Lairds tone seems to change from the beginning to the end of the story.at first she lets us know that she loved her online class. But now her tone breaches the point right before insanity! Now she could run and jump off a bridge rather than teach her online class. The relief she gets from her classroom setting is far from what the students online give her. In the beginning of the article laird starts out by saying “The honey moon is over.” Laird is trying to paint a portrait that she used to love to be an online teacher.
The technical convention of close-up shots is used to show the importance of education through the facial expressions which show desperation, anger and joy of the families of children applying for charter schools. During the final scenes of the documentary, we learn that some children were accepted and some were not. This makes the reader sympathize with the children who were not accepted. The symbolic convention of body language is used to show the importance of education through Ruby’s actions in the isolated classroom. On the seventh page of the book, Ruby is focused on doing her work in an isolated classroom; Ruby seemed to ignore the fact that she was isolated and fully immersed herself in her textbooks.
At first, Scout was a tough, tom-boyl, that refused to dress like a normal girl. But as the story continues and she starts to understand the world around her better, she matures, eventually into a youthful, intelligent white girl, the only one who probably really understands Boo. On the other hand, Jem seems to have some trouble in understanding Tom Robinson’s horrid trial. He cries over it, and that is one way he matures. Lastly, Scout faces a problem on her first day of school.
“Real Women Have Curves” is a movie about how a young Mexican-American teen struggling with self-confidence is able to mature and overcome the discouragement by her mother and get an education. Anna, a recent graduate at Beverly Hills High School, struggles with the stereotype of Mexican teenagers not getting a college education. Traveling from her home in East Los Angeles to Beverly Hills High School every morning, Anna, with the help of her teacher, has the confidence of getting a college education instilled in her. As Anna continues to find hope in receiving a college education, the stereotype of Mexican-American families plays a role in the back of her head. Anna’s mother telling her she is overweight, their lack of money, and the desperate need of help at their families factory brings Anna back to what she thinks is the reality of a Mexican-American teenager living in the lower class of society.
Our search to find out who we are is fuelled by a need to find a place in the world where we belong. Through exploration and analysis of the novel Romulus my Father by Raimond Gaita, the picture book Mirror by Jeannie Baker and the animated film Mary and Max my perceptions of belonging have been enhanced and broadened. Each of these texts explores the way in which an individual’s sense of belonging is shaped by a sense of place in their world. Through study of the textual features and techniques employed in these texts I have been able to deepen my understanding of this concept. Notions of belonging in Romulus My Father, a memoir by Raimond Gaita are conveyed through the texts thoughtful and reflective tone.
When being asked if he was happy, Montag’s seemed to search for the answer to that question throughout the whole book. Montag’s conversations with Clarisse gave him a different outlook on society. She was a young girl but made a big impact on Montag to the point were he was questioning his state of happiness. Bradbury says “He wore his happiness like a mask and the girl had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back”(Bradbury 9). This line from the book is when Montag notices that Clarisse has seen through the act that he is putting on and by her seeing through his fake happiness, he seeks to find true
Brianna Wronski 3 Nov. 2013 Townzen IB Junior English Eyes Rewrite Int he passage taken from Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, the connection between happiness and a lasting relationship is explored. Janie and Joe have a fight that leads to Janie being struck by him. Soon after, Janie realizes Joe is not the man she has been looking for. Hurston uses this section of the book to expose unhappiness as the end of a relationship. Hurston uses the motif of time to identify Janie's awareness of her marriage, telling the reader she becomes weary of her relationship.
First, she is a naive girl, who is basically taken advantage of by an older man. Then her family is turned against her, because of her alleged actions. Since her family doesn't understand the relationship that she and Pete share they accuse her of things that she did not do. The friction between her and her family forces her out, but with nowhere to go she must fend for herself anyway necessary on the streets. The situation that Maggie ends up in is not her fault, but the faults of the actions, or inactions of the people around her.
She feels absolutely no sense of belonging, and struggles to find friends. Throughout the movie however, she makes friends with the ‘popular girls.’ Once Cady’s social status begins rising, so does her confidence. Soon, Cady feels a sense of belonging, and feels like she owns the school. This unusual situation relates back to how our belonging strengthens our identity. As soon as Cady started belonging, she felt better about herself, and her whole attitude changed.
She feels uncomfortable around people she does not know. Instead of attending event more often and trying to get over her shyness, she stopped attending events because it something she can not change. This is an example of learned helplessness. There were thing that she could have done to try and get over her shyness, but she chose to give in to it. Expert interview: She believes is shyness is her major problem in life then she is lucky.