IMMIGRANT CHRONICLES By Peter Skrzynecki STUDY NOTES *** Studying poetry Poetry appeals to our understanding through our imagination by making us see what the poet has seen‚ hear what the poet has heard and experience the poet wants us to feel. Useful Literary Terms Alliteration | repetition of initial consonant sounds close together – for a special sound effect and/or emphasis | Allusion | a reference to something from history/ literature/ religion that adds meaning to the
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When coming from a place that a person has developed growing up to its traditions and culture‚ then going to a new environment and seeing a different perspective of the world and its tradition can change a person’s personality and their views. Peter the 9 year old little kid entering the wild with no knowledge about anything to a shift of responsibility and matureness‚ seeing new things that can never be forgotten or learning new knowledge or abilities can change a little boy. Formally‚ having to
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last two weeks‚ I have read Fairest by Marissa Meyer and Stars Above‚ also by Marissa Meyer. These books are extras of The Lunar Chronicles‚ and tell you the past and futures of the characters in the series. I have finished both books; Fairest is 220 pages‚ and Stars Above is 369 pages. Fairest is the backstory of Queen Levana‚ who is a character in The Lunar Chronicles. Levana has a painful backstory‚ filled with fear‚ hurt‚ longing‚ and a need to be loved. Her sister‚ Channary‚ forces her to burn
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Differences in Health Traditions between Three Cultures There are many different traditions among different cultures. One culture I learned about was Vietnamese culture. My friend told me that her culture does not like going to the doctor unless they are “dying”. They believe in Acupuncture and breathing in steam made of herbs and plants. They practice oriental medicine such as cupping and coining. The Vietnamese believe that these procedures take away pain and sickness. They also believe that
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unfortunately her brother died along with her mother. Whale Rider was filmed in Whangara in New Zealand. The film does not only show us one girl’s experience of growing up‚ but also tells us about the Maori culture‚ tradition how gender is treated‚ and their leadership. Firstly‚ tradition is expressed in the film when Koro was teaching the boys how to fight like warriors with a taiaha ‘The taiaha is an instrument of war a tool for fighting. If you want to master it‚ you’ve got to show it respect.’
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Harping Tradition 1600 - 1845 The Irish harp has for many years been a great symbol for Ireland. Although now it is probably seen by most as just the image on the back of our coins‚ or on government letters‚ it has an extensive history rooted behind it. Here we will explore some of the historical background surrounding the harp; from its heyday until its unfortunate decline. For hundreds of years (11th Century onwards)‚ the bardic tradition flourished. Poets‚ Law-Makers‚ Storytellers and Musicians
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The Mexican food tradition began more than 5‚000 years ago. By 3500 B.C.‚ the most important foods in the Mexican diet‚ namely corn‚ beans‚ squash‚ tomatillos‚ and chile peppers‚ had been domesticated and were being cultivated by Mesoamerican farmers. Over the years‚ this basic diet has served the Mexican people well. It has provided them with whole- some food; a nutritious diet; and sufficient energy to live‚ work‚ and re- produce‚ as well as to maintain good health. This book attempts to explain
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have come a long way in establishing human rights‚ liberty‚ justice and dignity. However not every individual country have upheld these momentum in a dignified way. Take the Jamaica for‚ example‚ due to Jamaica’s colonial history; there are some traditions that are not worth preserving at all. In Jamaica and other countries‚ parents are expected to beat their children as a way of ’punishing them’. They may do this with various objects‚ such as a belt‚ broomstick‚ ruler‚ or anything that can subject
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The first book I decided to read this summer was The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury. This book was first published in 1946. However‚ it is set in the distant future‚ as many of his novels are. Bradbury begins his novel in January of 2030 in Ohio where a rocket is launched into space heading for Mars. In the following month on Mars‚ a Martian named Ylla begins having strange dreams about a rocket from Earth landing on her planet and a strange creature named Nathaniel York emerging from it. Ylla’s
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Elements of Religious Traditions Paper There are many different religions in the world but they all seem to have at least one thing in common. This unique aspect in similarity is the relationship that can be established with the divine being if we choose to follow or lead in their way of life. Many religions seem to establish the idea that God or gods are here to guide us through our lives as our supreme rulers and enforcers of the law. But‚ in contrast the presence of a divine spirit is to give
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