Ed Boone: A monologue after Christopher’s leaving This monologue is based on Ed Boone (Christopher’s father) from the novel “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by mark Haden. This scene is set after Christopher runs away from home. Ed gets angry about his leaving. He moves on to reflect on his actions – lying about his wifes death and killing Wellington -following up to this incident. He then goes on to address his flaws as a father. Characters involved: Ed‚ Roger Shears- his neighbour
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School English Literature BOOK REPORT 1 - FICTION Name: __Leo Yuen ____ Class: _____9P____ (24) Deadline: __3/10/16__ Name of Book: ____Theodore Boone: The Accused__ Author: ____John Grisham _______________ Publisher: ____Hodder & Stoughton__________ 1. Summary of the book: This book is about the 13-year-old law enthusiast‚ Theodore Boone‚ being accused of stealing from a computer store. This book talks about his school life after the other students started rumoring him stealing and how
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Christopher McCandless was a bright young man who had graduated from Emory University‚ and was an avid outdoorsman. An article was written after his death‚ “Death of an Innocent” that discussed his time in Alaska as well as his motives for traveling there. A movie was later made about his adventures in 1992 and 1993 titled “Into The WIld”. Chris’s journey was all in an effort to achieve a higher level of transcendental thinking‚ transcendentalism being the belief that in order to understand the nature
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“History in the Making; Another First‚” by Michael Leunig. Not all journeys are contented and pleasurable; there are those who experience slow and difficult journeys. Journeys can be problematic and challenging‚ as it is conveyed through this cartoon created by Michael Leunig. This cartoon is called “History in the Making: Another First‚” and conveys a fact that a journey is a goal; there are always other people who want or thrive for the same objectives as you. This cartoon particularly‚ is very
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Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 at Genoa. Genoa was a seaport that was on the Ligurian sea. His name was Cristoforo Colombo and that was translated into English as Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus had two brothers‚ which he was older than both. Christopher Columbus had little schooling just like most of the people during that age. Genoa was a busy seaport and Christopher Columbus learned much from the sailors. Christopher Columbus’s father was a poor weaver. Christopher Columbus worked
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Area of Study Essay- Journeys The Oxford Dictionary defines Journey as “an act of travelling from one place to another”; this could‚ of course‚ be taken literally. Instead‚ why not think of “places” as emotional or mental situations? So you take a journey between different emotional states. “The journey‚ not the arrival‚ matters.” This statement is correct for all four texts I will be discussing. The journey is more important than the arrival because it is the journey that makes people who they
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A journey is a means of travel that can be physical‚ imaginative or inner. Journeys can offer new insights‚ experiences and enlightenment‚ however journeys involve obstacles and challenges that need to be overcome before these goals can be reached. Often journeys are taken to escape the real world and deal with problems‚ but it is how the individual deals with the experiences that defines their journey and who they are. The poem “Ode on a Grecian urn” by John Keats and the film “Alice in Wonderland”
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Mr Boone seemingly does act from his own self-interest when he demands that Christopher stops investigating the murder of Wellington‚ for this would rake up past behaviour that he wants to hide from him. However‚ he wants both to protect himself from gossip‚ and to protect Christopher from the harsh realities of life. Questions of self-interest and understanding‚ therefore‚ are not clear cut because Mr Boone does also act in Christopher’s best interest. In caring for Christopher‚ Mr Boone demonstrates
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Today I would like to talk to you about the concept of journey and discuss the deeper meaning of this very important term. Within this speech I will be comparing the concept of journey through the movie ’wizard of oz’ the song ’last kiss’ and the poem ’the journey’. These texts are all great examples relating to a journey. The first text I would like to discuss with you is the song ’last kiss’ written by Wayne Cochran in 1962 and sung by Pearl Jam. Cochran was inspired to write his song after a
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A Journey A. Essay Life is challenging. It doesn’t always turn out the way we thought it would – sometimes it turns out for the better sometimes for the worse. Due to these challenges life put upon us we once in while have to stop and ask ourselves whether or not the decisions we’ve made in life were right or wrong and wonder how life would have been if we had acted differently. At some point in life we all have to make such sentimental self-realization. In the short story “A Journey” by Colm
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