Mr Salamano Quotes

Living in the middle of a warzone has become second nature for the refugees living in Southern Sudan. The novel, A Long Walk to Water, written by Linda Sue Park is based on the true story of Salva and his journey to refugee camps all over Africa over the last 30 years. Salva was one of the thousands of Lost Boys to make it out of Sudan and travel to America for safety. Through all of this Salva has proven he is a survivor by enduring hostile environments, being a leader for others, and pushing forward despite the loss of his friends and family.

Knowing is good, but knowing all is better. Based on an actual incident, Gary Paulsen's book Nightjohn showcases this life lesson. In the story young Sarny, a slave, is taught to read and write by a fellow slave, John. She knows that as a slave that reading is dangerous. But she takes that chance, because she knows wisdom is sharper than any weapon.

In Thomas C. Foster’s How to Read Literature Like A Professor, he emphasizes that violence is one of the most personal and intimate acts between human beings. It also known to be symbolic and thematic in literature. Furthermore, the chapter mostly correlates to Albert Camus’s novel, The Stranger, due to the gruesome murders and outbursting fights within the story. The violence is shown within the main protagonist, Meursault, as he relentlessly shoots an Arab man for no apparent reason making it a symbolic action.

In the book “An Ordinary man: An Autobiography” by Paul Rusesabagina, the author faces many bad problems and experiences distasteful moments throughout the whole novel. The author uses quotes the explain the significance of the 1994 Genocide in his own eyes. Near the middle of the story, as Paul explains the harsh treatment and taunting of RTLM against them, he tells us about a teacher who brainwashed her students into hating the “Hutus.” “It always bothers me when I hear Rwanda’s Genocide being described as the product of ‘ancient tribal hatred.’ I think this is a easy way for westerners to dismiss the whole thing as a regrettable but pointless bloodbath that happens to primitive brown people (Rusesabagina Chp.4 Pg.53).” The significance of the quote from Rusesabagina is that they are being mocked by outsiders that think they are a “Primitive brown people.” Another one is that the outsiders think of the difference their country is compared to Rwanda’s more like “Musket gun vs.

Have you even had to walk for hundreds of miles with little food, water and help? Salva, a character from Linda Sue Park’s novel; A Long Walk to Water, had to. Salva had to persevere, work hard and use the little relationships had had the survive as one of the Lost Boys of Sudan.

Esperanza - is the protagonist her personality is very bratty.Her goal was to get abuelita to the camp.

1) In the not so distant future, The House of the Scorpion, takes place in the country of Opium. This country lies between the United States and Aztlan, formerly known as Mexico. Within these borders we follow the life of a young boy named Matteo Alacran, who happens to be a clone. Not only is Matt a clone, but he happens to be the clone of the 143 year old dictator of Opium, El Patron. Since he is the copy of the most powerful man in the country Matt is given certain privileges and a wealthy upbringing, and yet because he is a clone Matt is looked down upon as second class individual by the members of El Patron’s family. It is not until later in his life that Matt realizes that the reason he is treated that way by the Alacran family is because his total existence, the reason he was created, is to provide El Patron with donor organs to prolong his life even further. The House of the Scorpion delves into the ethics behind scientific advancements and the

In The Illustrated Man, Ray Bradbury handles dialogue in a way that greatly adds to the plot of “The Rocket”. One quote that stands out in particular is “But I am a great fool. I will take my money from the bank and give it you.” This quote is said by Fiorello, the father of the story, on page 272. This quote propels the action, reveals aspects of a character, and provokes a decision in the story. This piece of dialogue informs the reader of the climax of the story, which is when Fiorello purchases the rocket. The purchase of the rocket leads to later events in the story, such as Fiorello fixing the rocket and taking his children for a week-long trip in “space”. This quote reveals aspects of a character because it demonstrates how caring of

Manjoo explains that both dogs and his son don’t act in a socially acceptable way. He loves his son and despises dogs and touches on how people get more annoyed with the parent of a misbehaving child than the owner of a misbehaving dog. His point in this comparison is to prove that he makes an effort not to disturb those around him while proving himself not impartial.

In the book ‘Wonder’ by R.J. Palacio, it tells about an extraordinary little boy named August. He has facial deformities and he struggles with bullies in his new middle school. He is in 5th grade which means there are a lot of social pressures and his deformity doesn't help.

Thomas has been running around ragged during the first two books of The Maze Runner series: first he had to escape the Maze with his Glader friends in Book One; then, in Book Two, he had to endure the Scorch Trials, a deadly trek through a hot, barren wasteland. Talk about having a bad few weeks.

I am reading City of Glass by Cassandra Clare and I am on page 437. This book is about Shadowhunters and Downworlders coming together to save themselves from Valentine, a corrupt Shadowhunter, and his army of demons aiming to destroy the Shadowhunter and Downworlder races in a bloody war. At the center of the conflict lies Jace and Clary. The siblings’ father is the leader of the demon army and it is their duty to stand against him and fight with their friends and family. Jace has demon blood inside him giving him special powers; along with Clary who can create runes out of thin air, but the source of her abilities are unknown. Clary’s mom has woken up from the spell thanks to Magnus’ powers and the White Book that Clary and Jace had found

Everyone has experienced that feeling of something reoccurring or something happening again that has already happened in the past. This feeling of life running in cycles is extremely common in Siddhartha. A theme in Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse is life runs in cycles because of the reoccurrence of Kamala in Siddhartha’s life, Siddhartha experiencing the same feeling of nothingness that he felt when he was a child and now as an old man, and Siddhartha realizing that he is enduring the same sadness as his father once experienced.

HUME: “No, this is why you must not believe anything that is not a definition. You must be skeptic of everything or you may end up just like the People’s Temple.”

This literary analysis will show the interesting relationships between some of the characters, and how the setting that they were in affected them throughout their journey. It will