...the theme of duty builds confidence in the story of Wee Free Men. Proving this I will use 3 examples and quotes from the text. The first example I will use is on page 11 when Tiffany has the duty of looking after Wentworth. I will also use an example on page 243 when Tiffany forcefully orders Roland to crack the nut as well as on page 253 when Tiffany orders the Wee Free Men to find refuge from the nightmares in the trees. Tiffany’s confidence increases when she becomes selfless, fulfilling her duty of looking after her family and friends. In chapter 1 when Tiffany looks after Wentworth she builds up her confidence. This example located on page 11 when Tiffany states “Wentworth would be sticky. It didn’t seem to come from anywhere. He just got sticky. But he was an easy child to mind, provided you stopped him eating frogs.” This example shows Tiffany has the selfless duty of looking after Wentworth and in doing so she is able to build up confidence in herself. In chapter 11 Tiffany shows that she builds her confidence when she forcefully orders Roland to crack the nut. A quote to prove this is on page 243 when Tiffany hastily whispers to Roland “Crack the nut! Don’t worry about what I do! Just crack the nut!” This is a prime example as it shows that Tiffany is building up confidence in herself and that she now has the confidence to order her friends around to do what is best for them. In chapter 11 when Tiffany orders the Wee Free Men to head for the trees she shows that...
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...Goldilocks & The Three Bears: Summary The adapted version of Goldilocks and The Three Bears by Heidi Anne Heiner takes place in the middle of the woods where three bears live. The story starts off by introducing the bears as the protagonist characters by describing them as “good Bears — a little rough or so, as the manner of Bears is, but for all that very good-natured and hospitable” (Heiner). One day they decided to make porridge and go out for a walk to give it time to cool. As they are gone, Goldilocks, a naughty little girl, enters the bears’ home. Goldilocks then goes on to try each one of the three bears’ porridge. She ends up finishing all of the littlest bears porridge because it is not to hot or cold, but “just right”. Next she sees the bears’ chairs and decides to try out each one of their chairs. She ends up liking the littlest bear’s chair the best, but unfortunately ends up breaking it. She finally feels tired and then goes upstairs to lie down. She tries each bed and ends up falling asleep in the littlest bear’s bed. The bears come back and find that their house has been tampered with. They go through each item and talk about how there is something wrong with their stuff. Then once they reach the beds, the littlest bear finds Goldilocks in his bed and Goldilocks wakes up to quickly run out the window. The author does not explain exactly what happens to Goldilocks after this, but she is never seen or heard from again. Authentic Variant Plan ...
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...creation stories of the two religions. . It will also compare the BELIEFS the two religions have about what happens to men when they die. Although the religions are quite different, they are much more alike than one might expect. This narrative includes Thompson’s first hand experiences with the Natives so there could be some bias toward his Christian views.. Taking these facts about the Cree’s religion and recognizing that they didn't have Bibles, the similarities between...
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...Jackie Robinson, Why Him? The story of Jackie Robinson has become one of America's most iconic and inspiring stories. Since 1947, American history has portrayed Jackie Robinson as a hero, and he has been idolized as a role model to the African American baseball community. It is an unarguable fact that he was the first to tear down the color barriers within professional baseball. The topic of Robinson’s role in integration has long been a point of discussion amongst baseball historians. Researchers have accumulated thousands of accredited documents and interviews with friends and team mates such as short stop, Pee Wee Reese, and team owner, Branch Rickey. However, few journalists have asked why Robinson was selected and what was Branch Rickey’s motivation? While Robinson was the first Negro player to break into the ranks of professional baseball, it can be argued that he was not the first to attempt the undertaking. In actuality, Jackie possibly was not even the first player the Brooklyn Dodgers’ organization considered for the job. The Warner Brothers film, 42, The Jackie Robinson Story (2013), highlights the accomplishments of Jackie and rightfully so, as he was an amazing man. The story actually starts prior to 1947 and ends years later in 1959, three years after his retirement in 1956. Early in his career at Ohio Wesleyan University, where Branch Rickey played and coached baseball, an incident occurred with one of his young black players, Charlie Thomas, which...
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...Appendix 1 The recession was caused by the global financial crisis. Source: http://www.mas.gov.sg/about_us/annual_reports/annual20082009/4.html “The global economy plunged into its worst recession in the post-war period late last year, as key segments of the financial system seized up and trade collapsed.” Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Source: http://www.asiaone.com/Business/News/Story/A1Story20110218-264111.html “The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) released final figures yesterday showing that the economy expanded 14.5 per cent last year, reversing a 0.8 per cent decline in 2009.” The Singapore economy started to display signs of moderation in the middle of last year after the exceptionally strong recovery. While the external outlook, particularly in the US, has improved, final demand in the developed economies is expected to remain fairly modest at this juncture. In comparison, the outlook for Asia ex-Japan economies is more positive. While growth in the region will likely slow from last year, it should continue to be supported by firm domestic demand. Alongside the maturing of the global inventory restocking cycle, the domestic manufacturing sector is likely to see slower growth this year in line with the pace of end demand in the key export markets. Construction activity will also decelerate, with the completion of mega projects such as the integrated resorts. As such, services will play a larger role in driving economic activity this year, underpinned by ...
