First Scene Narrator: Ruth is a 17 y/o college student who used to be so cheerful and happy. When she was only 11‚ her mom left her and her dad. Well‚ that’s what his dad always told her. But despite that‚ she was still grateful and contented with her life. Suddenly‚ a tragedy happened and her dad died because of car accident and in just a snap‚ she became an orphan. (Ruth is being consoled by Samantha‚ her bestfriend) Samantha: Please‚ take a good care of yourself Ruth. I know it’s hard‚ but it
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Is Christopher Columbus hero or villain? Christopher Columbus was born on 31 October 1451. He lived in an impoverished childhood. During his childhood‚ he studied geography and developed skills for sailing‚ which he loved. When he became cartographer‚ Queen Isabella help him to set sail. Christopher Columbus arrived at the island called Bahamas (which is very close to America) on 12 October 1492. Christopher Columbus is known to be “the founder” of America and many Americans think him as a hero
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the English Midlands. The man’s son that sent him the beetle worked together with his son and discovered that what Darwin said about evolution was correct. The vindication came from a book that said every organism has a certain chemical code called DNA. Darwin surmised that all Galapagos finches were close cousins and he explained this in his book The Voyage of the Beagle. Scientist today can confirm that his thoughts were correct and they can prove that with their DNA findings. Darwins greatest
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required of Christopher Columbus in order for him to lead a safe and successful voyage to undiscovered and unexplored lands weighed heavily on him‚ as he was initially placed in a headship position in the course of the planning of the journey because he originated and entertained the idea of finding a passage to China through unmarked waters. With his assiduousness and persistence‚ his appeal and intelligence‚ he was able to convince the King and Queen of Spain to fund his trip. These issues‚ along
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“The First Day” by Edward P. Jones It’s only natural to keep vivid memories of certain monumental moments in life‚ such as the first day of school‚ for a long time. “The First Day” by Edward P. Jones tells the story of a mother and daughter on the daughter’s first day of school. In the beginning of the story‚ the mother goes to great lengths to prepare her daughter for this important occasion. After the preparation is over‚ she takes her daughter to a particular school before being told that she
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Christopher Columbus and Leif Erikson were very important sailors who changed the course of history. These both sailors were both European sailors who came to the Americas. These two sailors have many differences and similarities. Such as Christopher discovered America in 1942 but Leif discovered America in 1000. These both sailors are similar by both discovering America. To this day‚ these two explorers are celebrated for their great achievements. Christopher Columbus is the explorer who is known
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Columbus Day‚ the second Monday in October‚ represents the day Christopher Columbus landed in the Americas. America should no longer continue to celebrate Columbus Day because he had a miserable legacy‚ he did not really discover America‚ and he was cruel. He had a bad legacy because he committed genocide‚ started slavery and racism. Columbus did not really find the United States‚ there were indigenous people there already that were settled and lived off the land. On top of all that he was very
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year was 1492‚ and Columbus and his men were sailing towards land. As they approached it‚ the crew could see huts scattered everywhere across the land. People roamed the place freely‚ some with baskets of fruits and nuts‚ and others with babies on their backs preparing food. Little did both groups of people know that their lives were about to change‚ but was it for good or bad? Once and his men reached the sandy beaches of the island‚ he got of his ship and took a couple of his men with him to meet
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"About his person"‚ suggests that this poem is about what is found about the person of a dead corpse. It also follows the theme of identity because we as the reader are attempting to analyse the poem to find out the corpse’s characteristics and why he died. "About he person"‚ can also be linked to us because we are made to think about what makes up our own personal image. My first observation about the poem is the fact that it is spilt into two line couplets. This could be linked to the content
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education that she never got. In his short story‚ “The First Day‚” Edward P. Jones uses literary techniques such as vivid imagery‚ symbols‚ and the theme that uneducated people value education more than educated people to show that the girls and their mother are trying their best. Vivid imagery is prevalent throughout the story in many instances‚ all as a result of the narrator‚ who is the eldest girl in the story‚ having flashbacks to experiences that she had
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