Boy by Roald Dahl

 

Boy by Roald Dahl is a novel about life and its numerous qualities. This book mainly focuses on the adventures of Roald himself, but in the very start he explains  his closest relatives' roles in the world. Boy covers the memorable tales from Roald Dahl's father's life to when Roald left school. This includes: his father's life as a ship broker, Roald's young life at Elmtree house (kindergarten), Landlaff Cathedral (7-9 years old), and St. Peter's boarding school (9-13 years of age), as well as his older life in Repton Public school and working in his young adulthood at Shell Company. He shares as detailed as remembered (or refrains for modesty) his most  exciting and engaging moments as a very privileged and risky boy. Dahl executes perfect humor and expression through his plentiful stories of childhood. If not for this enjoyable book we would have no knowledge of how creative and dangerous life can be.

The ever-present theme in this book is forgiveness. Not the type of forgiveness between feuding friends, but being able to forgive yourself. Roald Dahl showed this by sharing memories he isn't quite fond of. If he wasn't able to forgive himself of embarrassing moments of making a mistake he wouldn't have so many great stories to share "Forgive and forget.", not only applies to friendships, but to yourself. His blunders made for an amazing novel the truly paid off.

Yet another of plentiful themes is living life to the fullest, and Dahl did exactly that.  Dahl knew what life was supposed to be and He always skipped from one exhilarating moment to another. If I were to describe made it his utmost goal to achieve it to the best of his abilities. Roald's life in one word I would actually say full. Dahl knew the secret to life, so I believe he expressed subtly through this fantasizing book.

I would (and will) recommend this book to anyone who will listen. This book dictates a life full of joy and humor. Dahl was a magnificent writer with plenty to share and this was the way he chose to use his abilities. Boy can make any one's day brighten, and replay hilarious memories for everyone. I hope that all people will be able at some point in their lives to read this amazing autobiography.

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iPods and MP3 Players at School

Do you remember having fun in school? In the common American world today, children aren't enjoying the time in class. Some people say that games and after school activities will change that. I have a different idea. I think that schools should allow Ipods and other music playing devices in school. Of course the teachers will have the say in when students will be able to listen to them, and if they should be taken away, but it would still help students greatly. It will assist them by, helping them focus, making school more like home, and will interfere with the talking that teachers have so much trouble with. If you choose to include Ipods in our standard school routine, children might start to savor their time in school. Most people look up to Steve Jobs as an inspirational guy, as do I, but he also has doomed us. He has made a far jump in technology, so that students, children, and adults alike are aging in an electronic filled world. Children and teenagers today are looking at Ipods as normal in an every day environment. I think that allowing students to listen to music in school will make coming to school more natural and an easier place to attend. It will also encourage more improvement in our electronic filled life. Being comfortable in school is the first step to liking school, if you wish for me and others alike to enjoy school, music is the way to achieve that. Ipods in school could change the classroom, the way Steve Jobs changed the technological world. If you ask a teacher to share a reoccurring problem, most will answer that it is hard to contain a quiet classroom. My classroom was far quieter when we were allowed to listen to music. My teacher was astonished to see my peers quietly progressing. I believe that if it has changed the way my classroom works it will affect others too. Teachers will no longer have to spend have their class time hushing a class. Now, time that no one has, can be used more effectively and controlled to the best of our ability. Instead, a teacher will be working more affectively, and students alike will be getting better grades. Lyrics have the potential to tone down the volume of a classroom. A number of studies have shown that when teenagers are listening to music they get more assignments finished. I believe that it will show the same outcome in classes. It would not only make school far more manageable, but improve students' grades and help schools succeed. In turn it would help the school gain funding by showing its success at educating the children of today. Focus won't only improve school work, but also a student's attitude towards school. When a student is proud of his or her accomplishments they want to replicate that feeling. By listening to music and getting more assignments done, they will be able to. It is a win-win situation for everyone. Again, if kids are allowed to use music playing devices I think that they will focus far better. Someone for the alternative of this ongoing debate might say that music will distract the students and take away the attention the teachers already struggle with. That might be true if you don't enforce the invisible rule of taking out ear buds and pausing or turning off music when assigning projects. If you enforce this, I believe that this problem will discontinue. Everyone would prefer to listen than to their own music than a teacher. That's understandable. However, if no one has thought of that solution, just think of the other problems they pose that there are solutions to. Almost all of these problems can be fixed and molded to the purpose we need. Other problems can be and, will be, fixed. My opinion in this affliction is that students should have a choice to listen to music. If they choose to have ear buds while working it will almost always help them work more efficiently, make school more like a familiar environment, and will turn down the volume in a classroom. Children starting school have the same promising future, twelve years of teachers, papers, books, reading and homework. No one can replace the years they had in school, so make it fun for us! Let us listen to music. Teachers have a choice in the way they teach. Shouldn't students have a choice in the way they learn? I got my picture from http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/ipods/