in my country Colombia and Spain with Alzheimer disease patients. Day by day I came to know each patient’s story because every day they were living the moment without remember the last minute. This is also what happened to Lisa Genova’s novel Still Alice. The protagonists is a 50 year old woman‚ a very well organized‚ efficient‚ highly-educated‚ and smart Harvard professor‚ wife of a successful man‚ and the mother of three grown children‚ who has diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. People
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Episode 1: Describing people At the airport Helen: What does Michal look like? Tim: Well‚ he’s tall and well built. He’s got brown eyes and a shaved head. Helen: Is he handsome? Tim: Of course he is! He’s my cousin. Helen: And what’s he like? Is he like you too? Tim: No‚ he’s quite shy really. Helen: Oh look! Is that him? Tim: Yeah! Michal! Michal! He’s crying. I wonder what’s wrong. @Why is Michal sad? To talk about people’s appearance or personality you can use: be + adjective Verb:
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Rita Du ENGL 2328-MS1 Professor Gilleylen May 22‚ 2014 Living the Heritage The short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker (Norton 1530) is a story told in first person from the perspective of “Mama”. The piece depicts two sisters‚ Dee and Maggie‚ as opposites in their personality and way of living. While Maggie is shy and quiet‚ Dee is materialistic and bold. Furthermore‚ Maggie loves where she lives and her way of living. In contrast‚ Dee loves the urban life and wants to display her heritage
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immersive mental journey can destroy. Alice enters Wonderland with certain beliefs about science‚ the world‚ and how people and animals should behave. She begins her journey thinking she knows all‚ causing her to become bored with her reality and have little appreciation for her life. Although inquisitive‚ Alice starts the book close-minded‚ tentative‚ and judgmental of others‚ however‚ she begins to change as she delves deeper into Wonderland and her mind. As Alice continues to encounter strange‚ unbelievable
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Throughout Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland‚ Alice experiences a variety of bizarre physical changes‚ causing her to realize she is not only trying to figure out Wonderland but also trying to determine her own identity. After Alice arrives in Wonderland the narrator states‚ “For this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people” (Lewis Carroll‚ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 12). This quotation is the first instance that shows Alice is unsure of her identity. The changes in size
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Gimnasio britanico Ingles Valentina vivas 9-c Final project ALICE IN WONDERLAND AND CHARLIE IN THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY ALICE IN WONDERLAND Alice in wonderland is the history of a girl‚ and the day when a boy will said she to marry him‚ she start to see some kind of not common things‚ like for example a rabit with a clock‚ that always said ¨i’‚ gonna get late¨‚ at the start she didn’t know wath was happen and for she those things where something like kind of imposible
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In the short selection “A Mad Tea Party‚” from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland‚ by Lewis Carroll‚ a girl named Alice wonders upon a large table‚ where she discovers three creatures sitting down including the Dormouse‚ the March Hare‚ and the Hatter‚ who all seem to be having a tea party. As Alice continues to talk to the creatures‚ she realizes how mad they have gone and leaves a while later. Through Alice’s and the three creature’s conversations‚ Carroll uses wordplay‚ ambiguity‚ and other quirks
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knew that the book was about a girl named Alice‚ who follows a rabbit through a hole and landed in Wonderland where she lived quite an adventure. • Did you see a film version of the book? I have seen a movie version of the book but somehow I have never seen it to the end. • What are your expectations before reading? I expect that it’s a good book because it is pretty famous and I hope that can read the whole book. Chapter 1 Down the Rabbit-Hole. Alice is sitting on a bank with her sister and she
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“Beauty‚ When the Other Dancer Is the Self” Alice Walker‚ writer on the “The Color Purple” and also “Beauty‚ When the Other Dancer Is the Self” was born in Eastonton‚ Georgia on February 9‚ 1944 (Walker). When Alice was only eight years old she was shot in the eye‚ which then led to this story. In this story‚ Alice Walker used vivid details (imagery) to grab the reader’s attention such as myself. Which just like any story that is important right? This story puts forth automatically that it’s
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different boundaries between being awake and asleep. Alice‚ being used as a perfect example to prove it with the reality and dream Looking Glass House‚ Carroll uses many other characters in the house showing the boundaries‚ and in the Looking Glass house a lot of what happens‚ Carroll describes the difference. In the beginning of the story‚ while taking a nap‚ Alice wakes up to pick up Kitty to bring her over to the chair. While that happens‚ Alice falls asleep and then goes into the mirror‚ which
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