Essays about Books Page 63

So many people’s lives could be saved if they could just know their rights. Dasic Fernandez is an artist who wants to inform the people from Long Island City of their rights. In a BuzzFeed article, “Educating People About Their Rights, One Mural At At Time,” by Emily Raboteau (2016), Emily Raboteau wrote an article…

Angie Thomas’s award winning 2017 novel The Hate U Give is a story that is all too familiar to many Americans: an unarmed black man shot by the police, for the simple crime of being black. Even with the outcrys of a community, the officer gets off with little to no punishment, while the dead…

“The Hate U Give,” directed by George Tillman Jr., is a film that tackles the issue of racism. The story revolves around Starr Carter and her family, who navigate between their impoverished black neighborhood and the affluent white preparatory school. As Starr witnesses her childhood best friend being shot by a white police officer, the…

Human life is full of pursuits that determine the overall level of one’s happiness as well as accomplishment and such is the case for Enrique. Sonia Nazario captures the character’s experience in the text Enrique’s Journey. The writer with a background in research on immigration issues recounts the tribulation of the life of a 17-year-old…

The Hate U Give, written by Angie Thomas, is a book that delves into the subject of race in America through the perspective of Starr Carter, the main character. Starr is a young black girl who resides in the impoverished area of Garden Heights but attends a predominantly white school called Williamson Prep. This places…

The book The Warrior Ethos, by Steven Pressfield depicts the warrior’s mentality from ancient times to the present through a variety of different aspects and stories. In The Warrior Ethos, Pressfield states that men are not born with the certain qualities that make a good warrior, but instead are inculcated through years of training and…

An Analysis of Liliana Heker’s “The Stolen Party” Innocence is a precious gift that we all have at some point. In Liliana Heker’s ‘The Stolen Party’, Rosaura experiences a loss of innocence after attending her friend Luciana’s birthday party. Before the party, Rosaura is unaware of her social standing and she believes has been invited…

“Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a story by Truman Capote. In this story, the author focuses on a very attention-grabbing character called Holly Golightly. Holly is a woman who takes advantage of others, she doesn’t really care who she inconveniences in order to get what she wants or needs, and most of her personal relationships are…

Recently I have watched the movie The Hate U Give and I really enjoyed it. The movie is a drama and crime film. It is about a teenage girl named Starr who grapples with racism, police brutality, and activism after witnessing something you never want to witness. This movie has wonderful actors who really played…

In the book, The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, 16 year old Starr Carter battles the events that follow after her best friend is shot dead in front of her at the hands of the police. Notably, this novel is centered around gaining justice over the wrongful death of a black individual, and protesting…