A Life or Death Situation By: Morgynn Nevels Maria finally opened her eyes. The 3 minutes of waiting seemed to drag on forever. Se starred down at the little pink plus sign‚ it might as well of been a skulls and cross bones to her. Maria is 14‚ and she’s pregnant‚ but it’s not her fault. Three weeks ago her uncle moved in with her and her family. He came home drunk one night. He raped her. Now Maria who is a freshman in high school‚ straight A student and a great player for her schools soccer
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Angelo Larmour Freak the Mighty 11/12/13 Movie vs. Book There are a lot of things that are similar and different about Freak the Mighty the movie and Freak the Mighty the book. These are just some of things that are similar and different about the book. If you have seen the movie but haven’t read the book or vice versa there are a lot of things that are different or the same between the
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Freak the Mighty Final Different‚ isolated‚ excluded... all of these words describe Max’s room. It’s different from his grandparent’s room because it’s a cellar‚ it’s isolated from their room‚ and excluded from the house. Strangely enough‚ Max feels this way about himself as well. Throughout the entire story Max refers to himself as a “total goon” which tells the reader that he thinks of himself as dumb person and he feels different. He knows he’s not as smart as everyone else and when he’s put
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Oniah Guy Mrs.Belcher Period 2 11-10-17 The MIghty My thoughts on freak the mighty and the mighty are two different things. The book is more emotional and gives lots of detail.The movie gives you a visual of what’s happening and skips the critical feature. The book is about Maxwell and Kevin and how they became freak the mighty. Maxwell is a kid who lives with his grim and gram and thinks he has no brain.Kevin is a boy who lives with his mom and has a growth disorder.They both seem to have
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dark is better than walking alone in the light.” Helen Keller. In Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick‚ one of the main themes is Friendship. Kevin and Max were great friends. “I know it’s ok‚ he’s not flipped out because I picked him up and put him on my shoulders like he was a little kid.” (32) This is a true friendship. When they become Freak the Mighty‚ it strengthens their emotional relationship. “This is why we came here‚ so Freak could show me where he’s been. The place is important to him. I
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FREAK THE MIGHTY FINAL RESPONSE WHO IS THE HERO OF THE STORY? A hero is often defined as someone that demonstrates courage‚ performs brave deeds‚ and displays noble qualities. Personally‚ I think that this definition can be applied to both Kevin and Maxwell due to the fact that they have both faced many difficult obstacles with the qualities of a hero. However‚ if only one character from the book‚ Freak the Mighty were to be chosen and defined as the hero of the story‚ I believe that Kevin would
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7A 2/22/11 Period 5 Freak the Mighty and “Ability” Extended Response Believing in one’s self is common‚ and it thrives throughout the novel‚ Freak the Mighty‚ by Rodman Philbrick‚ and the poem‚ “Ability‚” by Selina E. Matis. There are several lines in the poem‚ “Ability‚” that relate to the novel‚ Freak the Mighty. For example‚ one of the lines in the poem was‚ “Ability is to look at a blank page‚ and create a poem.” An example from Freak the Mighty that relates to that line is that
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Throughout the novel Freak the Mighty‚ Rodman Philbrick‚ creates a story about newfound friendship and adventure for the two main characters‚ Maxwell‚ “Max”‚Kane and Kevin‚“Freak”‚ Dillon. If the two boys would not have become friends Max would have still just stayed in the down under all by himself all day. Secondly‚ Max also would not have learned that he has a brain even if he does have to search deep down for it. Finally‚ if the boys would not have become friends‚ Freak would not have become
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Mighty‚ a movie by Peter Chelsom‚ is based off of the book‚ Freak the Mighty‚ by Rodman Philbrick‚ is a story that shows how friendship is important. Freak is a very smart kid‚ but has Morquio syndrome‚ which forces him to use crutches and he can’t walk. His bones aren’t growing but his organs are‚ so they eventually will become too big for him. Mighty (Max) is dyslexic‚ so he has trouble reading‚ but he is a very big kid‚ and is the largest in his grade. Mighty is a story about how friendship is
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Overall the movie Freak the Mighty was a good movie. But I think the book was better than the movie because it had more detail and you could really tell what was happening in the book it was explained really well. Some of the things I liked in Freak the Mighty movie was how Max and Freak had to overcome their disorders in order to do what they wanted. And that Max and Freak were always there for eachother. The movie was inspirational because it was about two boys that are very different from one
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