“Life As We Knew It” by Susan Beth Pfeffer Danielle Graves What would I do? This is what I kept asking myself as I was reading “Life as We Knew It” by Susan Beth Pfeffer. The book follows Miranda and her family through their day-to-day struggles to survive the aftermath of a life-changing event. Astronomers miscalculate the density an asteroid that hits the moon‚ and it pushes the moon closer to Earth. The gravitational pull results in natural disasters that happen
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Life As We Knew It Time was running out. Stakes were high. It was supposed to be a particular day for everyone including Miranda‚ a typical teenage girl. As usual‚ she went to school‚ then went home with the knowledge that an asteroid was to hit the moon later in the day. At first‚ nothing seemed to have happen until a noise almost like a sonic boom erupted from the sky. The moon appeared closer than ever in an eerie‚ unnatural sort of way. Almost suddenly‚ Earth was hit with tornadoes‚ tsunamis
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by volcanic eruptions‚ Miranda tries to live life as normally as possible. She goes to the pond to ice skate for as long as she can breathe. She visits her friends‚ who are not the same people they were before the disaster. The question is‚ how long can Miranda and her family survive with minimal water‚ a dwindling food supply‚ no heat or electricity‚ and subzero temperatures? When so many people are giving up hope‚ starving‚ and dying of diseases we rarely get‚ Miranda is still clinging to normality
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In the dystopian novel‚ Life As We Knew It‚ by Susan Beth Pfeffer the world looks like it’s coming to an end. An asteroid has hit the moon‚ knocking it into a closer orbit which completely throws off the weather and 17 year old Miranda Evans normal life. The asteroid causes all kinds of disasters that bring the world to a halt. Without grocery stores‚ heat‚ water‚ and limited food‚ Miranda and her family face problems together and struggle to survive. One theme I noticed in this book is things are
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The theme in the story “ Life as we knew it “‚ is staying together as a family for survival. I know that because in the story Miranda’s’ family is always struggling to gather food‚ and supplies that they need‚ and they need it for survival. For example‚ at the end of the story Miranda goes outside and she finds a yellow letter. It was talking about the “ City Hall “ and Miranda went and she found out that they were giving away food in bags. She told the mayor that they really needed the food and
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The Devil We Knew: Americans and the Cold War H.W. Brands’ book was a pretty solid read. It provided a different outlook on the Cold War‚ as it sought to show that it was not merely an American victory over "communism" and the Russians. There was far more to the Cold War than most Americans would care to admit‚ but Brands puts it out there for the reader to take in. Brands’ purpose for writing this book was to inform the reader of actions taken before‚ during‚ and after the Cold War. After
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Life as we knew it is a book about a girl named Miranda who lives in Pennsylvania with her older brother Matt‚ her younger brother Jonny‚ and her mother Laura. Things haven’t been the same around them anymore when suddenly an asteroid hits the moon and knocks it out of orbit. Closer to the Earth. This is causing there to be massive tidal waves and tsunamis that took out the power and the phone lines. Miranda’s mother over reacts and stocks up on everything like canned foods and toiletries. As Miranda
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Human nature is an easily susceptible phenomenon. Susan B. Pfefferès Life as We Knew It‚ distinctly demonstrates this in all of the characters personalities in her novel‚ as they are attacked by the upcoming dilemma of the Moon being struck by a meteor‚ propelling it closer to Earth. Foremost‚ the theme is developed through Reverend Marshall’s deceitful actions stemming from selfishness‚ the several inhumane breakdowns Miranda’s mom Laura faces‚ and the barbaric characteristics of the civilians in
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Life As We Knew It ALTERNATE ENDING I told my mother that I was going to the post office hoping to have a letter from my father. My mom said “Miranda‚ I heard that things should get better soon and this will be all over with‚ please be quick and be safe‚ it will all be over soon.” That gave me some hope. I left my skis in the house‚ knowing what I was going up against. I stepped outside into the blizzard‚ expecting the worst and not returning home. When I finally got to the post office‚ I realized
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Life As We Knew it by Susan Beth Pfeffer is a fictional book about the moon getting hit by a huge astroid. In this novel the people have to live through this event. It may not sound like a big deal but the moon controls a lot actully like tsunamis‚ earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. This book focuses on one family and there troubles. I love the authors writing style in this book. First of all its written as a teenage girls journal so as i reader i get to know everything thats going on for her
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