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...Would you Agree? Would you agree that Danny is a mentally up and down character? In the story Someone is Hiding on Alcatraz Island, the author, Eve Bunting described Danny as three specific characteristics. The three traits that Bunting sees in Danny is that he is negative, a forward thinker, and fearless. For one, Danny is a wee bit negative. Throughout the story, he keeps doubting himself that he will make it out alive. Danny is constantly thinking, I think I can’t, I think I can’t. Another negative example of Danny is“I heard Maxie’s giggle,and I knew we were lost.” When he sees that the outlaws captured him, Danny thought the world ended. Second, most people would agree that he is...
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...The story involved a hunter and monkey. The hunter had a choice to shoot the monkey or not to shoot the monkey, shooting the monkey killed his mother while leaving the monkey alive killed his father. Ishmael on the last page of the memoir responded to this story, “I concluded to myself that if I were the hunter, I would shoot the monkey so that it would no longer have the chance to put other hunters in the same predicament.” (A Long Way Gone, 12). Ishmael chooses to respond to the story the way he did because he doesn’t wish the nightmare he went thru upon anyone else. He wants people to be aware of what’s going on in the real world. He is willing to kill his own mother for others to be safe and for others to avoid the outcome he had. Ishmael went through so much gore and explained in such depth to alert the reader of their surroundings. He doesn’t wish this cruel disaster upon anyone...
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...Irvine Welsh Trainspotting IRVINE WELSH works, rests and raves in Edinburgh. He has had a variety of occupations too numerous and too tedious to recount. Trainspotting was his first novel and he has also published a collection of short stories, a novella entitled The Acid House and a second novel, Marabou Stork Nightmares. IRVINE WELSH TRAINSPOTTING Minerva Thanks to the following: Lesley Bryce, David Crystal, Margaret Fulton–Cook, janice Galloway, Dave Harrold, Duncan McLean, Kenny McMillan, Sandy Macnair, David Millar, Robin Robertson, Julie Smith, Angela Sullivan, Dave Todd, Hamish Whyte, Kevin Williamson. Versions of the following stories have appeared in other publications: 'The First Day Of The Edinburgh Festival' in Scream If You Want To Go Faster: New Writing Scotland 9 (ASLS), 'Traditional Sunday Breakfast'in DOG (Dec, 1991), 'It Goes Without Saying' in West Coast Magazine No. 11, 'Trainspotting at Leith Central Station' in A Parcel of Rogues (Clocktower Press), 'Grieving and Mourning In Port Sunshine' in Rebel Inc No. 1 and 'Her Man, The Elusive Mr Hunt' and 'Winter In West Granton' in Past Tense (Clocktower Press). The second part of 'Memories of Matty' also appeared in the aforementioned Clocktower Press publication as 'After The Burning'. Contents KICKING – – * THE SKAG BOYS, JEAN–CLAUDE VAN DAMME AND MOTHER SUPERIOR; JUNK DILEMMAS NO. 63; THE FIRST DAY OF THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL; IN OVERDRIVE; GROWING UP IN PUBLIC; VICTORY ON NEW YEAR'S DAY; IT GOES WITHOUT...
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...deeply stereotyped as a dangerous individual to society. Because black men have a reputation of being rapist, murders, and gang members, therefore, many people worry when they see black men come around. Brent assumed that he was a rapist and mugger, because tot the people, he was considered as a dangerous person to the people he saw at the beginning of the story. Being out during the dark, the only thought that came to people mind was, he is a criminal.” For example, his first victim was a white woman, who was afraid of him because of his color. He was walking behind her and she away into the streets. The second misunderstanding that made them think that he was dangerous was, when he was walking cross the street he heard drivers, black, white, male, or female hammering down the door locks (208). As a child, Brent came of age in Chester, Pennsylvania where there is gang, warfare, street knifings, and murders. He tells his childhood friends, and close family members were killed or taken to prison. In 1970s and early 1980s, Brent was a journalist in Chicago. One night he returned to his office to turn in a deadline story in which he was mistaken as a burglar. Another time he entered a jewelry store and the proprietor excused herself and...
