Conflict and Resolution

Author's Note: This piece is my conflict and resolution on "Touching Spirit Bear" and how it is Person vs Nature.

The book "Touching Spirit Bear," is about a 15 year old boy named Cole Matthews, who was getting into fights for a very long time, but the last time getting caught smashing a boys head into the ground was the last straw. They had to do something about it. He is offered to go on the island, Circle of Justice, to change the way he acts. Struggling to survive, things can only get worse by running into the Spirit Bear. Will he survive and learn to live on his own? Or will he just give up? This type of conflict is called Person vs Nature. This is because Cole is fighting the wilderness to survive.

 This conflict gets resolved, because Cole teaches himself how to build fires, how to hunt and many more things a survivalist would have to know. He gets help by a parole officer named Garvey. He helps him in many ways, to learn how to become a better person, to forgive, and best of all, control his anger he has with others. This conflict is similar to the conflict in "Hatchet," because Brain, on of the main characters, get in a plane crash and has to learn how to survive on his own.

Changing Characters

 Authors Note: In this selection, I am writing about, in Spirit Bear, Cole can change and help other people change.

Some people never change. On the other hand, people can change there lives for ever. For example, a fifteen-year-old  irresponsible juvenile from Minneapolis, Minnesota, arrives on a unproductive island near the city of Drake in Southeastern Alaska, in handcuffs. Not willing to change, the school, his parents, and much more, force him to live in an island, until he changes. This guy bullies, and bullies, kid after kid, leaving people in misery.

When Cole arrives on the island, he is consumed by anger, acrimony, and dissatisfaction, to change. As shortly as Edwin, a Tlingit elder, and Garvey leave, Cole sets fire to his constructed shelter and supplies, he tries jumping into the ocean to swim to freedom. Getting caught by the rising tide, he is incapable to escape the island. In his first few days on the island, he has several encounters with a magnificent, white bear called a Spirit Bear, and he is decisive to kill it out of anger. 

Some days later, he saw the bear, desperately in need for food, he tries stabbing the white creature with his knife and a makeshift spear. The bear is not only hesitant but instead fiercely attacks Cole, breaking his hip and right arm as well as knocking him out. Left to die after the attack, Cole comes to realize his own liability and need to change quickly. A while after the attack, the Spirit Bear obediently approaches and comes within inches of Cole’s face. Cole  reaches out to touch the bear and grabs a tassel of white hair from its back. Cole is overwhelmingly moved by the bear’s serenity. Edwin and Garvey back to find Cole close to him death, with mosquitoes and putrefaction all around him.

Back on this small island, Cole is forced to build his own shelter, and Edwin teaches him a series of rituals that will tolerate his healing and forgiveness progression throughout the year. He is commanded to take a bath in a freezing pond every morning to clear his mind of anger. Then, he must take a large rock called the “ancestor rock” up a hill, and then roll it back down as a symbol of releasing his anger. Just as he is growing in his own development of healing, Edwin tells him that Peter Driscal, the boy he had attacked, is not doing well. The boy has developed depression and has attempted suicide, twice. Cole insists that the best way to heal Peter is to have him come to the island and see how Cole has transformed. Peter’s depressed, but desperate, parents agree on the condition that Garvey stays with them on the island. Cole shows Peter the natural wonders of the island and his own healing process, which allow Peter to understand how to forgive Cole and accept that his life has worth as well. As the two forgive each other, they see the Spirit Bear one last time, peaceful as it watches the two former enemies now reconcile. 

See, everyone can change, I mean if the want to. I guess Cole really understood what he did wrong. We can't change on our own, we need friends, or family to help. We need to be surrounded by the people we love and the people that care about us. We need to get help by letting the anger out of us. Everyone needs to realize that the best thing on earth is to be happy. To actually have friends that like you for you. No matter how hard changing your life may be, never give up. Deep down inside you are a wonderful person. 

Prediction

Authors Note: In this section, you will see that it is a prediction and why I was right or wrong, and it's about a book we read.

My prediction is that when he smelled it, it wasn't strong enough to change him. I think that he will come by Molly and he will be the same person. He probably won't change a bit. Insidious is a movie that is kind of like this. I mean this kid goes up stairs in an attic at their new house and falls. Then he suddenly goes into acoma, then the devil possess him. My brain tells me that he won't be the same person at all. Like you don't just completely change. I was completely wrong. I was so wrong. He opened the jar and it like possessed him. Like took his personality. All his emotion is gone. He isn't the same. I think that when he goes by Molly, I think she will cry. I think she will be so sad that she goes and talks to the science teacher. I think she will find all the jars, and maybe she will try to somehow fix Troy so he is back to normal. She will probably break the jars. Maybe get all the people back to normal.

Founding Fathers!

Author's Note: This piece represents the Founding Fathers and what good they have done.

Only imagine if you could meet the founding fathers and tell them something that you have always wondered. There were seven major founding fathers of America. Constitutional Facts, they define a founding father as; a leading figure in the founding of the United States. I would tell them many things, like that they have changed the United States for forever.

 These, fantastic, people were the leaders of the American Revolution. They expressed people's frustration and resentment with British rule. They acted on that anger to declare independence and lead the country through eight years of war to achieve it. They even wrote the constitution and persuaded people to accept and ratify it. They guys formed the first government under Washington and served in the first congresses. These men wrote the Bill of Rights.

