Ellie sat on the hard‚ wooden floor of the village hall‚ knees up to her neck struggling to put her left foot on her right leg as directed by her yoga teacher. There was no chance. Her knees were hot and tender‚ her hips ached and she was sweating profusely. Nothing would move. Never mind water lily‚ her lotus was more tightly budded rose. It was utterly dispiriting and had been for several months now as her arthritis worsened. Her knees grated bone on bone like a creaky door‚ as she tried to lower
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the most out of the seven teenage characters. Homer is a big‚ dark Greek 17 year old who lives on the edge of Wirrawee. He goes to school with Ellie and the others. Homer is interesting because he changes a lot himself‚ but he also has a major affect on the group. At the beginning of the book no one really knows Homer and everyone thinks he is a brat. Ellie says Homer is ‘wild and outrageous’ and also ‘One of the biggest guys in school’. In the end of the book Homer is close with everyone and some
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the group is not loyal to another‚ the whole group could fall apart. Robyn shows loyalty to Ellie and Fi. When Ellie and Fi were in the petrol tanker‚ talking about Homer‚ they didn’t know that there were soldiers creeping up on them. Robyn had to go against her Religion and stay loyal‚ by shooting the soldier and saving Ellie and Fi from potentially being killed. Another example of loyalty‚ is when Ellie quotes “We’ve got to stick together‚ that’s all I know”. (Marsden: 1993/284) This quote was
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Introduction: I named my album Oasis‚ because in life‚ there are periods of time that feel like navigating a jungle. Friends‚ and family can help you find an oasis. They can help you see the glittering water in every dark cave. I choose songs that represent my life‚ in order of events or ideas that have impacted me. These are songs that I feel emotionally connected to. They represent getting to‚ or being at‚ the happiest points in my life. Song 1: Bundle of Joy- Michael Giacchino. This song represents
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-¡ï ¡°Tomorrow‚ When the War Began¡± Review ¡ï- ¡°Tomorrow‚ When the War Began¡± by John Marsden (a young adult fiction novel) is the first of the ¡°Tomorrow¡± series. One of the seven characters‚ Ellie Linton ¨C a rural teenager‚ tells their story (presented in first person)‚ which first commences when they convince their parents to allow them to take the Landrover for a campout in Hell (A wild place‚ ¡°a cauldron of boulders and trees and blackberries and feral dogs and wombats and undergrowth¡±
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Critical Novel Study Text 1- The Lion King Directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff Released 25th August 1994 Summary of the text ‘The Lion King’ is a heart warming film-directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff-about the fictional lion cub Simba and his journey to adulthood. Simba is only very young when his father Mufasa (king of their home the Pridelands) is killed by Simba’s power-hungry uncle Scar (Mufusa’s brother). Scar tricks young Simba into believing that he killed his own father
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that normally signifies the opposite‚ typically for humorous or emphatic effect ~ In the book‚ If You Come Softly‚ irony is utilized when Ellie refuses to call her mother “Mom” because her mother left on two occasions and Ellie is afraid she will leave again. Her mother tries to make Ellie except her as her mother again. This is irony because you expect Ellie to call her mother “Mom” but she does not. 2. Foreshadowing ~ Page 170 ~ an advance sign or warning of what is to come in the future. ~ "Jeremiah
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rational and what’s logical. Corrie’s my mate and I’m not going to dump her and run. It has to be me or Ellie because we’re the only drivers and Ellie‚ if you don’t mind‚ I want to do it." Kevin has shown great courage‚ as he has risked his own life to make sure one of his closest friend’s life is safe. This displays that troublesome occurrences can effect some people and uncover the courage which they
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This was where I was most safe. When we watched “ Up” in class‚ I came to believe that the ordinary world was the most comforting place. Ellie and Carl were just two little kids who ended up getting married‚ and living a happily married life. For them everything was perfect just the way it was; until Ellie had passed away. Even though she passed away Carl’s home was were he felt closest to his wife. In “ Freedom Writers” ‚ I was shocked at how much our ordinary worlds were different
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Okay‚ you’re going to be late‚ so just skip breakfast and get into the car.” “Fine. And today’s the museum field trip so don’t pick me up‚ I’ll just grab a ride with Ellie.” “What could possibly be more exciting than a room filled with stupid dusty old things that haven’t been used in‚ like‚ a thousand years? Try anything!” Ellie said. “Umm… yeah- super duper boring! I totally wish I was somewhere else!” I lied. I really loved artifacts. It was just in my blood since both of my parents were archeologists
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