Response to Betsey Brown

I REALLY ENJOYED READING BETSEY BROWN!!! After reading Huck Finn I thought we would read another novel with another “weird dialect”. For me Betsey was familiar because my grandparents (whom I was with a lot as a child) were from down south so I could really relate. For that matter my grandmother was a lot like Vida, she always preached to us about how things were when she was younger and scolded us when we did things “our way”. I enjoyed how the book was a “coming of age” book I viewed that way because in a sense every member of the Brown family grew up in some way. In the beginning of the novel Charlie was getting in trouble by the police and playing jokes on his cousins then at the end he is helping clean up and making sure the other kids are doing their part around the house. All the kids grew up because in the beginning they were messing up the house then at the end they are cleaning up. I enjoyed Betsey’s character because she was a young girl and she was naïve. She viewed the world the way a child should, innocently. She was just a little girl trying to figure out the world the best way she knew how. Another key character to me was Carrie. She came and turned the Brown house around. She really got the children together while Jane was gone. But I could not understand why or how it took a stranger to get Jane’s house in order. I mean a mother should be able to control her own children. I did not like Jane’s character she was so weak and she overexaracted EVERYTHING! All she thought about was “getting some loving in the afternoon”.

Essay Outline (ROUGH DRAFT)

Thesis: What's the big deal about teenage pregnancy?... I'm not condoning it.. But if it happens its not the end of the teenager(s) life! (or something along those line)
1) Hook and or introduction ( some way to grab readers attention)
2) Statics and facts about teenage pregnancy
3) Reflection on my own teenage pregnancy
4) Why teenage pregnancy is such a big deal
5) Why teenage pregnancy is not the end of the teenager(s) life
6) How and why society frown on teenage pregnancy
7) Books that I have read that deal with teenage pregnancy(will include brief description of books)
8) My opinion on teenage pregnancy
9) Conclusion

Charlotte Temple: THE REMIx (Chapter XXI)

This was Clarissa's second week at Greenville and she still had not made any friends. Without her knowing she was being watched by Bernice. Bernice Braxton was the most popular and well liked girls in all the school. She was the president of almost every club and had been on the principals honor roll list every year. One day Bernice was eating lunch with her friends when she noticed Clarissa eating lunch alone. She decides to go over and introduce herself. "Hey my name is Bernice what's yours?" "Hey my name is Clarissa." Bernice says you should come and try out for out school's dance team, I'm the captain and we are looking for new members. Clarissa says okay I'll be there! After joining the dance team Clarissa and Bernice instantly become best friends, they spend all their time together. One night they went to a party that one of their teammates was having. While at the party Clarissa is introduced to the captain of the varsity basketball team, Jonathan Williams. After, the party Jonathan and Clarissa begin to date. Clarissa falls head over heels for him. Jonathan starts to pressure Clarissa about having sex. He says if you really love me you will show me by "really" making love to me. Clarissa says I do really love you but I am not ready to give myself to you that way. Over the course of three months Jonathan continues to pressure her and she finals gives in. A month later Clarissa finds out that she is pregnant. She does not know how she is going to tell her parents. She asks Bernice how should she tells her parents and Bernice says you should write them a letter........

Huck Finn

I found Huck Finn to be a hard read for me for some reason. I really did not like the tone or language it was wrote in. In my opinion it is very important book in teen adolesence though. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY TOM SAWYER SHOWED UP IN THE END. He seems to be very immature and that he kept Huck down. I kind of teared up at the part about the funeral. The most enjoyable part of the whole book was Mark Twain's humor. Even during uncomfortable situations and tough moments the next pge would be a joke. One of the most important parts of the book was when Huck began to grow up and mature. I also like when he told Sally that the slve family would reunite because that showed alot of growth. Really she was hurting and he had sympathy for hr and looked for a wy to make her feel better.

Ideas for personal essay

One of the biggest issues today dealing with teenagers is sexual activity and teen pregnancy. Both those issues come up in articles, shows, movies, books etc. So I’m stuck in between both of those subjects and I need to narrow it down to one. But I do know I would like to talk about something controversial. I’m interested in those topics because they have, are and will always be issues among teenagers and adults. Parents look at sex one way and teens look at it another way. Pregnancy and sex are often avoided by parents thus leading teens only way to answer their questions with their curiosity. I’m not sure how I will talk to my son when its time to discuss sex but I will definitely talk about it. Come on people its just sex!!! Please do not misunderstand me, I am not condoning teenage sex but it is a part of life so stop running from the topic!!! Talk to your teenage children and teenage sisters and brothers. Answer the questions!! I think that a lot of teenage pregnancies could have been prevented if parents would have had enough courage to have the “talk”. Honestly, parents should be the biggest educators of sexually transmitted diseases and how to prevent them. I’m not sure how I will finally narrow down my topic. I do know I want to make an impact on the reader or readers of my essay (SHOUT OUT TO DR> WRIGHT LOL) I want to change the way teens and their parents look at teenage sex and pregnancy.