...Imagine you were in the three little pigs. If you could choose from any of the three pigs in the story, which one would you choose to be? In the short story, “The Story of the Three Little Pigs” there are three pigs that all try to protect themselves from the big bad wolf. They all make houses, out of different materials, to stop the wolf from eating them. The first two pigs build a weak house and get eaten by the big bad wolf. However, the third pig outsmarts the wolf so he doesn't get eaten. Eventually, the pig leads the wolf into a trap and the pig eats the wolf. Some might say the first pig is the most admirable or the second pig or the third. Out of all the three little pigs, the third pig is the most admirable. He was the most admirable...
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...leaders and reigning in their own glorious manner. The character in this novel are Napoleon the pig, Boxer and Clover the cart-horses, Benjamin the donkey, and the sheep and dogs who are loyal servant to Napoleon. Animals behave like humans because they are around each other for longer periods of time. G. A. Bradshaw and Robert M. Sapolsky explain that “human beings and nonhuman animals share a common ancestry,” (487) resulting in a common behavior. Napoleon is the head pig. He is strong, but rather bull-headed, along with being independent, as well as corrupt. He was just a pig on Manor Farm until he took over and changed the name to Animal Farm. He was running for the title of leader alongside another pig called Snowball. Little did any of the other animals know, Napoleon was very corrupt from the start, he made up rumors about Snowball leading everyone to believe that he was not a good match to...
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...communicate it to the other animals. In the dark of night, all the animals from the farm gathered to the Big Barn to listen to Old Major. The neglected animals listen to Old Major talk about a society where animals rule the farm, and no human could take advantage of them. He encourages them to rebel and live equally. He teaches them the song Beasts of England which became their hymn. Not long after the meeting, Old Major dies and the animals prepare themselves for the rebellion. The rebellion, led by the pigs Snowball and Napoleon, started during the night when Mr Jones passes out drunk and the animals break into the store-shed because of hunger. It was a successful attack and rid themselves of Mr and Mrs Jones. They began to take control of the farm and eventually renamed it Animal Farm. They begin to re-establish the farm as their own and came up with Animalism and its Seven Commandments. The most important commandment of Animalism was “All animals are equal”. The pigs and...
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...Chapter 3 1.The boys attitudes changed in just a few days because Jack let go of the first pig he saw and now he just wants to kill one. Then Ralph wants to be leader but then he want help building shelter. That how their attitudes changed toward the pig and leadership. 2.The thing that is swallowing Jack is the obsession that he is getting with the hunting. This could possible foreshadow that he will kill a pig and or kill someone or something else. 3.The boys are talking about everyone being afraid because Ralph says that he notice that he can hear the children having bad dreams that it could be a bad island. Then Jack says that he feel something with him when he's hunting. Then Ralph doesn't want to believe him and get mad because he wants the island to be good. Chapter 4 1.The tone that the author is creating at the beginning of the chapter is mysterious. The tone is mysterious because it says that “strange things happen”, like all the weird mirages that everyone is seeing. 2.Henry is being protected from the stones that Roger was throwing at him because Roger was under the influence of parents, school, policemen, and law that they taught him. There is only one that is present on the island and it is law. This could foreshadow that Roger could hit someone with a rock later in the story. 3.The new masks free the boys from not being sad from not getting the other pigs because now they are camouflaged and might have a chance killing one. The boys get free from...
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... Phonemes: Units of sound in language. Example: p, b, d Pad, bat, bad. Pragmatics: A branch that deals with language and contexts. Example: Taking turns in a conversation. ___________________________________________________________________ Talking Baby Summary: I learned in this video that babies that babble aren’t actually speaking. It really doesn’t mean anything. If a baby says something over again like “ma ma ma” It is known as babbling. Babies might repeat what someone says. Like if the mother says “baba” then the baby will say “ba ba ba” I also learned that deaf babies can babble in sign language. Sometimes they don’t even sign language, they just learn from what the parents are doing. The 2 year old Symone sign language and spoke at the same time. Born to talk Summary: Well I learned in this video that even though s child doesn’t even know what past tense means, they can still say a word in past tense. If the child hears a conversation, their brain will develop the skills needed to used past tense. The little boy was asked what did the plain just do, he said fly instead of flew. But the little girl that was told a story about a picture, she could say some of the past tense things like gave, but she said bringed instead of brought because of the rules. If only they could talk Summary: I thought this video was amazing because animals can communicate without words. Like the first animal, Hammy the pig. He could identify objects like a ball and Frisbee with hand movements...
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...safety of his crew before himself. Whenever he faces overwhelming obstacles and he still finds the strength to perservere and endure. This story is mainly about the stops ulysses faced and how he survives each one by being herioc and making smart deicions. The importance of the stops are how ulysses shows strength and heroic characteristics thoughout each obstacles. Ulysses reveeals countless admiriable traists the mkae kim deserving o fthe title”hero”.Ulyses characteric of heriosim is shown through his intelligence. When thy get stuck in a cave...
