Chapter 14-15: In the morning I hide behind a bush until I see Theo. I was hiding from Miss Sister I look out and see Miss Sister is nowhere in sight so I jump out of the bushes. I talk to Theo about all my troubles and problems. Theo then says something about how dancers used to put feathers in their hair. I laugh at just the thought. No way in a million years will I even put a single feather in my hair! I tell him that feathers will not go in my hair no matter how hard my mom tries. I tighten
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The Kite Runner Vocabulary: But mostly because Ali was immune to the insults of his assailants; he had found his joy‚ his antidote‚ the moment Sanaubar had given birth to Hassan. (Page 10) Assailant: a person who attacks another. 2. The police brought the somewhat contrite young men and the dead couple’s five-year-old orphan boy before my grandfather‚ who was a highly regarded judge and a man of impeccable reputation. (Page 24) Contrite: feeling regret and sorrow for one’s sins
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Chandler Hersom Ms.Jones English 2 Honors August 24‚ 2013 Passage no.1 Page 7 Chapter 1 “While they continued to write and talk‚ we saw the wounded and dying. While they taught that duty to one’s country is the greatest thing‚ we already knew that death-throes are stronger. But for all that we were no mutineers‚ no deserters‚ no cowards--they were very free with all these expressions. We loved our country as much as they; we went courageously into every action; but also
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1. “…Elijah finally admits to me that he sees that the medicine has caused him to lose too much weight…Maybe he feels guilty. Maybe it’s because he and I are two of the same in place of strangers” (p.211). Finally‚ Elijah recognizes the side effects of the medicine that he has used it. Xavier tries to stop Elijah using morphine many times but it does not work out. Xavier is worry about Elijah. Xavier feels responsible to Elijah because since Elijah followed Xavier to live in the bush‚ Xavier
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Reading Notes | Comments and Questions | They were apparently friends one minute then then something would come up and one would get slashed up with a knife (pg.8) | I think of it as having your whole family against you when you have important decisions to make. If they‚ who are always supposed to be there for you turn their backs when you most need them‚ then who will? Just like race we tend to trust those within our own people who have the same background‚ but if you can’t trust them then you
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1. Gideon is afraid to go to Charleston because he is a “nigger”. He feels as though he is illiterate and not very smart he would not fit in. He would not want to go “to city full of white houses… full of white folks making fun…” (p. 16-17). To help him overcome that fear Brother Peter tells him they “need a leader” (p 17). Because of how strong Gideon is physically and mentally he was chosen to represent them. 2. To Brother Peter Gideon is a young man. Since he is a younger man he can learn
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Lord of the Flies 1‚021 words The Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ follows the story of a group of British boys who are stranded on a deserted island. Golding suggests that all men are born with the potential to commit evil. He shows this through the use of symbolism including the snake and the dead parachutist (the beast)‚ the characters such as Jack‚ Ralph and Simon and the setting of the island. Goldingʼs view of mankind and the world is a truly pessimistic one. In the early 1930ʼs
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C1 Though I may have been trapped here for some time‚ I have managed to stay sane through drawings. I drew how I felt when I felt it. Now however‚ I am growing restless‚ and am tempted to peer into the outer world‚ even though I know it will bring dread and resentment upon my mind. Yet I still have a sliver of hope in my heart and so I decided to view- the mounted screen. I turned it on and waited for the bulbs to warm themselves. Finally an image began to fade into place. I was astonished at what
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CHAPTER 18 MELTING MARBLES Checkpoint Halo It was New Year’s Day‚ and the coffee pot was brewing some fresh coffee. Jerry and Gordon were discussing the raid activities‚ and Sally was checking to see how many hits Abu received from his YouTube announcement. Suddenly‚ the doors of the bunker started to open. Instinctively‚ Gordon and Jerry grabbed their pistols and ran to see who was coming in. A Jeep Cherokee drove down the ramp and stopped before reaching the bottom. A lanky fellow with
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World War II Symbolism in A Separate Peace World War II symbolizes the “enemy” that each character has to face to become an adult. Gene comes to understand that every person has his or her own private enemy that they spend their lives trying to overcome. He says “my war ended before I ever put on a uniform; I was on active duty all my time at school; I killed my enemy there.” This shows that Gene thinks of his own personal war as something he had to face at school rather than by
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