GENERAL TYPES OF LITERATURE Literature can generally be divided into two types: prose and poetry. Prose consists of those written within the common flow of conversation in sentences and paragraphs‚ while poetry refers to those expressions in verse‚ with measure and rhyme‚ line and stanza and has a more melodious tone. I. Prose There are many types of prose. These include novels‚ biographies‚ short stories‚ contemporary dramas‚ legends‚ fables‚ essays‚ anecdotes‚ news and speeches. 1
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“Eating Christmas in the Kalahari” The paper “Eating Christmas in the Kalahari”‚ written by Richard Lee‚ it describes his experience living with the Kung Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert in south central Africa. The story goes into depth about the experiences and cultural differences that caused him to almost quit his three year study. The study serves as documentation of another instance of how different societies of people distinguish themselves from one another and how they conduct themselves on
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1) What was the main concern of Republican Reconstruction Congressmen in terms of politics? The main goal of Republicans at this time was to give black men the right to vote. However‚ they did not grant suffrage to black men out of sympathy; rather‚ they did so in order to gain political clout in the South. 2) What was unique about the 14th Amendment and what does this say about the “new birth of freedom” coming out of the civil war? The 14th Amendment was unique‚ because for the first time‚ the
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The Worst Christmas Ever It was December 1991‚ I just had my ninth birthday two months prior. My father was a cross-country truck driver. He had been one since before I was born. He loved being able to see new places and even visit places he had been before. He loved taking my brother‚ sister and me on “runs” with him‚ when we didn’t have school! In the few years‚ before his death my father had a Triple-Bypass and had a pacemaker put into his heart. This December 12th will make it nineteen
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Dustin Johnson Dr. Pen Pearson English 201 20 September 2010 Lloyd Christmas is a limo driver. The movie begins when Lloyd gets in the back of his limo and rolls down the window to ask a woman a question. Lloyd‚ “Excuse me. Could you tell me how to get to the medical school? I’m supposed to be giving a lecture in 20 minutes‚ and my driver’s a bit lost.” Lady at bus stop‚ “You go straight ahead and make a left over the bridge.” Lloyd‚ “That’s a lovely accent you have. New Jersey?”
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all began when Christmas break started. Just like other kids‚ I was extremely excited for the break. It meant no school for two weeks‚ presents‚ and more importantly‚ no school for two weeks. I didn’t know what I wanted for Christmas that year. I had everything‚ it seemed. I had entertainment‚ a family that loved me‚ good grades‚ and a hobby that I loved: soccer. The only thing I could think of getting was the new DSi. I had a ds‚ but how could an upgrade hurt anyone? So as I added it to the list
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The Healing I. Summary: Vilma plays Seth‚ a woman who runs a boarding house in a middle-class community in the city. Her father‚ Odong (Robert Arevalo)‚ is successfully treated for his post-stroke condition by a faith healer named Elsa (Daria Ramirez). Because of this‚ 5 of Seth’s friends (and neighbors) convince her to bring them to Elsa so that they may also get their various illnesses treated. Seth’s son‚ Jed (Martin del Rosario)‚ also brings along his half-sister Cookie (Kim Chiu) so her
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Ferdinand Magellan‚ the Portuguese navigator explored the Philippines in 1521. Twenty-one years later‚ a Spanish exploration party named the group of islands in honor of Philip II of Spain. Spain retained possession of the islands for the next 350 years. The Treaty of Paris ceded the Philippines to the U.S. in 1899 after the Spanish-American War. Meanwhile‚ the Filipinos‚ led by Emilio Aguinaldo‚ had declared their independence. They initiated guerrilla warfare against U.S. troops that persisted
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The origin of the Philippines The Philippines is a country of Southeast Asia‚ with its 7‚107 islands strewn over the Western Pacific Ocean‚ approximately 13 N of the equator and 122 E of Greenwich. Its collective land area is about 300‚000 sq. km‚ about the size of the state of Arizona. This island archipelago is one of the most megadiverse countries in the world‚ housing over 5% of the entire world’s flora in an area not even 1% of the world’s total. An estimated 10‚000 to 11‚000 species of
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TOURISM IN THE PHILIPPINES Executive Summary Philippine Tourism indeed is one of the major contributors in our Gross Domestic Product. History shows that there are already long term developments of tourism in the Philippines that has been influenced by the interaction of both internal and external factors. Some of these factors include the relative attractiveness of the country over time‚ its proximity to markets‚ the availability of tourist infrastructure and superstructure‚ and the extent
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