will learn later on in life, and a classroom setting can provide a valuable place for teens to discover and learn about topics which will help them to better understand and discuss topics which might otherwise be confusing or scary. It can provide a safe environment for such discussions. They teach us lessons on real things. Do you think about what you are going to do to teens when you ban books? Do you think about teens when they grow and don't know about these things?
                                                                   Works cited
Chbosky, Stephen, trans. The Perks of Being a Wallflower. New York: Pocket, 1999.

 Doll, Jen. "The Banned Books We Have Loved." The Atlantic Wire (2o12): n. page.

Draft 1 arguement essay banned books

           
            Some parents want to take away the rights of teens and young adults to read certain books which they feel should be banned.  One of these books is "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky.  In my opinion this book should not be banned from a Middle School Library. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" is about a teenaged boy of 14, named Charlie, who is only about a year or less older than we are.  He doesn't know about some of the bad things in life like suicide, bullying, rape, drugs, and many other things, and he learns about them.  This tells us why we need to read books like this, and understand about these things, and how and why they happen.  Books like this should not be banned because they teach us about important life lessons.

          Banned books teach us many lessons about real life. I think the book," The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky teaches us many of these types of lessons, and the lesson I am going to talk about from this book is one of this types of lesson.  In the book, Charlie is introduced to people who lead different lifestyles.  Charlie became very friendly with a boy named Patrick ,and Charlie was being "too friendly."" Patrick started kissing me on the lips and I let him.  I didn't like it but I let him do it because I was being a friend."  This means that Patrick is gay.  Although Charlie was not comfortable with this because he liked girls and not boys, and he was not gay, he was not sure what to do about this situation.  This is an important lesson for teens. Teens and young adults will confront situations where they will need to figure out how to deal with things. Things like this occur often with no previous warning, and teens need to know about various situations and on how to confront them.

YA books are dark  and gruesome. This was from an article opposed to young teens reading many books that people feel should be banned.  “Patrick just broke up with his boyfriend, and he was very sad.  He had no money. He started kissing Charlie and he did not realize it."  This would be inappropriate according to some of these parents because kids may not know what gay means.  Some parents may not want their children exposed to things like this. The article "Darkness Too Visible" by Meghan Cox Wurdon states that YA books are dangerous.  They are dark and detailed and very gruesome.  Certain books that kids love such as “Shine” and “Tears” have material that kids should not be exposed to.

             Banned books are based on real things which teach us real lessons. Teens have to learn about situations in life as part of the process of growing up.” Kids want to read these banned books more when we ban them.”  This means that kids get more interested in knowing why these books were banned.
                 
           Banned books are appropriate for young teens.  They should not be banned, but perhaps a rating system like the movie theaters could be put in place, or parents who do not want their children reading certain types of books should have the right to have their children restricted from reading these books.  I feel that an all-out ban is not fair or appropriate for all teens. These books teach us things that we will learn later on in life, and a classroom setting can provide a valuable place for teens to discover and learn about topics which will help them to better understand and discuss topics which might otherwise be confusing or scary. It can provide a safe environment for such discussions.

Whoa!!!! My childhood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        I am at my grandparents house. I sit down. Grandma is not there. Grandpa, mom ,and dad are the only ones there. I am in the kitchen of my grandma Lucy. I sit down thinking something happened to my grandma Lucy.  My parents were not acting normal. I notice that my grandpas face is red like he had been crying. I ask mom, is grandpa ok ?  Mom tells me yeah he is fine.
         "Where is grandma?" I ask loudly, and scarily.
           " Um well hon the thing is something happened to grandma Lucy, that you would not understand at your age." mom states!
            "JUST TELL ME,TELL ME PLEASE I DON'T CARE HOW UPSETTING IT IS. I HAVE TO KNOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY GRANDMOTHER!" I scream! My mom tells me she is in the hospital  and has a disease called Cancer!
           " Will she be okay?" I ask. I hope so my mom tells me.
          " Can I see her mom?" I plead! My mom tells me NO she is in very bad condition. I do not want you to see her honey.
             " When can I see her?" I ask. In a few days my mom tells me!!! When I see her I hug her, kiss her and start crying.Then I start dancing. I have always loved dancing.
                                              A FEW MONTHS LATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
               My mom calls me into the other room.
                " Hon I have bad news." mom states.
                  "What has happened mom?" I ask.
                    " Grandma" is all she tells me!!
                        " Grandma WHAT???????" I plead.
                     " Grandma died!!!"  she sighs.
                   "Grrrrrrraaaaaannnnddddmmmmaaaaa died?" I plead.
                  " Yes mom says!!
                                         I CRY FOR A LONG TIME!!!

