Cassandra Clare's Lady Midnight

My favorite character is Marv. When we first meet Marv he is a simple guy that seems like he has nothing going for him. He drives an old, barely working Falcon. He has so much money but lives like he has nothing. He is always talking about how much money he has saved up in the bank for a “rainy day.” However, there is more to Marv than what he is introduced to as. It is not until the end of the book that Marv’s story comes out. As we get to know Marv, we learn that he bought his car as a teen to take out his girlfriend Suzanne Boyd who later moved out of town. Because of the last card, Ed finds out the real reason Suzanne left town and he needs to help Marv. Even though they are best friends, he never told anyone about what really happened. Ed says, “Marv is suffering, completely alone, and he uses all of those things to sweep the guilt from his stomach every day.” (Zusak 317) Suzanne and Marv would go to a corn field and spend the nights there until one day she got pregnant. That’s when her father took her away from the town and Marv without a word. He knows he has a child, but he doesn’t know how it is, what it looks like, or even the gender of it. With the help of Ed, he finally gets the courage to go to her house but the father kicks him out. The next day Ed takes him to meet Suzanne and his daughter at a park. Even Ed gets choked up, “Marv’s smile and the giant glass tears on his face are two of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.” (Zusak 330) In Marv I saw a

He felt an aching pain in his shoulder and left arm, one of the many realistic details used in the story. The realistic details in the story provide a real-life environment that helps develop and make the story one of a kind. The stories the porters told, the symptoms of a heart attack, and the trains’ names all help develop the story. To begin with, the first way she shows this is through the telling of stories in the porter house. In the story the author, Patricia McKissack, tells us that Lester is telling the tale of the 11:59, otherwise known as the phantom death train. This example shows how the story is realistic by giving the reader an example of how Lester likes to pass time. In addition, another example is how the main character, Lester

Night Shift is rated 4.5 stars on Amazon, but I am confident that it will be a five out of five for Tanya! She says that she is not easily scared, so I thought I would add a little bit of flavor to her book choices and give her something different. By different, I mean she will be absolutely terrified to leave her house! This book contains 20 ghastly short stories, and might I add, just the description was enough to give me chills. Even though this story is a little outside her comfort zone, I wouldn’t be surprised if Tanya became a regular in the horror section of the book store after reading this. Plus, with the fact that there are many stories, she wouldn’t get bored of the same plot line dragging on for 200 pages. Instead, you are introduced to new scenarios, that keep you flipping through the book faster than Tanya flies through fake identities! In a nutshell, I think these five books would be perfect for Tanya. If I knew her personally, I would undoubtedly make a recommendation for each one of these to

In the article, "Talking a stranger through the night" written by, Sherry Amatenstein, writes about her experience being a holocaust survivor that influences her to work for the help line services which, requires her to answer phone calls from people encountering depression along with suicide thoughts. Although she received harassment calls, she also got a call from a woman contemplating suicide that was able to get help from Sherry. Her listening to the woman's life story made the woman feel better as if she was okay to go on her way. In result of helping that woman, Sherry realizes that she loves her job and continues to help souls in need.

The main theme in the book, The Dark is Rising, is obviously the conflict between the dark and light. It is one of the many suspenseful fantasy books about the battle between good and evil, Susan Cooper wrote about the dark, light, and the mystical powers.

A time of decency and aspiration soon appeared as a time of brutality and outrage. The 1960s were a period of social revolution and turmoil. Through changes in politics, equality and war, many Americans acted as a catalyst for change. John F. Kennedy took office as the first Catholic President of the United States who radiated a symbol of hope. While Martin Luther King Jr. preached notions of change during the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. The racial divide of blacks and whites were heightened in society. Protests appeared to demand equal rights for women and to end the war in Vietnam. In Rosemary L. Bray’s memoir, Unafraid of the Dark, Bray openly reflected on the life she had growing up in a low class family in Chicago. Bray describes the hardships

Octavia Butler’s “The Evening, the Morning and the Night, delivered a hypothetical scenario of a young woman (Lynn) living with a disorder known as DGD or Dureyea- Gode Disorder, the disorder is largely hereditary and largely destructive causing people to eventually become cannibalistic and prone to self-harm.

