AP BIOLOGY EXAM ESSAY (FREE RESPONSE) QUESTIONS General directions: Answers must be in essay form. Labeled diagrams may be used to supplement discussion‚ but in no case will a diagram alone suffice. It is important that you read each question completely‚ and answer each section of the question. When giving examples‚ the first ones you give will be the ones graded. (if two examples are asked for‚ and you write about 4‚ make sure the first two are the best ones; they are the only ones counted
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Not Conforming to Beliefs In both The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak and The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare‚ some characters demonstrate hypocrisy in their words and actions. Though there are other traits that the characters show‚ such as cruelty and mercy‚ hypocrisy is one of the more interesting ones. The Duke demonstrates hypocrisy in The Merchant of Venice during the trial scene when he punishes Shylock for not showing Antonio mercy. Antonio shows he is a hypocrite in The Merchant of
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force you to run away and find a new home. These are only a few things to worry about. Your life is constantly in danger-yet‚ all the while you have to keep calm and make good decisions. Well‚ that’s what a teenager named Liesel has to do in The Book Thief (2005) by Markus Zusak. The author suggests that belonging is an important part of life. Zusak supports this conclusion by using the structure of the novel to highlight the places Liesel has been accepted‚ the love and compassion she receives from
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Literary Analysis: The Book Thief Markus Zusak has taken many stories that his parents told him about their childhoods and has created what is known as The Book Thief. In the novel the author shows vivid images throughout his book on characterization and the setting that is portrayed in a way that makes the story come alive. As the story begins‚ the reader is introduced to a narrator that will be noted many times throughout the book‚ but this narrator is a special narrator that gives this story
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local religions (a syncretic religion). It involves the worship of kami (a god). It was very popular prior to WWII‚ but has lost much of its dominance and importance in Japanese culture. Taoism: religion founded by Lao-Tsu and based on his book titles “Book of the Way”; focused on proper political rule and on the oneness of humanity and nature. Feng Shui: literally means “wind water”; Chinese art and science of placement and orientation of tombs‚ dwellings‚ buildings‚ cities. Structures and objects
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you’ve ever known. You may not know it‚ but Death is always closer than you think. Carpe Diem. Seize the day while you still have a chance. Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief takes the reader back to Germany in World War Two to a little fictional town called Molching‚ right outside of Munich‚ Germany. Narrated by Death‚ the book follows the story of a little girl named Liesel Meminger. We meet little Liesel at the young age of nine years old. She was at a very bad time in her life‚ suffering
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The narrator is Death. He sees life in terms of colors because he views the world in terms of color. He understands his role and task in the world by using color The thing that was ironic about the first book LieseI stole that she didn’t know how to read yet she dug up a book that was about grave digging in a graveyard. The thing that is ironic about is that it relates to heaven‚ and the street didn’t have anything to do with heaven in the war. This statement should not be taken literally because
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several characters‚ many of which you grow to love and feel for. Several times in the book I was bawling my eyes out or crying for pure joy‚ it really gets to you on an emotional level. It has holocaust themes (obviously) but I would say that they are quite mild. People who are sensitive to these themes can quite easily skip over the details and continue reading on as the book will still make total sense. Reading this book my views of WWII completely changed--as this is not an Anne
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demonstrates many themes in The Book Thief‚ however there are two exceedingly significant themes that are consistent throughout this novel. The purpose of this essay is to analyse and describe these central themes. The first is death and how it has been used as a foundation theme that connects characters and is even used as a narrator. The second is the power of words and how it also directly connects everyone‚ even under these dreadful circumstances. From the beginning of the book death is always present
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not enjoy reading The Book Thief I felt it was written beautifully. Death narrating the story was brilliant and really unique. This was a book that I felt the author chose every word very carefully. My favorite part of the book was the bold text‚ it was almost like puzzle pieces to help you get a better idea of the story. One reason the book was not very appealing to me was because the author created these characters you could really connect with and the end of the book is just filled with death
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