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...selection for junior and senior high students to study. Although on one level the novel is an allegory of the 1917 Russian Revolution, the story is just as applicable to the latest rebellion against dictators around the world. Young people should be able to recognize similarities between the animal leaders and politicians today. The novel also demonstrates how language can be used to control minds. Since teenagers are the target not only of the educational system itself but also of advertising, the music industry, etc., they should be interested in exploring how language can control thought and behavior. Animal Farm is short and contains few words that will hamper the reader’s understanding. The incidents in the novel allow for much interactive learning, providing opportunities for students to dramatize certain portions, to expand on speeches, and to work out alternative endings. The novel can be taught collaboratively with the history department as an allegory of the Russian Revolution, allowing students to draw parallels between actual events and people and the imaginary ones created by Orwell. The novel can also be taught as a beast fable following the study of shorter fables by Aesop and James Thurber. Examining the work as a satirical comment on the corrupting influence of power, students should be able to trace the corruption of the pigs and perhaps relate their findings to individuals in our own...
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...together or it will not work out. A Leopard Can't Change His Spots: You cannot change who you are. A Penny Saved Is A Penny Earned: By not spending money, you are saving money (little by little). A Picture Paints a Thousand Words: A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words. A Piece of Cake: A task that can be accomplished very easily. A Slap on the Wrist: A very mild punishment. A Taste Of Your Own Medicine: When you are mistreated the same way you mistreat others. A Toss-Up: A result that is still unclear and can go either way. Actions Speak Louder Than Words: It's better to actually do something than just talk about it. Add Fuel To The Fire: Whenever something is done to make a bad situation even worse than it is. Against The Clock: Rushed and short on time. All Bark And No Bite: When someone is threatening and/or aggressive but not willing to engage in a fight. All Greek to me: Meaningless and incomprehensible like someone who cannot read, speak, or understand any of the Greek language would be. All In The Same Boat: When everyone is...
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...friends, we have encyclopedias, they have Bible." Then they headed, "Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are." MORAL LESSON: It's not about money that make us rich, it's about simplicity of having God in our lives. Teacher : assume that A parrot sits on an elephant and the elephant died ! prove how is this possible ? . . ... . . Student : assume that the elephant's name is *parrot* and parrot's name is *elephant* :O ;) A Cute Reply Boy:- If I Ask You To Give Up Everything For Me, Will You? Girl:- No ... Boy:- Why ? =( Girl:- Because You're My Everything And I Can't Give You Up.... ♥ A boy was driving a car… A girl on scooty overtook him... Boy shouted, “Buffalo” Girl turned back & shouted, “Pig, ...donkey, Monkey, Stupid boy…” ... ... Suddenly she met with an accident… She was hit by a buffalo crossing the road... MORAL: - “Girls never understand what a boy wants to say!!!! just because the world doesn't get your dream doesn't mean you should abandon your dream. 1st year students of MBBS were attending their 1st anatomy class. They all gath...ered around the surgery table with a real dead dog. The Professor started class by telling two important qualities as a Doctor. The 1st is that NEVER BE DISGUSTED FOR ANYTHING ABOUT BODY , e.g. He inserted his finger in dog's mouth & on drawing back tasted it in his own mouth. Then he said them to do the same. The students hesitated for several...
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...Humans tend to blame others for their misfortune. By using this natural tendency, smart rulers can direct it at a person or cause, creating the feeling that everyone is united. When a large group of people feels that they share a common cause, it can easily lead to groupthink, which is when individuals do not think for themselves and instead blindly follow whatever the leader does. If a dictator can get people to develop this groupthink, he can do whatever he wants and the people will obey him. By making the people think that they are fighting for something they believe in and that they have a choice, when really they have no choice and they don’t actually know what they are fighting, for is the epitome of a solid dictatorship and the easiest way to get there is to establish a solid scapegoat. Many would argue that propaganda...
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...from his childhood in the dream, It’s called ‘’Beasts of England’’. All the animals sing the song. The meeting stops that Mr. Jones shoots after the barn, because he thought there was a fox, and that was the reason of the noise from all the animals. Characters: Mr. Jones Drunk Mrs. Jones The old Major (Boar) The three dogs – Bluebell, Jessie and Pincher. Two Cart-horses – Boxer and Clover Clover is a motherly mare, got four foals. Boxer is a big and strong cart horse, but he is not very smart. 18 years old. Caring – gentle giant. The Goat – Muriel The donkey – Benjamin. The oldest animal on the farm. Miserable, cynical, devoted to Boxer. Mare – Mollie Foolish, white and pretty. The Raven – Moses. Is tame. Chapter 2 Old Major dies three days later. The animals set out to prepare for the rebellion. The pigs, being the most intelligent animals on the farm, take the lead on this. The task of working Old Major’s ideas into a more formal system falls to three pigs, Napoleon, Snowball and...
