use their creativity to make whatever came to their mind. He fast-forwards to when his three-year old daughter became interested in Legos so he decides to buy her a Lego set which was quite complex and came with war painted mini figures‚ horses‚ a canoe‚ a rocky cliff‚ and much more. When he started playing with Legos in the late 1960s‚ it was abstraction driven but when he bought that Indian Lego set for his daughter in the late 90s‚ abstraction was
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The Silver Sword- Ian Serraillier The Silver Sword is a story about the Balickis’‚ a Polish family‚ living in Warsaw. The story is about their separation due to the Nazi injustice in 1940 and how they reunite themselves in Switzerland after the war. It took them 5 years to reunite‚ the children have grown up‚ the adults have aged but at least they are all together again‚ along with a new member of the family. The first person that was separated from the family was the father‚ Joseph
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person narrator tells the story of her daughter‚ Zoe and her boyfriend‚ Michael who have come to visit her. It is the first time she meets Michael‚ who is a counsellor at the school where her daughter teaches. They go to the cinema and on a beautiful canoe trip together. Michael seems to be a very nice guy and Zoe loves him. What separates Michael from the majority‚ however‚ is the fact that he is turning blind. The mother seems to have a very difficult time handling this‚ which is seen in her inner
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Spring Break Every spring break my family and I go to a warmer location for vacation. All of us went decided to go to Montego Bay‚ Jamaica for seven days. The city we chose in Jamaica was Montego Bay because I thought there culture looked interesting and the images I looked at were beautiful. In Jamaica I went canoeing which was amazing experience because I had never done it before. All the canoes were near the beach and there were lifeguards to help me figure out where to go and what to do. Having
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SILVER SWORD Joseph Balicki was a Polish man who was married to Margrit from Switzerland. Together‚ they had three children. When the second world war began the Nazis took Joseph to prison in the mountains. Their children were very young when the Nazis attacked them: Ruth was thirteen‚ Edek was eleven‚ and Bronia was three. Joseph Balicki frequently tried to escape‚ however the guards always caught him. For this‚ they locked him in a room alone. But‚ he had a plan. When the guard came to deliver
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placed the blame on himself. Four kids his age drowned in the heavy surf at the state park where he was employed. Brad was blamed by his boss for letting the kids into the park in the first place and says he “should have known better…[than to] take a canoe out into those waves.” He was called by his boss to activate what he knows and to take action. He knew that the surf was dangerous‚ but he let the group in
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The Northwest Coastal Indians‚ Kwakiutl‚ lived in what is now Alaska along the Pacific Ocean down the coast to Northern California. The environment was very diverse and often extreme which included a rugged strip of land with small islands‚ deep inlets‚ inland rivers and lakes‚ deep fjords‚ and wide and narrow beaches. Mountains rise to the shore in many places. Spruce‚ cedar‚ and fir forests dominated the area supplying endless amounts of wood. All the people lived near the water and relied heavily
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of the word Junkanoo is unknown. Some say it comes from the French "L ’inconnu" (meaning the unknown)‚ in reference to the masks worn by the paraders; or "junk enoo‚" the Scottish settlers ’ reference to the parades‚ meaning "junk enough;" or "John Canoe‚" the name of an African tribal chief who demanded the right to celebrate
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holds the leadership position of Patrol leader where he is in charge of a group of about 8 other scouts. This has built a strong leadership trait in Daniel and provided him many opportunities to grow as an individual. He has been able to camp‚ hike‚ canoe‚ and enjoy the outdoors while experiencing a strong team environment. We also have had many great adventures as a family which have influenced Daniel. I travel for work quite frequently and have to pleasure of sharing it with my family occasionally
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Sheila Mant‚ the narrator becomes fond of a girl at the river where he is vacationing. This is Sheila Mant‚ a girl three years older than him. In the story‚ the narrator works up the courage to ask Sheila out. While they are going to a concert by canoe‚ the narrator casts a line to try and catch a fish. The moment Sheila Mant says that fishing bores her‚ a bass is gets hooked by the line. The narrator choses to not be honest with Sheila in telling her that he likes fishing‚ and at the end of the
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