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...Egypt Dialectical Notes Text | Response | The story of Osiris, Isis, and Horus was very well known in Egypt.Numerous references to parts of the story exist in ancient Egyptian sources, the Pyramid Texts, and the Book of the DeadThoth then added the 5 days he had won from moon to the normal solar year of 360 daysWhen he began his rule, his people were nomads. They lived a simple life, wandering from place to place and gathering the fruits of the earth. Osiris united these tribes and taught them to be highly civilized people. He taught them the art of farming so they could acquire more and better foods from the earth…Osiris had hardly settled himself inside the box when the conspirators quickly picked up the cover, placed it upon the box, and nailed it down imprisoning the unsuspecting king. To make certain that Osiris would suffocate, they poured melted led over the box.Nut gave birth to 5 children.In time, Isis gave birth to Osiris’s son whom she named Horus.I shall teach you the words of power that will protect Horus from death on earth, in the world above, and in the other worldThe infant had been restored to lifeOnce Osiris was properly buried, Horus prepared to do his part to return his father to life. He led Isis and Nephthys to the world of the dead where they found Osiris.. gradually the dead god came to life.Horus then rore after Isis … when he caught her, he fought as fiercely as he had fought with set. Finally, Horus cut off her head.Thoth immediately used his...
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...E. E. Cummings is very unique in the way that he applies syntax and diction to his poem, “In Just-.” “Mud-luscious” and “puddle-wonderful,” are just a few of the word choices that Cummings chooses to describe the setting of spring. These words not only roll off the tongue but also create a repeated sound and image. The repeated sounds are the -uh sounds in mud-luscious and the -d and -l sounds in puddle-wonderful. These are also known as cacophonic sounds and an alliteration which repeats certain sounds within a phrase. The recurring image within these two fun phrases is the image of rain, mud and puddles. In order to have mud and puddles, there has to be rain which is most closely related with the spring season. Not only is the diction...
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...almost 1600 American troops, under general Stephen W. Kearney occupied Santa Fe, where they helped put an end to a Mexican uprising against American rule. Most of the fighting occurred in central Mexico and in February 1848, the governments agreed to the treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo, which confirmed the annexation of Texas and ceded California, new Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. In exchange the U.S. paid Mexico $15million. In 1630, John Winthrop, writing decades before the 13 original colonies declared independence, said that the English men and women who hoped to settle New England "shall be as a Citty upon a Hill, the eies of all people are uppon us; soe that if wee shall deale falsely with our god in this worke wee have undertaken and soe cause him to withdrawe his present help from us, wee shall be made a story and a byword through the world (teaching history.org) this tells us that even before the mexican American war, the united states sought out to conquer land southwest because there qas just so many things to do with th free land. Manifest destiny became one of the most influential ideologies in American history by It was in this climate that O'Sullivan wrote his column for the July-August edition of the Review. Opponents to annexation, he argued, were trying to stop "the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions ...
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...Kayson Mahiai is the name football is my game, I'm seventeen years of age, born December 19, 1998. My origin of birth is Honolulu, Oahu, raised in Kealakekua, Hawaii by my grandmother till present day. Hawaiian, Filipino, Chinese, Spanish, and Irish are my nationalities. I enjoy eating fruits, pizza, fish and pasta. Watching movies are great time passers, my favorite movie is the Christmas story of Krampus. I appreciate roots reggae music, my top songs I admire most are, "Inna Jamacia" by Mellowmood and "Kingston be Wise" by Protoje. My hobbies are sports, specifically football also going to the beach and boogie board when there are perfect swells rolling in. Blue stands out to amaze me because it is the color of the ocean which relaxes me....
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...and the modern day child Wee Betty, or Queen Mary, Marian, the Scottish beggar child Mairn, and the modern day child Maree. As a reader, the separateness of these characters is clear, but I would argue that as a viewer of a play, the identities mix in an interesting way. Could these characters be all of the same in a way, to have a similar temperament, which is mirrored back to them in different ways causing them to form different identities? Would Bessie and Queen Elizabeth, or Marian and Queen Mary, be the same if they had been born in similar circumstances? We come back to the eternal question of nature versus nurture, and if there is anything at the centre of a hermeneutic...
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...The following questions are all about early civilizations and their cultures. The answers will give a better insight into these civilizations and their cultural makeup. Question 1. What forces contributed to the cultural makeup of early civilizations? The first culture started in the days of the caveman. Their culture revolved around family, hunting, and the dangers that were present during that time. Their stories were passed down through the generations. As they moved around to different lands, their culture changed to include new experiences. In each early civilization, that main forces were simple, survival and creating new tools to facilitate this survival. As humans evolved, so did their culture. Humans became more intelligent and created tools, homes, and simple machines to help them develop the land and survive. Forms of religion and worship were also forces that helped to shape many early civilizations. In the beginning, religion was a way for early humans to explain any unknown factor in their lives. Question 2. What social issues arose because of this cultural makeup? Because different groupings of humans developed different cultures, misunderstandings and disagreements over land became more common. If two groups could not understand each other, it is easy to get offended without cause. Wars lead to the development of armies and more food production. The development of tools lead to the development of weapons. Religious wars also became common as different...
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