Authors Note: This is a 5 paragraph essay showing theme in Touching Sprit Bear and Guns For General Washington.
What would you do if you had to survive one your own in the wilderness? This is the main theme in both of the books Guns For General Washington by Seymour Reit and Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen. Cole Matthews the main character in Touching Spirit Bear had to pick if he wanted to go to jail or an Alaskan island for one year because of his bad behavior. Also, Cole burned down shelter and all of his supplies, then that made him have to find his own food. Will Knox and his crew in Guns For General Washington ran out of supplies during the middle of the war and they had to try and outsmart the British while carry 183 cannons. If anyone had to survive on their own in the wilderness they would probably get scared.
To start my journey, Cole Matthews the main character in the book Touching Spirit Bear was forced to pick to live in jail for one year or to live on an Alaskan island for one year. He picked to live on an Alaskan island for one year because he thought it was a piece of cake to survive on his own. This book is a survival book because he had to think of how he could control his anger. He always had a hard time controlling his anger. Now he had no one to beat up or no one to talk to. He had to survive on his own cutting enough wood for him to last through the winter and cover the wood with a tarp so it won’t get wet.
Another reason why reason why the main theme in the book Touching Spirit Bear is survival is because when Cole had to survive on the island he burned down his shelter. Because in his mind he thought everything and everyone hated him and he got mad and burned down his only shelter. Now he had to find his own food and sleep in the wilderness. This changed his stay on the Alaskan island. He also saw this white spirit bear and saw that it wasn’t afraid of him and that made Cole mad and he tried to kill the bear and the bear attacked back breaking majority of his bones.
Also, there are many books that have survival for theme main theme like Guns For General Washington. Will Knox and his crew are in the middle of the war batting agents the British. Their main theme is survival because they run out of supplies they have no ammo or artillery to win the war. Their forced to outsmart the British by walking throw the wilderness caring 183 cannons. This is making everyone tired and hungry with no supplies.
To close my case, the are many books that have survival for the main theme like Guns For General Washington and Touching Spirit Bear. Cole the main character has to go to a Alaskan island because he made bad choices through his life. Cole also burned down his only shelter to live in making him lay on the ground. Will Knox and his crew run out of supplies making them go in a optical caring 183 cannons. Majority of the people would be freighted if they had to live in the wilderness on their own.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Coles Journal
Authors Note; This is a predicting piece that shows Cole’s point of view one year after the story, and what Cole is up to now and what made him get to the point. Also how he feels about what happened looking back in the story.
What would you do if you got a second chance? This is what happens in the story Touching Sprit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen. Ever science Cole went to school he’s been bulling kids. When Peter told on Cole for robbing a hardware store Cole smashed his face on a side walk and gave Peter speech problems. This made Cole in deep trouble with the community forcing Cole to live on an Alaskan island for one year or got to Jail for one year. He picked the island because he thought it would be a piece of cake to live on the island for one year. He was wrong he ended up getting attacked by a white spirit bear because he saw that the bear wasn’t afraid of him and in his mind he thought that everything and everyone was afraid of him and that made him mad and Cole had to leave the island. The cercal of justice and they decided to give Cole a second chance. The cercal of justice said that Cole would have to pay for the shelter and supplies by selling his stuff that he owned. Cole took that second chance as if it was a gift from god. If anyone got a second chance they would take it for granted.
Also one year later from when Cole had the second chance. When I look back in my life I could not believe that’s how I acted. If I could go back into my life I would turn it around, I would not bully kids and not beat up Peter. When I look in the story I see myself as mean, and a bully. I have gone a long way now I’m not beating up people. I’m going to collage to be a Doctor to help kids that are sick or hurt. I’m at the point where I am now because when I got beat up by the bear I was hurt and there where people there for me. And I want to be there for other kids. People care for me and I want to be there for others.
To close my case, I have changed a lot through my life. One year ago when I mulled by a bear I was scared and never thought that I not was going to survive. If Gravey didn’t care about me I would be dead by now. In my mind I thought that everyone and everything was afraid of me. But science I had my second chance I have gone a long way. Many people always want second chances.
