Chapter I When Mr. Hiram B. Otis‚ the American Minister‚ bought Canterville Chase‚ every one told him he was doing a very foolish thing‚ as there was no doubt at all that the place was haunted. Indeed‚ Lord Canterville himself‚ who was a man of the most punctilious honour‚ had felt it his duty to mention the fact to Mr. Otis when they came to discuss terms. ’We have not cared to live in the place ourselves‚’ said Lord Canterville‚ ’since my grand-aunt‚ the Dowager Duchess of Bolton‚ was frightened
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Chapter 1 talks about the industrial revolution and the changes it brought on. It started in Great Britain in the late 1790’s and spread violently across Europe. Countries that were dominated by the agriculture switched to a new industrial society. Many factories across the globe were created and helped modernize many cities. Material goods were produced at an alarming rate and were readily available for the consumer. With the boom of factories in city areas‚ job opportunities were available thousands
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Charles Van Doren once said‚“I’ve learned a lot about good and evil. They are not always what they appear to be”. Often we tend to judge people off of what we first see in them; many times we let their words and actions describe them before we really get to know them and their intentions. One of the main characters‚ Papa‚ as expressed in the book‚ often denies helping others because he knows that it is best for him and his son’s survival. The book starts out with two unnamed characters‚ Papa and
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Introduction Summary In the introduction of the book‚ the author explains to us why the book was written. He also explains the differences between how a student would read literature versus how a teacher would read literature. He explains that this book is basically a guide to show how to fully understand and enjoy literature. Foster says that the key three features that you should recognize to help you decipher literature are; memory‚ symbol‚ and pattern. Concluding to the end of the paragraph
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Chapter 1 was about a guy remembering back to the fall in 1994 to when he was on a bus early in the morning on his way to work. He was reading his newspaper‚ when he seems to find everything oddly in place. He looks around and sees his neighbors sleeping‚ reading or talking very loud. While looking around something inside of him wanted to say “excuse me‚ friends‚ but did you know that less than 48 hours ago I was standing in the middle of several thousand corpses in a muddy mass grave in a tiny African
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Chapter 1 $ Talking about what had happened to himself last Christmas $ Brother‚ D.B. sold out to Hollywood $ story starts at Pencey Prep $ he was failing 4 of 5 subjects the only one being English $ he got kicked out of school $ was manager for the fencing team $ even though he hates the school he still saying goodbye to it $ he going to say bye to his history teacher Cues: $ Where is he talking from? $ Why doesn’t he want to talk about his past? $ Why was he not applying himself
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elsewhere before his buddy can no longer see‚ feel‚ or breath anymore. Although at first he struggled to find enough food to keep him and Jonas alive he no longer has to worry about finding enough food for two people. He lost most of his warmth memories and struggles a bunch to keep warm. Jonas and Gabriel left the community about two weeks ago. Jonas is struggling to keep Gabriel alive. He barely has any warming memories left. He does not have any food or water‚ a horrible shelter‚ it is so hard for
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In chapter one‚ The Director’s tone makes the World State sound like a utopia- the perfect world. However‚ as you continue reading‚ you realize the society they have created is more dystopian- a world where no one is an individual and through technology‚ the government is very powerful. I felt the World States motto- "Community‚ Identity‚ Stability" (Huxley‚ 1)‚ was ironic because the people in this community don’t have an identity since they are conditioned to act‚ feel‚ and think a certain way
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few more details about the school and how it functions. David is now in the woods again as himself‚ Bird‚ and Ptonomy prepare for another session of memory work. As always‚ Sydney is in the room watching David and comforting him as he travels to fearsome memories of his past. Today‚ Bird‚ Ptonomy‚ and David are visiting David’s kitchen
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MEN Chapter 1 Setting : It is a hot Thursday‚ late in the afternoon. The characters are four miles south of Soledad. They stop right by the Salinas River‚ a beautiful river in rural California surrounded by woods that have a warn path through them that runs to the river from the ranches and farms. There is a giant sycamore near them with a horizontal limb worn smooth by men who have sat on it‚ and under it is the ash pile of many fires. It is a very peaceful and heavenly setting. New Characters
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