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...1. Not hurt a flea- to not hurt anything or anyone a. My mom advised us to not hurt a flea. b. You should not hurt a flea, that's bad. 2. Hive of activity- a busy place a. Our house is the hive of activity every Sunday. b. The school turned into a hive of activity last week. 3. Stir up a hornet's nest- to make trouble, to make people angry a. My brother likes to stir up a hornet's nest. b. He stirred up a hornet's nest when he called her ugly. 4. Bug-eyed- to be wide-eyed with surprise a. His father's gift made him bug-eyed. b. I was bug-eyed when I saw my favorite band. 5. Drink like a fish- to drink alcohol a lot a. My grandfather used to drink like a fish. b. Stop drinking like a fish, it's bad for your health. 6. Fish for a compliment- to try to make someone say something good about you a. Martha fishes for a compliment everyday. b. The man is fishing for a compliment but nobody gave him any. 7. As calm as a toad in the sun- very calm a. I can't believe that he's as calm as a toad in the sun when he knows he's failing. b. He stayed as calm as a toad in the sun in spite what happened. 8. Clam up- to stop talking or to refuse to talk a. He clammed up after his mother scolded him. b. She decided to clam up all weekend. 9. A whale of something- an exceptionally good or large something a. He is a whale of a mathematician. b. We had a whale of dinner last night at Amy's house. 10. Turn turtle- turn upside down a. He turned turtle when...
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...4000 Essential English Words 1 Paul N atio n © 2009 Compass Publishing AJI rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Acquisitions Editor: fidel Cruz Project Coordinator Annie Cho Design: Design Plus email: irtfog'compawpub.tom http://www.compasspub.com ISBN: ?70-1-599oo-*G2-* 10 9 $ 7 o 5 U 3 2 1 12 tl 10 09 Photo Credits All images (D Shutterstock. Inc. Paul Nation 4000 Essential En glish W ords 1 4000 Essential English Words 1 Paul Nation © 2009 Compass Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Acquisitions Editor: Fidel Cruz Project Coordinator: Annie Cho Design: Design Plus email: info@compasspub.com http://www.compasspub.com ISBN: 978-1-59966-402-6 10 12 Photo Credits All images © Shutterstock, Inc. English Words mm 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Target Words afraid, agree, angry, arrive, attack, bottom, clever, cruel, finally, hide, hunt, lot, middle, moment, pleased, promise, reply, safe, trick, well adventure, approach, carefully, chemical, create, evil, experiment, kill, laboratory, laugh,...
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...Jade Zayas Intro to World Mythology Final Paper 05/07/2012 O Brother, Where Art Thou? vs. The Odyssey When it comes to entertainment and box office hit movie making, it is not uncommon to come across films adapted from popular literature. Taking a story that is popular and well-known is a formula for a successful film, as long as it is done the right way. The Coen Brothers, famous for successful films such as “Fargo” and “The Big Lebowski,” made a movie together entitled “O Brother, Where Art Thou.” This film, while unique in its setting and a little bit different in the plot, is clearly an adaptation of the ancient classic poem “The Odyssey” by the poet Homer. Even a review by the renowned film critic Roger Ebert states: “O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a Homeric journey through Mississippi during the Depression (Ebert, Roger 2000).” The film itself depicts the obstacles and fate of a man during the Great Depression who escapes from jail and whose only goal is to make it back home. The struggles he and his fellow escapees meet along the way are strikingly similar to the perils that face Odysseus and his men on their mission to get back to Ithaca. Also, the character references in the film that parallel the characters in the epic poem are abundant. The film is almost a modern homage to the ancient poem in all the different ways it emulates “The Odyssey.” To fully understand all of the different ways the film relates to the poem, it is important to establish the character...
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...SPEAK ENGLISH LIKE AN AMERICAN YOU ALREADY SPEAK ENGLISH... NOW SPEAK IT EVEN BETTER! DELUXE BOOK & CD SET A M Y GILLETT Copyright © 2004 by Language Success Press All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher. First Edition ISBN 0-9725300-3-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2004102958 Visit our website: www.languagesuccesspress.com Bulk discounts are available. For information, please contact: Language Success Press 2232 S. Main Street #345 Ann Arbor, MI 48103 USA E-mail: sales@languagesuccesspress.com Fax: (303) 484-2004 (USA) Printed in the United States of America The author is very grateful to the following people for their collaboration and advice while preparing this book and CD set: Vijay Banta, Jacqueline Gillett, Thomas Gillett, Marcy Carreras, John McDermott, Natasha McDermott, Cat McGrath, Patrick O'Connell. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amy Gillett has taught English as a Second Language (ESL) in Stamford, Connecticut and in Prague, Czech Republic. Her essays and humor writing have appeared in many publications, including MAD Magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Family Circle. Amy majored in Slavic Languages and Literature at Stanford University and holds a Master's degree from Stanford in Russian and Eastern European Studies. Amy has studied and worked abroad in many countries...
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