Jane Goodall

 A Part that is confusing to me is that they never really said why she wanted to work with the gorillas. It only says that when she was little that her parents gave a big stuffed animal and they thought she was going to be scared of it. They were surprised when she was in love with it. In the book it says, "Friends of the family predicted the the hairy toy, almost bigger than Jane, would terrify her, but Jane was delighted with jubilee, and he became her constant companion." This means that she fell in love with the big animal. This is one of the only things that the author said about how she figured out she wanted to work with the gorillas. I'm wondering if all of a sudden that she wanted to risk her life and work with the gorillas? 

Making a difference

The way I can make a difference is by earning money and using the money I get to donate to a charity that will help kids. The way I can make money is by babysitting. My strength can help me with this because I am very patient and that can help me watch kids. I can start off with only earning a little bit of money once I get better at watching kids I can watch more kids and I can earn more money and donate more money. 

Jane Goodall

Jane Goodall had an interesting life and an amazing job. Jane was an animal behaviorist she worked with gorillas. She grew a bond with the gorillas and they became very close. Jane had a very interesting life. Jane was a very caring and brave person. The reason she was very caring person because she cared about the animals a lot she would make sure they were okay and doing well. The reason she is a brave person is because she was only twenty seven and she went into the jungle and had to sleep there all by herself just so she can do research on the gorillas. These are only some of the traits that Jane Goodall has. 

Courage for beginners (POV)

In the book courage for beginners Mysti is telling us from her point of view. This is first point of view. Mysti is the main character. It does not change in the book to another characters point of view. It's very interesting knowing what she's thinking because she has to face a lot of problems. In the book it says,"As for me, I told mama to quit changing the mural scene on my wall." This is saying this is Mysti talking because she's telling her mom something. This is how I know that the point of view is coming from Mysti.

Courage for beginners confusion

In the book courage for beginners there is a bunch of twist and turns the thing that confuses me. When Mysti enters 7th grade out of no where her bestfriend Anibal is a hipster. I don't understand how out of no where she is a hipster. How did she decide she wanted to be a hipster. Also mama has a fear of going outside. The thing that I don't get is that how did mama get it? Has she always had it? How did she go to school? In the book it says, "I came to understand that mama had something called agoraphobia." Agoraphobic is what it is called when you are scared to go outside or be in public places. These are the only confusing parts in the book that I don't understand. 

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Courage for beginners and Anne frank

I'm comparing and contrasting the play Anne Frank and the book Courage for Beginners. In the book Courage for Beginners the main character Mysti Murphy's mom has a fear of going outside or in public places. Mysti's mom always stays inside. When she needs something she has her husband get it. Mysti dad ends up getting really sick and has to go to the hospital. Well he's in the hospital Mysti has to get her the stuff she needs. In the Anne Frank play Anne and her family has to hide away. Anne's family has friends that brings them food and news about what is happening outside. The difference in these two reading is in Courage for Beginners she chooses to stay inside and never to go out. In Anne Frank they have no choice they have to stay inside if they don't want to get captured and killed. If Anne Frank didn't go into hiding the Germans would of found them way quicker then they did. Mysti's mom can go out anyday and anytime because she's not being forced to stay inside. These are how the play Anne Frank and the book Courage for Beginners is the same and different.