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    2.1 Background Novel is a long prose narrative that describes fictional characters and events in the form of a sequential story. In general‚ novels consist of many different genres‚ such as adventure‚ science fiction‚ family‚ fantasy‚ and so on. In this paper‚ I will analyze a novel titled 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea. I analyze this novel because this novel has a genre of adventure‚ and I like everything related to an adventure‚ particularly an adventure under the sea. This novel tells about a very

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    Misha Hooda Period 3 October 21‚ 2012 The Barriers of Life In the novelHope Leslie‚ Catherine Maria Sedgwick uses personal analysis as well as historical information to create an uncannily realistic tale of romance‚ racial prejudice and religion. Throughout the book‚ Sedgwick emphasizes relations between the Native American peoples and the European Americans living in Massachusetts in the 1640’s. She is able to do this specifically with the characters of Magawisca‚ the Native American slave

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    a sad event and its effect on the characters in the novel that you have read. Give evidence to support your answer. Answer The novel that I have studied is Catch Us If You Can by Catherine MacPhail. This novel is about a young boy named Rory who lived alone with his grandfather. When Rory and Granda were separated due to a fire‚ Rory made a decision to run away with Granda so that they could be together. One of the sad event in this novel is when a fire broke out at the flats where Rory and

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    reminiscences depict a psychologically rich journey. This groundbreaking novel‚ if viewed as a traditional narrative‚ walks slowly‚ giving the reader time to establish his or her own relationship with the story. What emerges is whatever the reader puts of herself into it or seeks to get out of it. Though the action is little there is so much richness in the imagery and in the evolution of the main characters that the novel itself seems to affirm both the complexity of the intellect and the necessities

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    purification is essential in the thematic structure of the two novels. Compare the symbols of the purification in “The Mill on the Floss” and “Jane Eyre” . The mill on the floss and Jane Eyre are novels written in the late nineteenth century. First‚ "The Mill on the Floss" by George Eliot’s. It tells the story of Tom and Maggie Tulliver‚ a brother and sister growing up on the river Floss near the village. "Jane Eyre" is the second novel. Jane Eyre the title of its title character‚ a poor orphaned

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    In The Chrysalids by John Wyndam‚ Waknuk is a community throughly brainwashed by tribulation that causes the citizens to believe “normality” is the main focus in life. Consequently‚ Waknuk became a hostile environment totally intolerant of differences‚ which causes judgment‚ discrimination‚ and alienation to occur in everyday life. This quality of life is clearly evident firstly by the thought group’s constant threat of being discovered‚ secondly‚ the brutal treatment of those who are discovered

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    ------------------------------------------------- Novel Interaction Technology – Coursework 1 Objectives * Age range 4-7 * Educate them how to match animals with their names in fun and enjoyment environment. Introduction Text Methodology Our flow chart starts with a welcoming screen. Next and by using fiducial symbols‚ user will be able to move on to the next screen. This screen will show a picture of an animal and asks you to find out the name of this animal. If you

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    The Chrysalids- Test Review Test Date: Nov. 31st‚ 2011 Characters: David Strorm: Hero of the novel; possesses a peculiar telepathic ability which causes the main conflict in the novel. Sophie: Childhood friend of David; discovered as a deviate and banished to the Fringes; most pathetic victim of Waknuk’s philosophy. Michael: Eldest of the group; best educated; acts as leader and philosopher. Petra: David’s younger sister; possesses awesome telepathic powers; causes the crisis of the novel

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    Fear often leads to negative judgment and negative treatment. In the current society‚ discrimination is rooted from fear. John Wyndham’s book‚ The Chrysalids portrays the idea that discrimination is the effect of fear. Throughout the society of Waknuk‚ fear and ignorance cause a further advancement to harsh discrimination toward the supposed mutants or anything out of the Norm. To begin with‚ Waknuk lives through distress of the Devil and God. Though the members of the society all strongly worship

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    Terry Fox never let his disability let him down‚ even when his right leg was amputated in 1977. After being touched by the power of knowledge‚ which was his saviour‚ he started to work to raise awareness and money for cancer research. The Marathon of Hope was established in 1980 by Fox himself. The purpose of it being for cancer research‚ he began with very little money. He worked to earned just one dollar from Canada’s 24 million people‚ running a full marathon everyday. By the time he reached Ontario

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