research to the class; and create a supplemental piece of work that will aid in your presentation. Grading: Your final project is 180 points – roughly three test grades! This project will be counted towards your 3rd quarter grade. Turning in your project: All students will turn in the following components: - A HARD COPY of research paper (do NOT email it!) A HARD COPY print-out of your PowerPoint presentation slides Your creative piece On the day you present: An electronic copy of
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Harte first shows us the unforgiving nature of Nature in “Luck of Roaring Camp” (1868). To show how very little Nature cares about us puny humans‚ and how swiftly she can destroy us‚ Harte states “… The North Fork suddenly leaped over its banks‚ and shot up the triangular valley of Roaring Camp” (Harte). Not only did Mother Nature come upon them swiftly‚ she also claimed three lives‚ including the innocent baby all the men in the camp had come to love. The same baby that earlier Harte described Nature
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Where the Streets Had a Name‚ a realistic friction novel by Randa Abdel-Fattah‚ is a compassionate story of the sights‚ sounds‚ and smells of a Palestinian Family whose daily lives are governed by curfews and security check points. Hayaat‚ a Muslim‚ and Sam‚ a Christian‚ skip school together to take a journey through the war-ridden territory of West Bank‚ then gets caught up in a deadly protest where they become injured‚ and they end up back with their families where they witness Jihan‚ sister of
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“I knew from their snow white bellies and pretty voices they were magpies‚ birds of joy.” An Mei’s mom (243). Magpies are one of the many symbols used in the book The Joy Luck Club. Magpies were used to symbolize how some people’s joy comes from others sorrow. Double meaning and presentations of simple life situations are used as symbols throughout the book. Similar to magpies is the wind. Attacking without warning strong fast not being seen‚ the wind has the art of invisible strength. Resembling
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Analytical piece – Family Portrait – pink From the past to present‚ people all over the world have been determined to live together‚ so that they depend on living for each other. The song Family Portrait sung by Alecia Beth Moore‚ aka Pink‚ shows that some couples are unable to maintain their relationship. Therefore they choose divorce‚ which is the most common way to cope with problems between husband and wife. The invited reading of the song suggests that divorce has a major impact on the children
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largest role in evolving a person. Amy Tan‚ author of the Joy Luck Club‚ uses this theme in her book. Four mothers have migrated to America from China because of their own struggles. They all want their daughters to grow up successful and without any of the hardships they went through. One mother‚ Suyuan‚ imparts her knowledge on her daughter through stories. The American culture influences her daughter‚ Jing Mei‚ to such
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Two-Thirds of Cancer Cases Result from Bad Luck It was long believed that the occurrence of cancer is owed to genetic inheritance‚ unhealthy environment and‚ poor lifestyle choices‚ such as improper diet‚ use of tobacco and a lack of physical activity. However‚ a new study made by American scientists found out that these factors do not necessarily have an impact on this disease. Instead‚ the people who suffer from a cancerous disease simply don’t have much luck. The Major Cause of Cancer Is Finally
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The Joy Luck Club: Lindo and Waverly Jong The relationship between Lindo and Waverly is a rather unheathly one. Lindo‚ the mother‚ comes from a rich Chinese culture. While her daughter Waverly came from a mixture of Western and Chinese culture. The both of them had a rough childhood in different ways. They have to deal with a big obstacle‚ both of them overcome it. Even after they do so‚ they are still in a bad position. Lindo’s mother set up her daughter in an arranged marriage
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One Family‚ Two Societies Growing up in a Pakistani household I was expected not to question or disrespect my father in any way. My father who was raised in Pakistan was a stern man‚ and stubborn at that. My father and I never really talked about anything serious. There came a point where I started to think and express my own opinions‚ which were different from what my father had. Over the past year I had become more independent of my father due the growing differences between both of us. Being
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Had there been no Macdonald‚ it’s all but certain there would not be a single Canadian reading this article or others like it‚ never mind raising a celebratory toast to him on the 200th anniversary of his birth on Jan. 10 or 11 (the records of his father and of the local Register Office in Glasgow‚ where he was born‚ differ). That’s because had there been no Macdonald‚ there would have been no Canada for anyone to be a citizen of. Under Macdonald’s leadership as prime minister (1867-1873 and 1878-1891)
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