Hannah McHale AP Eng. Summer Reading Assignment Novel Questions - Chapter One 1. Explain what Fitzgerald achieved by using Nick’s point of view to tell Gatsby’s story? He’s able to analyze and criticize. 2. What do we learn about Nick Carraway in the introductory section of the novel? From a good family‚ in bonds. 3. In discussing East Egg and West Egg‚ Nick states: “To the wingless a more arresting phenomenon is their dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size.” Indicate what
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Farewell to Summer and Its Buzzing Creatures Understanding the Writer’s Ideas 2. How much does Ackerman seem to know about nature? All of the extra detail Ackerman uses in this story leads me to believe she knows more than the average person when it comes to nature. One example of her showing her knowledge is when she mentions the three hummingbirds lining up‚ she actually seems to be able to distinguish between the male and female which is definitely not something the average person can
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A few days back It was our end of summer meeting; I was sitting in a chair at the annual all staff meeting at the Old Colony YMCA. Our executive director talked about the tremendous progress we had made with our new construction‚ the amount of new members we had received‚ and the impact we’ve all made on the lives of others. Although this was a celebratory gathering‚ it was also a way for everyone to come together to express their thoughts and ideas on new ways to improve and continue growing in
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On Summer of Betrayal by Hong Ying I was first attracted by this book for its brief introduction----“A graphic‚ sensuous and surprising novel about the aftermath of Tiananmen Square----by a young woman who was there.” It is also said that this book was published in Taiwan in 1992; though banned in the inland of China‚ it circulated there. And what I am reading is the first publication in the West. Man‚ more often than not‚ is inclined to be drawn by an unknown and mysterious world‚ and
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ahead of the real genetic science nowadays. People want to know everything they can with this DNA code even though the science are not currently supporting its thesis. But the scientists are making major breakthrough with the Genome because this past summer‚ the Food and Drug Administration gave a first go with the genetic test on patient with a drug called warfarin‚ which is a blood-thinning drug. The FDA wanted to figure out the best dosage for each and every individual to be more efficient. We are
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The most important similarity between the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of the United States was that congress had the power to make laws and states had power within their borders. The Constitution fix the problems with in the Articles of Confederation with Congress not having enough power to collect taxes from the state‚ regulate trade between other countries and to force states to follow laws that were made and have an Executive and Legislative branch of government made. With the
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Tattoo You The feature article ‘Tattoo You’ by Daniel Hatch focuses on the devolution of tattoos. In the past‚ people inked their bodies because it had a meaning to them. However‚ people today get tattoos because tattooing has become a fashion. Just like any piece of clothing that come in and out of trend‚ once tattoos are out of fashion‚ people will simply get them removed. Fashion is an important issue today that mainly influences young people into following someone else’s taste. Hatch uses
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Jubilee Garcia AP English August 20‚ 2013 Summer Assignment Biblical Allusions Allusion: Cain Origin: Hebrew Bible‚ Book of Genesis 4:1 Brief Explanation/Summary: Cain is a character in the Hebrew bible portraying jealousy and anger. Cain is the child of Adam and eve. Shortly‚ after Adam and Eve were asked to leave the Garden of Eden‚ Cain was born. He is the child of eve‚ first murder of a human being‚ and the first human being to fall under a curse. Cain was jealous and angry due
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Pg1 Tony uncle johnny‚ Ronald ‘big ron F‚ don Antonio‚ kevin finnerty‚Bada bing‚ T‚ and skip. All of these names are aliases for a mob boss formally known as Tony soprano. He wasn’t always the boss of a family he had to climb his way up the latter of success from being a normal lackey to being initiated as a made man‚ then a capo (captain) to finally a boss. Through out his journey tony soprano has committed some heinous acts of violence to reach his position as Boss which contradicts
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Ray Bradbury is an American sci-fi writer who was born in 1920. He has written many famous and intriguing books and stories during his lifetime. One of his short stories is “All Summer in a Day” in which there is a civilization of rocketmen set on Venus. Underground the jungleland with extreme weather there is a school which Margot attends. She is a frail 9-year old girl who is much different than the other children. Margot had came to Venus only 5 years ago while the other kids had lived there their
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