What would you do if you got a second chance? This is what happens in the story Touching Sprit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen. Ever science Cole went to school he’s been bulling kids. When Peter told on Cole for robbing a hardware store Cole smashed his face on a side walk and gave Peter speech problems. This made Cole in deep trouble with the community forcing Cole to live on an Alaskan island for one year or got to Jail for one year. He picked the island because he thought it would be a piece of cake to live on the island for one year. He was wrong he ended up getting attacked by a white spirit bear because he saw that the bear wasn’t afraid of him and in his mind he thought that everything and everyone was afraid of him and that made him mad and Cole had to leave the island. The cercal of justice and they decided to give Cole a second chance. The cercal of justice said that Cole would have to pay for the shelter and supplies by selling his stuff that he owned. Cole took that second chance as if it was a gift from god. If anyone got a second chance they would take it for granted.
Also one year later from when Cole had the second chance. When I look back in my life I could not believe that’s how I acted. If I could go back into my life I would turn it around, I would not bully kids and not beat up Peter. When I look in the story I see myself as mean, and a bully. I have gone a long way now I’m not beating up people. I’m going to collage to be a Doctor to help kids that are sick or hurt. I’m at the point where I am now because when I got beat up by the bear I was hurt and there where people there for me. And I want to be there for other kids. People care for me and I want to be there for others.
To close my case, I have changed a lot through my life. One year ago when I mulled by a bear I was scared and never thought that I not was going to survive. If Gravey didn’t care about me I would be dead by now. In my mind I thought that everyone and everything was afraid of me. But science I had my second chance I have gone a long way. Many people always want second chances.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Changed
Authors Note: This is a piece that has quotes that shows how changed the main character changes in the book Touching Spirit Bear.
Have you ever wondered how a character changes in a story by a quote? This is what happens in the book Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen. Cole Mathews the main character in the story Touching Spirit Bear made bad choices throughout his life. He had to pick if he wanted to life on an Alaskan island for one year or go to jail for one year. He picked the Alaskan island because he thought that it would be a piece of cake. When he was on the island he saw a white spirit bear it was calm and wasn’t afraid of Cole. Cole thought that everyone and everything was afraid of him that made Cole mad that the bear wasn’t afraid of him so he tried to kill the bear. The bear attacked breaking majority of his bones. When Gravey helped him get on the island he said he would check up on him. Gravey took him to the hospital and Rose the nurse helped him. Cole said on pg 106”Why do you guys help me?” And that quote is the changing point in the story. Majority of the people always wonder how a character changes in a story.
To start my journey, When Cole said “Why do you guys help me?” on page 106” Is a very important quote because it shows that the character changed in the story. I think that this quote “Why do you guys help me” is the turning point in the story Touching Spirit Bear because when Cole went to the island he burned down the shelter because he thought no one cared about him. But Cole was wrong Garvey and Rosey cared about Cole. Garvey wanted Cole to change in his life. Rosey help Cole in the hospital and helped him recovery.
To Close my case Cole Mathew’s changes in the story Touching Spirit Bear said “Why do you guys help me”. He thought that no one cared about him. He thought that everyone hated him and no one liked him. Garvey cared for him and wanted him to change in his life.
Have you ever wondered how a character changes in a story by a quote? This is what happens in the book Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen. Cole Mathews the main character in the story Touching Spirit Bear made bad choices throughout his life. He had to pick if he wanted to life on an Alaskan island for one year or go to jail for one year. He picked the Alaskan island because he thought that it would be a piece of cake. When he was on the island he saw a white spirit bear it was calm and wasn’t afraid of Cole. Cole thought that everyone and everything was afraid of him that made Cole mad that the bear wasn’t afraid of him so he tried to kill the bear. The bear attacked breaking majority of his bones. When Gravey helped him get on the island he said he would check up on him. Gravey took him to the hospital and Rose the nurse helped him. Cole said on pg 106”Why do you guys help me?” And that quote is the changing point in the story. Majority of the people always wonder how a character changes in a story.
To start my journey, When Cole said “Why do you guys help me?” on page 106” Is a very important quote because it shows that the character changed in the story. I think that this quote “Why do you guys help me” is the turning point in the story Touching Spirit Bear because when Cole went to the island he burned down the shelter because he thought no one cared about him. But Cole was wrong Garvey and Rosey cared about Cole. Garvey wanted Cole to change in his life. Rosey help Cole in the hospital and helped him recovery.
