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    Kaffir Boy Analysis

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    his family and eventually goes to America. His future would have been different if he chose to stay with his family. Mathabane’s purpose for writing this book is to tell readers how terrible the conditions were during the apartheid‚ as well as in Alexandra. This book could be interpreted as his journey to his current state (the year that the book was written). If Mathabane’s situation was different‚ he most likely would have ended up somewhere else in different

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    Mathabane (born Johannes Mathabane‚ 18 October 1960) is a South African author‚ lecturer‚ and a former collegiate tennis player and college professor. Personal Information: Surname pronounced "Mot-ta- bon- ee"; born Johannes Mathabane in 1960 in Alexandra‚ South Africa; changed name to Mark‚ 1976; immigrated to the United States‚ 1978; son of Jackson (a laborer) and Magdelene (a washerwoman; maiden name‚ Mabaso) Mathabane; married Gail Ernsberger (a writer)‚ 1987; children: Bianca‚ Nathan. Education: Attended

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    Romanovs

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    List the Royal family members: (there are 11 to list) Tsar Nicholas II‚ Tsarina Alexandra‚ Olga‚ Tatiana‚ Maria‚ Anastasia‚ and Alexeiand ‚Eugene Botkin‚ Anna Demidova‚ Alexei Trupp and Ivan Kharitonov 2. How many bodies were found in the burial site in Yekaterinburg‚ Siberia? 9 bodies 3. The three ways that the age of the skeletons can be assessed are: Pelvic regions‚ wisdom teeth and vertebrae. 4. The pubic bone can determine _______ from ______ as well as ___________. Male and

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    Aunt Alexandra

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    Aunty Knows Best Aunt Alexandra’s Thoughts After She Says‚ “We’ll see about this.” (177) First of all‚ how dare she! I feel like I’m raising two crude boys‚ in the stead of the gentleman and lady I feel I am owed! My brother was always vacant in our childhood‚ but I will not allow him to corrupt a whole new generation of Finches‚ especially now that I see how Francis is turning out! You know‚ I’m rather sure that the problem with that little brat Francis is that he must have spent too much time

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    CHAPTERS 1-4‚ PAGES 3-30 1 .How was South Africa different in 1986 from how it is today? 2 What was the ethnic makeup of Alexandra during the author’s youth? J Who were the Msomfl 4.What happened as the police were about to break into the author’s home in Chapter 2? 5 How had the author’s mother escaped the police? 6 What was the pattern of weekly routines in Alexandra (end of Chapter 4)? ASSIGNMENT 2‚ CHAPTERS 5-9‚ PAGES 30-62 l Describe Mathabane’s father in one sentence‚ using three adjectives

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    Aunt Alexandra Impact

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    Scout’s Negative Impact from Aunt Alexandra and Positive Impact from Atticus and Maudie The time difference from the Great Depression setting of To Kill A Mockingbird and present day is rather large‚ but that does not change the lessons that are learned or taught in the novel because some of the problems that existed back then still exist now. Scout gets to experience the feeling of prejudices and how it affects the lives of others. Scout does not know much about the events that are happening or

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    Alexandra Clarke

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    In the News (2013) 10/09/13 Labour changing relationship with trade unions ‘Red Ed’ (Miliband) - Communism Won election on votes on unions 10/09/13 BBC leaders leaving Large bonus being granted 10/09/13 USA decide to pull back from Syria case Want possession of their weapons to prevent any further action or damage happening 11/09/13 Nigel Evans (Deputy Speaker) arrested for child abuse May contribute to feelings of political apathy (don’t want to get involved) Deputy

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    The Overachievers: The Secret Lives of Driven Kids. [pic] The argument in Alexandra Robbins‚ The Overachievers‚ is why should many high school students get pressured or feel the need to take all AP classes or do extracurricular activities so they can get into an Ivy League college & be successful. Alexandra Robbins tells us about the lives of nine students when they were attending Whitman high school. Many parents pressure their children to be on top of all their classmates

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    Biographical information: Name - Alexandra Mikhailovna Kollontai Born - March 31st 1872 in St. Petersburg Died - March 9th 1952 in Moscow Occupation – Russian communist revolutionary‚ Soviet Ambassador to Norway Family background: Kollontai was born to a relatively wealthy family. Her father‚ General Mikhail Alekseevich Domontovich‚ served as a Calvary officer in the Russo-Turkish war and was an advisor to the Russian administration in Bulgaria. Kollontai’s mother‚ Alexandra Androvna Masalina-Mravinskaia

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    Aunt Alexandra Changes

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    supposed to stay home and wear dresses. Society‚ or in this case Aunt Alexandra‚ pressure girls to change and become “ladies”. Aunt Alexandra represents the stereotypical woman and moves in to protect the Finch’s reputation by trying to right all their wrongs. This includes turning scout into a lady. Aunt Alexandra’s focus on Scout’s appearance displays just one minute facet of life in which society pressures women. Alexandra was “fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope

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