This book ends with Marie-Laure as an elderly woman in a park with her grandson, Michel. Michel who is turning twelve soon asks Marie-Laure what she wanted for her birthday when she turned 12. She told him about how she wanted the novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Then they walk home and say goodbye. All the Light We Cannot See is important because it shows the reader how bad war can really be. What war ends up causing could be considered beneficial but wartime is miserable. Throughout the entire book, the characters in the book were negatively affected.
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So far in All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, The Allied powers have begun bombing Saint-Malo. Werner then takes cover in a hotel basement which collapses on him and Volkheimer(Werner’s team leader). Marie-Laure hides in her great uncles cellar until the bombing is over. Marie-Laure then finds her way to the third floor for water where she ends up hearing German officer von Rumpel. Von Rumpel is desperately trying to find The Sea of Flames which is in the hotel. To escape von Rumpel, Marie-Laure hides in the attic which she gets to through a secret passageway that von Rumpel won’t be able to find. Marie-Laure spends days in the attic so she begins broadcasting. Werner and Volkheimer hear her reading when she stops to tell them that von Rumpel is there with her. Tired of waiting to be found, Marie-Laure begins playing loud music, Volkheimer hears the music through the radio. Him and Werner burst out of the rubble they were trapped under and go to Etienne’s house. Werner saves Marie-Laure by killing von Rumpel. Marie-Laure is helped by Werner to escape the city and also helps her hide The Sea of Flames and the model of Etienne’s house. They part ways after that. Marie-Laure is reunited with Etienne, meanwhile Werner is captured by The Allied Powers when he becomes ill and deliriously wanders into a minefield. He triggers an explosion and is killed.
A current event that matches one of the many during WW2 is the immigration crisis in Germany. During WW2 Hitler only wanted Germans that were German by blood, not by naturalization.In German society many citizens didn’t approve of Angela Merkel’s decision to accept immigrants into the country. This is mainly the reason as to why she wasn't reelected. The book I am reading is All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. It is about two teenagers during WW2, one a blind girl in Nazi occupied France, the other is an orphaned German boy who was pressed into service by the Nazi army. France during World War Two, was mainly occupied by Nazi Germany until August 25th, 1944. The nation’s capital- and other cities as well- suffered many bombings, air raids, and attacks in general. This is similar to my book because for the many of the first chapters the book talks about how people are taking cover in a hotel (The Hotel of Bees), trying to protect themselves from the bombs going off outside. The people of France and Marie Laure are receiving the bomb and have to deal with it’s affects but on the other hand, Werner is the one who is on the side where he doesn’t have to deal with any of the problems the bomb is causing in France. This book mainly highlights the story of the two teenagers but overall is still connected to the timeline of World War Two.
Homeless Animals in Wake County For our research project, we will be focusing on homeless animals in the Wake County area. In 2016, 4,190 cats and 5,246 dogs were taken into shelters (2016 NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services). All of these animals likely became homeless due to neglect or running away from abusive homes. This issue affects people in Wake County because when there are stray animals running around, there is a chance that those animals could cause harm to them because they aren’t accustomed to humans. These animals, dogs especially, could also potentially have rabies which can be deadly to humans (2018 Wildlife Education & Directory of Wildlife Experts). The current status of the number of animals that are homeless is hard to measure, but there are over 70 million cats alone in the US in need of a home. . In addition, only about 6.5 million animals are taken into shelters throughout the US (2018 ASPCA). This issue is important to the three of us because we all have our own pets. If our pets were the ones that were on the streets barely surviving, we would immediately stop and get them help. Why is it any different from other dogs or cats? We need to help because if we have the opportunity to help our own pets, we should strive to help others who aren’t as fortunate to have a home. Seeing how happy and loved our own pets are, is incentive for us to want to be able to provide the same quality of care for animals who aren’t as fortunate as our own.What everyone can do takes little effort. The Issue In 2016 1,251 cats and 899 dogs were euthanized in Wake County (2016 NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services). The Wake County Animal Center was at full capacity for cats and nearing the capacity for dogs in late July 2017 after over 150 animals were taken in that day (2017 Wake County