Stamas,+Brittany

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Summary: I read the book, Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. It is the story of Louis Zamperini who started out as a juvinile delinquent until his brother, Pete got him to use his skills for good, where he became a runner for highschool and eventually the Berlin Olyimpics. He was very close to breaking a four minute mile until he was drafted into the air force for World War II. He was unlucky to recieve a horrible plane, the B-24 which had quite a few close calls during many bombings in the pacific. When finally, his second B-24 went down during a rescue mission. For over 24 days, Louis and two other crew men floated in a life raft with sharks, little food, supplies, water, and hope. Every opportunity of rescue that passed couldn't see the survivors. They were eventually found by Japanese sailors by the Marshall Islands. They were tortured as POWs. This true story goes into detail of how they made it through this horrible series of events and are still able to forgive their captures.

About the Author:  Laura Hillenbrand is a multiple award winner with a New York Times best seller, //Seabiscut.// She was born in Fairfax, Virginia. Something you may not know about her is that she suffers from Debilitating chronic fatigue syndrome which keeps her in home, giving her a great opportunity to continue writing. She likes to use her imagination to take her to the places that she can't visit physically.

 =Other Works by the Author: Laura Hillenbrand has two other major writings that have both been awarded. Her first is called Seabiscut which won book of the year. Seabiscut is about the horse named Seabiscut. Her second book was Unbroken, and her other works include many other amazing magazine articles. =

Social Issue Relevance:  The issue: World War II World War II was a horrible war with Germany, Russia, Great Britian, the U.S. and Japan as the main players. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, the United states entered the war. This story shows a lot of hate and tension with Japan and the United States between bombings, and torture camps. War is a very common issue because it is occuring all the time. It may not be involing the whole world like it did withPillsbury the two World Wars, but it is usually always there. Dramalization of the Book: Who I would cast the characters in my book as Louis Zamperini I picked John Travolta (as old as he was in Grease) because there are many pictures of Louis and he resembles Louis so much, its almost a perfect match.

Pete Zamperini I chose Chirs Pine for Pete because him and John Travolta look similar to be brothers and Chris Pine also looks a bit like Pete and has the look of a caring older brother.

Adolf Hitler I picked Jude Law to play the role of Hitler because he looks very similar to Hitler if u just add the signiture mustache, he would look like the perfect villian. He has the grum villianous look about him.

Cappernell I picked Ben Stiller to play Captain Cuppernell because of his authoritative look and the fact that he is a little bit shorter like Cappernell is in the story.

Pillsbury I picked Josh Duhamel because he has a nice laid back look about him just like Pillsbury in the story.

McNamara (Mac)

I picked Daniel Radcliffe as "Mac" because he is the youngest of the recruits and Daniel is a very good actor and can be good with dramatic scenes such as the ones encountered in the story line after the crash.

About the Reader!!! My name is Brittany Stamas. I live with my mom, dad, and two little brothers: Tyler (7) and Jacob (10). I also have a little sister named Lindsay who is 12. If you need to know anything about me, it would be that I am VERY musical. Right now, I'm in band playing the French Horn, Jazz band on the piano, and in Choir as an alto. I love to sing and dance, however I'm not a very good dancer. I play piano,guitar,and the family flute when I'm not at church, with friends, doing homework, or at cheerleading. Being involved is important to me, and I hope that one day I might be able to graduate from BYU or OSU with a degree in musical education. I very much dislike animals in general because of the smell of animals (yes, including cats and dogs) unless they are in a tank or cage constantly. Then they are tolerable. It's no surprize why I don't have any pets. My favorite color is yellow, and I hope you enjoyed my Wiki book talk!