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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Ares goes back to the diner to wait for Grover‚ Percy‚ and Annabeth.Percy tell Are how much of a jerk he is.Ares kida teases them then shows them there ride to LA.There ride to LA is is an old truck with a bunch of animals in the back.The driver has no clue that they will be riding in the back of the truck with them.Someone inside the diner take a picture of Percy‚ and Ares.Ares then tells Percy that his mother is not dead‚ she is being kept held hostage‚ someone is using her to control percy.Percy
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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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In the 1940’s‚ Jews were living a rough life. Wiesel decided to share his story. Throughout his teen years‚ he was in and out of many concentration camps along with a handful of others. Eliezer Wiesel’s novel night describes the harsh journey through the holocaust and explains that severe suffering can cause a reversal in relationships. In the beginning of his memoir‚ Elie Wiesel had a distant relationship with his father. Wiesel mentions that “he rarely displayed his feelings‚ not even with his
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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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Night Analysis Elie Wiesel’s use of language and structure emphasizes the meaning and tone of the selection. Closely examine the memoir and your annotations to find examples of these features of language and structure. Fill in the chart below‚ providing the definition of the device‚ 2-3 examples from the text complete with page number references‚ and the effect of each example on the context in which it is used and the work as a whole. Literary or Stylistic Device | Definition of Device | 3-4
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How to be a Good Boyfriend for Dummies By Krislyn Welch Table of Contents How to be a good texter How to deal with her emotions Crying Angry Sad How to keep your girlfriend happy How to make and keep plans How to get the V pg 1 How to be a Good Texter Main points you need to consider: ● Texting her is important‚ it keeps her from assuming things and thinking you don’t like her. ● Short texts are NOT cool‚ do NOT do it. ● Random texts that are cute will help you to earn
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Tom Morris’s book Philosophy for Dummies‚ especially chapter 22 focusing on the question‚ “what is the meaning of life?” He discusses three approaches/views on how to answer this powerful question. The first view being Nihilism‚ then the do-it-yourself-approach‚ and finally the theist view. I believe that being a theist‚ a believer in God‚ makes it easier to recognize that life is meaningful. All theses approaches that are mentioned in Philosophy for Dummies answer the underlying questions‚ does
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