The founding fathers never really talked about slavery, Although, Thomas Jefferson always thought that owning slaves was the right thing to do.. If I could ask one question to him, I would ask did you ever think about the slaves, and how they would feel? Did you ever imagine how you would feel if you were a slave? It is not right. I sincerely think that slavery is harsh. I believe that maids are a form of slaves, but they have a choice to be controlled.

Alexander Hamilton; one of the founding fathers is on the ten dollar bill. George Washington, on the 1 dollar bill. By now you might be thinking, wow I wish I was on money! Honestly, being on money doesn’t mean much. It genuinely just helps us remember the people who founded the United states and our the founding fathers.

 In conclusion they made laws that still are used today, their honor is showed on money, and they proved that slavery is not right. The founding fathers have changed the United states for forever. To me the founding fathers have changed the United states in beyond, many different ways.

Cause the Effect

Authors' Note: This piece is about what had gone on in her life; what she had to do to make things the way they used to be.

Elizabeth is loosing her best friend, Celia, as she keeps disappearing. Shes writing letters from where she is, but it doesn't quite say where. She needs to find her. But how? Celia might be getting replaced. She is now talking to "the cutest guy alive," and he wants to help her.  The only way Elizabeth can think is by running over 13K. She runs every night, with her dog Looche. When Elizabeth comes home from school one day, to find her dog dead, she goes crazy. Her life has changed so much.She has to write to a pin pal, meet up with her dad again, and she finds out she has a step brother, and a step mom. She cant take it. She has to take it step by step.This might not be what you wanted it to be, but you can't just change your life for it.

It's even harder for her to get letters from random associations. For example, The Cold Hard Truth Association, The Society of People Who Are Defiantly Going To Fail High school (and Most Probably Life as Well), and The Best Friends Club. The worst, The Association of Teenagers, which tells her she is terrible at being a teenager. One of the quotes, "Not to hurt your feelings or anything, but you are an embarrassment to teenagerhood. Therefore, could you please climb into the refrigerator and wait very quitly until your teenager years end? Thank you might as well just hide from life until your teenager years are over. Thank you," is just plain rude. This just makes her life more and more difficult. 

Just a minute. When she starts to take to this boy, these letters just get better and better.The Romance Association is now sending her these notes. She is starting to wear making and act like a lady. The only thing missing is Celia. They still haven't found her. This train ride just gets more boring by the minute. Elizabeth doesn't know what she has done with her life. Finally they arrived. They found Celia, at a circus. Her life has just reached maximum weirdness. This wouldn't have ever happened if Celia had just stayed home. She wouldn't have meet the boy. Never would have changed into a girly-girl. Her life would have just been normal, but no. It had to change. Don't change your life if nothing goes the way you want it to.

Conflict

Author's Note: This section is about how she hadn't started out her life very good as an eighth grader. She can all fix this by working with her problems.

Elizabeth Clarry does not start her two first weeks of school good. Her best friend, Celia, keeps disappearing, her and her mom communicate through sticky notes all over the fridge. The worst of all her father, that she hasn’t seen in a long time, reapers, sending her notes, and wants to meet with her for dinner. She doesn’t know what to do. Does she go out of her way to find Celia? Or does she meet her dad again? She’s so confused!

 The only way to find out what do, is go for a run and figure things out. She thinks about Celia and realizes, she can’t live without her. She can’t go alone though. So she gets together with “the cutest boy alive,” to find Celia. She had to go lots and lots a miles, on a train, to find Celia, at a circus! That was crazy. As she meets her father for dinner, she realizes he isn’t that bad after all. Until she finds out he’s married, with 2 kids. Just what she didn’t need to here with her crazy life.

Memorable Moments

Authors Note: This essay talks about how I have great memories with my friends, but this is by far the one i will not forget.

There I was, the best hiding spot of the year. Sitting behind a tree, in a bush, sole. Now this was terrifying. Pitch black, wearing only short and sweatshirt, in almost 40 degrees, feeling like a penguin. I was so frightened and animal would just pop out at me. Slowly putting my hood on, trying not to make much movement, as I watch for any sign of my friends.

 Finally someone walks by me looking through the bushes. I put my head down, trying not to laugh as she touched me, but thought was something else. All I was thinking was, “How, how did you not see me?” Well she is not the most intelligent crayon in the box.

 Honestly I have been sitting here for about 30 minutes. I couldn’t go on my phone, it would I’ve off light, but I had about 5 text messages and 6 missed calls. I can’t look though. Not now. There’s was nothing to do though, so I started to pick at leaves, that were poking me. I’m solitary person. I needed company, but didn’t want to give up my spot

. I spoke to soon. My friends, they came and sat by me, literally right next to me. Yet they didn’t know I was sitting there. Trying not to laugh, trying not to move. So challenging. They’re talking about me. Saying my name really softly. Laughing. Smiling, breathing, and blinking. The only preferences I have right now. One more person to go. I mean, they technically found me right? I mean there sitting right next to me, just not knowing it. Should I get out of my spot? Should I start to talk to them? Or should I wait? I think I’ll get out.

 Just as I was about to move, Michelle’s mom (the last person to find me) came out. She was vociferating all 3 of our names. Saying. “It’s time to go!” or, “ Come on!” She was circling the house. Her face was bright red, full of terror. As they got to the front, the 2 girls were going to run and scare them. One last time she yells come on. The girls get up and start to run. Just as I come out right behind them and yell,” Yeah girls let’s go!” I practically scared them half to death. One of the girls hopped about 4 feet into the air. Great night, great memories.