...”Sticks and Stones” by Trezza Azzopardi Fear is a curious thing. It has been said that fear is important. Because it's our survival instinct. It's what keeps one from touching a red hotplate. This story centers around the fear of being bullied. We're all very familiar with it. At one point, everyone has either been bullied or been the bully. Even if they don't want to admit it. It's a fact. The important thing is, not to dwell on it, but rise again stronger than before. It has also been said ”What doesn't kill you makes you stronger”. That's probably also true. Even though it might not seem that way at first. The story takes place in England, London. There are several characters in this story. Not a lot of information is given about all of them. Lewis is probably around 25 years old. ”It has been fifteen years since he jumped and fell” And he was probably around 10 or 13 at the time. He moved back to his mother's house. He has been having the same nightmare about the day he jumped. Only it's more vivid now. It's possible that he feels guilt about what happened with Paul Fry. ”Sometimes, he imagines he's the kind of person that challenges teachers like Scott and Walker, the kind that the Headmaster takes seriously” That must mean that he is quite the opposite. A very scared person who doesn't stand his ground. It seems that all he has been doing his whole life is running from this. Or ”jumping” when things get too dangerous. When he jumps off of the concrete defence,...
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...Sticks and Stones As a child, you can be so traumatized that you will never recover. The trauma can be several different things. But parental failure, mistrust, and abuse are some of the most horrible things a child can be exposed to. Some children are never able to let their traumas go, so they can live on with their lives. And therefor it will keep hunting them for the rest of their existence. Questions like “Why didn’t my mother belief me?”, “Why me?” and a lot of similar questions will always be right there, right in the back of your head. Ready to strike when you least expect it, and in that way, strike the hardest. Exactly like in “Sticks and Stones” where Lewis is wondering what would had happened if his mother and the headmaster had done something before it was too late. In “Sticks and Stones” the agent ‘flashback’ is used repeatedly. Mostly to show the reader why Lewis is, whom he is at this point of his life, and to show why he has not been able to go on with his life. It is furthermore to show how the traumas have shaped the boy into an obsessed man. The flashbacks are used to make the reader almost feel the pain that Lewis felt by being ignored by his mother, when he cried for help after the incident on the edge. “Even when his mouth healed, and it was easier to say the words, she didn’t believe him. “It’s all in your mind,” she said” (p.15, ll. 119-120) Flashbacks are also a means to get the reader caught up in the story. It creates a different frame of mind...
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...Sticks and Stones by Trezza Azzopardi He races to the top of the dune and looks down onto the strand. There is water and wet sand and dry sand and small pokes of sharp grass dotted along the beach. He stands on the lip of the concrete defence; looks east, to the line of groynes, then west, to the lighthouse in the distance. There's no one he can see, no one he can call to for help. Below him, the drop onto the beach is fifteen, maybe twenty, feet. He jumps because he has to, jumps out into the air, and sees as he falls one more thing; a cloud of white birds hanging on the skyline. There is a hot taste filling his mouth, like molten iron, and a black pain, and the knowledge that his teeth are through his lip. It's always this same dream that Lewis has, and he does the same thing when he wakes; he reaches up to feel the place where his bottom lip was opened, running a finger over his chin. He has a scar there still, almost imperceptible to the casual eye, like a ghost mouth that never opens, like a horizon. It has been fifteen years since he jumped and fell, and he has never been back to the beach. He has spent his adult life in the heart of England, at the very core of the city, as if putting himself in the dense centre of a world would protect him from another fall off the edge of it. But now he has returned to his mother's house, and the dream is more vivid here, in colour, with sound effects and rising panic, as if it too has finally come home. “There's a letter for you”...
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...Sticks and Stones COM/220 March 31, 2013 Sticks and Stones Today is Friday, the year is 1969, it is about 3:15 p.m.; the grade school-aged kids of bus number 7 are picking their seats talking, laughing, and excited about the weekend. A sad and lonely boy meekly walks up to the door of the bus, climbs the two steps, walks to the fourth row and sits down hoping with all his heart they won’t notice him today. It has been a rough week and he just wants to be home. His hopes of going unnoticed quickly disappear as his homework falls to the floor again. He does not want to look up; he knows who did it again but he doesn’t understand why. He is not that different from the others, a little thinner and smaller maybe. Tears well up in his eyes, he holds them back for now, he wants to yell but he remains silent for now. The boy sits down in the seat behind him again the boy “accidently” spits on him again. From somewhere behind him he hears the names again too embarrassing to repeat. A piece of trash from the can lands in his lap. Seconds later a food wrapper with goo all over it bounces off the window and hits him with a slimy splat in the face. His face red with embarrassment and anger, he yells at them, begging them to stop, to leave him alone. Finally, the driver steps onto the bus but his tormentors do not stop, they discretely continue for another 20 minutes until the bus slows as it approaches the drive of his rural home. They were relatively tame today no punching, no tripping...
