Book: Meet me in Istanbul Author: Richard Chisholm The book is about: The story begins on Heathrow airport in London. Tom is going to Istanbul to see his fiancée. In the plane he sits next to a man named Kemal‚ they get along very well and Kemal gives Tom his phone number and says that Tom can call if he needs something while he’s in Istanbul. Tom thanks him and the separate. Tom remembered where he was supposed to go to meet Angela his fiancée. The Park Hotel‚ Taksim Square‚ then they would
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“Supersize Me.” “Each day 1 in 4 Americans visit a fast food restaurant.” (VivaVegie) Most people know how bad fast food is for you‚ but still eat it. Morgan Spurlock’s “Supersize Me” did a thirty day experiment‚ which involved eating McDonald’s for every meal. To begin with‚ America is the fattest nation in the world. When it comes down to it‚ the fact that there are so many fast food restaurants‚ you can never get away. I have heard many people say that you should not eat fast food‚ but just
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Jasmine Tran Ms. Brzowski English 2 PDP - Period 1 09.12.2012 Seminar Notes: Bless Me Ultima 1. Bless Me Ultima fits the description of "magical realism" because the story talks a lot about a curandera named Ultima. As we all know‚ a curandera is a healer. Rudolfo Anaya portrays Ultima as this old lady who has magical and spiritual powers. She seems to bring life to things around her. "When she came the beauty of the llano unfolded before my eyes‚ and the gurgling waters of the river sang to
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Celia Behind Me The themes in this story are all related to adolescence and the problems that come with it‚ as in gaining acceptance amongst friends and classmates as well as victimization‚ problems with one’s parents - a constant split between two minds concerning one with what is right or wrong. The relationship between the parents and their child is also discussed in this story as well as the parents’ roles in the upbringing of their children. Many children are victimized in the modern society
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LaPorsche Pennie “SUPER SIZE ME” Super-Size Me is a perfect movie to watch to understand the benefits and harms of certain eating habits. It teaches us about the dangers of fast food and it also explains what foods to eat‚ how much of those foods‚ and ways to maintain a healthy weight. When I first heard of the movie I thought what could go wrong he’s eating 3 meals a day he has no health problems how bad could it be but I was totally wrong. Morgan Spurlock challenged
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scared she would pull me right off my sled. I remember thinking that that wouldn’t happen but I guess I will go last. I always went last on something we’ve done before but always went first for new things to do. The smell of the air smelled like pine it was a wonderful smell to catch in the air. I was ready to get on the sled when I slipped and fell stepping into my sled causing us to move forward and me flying off into the snow pile next to us. Laughing about what had just happened my brother screamed
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Characterization - Celia behind me “Celia behind me” is a Canadian short story published in 1984. Nine-year-old Elizabeth is the narrator and main character of the story. Elizabeth is a very insecure girl with a low self-esteem. She is afraid of being bullied and therefore she bullies Celia to protect herself and her reputation. In addition to that‚ she is aware of the real state of things because she knows that if it was not for Celia‚ she would be the next victim. This fear results in victimization
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My parents. The influenced my life by teaching me their values. I guess that’s good. I’m not the right person to tell you if I turned out to be a good person or not. And there was my sister. I adore her‚ so in a way she influenced my life also in a good way. She made and makes me feel protected. I can go on and on to name people who influenced my life in a good way. There are also some people who influenced my life otherwise. For example ... My mother‚ she has always been the one
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"Neighbours" by Tim Winton is an intriguing insight into the lives of a young couple who had moved into a Melbournian suburb. The challenges and ordeals faced by them place the reader in a position to observe varying values and attitudes which are connected with many aspects of Australian multicultural life. The text deals with the different lifestyles of Australia’s ethnic minorities to Australians and we can see from the text how an author creates a good reader response. Examples wich contribute
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Me‚ Myself and France By Kelly Ho ‘Those French‚ they have a different word for everything.’ Steve Marti Being an exchange student is an amazing‚ difficult‚ heart-wrenching experience‚ but all worth it in the end. Last year‚ when I was 15‚ I decided that I wanted to do something else‚ I wanted to be something more‚ and I found that Hong Kong just wasn’t doing it for me. And I saw that little poster hanging in my classroom‚ promoting having a year living abroad as an exchange student
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