Book Review: Destroying Avalon by Venus Pham Published in 2006‚ ‘Destroying Avalon’ is a Young Adult fiction novel written by Katie McCaffrey. It depicts the story of Avalon‚ a 14 year old girl‚ whose life drastically changes when she moves from the country side of Grace Point to the city of Sorrento. As she enters a new school she becomes a target of a bullying campaign which escalates to being bullied both face to face and through blogging sites. Attacked by strangers and people she knows‚ the
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Devotion‚ Love‚ Despair and Betrayal The Mists of Avalon throws the throbbing pulse of femininity into the reader’s face. It expels a truth which can be felt through every sentence‚ paragraph and chapter. It is a grouping of heartwarming characters‚ horrifying plot twists and several tragedies surrounding many different themes. The Mists of Avalon becomes a legend seen through new eyes‚ with details‚ majestic language‚ and haunting foreshadowing that hold the reader through its more than 800
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‘Destroying Avalon’ Essay who are the people that influenced/changed Avalon the most? In the novel ‘Destroying Avalon’ many people have influenced her but not always in a good way. As Avalon is constantly bullied online and offline there are not many people who have helped her significantly. Throughout the novel Avalon begins to exclude herself from others‚ including her family and some friends. Avalon only has a small group of friends that tolerate her and do not believe all the lies everyone else
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The Responsibility Project: Avalon This paper is on short film “Avalon” from The Responsibility Project. Locate the link for the film: http://responsibility-project.libertymutual.com/films/the-entrepreneurial-spirit-avalon. Avalon is more of an inspiration than just a story in which two women spearhead a small new business of baking bread in a bad economic condition and achieve the success they desired. Throughout the film the owners discuss the organisational
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Written by the writer Kate McCaffrey Destroying Avalon uses the narrative techniques Direct Speech‚ Emotive language‚ Conflict‚ Point Of View‚ Actions and Expression to show the reader the issues of true friendship and the dangers of cyber bullying through her teenage characters. SUICIDE Marshall knew that suicide was never the sensible answer‚ but thought it was the only one left remaining. He felt scared that his school life was never going to be any more manageable and that “…this is never
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The Avalon Ballroom Mostly everyone has a hero‚ role model‚ or someone to look up to. These people can significantly affect your lifestyle‚ and what you do. The Avalon Ballroom by Ann Hood displays this type of character as the father of Lily‚ the protagonist. This highly respected patriarch inspires her to do many things‚ like to go to college at Princeton University just as he did. Lily seems to want to follow her father’s footsteps by going to Princeton University. This "god-like" figure
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Destroying Avalon (ODD QUESTIONS) (1) The pseudonym ’AFriend" is ironic because the person by this name is not a friend however a bully which is sending Avalon messages about what the other girls think of her at school. (3) Being overwhelmed by the content of the email is quite normal for Avalon mainly because it was suggesting that she was not liked and that she was being bullied. (5) Avalon’s parents have positive attitudes and strong values towards education as their both teachers. (7) Mitch
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English Essay Destroying Avalon In the novel Destroying Avalon by Kate McCaffrey I was able to interpret the text easily in various ways due to my personal experiences and context. When the theme of bullying – more specifically cyber bullying – was introduced through the characters‚ my immediate response was feelings of sympathy towards the victims‚ Avalon and Marshall. This is because‚ in the way that McCaffrey has formed realism in the character’s development‚ I can relate to the situation
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women at the centre of Arthuriana. One of the most successful and influential of these retellings is Marion Zimmer Bradley’s fantasy novel The Mists of Avalon (1982)‚ which according to Fries gives “voice to those females who have so long remained mute in Arthurian legend”. Written during the height of Second Wave Feminism‚ The Mists of Avalon intends to ‘reshape’ and ‘restore’ Morgan back to her rightful place in the Arthurian legend. At the same time it endeavours to create an iconic feminine
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Elaine Yang Avalon High Avalon High which is written by Meg Cabot is a great science fiction and fantasy book. This book is a mythical tale about a girl named Ellie who moved to Maryland with her family. Her parents are professors that study and write about the medieval times and they always play vocabulary games. She is a shy but brave girl and has long brown hair. Her new house has a pool and a floaty which she loves to lay on and think about stuff. During a run with her father in the park
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