The Homework Machine

Authors Note: This is an Essay on what was the Climax on the book The Homework Machine.

            Did throwing the machine into the Grand Canyon resolve anything? The book The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman is about 4 sixth graders that with 4 different personalities make a machine that is able to do the homework for them. The main climax is the point of no return, and in this book, the point of no return in this book is when they through the machine down the Grand Canyon, hoping they will not get caught.

            The police were just about to find out kids cheated and did not do their homework, everybody started to change even the kid who created it, Brenton. He usually is calm and he was freaking out about the whole mess. So the whole gang decided to get rid of it. Once they did they felt a lot better. And they never cheated on their homework ever again.

            The climax of the book is when they got rid of the machine because from that part of the story, there is no point of return. Ever since that event the story has been resolved.

Misunderstood Tenagers from Different Era's

Authors note: This is an essay comparing the characters from Jump Ship to Freedom and The Outsiders.

            Are Daniel Arabus who is a runaway slave, and Ponyboy who is in a gang, misunderstood in the same way? Daniel Arabus from the book Jump Ship to Freedom is a runaway slave that tries to buy his freedom. Daniel was always mistreated by whites and assumed that he was dumb. Both Ponyboy from the book, The Outsiders and Daniel Arabus from Jump Ship to Freedom are misjudged in the same way on some things, and different on the others.

            First off, Daniel is different because everybody is against him. Since he is black, he does not get the same respect a 14 year old white person would. He has to go by himself to hopefully get his freedom. Like when he was in New York, the only person he could go to was another black person. But, Sam could not help him entirely, Only the senator of Connecticut can help him.

            On the other hand, Ponyboy has the greasers to help him through his difficulties. Like when he got beat up in the beginning of the book by the soc’s. The gang came to help him when it was hard for him. So without the greasers, Ponyboy could be dead.

            Another way they are misunderstood is that they are both assumed to be bad without learning about their background. The soc’s always hated each and every greaser. But when Bob the soc came and found out more about Ponyboy, he felt sorry and never knew a Greaser lived like that.

            In addition with Ponyboy thought of the bad guy, Daniel was wanted all over the country for running away from his owner. So he had to run but when he got to Philadelphia, George Washington spotted him and Daniel filled him in on his life so George and Mr. Johnson helped him earn his freedom.

            In conclusion, Daniel and Ponyboy are misunderstood in the same and in different ways. So if people got to know them and just learned more about them, they would have less real world enemies.

Cause and Effect

Authors note: This is a essay about what is the cause and effect in the book Jump Ship to Freedom.

            Cause and effect is in every story. Depending on what a character does, many things will happen because of it. For example, since Daniel stole the notes from Captain Iver, the captain was going to sell Daniel in the Indies. This could of been prevented but there are good things that happened, since Daniel Burned the solider notes that was actually his dead fathers.

            Captain Ivers is Daniel’s owner and the only way he can buy his and his moms freedom, is if he steals his father’s solider notes that Captain Ivers has. There are many events because of what Daniel did. Because of Daniel stealing the notes, Captain Ivers decides he was going to sell him to the Indies because Daniel is too much trouble for him. Another cause and effect is when Daniel jumps off a ship. Because of this, Daniel is hunted down by sailor mate big Tom.

            In conclusion every major event can have big effects on the story. There is always more than 1 event that means there is more than 1 effect. The book Jump Ship to Freedom demonstrates this perfectly.

Cause and Effect

Authors note: This is a essay about what is the cause and effect in the book Jump Ship to Freedom.

            Cause and effect is in every story. Depending on what a character does, many things will happen because of it. For example, since Daniel stole the notes from Captain Iver, the captain was going to sell Daniel in the Indies. This could of been prevented but there are good things that happened, since Daniel Burned the solider notes that was actually his dead fathers.

            Captain Ivers is Daniel’s owner and the only way he can buy his and his moms freedom, is if he steals his father’s solider notes that Captain Ivers has. There are many events because of what Daniel did. Because of Daniel stealing the notes, Captain Ivers decides he was going to sell him to the Indies because Daniel is too much trouble for him. Another cause and effect is when Daniel jumps off a ship. Because of this, Daniel is hunted down by sailor mate big Tom.

