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    Passive Transport (Section 5-1) Answer Sheet VOCABULARY REVIEW Explain the relationship between the terms in each of the following pairs of terms. 1. concentration gradient‚ diffusion: A difference in the concentration of molecules in two areas‚ called a concentration gradient‚ can result in diffusion‚ the movement of molecules from the area of higher concentration to the area of lower concentration. 2. osmosis‚ turgor pressure: Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules across a cell membrane

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    "Great Expectations"‚ "To Kill a Mocking Bird"‚ and "Romeo and Juliet" are all very diverse pieces of literature. Each piece of literature is unique to one another‚ but they all share common characteristics and themes. All of the works include a key character that gains understanding of himself resulting from events in his life that caused confusions or prejudice. Pip‚ the main character of Great Expectations‚ learns a great amount resulting from confusion in his life. His confusion is caused by

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    1. Chapter 1 introduces readers to the town of Maycomb‚ its appearance‚ its inhabitants‚ and the particular attitudes of many of its people. Find a sentence or paragraph which illustrates each of the following attitudes/ideas. Quote at least a portion of the sentence or paragraph and give the page number. a. pride in ancestry and “tradition” b. pride in conformity and distrust of those that are different c. awareness of the difference in social classes d. narrow span of interest locally and

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    written on the topic of loneliness‚ but few stories demonstrate that idea as well as Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In the story‚ two friends work together on ranches during the great depression to work towards reaching their dream. The two friends can never reach their dreams due to the tragic death of one‚ leaving the other in a state of grief and loneliness. In Of Mice and Men the author shows a theme that loneliness keeps people from reaching their dreams through Curley’s wife‚ Crooks‚

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    Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is book of many themes; one that is very prominent is loneliness. Loneliness is common in many people’s lives and that is also true for the lives of the characters of the book. Almost all characters in the book are lonely in one way or the other. The main characters of the book are George and Lennie. Even though these two seem to have each other‚ they are both lonesome in a way. Lennie’s mental retardation isolates him from many people. George is the only person

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    Being lonely can really drive a person crazy. Everybody needs someone to be with no matter what it takes. John Steinbeck’s novel Of Mice and Men is about what it is to be human. Steinbeck’s story of George and Lennie‚ ambition of owning their own ranch and the obstacles of loneliness. Unlimitedly‚ Lennie the mentally handicapped giant who makes George’s dream of owning his ranch worthwhile‚ ironically becomes the greatest obstacle of achieving that dream. Steinbeck uses motifs‚ allusions ‚ and symbols

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    novela of mice and men steinbeck presents many themes and symbols that are being represented. Two of the themes are‚ the predatory nature of human existence‚ the predatory nature of human existence means that humans are born with the nature of being predatory or hunting other humans or thing. when Crooks criticizes Lennie’s dream of the farm and his dependence on George is a big example of this theme in the novela. Another theme would be the importance of fraternity and bonds between men. The men in Of

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    Controlled Assessment Task Bank English Language Submission 2014 Of Mice and Men: Themes and ideas Explore the ways communities are shown in the text you have studied. Characterisation and voice Explore the ways one or two minor characters are presented in the text you have studied. Explore the ways a major theme of the text you have studied is presented and developed. Explore the ways emotions are shown in the text you have studied. Creative Pieces (any two from different columns): Moving Images

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    Steinbeck’s novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ contains various different themes which link together. Two of the major themes are ‘Loneliness’ and ‘Dreams and Hopes’. This essay will analyse these two major themes and explain how they relate to each other. Of Mice and Men is a story about the nature of human dreams and aspirations and the forces that work against them as it is the story of two men. George and Lennie’s dream is to own a little farm with a house and rabbits. George has told the story of his and

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    In John Steinbecks book‚ Of Mice and Men‚ Steinbeck puts great emphasis on the theme of friendship. He demonstrates its importance and shows us the greatness in it. Friendship is something everyone should have‚ yet some take it for granted. In the book George and Lennie demonstrate this friendship and Steinbeck uses them to get this theme across. In one instance George and Lennie are at a campfire eating‚ and Lennie wishes he had some ketchup. George get frustrated with Lennie because hes always

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