THE RAIN CAME GRACE OGOT I. A. VOCABULARY WORDS Luo -a tribe in Northern Kenya and Uganda consecrated-to be inducted into a position rebuked-to be criticized Oganda-“beans” enviable-good fortune that is envied/desired by other people siala tree-acacia tree‚ is the strongest tree in the desert. It can go many months‚ years even‚ without water. hoarse-making a harsh‚ low sound faint-lacking strength; weak karlamo-the sacred place torrents- a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence
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? What is love? Love is not what you assume it is. That ’s why so many marriages end in divorce. People get a hormonal rush when they ’re around a person and think they ’re in love‚ and believe that person is "the one." Not even close. True love creeps up on you over a long period of time. It ’s NOT that powerful feeling of "I must have this person." Instead‚ it ’s a slow build-up. When you truly love someone you don ’t have to ask yourself if it ’s love. You ’re not even ASKING yourself. After
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A Negative Society Take a look around‚ are you comfortable with the people who you are associated with? How many people of your same race are there with you? Many people do not feel comfortable with being around people who do not look the same or have the same beliefs‚ religion‚ or gender as them. People like to surround themselves with people they feel they can socialize with more. Although others do not like to surround themselves with different people because they have xenophobia‚ which means
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The theme selflessness first appears in The Third Wish when Mr. Peters saves a swan. First‚ Mr. Peters makes sure this swan is fine. For instance‚ the text says‚ “ Mr. Peters wanted to make sure that the swan was all right and had suffered no Injuries in its struggles.” Mr. Peters wants to make sure that the swan is okay. even if he doesn’t know he will get three wishes. As Leta grows older she starts complaining that she misses her sister at her old life. Mr. Peters wife Leta‚ complains about
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value quality of true friend. Personally‚ I highly value three qualities of my true friend. True friend is a kind of person who difficultly to find in your whole life. He or she is a person who cries or has fun with you. The three qualities that I would like to a true friend has such as trust worthy‚ dependable‚ and unselfish. The first important quality of a true friend is trust worthy. In friendship‚ true friend should able to keep secrets or promises. When you have problems‚ you go to talk with
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A young boy‚ full of imagination and new exciting adventures‚ is the protagonist of the story “The Wish.” This story was written by the author Roald Dahl‚ a well-known author that has also written the stories‚ “The BFG”‚ “Matilda” and‚ “James and the Giant Peach‚” Children have minds packed with creativity‚ everything is an adventure. For this young boy‚ he becomes wildly engulfed in his imagination each day. Some characteristics of the boy include that he is incredibly imaginative‚ and he has
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two hours I came to my senses and decided to stay in one place. It was beginning to get chilly and that was when I noticed I needed to look for shelter and warmth. As I was starting my fire I heard a loud sound of crumpling leaves‚ as if someone was stepping on them. I turned around and called out asking if anyone was there. No one replied. A few minutes later I heard it again and then again. This time I decided to get up and check to see what it was. Suddenly an old man came out from behind
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to be beautiful. Bethany believes that beauty is everything‚ that it’s a key factor in life. She thinks that it will bring her much good than she already has. However‚ Carla knows the disadvantages of being beautiful and tried to warn Bethany not to wish for it. When Bethany has the power to change what she has and to get what she has always wanted‚ the writer uses Carla to show that Bethany will be disappointed. Carla is definitely not happy with her and has her own insecurities; meanwhile Bethany
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Apathy: A Death Wish "Science may have found a cure for most evils: but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all--the apathy of human beings." Some might think that when Helen Keller spoke those words‚ she was talking about some weird disease in an exotic place that affects people in the slums. Or probably a flaw found in the mentally ill. She was not talking of a disease or a problem that affects only one group of people‚ but one that affects society as a whole. Apathy is not some dreaded
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