            In conclusion every major event can have big effects on the story. There is always more than 1 event that means there is more than 1 effect. The book Jump Ship to Freedom demonstrates this perfectly.

The Slaves Side of the Story

Authors note: This is an essay explaining how it could affect on how you feel about the story.

            The person who is narrating the story usually makes the enemy look bad, when in fact if it was the enemy’s point of view, it would be different. The main character of the book Jump Ship to Freedom has the point of view of the slave but it could sound different if it was the point of view of the owner.

           In the story, it takes place on Daniel Arabus’s point of view. He was a slave right after the revolutionary war and wants to use his dead father’s solider notes to buy his and his mom’s freedom. He makes it sound like every white person is the enemy but is that only because it is his point of view. If it was someone else’s point of view like his owner Captain Ivers, it would sound much different. He would make it sound like Daniel is the bad guy.

            In addition Daniel, even though he was a slave, he was a trouble maker. He got Captain Ivers mad to the point when they were going to the West Indies. Also if it was Captain Ivers point of view it would talk about how he wanted to sell him to the West Indies because Daniel kept stealing from him. The thing is, that if Daniel kept acting the way he is he would be sold in a blink of an eye.

            In conclusion, Daniel makes himself look good because he is telling the story and he makes the other people like the captain, look bad. That is why being the narrator is important.

A Real Family

            Authors Note: I this is a piece I wrote on to explain what family really is. With help from the book The Outsiders.

Everybody could have a definition of family. Most people think it is the people like your mom and dad, but some people might not consider that you can have people in your family that are not related to you. In the book The Outsiders by SE Hinton, Ponyboy was raised by his brothers and other boys in a group called the greasers so he did not have a mom and dad.

My family is the people I was raised with. My mom, dad and my sister live with me all my life. But does it have to be the people I am related too. Some people who do not have parents or no siblings might have been raised by other people who would have cared just as much as my family. I don’t think you have to be related to be in your family. A real family consists of the people who love you.

Johnny, who is Ponyboy’s best friend, was raised by the greasers instead of his parents. His dad abused him and his mom did not do anything about it so he turned to the greasers. Dally cared for him a lot, almost like a loving dad or big brother. A similar thing happened to Ponyboy and his brothers. Their parents died in an accident, so the oldest brother Darry, raised his brothers himself with the help of other members of the greasers. Dally and the rest of the gang was always there for Johnny and Ponyboy.

The movie The Blindside is another example. A boy was on the streets and got taken in by a wealthy family. The family started assuming him as another son apposed to be referred as an adopted boy.

"That was the first time I realized the extent of Johnny's hero-worship for Dallas Winston." I think this quote best represents the family theme because even though Dally and Johnny are not related, the still treat each other as their family.

In conclusion a family is not just your dad or brother but it is the people who help raise you or are always there to help you. The Outsiders demonstrates this theme perfectly with Johnny and Ponyboy being raised by the greasers.

Themes of Our Lives

Authors note: I wrote this to explain a critical theme from the book The Outsiders and if the theme effects the real world.

           

     The book “The Outsiders” has an important theme which is to not judge other people, but what does this have to do with the Real world. The main character, Ponyboy was judged a lot because he is part of the greasers. It does have to do with the real world and it teaches people to not judge a book by its cover.

             

     Many people judge others on how they look, like if a boy is wearing big glasses, everybody would think he is a nerd. In the book, the soc’s try to hurt Ponyboy just because he is a greaser. I think is the soc’s got to know him like how Cherry did, they would not try to target him. Everybody in the book besides the greasers, think that the greasers are trouble makers that rob stores. But if you got to know them you would know that some greasers are harmless like Ponyboy.

             

     Like Ponyboy, I am misjudged too. I look like a person who only has a interest in learning and nothing else, but I hate learning and I love sports. I look like I do not like sports because of the way I look like (glasses, curly hair, very tall and slim). Even a trouble maker like Dally is misjudged by the public. Dally is misjudged too, for example he helps Ponyboy and Johnny and helps them so they don’t get into trouble like he did. Dally cared for Johnny especially because Dally seemed to of given up on life when Johnny died and in result Dally purposely killed himself.

           

     Being misjudged happens across everywhere and that is why this book had such a big effect on people. It help realize to dig deeper with someone and find out there real personality before you misjudge them.