Rocket Boys by Bridget Maloney https://padlet.com/bridgetmaloney221/zq8iwc7npb8l Literary devices en-us 2019-03-19 17:26:13 UTC 2026-02-12 04:00:35 UTC hello@padlet.com bridgetmaloney221 https://padlet.com/bridgetmaloney221/zq8iwc7npb8l/wish/343000566 My parents don’t want me to follow in the foot steps of their careers, but they want me to choose a career that I would like. I don’t think it is right for parents to put pressure on their children to do the same careers as them. I think parents should allow their kids to find out what they enjoy doing and allow them to choose a career that would make them happy. Parents are different from their children, so just because the parents do one thing does not mean that kids are going to want to continue to do that. I think parents should let children discover who they are and pick a career that would fit their talents the best instead of putting pressure on them to do the same job as them. 
I admire when people have patience because sometimes it is hard for me to not get annoyed when others are bothering me and wait a long time for certain things to happen. I also admire people who are respectful because it shows that they properly treat others and are not rude towards them. I admire people who are outgoing because sometimes it is hard for me to be the person to start the conversation or make new friends. I also admire those who are hopeful because it allows them to never have a bad situation bring them down since they always look for some hope or good in the situation. Finally, I admire those who are hardworking because it shows that they care about what they are doing and they always put their full effort into it, so they can get the best outcome. ]]> 2019-03-19 17:45:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bridgetmaloney221/zq8iwc7npb8l/wish/343000566 The quote by Dr. Werner von Braun emphasizes the importance of the knowledge you pass onto your children. He thematically suggests that what your parents teach you is more important than what they give you. The knowledge you pass onto your children and everyone else will be more useful than money and physical items they give to others. In life no one can take away your knowledge and by passing your intelligence on to your children you leave them with great tools to carry on your legacy. Dr. Werner von Braun is trying to suggest that our parents play a big role in our lives especially with the knowledge they share with us, not nessecarilaly the items they give to us. Also the quote by Miss Freida Joy Riley explains how people can give you tools to become great and grow as a person, but if you have to take the step to use the tools. People can try to help you throughout your life, but you have to have the courage to use their help to benefit yourself sometimes. I think she is trying to thematically suggest that you have to have the courage to use the tools your are presented with to help yourself become the best you can be. She also suggests that sometime you can only provide others with the tools and have to wait for them to build up courage to actually use the help you are giving them. Overall i think she is trying to suggest that if you want to achieve a goal you have to want to use the tools you are provided with because they will help you. bridgetmaloney221 https://padlet.com/bridgetmaloney221/zq8iwc7npb8l/wish/344013472 2019-03-21 21:20:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bridgetmaloney221/zq8iwc7npb8l/wish/344013472 bridgetmaloney221 https://padlet.com/bridgetmaloney221/zq8iwc7npb8l/wish/345989749 Family should play a supportive and loving role in one’s life to allow them to succeed and have better life experiences. Sonny’s brother, Jim, and father, Homer Sr., are especially unkind towards Sonny. The two of them make Sonny believe the mean words they tell him and make him question if he should keep building rockets. On the other hand, Elsie, Sonny’s mom, is more supportive and encouraging towards Sonny by pushing him to continue building his rockets. Although, Elsie is more kind towards Sonny she is not always there to back him up, which is shown when their family is sitting at the dinner table and “[Sonny] noticed [Dad] and Jim exchange a look of what [he] took to be agreement about the shame of [him] being in the band. [He] look over at mom for support, but she was looking through the window behind me” (Hickman 29). Sonny’s family does not support his decision to join the band and makes him question his decision and feel a little bit sad about them not liking him doing what he finds fun. Sonny feels that he is treated worse than Jim just because he is not a star football player, but his family should still be loving and kind towards him about the activity he chooses to take place in. Since Sonny’s family is not supportive towards him it makes Sonny believe that family’s should be supportive in their children’s interest so they can do what they enjoy. Sonny’s bad experiences makes him think if his family did things a different way family could play a more positive impact on each other. Another example of Sonny family not being kind towards him is when Jim his brother tell his teammates “ you can kick both their tails for all I care, but do it somewhere else” (Hickman 80). Jim shows his kindness towards his brother by not defending him at all and instead choose to give his teammates advice about then to beat him up rather than help him. Jim’s actions shows how he does not care about his younger brother at all. By experiencing such negative situations with his family, Sonny believe families should play a more positive role in their children’s life so they can have them to fall back on,unlike the situation around the dinner table, and support them to follow their dreams, building a successful rocket.]]> 2019-03-28 05:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bridgetmaloney221/zq8iwc7npb8l/wish/345989749