handcuffed me and took me down the station‚ ignoring every word I said. Similarly‚ in a book that I have recently read‚ the main character is blamed for an action which he did not commit - the murder of a drugstore owner at a holdup. In Monster by Walter Dean Myers‚ Steve is faced with an internal conflict of desire that causes him to question his morality. In life at one point or another‚ we all begin to question ourselves‚ and we let others influence our decisions. Although Steve’s conflict puts him in
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In Monster by Walter Dean Myers a teenage boy named Steve Harmon. Steve Harmon may or may not be apart of a felony murder case that killed a 55-year-old man. Steve learned The people you hang out with and the actions you make can turn your life around in a second.In my life I have learned many things but one important lesson is you need to keep your head up because in life things are going to get rough and there is not always a solution to the problems that we face. A good friend helped me learn
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Dreams by Langston Huges and Summer by Walter Dean Myers gives two different types of poems. The poem Dreams is in the ballad form and takes you to a sad place inside yourself as the reader. Summer is a free verse that gives you the sense of play and have nothing holding you back. Dreams is a ballad because the writer uses repetative speech. "Hold fast to dreams" is an example of the repetative speech in the poem. Dreams gives the impression of sadness and cold. "Life is a broken-winged bird that
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In his novel Monster‚ Walter Dean Myers demonstrates the complexity of the justice system‚ and how people can be tried unethically. The characters‚ Bobo Evans‚ Steve Harmon‚ James King‚ and Osvaldo Cruz all differ in magnitude of guilt and involvement‚ but were tried either too harsh‚ or let off too easily. What differs in each person’s case is attributed to biases including age‚ race‚ and cooperations with the police. The first poorly tried suspect in this felony-murder case was Osvaldo Cruz. Osvaldo
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times not.” Walter Dean Myers said this to The New York Times about why he writes the way that he does. Walter Dean Myers grew up in a time of racial prejudice in a poor area of Harlem. Growing up African American in Harlem during a period of repeated racial prejudice and being in the Army influenced his writing. You can see some of his life from Harlem in most of his books including The Beast. His writing affected his life and his life affected his writing. Walter Dean Myers was born on August
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An Innocent Boy In Walter Dean Myer’s novel Monster‚ a young‚ black 16 year-old‚ Steve Harmon is on trial for participating in a robbery and murder. Steve is innocent. Why? Ms. Petrocelli describes him as a monster. Why? She sees a young‚ black teenager. She stereotypes Steve. She assumes that he would commit the crime by his association with Bobo and James. To her he seems ready to confess. However‚ I see that Steve plays no part in the crime. He is not a “monster.” One reason I believe that
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In writing his novel “Monster”‚ Walter Dean Myers used his experience to keep the judicial system relevant to his points while still realistic. Steve’s attorney‚ O’Brien‚ is honest about her role in the system to Steve‚ telling him‚ “My job is to make sure the law works for you as well as against you.” Instead of pretending to be crusading for a not guilty verdict‚ O’Brien tells the truth that she intends to help hunt down the truth both for and against Steve as an unbiased tool of the court. This
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Walter Dean Meyers’ Monster is a realistic fiction novel following Steve Harmon‚ a sixteen year-old student on trial for felony murder‚ navigate his way through one of the most challenging‚ nerve-wrecking experiences of his life. The novel focuses on time spent at Steve’s trials as well as moments in jail‚ while it also takes the reader back to moments of his childhood. Written in the point of view of Steve himself‚ the book is written as a journal and not only focuses on the events which are taking
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Active Shooter Today‚ the world is much different than it use to be. Times and people both have rapidly changed. I believe that after all that has been happening and with the attitudes of outraged people that we should pay more attention to our safety and the safety of the people around us. Especially in schools‚ at public events‚ and in work places. I believe topics like shootings are topics that we should take seriously. Being in college puts you around so many new people. You have no idea
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frequency and complexities of these incidents demonstrate the need for all emergency agencies to collaborate and train for this sad new reality of society. With the recent rise in Active Shooter Incidents (ASI) the author David C. Billings‚ wrote the Executive Fire Officer Paper‚ EMS Under Fire: Developing an Active Shooter Incident Response. The author recognized the need to develop a Standard Operating Practice for a safe and effective response by the Manchester
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