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...Sticks and Stones af Trezza Azzopardi The main theme in the short story is bullying. The short story is questioning what the consequences with bullying are and what the consequences of bullying can have, to the adult life. As a child Lewis was a victim for two bullies, the most of his childhood he spent looking over his shoulder. Now where he is a witness to the bullying of Paul Fry, his old inner demons are coming up again. When Lewis tries to help Paul Fry it fails, he tries to help by writing notes about what he has seen and by going to the headmaster. When it fails for Lewis, it sends him into to something similar to a depression. He escapes from his life as a teacher and as a boyfriend to Anna, he turns back to his childhood home to live with his mother and try to fight back the inner demons and dreams about his childhood problems. The short story is told in an omniscient third person narrator and it is through Lewis’ point of view we see the events in the short story. We get Lewis’ thoughts and feelings through the omniscient narrator, the rest of the story is told by Lewis’ perspective. Lewis is an English teacher and he lives with his girlfriend, Anna, in the middle of England. We hear about Lewis’ adult life in the short story, but also his childhood story. We will have to understand his childhood story, if we do not understand his childhood story, we will not understand his adult life either. His whole life his mother had told him that if something goes wrong...
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...Engelsk afl. Sticks and Stones Bullying permeates the school. A new large-scale study shows that at least five children in each class regularly exposed to bullying. And that colleagues can not figure out to intervene and help the bully victim, although they would like. Everyone have been bullied somewhere, at school, at home, at work and outside. The bullies have no idea what they are doing. For them is just fun, cool or they are trying to be cool. But what they don’t know is that they are making the other people sad or makes them to suicide. We have all heard from news, that “a 11 years old girl suicide after being bullied”. Bullying is a huge burden for both the learning environment and students' learning ability. The negative attitude creates negative atmosphere. Strand, wet sand, dry sand and small pokes of sharp grass. Is what he dreaming often. He laces to the top of the dune and looks down onto the strand. There is water and wet sand and dry sand and small pokes2 of sharp grass dotted along the beach. He stands on the lip3 of the concrete defencea; looks east, to the line of groyness, then west, to the lighthouse in the distance. There's no one he can see, no one he can call to for help. Below s him, the drop onto the beach is fifteen, maybe twenty, feet. He jumps because he has to, jumps out into the air, and sees as he falls one more thing: a cloud of white birds hanging on the skyline. There is a hot taste filling his mouth, like molten iron, and a...
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...1z NV-rapport Lærere: nv-ke: JS & nv-bi: LK Elevnr. 10 Navn: Tania Rehmat Chauhan | Aflevering: Fredag 13/12-2013 senest kl. 9.30 på inspektorkontoret til HL eller AJ NV Bi-Ke rapport Indledning Det overordnede tema i det naturvidenskabelige grundforløb har været klima, hvorved vi har haft nogle fokusfag – biologi og kemi. Nv biologi og Nv kemi har haft det samme undertema, hvilket er læren om jordens atmosfære og dens betingelse for liv. Begge fag har fokuseret på drivhuseffekten og drivhusgasser, dog med et syn fra både den biologiske og kemiske verden. I biologi har formålet været at forstå livet betydning. Uden liv på jorden ville klimaet ikke havde forvrænget sig, som det har gjort i dag. På jorden er der en naturlig drivhuseffekt, som er med til at jordens gennemsnitstemperatur ligger på 15 grader i stedet for -18 grader. Der er også en menneskeskabt drivhuseffekt, som kommer fra al den afbrænding af kul og olie, hvilket har skabt vores industri samfund i dag. Følgerne af alt den afbrænding er dog blevet kritiske, da ved afbrænding bliver kullet eller olien til CO2 og vanddamp. Hernæst blander CO2 sig med atmosfæren. Konflikten opstår når solen sender sine varmestråler ned mod jorden. CO2 og andre drivhusgasser absorberer størstedelen af varmen og på længere sigt varmere kloden op. Vi har blandt andet arbejdet med nogle forsøg vedr. fotosyntesens lysafhængighed – herunder flaskehaven. Vi har også lagt...