Theme!!!!

            At the end of this book, "Can't Get There From Here" Maybe loses all of her street friends, because the either died, or found out they have a family and moved back home, and Maybe was the last one left. The book, "Can't Get There From Here" by Todd Strasser  is about a group of street kids who either left their family, their family made them leave or they don't know who their family is. Maybe the main character helps her friend tears go back to her family. The theme of this book is You can't trust your true family always.

            To begin, one of maybes moms friends said oh i am fine when she was still addicted to drugs.Rainbow ended up living with foster parents since her mom was addicted to drugs. Rainbows mom replaced Rainbow with drugs. This was so upsetting to Rainbow that Rainbow committed suicide.This shows why you can't trust family. Rainbows mom started taking drugs to make herself happy. Then Rainbows dad divorced Rainbows mom.Rainbows mom gets addicted to drugs. They put Rainbow in foster care for awhile up until Rainbows mom got a hold of herself. Rainbows mom said I am fine now, so Rainbow returns to her mother. Her mom didn't get a hold of herself so Rainbow had to live with foster parents because her mom replaced rainbow with drugs. Rainbow was so upset she committed suicide. Therefore, Rainbow could not trust her family.

          To continue, 2moro, one of Maybes friends had many problems also. 2moros mom died when 2moro was 2. Her grandma and aunt took care of 2moro.  Her aunts boyfriend touched 2moro in inappropriate sexual places. when 2moro tried to tell her aunt and grandma they said she was lying. This kept on happening so she ran away. This shows you can not trust your family. 2moro had a mom who died and her dad was unknown. Then her grandma and aunt took care of 2moro. They did not really love her.  when they left. they left her alone with her aunts boyfriend, who always touched 2moro in inappropriate sexual places. This disturbed 2moro. When her grandma and aunt were there and he was not she told them. They said she was lying. She ran away. Therefore you can't trust family.

           In conclusion,   at the end of this book, "Can't Get There From Here" Maybe loses all of her street friends, because the either died, or found out they have a family and moved back home, and Maybe was the last one left. The book, "Can't Get There From Here" by Todd Strasser  is about a group of street kids who either left their family, their family made them leave or they don't know who their family is. Maybe the main character helps her friend tears go back to her family.Your family could be addicted to drugs or have boyfriend who sexually touched girls.You can't trust your true family always.

how character changes

The character OG is very mean in the beginning and starts to change in the middle. In the book “Can’t Get There from Here” by Todd Strasser is about homeless kids who are on drugs and can’t do anything about it because they don’t have any family. I am going to tell about OG’s problems and how he dealt with them, and what it shows about him.

            OG has many problems, and I am going to tell you what they are. OG can’t behave like a normal kid, because he is really mean. OG must have a disease, because he is really mean to his friends who are his family now. He is mean to maybe a lot. Then he started being mean to Maggot and Tears. He called them his “family” when he told them to leave! That is not a family. He made fun of his family.

            OG dealt with his problems by learning to keep quiet when he is really in a mood to make fun of his family. OG is learning to be a nice person. He is treating his family like a real family now. He is nice to Maybe, Tears and Maggot. That is a real family. He doesn’t make fun of his family again. It shows that he can change a lot in so little time.

To finish, the character OG is very mean in the beginning and starts to change in the middle. In the book “Can’t Get There from Here” by Todd Strasser is about homeless kids who are on drugs and can’t do anything about it because they don’t have any family. I told about OG’s problems and how he dealt with them, and what it shows about him.