And as in most books, the main character develops throughout the book, learning from his or hers mistakes and whatever else they might have come across. "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger" is a saying that many live by, or turn to in bad times. What it means is basically that it is impossible to know which roads to take in life. You might experience a rough time once in a while, but life is about learning, and this is what you learn from. Secondly you will learn that if you choose one that is a blind alley you should probably consider an alternative the next time you have to a similar decision.…
This book has a lot of strength but not a lot of people in my opinion. A strength in the book is that it is encouraging people that it is okay to be different. A weakness is the beginning didn't really grab my attention and I thought it was boring but when…
From its use of symbolism to the life lesson. Jeannette Walls told her story in a unique way and it made me feel different emotion. After reading about what Jeannette and her siblings had to go through, made me think about my life. Personally, it made me grateful for having a family that provides me a shelter and treats me well. Of course, we all have ups and downs, but it just so hard to believe what she went through. And how she manages to stay strong and positive, when others can easily give up. I highly recommend this book to everyone, as if it can change your perspective on…
A motto I got out of this book is that upbringings lead to opportunities. This means that not only do things happen by chance, they also happen because of their upbringings. Opportunities arise when you apply yourself and allow yourself to become involved. The longer you do these things, the better chance you have at growing as a person and in life. Bu not every person has the motivation to apply themselves in everyday life.…
I would recommend this book to anyone who needs some inspiration and motivation in their life. It is very interesting because it doesn't just focus on the author. It refers to many inspirational people who were fearless in way worse situations than what we face today. The next book I will probably end up reading is from what the website recommended me on my wall of books when I am finished with reading this…
What can be learned from this book is that you should be thankful for what you have. Make do with what you have.…
Finding True Happiness In life, every person is on their own personal quest for ultimate happiness. IN The History of Ressalas, Ressalas is a prince in a glorious kingdom. However, he is stowed away from the real world in a vacated valley, sealed off from the world beyond the mountains that surround it. The tale portrays Ressalas as unhappy in the one place where there are no true worries, yet he wants to travel the real world to have a better understanding and appreciation of his position and placement in the private place of Abissinia. Throughout his journey, Ressalas shows why he is unhappy, how his journey helps achieve happiness, how people pursue happiness differently, and what ultimately Ressalas finds at the end of his journey.…
with money can buy a devotion to God with the dialing of a number. The usage of…
The second point that one can learn from this book is that if you do not take initiative and go above and beyond what is asked of you, you are less likely to succeed. The book talks about a man that walks the streets looking for work, but when he is hired he is unwilling to do what is asked of him. This results to people not hiring him because his lack of initiative. If you expect to succeed with that type of attitude in this society, then you are in the wrong. Businesses now are looking to hire or promote those that are like the lieutenant.…
Of Mice and Men is set along the Salinas River a few miles south of…
First of all, his book includes various examples of symbolism, poems, biblical, weather events, quest, political, and many more examples that change the meaning of the story. Without me reading this book I would have never stopped to think what’s the quest of the story, what does this event mean, is there a biblical reference and many more questions. This book has now taught me to look out for certain things to help me effectively read a book better than I did before reading How to Read Literature like a Literature. After reading this book and moving on to another novel allowed me to see the double meaning of the text. In where as if I hadn’t read the book by Thomas C. Foster I wouldn’t have stopped to think and take much consideration to the story. Additionally, this book made it clear to me that there is only one story and one story only. How could that be? Sounds unbelievable right but it right. The same story is repeated but with a new setting, different character names, different conflicts but still the same meaning and maybe the same ending. If it weren’t for this great novel I would have missed out on all the interesting parts of the story and there meaning. All in all, this book allowed me to gain so much knowledge on how to effectively read a…
“Reading good literature won’t make a reader a better person any more than just sitting in a church, synagogue, or mosque will. But reading good books well just might.” This quote is from the article “How Reading Makes Us More Human.” It shows that although the common belief is that reading will make us better people, it doesn’t mean anything to us unless we really know how to comprehend the book itself and allow it to influence our decisions. A text that applies to this idea is A Raisin in the Sun. It is just a normal book until you take it to a new realization and apply it to much more. Through this book, I have learned how characters are influenced by their surroundings, how pieces of the book connect to this quote, and how my life has been influenced by the actions of characters throughout the book.…
The world is changing everyday including the environment we live in, the atmosphere, people, technology, advances in the medical field just for a few. If I’m not willing to change, my life would be boring, I would be depressed, possibly have a decline in health on top of not being able to complete goals in my life. With all my thoughts on this book this is only the surface. I personally could write all day long about how to apply this book to my life. I’m going to be real with myself and generate some changes deep within my programming to better…
* Vicarious experiences through books give insight into living, broaden experiences, and teach about others and self.…
He had a lot of life lessons that really caught my attention but I did narrowed it down to three of them so I was able to write about them. To conclude, this book really brought out the inner self in me because it made think about life in a different way I’ve never imagined…