In the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker‚ the two main characters‚ Maggie and Dee‚ are sisters who are very opposite to each other. Throughout the story‚ the girl’s differences become evident through their physical appearances‚ personalities‚ lifestyle decisions‚ and the way they feel about their heritage. Maggie and Dee have completely different physical appearances than each other. Maggie has a thin body figure‚ and her arms and legs are scarred from the house fire. Maggie is jealous
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How Montag Changes Throughout Fahrenheit 451 At the beginning of the novel‚ Guy Montag is a puppet of the state that doesn’t question anything‚ especially why it’s illegal to read books. However‚ when he meets a unique girl named Clarisse‚ she questions him to see if he can think for himself‚ and she concludes that he is unable....“you never stop to think what I’ve asked you” (Bradbury 12). Furthermore‚ the meeting with Clarisse leaves Montag wondering about how he truly feels and his discovery that
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Robert Cormier explores the dark side of human nature in many of his novels for teenagers. What makes his treatment of this theme so effective‚ thought-provoking and‚ at times‚ chilling is his belief that evil is often to be found in the most unlikely of places. Consequently‚ whilst his heroes are often lonely and emotionally vulnerable teenagers‚ his ‘evil’ characters are either extraordinarily charming or so ordinary as to be almost invisible. In “Heroes”‚ Larry LaSalle falls into the former
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Chapter 1 page 86: "Not a hair was out of place in the blonde chin whisker outlining his jaw: it was like the edging of a flower bed around his long‚ dreary face with its small eyes and hooked nose." The poetic device of simile used to describe Monsieur Binet helps the reader visualize how meticulous he is. A meticulous man is the last thing a person wants in a small and very interconnected village. The reader after such a brief description becomes aware of this character and his possible significance
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Thesis Statement: Montag goes from being oblivious to aware In the beginning of the book‚ Montag does what he does purely because he’s told to. He doesn’t think anything through‚ and neither does the rest of the society. He burns books for the pleasure he thinks it gives him‚ but in reality‚ he’s just doing what his boss tells him to. When he meets Clarisse‚ it is fascinating to him that someone can be so perceptive of the world around her. She makes Montag realise that there is so much to his city
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Scheme of Work Please use these guidance notes as a checklist against your scheme(s) to ensure they are sufficiently detailed and specific.| 1. In the overview‚ have I adequately described the: ? location and resources being used? ? arrangements for individual and group tutorials? ? assessment arrangements‚ eg Awarding body‚ methods‚frequency and timing of assessments? ? ways in which the themes of Every Learner Matters are addressed?2. Have I clearly identified and well-planned induction
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cotton field such as: nurturing an infant while proceeding in harsh labor and confliction between slave and slave owners. Presence of Literacy Convention: Metaphors and Similes Throughout the story‚ a few metaphors and similes were used in order to create and establish a comparison between certain objectives. Within this simile‚ “With that she leaped straight up into the air and was gone like a bird‚ flying over field and wood.” (57)‚ the storyteller is
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you it can cause rejection against the society. Montag doesn’t question what is happening in his society and goes along with it. Montag questions his job and what he does in his society. Montag wants to know what his society is missing and it is driving him. Montag changes his beliefs about society and this causes him to reject it because he wants to know what his society is hiding. At first Montag went along with his society without questioning. Montag‚ being a fireman in his society where they burn
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Candidate Number For Examiner’s Use Surname Examiner’s Initials Other Names Candidate Signature Pages Level 2 Certificate in Further Mathematics 3 4-5 Further Mathematics Level 2 8360/2 6-7 8-9 10 - 11 Practice Paper Set 1 12 - 13 14 - 15 Paper 2 16 - 17 Calculator TOTAL For this paper you must have: a calculator mathematical instruments. mathematical instruments. Time allowed 2 hours Instructions Use black ink or black ball-point pen
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1. In one or two sentences‚ describe your career goal: (Limit 575 characters with spaces) I plan to promote community-driven development by working as a community advisor for an organization that provides microgrants and guidance to communities‚ specifically in rural areas. I will bridge the gap between the community leaders and the general population and give them the resources to create a unified vision‚ to write a proposal for a specific project to better the community‚ and to guide them through
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