Most curriculums being taught to students withhold a mass amount of history. Some may do this because they feel some events do not have the same importance as other topics being taught. Such topics for example would be the rape and sexual exploitation of thousands of African American females during the time periods where racism and segregation was the norm. It is important for people to be educated about the horrific events that these women went through without justice. It is also essential because it shows the amazing activism Rosa Parks took part in. Most people are often just taught about Parks’ actions on the bus. At the Dark End of the Street by Danielle L. McGuire shows how Rosa Parks and many other dedicated their lives to receive equality not only for themselves, but for all African Americans in the south. Danielle L. McGuire’s work is an amazing way for people to not only learn more of Rosa Parks story, but to get a better understanding of what all African American woman had to deal with during this time period. The realism of sexual violence and its dominant impact on the African American women was one of the many events that helped ignite the Civil Rights Movement. McGuire wrote At the Dark End of the Street in order to resolve the negligence of this reality.

Ann Petry 's novella, "In Darkness and Confusion," explicitly exhibits the ramifications of being a poverty stricken African American in Harlem, New York – via the conscious of the extremely contemplative William Jones. In this short story, readers are allowed to experience William’s anxiety about residing in a slum ridden neighborhood, working at a barely paying job, and the mental health of his deployed son. In journeying alongside William throughout the weekend, sharing his past disappointments and disillusionments as well as his hopes and dreams, the reader is able to discern his feelings of mass frustration. In walking in the shoes of William Jones, it becomes evident how the entire Black community might be overwhelmed by circumstances which indubitably inspired and provided rationale for an urban black rebellion.

Many people are face with problem such as tragedies, corruption, crimes that can make you start questioning your faith and sometimes loose it. In the book Night by Ellie Wiesel, Eliezer and his father Shlomo had to face with the most horrible event of their lives “The Holocaust”. The rap singer Remedy had a song called ”Never Again” and it shows the reader the tragedies the Jews went through while they were in Auschwitz. The American rock band Creed and their song “One last Breathe” shows how Ellie felt when he separated from his mom and sister. Lastly, an American Rock Band with their song called: “Faithless” shows the reader how Ellie was losing his faith while he was in Auschwitz. He’d never seen such horrible things.

A fresh start is willing to try something again or execute it for the first time; it might be in behalf of having failed on our previous intent, or as a result of determination in look for a change.

Beryl Markham was an outstanding role model for the women (and men) of her time. In her book West with the Night, she wrote about the great feats she accomplished in her lifetime; nonetheless, she managed to maintain a humble and caring demeanor. Some of Beryl’s positive traits such as her compassion, responsibility, and quick thinking are shown clearly through her various experiences with the wildlife of Africa. We are introduced to Beryl’s empathetic side when reading about a dramatic encounter from her youth with a seemingly domesticated lion named Paddy. Paddy attacked Beryl and faced the harsh, but fair consequence of being caged for the rest of his life.

Between 1998 and 2000, Kari Matchett had a supporting role in The Rez and after that became the main star in Power Play, playing as Colleen Blessed. Later on in 2002 she played the role of Kate Filmore in Cube 2: Hypercube. And in 2003 she worked alongside Timothy Hutton in Syfy’s miniseries titled Five Days of Midnight. In 2004 she played the role of a detective called Elain Bender in the series Blue Murder. In the same series she was a guest start who was a murder suspect, and went ahead to get a Gemini Award for that role.

Cassandra Clare was a normal person just like everyone today she had a dream. However she was too shy to pursue her dreams. Cassandra is a great example of how to never get up and too quit trying on what you love to do and what makes you happy.

Cassandra Clare’s action-packed novel, Clockwork Angel, has funny and thoughtful scenes that create an entertaining, emotional journey for the reader. Tessa Gray, the main protagonist, is thrown into an unknown, mysterious world after moving from America to London in search of her brother. She has to seek shelter with “Shadowhunters” who claim to protect the world from demons. They have many funny, interesting interactions, including one from a time at breakfast where one character was offended and Will, one of the Shadowhunters, jumped in, saying, "Dear me," said Will. " Such harsh truths so early in the morning cannot be good for the digestion."