Thanks for dropping me off again‚ Alaska is cold‚ I have been out here for a long time and i’ve been learning new things every day. I enjoy the quiet time I have to read my books‚ being into the wild is not so bad after all. One of my key experiences from my journey is learning how to get around with no money‚ for example I have travel on trains‚ hitched hiked‚ and walk all over the U.S. . I have walked thousands of miles around the United States and got to where I wanted to go with no money in my
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ceremonies that it flashes back to that shows us that as a child you had to have an initiation to be a member of the tribe. As teenagers they have to prove to the tribal leader Dawu‚ that they are ready for the ceremony. In the Yolngu tribe‚ moving the canoe that was placed in the bush for the crocodile spirit‚ is considered bad luck and the boys didn’t want to move it but they knew it was the only way to get to Darwin. Another example of aboriginal culture is rope making. It takes three people to make
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Task One: Simile Simile (noun)- a comparison of objects using like or as “And upon a bank overlooking a bed in the big stream we found wild strawberries almost as bright as the red epaulets on the wings of the blackbirds.” (North‚ 37) It strengthens the writing by emphasizing how red the strawberries are so we can “picture”what the strawberries look like in our minds (mental picture/imagery). Task Two: Smile He [Sterling] was as competent as a dolphin. *I compared Sterling to a dolphin since dolphins
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What is hauora? Hauora is a Maori philosophy of health and well being. Hauora has been compared to the four walls of a whare‚ each wall representing a different dimension. All four dimensions are necessary for strength and stability. The four dimensions of Hauora are: Taha Hinengaro (Mental & Emotional wellbeing)‚ Taha Wairua (Spiritual wellbeing)‚ Taha Tinana (Physical Wellbeing) and Taha Whanau (Social Wellbeing). Te Taha Hinengaro refers to the mental and emotional health. Healthy
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The Terrible Storm at Hudson’s Bay This is a story about a small beaver with a flat tail‚ tiny arms‚ a big heart‚ and a good brain to go with it. His name was Beavey. One day‚ Beavey went on a canoe/camping trip with his friends Rocky the raccoon and Spike the porcupine. They were best friends and were all very smart. Once they paddled about 100 feet‚ one little drop of rain fell right on Beavey’s little nose. They paddled once again‚ and then they all noticed it had started to rain‚ but they didn’t
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I am reading “The Bass‚ the River‚ and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell. The story is about a young teenage boy who loves to fish at his summer house. And seems to have a bit of a crush on a girl much older than himself. A redhead with the body figure of a model‚ a girl named Sheila. in this journal I will be questioning and answering on how this short romantic story ends. G what will he choose? 1Y bass 2-3R big fish 2-3R likes fishing 2-3R automatic 1Y sheila 2-3R likes her 2-3R follows/watches
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reason I believe that the highest tide is the supporter of this event‚ it represents Miles’s feelings which he never describes‚ grief‚ pain and guilty that overwhelming inside his heart as the wave slaps the land. He refuses to cry so he paddles a canoe out to the sea and mimics the way the wolves howl to express his feelings. The descriptions of this part affects directly to the atmosphere which the readers can see it clearly that it is gloomy and filled with confusion and
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The Pearl Chapters 1-5 Chapter 1 1. In what ways does Steinbeck show the depth of feeling between Kino and Juana? Steinbeck shows the depth of feeling between Kino and Juana by saying that they can communicate with each other without even speaking to each other. They can tell what the other one is feeling just by simple signs such as sighing and facial expressions. 2. Why do you think that no new songs were being added to the old songs of Kino’s people? I think that no new songs were being added
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This is the catastrophe. Kino says‚ “Oh‚ my brother‚ an insult has been put on me that is deeper than my life. For on the beach my canoe is broken‚ my house burned‚ and in the brush a dead man lies.” His life is turned upside-down and he feels the impact through these terrible incidents. They can be called examples of catastrophe because these events would not have happened if the pearl
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Movie: The Mission Meena Throngkumpola The movie‚ "The Mission‚" is about how the Spanish in cooperation with Pourtugal try to get the Jesuits off land negotiated by the two countries. The Spanish Church sends people into Asuncion‚ Paraguay to persuade the Jesuits to get off the land. The film includes spiritual and political activities the are reflected through the church‚ natives‚ and the Jesuits. What the movie mainly tried to show was that the Church wanted to maintain control over the
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