John-Jin by Rose Tremain is a short story with two main characters. We have John-Jin himself‚ who was Chinese and born with a disease that held back his growth. He would only grow in minute little bursts. When John-Jin became older his adopted parents took him to Manchester to see a specialist who then started him on treatments of growth hormone shots. Things started to look up but after ten years when John-Jin was 12‚ the shots took a bad affect on him and he developed Creutzfeldt and Jacob disease
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Name: Soo Jin Park Date: 03/30/2015 Exp 4: Properties of Gases Lab Section: 73426 Data Tables: Hydrogen Step B: Describe the zinc and acid reaction. As placing a small piece of Zn(mossy zinc) metal into the test tube containing the diluted HCI(Hydrochloric Acid) solution‚ gas bubbles rose from the solution slowly at the beginning and vigorously in process of time. As this reaction continued for a long time‚ transparent solution turned into white opaque color and black precipitates were formed
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(page 278) This quote is from Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha by Roddy Doyle. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is about a 10-year-old boy named Patrick Clarke‚ but everyone calls him Paddy. This books ’ setting is in 1968 ’s Dublin‚ Ireland. At the beginning of the book‚ Paddy is a cruel boy; he enjoys the Three Stooges‚ Geronimo‚ Father Damien and the Lepers‚ and also his favorite soccer player George Best. Paddy has challenges in life just like every other 10-year-old boy he has problems at home‚ but when he ’s with his
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Further along in this episode‚ Paddy is begins to display another voice‚ making him seemingly proud of his brother‚ “He wasn’t selfish like most fellas who could dribble”. The use of the modal verb of ‘could’ in this passage makes it evident that Paddy has noticed that his brother is becoming good at something and this is a more mature display of character towards his brother. He is seen to be stepping up in the absence of his parent who are usually too busy arguing to focus on the children‚ this is the
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Name: Soo Jin Park Date: 02/20/15 Exp 5: Liquids and Solids Lab Section: 73427 Data Table: Boiling Point Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Temperature when the last bubble has emerged __86.5˚C _89.4_˚C 87.6_˚C Average temperature from all three trials 87.8˚C % error __6.55_% Melting Point Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Temperature when the acetamide melts _85.7_˚C 89.5__˚C 87.4_˚C Average temperature from all three trials __87.5˚C % error __8.07__%
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When Ha was in Vietnam‚ she showed traits of being brave (Similar to other refugees)‚ and caring. In Vietnamese tradition‚ a male must wake up extra early on Tet (The Vietnamese equivalent of New Years’) to bless the house with his luck. Ha decided to wake up even earlier than her brother‚ to bless the house instead. “Tap my big toe to the tile floor” (Thanhha Lai‚ pages 2-3) This quote shows How incredibly brave Ha is. By tapping the floor first‚ she goes against all of her family’s traditions because
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As a matter of fact‚ public service advertising can be traced back to them: “Since 1942‚ the Ad Council has offered trusted advice and inspiring calls-to-action. In fact‚ we created the category of public service advertising‚ and our icons and slogans are woven into the very fabric of American culture” (Ad Council). Having such a reputable organization that
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Sample essay plan ‘Rubbish has no value’. Identify the arguments for and against this view. Introduction 120 words approx Paragraph 1 Outline = describe the main points/features Rubbish has no value - define this concept in the introduction as it is the main content phrase in the essay question Value - highlight that this essay is looking at the value of rubbish Rubbish - set out the main points of the argument that demonstrate the value of rubbish There are two parts to this argument and
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Spirit Has No Gender “You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation.”― Brigham Young. I was born in a very conservative family. My mom had fixed views of what it meant to be a girl and what it meant to be a boy. She was always trying to convince me that I was not as strong or smart as my brother. She was always more excited to see my brother to succeed‚ and she would give him more money and a greater portion of things than me. And when I would ask why she would
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While viewing the video‚ the first thought that originated within me was the idea that hate has no limits. Hate has no color‚ no boundaries‚ and defiantly no limits. The people depicted within the video were people from all different backgrounds. No two groups shared the same characteristics when it came towards their turn to be a victim of hate. Whites killed other whites due to views about religion‚ class‚ and superiority. Race is not always black and white. Hate actually isn’t about color at all
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