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    A teacher’s role in the class room and values reflected modeling Anne Sullivan 3843 Rivier College Abstract Anne Sullivan became a teacher after facing learning difficulties‚ she was sent to the Perkins School for the blind‚ after finding out as a child she was forming blindness at the age of four. Anne was top of her class and was taught by the best teachers at that school. With their strict and disciplined way of teaching in the classroom she wanted to

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    novel‚ Annie John‚ author‚ Jamaica Kincaid’s use of the character of Annie John to reflect a young girl’s development in the Caribbean society in the late 1950’s. Kincaid’s self reliance provides a basic foundation for the character of Annie John portrayed as Kincaid and her struggle to find individuality in a male privileged century. Annie seeks capability to separate from her mother; the male privileges occurring in her home and community of Antigua; and the progressions in herself. Annie‚ like

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    Throughout this article Annie Murphy Paul builds a captivating argument using elements of persuasion‚ emotional appeals‚ and word choice based on a "endangered practice"‚ deep reading: defined as-slow immersive‚ rich in sensory detail and emotional and moral complexity- according to Annie Murphy Paul. She references many individuals in the article as a way of providing different perspectives from a variation of sources as one of her many acts of persuasion towards the audience. She also included

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    The man who chases Dillard in the story serves a role of motivation. The memoir’s introduction in paragraph one illuminates Dellard’s surroundings and how being around the boys means she has to learn: “It was all or nothing. If you hesitated in fear‚ you would miss and get hurt.” It is in this sentence that we find the mindset she has been put into; it’s eating or being eaten. Knowing this‚ when Dillard was playing with the boys‚ she was under the impression that she had to act quickly. Upon the

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    The Woman‚ the Myth‚ the Legend: Annie Oakley Annie Oakley was the original woman example of american women‚ she “was a revered global figure” and a “renowned markswoman and star”. Annie was very real and even had her own quotes: “aim at a high mark and you will hit it‚ no‚ not the first time‚ nor the second and maybe not the third. But keep aiming and keep shooting‚ for practice will make you perfect”. Annie had quite an abundance of nicknames in her lifetime because of her many adventures‚ some

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    standpoint”-Annie Tallent. This quote symbolizes how Annie felt about the Indians. She saw the Indians as a savage‚ and obstacle to civilizing forces whose righteousness and benighted destiny was self evident (Mackintosh). Annie Tallent was an important figure in American History because of what she accomplished in her lifetime. Annie was born on the farm of Samuel Donnan in New York. She was born on April 12‚ 1827. She became baptized at a Scottish church where her father was the deacon. As Annie grew

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    The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was of the most powerful natural disasters of the 1900’s in 11 states along the Mississippi River from Illinois to Louisiana. The flood lasted from the beginning of April‚ through May‚ June and July and finally ended in August. During the flood‚ the river got to be as wide as 80 miles in some places and submerged residential areas in as much as 30 feet of water. The flood affected multiple states and the country in countless ways. Some of the ways it changed the

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    Annie John‚ Written by Jamaica Kincaid is a coming of age novel focusing on the interaction and relationships between an adolescent‚ her mother and reality. In the book Annie John‚ the main character Annie‚ goes through many experiences as she matures. We first learn about Annie when she is only 10 years old. Annie lives with her mother and father in a Caribbean Island called Antigua. The family spends their summer close by to a cemetery which later fascinates Annie. She is later intrigued by the

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    Methods of Estimation of flood discharge 4.1 Introduction After estimating the change in rainfall‚ as described in chapter 3‚ the next step is to convert that rainfall change into a flood flow (an amount of water flowing in a river). This chapter looks at both screening and advanced tools that can be used to help river managers estimate changes in flood flows. Historical data and ongoing data campaigns are vital components of any forecasts of flood flows. Although climate change means that future

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    The self-awareness in Annie John This novel “Annie John” is mainly discussing the process of Annie’s self-awareness from her age from ten to sixteen‚ which is a process from not knowing to knowing. The narrator is very concentrated in how Annie gradually realizes that she is a separate self‚ by depicting the change of her relationship with her mother. At first Annie wants to be unified with her mother‚ but with his maturity and the emergence of self-identity‚ her relationship with her mother finally

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