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    Montana summary

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    urban woman who wants to move out of this small town and wants his father to be an attorney. And his Uncle Frank is a war hero of Montana. What’s more‚ this family has a housekeeper named Marie. And‚ the author loved her. One day‚ Marie has a fever. David’s parents want to call Frank‚ Wesley’s brother to come because he is a doctor and they don’t have to pay. But Marie insists she doesn’t need a doctor. However‚ Frank comes anyway. During the time Frank is in Marie’s room‚ Marie shouts a lot of times

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    back to turn pretty. Tally escapes and finds David in a small cave she and David head to the city to rescue their friends from the Smoke and find that David’s father is dead and that Shay is now pretty. At the end of the novel Tally confesses everything to David about turning in Shay and turning pretty and volunteers to turn pretty so that David’s mother can test a cure on her. I feel that the character that changed the most throughout the story was Tally Youngblood. At the beginning of the book

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    Our raft is rocked violently was we crash into the raging current and lone rocks. We paddle at hard as we can to keep our craft from smashing into the jagged rocks along the shore waiting to devour us like a great white shark. Our adrenaline is pumping as it does for anyone experiencing his or her first White Water Rafting trip. A small trip to North Carolina with my family turned out to be one of my best-remembered experiences. I push off from the shore and hop into the raft as I feel my shoe drag

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    to their loyalty using contrast. An example of this is in Montana 1948 by Larry Watson. The novel shows a young boy David‚ who experiences a series of events and watches his father Wes’ internal conflict of arresting his brother Frank as well as David’s conflicts within himself of choosing to grow up and telling his parents about his uncle’s murder. They both struggle to choose whether to follow in what they believe is right or stay devoted to their family. But in the end they decide to follow their

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    The Chrysalids: Study Questions Chapter 2 1. How old is David’s house? (17) David’s house is 50 years old 2. Who built this house? (17) David’s grandfather; Elias Strorm built the house 3. Describe the materials from which this house is built. (17-18) It’s built from bricks and stones‚ solid and roughly-dressed timbers. 4. Explain the words: "My grandfather appeared to have been a man of somewhat tediously unrelieved virtue. It was only later that I pieced together a portrait that was more

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    Rococo and Neoclassicism

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    Fragonard’s style of painting is Rococo‚ which is characterized by its softness‚ asymmetry and curviness. Contrasting these ideals is David’s style of painting‚ Neo-Classicism. Neo-Classicism is synonymous with strong gestures‚ symmetry‚ and solidness. Two works that best exemplify the ideals of each style of painting are Fragonard’s The Swing‚ 1767 and David’s The Death of Socrates‚ 1787. Although at first glance‚ it is easier to focus on how each work is different to the other‚ one can argue

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    Franks. We are also persuaded to like Marie more than Frank. Watson does this by introducing Marie before Frank and making David view on her very memorable. “And I love her‚” was the most unforgettable quote David says about Marie. Watson has used David’s love for Marie to propagandise the reader to believe everything she says. After I was positioned to love Marie‚ Frank is introduced into the story in a very distressing situation. “If you’re not feeling better we’ll give Dr. Hayden a call” “NO! I

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    the raft can relate to the river and its sense of freedom. The raft is hard to control and thus flows aimlessly down the river allowing Huck and Jim to get to know each other on a more personal level. The raft in itself could be seen as some sort of forbidden ground that allow Huck and Jim to become more close. “We said there warn’t no home like a raft‚ after all. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery‚ but a raft don’t. You might feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft.” (Twain

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    we receive from out interaction from others”) moore et al in relation to David and how his sense of self concept is derived from interaction we could “say that he has developed a sense of helplessness in response to the actions of others. At home David’s parents have nurtured and cared for

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    Havisham

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    vicious character through the multiple references to Medusa‚ who in greek mythology is known to be cursed by Athena to be so hideous that her looks can turn any onlookers into stone. From stanza one‚ the narrator said that Miss Havisham has ‘dark green pebbles for eyes’. Her dark green eyes are pebble hard and glows just like medusa’s does according to images. ‘Trembling if I open the wardrobe’ is like the dungeon some mythical stories had of medusa being trapped in a deep underground dungeon because

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