AP Lang nonfiction reading project 1. Weingarten’s essays are as compelling as they are unlikely. He draws his material from obscure stories nobody would even consider pursuing and describes them in such a way that the reader feels as though they are reading a fantastic novel. If Weingarten’s writing skills are adept enough to enliven even the most unnoticed situations‚ how come he doesn’t focus solely on extravagant or amazing situations that would be easy for him to write about? What is the purpose
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Cowgirls Chocolates Case Marilyn Lysohir‚ an internationally famous ceramic artist‚ started Cowgirl Chocolates to provide some funding support for a yearly published arts magazine‚ High Ground‚ that she and her husband‚ Ross Coates started in 1995. Her love of chocolates and hot and spicy foods spurred the idea of making hot and spicy chocolates to be sold in creative‚ artistic tins and packaging‚ which she labeled as Cowgirl Chocolates. Her small business‚ begun in 1997‚ had won a number of awards
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SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUBS reading group guide: JaKe by Audrey Couloumbis Reading Levels: AR 4.0 Pre-reading activity Make text-to-self connections Ask students to complete a short writing activity using the following prompts: How would you define family? Do you have relatives you don’t know very well? Are there people in your life to whom you are not related by blood that you consider part of your family? Write “FAMILY” in large letters on the board or on chart paper. As students share their
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The borrowing of concepts and approaches can greatly affect artists‚ their artworks and their audiences. Artists have developed a shared artistic language that allows them to build upon past concepts to produce works that have a profound effect upon the art-world that we call appropriation. The brief but influential movements such as Dada and Avant- garde‚ whose central figure Marcel Duchamp‚ viewed technology as a key metaphor of modern society. The artist Duchamp was involved with the avant-garde
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creating a new life. During the Depression‚ it was not uncommon for family member to flock towards each other for support in their time of need. The more people living in one house‚ the more they could conserve financially. "The decision to give up Audrey took a little longer" Baker said
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teenagers and their struggles‚ romances‚ or friendships. A low point in my reading history would be that I have found myself sometimes having to reread chapters because I felt I didn’t fully understand. A good example would be The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. I would reread almost every chapter of this book because it was a difficult read for me. A high point in my reading history would be when I read Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah‚ this is my favorite book. This book made feel very emotional
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discuss in the following essay are Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson. I decided to do so‚ because I am a huge fan of the shock rock star Brian Warner (a. k. a. Marilyn Manson)‚ whose stage name is a combination of Marilyn Monroe’s first name and Charles Manson’s last name. Both Monroe and Manson are very famous figures in American culture‚ yet at the same time very different. But how much exactly did they differ from each other? First of all‚ Marilyn Monroe was a woman‚ which is the
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The Evolution of American Women ’s Fashion Motto: “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky‚ in the street; fashion has to do with ideas‚ the way we live‚ what is happening.” (Coco Chanel) Fashion has always been a reflection of the collective consciousness and unconsciousness of society. Indeed‚ until recent centuries‚ it was the concern of the aristocracy; the clothing of ordinary people changed far less radically. However‚ the old time consuming traditions
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Theodore "Ted" Wiggins‚ an idealistic 12-year-old boy‚ lives in "Thneedville"‚ a walled city that‚ aside from the citizens‚ is completely artificial: everything is made of plastic‚ metal‚ or synthetics. Ted sets out to find a real tree for his friend Audrey. His energetic grandmother suggests he speak with the Once-ler about this‚ and he discovers that their city has been closed off from the outside world‚ which is a contaminated and empty wasteland. The Once-ler agrees to tell Ted about the trees if
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Jack woke up‚ feeling tired as ever‚ as his alarm rang. It was the cold month of December and the sun was still down. With no lights on and so much snow‚ the town of Fort Good Hope would seem desolate and deserted to an outside observer. Jack drudgely rolled out of bed and managed to stand up. Leaning up against a wall and barely conscious Jack got dressed and brushed his teeth. Even though it was snowing extremely hard outside he had to walk to school. He couldn’t complain though‚ he lived very
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