This book is about a kid named Jamal Hicks‚ and his best friend named Tito Cruz. Jamal have a brother that is in jail‚ because he stabbed another person‚ so Jamal’s mama need to get the money to get him out of jail. Jamal has a bad time at school‚ because he doesn’t do his homework‚ and he is always getting in trouble‚ and he is always on Mr. Davidson office {the principal of the school}. He also has a young sister named Sassy. At school there is a kid named Dwayne‚ and he always a bother to
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Fallen Angels Essay Cassidey Shafer Period 4 In the book‚ Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers‚ the main character‚ Perry‚ changes a lot. His views on life and war change quite drastically and he begins to question the war and if there is any straightforward morality in the fighting. In the beginning of the book‚ Perry isn’t too worried about the war and thinks that he won’t engage in the conflict there due to a knee injury‚ but by the end of the book‚ he is considering going AWOL just to get away
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Analysis of “Summer” a poem by Walter Dean Myers Walter Dean Myers poem “Summer” describes in short how the hot summer days are. This is the reason why I chose the poem. It brings me to a younger time in my life when it was less complicated. It was all about having fun. After reading the poem and the mention of “old men” in line 8 the perspective could be from a young person. It brings me to the thoughts of my summer days with my great uncles and their inability to do much during the heat of the
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English Written Assignment Analyze of the text “The baddest dog in Harlem” by Walter Dean Myers The story tells of a group people‚ including the narrator (the author Walter Dean Myers?)‚ and what the group experiences one tragic day in Harlem. We meet the group as they discuss which boxer is the best in the world‚ when suddenly many policemen begin to appear‚ and begin to ask questions about a suspect they are searching for. Unfortunately‚ one policeman slips in some dog shit and his gun accidentally
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In Monster‚ by Walter Dean Myers‚ the reader learns from Steve Harmon’s experiences that sometimes guilt or innocence of a person might not be determined by solid evidence but by onlooker’s opinions and interpretation of the crime. There is not a large amount of scientific evidence in the case against Steve Harmon‚ so the jury must rely on Steve’s background information‚ their opinions of guilt and innocence‚ and the testimonies of the witnesses who are mostly criminals. From Steve’s trial
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Blood ... Terror ...and Insanity are 3 words you can use to explain Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers. It recalls the Vietnam War through the eyes of Richard Perry‚ an African-American soldier. Perry goes through a lot of changes and sees some of his good friends die in battle fighting for a cause that no one could agree upon. The book has 4 other main characters‚ Lobel‚ Johnson‚ Brunner‚ and Peewee. Myers’ Fallen Angels takes a dive into the harsh reality of modern war. The realistic depictions
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Teachers can help one individual in more than one way. A teacher can be someone who knows more about a student’s background than anyone else. In the novel “Monster” by Walter Dean Myers the readers are introduced to Steve Harmon. Steve gets proven innocent with the help of his teacher and also by the jury finding out he was not part of the robbery and the crime committed. The character Steve is perceived as innocent because of his teacher’s good testimony‚ Mrs. Henry not being able to recognizing
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Monster by Walter Dean Myers Monster is the story about a 16 year old black boy named Steve Harmon from Harlem. Steve is on trial for a being a possible accomplice to a murder. The book begins with him in jail waiting for his trial to start. The story is written in screenplay format‚ due to Steve’s passion for filmmaking‚ along with Steve’s journal writing which he does even in the courtroom. Steve writes this way to keep his sanity while being in prison during the trial. The majority of
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“We’re all dead and just hoping that we come back to life when we get into the world again.” The book “Fallen Angels” by Walter Dean Myers is the tale of a young man named Richard Perry to Vietnam. Perry is just a young man and so are many of his fellow soldiers. Throughout the story they all face many of the same feelings. Feelings of fear‚ comradeship‚ and losing a close friend. All of the men face the overwhelming fear of war. Many times throughout the book they come face to face with death
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consequences are not considered. People will go to great lengths to survive no matter what happens in the process. Teenagers are a few of those people who can get lost in this chaotic world and do things to survive without considering the cost. Walter Dean Myers Dope Sick displays the life of a teenager named Lil J‚ who has lived through layers of pain and has to make difficult decisions. His life is troublesome with a drunken mother who has neglected him his whole life and a disappeared father. To make
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