Laura Hillenbrand's Seabiscuit: An American Legend

To lose is to win. These words come from ancient China, which means a loser can gain a profit, and the profit brings a loser in value as same as to win. People always want to win to satisfy their own sense of superiority, especially teenagers and boys, who tends to desire to get attention. For example, at the beginning of the school year, teenagers show new goods, which they buy during summer vacation, and they compared their goods with others’ goods. In the novel, Crash, written by Jerry Spinelli, there is a boy named Crash, who always wants to win and get attention as same as other teenagers. However, his desire to win vanishes at the race-off, because he wants his opponent, Penn to run at the next relays, he wants to give a gift in return for the present Penn gives Crash’ grandfather, and he thinks too much about his opponent, Penn. Moreover, he gains a profit to become a loser, for example,

Seabiscuit; one of the few most famous animal celebrities in the world. Even though Seabiscuit was the name of a standard horse that should of be on a farm instead of on a race track. People all over the world bought Seabiscuit admiration for his speed and would tune into his races. He is believed to be one of the greatest race horses of all time. Seabiscuit was found by a great trainer and owner that helped Seabiscuit become a quality race horse. Charles Howard, Seabiscuit’s owner, would have never imagined that he would invest in horses and race them, because of his occupation as owner of a car business in San Francisco. His love and passion for cars died when his son, Frankie, tragically died while driving a truck. After that day, Charles

In Frank Beddor´s Looking Glass Wars, it is pretty much a twist of Alice in Wonderland, but not as crazy or goofy. Beddor changes it around so Alyss is princess in the magical land when her evil aunt, Redd attacks, forcing her to leave Heart Palace and all of her childhood behind. Her and the Wonderlanders have to persevere through the hardships of Redd and her army, The Cut. The Wonderlanders and Alyss stand up to Redd believing Black Imagination will be overrun by White Imagination. One of the several themes in the book is perseverance, and it is shown throughout the book through Dodge, Hatter, and Alyss.

“We had to rebuild him, both mentally and physically, but you don't have to rebuild the heart when it's already there” (Seabiscuit). In the story Seabiscuit written by Laura Hillenbrand, obstacles are an everyday aspect, whether it’s mental or physical. Seabiscuit had grown up with many of each, being misunderstood and considered lazy. When in the hands of a man named Tom Smith, Seabiscuit was able to overcome obstacles that he had created for himself. With the help of people that understood him Seabiscuit was able to shine like the star they knew he could become. For him good friends helped him go a long way.

Some people will go to great lengths to get home safely. They will sacrifice muchPeople will do everything so that they can to survive, but how much are they willing to sacrifice to live?. When people are put into extreme situations, they are forced to do everything necessary to survive. In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, Rainsford is stranded in the middle of the Caribbean on Ship-Trap Island. On the island, Rainsford is forced to play General Zaroff’s game. Survive for three days with only a hunting knife and a supply of food while being hunted by General Zaroff. In the ending, Connell suddenly states that Rainsford had never slept in a better bed, cutting General Zaroff’s statement short. Rainsford

“Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.” -Bethany Hamilton. This quote really emphasizes that courage has nothing to do with the absence of fear, yet how courage is pushing past and fighting that fear in their way. Jackie Robinson, Gary Paulsen, and Karara from Island of the Blue Dolphins all went through life-changing moments in their lives and faced it with courage by pushing past the fear standing in their way.

General Lee and Colonel Chamberlain had many similarities as well as differences in their style of leadership. Their leadership styles played a big role in the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg.

War makes people do the unspeakable; these horrid acts include dehumanizing enemies, torturing fellow citizens, isolating people, and much more. Most of the people who experienced this were POWs (Prisoners of War). What these POWs endured was invisibility which means in a literal sense that they were isolated or “cut off” from each other and/or society, and in a figurative sense they lost their dignity. A story of one of these POWs is of Louie Zamperini. Louie enlisted in the war on the Western Front, and he got captured during battle. While in his POW camp he was isolated from everyone and was dehumanized because of adversary status and jealousy from guards. On the other hand, another POW Miné Okubo was in a completely different situation. She was

I hope your summer was just as good as mine. This summer I read the The Boys in the Boat, and I enjoyed the author’s details about how the olympics went upon their success. I was very surprised how the author was very detailed about the struggles they overcome. As I was reading, I thought of our team sports class and how Daniel James Brown’s descriptions of not giving up and working together as one related to our classes discussions about playing certain sports.

I read the enthralling novel 'The Red Badge of Courage ' by Stephan Crane. It took a few chapters to get into the book, however once I did I couldn 't put it down. The action packed novel by Stephan Crane expressed the true horrors and sacrifices of war. Which each page the feelings of a soldier were brought to life, revealing war in its true form. One way to learn about life as a soldier is to take a deeper look, behind the red, white and blue and the cheers of victory. Crane gives us a deeper look, through his amazing characters.

Lydia and her team are assigned to capture and hold fort RED. Her squadron is slowly sneaking up on fort RED. They consist of Grant Doolittle,Bobby Joe, and Jimmy Jack. Lydia, whose age is only 20, is older than the whole squadron.

The Dirty Dozen is a historical fiction film, released in 1967. It won an Oscar for Best Effects, Sound Effects. The film also received three Oscar nominations and one Golden Globe nomination. The Dirty Dozen was directed by Robert Aldrich. Robert Aldrich started his film career in 1941 as a production clerk at RKO pictures, he worked his way up and in the mid 1950’s created his own production company. His most renowned films are Kiss Me Deadly, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, and The Longest Yard (1974). Among the stars in The Dirty Dozen were Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine. Lee Marvin was born February 19, 1924. He was named in honor of Robert E. Lee who was his first cousin, four times removed. At the age of 18 he left school and enlisted

October 29, 1944 09:00 the 100th and 3rd Battalion 442 attack together. They progress a bit before being stopped dead in their track at the “Croisette pass” by an extremely powerful defense position with outskirts are heavily mined. On the narrow ridge, there is only room for two companies at the most. The 100th to the right and slightly back of the 3rd bn decides to skirt the mine field and climb the slopes to the left of enemy position. In any case this possibility is offered to the 3rd Bn. Pursall decides to try and take the defenders at the left flank. The way is steep and extremely well defended. Company K suffered heavy casualties.

What causes hearts to race and adrenaline to pump? For me, it is the four by eight-hundred-meter race; this is especially true when it is the state meet. My sophomore year of indoor track was one to remember. I was on a team with three sisters; Kaitlyn, Lindsey, and Lauren. We trained from the beginning of cross country season in the fall, all the way through to indoor track in the winter. We worked every day after school.

It was at a banquet in London in honor of first of the secconed conspicuously illustrious English (british) military names of this generation. For reasons which will presently appear, I will withhold the general’s real name and titles, and call him Lieutenant General Lord Alexander Scoresby, V.C., K.C.B., etc. What