The book I read is Book one of Island called Shipwreck by Gordon Korman. The genre of this book is action. One reason it’s an action book is the characters have to control the boat so it does not flip over. The captain is the one steering the boat. They also had to pump water out of the boat to keep it from sinking. Ian‚ Charla‚ Luke‚ and Will wash up on the island‚ separated from J.J. ad Lyssa‚ while Charla‚ Luke‚ and Ian are finding food Will wakes up with amnesia having no memory of CNC or the
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John Plano di Carpini was a Franciscan friar and one of the first Europeans to travel to the Mongol Empire. He wrote his History of the Mongols‚ who he called the Tartars‚ after his mission and is one of the first attempts of recording the history of the Mongols. In 1241‚ the Mongols crossed Russia and invaded Eastern Europe. They destroyed the areas of modern-day Poland‚ Hungary‚ and parts of Germany. Four years later‚ Pope Innocent IV sent a mission to try and convert the Mongols‚ but to also learn
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A Child Called It was about the struggles of a young boy named Dave Pelzer. Dave was put through hard times and at some point lost hope in his dreams and doubted the humanity of mankind‚ but in the end because of his strong will he was able to overcome his problems and make a better life for himself. When Dave was younger him and his brothers‚ Ronald and Stan were happy in a normal family with a loving mom and dad‚ but as years passed things started to change. Dave’s parents became alcoholics
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extensive records will not be a problem to a post industrialized society‚ likewise the unreliable and slow processing and preparing student record and enrollment summary of report. Computers can be considered as another for developing a system like grading and enrollment in every school. This can be a great help to students‚ teachers‚ and instituting who are handling many task from providing easier and faster access. The present system of the St. Joseph Academy of Marilao is done manually for
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of A‚B‚C‚D‚ and F; well that’s not the only type of grading system. There is a different type of grading called Standards-based grading. Standards-based grading uses 1‚2‚3‚ and 4. Now you might be thinking‚ but students get motivated for the regular grading system. Which is true‚ but they don’t always retain what they learn. People only remember 10-20% of what they learned in school‚ unless it is part of their job (Khon). Standards-based grading decreases the level of cheating/taking the easy way
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A Thing Called “Love” The difference between two separate opinions of love could be very similar‚ yet could be drastically contrasting. In the story "Love in L.A."‚ written by Dagoberto Gilb‚ Jake has‚ what would appear to a normal person‚ a skewed vision of love. Out of everything in his world he could chose to love‚ it is his car that he loves. His car means everything to him and it seems as if nothing else matters. In the story "The Love of My Life"‚ by T.C. Boyle‚ two teenagers seem to love
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How is ‘The Crucible’ appropriately titled? The word ‘crucible’ is used by Arthur Miller in his play as a metaphor. The first definition of the word crucible is: a melting pot especially for metals. In the play this is first acknowledged during the first act‚ as we gradually piece together the information concerning the girls dancing. The ‘kettle’ viewed by Reverend Parris mirrors a crucible. We are told that the girls had made a brew which contained a
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Analysis of ’They Called it Prairie Light’ Boarding schools have been in existence for thousands of years around the world‚ in many different countries and cultures. History tells us that most of them have operated with the main purpose of broadening the horizons for the youth that attended them. The main purpose of Indian boarding schools‚ like Chilocco‚ was to acculturate and assimilate Indian youth into the white dominant society (Lomawaima‚ 3). It
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William Shakespeare is easily one of history’s greatest contributors to theatre and the English language. His writings are used today to teach students not because of their magnificent use of prose or his ability to write about universal ideas. His writings are used because of his excellent ability to make a reader or viewer think about the deeper meaning behind characters and objects in each piece he created. The play Othello was written using symbols to represent deeper hidden meanings. Othello
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Eunice Lee Mrs. Hexter AP English Language - 7 5 February 2016 The Inequitable Grading System Consider a sixth grade student. He has been studying for three weeks for his final exam and hopes to receive a high grade. He gets his grade back and sees a “D” on his paper. This single letter changes‚ not only the attitude of the student‚ but also the setting of the classroom. Students begin to further segregate themselves into “smart” and “dumb” groups. These letters have defined the “intelligence”
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