Sammi English 11

Post 7: The Final Section From Pages 252-329

Pages 252-329. Chapters 30-40. Quick Summary of the Last Section: I am so glad it is the last section because I can finally be done reading for the rest of the year. This last part was really crazy. I am so glad I finished the book because at some parts it was really interesting and…

Post 6: The Turning Points in Taras life From Pages 216-251

Pages 216-251 Chapters 25-29 Quick summary of what happened in this part: Tara recalls some more incidents that have happened to her of Shawn’s abuse towards her. Her parents are still staying loyal to Shawn and still refuse to believe that he abuses her. Tara’s dad is still bedridden from his gas explosion and severe…

Post 5: Tara’s Fight for Truth From Pages 174-215

Pages 174-215. Chapters 21-24. Quick Summary: Okay, so this section is pretty wild. Tara is still at college. She tries to speak out to her family and address Shawn’s abuse toward her. She starts to build a separate identity from just her family, and her independence is growing. She wants to break the connection with…

Post 4: Things Are Getting Serious From Pages 122-173

Pages 122-173. Chapters 14-20. Okay, wow. Some things that happened in this section were Tara is still practicing for the ACT at the beginning, but then she took it and her score was good enough to get her into Brigham Young University. Some more things that happened were the abuse resurfaced with her brother, (that…

Post 3: Some Emotional Things That Happened From Pages 84-121

Pages 84-121. Chapters 9-13. Okay so, these couple chapters were pretty intense. They got into another car crash and there were also a couple problems in these chapters with family and stuff. Tara’s father starts to believe more and more that medicine is evil and people do not need it. He believes that herbs are…

Post 2: All the Things and Drama that has happened from pages 30-83

Pages 30-83. Chapters 4-8. Okay so, lots and lots of things have happened so far in the story, which I actually like. It has been super interesting so far. There was this big car accident, mom has brain damage, now, instead of being a midwife, she sells essential oils. Before the crash she did not…

POST 1: Things I have read 30 pages into Educated by Tara Westover

Pages 1-30. Chapters 1-3. This book is definitely an interesting one. It is not what I was expecting, (I do not even know what I was expecting). It is pretty good so far. It is not so boring and it kind of hooks you in on the first couple of chapters. Tara is the youngest…

Sammi – Why I Want to Read Educated – Post .5

I’m going to be reading/finishing Educated by Tara Westover. I saw this book and it just caught my eye right away. I’m looking forward to having a schedule. I am not good at reading things when I do not put it into sections so now that I have to make chunks and they have a…

Did the stories change the audience (De Las Casas’, Columbus’, Red Cloud’s)

People may think that it did not change the audience’s views were most likely changed on how they looked at things because of how heartfelt and truthful those authors were about their own opinions about slavery and the things the foreigners were making them do. De Las Casas explains the most in his story about…

Cultural Encounters of De las Casas

This fits into the topic of Cultural Encounters and Frontiers because he talked about the harsh reality of what really happened when Columbus and other people from other countries went and visited them. They did not know what the people on the islands would be like but they mistreated them. The text, says, “The Indians…