Summer Reading 10th Grade Ball Don’t Lie Ball Don’t Lie by Matt de la Pena was a legendary realistic fiction novel in which a young boy faced the challenges of everyday life in the projects. The protagonist Sticky is a boy from the slums of California who spent a large portion of his life in an orphanage. Throughout the years he has changed foster parents‚ but has never found the right one. Sticky is passionate about basketball and is known to be a prodigy at what he does. He
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Hidden Figures‚ a 2016 film based on a true story by the Director Theodore Melfi. The film follows the lives of three female African-American women who endured racial discrimination‚ segregation as well as the patriarchal American society of the 1970s. These women acquired temporary jobs in National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and were the brains behind launching the Friendship 7 into space. The Friendship 7 was the first rocket the Americans successfully sent to outer space. During
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Hidden Figures a box office success exemplifying the socio-political climate of modern cinematic developments in the West. With the Hollywood stamp of approval‚ “so to speak” this unprecedented portrayal of a not so long ago time is gaining momentum to these current matters‚ non-discriminatory ideas‚ the enduring black history month‚ and a social media boom of enthusiasm for LGBTQ and female empowerment. Any‚ who are susceptible to an enticing film predicated on social and civil movements‚ along
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convinced Loretta Ragsdell’s writing style is very sarcastic and observant in which she explains why and when teenagers of this era‚ lie. In the first place‚ her writing is very sarcastic. This can be conveyed in the quotes from paragraph one and six‚ that states that‚ "Finally‚ the answer has arrived to the age-old question and unsettling mystery of why teenagers lie" and "Also‚ many teens have excellent adult role model in their lives who have mastered the art of lying." Clearly‚ she is being very
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Introduction Due of his repeated viscous crimes and unpredictable story‚ Theodore “Ted” Bundy has made himself one of the most well known serial killers to date. The mystery behind his crimes still go unsolved as the number of murders committed remains unknown. His story was the inspiration behind many novels and films and it helps us to understand the startling reality of serial killers around the world. Introducing Ted Bundy Bundy was born on November 24‚ 1946‚ in Burlington‚ Vermont‚ to a 22-year-old
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Patricia Ryan talked about her experience in living and teaching english for over 30 years in the gulf where she has seen vast cultural and linguistic change. This strategy helped her build her credibility with the audiences. The topic of her speech at Ted was “Don’t Insist on English!”. She addressed the question: Is the world’s focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? The primary audience to her speech was English teachers. Patricia Ryan has the same background that
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Setting plays a huge role in the novel “Three Day Road‚” by Joseph Boyden. In the World War I‚ Xavier and Elijah face privation of war with the British. The two‚ friends go out to fight for survival and to protect one another. However‚ sadly in return no recognition was implied. Therefore‚ this novel revolves around the war‚ which showcases the war is an important factor of the plot development in this novel. While the setting does change back and forth‚ it creates a different aspect for the reader
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’masculine ’‚ which is strong to the ear‚ however‚ the rhyming scheme is less obvious due to Dobson ’s choosing: a reflection to the distant "Bystander" figure who is barely there in a painting. In order to emphasise upon the separated rhymes‚ they lie at the end‚ where the reader stops to take a breath. This pattern is echoed throughout all four stanzas. There is also the occasional use of capital letters to specify particular examples‚ as like the "Garden". There is a constant reference to Classical
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Among the hidden Margret Peterson haddix The book Among the Hidden written by Margret Peterson Haddix is a story about a boy named Luke who has been hidden by his parents for 12 years of his life until one day he sees a face of a young girl in the window of a neighbor’s house he is curious but nervous because he is a third child there are strict rules about only having two kids if you have more than two the consequences are execution or a five million dollar fine‚ so he was very careful about running
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II: War Brides Did you know that most of the women who became war brides moved to the United States just to see there husband? As many as 100‚000 of them were British‚ 150‚000 to 200‚000 came from Europe‚ and another 16‚000 came from Australia and New Zealand. Today you will learn the main reason why the wives of World War Two Veterans moved to the United States of America‚ you will also find out‚ where many of the war brides are from. I will also tell you a few stories of real war brides‚ you will
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