Kind of Person Author is

I'm pretty sure everyone has heard the story about Jaycee Duggard. Everyone knows what kind of person she is by now, or atleast should. She was kidnapped at a young age, had her childhood stolen from her, never knew if her mother was looking for her, or if anyone was ever looking for her, she delivered her first baby at just fourteen. People may ask why did she stay at her kidnappers house, and never run away when they went into public, or when the cops came to investigate, why didnt she tell them? I personally think she is a very careful person, especially with her own children. She probably cares about everyone around her, any person involved in her life. She is probably the kind of person who wants to help others, but doesnt want help from other people because she wants to do it all on her own since she didnt get to for the longest time. She is probably full of wonder, and wonders many things that she missed out on. She wants everyone to care, and care about someone besides themselves which is why she made her own life statement "Jayc" or Just ask yourself to care.                               

Purpose in writing book

The authors purpose in writing 'A stolen Life" is to inform people. May it be parents, or children, even teenagers or grandparents. The author of this book, is writing it about herself. She was eleven when she got kidnapped walking to school one day. She doesn't want this to happen to anyone, and she didnt want it to happen to herself. She wants everyone to be aware of the scares out in this world, and how bad it can harm you if something like that does happen. This book may change someones perspective on how they view this world, and how they view people. It may change parents perspectives on letting their kids do certain things. As Jaycee states in the author's note "This book may be confusing to some. But keep in mind throughout my book that this was a very confusing world I lived in." She is basically saying I may have missed out on a lot, and my childhood wasnt the way is should have been, but and I could have had better, but I didnt. She also states how damage had been done to her and her family over those nineteen years she was held captive in a guys backyard right outside of the town she lived in. This book is a book that will be heart touching and make you happy for what you have and for what you live for.

Persuasive Essay on "Life As We Knew it"

FCA's
1.  Identify a position (5)
2.  Explain your criteria, application, reasoning for your position with quoted evidence as support. Please indicate the page number of your quote in parenthesis following the quote. (10)
3.  Explain the position of the opposition and provide counterargument.  (10)

Prompt - Would you recommend or not recommend the book?

Please creatively identify your audience within the essay.

Post your essay on your blog.

Do not be too brief or too lengthy.  Be concise.

Many people say that Life As We Knew it is a very boring, slow pace moving book. How could people not like this book? Life As We knew it is a story based off of the world "ending", and the theorys created by people who think the world is going to end. It really is a creep you out kind of book that will get under someone's skin and make them think hard about what they have. I would recommend this book to anyone, even if people aren't into fiction books. This book will really catch an eye at some point in it.
Life As We Knew it is a fiction book, and many people do not like fiction books. But this book will catch the readers attention because it is pretty scary and will more than likely give the reader goose bumps while reading it. "The president was on TV tonight. He didn't say much that we didn't already know. Tsuanamis and floods. Untold numbers of people dead, the moon was out of its orbit, etc. Monday is national day of mourning, and we should all pray a lot." (pg. 43). This is one of the many quotes out of the book that will freak a reader out, it gives a lot of adventure and makes the reader want to continue to read it.
Not only does this book have a plot that makes the reader want to continue to read it, and make the reader get suspicious about the book, it makes you wonder why? How in the world could something like this ever happen? Why are people predicting these things happening to the world at the end of 2012. Where does it all come from? There are many questions people can ask while reading this.

Why?

I choose "A Stolen Life" because it starts off about a young, normal girl. We all think we are invincable and noone would ever try to mess with us, or try to steal us like what happened in Jacyee's case. It seems inspiring because it seems like it will really make me apperciate my life and what I have and who I have in my life. My mom always tells me to be careful when I leave to go somewhere, and to watch out for those kind of people. I was taught to never say "yes" if someone tried to offer me candy, and to run and scream if someone were to try and pick me up. In this case, she tried, but she couldnt, and she was held captive for so many unbelivable years. And the things that happened to her are stunning.

MLA documentation for "A stolen Life"

Dugard, Jaycee. A Stolen Life: A Memoir. Simon & Schuster. 12 July 2011. 

Recommend?

I really would recommend this book to any AP student, any student at that. It really makes you stop and think what we really have, and how much we do have. Not every kid has it as easy as most kids around us. It really teaches us to value are life and what we have, and who we have in it. Anyone's life could change in an instant, no matter if it is getting taken away from your parents at a young age, or getting into an accident which could paralyze you forever. It teaches you the meaning of life, and how to follow your own instincts and have a voice of your own and just move on in life.

Summary.

Ashley had spent so many years in foster care. Nine years is a lot to a little girl, who had been taken from her mom at such a young age. She lived in fourteen different homes, with different parents, different siblings, different families. Her mother had her at such a young age, and just could not care for a baby. Her mom ended up having Luke, her younger brother by two years. Foster care took them both at the same time. Her moms life spirals out of control, as she promises Ashley over and over again that she would get her back, not to mention this lady was the most important lady to Ashley. Ashley had been left clinging to her and her mothers relationship which was unpredictable, and dissolving. She never understood why she couldn't live with her mom. She was left with painful memories of being taken away and juggled between foster homes. Ashley eventually finds courage to succeed and get over the fact her mother is not coming back for her.