John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a major scholar of the English language‚ specialising in Old and Middle English. Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford‚ he also wrote a number of stories‚ including most famously The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954-1955). The name “Tolkien” (pron.: Tol-keen; equal stress on both syllables) is believed to be of German origin; Toll-kühn: foolishly brave‚ or stupidly clever - hence the pseudonym “Oxymore” which
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1 Chambers Anna Chambers Rountree- 1st APUSH 7 August 2014 The Mayflower Summary The difficult journey of the Pilgrims began when they left England for Leiden‚ Holland. At the time‚ King James required all citizens to follow the Church of England. However like many separatists of the time‚ the Pilgrims wanted to worship as they pleased (4). After many years in Holland‚ the Pilgrims decided that it was once again time to move. While Holland was religiously tolerant‚ the country required the
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Kindertransport By: Olga Levy Drucker English 10A Sorenson 6th hour By: Tylor Robinson Book Summary for Kindertransport Olga is a young jewish girl living in Germany when Hitler begins his dictatorship. She doesn’t understand why‚ she loses everything when she’s sent on a refugee train out of the country. The Kindertransport saves many children.After she arrives in britain‚ she moves from house to house and school to school. Then‚ she receives word from her parents that
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name teacher English 14 March 2012 The ( Astonishing / Astounding / Outstanding ) Odyssey In the beginning of the movie‚ Odysseus ’s only son is born‚ Telemachus. Soon after though‚ Greece is at war with Troy‚ and the kings Agamemnon and Menalayes come to Ithica to force him to help fight in the war. He is forced to leave his new born son and wife‚ Penelope. Before he goes though‚ he tells her that she must marry if Telemachus has a beard and Odysseus has not returned. On his way towards
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Sybil Summary Sybil Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections: This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on Sybil by Flora Rheta Schreiber. Sybil is the true story of Sybil Isabel Dorsett who developed sixteen separate personalities in order to deal with a very traumatic childhood. Sybil’s story is one of the most dramatic recorded cases of multiple
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The Centipede Summary When Eddie saw his sister‚ Delia‚ beating his dog with a stick‚ he felt hate heave like a caged‚ angry beast in his chest. Out in the sun‚ the hair of his sister glinted like metal and‚ in her brown dress‚ she looked like a sheathed dagger. Biryuk hugged the earth and screamed but he could not bound forward nor cry out to his sister. She had a weak heart and she must not be surprised. So he held himself‚ his throat swelled‚ and he felt hate rear and plunge in its cage of ribs
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Summary of phaedo In the remote Peloponnesian township of Phlius‚ Echecrates encounters Phaedo of Elis‚ one of the men present during Socrates’ final hours. Eager to hear the story from a first-hand source‚ Echecrates presses Phaedo to tell what happened. A number of Socrates’ friends were gathered in his cell‚ including his old friend Crito and two Pythagorean philosophers‚ Simmias and Cebes. The account begins with Socrates proposing that though suicide is wrong‚ a true philosopher should look
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WRITING A SUMMARY OF AN ARTICLE WHAT IS A SUMMARY? A summary restates the main ideas of an author in your own words. It keeps the essential information from the original passage while eliminating most supporting details‚ such as the examples and illustrations. A good
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cannot write a good summary essay of a source that you do not understand. One such technique is the reader’s summary‚ which you write for yourself‚ as a way of understanding the text you are reading. But there is another type of summary‚ the summary essay‚ which is written for an audience other than yourself. The purpose of the summary essay is to convey to others an understanding of a text you have read‚ without their having to read it themselves. Thus for your readers‚ your summary essay functions
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How to Write An Executive Summary? Whether you’ve put together a business plan or an investment proposal‚ you’re going to need an executive summary to preface your report. The summary should include the major details of your report‚ but it’s important not to bore the reader with minutia. Save the analysis‚ charts‚ numbers and glowing reviews for the report itself. This is the time to grab your reader’s attention and let them know what it is you do and why they should read the rest of your business
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