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...Sticks and Stones: Bullying in America Thomas Martin BEH – 331 September 20, 2011 Professor Shalanda Moten Table of Contents Introduction 3 Bullying Defined 3 Bullying in Schools 5 Bulling in Gangs 6 Workplace Bullying 7 Innovation in Intervention 8 Aggression Replacement Therapy. 9 Promoting Issues in Common. 11 Managing Workplace Bullying. 12 Conclusion 13 Sticks and Stones: Bullying in America Introduction Bullying is an age-old problem that persists into the twenty-first century. Although it is one of the most pervasive issues in American schools, bullying tends to receive very little attention from faculty or administration. Learning institutions often advertise themselves as bully free environments, but events occurring on these campuses are frequently those that are responsible for long-term trauma and for the emotional scarring of those who are victimized. When incidents of bullying are ignored or downplayed, aggressors gain increased confidence and tend to repeat similar offenses. This often creates a cycle of aggression and rule breaking behavior that extends into adulthood. “A study showed that sixty percent of identified bullies during their grade six through nine years eventually were involved in at least one criminal conviction by age twenty-four” (Whitney & Smith, 2007, p. 21). Childhood bullying is not only an issue in its own right. It is one that has also been found to lead to dire consequences in adulthood. Clearly, what is...
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...“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me” is a saying that implies that what others say should not have any effect on you since it is not a physical action. Although it does not hurt the recipient physically, it does leave a mark mentally. What others say can have a lasting effect, its effects can last for moments before it is quickly forgotten or remain in the back of the recipient's mind for years to come. Although names can be ignored and disregarded, it is easier said than done. Even small comments can have a long-term effect. For instance, when someone points out something out that's embarrassing, the remarks vary from person to person. Perhaps it's a bit of acne or a weird laugh, but most people don't mean...
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... 5 3.1 Correct Way of Holding a Calligraphy Brush 6 3.2 Basic Chinese Calligraphy Brush Theories 6 3.3 Basic Brush techniques for Chinese Calligraphy 7 4. Ink Stick 8 4.1 Production 8 5. Ink Stones 9 5.1 Four Famous Ink Stone 9 5.1.1 Duan Ink Stones 9 5.1.2 She Ink Stones 10 5.1.3 Tao(he) Ink Stones 10 5.1.4 Chengl Ink Stones...
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...London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down, London Bridge is falling down, My fair Lady. Build it up with sticks and stones, Sticks and stones, sticks and stones, Build it up with sticks and stones, My fair lady. Sticks and stones will all fall down, All fall down, all fall down, Sticks and stones will all fall down, My fair lady. Build it up with wood and clay, Wood and clay, wood and clay, Build it up with wood and clay, My fair Lady. Wood and clay will wash away, Wash away, wash away, Wood and clay will wash away, My fair Lady. Build it up with bricks and mortar, Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar, Build it up with bricks and mortar, My fair Lady. Bricks and mortar will not stay, Will not stay, will not stay, Bricks and mortar will not stay, My fair Lady. Build it up with iron and steel, Iron and steel, iron and steel, Build it up with iron and steel, My fair Lady. Iron and steel will bend and bow, Bend and bow, bend and bow, Iron and steel will bend and bow, My fair Lady. Build it up with silver and gold, Silver and gold, silver and gold, Build it up with silver and gold, My fair Lady. Silver and gold will be stolen away, Stolen away, stolen away, Silver and gold will be stolen away, My fair Lady. Set a man to watch all night, Watch all night, watch all night, Set a man to watch all night, My fair Lady. Suppose the man should fall asleep, Fall asleep, fall asleep, Suppose the man should...
