to be rude and mean. This relates to “Whirligig” because of Brent’s actions. Brent travels across the country constructing whirligigs to spread happiness throughout America. By him doing these kind deeds‚ he exposes his true self identity. Brent Bishop‚ a teenaged boy in Paul Fleischman’s novel Whirligig‚ undergoes a dramatic change in self-identity during his journey through America. Persistently apprehensive about what people think about him‚ Brent constantly varies his self-identity to impress
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In life‚ we are the ones in charge of ourselves. And in the book Whirligig‚ people may think that that this lesson does not apply but it does. Look at brent‚ he was given the option to not place the whirligigs on the four corners‚ but he did anyway. And over that trip‚ Brent changed. Which leads me to believe that every person is capable of changing no matter their past. First of‚ in the beginning of the book‚ Brent was a kid just worried about fitting in‚ and over the course of the book‚ those
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Whirligig Do you think it’s possible to have a positive outcome after accidentally killing someone? It can happen‚ and this book shows you how. The message that the author sends is important‚ and the story is laid out in a unique way that makes it interesting to read. After being humiliated at a party‚ 16-year-old Brent drives away intoxicated and makes the last minute decision to kill himself. Letting go of the wheel on a busy highway‚ he ends up killing someone else. The victim is
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At first‚ he is a lost teenager‚ just trying to impress everyone he comes across. Brent has trouble finding the most important part of like: self-worth. He lets the influence of popularity and peer pressure get the best of him. Simple‚ brief decisions such as underage drinking can potentially change a life in the blink of an eye. His one bad decision led to a chain link of other bad decisions. Brent left the party and started driving at the exact same time another girl he didn’t know did. Little
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Report Whirligigs By: Paul Fleischman After getting humiliated at a party‚ Brent drives away drunk and decides to kill himself. Letting go of the wheel on the highway‚ he ends up killing someone else. He killed a girl named Lea. Her mom asks Brent to put up 4 whirligigs‚ one in each corner of the US. Since they were Lea’s favorite toys‚ they’re meant to be monuments representing Lea’s ability to make people happy. With wood‚ sum tools‚ a book on whirligigs‚ and a bus pass‚ Brent leaves on
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Whirligig Chapter 7 – “Apprentices” Response Notes Brent was thought to be a drug smuggler – proves that he isn’t because he doesn’t have a drivers license. (When he was checking into the motel) –Page 90 Trisha’s note – Why did it have such an impact on Brent? – Page 91-92 – I think it did because he basically made a friendship in a way‚ but didn’t want to face Trisha in the air-conditioned motel room‚ so he went somewhere else to build the Whirligig. Constellation repetitions Vocab: Gaggle
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ELIZABETH BISHOP. T.S. Eliot once said that genuine poetry can communicate before it is understood. I feel that this is true of Bishop’s poetry. Elizabeth Bishop is unlike any of the other poets I have studied. Her poetry is deeply emotional and confessional and many of her sources of inspiration are quite unusual. However‚ there is no doubt that she is a talented poet and I really enjoyed studying her poetry. Bishop experienced great loss during her life. This grief is evident throughout her
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Whirligig Have you ever wondered who Brent Bishop is‚ continue reading and you will learn his multi personalities. The book “whirligig” is written by Paul Fleischman‚ the main character in the book is Brent Bishop‚ the new kid in school who just wants to fit in with everyone else. Brent is a determined and resourceful teenager who just wants to do well. Brent is a responsible teenager for many reasons. Whenever he killed lea he was determined to do whatever it took to make things right with
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different too. As books travel along the path of their life‚ people gain new information in their heads about books. They may then use that to write more books. This is the road of literature. A Long Walk to Water written by Linda Sue Park‚ and Whirligig written by Paul Fleischman‚ both have similar story lines‚ but have totally different overall situations. As books travel the road of literature they pick up new aspects of the books that brings them closer together. Most people call these the
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Prejudices in Our World Both Brent Staples in “Black Men and Public Places” and Judith Cofer in “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” seem to be illustrating the prejudices some people have. They both explain how the way they look gets them treated by others. Brent Staples‚ because he is black in perceived as a criminal; Judith Cofer is a Latina and is mistaken for a waitress. Both stories give numerous examples of prejudice. In addition‚ each writer has a larger purpose
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