"a david and goliath battle rages over sunshine park"
chelsea spree played in sunshine park as a young girl. when she learned that the trumont corporation planned to tear it down to build their international headquarters, she decided to speak up. though trumont has millions of dollars and high-paid lawyers on their side, chelsea has passion. the battle is shaping up to be a tough one.
the headline of this news article makes a biblical allusion. the mention of david and goliath suggests a battle in which
one opponent is much smaller than the other
one opponent is threatening another's childhood memories
two opponents are battling over the same land
two opponents are in a very tough contest

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.