herself as not ugly‚ but not pretty either. In between‚ she says. Her eyes are not green or brown‚ but a muddle. She’s not thin‚ and says‚ she isn’t fat either. The only thing she was definite about was her 5’2 height. The seventeen-year-old narrator lives in a society where the government controls everything about citizens’ lives: where they go to school‚ what career they have and who they marry. As a result of growing up in this restrictive world‚ Lena is afraid of anything that deviates from the norm
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A Separate Peace Chapter 11 Summary • Gene returns to Devon from Leper’s house and finds Finny in the midst of a snowball fight‚ which he has organized. • Brinker comes to visit Gene and Finny in their room and asks about Leper. Gene tells him that Leper has changed dramatically and that he has deserted the army. Although Gene’s words are vague‚ Brinker immediately surmises that Leper has “cracked.” He then says that there are two people in his class that are unable to contribute to the
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The chapter starts out with Nick writing and depicting the burial service two years after Gatsby died. Nick describes the swarms of columnists‚ writers‚ and gossipmongers at the house after the murder. They take the information that they received and write up insane‚ edgy stories about Gatsby and the ways of his relationship to Myrtle and Wilson. Nick feels that Gatsby would not want to have a memorial service alone‚ so he attempts to hold a substantial burial service for him. From Nick’s attempt
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the violation of civil liberties—but the original problem‚ rest assured‚ will be fixed. An incentive is a bullet‚ a lever‚ a key: an often tiny object with astonishing power to change a situation.” (Dubner‚ Levitt 16) a.Since Freakonomics is all about exploring a unique side of economics‚ this passage is key to understanding what economics truly are and what the
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beginning it talks about the Japanese boat Taiyo Maru. It goes through describing how rusty and old looking/weatherbeaten the boat is. Then it goes on to talk about the island chain of Hawaii. Mainly the city of Honolulu where Pearl Harbor is located. It talks about how peaceful and quite the place is and how many Japanese people reside their as well as Hawaiians. It also shows how it is a particularly calm place to live and doesn’t ever seem to mention that much going on. Summary: The book begins
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At the outset of chapter 1‚ just as the book begins Amir writes these words. His mention of the twenty- six years draws our attention and we realize the importance of this moment. As the story unfolds‚ we realize that the deserted alley refers to where Hassan was raped‚ and that event has largely defined the course of Amir’s life. This story revolves around the pangs of redemption and guilt. Amir endeavors to make up for himself in Baba’s eyes‚ fundamentally in light of the fact that his mom kicked
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Biology Chapter 1- A View of Life Key Concepts: 1.1 Basic themes of biology include evolution‚ information transfer‚ and energy transfer. 1.2 Characteristics of life include cellular structure‚ growth and development‚ self-regulated metabolism‚ response to stimuli‚ and reproduction. 1.3 Biological organization is hierarchical and includes chemical‚ cell‚ tissue‚ organ‚ organ system‚ and organism levels: ecological organization includes population‚ community‚ ecosystem‚ and
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Chapter 24: Katniss explains how Foxface had been stealing food from the others and how she must have thought the berries were safe because Peeta had collected them in his stash. Katniss collects the remaining poison berries in a pouch to carry with her‚ in case they have the opportunity to trick Cato as well. Katniss makes a fire to cook the meat she just hunted and also to draw Cato‚ their only remaining competitor‚ but he doesn’t show. Peeta asks to stay in the cave again that night‚ and Katniss
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In one of the chapters Matt Ridley concludes that chromosome 10 is related to stress. He relates chromosome 10 to stress by a small organic molecule called cholesterol that correlates to stress levels. The cholesterol gets manufactured in the body from sugars in the diet. This small organic molecule called cholesterol can form many steroids that have important functions in the body like‚ testosterone‚ cortisol‚ progesterone‚ aldosterone and oestradiol. Matt Ridley focuses on cortisol which causes
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prepare for the test: 1. Make sure you study the following vocabulary terms: Assemblage‚ Globalization‚ Kitsch‚ Performance Art‚ Photorealism‚ Vanitas‚ Video Art. 2. Familiarize yourself with the following artworks/artists/concepts: • WWII summary • Popular styles of WWII-era art (Surrealism and Abstraction) • Jackson Pollock’s Autumn Rhythm • Robert Rauschenberg’s combines • Roy Lichtenstein’s comic book-inspired paintings • Style and purpose of Vietnam War
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