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Psalms 27 King James Version This Psalms talks about walking in the light of the Lord and fearing him in a respectful way. Being  in a strong relationship with God causes one to have the type of protection nobody or nothing else but God can provide. The type of protection that hides one but also let’s one be known to the world to show off the protection God has given one. The Lord  can keep one confident in difficult situations and around enemies. God will never turn his back on one no matter how much one sins. Some symbolism is from verse 1 “The lord is my light and my salvation” meaning my guidance. A theme gotten from this Psalms is when all else fails one will always be able to count on God do to his unconditional love from everyone.

As a reader i have gained many strengths and noticed my weaknesses when reading. My strengths in reading are time management, annotating when needed, and using contexts clues when coming to a word I am unaware of. My weaknesses are comprehending the text when it is uninteresting, and being easily distracted. In prose the meaning and idea are right there in the paragraph so it would be easier to analyze than a poem which is a strength. With poems relating with the topic the author speaks on is a strength and since it does not  have to be grammatically correct some of the slang used in poems make it easier to comprehend. Some weaknesses with poems is analyzing the deeper meaning and finding themes. Reading helps my imagination and creativity expand and also helps me speak correct grammar. My passions in reading is reading a good book that makes me want to read more. My peeves in reading is reading a book that is not interesting or can keep me wondering what will happen next.

The novel "a lesson before dying" is about a man named Jefferson being in the wrong place at the wrong time, which leads to him going to jail and sentenced to be executed. while being sentenced he was called everything that he wasn't. Such as boy and hog. His grandmother ,miss Emma, insisted that Jefferson dies with dignity so she asked her friend, Tante Lou, if her nephew , Grant Wiggins, could teach him and educate Jefferson on the strong and dignified man he is before his is executed. grant really didn't want anything to do with Jefferson but, for the sake of miss Emma he did. This novel sets an emotional tone in this book once grant and Jefferson actually come together. Grant sees no potential in Jefferson due to the way of how Jefferson feel about himself. Jefferson was constantly called a hog by white men and soon enough he started to believe. It worsened when Jefferson at one point started to act as if he were a hog. Even though Grant could've , he didn...

Dear Mr. Grant, I see that you are in a difficult situation and understand that you have a lot on your shoulders to carry.   I feel like if you really didn’t want to do it, you wouldn’t have. The first thing you need to do is ask yourself is “Is he a hog?”. If your answer is no and you know that your doing the right thing there should be nothing to stop you. You need to understand the young man and relate to him. What is he being called and told when your not there with him? You don’t know. He sitting in a cell by himself thinking of who knows what. Bare with him. He’s going through a lot and need somebody like you to be there for him and guide him. He needs somebody like him. A young black man that has to experience the same thing experiences in our society. Don’t give up. Continue to talk to him wnd let him know he’s not alone. Sincerely, advice columnist

School is an essay. It’s hard and takes a while to complete but eventually is worth it.

Pg. 106 paragraph 5 Quote 1 “He wandered around watching the soldiers looting, and joined in the drinking and destruction.” Answer to question 1 This quote relates to survivors guilt. Kien starts to drink and be destructive due to oanh death knowing he could’ve did something to prevent it from happening. Answer to question 3 The conflict is between kien and himself. Kien starts to beat himself up over knowing all he had to do was do his job and kill those women but he didn’t and ended up getting a friend killed instead. Quote 2 Pg. 111 paragraph 8 “She was tired, yet she did not try to free her hand from his” Answer to question 3 This quote indicates a good conflict between the mute girl and kien. The mute girl likes kien and is willing to use all her energy for kien. Kien sees the mutegirl as someone to talk to and express himself to. Answer to question 5 This quote is very relatable for everyone. When u have someone you care for or like you are willing to stay up, do mor...

Pg. 86 paragraph 2 Quote 1 “He lurched over to his desk and picked up his pen, then almost mechanically began to write” Answer to question 1 This quote is related to the writer theme. Kien has finally started to write down his feelings instead of letting them bother him and take over his mind. Answer to question 4 This quote shows that he was in a quiet area if he was able to concentrate on writing.  Quote 2 Pg. 90 paragraph 3 “To kien dead soldiers were more shadowy yet sometimes more significant than the living “ Answer to question 1 This quote relates to survivors guilt. He feels that the dead soldiers are more important than the living ones do to him being a surviving soldie he’s also talking about himself. Answer to question 5 This quote is related to survivors guilt. He feels as if dead souls are more important than him. People now still reminisce and wonder why were they able to accomplish something and not someone else or  feel bad for someone they did bet...