Communications). Something similar to this occurred in early November 2017, there were 67 dogs and 60 cats available for adoption with 127 kennels in use at the time. Most stray animals go to the Wake County Animal Center so this shelter is almost always full (2017 Wake County Animal Center). If an animal is sick and the shelter is at capacity, some may have to be euthanized. This has been a problem since around 2016 when the numbers sparked to 2,683 cats and 2,368 taken into a shelter (2016 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services). Some of the causes of a large number of homeless animals include lack of responsibility, disposing pets, and abandoning pets (Humane Society of Central Illinois). This lead to almost full capacity in shelters and a large number of pets without homes. Some shelters like the Wake County Animal Center take in all stray, abandoned, and surrendered animals since they are operated by the county (2017 Wake County Animal Center). If this issue isn't taken care of soon, many animals will be euthanized and more shelters will be at full capacity. The Solution Other people are helping this issue by donating supplies that shelters need to take care of these animals. They donate newspapers, toys, old blankets, wet cat and dog food, and other things that shelters may need to provide adequate care to these animals. One of the many organizations that are doing a lot for homeless animals in the United States is the ASPCA. They are an organization that helps homeless animals get off the streets into shelters to eventually be adopted. Their mission statement is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States.”(2017 ASPCA). They have a shelter in Wake County that in 2016, helped 3,339 animals get adopted (2016 SPCA of Wake County). Even though many animals were helped, there is still much more to be done to help the millions of homeless animals in the US. Since the hurricanes in Puerto Rico, most of the dogs that once had places to live are now roaming the streets, homeless. Of the 100 animals brought over to the US, forty were taken into the SPCA of Wake County (2017 News & Observer). The most important part in helping these animals is what the people of North Carolina are doing. They are reporting any stray animals to shelters, volunteering at shelters, and donating what they can. Everyone pitching in what they can be a dramatic change in the statistics of homeless animals. The Conclusion A way we could help would be to do a drive to collect supplies that the SPCA of Wake County is in need of. We are not old enough to volunteer at any of the shelters in Wake County so organizing a drive for a shelter is the most simple way to do so. We will donate the items collected to the SPCA of Wake County. To spread the word we thought sending home letters with the students would be the easiest and quickest way. After the drive is over, we will deliver the collected supplies to the SPCA shelter in Raleigh. We contacted someone at the SPCA of Wake County, and they sent us a wishlist of items they are in need of at the shelter (2017 SPCA of Wake County). When it comes to transportation we will need a short bus, and at least ten volunteers, a teacher, and at least one chaperone to deliver the supplies to the SPCA. We would start the drive about two weeks prior to June 6th and have boxes around the school to put the donated items in, and to make posters and hang about five around the shelter. The time frame of these activities would start with collecting the supplies from around the school at around 8:00 am. Then we would pack up all the donations onto the bus by 9:30 am. When we get to the SPCA(the drive over is only about 20 minutes) we would drop off the donations, help out with what they would like us to do and head back to Martin. This project requires little effort from anyone. Our goal of this project is to help the animals that don’t have homes as much as we can. We want the animals in the shelters to be happy and healthy. Works Cited
The issue I read about was the problem that bees are dying at a very rapid rate. This relates to my community because in North Carolina we rely on bees to pollinate a majority of the crops we provide that make up 90% of the worlds food. I am concerned with this issue because if bees are gone, we will have no food. They pollinate everything from cashews to broccoli and even watermelon. My community is affected by this issue because, again, if there are no bees then there will be no food to feed the community which could already be considered a problem in North Carolina. Other people in other communities and this community should be concerned because the foods that everyone enjoys to eat will be gone. People can help by planting different bee-friendly flowers in plants in their gardens. Also, they can stop using chemical based pesticides on their yard.
I have always been very close with my dad. We always tell jokes together, sing songs, and I love him. In October of 2017 he suffered from a stroke. The fourth most common cause for death in males in the United States. This incident made me realize something, family is the most important thing in someone’s life.
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