In The Butter Battle Book‚ Seuss puts his satirical talents on full display. He transforms the cause of the senseless war into a trivial conflict over toast‚ putting a more comical twist on things. The battle is between two different races or cultures‚ known as the Yooks and the Zooks‚ who do not realize that they happen to be more alike than different‚ because they live on opposite sides of a long wall. The Yooks like to eat their bread with the butter-side up‚ while the Zooks like to eat their
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Reflective Essay It is amazing that my journey as an English: Literature major has almost come to a close so quickly. My path has been a smooth and enjoyable one‚ and it is with great sadness that I begin to gather up the ends of my literary education. I know that I will continue to grow and develop as a critical reader/thinker throughout my lifetime‚ but I will sorrowfully miss the educational structure that has shaped my literary understanding for the last three years. I consider my greatest
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explained with evidence Intro What will be in the essay without actually saying it Balance Courtesy Title- “advert” whole text… stand by itself underline Author Plot in a nutshell How will you answer the question- using words from the question Body paragraphs T- topic sentence; 1 idea E- evidence; conventions‚ techniques E- explain effect L- link back to the question - using words from the question Conclusion Summing up essay Use words from the question Opinion response
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Markus. The Book Thief. Place of Publication: Alfred A. Knopf. March 2006. The reason‚ Type‚ and Setting: I selected this book because I had heard many good things about it from past teachers and students. I had planned to complete this book my sophomore year but never got around to it. The book falls into the category of historical fiction and is incredibly enthralling‚ and realistic. The majority of the novel takes place in Mulching‚ Germany while it was under Hitler’s rule. Plot: The book is narrated
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This book is about a young man who attends a small West Virginian High School. He lives in a house that is located off of the coal mine that the town rests on. Homer’s dad is the manager of the mine. Homer doesn’t receive much appreciation from his father. Homer sees on television the launch of the satellite sputnik‚ and after seeing this he is driven to be a part of the space race. He convinces some of his friends to help him build a rocket. They used terrible materials‚ and the rocket blew
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doctor concluded that nothing was wrong with him and that he just speaks in rhymes. This book as a great way to introduce students to rhyming. I also feel like this book would also be great to use in an ESE class‚ because students would probably be able to relate to Rappy. This book also contains a strong message on being yourself even when people try to tell you something is wrong with you. This is another book that could be used to teach how God created everyone uniquely and that he created us to
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ignore. There is an underlying feeling of aggression and hostility almost from the beginning of both novels which as the books progress builds up in to a crescendo of physical and psychological viciousness. Both of the authors William Golding and Susan Hill have managed to create worlds in which only one conclusion can be reached from their message. The settings of each book‚ although different in locations as Lord of the flies takes place on a remote island and I’m the King of the Castle is situated
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client projects for overhead allocations and other relevant entries. Was part of the General Accounting and timesheets tasks transition between Manila Shared Service Center and Global Finance and Accounting‚ Chennai Tamil Nadu Skills: Fluent in English and Filipino Proficient in Microsoft Word‚ Excel‚ Power Point and Access and Oracle 11 Application Demonstrated interpersonal skills: equally effective‚ cooperative team player‚ hardworking‚ motivating and independent. Achievements: Certified
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I think burning books is a very wrong act. Burning books is wrong because it is not only ruining hard work and dedication that the author put into it‚ but also‚ the author’s ideas and thoughts. When the nazi’s burned books about the Jews‚ I thought this was extremely cruel. It was bad enough that they killed millions of Jews‚ but burning their thoughts and ideas is something that people should be very ashamed of. My overall thoughts of burning books is that it is very wrong. I agree and disagree
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Author: J. D. Salinger. Important points: * Jerome David Salinger was born in January 1st in New York in 1919 and he died in Cornish New Hampshire in January 27 of 2010. * Raised in Manhattan‚ Salinger began writing short stories while in secondary school‚ and published several stories in the early 1940s before serving in World War II. * In 1951 Salinger released his novel The Catcher in the Rye‚ an immediate popular success. His depiction of adolescent alienation and loss of innocence
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