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...The Philippine School Al Rashidiya, Dubai, UAE Citrus fruits (Rutaceae) as Flame Igniter Submitted to: Sir Michael Espares Prepared by: Anthony Lloyd Carlos Mark Anthony Nazareno Maria Bernadette Magleo 14th of May 2015 Table of Contents Introduction 2 Statement of the problem 3 Significance of the study 3 Scope and limitations of the study 3 Review of Related Literature 3 Materials and Methodology 4 Result and Discussion 5 Summary and Conclusion 7 Bibliography 9 Introduction Citrus fruit has been cultivated in an ever-widening area since ancient times; the best-known examples are the oranges, lemons, grapefruits and limes. Inside the cells of citrus fruit peels, there are flammable oils and other carbon compounds, including alcohol. When you press the peel, the cells are squeezed and the oil is pushed out. When these flammable oils hit the flame, they burn and create an amazing effect. It's like a small military flamethrower, except that real flamethrowers work with petroleum-based fuels. This study aimed to find out whether citrus fruits such as orange, lemon and lime could ignite without the use of matches. Statement of the problem This study was conducted to answer the following questions: a) Are citrus fruits effective as flame igniters without matches? b) Does the freshness of the fruit affect the outcome? c) Which among the citrus fruits is the best one to be used? Hypotheses: ...
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...and shocked by his luck Raja ran out of words and asked “WHAT”! What should I do? Here came the secret words “This iron stick will turn to gold as soon as it touches a precious magic stone ‘Pariiz’. Then you can use this stone to turn everything and anything to gold! Take it and follow your happiness, your desires, and your dreams! Amen”. From the moment he said Go, Raja started his search, completely lost in his dream, walking miles after miles; touching each stone, each pebble on his way, waiting for it to turn to gold. Days, months and then years passed, the mission still unaccomplished, but raja did not stop. Slowly the winds of time started to show up on Raja’s health, even with his deteriorating health and age, he went on and on. One day a small boy named “Vivek” saw him and pondered. Looking at the boy starring at him, Raja’s thoughts ran a flash back; his childhood, his family and everything he had forgone for his dream came in front of his eyes and tears rolled down and today his sole companion was his iron stick. He called upon Vivek and asked what was so amusing seeing him? Vivek instantly replied “Uncle what are you doing with your stick; touching the ground and moving forward? If you are searching something then I can help”. Raja knew that no one except himself could help him and so with a distressed heart he said, “I am waiting for the stick to turn Golden; only then will I find my thing”. Vivek in sheer amusement replied “It’s already...
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...solids | Name | Nikita Jansen van Vuuren | Student No | 216119812 | Subject | Physics I | Practical Date | 03 March 2016 | | | Practical Title | Practical 1: Measuring and density of solids | Aim The aim of Experiments 1, 2 and 3 was to: a) Learn how to use measuring apparatus – meter-stick, balance, graduated cylinder and the density bottle. b) Determine density and compare values of density (a physical property) using different methods. Experiment 1: A solid was identified by measuring its density. * Apparatus: meter-stick. Method * Meter-stick measurement. * Recording of the mass and calculating the volume of each object. * Density of each object was determined in kg/m3 Experiment 2: An unknown liquid was identified by measuring the relative density * Apparatus: Density bottle (+- 50ml) Method * Measured relative density of a given liquid RD= ρ substanceρ water * Masses of equal volumes of water and the unknown liquid was taken and recorded respectively * Finally the relative density of the given substance was calculated and compared to that of water. Experiment 3: An irregular object (stone) was identified by measuring its density * Apparatus: Graduated cylinder (+-10ml) Method * Measuring cylinder was filled up to halfway with water. The (initial) reading and measurement was recorded. * Mass of the dry object was taken and recorded. * Object was carefully dropped into the measuring...
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... HUNTER HAYES LYRICS Crowded hallways are the loneliest places For outcasts and rebels Or anyone who just dares to be different And you've been trying for so long To find out where your place is But in their narrow minds There's no room for anyone who dares to do something different Oh, but listen for a minute Trust the one Who's been where you are wishing all it was Was sticks and stones Those words cut deep but they don't mean you're all alone And you're not invisible Hear me out, There's so much more to life than what you're feeling now Someday you'll look back on all these days And all this pain is gonna be invisible Oh, invisible So your confidence is quiet To them quiet looks like weakness But you don't have to fight it 'Cause you're strong enough to win without a war Every heart has a rhythm Let yours beat out so loudly That everyone can hear it Yeah, I promise you don't need to hide it anymore Oh, and never be afraid of doing something different Dare to be something more Trust the one Who's been where you are wishing all it was Was sticks and stones Yeah, the words cut deep but they don't mean you're all alone And you're not invisible Hear me out, There's so much more of this life than what you're feeling now And someday you'll look back on all these days And all this pain is gonna be invisible These labels that they give you just 'cause they don't understand If you look past this moment You'll see you've got a friend ...
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