LITERARY ELEMENTS SETTING The novel takes place at a boys’ juvenile detention center situated in the dried up bed of a fictional lake in Texas. Most of the story is set in contemporary time‚ around the end of the 1990s. There are flashbacks to the town of Green Lake‚ which existed one hundred ten years earlier before the lake dried up. (Note: There is an actual Green Lake‚ one of the largest lakes in Texas‚ southwest of Port Lavaca‚ but the real town of Green Lake was all but abandoned after
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Antigone is introduced as a determined woman who is wanting to take in the honor for the family by burying Polynices‚ her brother‚ even if it might cost her own life. Ismene‚ Antigone’s sister‚ is introduced as someone who is against Antigone’s plan in attempts to save her family from any further embarrassment from their corrupted family history. Creon declares a law to his city that Polynices should not be buried. Those who do not obey his law will be publicly stoned. Guard saw Antigone burying
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Title: Everest Trilogy Author: Gordon Korman Name: Brandon Wright Teacher: Ms. K. McRae Class: ENG4C Date: Summary The Setting: The story takes place on Mount Everest. Mount Everest is a real mountain‚ it is one of the biggest mountains on earth‚ which is located in Nepal. The Time Period: This story takes place in the present day era. I think this because back in the day I don’t think they have discovered Everest yet and I wouldn’t think they would let people climb the mountain.
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Ivan Hoe By Sir Walter Scott A thrilling blend of medieval intrigue‚ Romance and adventure Submitted by: Submitted to: Joshua Mikhael T. Prieto Sir Lourence Tarriela Long time ago‚ two powerful raise has conquered the lands the Saxons and the Normans but their tradition keeps them away form each other. There
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Animal Planet – Cats Author: Kelli A. Wilkins * Cats first started living with people approximately 6‚000 years ago. * They came in many shapes and sizes‚ but the fur coat on a cat was the best way to tell how they were classified. Ex: long-haired‚ short-haired‚ or “hairless”. * 100 different types of breed exist‚ but they all share the same basic body structure. -Domestic/House cats are not much different than their “big cat” cousins (lion and tiger). * Their body: -Whiskers:
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This is a story about the adventure of a delightful little hobbit and how he found out who he was and what he really valued. At first‚ the little hobbit Bilbo was just a normal Baggins (a family name which stands for routineers and homebodies) who lived a peaceful life in a comfortable and quiet hobbit hole full of fine furniture‚ delicate ornaments and a lot of food. However‚ everything changed when Gandalf‚ an old wizard‚ gave him a visit and held and unexpected party in Bilbo’s hobbit hole with
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In the Salem witch trials‚ spectral evidence was enough to sentence the accused to death. Innocent people were tried and convicted on “evidence” that silly little simple things they did was due to witchcraft. Belief in witchcraft fueled a climate of hysteria and suspicion‚ turning everyone on eachother‚ casting doubts even on those of spotless reputation. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ The Crucible‚ the character of Abigail William’s position of power is in upended and affect the community of Salem to
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keeping. The shopkeeper was responsible for making these sales records. He had been provided with entry registers (journals)‚ where he records and maintained the daily sale structures and transactions. The shopkeeper each time makes an entry on his book whenever a transaction is carried out‚ there is a change in the stock level or a receipt for a certain customer is being made. The journals were divided into separate sections for receipts‚ payments‚ wages and superannuation‚ bank reconciliation
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Feed is a futuristic novel by M.T. Anderson. The feed is an internal computer that eliminated the need for school. It’s personally specialized and knows everything a person wants‚ feels‚ and hopes for. It also allows people to message friends‚ hear news feedcasts‚ and buy things based on many corporations’ advertisements. Titus and his friends take a trip to the moon. Titus meets a beautiful girl named Violet and invites her to a concert. During the concert‚ a strange man who kept repeating‚ “We
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Jasmin Lee THEA101 MWF 1030-1120 6 February 2013 Medea Summary The play “Medea” is about an oriental woman named Medea who has just found out about her husband‚ Jason‚ marrying the princess of Corinth because of royalty. The play starts out with the “Nurse” telling the story about how pitiful and sorrowful she thinks of Medea and how she sense danger for Medea’s two boys. The father of the woman to be betrothed to Jason‚ King Creon‚ fears the wrath of Medea and banishes her from Corinth immediately
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