To Close my case Cole Mathew’s changes in the story Touching Spirit Bear said “Why do you guys help me”. He thought that no one cared about him. He thought that everyone hated him and no one liked him. Garvey cared for him and wanted him to change in his life.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Touching Spirt Bear
Authors Note: This is a 5 paragraph essay on conflict showing 2 resolutions
What would you do if you got attacked by a white spirit bear? This is what happens in the book Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen. Cole Matthews was a big bully and stole from other people. All of his bad choices got Cole in huge trouble during his life. Cole had to decide if he wanted to go to jail or go to the Native American circle of justice. He picks the Native American circle of justice and now has to go to an Alaskan island for one year by himself to fix his problems. If anyone got attacked by a white spirit bear they would be frightened and scared.
To begin with one major conflict in the story Touching Spirit Bear, is that Cole Matthews thinks everyone and everything is afraid of him. When Cole goes to the Alaskan island for one year he spots this white spirit bear and wants to kill it for food. He believes that the bear is afraid of him when he is on his way toward the bear. He is about to kill the bear and the bear attacks him breaking majority of his bones and ripping him apart.
On the other hand this story is a great person vs. nature book because it shows Cole that he shouldn’t bully in his life. Cole got attacked by a white spirit bear because he was trying to kill the bear to food. He wanted food because he needed food to survive. Cole could have prevented this if he had never tried to attack the white sprit bear for food. He could have gone fishing or tried to kill something else to get food.
However he got attacked by the bear he could have prevented this if he didn’t bully others. He got on this island because Peter told on him for doing something wrong. We all hate when people tattle on others and you want to hurt them but if Cole didn’t attack peter he would have had never had to go to the Alaskan island. And if peter wouldn’t have told on him peter would have not be hurt and Cole would for to jail for stealing from the hardware store.
To sum up my case how would you do if you got attacked by a white spirit bear? Cole had gotten in huge trouble over his life and got attacked by a bear. He could have prevented from being attacked by the white sprit bear by fishing instead of trying to kill the white spirit bear. Also he could have stopped bulling others and wouldn’t even go to the island. The majority of the people would try to escape if they got attacked by a bear.
What would you do if you got attacked by a white spirit bear? This is what happens in the book Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen. Cole Matthews was a big bully and stole from other people. All of his bad choices got Cole in huge trouble during his life. Cole had to decide if he wanted to go to jail or go to the Native American circle of justice. He picks the Native American circle of justice and now has to go to an Alaskan island for one year by himself to fix his problems. If anyone got attacked by a white spirit bear they would be frightened and scared.
To begin with one major conflict in the story Touching Spirit Bear, is that Cole Matthews thinks everyone and everything is afraid of him. When Cole goes to the Alaskan island for one year he spots this white spirit bear and wants to kill it for food. He believes that the bear is afraid of him when he is on his way toward the bear. He is about to kill the bear and the bear attacks him breaking majority of his bones and ripping him apart.
On the other hand this story is a great person vs. nature book because it shows Cole that he shouldn’t bully in his life. Cole got attacked by a white spirit bear because he was trying to kill the bear to food. He wanted food because he needed food to survive. Cole could have prevented this if he had never tried to attack the white sprit bear for food. He could have gone fishing or tried to kill something else to get food.
However he got attacked by the bear he could have prevented this if he didn’t bully others. He got on this island because Peter told on him for doing something wrong. We all hate when people tattle on others and you want to hurt them but if Cole didn’t attack peter he would have had never had to go to the Alaskan island. And if peter wouldn’t have told on him peter would have not be hurt and Cole would for to jail for stealing from the hardware store.
To sum up my case how would you do if you got attacked by a white spirit bear? Cole had gotten in huge trouble over his life and got attacked by a bear. He could have prevented from being attacked by the white sprit bear by fishing instead of trying to kill the white spirit bear. Also he could have stopped bulling others and wouldn’t even go to the island. The majority of the people would try to escape if they got attacked by a bear.
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