The Giver placed his hands on Jonas’ back‚ and decided to transmit the memory of summer. Jonas awoke in a foreign place far from the small room in the Annexe‚ he was in a place where there was constant sunlight and the sound of laughter surrounded him. There was a place where everyone seemed to be which was a combination of sand and salty water‚ beach he thought. Aside from the constant laughter of children and adults‚ Jonas could see several colors‚ the light blue of the sea that grows darker as
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10(November 25‚ 2014) Readings: Chapter 10 of Shafritz et. al Lectures: Leadership; forms of power; traits of leadership Deliverable: 2nd Journal Critique Paper Due in Class. Week 11(December 2‚ 2014) Readings: Chapter 11 of Shafritz et. al Lectures: Personnel Management & Labor Relations Activity: Work on Final Research Paper Week 12(December 9‚ 2014) Activity: Final Research Paper Due & Presentations Week 13(December 16‚ 2014) Activity: Course Summary; Course Evaluation & Discussion
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Summary: Introduction The novel opens with an unnamed narrator recounting a train trip through Iowa the previous summer with an old friend named Jim Burden‚ with whom the narrator grew up in a small Nebraska town. The narrator recalls talking with Jim about childhood on the prairie‚ and then notes that while they both live in New York‚ they don’t see each other much‚ since Jim is frequently away on business and since the narrator doesn’t really like Jim’s wife. The narrator resumes talking about
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Chapter 1 Summary In chapter one it talks about how hemachromatosis is a hereditary disease and it’s the most common genetic disease for people of European descent‚ in which the body can’t register that it has enough iron. So it keeps absorbing as much of it as possible‚ and this can have very‚ serious side effects (including death). Iron is very important for bacteria‚ cancer‚ and other things to grow. The way this disease is most easily treated is blood letting. Looks like all those crazy blood-letting
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THE STORY OF TOM BRENNAN. PLOT SUMMARY - Story opens with prologue - Its early morning and the Brennan’s are silently leaving town. They are forced to go‚ as most of the town is quite hostile towards them - They move from Mumbilli to Coghill - Slowly‚ it is revealed to us that they left because of something Daniel had done (he was drink driving‚ and met with an accident‚ killing Luke and Nicole‚ and Fin became paralyzed) - Brenan’s move in with Carmel - All struggle to cope with the consequences
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Chapter 1: Cards laid on the table In Chapter 1 we are introduced to our narrator and also one of the main characters‚ Nick Caraway. He talks about his morals and thoughts about who Gatsby is. He gives us a summary of his life so far; talking about his ancestors and everything up to his life now. Then he talks about moving to West Egg where he originally wanted to learn all about the bond business. Nick is also not like most of the people on West Egg mostly because of the connections he has on
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A troubled Asian-American man seeks revenge on the men who severely beat up his brother and put him in a coma. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: JOHNNY‚ an Asian-American man‚ was adopted as a child and raised by his adoptive parents and his brother BENNY. Johnny loves baseball and often daydreams about the game. It comforts him. Disturbed by memories of his past‚ Johnny tries to move forward with his life‚ but his temper and anger get him into trouble. His therapist was helping him‚ until his therapist died.
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Glory During the American Civil War‚ the Massachusetts army engages Confederate forces in a bloody battle. Captain Robert Shaw is injured in the battle and assumed lost‚ but is found alive by a gravedigger named John Rawlins and sent to a field hospital. Shaw visits his family‚ and is introduced to Frederick Douglass. Shaw is offered a promotion to the rank of Colonel‚ and command of the first all-black regiment the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer army. He accepts the responsibility‚ and asks his
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Charley is a boy who was about to begin his freshman year of high school. He is writing his first letter to an unknown friend because he needs to let his thoughts out to someone. He begins his letter by telling how he lost his best friend Michael who passed away‚ and later learns that Michael had commit suicide by shooting himself. Charlie was devastated. Michael death makes him wonder if he also has “problems at home”. Charlie brother went away to college in Penn State and his sister is a senior
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Was this what the Giver was talking about? Jonas pondered to himself. Was this the beautiful sounds the Giver had described before? Could Gabe hear it? Jonas decided he had no choice but to keep going‚ at least until he reached the first house. He felt ashamed to be disruptive on whatever they were celebrating‚ but Jonas knew it was what was meant to happen. Jonas got off the sled‚ with Gabriel still in his arms‚ and began his trek. The distance seemed insignificant now‚ after the long voyage
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