Close reading and response to literature Number The Stars -Lois Lowry 1. What are the major themes of this book ? Difficulty of growing up The author Lois Lowry uses the context of World War II as a way of making the difficulties stand out more clearly. The novel focuses on Annemarie Johansen’s personal experiences with growing up‚ but her experiences are common to most young people. Growing up is presented as a struggle for identity. Does Annemarie belong to the world of adults or
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is very naïve; she needs to prepare herself when she faces the worst. She appeals to me because she reminds me of my niece. All in all‚ she is an inspiring character. Annemarie is extremely clever for a ten year old. Annemarie takes Ellen’s Star of David necklace before the soldiers find it and arrest her. When her mother tells her that her great Aunt Birte died‚ Annemarie knows that there’s no Aunt Birte. Annemarie decides to take the closed‚ concealed road to the woods instead of the open
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This passage is an extract from Joseph O’ Connor’s Star of the sea which was penned in the year 2002. The passage makes use of a third person narrative view point as a result of which the readers are provided with a vivid image of passengers aboard a stormy sea ship. The passage talks about a ship afloat a stormy sea and how the passengers on the deck are caught unaware due to this storm. The author uses a descriptive style of writing with short crisp sentences that heighten the pace of the story
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1a Identify the industry‚ product segments and value chain. The industry is the non-alcoholic beverages indsutry -> Their core activities are producing a diverse range of non-alcoholic beverages from carbonated soft drinks (CSD)‚ milk drinks‚ fruit drinks‚ sports drinks‚ ready-to-drink tea/coffee and energy drink as well as snack food products. Product segments: carbonated soft drinks (CSD)‚ milk drinks‚ fruit drinks‚ sports drinks‚ ready-to-drink tea/coffee and energy
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“Yes it’s sad to belong to someone else when the right one comes along.” This song was running in my head while I was reading the story Dead Stars. Reading the story brought me mixed emotions: anger‚ sadness‚ excitement‚ confusion‚ etc. etc. I was not sure if I’ll feel sorry for Esperanza or Julia. However‚ in the end‚ I felt sorry‚ for‚ none other than the main character of the story‚ Alfredo. Alfredo‚ at his 30’s had not yet married but engaged to Esperanza for 3 years. However‚ Esperanza patiently
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Kiersten DeWitz Computer Apps 1 Mrs. A October 8‚ 2013 Electronic Mail E-mail‚ or electronic mail‚ is the transmission of messages via a computer network such as a local area network or the Internet (Reeder). The message can be simple text or can include an attachment such as a word processing document‚ a graphic image‚ or an audio or video clip. Using electronic mail software you can create‚ send‚ receive‚ forward‚ store‚ print‚ and delete e-mail messages. Most e-mail software has a mail
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Green revolution Green Revolution refers to a series of research‚ development‚ and technology transfer initiatives‚ occurring between the 1940s and the late 1970s‚ that increased agriculture production around the world‚ beginning most markedly in the late 1960s. It forms a part of the ’neo-colonial’ system of agriculture wherein agriculture was viewed more of a commercial sector than a subsistence one.[1] The initiatives‚ led by Norman Borlaug‚ the "Father of the Green Revolution" credited with
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ELECTRONICS LOCK A Report of the project for the fulfillment of the requirement of NIRMAAN (Electronic Hardware Model Exhibition) Sankalp-2009 Submitted By PRAGNYASINI PANIGRAHI (EIE) 200860192 SIBANI SAIDARSANI (ECE) 200860316 ANKITA PANIGRAHI (EIE) 200810202 Organized By Electronics Hobby Club‚ NIST |[pic] |[pic]
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IT2301 ELECTRONIC COMMERCE UNIT – 1 INTRODUCTION Traditional Commerce and E-Commerce: Traditional Commerce: Traditional commerce perhaps started before recorded history when our ancestors first decided to specialise their everyday activities. Instead of each family unit having to grow crops‚ search for food‚ and make tools‚ families developed skills in one of these areas and traded some of their production for other needs. It started with bartering‚ which eventually gave
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Dead Star \ Alfredo Salazar - son of Don Julian‚ a more than 30 years old man and a bachelor. He is engaged to Esperanza but him still fleeting to Julia Salas. \ Esperanza - wife of Alfredo Salazar. She is a homely woman‚ literal minded and intensely acquisitive. She is one of those fortunate women who have the gift of uniformly beauty. \ Julia Salas - sister-in-law of Judge Del Valle. She is the other girl of Alfredo Salazar that remains single in her entire life. \ Don Julian - an old man
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